The Teevee Meme - Day Five
First of all, my deepest apologies for posting this a day late. I was going to do it on my lunch break yesterday, but then I ended up working through lunch so I could get my computer set up (long story). Then I didn't get off work until 7 and ended up going to my parents' to watch Psych with my dad. By the time I got home, it was 11:30 and I more or less passed out. I do want to get back on schedule, however, so I will be posting Day Six as well. I'll try to space them out a bit.
Day Five: A show you hate
This was one of the more difficult ones for me to come up with an answer for. While I am picky about what I watch, I also have a tendency to avoid shows that I don't think will interest me. Therefore, any shows I could think of that I dislike or that annoy me didn't exactly qualify for the meme because I've never actually watched them. It didn't seem fair to include a show I've never watched for some reason. So after much thought and deliberation, I finally decided on the following. It's a show I USED to like but haven't watched in years (and for good reason):
American Idol.
Like everyone else under the sun, I LOVED this show when it first aired. I tuned in every week during that first summer to watch the rise of Kelly Clarkson (whom I still love). The second season was even better--I am happy to admit that I voted multiple times for Clay Aiken and even own a couple of his albums. You may mock, but at least LISTEN to his Christmas CD--it's one of the better ones I've heard recently. Because he actually SINGS the songs and has unsynthesized orchestrations; when I'm listening to traditional Christmas songs, that's what I'm looking for.
Anyway, I digress. Where the wheels came off the wagon between myself and AI is when Jennifer Hudson was voted off in Season 3. I was so disgusted with the process that I stopped watching and, I am proud to say, have never looked back. As the seasons progress and I see them beating that dead horse into the ground, I can't really say that I regret my decision. Ryan Seacrest is an annoying tool, the product placement is ridiculous, and it's become painfully obvious that America is voting for style over substance.
Incidentally, I did have my own American Idol-related experience when I was on vacation in Disney World last September. If you're at all interested, you can read about it at my blog.
Day Five: A show you hate
This was one of the more difficult ones for me to come up with an answer for. While I am picky about what I watch, I also have a tendency to avoid shows that I don't think will interest me. Therefore, any shows I could think of that I dislike or that annoy me didn't exactly qualify for the meme because I've never actually watched them. It didn't seem fair to include a show I've never watched for some reason. So after much thought and deliberation, I finally decided on the following. It's a show I USED to like but haven't watched in years (and for good reason):
American Idol.
Like everyone else under the sun, I LOVED this show when it first aired. I tuned in every week during that first summer to watch the rise of Kelly Clarkson (whom I still love). The second season was even better--I am happy to admit that I voted multiple times for Clay Aiken and even own a couple of his albums. You may mock, but at least LISTEN to his Christmas CD--it's one of the better ones I've heard recently. Because he actually SINGS the songs and has unsynthesized orchestrations; when I'm listening to traditional Christmas songs, that's what I'm looking for.
Anyway, I digress. Where the wheels came off the wagon between myself and AI is when Jennifer Hudson was voted off in Season 3. I was so disgusted with the process that I stopped watching and, I am proud to say, have never looked back. As the seasons progress and I see them beating that dead horse into the ground, I can't really say that I regret my decision. Ryan Seacrest is an annoying tool, the product placement is ridiculous, and it's become painfully obvious that America is voting for style over substance.
Incidentally, I did have my own American Idol-related experience when I was on vacation in Disney World last September. If you're at all interested, you can read about it at my blog.