ahoteinrun wrote:
Did I ever say I was angry Ammer? Just irritated and irked. Which i'm definately allowed to be (as is anyone else on these forums). It's just annoying when people feel the need (like Kuje said) to be so infantile about the show.
And if the show is so stupid why is it so succesful this many seasons on? Survivor and Big Brother and all those others are losing viewership on a continual basis. Considering the numbers posted about how many people watch AI, do you really think it is stupid?
You're allowed to be annoyed, hands down, but I just said it's not going to change the goal of VFTW.
Personally, I think AI is a brilliant show to raise sales for various artists. Do I think the show is stupid? At times I think it is. When you have people like Sanjaya and Taylor Hicks getting as far as they did in the competition, you have to question how "good" this competition is. Also, with the sudden disappearance of past winners and contestants (With the exception of Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson and Chris Daughtry), you'd have to think, is this competition pointless? Could you win an entire season of American Idol or become a runner up and not achieve anything?
For me, American Idol is a brilliant marketing gimmick, but it discourages me when people like Sanjaya and Taylor are in the show and are making it as far as they have.
FYI, Survivor is losing numbers but the past Big Brother season did have a boost in ratings, it actually even had on one occasion the highest rated episode for its entire running. And it did beat a lot of shows in its timeslots from time to time. But I see your point.
And to end, Inrun, just because the show is successful doesn't mean it's not stupid. The same argument can be used for Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" or rap music, are they suddenly amazing because they've achieved a record number of sales?