American Idol Tries to Change Its Reputation

American Idol says it wants "to give back' by using Charity Projects Entertainment Fund, "a new [why do we need a NEW one?] charitable organization established to raise money and awareness to benefit children and young people." I think American Idol is just trying to counterbalance its bad record of insulting people needlessly.

In one segment, Ryan Seacrest said that some children in Africa could eat three meals a day for 50 cents. Wow! I need to know where this place is, because I can't eat for that. Perhaps he didn't factor in the cost of the items donated.

Anyway, I don't think American Idol will abandon its use of demeaning comments about contestants next year - if there is a next year. Obviously, people like seeing other people make fools of themselves, thinking they can sing. So just tape the program and enjoy the singers that you like. Cheers!

Sanjaya Malakar closer to winning

Well, Sanjaya Malakar is closer to winning first place in American Idol. This week he moved out of the lowest group and into the middle group. I've heard that people like Howard Stern are asking people to vote for him. (I'm still holding on to my India-also-calls-back theory, though.) I think a lot of people are tired of the "arrogance" of Simon Cowell. I actually think he's the most honest "judge." But I am very envious that he is paid so much money for so little. But then, that applies to a LOT of people. After all, the "world" really is not fair. Never has been; never will be. Just ask the dinosaurs... Anyway, we'll see what happens. I sort of hope that the show is not renewed next year. I'd like to see something along the line of the old Star Search. I used to enjoy sitting in a hot tub, snacking on nachos, and sipping champagne. Star Search had more variety and didn't resort to ridiculing the contestants. You think we had more class back then? Wonder what has changed? ... Well, maybe Sanjaya will make my show return. Cheers!

Sanjaya Malakar sings "I Will Survive"

Well, Sanjaya Malakar could sing that clever, peppy song. Last week I wanted to write about how he survived being voted off American Idol last week. This week I MUST write about it. I have nothing against him. He appears to be a very pleasant young man. But let's get real: he has a very weak voice and he lacks a strong stage presence. So how has he held on again? My theory is that India (or wherever we call) doesn't just ACCEPT support calls.

American Idol

How did Sanjaya Malakar avoid being voted off of American Idol this week? He appears to be a nice person and has a pleasant enough voice, but please... His voice was much weaker than one of the males voted off... Is he getting a lot of votes from India? After all, so much of our computer support is performed by people in India. Perhaps they're tired of just answering telephones and hearing complaints... I have long been suspicious of the way all those votes come in. Could they be from computer dialing systems? If Sanjaya Malakar wins this season (unless he greatly improves, of course), American Idol may need a better system.