[SoFloFreeper]

The ratings for this show have sunk. Still, the media must really be upset at the winner.

I recall one year, the media and the show's producers had anointed the FLAMBOYANT Adam Lambert as the winner....but the voters didn't pick him. The sadness in the press was palpable.

Same here....a fat white guy wins, you can just tell it isn't their cup of tea.

[Ouchthatonehurt]

Remember when that other straight white man, Clay Aiken, almost won.

[cuban leaf]

Kiss?!

I thought they were all dead by now.

[TexasFreeper2009]

I actually really enjoyed this season, although my personal favorite only came in 3rd.

I thought the talent was unusually good this year, and it really came down to more of which music genre you preferred than the talent of the particular artists.

[Gay State Conservative]

A woman I went out when Idol was fairly new was an Idol fanatic.Intelligent...accomplished....but she still watched,AND VOTED! So that means that I had to watch it too.I could never see the entertainment value...or talent...in that show.I find those half hour long Vegimatic ads more entertaining.

[grania]

Call me crazy, but I thought Paula Abdul was important to the show. In spite of her occasional irrational unhinged battiness, she seemed to bring out the best in the singers. She could go overboard with the praise, sure, but did a pretty good job edging talent forward, and recognizing potential.

[all the best]

And who beat Adam Lambert? A married Christian who leads worship at his church. That was a good one.

[UB355]

Sorry, Nicki Minaj was the end of me ever watching that show for even a minute.

[Resolute Conservative]

The wife unit had American Idle on so I did my usual and gave the dogs a bath and cleaned the bathroom. Watching any of those type shows would make me go postal.

[dangerdoc]

The meatloaf guy won?

[Jeff Chandler]

I remember American Idol.

[outinyellowdogcountry]

He deserved to win. I am not a rocker but even I know how good he is.

[molson209]

WOW ! I did not know there were any Straight White Men in the Entertainment business

[Logical me]

Like Caleb as a real rock and roller, but Jena is the real talent. Her performances showed a real musician with a pitch perfect voice. And she made every tune she sang into a version that this gal has the talent to make it sound fresh and new.

[zeugma]

The Voice is a better show in just about every way imaginable. All the coaches are positive, and do their best to bring out the best in the contestants. The top 10 were all really excellent musicians. I think the final results of the top 3 were about right. The fellow who won was incredibly talented on many levels. Usher did a good job ‘coaching’ him, but he had a heck of a lot to work with. Seeing Usher for a couple of seasons has really made me respect him and his abilities. Still don’t particularly care for his musical style, but there is no doubt that he knows what he’s doing.