Posted on 03/17/2024 7:59:34 PM PDT by DallasBiff
The nation became hooked on American Idol when it made its debut on Fox in 2002. The singing competition featured an array of talented entertainers ... as well as a few contestants who definitely could've used some voice lessons. Either way, we fell in love with the winners, from Kelly Clarkson, to Fantasia Barrino, to Carrie Underwood. Even a few of the runner-ups won us over, as well (hello, Clay Aiken!).
But over time, something shady started to happen. The show — which appeared to be so authentic when it first aired — took a weird turn. Suddenly, we weren't entirely sure that the competition wasn't staged and the votes weren't rigged. Why were we so skeptical?
Intel from former contestants and anonymous sources points toward the show being rigged. Along with the show's reboot in 2018, which included a drastically different judging format, it's safe to say that American Idol might be totally fake. Don't believe us? Here are all the reasons why.
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Now it is a staged woke Hollyweird production.
“The nation became hooked on American Idol”
Well, TV addicts, maybe.
Never seen it
Never watched the show. Give me Swamp People.
I don’t think the kind of people that watch these type of shows even care if it’s rigged they’re so hard up for entertainment
Never watched it
Me neither.
Reminds me of Quiz Show.
We quit watching when Haley Reinhardt finished 3rd. The constant attacks on her by Randy were disgusting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83b0MZti310
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GSEmUukonE
Great performances since:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ipXA9lJzc0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZwbL4s1Rr4
The same thing happened to the Super Bowl. I remember when it was "authentic".
Because reality tv is no such thing?
It is edited, trimmed, re-shot and reworked until it is interesting. You need conflict, drama, surprise twists.
People in their natural state are not that interesting.
Mr Hitchcock said that movies were life with all the boring parts cut out and that was why we liked them. He was correct.
Speak for yourself ...
America IDOL and Dancing With the Stars...Just two reasons why I only turn on my TV during College Football Season.
Because it’s on TV?
H. Allen Smith, in one of his books, tells a story about his father. The elder Smith lived way out in the sticks, and had reached the age of 60-something without ever having seen a television set (this was sometime in the early 50s). He came to visit H. Allen and spent several days just glued to the set, watching everything he could. At the end of that, he said, “That ain’t the way people act,” and never looked at a TV again.
Old man Smith was onto something.
From twenty years ago (2004)
It is edited, trimmed, re-shot and reworked until it is interesting. You need conflict, drama, surprise twists
I maybe wrong, but with the classic 39 Honeymooners episodes, everyone was given a script and there was no rehearsal, so everything was spontaneous, and thus they are still watched today.
What was his name, I can’t remember, he was so bad, he became a novelty hit and probably made some good money.
It’s a $10,000 question...
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