Right Reasons to Watch the Wrong Shows

Why you should hate it: American Idol is FOX's way of saying "F*ck You!" to the music industry. In one full swoop the show manages to completely destruct any redeeming qualities mainstream music could possibly have, pitting talentless vocal coach students against each other, promising them fame and fortune, even if they don't know how to write a single damn good song on their own.

It's no wonder that most folks who have been signed after participating in the show have since been dumped off their labels while their fame clocks didn't even make it up to 10 minutes, let alone 15. Real musicians and singers around the world shake their heads as the masses call and text their favorite future Celebrity Rehab cast member towards American Idoltry. The state of the music industry couldn't get any worse.

Why you should watch: Over the few years I've witnessed a few things during the auditions that have made me tune in repeatedly, but they all sing the same refrain: FAIL! The sheer calibre of human that it takes to make it on to the audition show is split something like this:

5% - People that can sing
40% - People that are horrible at singing
55% - Lunatics

Yes, the people that can't sing are damn entertaining, however, you can see that in person every week at your local watering hole where they offer $1 draft beers and karaoke. What makes American Idol special are the insane folk that come in costume, have other strange "talents", write original songs about Paula Abdul or are her actual stalkers. The producers of the show have had the bad taste to allow one in particular to participate. She failed miserably, and then took herself out of the life equation a bit later. Now, I'm not condoning this suicide, I'm just saying you might want to watch because you never know who or what is going to be at the auditions, bringing in the controversy and bad taste.