Comments on: American Idol is poison http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/tampacalling/2009/01/14/american-idol-is-poison/ Riffing on area trends, lineup changes, onstage spectacles and national buzz with local impact Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:50:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: cnadeau http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/tampacalling/2009/01/14/american-idol-is-poison/comment-page-1/#comment-37934 cnadeau Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:20:22 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/tampacalling/?p=3870#comment-37934 i think the most fascinating issues about american idol have to do with what we value as "skill" or "talent" in our current society. creativity and originality (whatever that word means) get second or third billing to ACCURACY OF REPRODUCTION. singing accurately is just not that great of a skill. certainly not worth informing our entire cultural output. but i don't watch tv, so i don't know what i'm talking about. i think the most fascinating issues about american idol have to do with what we value as “skill” or “talent” in our current society. creativity and originality (whatever that word means) get second or third billing to ACCURACY OF REPRODUCTION.

singing accurately is just not that great of a skill. certainly not worth informing our entire cultural output.

but i don’t watch tv, so i don’t know what i’m talking about.

]]> By: Ivan http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/tampacalling/2009/01/14/american-idol-is-poison/comment-page-1/#comment-37932 Ivan Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:18:37 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/tampacalling/?p=3870#comment-37932 Sorry... Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9df84wyCxQE Sorry… Here’s the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9df84wyCxQE

]]> By: Ivan http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/tampacalling/2009/01/14/american-idol-is-poison/comment-page-1/#comment-37931 Ivan Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:18:13 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/tampacalling/?p=3870#comment-37931 Ricky Gervais summed it up... Ricky Gervais summed it up…

]]> By: Joel Weiss http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/tampacalling/2009/01/14/american-idol-is-poison/comment-page-1/#comment-37929 Joel Weiss Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:01:04 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/tampacalling/?p=3870#comment-37929 I was watching Scrubs. I'm not sure that's better or worse. I was watching Scrubs. I’m not sure that’s better or worse.

]]> By: B.Treotch http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/tampacalling/2009/01/14/american-idol-is-poison/comment-page-1/#comment-37928 B.Treotch Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:58:56 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/tampacalling/?p=3870#comment-37928 Eric, I agree, but do you slow down when you pass a car crash, even if you're not driving? These first episodes are so gut wrenching, people's "dreams" flushed by these judges. The contestants are so vulnerable and naive, I'm laughing and feeling so bad for them at the same time - it's really something else. Eric, I agree, but do you slow down when you pass a car crash, even if you’re not driving? These first episodes are so gut wrenching, people’s “dreams” flushed by these judges. The contestants are so vulnerable and naive, I’m laughing and feeling so bad for them at the same time – it’s really something else.

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