When there are 5,000 people looking to fill about 20 spots, you have to realize failure is highly likely unless you are extremely qualified.
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The parents pare probably peeved that EVERYONE DOESN'T WIN!
It has been pretty brutal, but as far as I know, TVs still have on off switches and change channel buttons.
I don't think they are being any meaner than usual. It is pretty fascinating to see the tenous grip on reality of some of these contestants.
How can someone watch every episode then be surprised when Simon tries to dissuade them from pursuing a singing career?
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Exactly. My wife and I were discussing that. I'm sure the judges are just sick to death of people who clearly have no singing ability whatsoever wasting the judges' time. I'd probably start to get a little nasty too.
Gawd, the kid DID look like a lemur.
And he walked in like he was the hottest stuff going.
The next kid, who had no talent but at least some humility, was treated much more gently by Simon and crew. IMO if your talent is not sufficient to properly fill up your ego, Simon will downsize your ego to accomodate such.
Although, the "Eye" comment by Simon might have been better said to himself than out-loud, even though he was right.
Simon funds the "discovered" performer's career.
If they went into an executive's office and auditioned these acts, would they expect to be treated any better.
A new feud? Rosie and Simon?
And just when the tabloids were looking for something new...
The only complaint I have about the first two episodes was Fox's decision to air the audition of the kid who, to me, had a clear mental disability. The large blonde kid on the second night is the one of whom I speak. While I apprecaited that the judges were not cruel to him, I couldn't watch the audition itself - it made me too sad.
I would like to see a bit more discretion on the part of the producers in terms of who they choose to air from the awful auditions. Someone who is clearly deluded about their own talent or who is looking for a chance to tell Simon off makes for good TV - that is the 'train wreck' that keeps us glued to the audition episodes. On the other hand, airing someone who is clearly 'special', regardless of how polite the judges are to them, is to me a bit outside the lines of good taste. For the record I will say again that I don't think the judges were overly rude and recognized the situation for what it was. But they have hours upon hours of tape - they could have filled that 5 minutes with something else
I do, however, particularly enjoy watching the kids who've never been told no or given an honest assessment of their talent. They whine to the judges, then storm out swearing, then go crying into mommy's arms and she tells them how they will be famous someday. Very few seem to learn anything in the way of a lesson from the judges critiques. The whining is hilarious - [sarcasm]clearly the people responsible for numerous #1 records, millions upon millions of records sold, and breath taking TV ratings know nothing about the business...[/sarcasm] Sheesh.
I never heard of Simon Cowell before this show. He's pretty snippy for someone whose career has peaked as, essentially, a game show host.
This is what happens when you have a public education system that emphasizes self-esteem over hard work, practice, and diligence.
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