American Idol: Voting(for the worst) for American Idol

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American Idol has taken over the practical singing competition into a worldwide phenomenon, with each country having their own version of AI. This show was about giving people the opportunity to become a singer and help them to grow. But AI has turned into a redundant show that has no cultural value and it misleads many people (while making fun of them) to think they have a chance, when in fact they are not suited for it. The American Idol experience has swept across the nation and has created a craze that Americans can not let go of. AI is every where, whether it is broadcasted in the news, talked about in magazines, or even that every single person in America knows or talks about it. American Idol is where most people are addicted to the reality show formula of watching people become emotionally devastated and try to "vote" for the next American Idol-where barely any succeed, as one form of their entertainment.

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Voting(for the worst) for American Idol

Like previous years, the viewer voting makes little sense, unless people are actually voting for the worst contestant at the suggestion of Votefortheworst.com. This website rallies behind the one contestant the American Idol producers and the general public would most like to see eliminated, asking people to vote for him or her as many times as possible.

http://www.votefortheworst.com/

If their pick of the week does get thrown out, VFTW simply moves on to the next least desirable winner. Their current poster boy is-you guessed it-Sanjaya Malakar. Is VFTW responsible for getting this young, inexperienced vocalist into the Top 12? Who knows.

Just a reality fluke, or is there a deeper reason? Are American Idol viewers picking the worst on purpose? When fans have trouble deciding who is the best, they can always check in with VFTW and nominate the bad apple of the bunch. After all, one of them has to win. Who says it has to be the best?