Another American Idol Posting

Dammit, I'm offcially someone who watches American Idol. As a newbie to the show it's interesting to see how it all plays out. Tonight was the first round of cuts now that the real show has begun and it was pretty predictable- except for one person. Michael the "everyman's man" made it to the top 12. Here's the thing, he's totally good and not like I'd ever make it on American Idol, but his rendition of Gavin DeGraw's I Don't Want to Be was kind of off sounding to me, but he's so likeable that I think people just want him to succeed. What was awesome was Tatiana's elimination (for now) from the show. She openly cried while everyone else who was eliminated tonight held it together and smiled pretty for the cameras. So much for not being a drama queen. I imagine we'll see her back in the competition when she snags a wildcard spot.
Unfortunately, I'm looking forward to next week's performances and eliminations :)

American Idol hooks another viewer (me).

So my roommate has turned me on to yet another t.v. show. This time it's American Idol, a show I'd never even seen an episode of before this season (which is season 8). So tonight was the first night that the artists really "perform" and America gets it's first shot at voting. So this one girl, Tatiana, has been like a total nutcase the whole season thus far and then tonight she's super reserved and it was as if someone had flipped a switch. After her performance the first thing that judges comment on is how they want her to dial back up the crazy. So instead of focusing on her singing, they spent their time asking which personality was the "true" Tatiana. I think it's interesting that they were so bothered with her acting normal because it just goes to show that they had wanted to just put her in the crazy girl box. Now the second that she stepped out of that box, they didn't know what to make of her anymore. I'm assuming her crazy antics were and are good for ratings, so they'd prefer her to be unpredictable and completely dramatic to add some flair to the show. However, I just thought it was interesting how unsettled they were by her normal behavior, even perhaps upset that she could be normal. Just another example of reality t.v. pigeonholing yet another girl into predictable stereotypes.
Here's a peak at Tatiana for those of you who are interested