Jeff said:
Don't any of these people have access to tape recorders.
That's exactly what I've often wondered, Jeff! I think most of these kids are living in some kind of fantasy world. Do you think it's significant that the show is not sponsored by a tape recorder, or video camera, or microphone company?
Graham said:
...you have to wonder how William Hung made it as far as he did, if this "show" was to be taken seriously at all.
Actually William Hung didn't make it far at all on "Idol" - he was nixed by the judges his first time out. He was mostly exploited by other producers who weren't ashamed to make fun of him. He just never got the joke. That guy is a civil engineer. Can anyone point out the bridges he helped design so I can avoid them, please? I kinda wish some psychologist would research those like Hung, who, even after they do hear themselves, think they sound as good as Reuben Studdard. I don't think I will ever understand that.
I really think it's important for Idol to show the numb nuts who believe they have talent. It might serve to make a few fantasizers have second thoughts and spare us all the pain. Admittedly, the show is exploiting the bad singers and nut cases, but the final products (winners) have not all been bad - Jennifer Hudson, who was only a finalist, just won a Golden Globe.
The people who should be shot, though, are the ones who encourage the William Hungs - relatives, friends, co-workers.