8:00--Shit! I'm not even home yet, and the finale has started!! Forget the fact that nothing of consequence is going to occur until 9:57. I am supposed to be home already. This is not starting well.
8:08--I'm in. Kiss the wife, pinch my son's cheek, and then pull out the laptop. My son is watching Stuart Little. There is no way I am turning off his beloved film for American Idol, which he despises. He's 3. No respect for high art like Idol. I pull out a 2 inch color TV and put it on the coffee table. I'll get the big screen back around 9 when the "boy" goes to bed.
8:10--Idol's on. It's some kind of recap of the early part of the season, leading up to the final 12. Big shock---it goes to commercial. Fox is going to overdue the ads like you wouldn't believe it. More Ford Focus commericals than you can shake a stick at. Ugh.
8:15--Bo time. A shitty interview, complete with Alabama correspondent and Idol reject Latoya London calling him Bo "Brice". Then one more go at "Vehicle" which I am starting to get annoyed with. He pretty much just snoozes through these performances now. I need to listen to the original by The Ides of March to cleanse myself. Let's be honest, is Bo really any different than Scott Stapp from Creed?
8:20--Carrie time. Thank God she had a voice, because her personality is non-existent. More screaming fans from a Red State. Exciting. Carrie sings some horrendously boring song. These original songs are horrendous.
8:30--An interview with Randy Jackson, who says he thinks Carrie 'won' last nights show. I suppose we can infer from that he thinks she should win it all. Also the first watchable segment of the show; a recap of Paula and Simon's spats throughout the season. Cut to Paula speaking incoherently for the 5,450th time this season.
8:40--What a sweet recap of a year's worth of corporate whoring for Ford Motors. I just wiped a tear from my eye. Oh wait, that was beer. Simon tells Ryan that Carrie should win. Wow. I didn't think that Bo was any worse than Carrie.
8:45--Latoya London is back. Simon tells her she sounds drunk. Well, that may explain Bo "Brice". Over to Oklahoma. Holy Shit! Its Matt Rogers from AI3. I guess he was able to get off from his shift at Gap to do the reporter thing. Nice.
Article comments
1 - Eric Olsen
thanks so much Matt, excellent job!