Why don't I have an American Idol icon?
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healingmirthOh well, it's my penultimate American Idol post for the season.
So I have been not-at-all-shy about my intense hatred for Adam Lambert's performances this season. And then he comes out and hits the final with three beautiful, powerful, and restrained (for him) songs. I still love Kris, and actually I'd be really interested to see an Idol who's happily married in the spotlight, but now I'd be perfectly happy for either of them to win.
I sort of figured Kara was going to write the winner's song when I realized they weren't doing that competition thing again. I love that Simon thought the song was cliched. They've all been pretty horrible.
Other things I love! I love TV shows where characters burst into song. I love musicals. As I've said about a hundred times in the past couple months, I am so, so, so excited for Glee that I can barely stand it. I told my parents that I was excited, and I can't remember the last time I bothered discussing TV with my parents because we have such massively different tastes.
So, Glee! spoilers! not so much for the episode, but for something revealed in the trailer at the end. But go ahead and read it anyway, cause this is a show about singing, not, like, Lost. And I spoiler-tagged the bit from the trailer anyway.
So, main character Teacher Dude, is married, yeah? And is clearly being set up with cute Neurotic Guidance Counselor/Career Center lady. But, of course, he's married. So you know they're just going to cutely pine for each other until Horrible Shrew Wife does something unforgivable, preferably adultery, or at a minimum filing for divorce due to his lack of ambition and her need to be a trophy. Until we find out that she's pregnant. and wait, WHAT? Okay, ABC, that is so not on in my happy shiny show. If I wanted real life issues and children of divorced families, I would, you know, watch the news 24/7. I'm here for the cliches and the cute people and the singing, thanks.
And so, I was loving the singing, and willing to put up with the narrow-minded caricature of the Conservative Christian girlfriend who is clearly going to lose because she'd rather pray than put out. but it's okay because she is also a complete shrew as revealed in one scene in the show and one from the trailer for the season And the, frankly, sort of confusing part where the Drama Chick who has two gay dads, who encouraged her in the performing arts from the cradle, one of whom is black, and it is a joke that she says she doesn't know which one is her biological father because she doesn't, you know, look black, because obviously her surrogate mother was a white woman? but whatever. I'm trying to be happy here. So, yeah... I was really conflicted about the whole pregnant wife thing, until one of the scenes in the trailer shows that it's a hysterical pregnancy, so she's obviously going to lie or do some other shrewish thing in order to keep her man, and it will backfire horribly.
In summary - hooray singing, totally lived up to my very, very shallow expectations. I suppose I will be able to suppress my need for singing shows with the new season of So You think You Can Dance.
And in random Dancing with the Stars wrapup, I'd forgotten that Tony Dobelani partnered Stacy Kiebler in season 2. I would have been equally excited for any of the three finalists to win. I like this season about 100 times more than last season's, so I'm not even going to say anything about who won. I like when celebrities have more than one skill. It was fun to watch. It's like people who say they're just happy to be nominated. I just liked watching the show, unlike season one, when I was so mad after the finale that that soap chick won instead of John O'Hurley that I could barely talk about it.
Also, wow, Sam Champion (New York WABC sports anchor) has gray hair. When did that happen?
And, speaking of ABC news, here is a heartwarming story about ducks.
So I have been not-at-all-shy about my intense hatred for Adam Lambert's performances this season. And then he comes out and hits the final with three beautiful, powerful, and restrained (for him) songs. I still love Kris, and actually I'd be really interested to see an Idol who's happily married in the spotlight, but now I'd be perfectly happy for either of them to win.
I sort of figured Kara was going to write the winner's song when I realized they weren't doing that competition thing again. I love that Simon thought the song was cliched. They've all been pretty horrible.
Other things I love! I love TV shows where characters burst into song. I love musicals. As I've said about a hundred times in the past couple months, I am so, so, so excited for Glee that I can barely stand it. I told my parents that I was excited, and I can't remember the last time I bothered discussing TV with my parents because we have such massively different tastes.
So, Glee! spoilers! not so much for the episode, but for something revealed in the trailer at the end. But go ahead and read it anyway, cause this is a show about singing, not, like, Lost. And I spoiler-tagged the bit from the trailer anyway.
So, main character Teacher Dude, is married, yeah? And is clearly being set up with cute Neurotic Guidance Counselor/Career Center lady. But, of course, he's married. So you know they're just going to cutely pine for each other until Horrible Shrew Wife does something unforgivable, preferably adultery, or at a minimum filing for divorce due to his lack of ambition and her need to be a trophy. Until we find out that she's pregnant. and wait, WHAT? Okay, ABC, that is so not on in my happy shiny show. If I wanted real life issues and children of divorced families, I would, you know, watch the news 24/7. I'm here for the cliches and the cute people and the singing, thanks.
And so, I was loving the singing, and willing to put up with the narrow-minded caricature of the Conservative Christian girlfriend who is clearly going to lose because she'd rather pray than put out. but it's okay because she is also a complete shrew as revealed in one scene in the show and one from the trailer for the season And the, frankly, sort of confusing part where the Drama Chick who has two gay dads, who encouraged her in the performing arts from the cradle, one of whom is black, and it is a joke that she says she doesn't know which one is her biological father because she doesn't, you know, look black, because obviously her surrogate mother was a white woman? but whatever. I'm trying to be happy here. So, yeah... I was really conflicted about the whole pregnant wife thing, until one of the scenes in the trailer shows that it's a hysterical pregnancy, so she's obviously going to lie or do some other shrewish thing in order to keep her man, and it will backfire horribly.
In summary - hooray singing, totally lived up to my very, very shallow expectations. I suppose I will be able to suppress my need for singing shows with the new season of So You think You Can Dance.
And in random Dancing with the Stars wrapup, I'd forgotten that Tony Dobelani partnered Stacy Kiebler in season 2. I would have been equally excited for any of the three finalists to win. I like this season about 100 times more than last season's, so I'm not even going to say anything about who won. I like when celebrities have more than one skill. It was fun to watch. It's like people who say they're just happy to be nominated. I just liked watching the show, unlike season one, when I was so mad after the finale that that soap chick won instead of John O'Hurley that I could barely talk about it.
Also, wow, Sam Champion (New York WABC sports anchor) has gray hair. When did that happen?
And, speaking of ABC news, here is a heartwarming story about ducks.
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