A confession....

For the past month or so, I've been harboring a secret - I've been watching American Idol...I know, I know, totally awful and how can I bring myself to watch such dreck...but it's so awesome! 90% of the folks on the show are super talented, and I've really only been watching the last 5 minutes or so, so that I can see the recap, and then (and this is the worst) I'll check out itunes and watch the free preview part of their performance the next morning. So far the season has been pretty good. I think the last time I watched a whole season from start to finish was the 2nd one, my freshman year in college when my suitemates and the girls across the hall would watch Idol and then Joe Millionaire (I know, another shameful admission). I have a couple of issues with this season though. They are:

1. Adam Lambert - While I don't disagree that he's an excellent performer my issue is this; he's had professional experience before. He was in the national tour of Wicked and understudied and performed the roles of Boq and Fiyero, the two lead male roles. Isn't Idol supposed to be about discovering new talent? I'm pretty sure they booted someone who played the title role in the revival of Annie about 10 years ago, so why does Adam get a pass?

2. Scott and Megan - Seriously? They're both not good. I get it with Scott, he's legally blind, plays the piano well and sings ok, but are people giving him the pity vote? And isn't that kind of patronizing? And Megan, she's just plain awful. I was sure she'd be gone after her dreadful rendition of "Rockin' Robin". The judges tell her she's awful, but voters seem to turn a blind eye.

I'm going to guess that the top 3 are going to be Adam, Danny and Allison, with, ideally, a showdown between Adam and Danny with Danny for the win. He's great, and has a good presence on stage. And he's got pretty good chops, check out his rendition of "Jesus Take the Wheel" from a couple weeks ago.