For whatever reason, Idol decided to add an extra one-hour audition show after the Oscars around 11:30 p.m. Whether even I will bother to watch remains to be seen (really, who am I kidding?), but this weekend I had a very personal reminder of why the auditions matter. WST, a millennial music-obsessive friend, sent me... Continue Reading →
Monday night, while the judges were on their Feel Good Tour to Hollywood, giving out Golden Tickets to everybody with an interesting story, The Missing Mean Judge (TMMJ)[1] was on the case providing the critical balance that these audition shows need so much. Out of the dozen-ish passes to Hollywood, TMMJ took note of three... Continue Reading →
I was trying to figure out all week why Nikki Sixx appeared on Idol, and nothing in his brief opening appearance beside his connection to the iconic Sunset Strip provided an answer. It didn’t take too long after that appearance for Nikki to ‘splain hisself on Twitter. Gotta promote that tour! Why do I still... Continue Reading →
We were promised two things about this final episode: a “shocking conclusion “and “the most controversial in Bachelor history.” Rather than recap this last step in the journey, I want to comment on how well the Evil Genius Producers (EGPs) kept their promises. As to the first, it was not fully delivered. Nothing is shocking... Continue Reading →
Night 1 of the 2-Night Finale was a LOT. And we've been promised another drama-filled night including supposedly a spoiler-proof After The Final Rose. I'm quickly summarizing moments from Monday night that got my attention with so much to look forward to. Can somebody explain the opening scene with Clayton and a church choir? Jessie... Continue Reading →
It was the second Nashville episode, and it felt like the producers ran out of good material to show us. Instead of airing good auditions by Idolists that I am sure that we will see later in the season, the producers gave us mostly unsatisfying filler of familiar Idol tropes: judges’ hijinx, cluelessly bad auditions,... Continue Reading →
Tonight’s episode started so nicely. All three girls genuinely like and care for each other even though they are all in love with and dating the same guy. Well, that couldn’t last. Enter Susie’s Spiral of Sorrow. Yes, there were dates. But they were essentially foils for Susie’s unraveling emotional state. The girl’s got rules... Continue Reading →
Ray's Musings 