3.15.18 Adam News and Info
Mar 15, 2018 23:17:14 GMT -5
Post by Craazyforadam on Mar 15, 2018 23:17:14 GMT -5
I think the biggest thing that idol lost over the years, is the element of being both insightful as well as entertaining to the viewer.
Initially, the contestants were raw and the judges had something to say that was reasonably balanced and meaningful. Simon had a surefire instinct for marketability and money, and a sharp astuteness and ability to get to any point quicker than I was as a viewer, and that made it interesting to see what he had to say. Paula, in spite of being much more complementary, was giving a valuable artistic perspective, and Randy was pretty much a waste of space. But the material was not yet chewed over 20 times, the singers got better at performing, as they went through the season, and so the whole thing made sense. I enjoyed those few shows that I saw, and mostly just was too busy to watch, but would have liked to watch. I never watched any audition shows, though. did not even know how horrible they were, until I was already an Adam fan, much later.
Then, the contestants became more of a freak show circus or they became more professional, the songs got repetitive, the viewers got more bored, and then the judges became first and foremost less competent at judging. They ended up knowing nothing about singing, nothing about the music business, and not really good at coaching or critiquing. So what was the point? That they then made it about themselves, just added to the problem. But there was nothing motivating me to watch anymore, that was the main issue, imo.
So by the time I had a bit more time to watch idol, if I wanted to, there was no reason anymore to watch. I had found my idol, I had learned a bit about a slice of the pop music biz along the way, and now, the rest was just boring, except for a few really good performances, that I now knew how to get on the internet the next day, instead of spending two hours on a TV show.
And with all that.... it was over.
Initially, the contestants were raw and the judges had something to say that was reasonably balanced and meaningful. Simon had a surefire instinct for marketability and money, and a sharp astuteness and ability to get to any point quicker than I was as a viewer, and that made it interesting to see what he had to say. Paula, in spite of being much more complementary, was giving a valuable artistic perspective, and Randy was pretty much a waste of space. But the material was not yet chewed over 20 times, the singers got better at performing, as they went through the season, and so the whole thing made sense. I enjoyed those few shows that I saw, and mostly just was too busy to watch, but would have liked to watch. I never watched any audition shows, though. did not even know how horrible they were, until I was already an Adam fan, much later.
Then, the contestants became more of a freak show circus or they became more professional, the songs got repetitive, the viewers got more bored, and then the judges became first and foremost less competent at judging. They ended up knowing nothing about singing, nothing about the music business, and not really good at coaching or critiquing. So what was the point? That they then made it about themselves, just added to the problem. But there was nothing motivating me to watch anymore, that was the main issue, imo.
So by the time I had a bit more time to watch idol, if I wanted to, there was no reason anymore to watch. I had found my idol, I had learned a bit about a slice of the pop music biz along the way, and now, the rest was just boring, except for a few really good performances, that I now knew how to get on the internet the next day, instead of spending two hours on a TV show.
And with all that.... it was over.