[Mister Magoo]

I have to confess, I but into certain TV phenomena at times, but I cannot "get" American Idol. It is so relentlessly cheesy, so driven to appeal to the downmarket, lower middle class dreams of instant fame and glory without hard work or education, that it is difficult to stomach.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

I guess I have turned into an "old soul", and I am in my early thirties. I cannot understand popular culture, but that must be the self-imposed censorship at work... talk radio and FOX are pretty much all I hear and see. I did like Survivor, but too busy to watch it, as of late. I find that the longer I stay away from it, the less attraction any of the programming holds for me.

Husband mentioned the other evening that it has been a year since we looked up the television listings and said, "Oh, it is Wednesday, we have to change the channel and watch THAT show!" The advertisers must hate me! :)

[MCH]

For whatever reason, I bought into this show & like it. I also like Survivor & Amazing Race. You can have all the rest.

American Idol is very rare in that it's a show that my wife & I actually watch and follow along with our teenagers. Young folks singing older "classic" songs from the 60's, 70's, 80's, and 90's. Lots of older singing star judges too. We get the opportunity of explaining to our teens who Gladys Knight, Lionel Ritchie, or Neil Sedaka are.

Something for the whole family - young and old, and for the most part it's fairly decent family-level programming (at least as much as you can expect these days). Granted it's a shameless self-promotion exercise for the recording industry, but it's fun.