American disgrace

Did anyone watch American Idol this past night? I did. I watched the show a few seasons back, but really hadn’t followed the show much this season. It just didn’t seem to have the same appeal as it did before. And I think this is one of the major problems with reality shows – the problem of too much similarity. Although not entirely the same, people go through the same steps and trials in order to become an American Idol. However, this is not what fascinated me about the show last night.
I sat at home watching the finale with my father over dinner last night. He did not follow the show much either, but we were interested in seeing who the big winner would be. During the two hour episode, they would have small awards that would be given out to previous contestants. These awards were given to people who were deemed to be the worst of all the auditions. Some of the auditions such as the lady who won the first award seemed completely staged. I honestly have a hard time believing that someone could be so jaded and oblivious that she would do what she did. It seemed as if she wanted to be the next William Hung. Now, I am not saying that she purposely portrayed herself as a fool, but she sure seemed like it. She wore a bright yellow outfit that made her look as if she were big bird. The entire award ceremony seemed as if it were an attempt at bringing back viewers to a show that had lost its luster over the past season. The show had its lowest ratings ever, and this seemed as if it were a low class attempt to draw back viewers by trashing others. Television is at its worst when it trashes innocent people, which is what it seems American Idol has come to. It went as far as awarding two friends the award for best duo. These friends were not exactly the best looking or greatest of singers, but genuine and good hearted people.