With American Idol fever playing on Star Channel, it is bound to cause a number of tongues to start wagging. I would think it’s the most talk about show ever around the entire world…well it is anyway here in Malaysia, which is downright ridiculous considering that our very own Malaysian Idol got scratched off from the Tv programs.
I’ve had a couple of conversations with friends, and we got into the talk of how some people who make it into the final judging round, actually can’t sing at all. What happens when you go for an audition like American Idol or any Reality TV show, is that they are looking for the juicy stories. The crazy or fantastic ones that will garner in more viewers. Thousands of people will audition out for a spot on American Idol, with them going through 3 rounds before they get the green light to go into Hollywood. There will be two tiers of judges before we the TV viewers actually see the final round of auditions going into either wow Simon Cowell or make him beg for them to stop.
Really how do you think a person that sings like this could’ve gone through 2 rounds of judging?
It’s a cruel joke honestly. I mean for those who people who have the insane confidence to go up and try out, I give them respect, but on the other hand. I find it terribly cruel as the people around them say that they have the ability to sing when in truth they can’t. Sure everyone can sing, but not everyone can sing well. And these people who go into the two rounds are given the perception by the first and second tier judges, that they actually can sing. Then when they go into the actual panel of judges, they are crushed to bits, because they are now hearing the truth.
I am all for people trying to gain confidence but really don’t feed thoughts into people’s heads making them think they are good at something when they aren’t. It will only cause these people to get hurt and confused. They are living in denial and because of that, they start to wonder why aren’t they good enough. Obviously they weren’t in the first place.
So mean.
