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Game Guy
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Well. A new season of American Idol is starting today. Glad to see who will be good singers this season!

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Meh.

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Game Guy
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Oh. Your Sig. sparked a intrest in me. Did you program Blender or are you just advertising it?

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JoelJ
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American Idol is... really really annoying.

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I like the British guy!

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At the beginning when there are less talented singers .

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Posted: 14th Jan 2009 02:17 Edited at: 14th Jan 2009 02:18
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Lol. If there's 1 Judge I don't like it's Simon. He's just soooooooooooo mean!

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Jimmy
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Posted: 14th Jan 2009 02:23 Edited at: 14th Jan 2009 02:25
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Yeah! I have my American Idol hat on right now, drinking hot cocoa out of my American Idol mug, and laying on my American Idol bedsheets while watching American Idol!


Quote: "American Idol is... really really annoying."


And you are... really really hating.




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Benjamin
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I think the thing that annoys me about programs like American Idol is that it's always "America this" and "America that". And the people that too deluded to realise they are talentless.

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Quote: "Oh. Your Sig. sparked a intrest in me. Did you program Blender or are you just advertising it?"


Advertising. Because it is the best.

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Uncle Sam
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American Idol sickens me, and all I've ever seen is the commercials.

Quote: "Yeah! I have my American Idol hat on right now, drinking hot cocoa out of my American Idol mug, and laying on my American Idol bedsheets while watching American Idol!"


I'm sorry for you.

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Quote: "American Idol sickens me, and all I've ever seen is the commercials."


That shows how bad it is because of how quickly you judge it!

And dang it Jimmy, I want hot cocoa now.

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Posted: 14th Jan 2009 03:06 Edited at: 14th Jan 2009 03:07
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Quote: "I think the thing that annoys me about programs like American Idol is that it's always "America this" and "America that". And the people that too deluded to realise they are talentless."

I completely disagree with that. We all know you hate America and their patriotism but even though the show is extremely dumb, there are always a few very talented singers on the show.

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Posted: 14th Jan 2009 03:14 Edited at: 14th Jan 2009 03:14
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Ugh. It's on right now and my mom's watching it so I can't change the channel. But it's not all bad. Some hot girl in a bikini is performing right now.

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Benjamin
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Posted: 14th Jan 2009 03:17 Edited at: 14th Jan 2009 03:24
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Quote: "We all know you hate America and their patriotism but even though the show is extremely dumb, there are always a few very talented singers on the show."

You have no right to make the assumption that I hate America, because I don't. And yes, they do have a few very talented singers. I was talking about the attitudes of the not-so talented. But yes I do hate moronic patriotism (though I don't think all patriotism is bad).

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Jimmy
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Posted: 14th Jan 2009 03:22
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Quote: "We all know you hate America"


There's a big difference between America (country) and Americans (me) and that distinction should be made when regarding Banjoman's hatred.

Quote: "I was talking about the attitudes of the not-so talented. But yes I do hate moron"


See?


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Jimmy you devil.

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Ugh. I find this show to be stupid and pointless. I really don't get it.
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Quote: "There's a big difference between America (country) and Americans (me)"

Not really, the Americans are what make America. Americans = Loud, cocky, and overly patriotic. Benjamin doesn't like patriotism (to an extent) therefore I find that he doesn't like America. And having been to France I've found that every French person doesn't like how we talk because we're very loud and get very close to people lol. Though I do admit I misread his post which I'm very sorry for.

Sorry if I sound rude... probably the worst day of my life today. Just about anything is going to make me snap.

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Posted: 14th Jan 2009 04:11 Edited at: 14th Jan 2009 04:14
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Quote: "Americans = Loud, cocky, and overly patriotic."

so... by that, you mean I am loud, cocky, and overly patriotic? I think people everywhere focus on the bad in everything. Sure, there are dumb Americans all over the place, and a lot of people in this country have sorta lost the point. However, there are those of us who havnt, and because we are not as loud, cocky, and overly patriotic, we tend to not be in the news. Its the idiots who get the spot light, cause thats what people like to see, dont ask why.

EDIT: and my views on American Idol, they can all just go stuff it
When that show started becoming popular, everyone was talking to me about in school, but I never had the time. I would listen to their conversations about it, and it didnt really sound like much. A lot of the people who actually liked the show, I really wasnt pals with, and people I were buds with, hated it. So to be completely honest, I have NEVER watched more than 30 seconds of American Idol, but from what Ive heard, and those 30 seconds I saw, American Idol is the work of EVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIL!


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Posted: 14th Jan 2009 04:18
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Quote: "so... by that, you mean I am loud, cocky, and overly patriotic? I think people everywhere focus on the bad in everything. Sure, there are dumb Americans all over the place, and a lot of people in this country have sorta lost the point. However, there are those of us who havnt, and because we are not as loud, cocky, and overly patriotic, we tend to not be in the news. Its the idiots who get the spot light, cause thats what people like to see, dont ask why."

I don't literally mean every single American is that way but I've found the majority of them are. I'll be honest, I'm one of them lol. It's just a stereotype.

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Quote: "so... by that, you mean I am loud, cocky, and overly patriotic?"

Yes.

American idle, the Swedish equivalent for it and all other things that copy it's formula are horrible.


