American Idol: Seriously, how the hell did Carrie win? Actually, I know the answer. The answer is that through the prior three seasons of completely ignoring anyone with a rock influence, there's not really anyone who likes rock and roll who watches the show (and thus, a large market segment, disillusioned by the show's "Diva-friendly" previous seasons, was not around to vote). I soothe over my festering rage on this topic by knowing that Bo will still end up with some sort of recording contract, even if it isn't the one that comes with the American Idol Personal Jet.
Lost: WTF? They call that a finale? Other than the fact that "the Others" did come for "the boy" (just not the boy that any of us was expecting the entire season, given how they pretty much came right out and said earlier in the episode it was going to be the newborn), what the hell did we learn? OK, so Rousseau is not crazy (or at least, she is crazy, but she wasn't wrong about the Others coming), and the hatch leads to a broken ladder down into the heart of the island. Significance of the numbers? Nope, still a mystery. Who these "others" are? Nope, still a mystery (other than the fact that they appear to be human and drive a 10' fishing trawler when they want to kidnap folks).
And seriously, am I the only one who thought "Jeez, Locke, you got some dynamite in your pouch, why don't you blow up the security system when it comes for you, so we can see what it looks like?"
Speaking of which, the security system sounded really mechanical last night, the sound effects taken directly from the pull-up chain from a roller-coaster. Quite a difference from what we think we saw in the pilot.
Overall, an extremely disappointing evening of television for me. :-(
Heh,
So, you're saying that a series like "Lost" with no defined end point (e.g. 4 seasons) might drag things out incredibly?
And you're wondering why Lost bores me?
4 seasons? I thought it was a mini series and was expecting an end.
Wow... A cynical guy like you actually watches shows like this? I'm completely disillusioned.
Well, Lost is compelling... anyone who's watched it would tell you that. It grabs you and you WANT to know "what the hell is going on" (hence the disappointment in the finale, because there was really no closure on any of the mysteries).
AI on the other hand... well, that's more about a girlfriend who is 110% totally addicted to the show, and there being a contestant on the show with a rock background who piqued my interest. Next season, without that latter part, I could end up completely disinterested in who wins or loses.
Oh, there's plenty to snark about when you watch AI - 1) the hapless people who get their ten seconds of fame by being among the absolutely, 100% talented at being completely unsuited as singers 2) the host, who has the unfortunate job of trying to build suspense by cutting to commercial entirely too much 3) the judges' comments and behaviors 4) the finalists....the list is lengthy.
As for looking for a rocker on AI next season, I'm sure they're going to be looking this summer for one. It's hard to deny that the bn.com pre-sales for Bo Bice's single CD are higher than Carrie Underwood's, even though Bo was runner-up....