Everyone needs a guilty pleasure

When I first told Jorma that I watched seasons 1 and 3 of American Idol, he scoffed at me. SCOFFED! When I wanted to watch last season, he scoffed again. I told him he didn't have to watch it, but I was going to. And I did. And my husband, feigning his disinterest watched too and suddenly, he was also hooked.

Remember last blog when I said I was so tired I was about to fall over? And that I was going to bed immediately? Oh no. I was up for another two hours, because Jorma said, and I quote, "I was hoping that we could watch Tuesdays and Wednesdays American Idol". What is that dear reader? Do you hear you scoffing at my husband? Not so fast... one day you are bound to watch ten minutes of Americal Idol by accident and then you too, will be come part of the home viewing demographic.

I admit AI is not intellectual TV, but it's sort of like a train wreck. You know it's bad bad bad, but you just can't not watch. And it looks like it's going to be a good fight this year. Here are my picks for the top 10:

Ayla Brown
Paris Bennett
Lisa Tucker
Katharine McPhee
Melissa McGhee

Chris Daughtry
Ace Young
Elliot Yamin
Gedeon McKinney
Taylor Hicks

Now I noticed that Simon was talking to one of the contestants when they were up to 40 and said, "They will never put you through to the next 20". Bockwat!? Who is "They"?

Which leads me to believe that the first group that they get rid of, (remember they go into the rooms and tell each room if they are staying or going) are the judges picks, but the next night they get rid of another 20 or so. Who picks those 20? Jumps up and down raising hand, " I know, I know!" The marketing guys! That's exactly who THEY are.

I would bet the farm that the second round of picks is done by a bunch of guys in suits that don't know dick about singing, but do know a whole, whole lot about demographics, viewer ages, races and desires. It's these guys that pick the next round, basing their picks on likability and hotness.

Commercial airtime for AI is a whopping 1 million dollars per slot. The marketing guys aren't going to leave that kind of revenue up to chance and a couple of homosexual twins with an attitude problem. HA! It's rigged. But I'll still watch anyway. Everyone needs a guilty pleasure.