Last night, America watched as the once glorious hit show American Idol Season 10 premiered…or at least some of America watched. Ratings this season dropped by a considerable 13% from last year. What do they expect? With Paula gone, Simon kept the show hanging on by a thread. Now, he has moved on to greener pastures (working on The X-Factor, also on Fox).
Now, we have our “amazing” new judges, Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez, entertaining us with their classic empathetic and frozen deer-in-the-headlights looks. What more could America want? No real forms of constructive criticism, just not knowing what to do. I was excited about this season, thinking they have an opportunity to recreate this show, make it better, but everything just seems same old, same old.
Yes, American Idol possessed the top ratings with 27% of the televisions in the metropolitan area tuned in. By milking this show, they are depriving viewers of possible new shows that have more potential. They’ve filled Glee’s spot for now, and I know I have been so focused on this premiere that I’m not really sure what else is out there right now. So the question remains, is it right not to keep American Idol alive just because America once loved it, or is it time to pull the plug?
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Megan is a student at Austin College. She loves music and watching movies. You can contact her at mjones10@austincollege.edu or follow her on twitter, megelizabeth10.
A strong beginning. I like that after stating the news, you provide an opinion on why its done downhill... very strong writing! I think you didn't quite clear the last hurdle though in explaining why other people should care. Yes you state that "By milking this show, they are depriving viewers of possible new shows that have more potential," but then you drop that by admitting "I’m not really sure what else is out there right now." It would have been a lot more persuasive if you could have named a few shows that you consider worthy of exposure that are currently relegated to inferior time slots. But as I said, the writing and POV here is about the strongest I've seen your work all term!
ReplyDeleteI agree, but honestly they should have pulled the plug years ago. Even 24, which also aired on Fox, knew when to call it quits. Honestly the only time I watched this show was when Carrie Underwood was on. Because let's face it, she's a babe, and the top Idol out there (the only one you hear from any more without being plagued with bad reviews).
ReplyDeleteBesides, Simon was the show's only redeeming quality. I now have less than no reason to watch this show.