Don’t Watch It

January 1, 2007

First off, Happy New Year! This is the very first entry of 2007. Huzzah!

Anyway, back to it.

You know what I’m sick of? American Idol. I keep hearing ads that its new season is starting up soon. Oh, my, I’m wetting myself with joy. Not. Of course, I’m not alone in this sentiment. Anyone with half a brain can tell you that American Idol, as well as the plethora of similar shows tainting what could be somewhat decent network airways, is about as interesting and intellectually stimulating as a wet ball of brown paper towels. No, scratch that. The wet paper towels can be interesting sometimes.

Something sets me apart from a lot of the folks talking about how dumb these contest reality shows are. What sets me apart is that I DON’T WATCH THEM!!!

With the new American Idol season starting soon, sure enough my dad and grandma are going on about how dumb the show is and always is. Well, you know what? They watched the last three seasons of it! Before each season, they carried on about how stupid it is, only to be sucked right in once it came on. It isn’t specific to them. So many people are like this. They bitch about how much they hate something because it’s stupid, yet they go and watch it. Starts off slow. Dad said “Well, I just want to watch the bad performances and see Simon barbecue them.” Grandma, too. Then the show progressed, on past the bad performances into the “good” ones, and they continued to watch right up to the final. 🙄

You see similar behavior in people who claim to not give a shit about the lives of celebrities, yet they pick up every tabloid and general interest magazine they can get their hypocritical hands on so they can find out if Angelina Jolie is pregnant again.

Look, idiots, if you like the crap, at least admit it. Quit the charade.

I admit I hovered around this behavior myself with the show “Friends”. I always say I hate the show yet I still watched it, and still do watch it when I feel like it. There’s a difference, though. I admit it. I admit to liking it now and then. Lots of stuff I hate about it, but also lots of stuff I admit I like.

Also, I want to address a stereotype about American Idol viewers. They are “typically” teenage girls, right? Maybe. The key demographic, I’m sure. People under 25, I assume. Well, guess what? My father is 50 and my grandmother is 79. They watch American Idol and don’t fall into that category. I’m 23 and my sister is 19. We do fall into the key demo, yet we do not watch or give a crap about American Idol. So screw your stereotypes, asshats.

In closing, if you watch American Idol, you’re a loser, but if you at least admit you watch it and enjoy it (why the hell would you watch it if you didn’t?), then you at least save some face, not much. Moron.

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