I can't believe I'm posting about this
Mostly because now the internet will know I watch American Idol. You may as well also know that a) I love Simon Cowell, b) I have an overwhelming urge to punch Paula Abdul more than once per episode, and c) I've been rooting for Taylor Hicks since his audition. (Because where I sit in this house and this family, a little A.D.D. has become endearing in a person.)
There. I said it. I watch the show.
But what I'm really itching to ask is did anyone else find the shot of David Hasselhoff crying like a newborn baby at the announcement of the American Idol winner a bit, um, random?
I mean- "Boobs McPhee," (as some have named her,) well her dad cries like he's watching his daughter overcome cancer every episode, so that sort of thing we've come to expect... but the cut to "Mr. Babe Watch" all teary-eyed and touched? What was that all about? Personally, I would have been less confused if the camera had cut to Wolfgang Puck's reaction in the final seconds before credits. At least he was featured earlier in the show.
And one more thing- why did everyone on the stage look thrilled- and Ryan Seacrest downright giddy- that there were more votes for this show than for any American president? Was this really regarded as an achievement? Shouldn't we be lamenting such a horrifying statistic; tearing our sackcloth or breaking out the tissues and Zoloft?
Apparently I'm in the sad minority on that one. At least I can say I wasn't one of those voters. I may watch the show but I've never voted, and I'm hoping that with that truth I can restore just the smallest grain of my dignity... and if not, can we just pretend that I did?
