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Mercnbeth -> RE: Okay...admit it... (1/17/2008 7:07:13 AM)

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I enjoy, and only watch, the first few 'cattle call' episodes that show people trying to get their 'Golden Ticket' to LA. It's the same as watching a good scene at club, with mocking and self humiliation replacing the whips and clips. The show is proof that there are many masochists in the vanilla word. Come on - you telling me that watching that hairy chested guy getting himself waxed didn't amuse some of the Dommes out there?

I also image the sadists out there. No not Simon - he's playing a role to build audience. I'm talking about the 'friends' of the people who encourage some of these people. "Oh yeah - you sing GREAT! You should go try out for American Idol" (giggle giggle giggle) It's some of the best D/s play you can see on TV - complete with tears and mocking laughter.

Once the 'cattle call' part is over - they lose us. I don't like to view a process of corporate manipulation and the construction of a 'star'. Based on the ratings the novelty is wearing thin.



MsSonnetMarwood -> RE: Okay...admit it... (1/17/2008 7:17:46 AM)

The auditions are a guilty pleasure - of COURSE they only put the really bad ones on - it is amusing TV.    Beyond that, no, I can't be bothered watching it.



SubbieOnWheels -> RE: Okay...admit it... (1/17/2008 7:33:54 AM)

Never watched it. It's not my kind of music, in the first place, and I have too much respect for GOOD musicians to support the exploitation of poor schmucks who THINK they can sing.

Actually, I admit to watching People's Court and Judge Judy. I've learned a lot about contract law, and I've learned the fact that there are a lot of people who still believe the Nigerians.

Other than that, I watch the news, Jeopardy, and Extreme Makeover Home Edition.



Marc2b -> RE: Okay...admit it... (1/17/2008 7:47:20 AM)

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Oh yeah,Gordon Ramsay and Hell's Kitchen... that man is amazing.


As a lover of fine dinning, I admire his professional standards (absolutely no tolerance for a dirty kitchen, or an ill prepared dish, etc...) But mostly I just find something fascinating about watching a half crazed Brit screaming, "you call that a tortellini?!!! I wouldn’t serve that to my dog!" The funniest moment for me was in the other series he did (Kitchen Nightmares) when he was upbraiding a chef (who had proclaimed that he had a passion for food) for serving powdered (as opposed to real) mashed potatoes. Nobody, he said, with a passion for food serves powdered mashed potatoes! I was damn near rolling on the floor laughing because my mother loves mashed potatoes and for here they are the manifestation of quality for a restaurant. If the mashed potatoes served her are obviously made from a powder she'll make a low voiced comment like, "oh dear, powdered mash potatoes, how feeble." She won’t say anything else but that restaurant goes on her shit list and is not visited again.



Amaros -> RE: Okay...admit it... (1/17/2008 8:00:51 AM)

Not me, it's just too painful to watch sometimes, but I do have to admire the balls of some of these people.



Amaros -> RE: Okay...admit it... (1/17/2008 8:05:36 AM)

I'll have to make an effort to watch Terminator, I need to string cable to the back room here. I got one kid watching Cartoon Network on one TV, the other playing Wii on the other one - I don't watch much TV, but I do get a lot more done that way.



faerytattoodgirl -> RE: Okay...admit it... (1/17/2008 8:58:14 AM)

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ORIGINAL: lockmeupplease

I have to admit to watching "Idol" and other shows where people humiliate themselves because I just can't keep away from proverbial train wrecks.


Yes EXACTLY why i watch it... and there's fools on there that "dress up" like omg...that one guy who had a robe and a costume under his robe and opens his robe and EWWW OMG ewww... that was scary shit... and they got him to wax all his chest hair and come back... TO SUCK AT SINGING!!!! HAHA  not to mention that chick that dressed up like the princess in star wars.. OMG..too funny.

I think these people like humiliating themselves.  Perhaps some of them are slaves and were forced to do it by their owners!  cause thats what it seems like.

One of these days im going to see someone i know on this or canadian idol and bug them for the rest of their lives!!!

I do think the winner was already on last night...that one who was an impressionist and they said she was the best they heard...and she was hot as hell looking.



Fnordstrum -> RE: Okay...admit it... (1/17/2008 9:11:03 AM)

I've never seen it, and have no desire to ever see it..... I don't even have TV (service, I have a physical TV for gaming/anime/fnordnot), the only thing I really watch (and care about watching) is fansubbed anime and anime DVDs... So fnord.

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subtee -> RE: Okay...admit it... (1/17/2008 9:41:50 AM)

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ORIGINAL: Feric

The rest of my time is spent reading quality literature. My current project is "The American", by Henry James.


Cool! What do you think of it?

I love the ironic contrast: "The American" - "American Idol"



popeye1250 -> RE: Okay...admit it... (1/17/2008 10:45:05 AM)

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ORIGINAL: Marc2b

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Oh yeah,Gordon Ramsay and Hell's Kitchen... that man is amazing.


As a lover of fine dinning, I admire his professional standards (absolutely no tolerance for a dirty kitchen, or an ill prepared dish, etc...) But mostly I just find something fascinating about watching a half crazed Brit screaming, "you call that a tortellini?!!! I wouldn’t serve that to my dog!" The funniest moment for me was in the other series he did (Kitchen Nightmares) when he was upbraiding a chef (who had proclaimed that he had a passion for food) for serving powdered (as opposed to real) mashed potatoes. Nobody, he said, with a passion for food serves powdered mashed potatoes! I was damn near rolling on the floor laughing because my mother loves mashed potatoes and for here they are the manifestation of quality for a restaurant. If the mashed potatoes served her are obviously made from a powder she'll make a low voiced comment like, "oh dear, powdered mash potatoes, how feeble." She won’t say anything else but that restaurant goes on her shit list and is not visited again.


Marc, there is no reason for *ANY* restaurant to be serving powdered mashed potatos!



Arpig -> RE: Okay...admit it... (1/17/2008 11:31:09 AM)

I also enjoy watching the audition shows, they can be funny as hell. What amazes me is that these people actually seem to think they can sing.



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