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I hate it. Never drag me out of my hole to tell me something like this again.


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Don't forget there's a new episode tonight @ 8 PM EST!

Ting ting tingaling


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Posted: 14th Jan 2009 14:19 Edited at: 14th Jan 2009 14:27
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Never watched American Idol, but my house-mate watches X-Factor, thus I have seen a few episode, it usually hurts, with some of the bad singers - there are some people with good voices, the rest deluded that they're good. Some of the talent is just going into something too 'made' and too 'plastic', so the songs and music doesn't do their voice justice (nor does the program). It's also annoying that X-Factor participants get so much more recognition than other people, noticed how many Christmas number 1 have been X-Factor entrants, hence this year people tried to Rick Roll the Christmas number 1.

If people on the program have 'talent' then I think the program restricts it too much.


Jenkins, you're over generalising a bit. Hating moronic patriotism is not hating America, unless you're assuming America is moronic. (as it's the 'moronic' part he seems to hate)I can see where Ben is coming from, 'patriotism' is only one part of America and being American, 'moronic patriotism' applies to even less, he is not being bigoted or hating America, even by an indirect route. Think of it more like 'not hating patriotism', but hating 'morons', if you hate morons, then you're going to hate people for taking something like 'patriotism' to a moronic level

Though 'moron' is rather subjective.

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I like American Idol. I might get killed for this, but I thought David Archuleta was the best last year.


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We don't have to continue the discussion of the hating America thingy. I misread his post and apologized already.

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Fairplay dude.

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Quote: "I like American Idol. I might get killed for this, but I thought David Archuleta was the best last year."

Yeah, you and all the fourteen year old girls here in Utah.
He's always on the radio here now. I don't know if it's because he's from Utah or if he's really that popular now. I assume it's the latter.

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It always brings out the best in a country... Just like Britain's Got Talent... It proves that Britain really doesn't have talent... Does the US have "America's Got Talent"?

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Haha we had Canadian Idol here for a few years and it got canceled this year. Finally some viewership sensibility


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Quote: "Just like Britain's Got Talent... It proves that Britain really doesn't have talent... Does the US have "America's Got Talent"?"


Yup, it proves that we don't. I think I heard that there is "America's got talent".

I did watch a few episode of Britain's got talent, after all my house mate's uncle made his appearance on the Birmingham lot, for literally half a second. (Perhaps you should have gone Bozzy, maybe you would have met him From my house mate's description, you probably wouldn't have wanted to)

Though what gets me on these programs, these bloody sob stories - I know people have their troubles, but is appearing on a TV program that just about anybody getting on going to do their sob stories proud, to me it's more attention seeking and these programs milk it, because it gets ratings - sob stories also mean they get some of the sympathy vote.

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Yeah. There was a pretty cool game show here called are you smarter than a fifth grader. I don't know if it's still on, but I liked it when I saw it.
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You're kidding me?

We have "Are you smarter than a 10 year old".

And let me guess, you have 'Deal or No Deal'?

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Yep. And all of these.

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NOOOOOOO!!!!

I said that because I had about 3 paragraphs written and I pressed a button and it all got erased!

1). Last year I liked David Archiletta better. I didn't like the songs he sang but his voice rather. I think he makes a good pop singer.

2). Deal or no deal is awesome.

3). People have diffrent attitudes and opinions about T.V. shows , games , and everything else. You have people who like sad storys because they like to feel their emotions. Then yoyu have people who hate it because they don't like to feel the urge to cry. Then you have people who like Horror because of the thrill. Then there are the people who hate it because they have nightmares or whatever other reason. But you cannot hold people to their opinions. Their going to feel what they feel. I myself like the bad singers (not their voice) but I like them because its funny to watch them sing so badly and then it shows the Judges faces. lol. You have to have a sense of humor.

4). Now my favorite Comedian (Eddie Izzard) comes from Britian. And He's pretty funny. And I like how the British people talk. I don't know why I just do. If the French don't like the way Americans talk then thats their problem. I couldn't care less! Because that is their opinion and I cannot alter it.

5). I think the covers most of it.

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Posted: 16th Jan 2009 00:41 Edited at: 16th Jan 2009 00:42
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Quote: "You have people who like sad storys because they like to feel their emotions. Then yoyu have people who hate it because they don't like to feel the urge to cry"


It's not that, I am in touch with some sad stories and do like them, some can be quite uplifting, when when they're true it can just have that added effect, I don't normally tell people, but there have been some sad movies that have made me cry. But sad stories on these programs seem to be a fad and it's something that seems milked and kind of removes what makes it special, it seems everybody has to have a problem in their lives that fuels their performance, the chances are that it isn't, but they like the attention. Which I think is no reason to show a sad story.

If sad stories are treated like a fad, then they kind of lose their meaning and also their respect.


As far as bad singers go, I have found myself amused, I'll admit that does have its entertaining side to it, especially those who delude themselves or are too arrogant.


But your tastes in comedians, Eddie Izzard, I love the bloke. If you like intelligent, yet mad British comedians, another one you may wish to check out is Bill Bailey, he can be hilarious. Some of his jokes can be quite subtle.

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If you want comedy watch Opera Winfrey.

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Quote: "Yep. And all of these."


Wow. It's like Hollywood has no creativity or someth...oh, wait a minute.

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