I know this Has nothing to do with our website, but we do talk about it on the podcast almost every show.
American Idol, a show that you may not have heard of before, is once again the talk of the town. In this case though it has nothing to do with great singers, but rather a singer who can't sing but has appeal in other ways such as personality and style. I know you're thinking that I'm talking about
Gwen Stafani right now, but I don't actually believe Stafani would get past the first round in AI. So, I must be talking about
Sanjaya. There's an article in
E! News today that talks about the extremes that fans of American Idol are going through to get Sanjaya off of the show. That is a must read because it is actually very funny. Both
Howard Stern and
votefortheworst.com have been campaigning for votes for Sanjaya. Of course as you all know by now, we too are asking that you vote for him. Judge Simon Cowell has said that he would quit the show if Sanjaya wins!
You might be asking yourself, "why would Dr. Trey want us to vote for a singer that can barely sing?" Well here's my reasoning. I feel that the voting system on American Idol is flawed. Take the
Jasmine Trias votes as an example. How did she get to the top 3? How indeed. I believe the voting should be done by voting for the person that the viewer believes should actually be voted off of the show. Of course I also feel that the votes should be limited to not how many times you're willing to dial the phone but rather 1 or maybe even two votes.
Beyond all of this, I would just love to see the "big industry" have to put up all this money on a project that people won't even want to download illegally. Heck, this could be a great way to
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