American Embarrassment
I like watching the auditions. I like seeing the instant feedback, and it gives me a good idea of whether I'm a decent judge of people's voices.
I used to REALLY want to be on television. I thought everyone on tv was rich and famous. It wasn't until tenth grade, when my biology teacher who used to nap during class told us one day that his wife and daughter were in a tv commercial reviewing a Broadway play. Immediately I perked up, and pushed Andrew's hand off my foot (what? didn't everyone else get foot massages in 10th grade bio?) to ask questions.
Shock does not begin to describe what I felt when the teacher said they got paid something like $75 each and had to sign a waiver. That's it? Really, THAT'S IT?
Julie and Eric on The Real World weren't trillionnaires, then? And that's how I learned. You could totally be on tv and still just be the wife of a high school biology teacher who ate sandwiches out of the garbage (he really did once).
It's because my bubble burst in high school that I'm shocked to see people in their early 20's on American Idol who clearly know they can't sing to save their lives. It's obvious they just wanted to get on tv. Why? How do they think their lives will change?
Will the guy who waxed his chest to be allowed to sing suddenly start dating hot women who previously wouldn't give him the time of day? I doubt it. Will Alexis, who is now going into "actressing" be proud of all the cursing she did when she watches her audition?
I would love to know what these people are really thinking. How do they feel about the way they behaved when the day has ended?
Some of you readers have gone to performing arts schools - would you be offended to have to audition among those people, or just glad you'd look better than them? Would you be frustrated on behalf of Simon and Randy that their time has to be wasted?
I used to REALLY want to be on television. I thought everyone on tv was rich and famous. It wasn't until tenth grade, when my biology teacher who used to nap during class told us one day that his wife and daughter were in a tv commercial reviewing a Broadway play. Immediately I perked up, and pushed Andrew's hand off my foot (what? didn't everyone else get foot massages in 10th grade bio?) to ask questions.
Shock does not begin to describe what I felt when the teacher said they got paid something like $75 each and had to sign a waiver. That's it? Really, THAT'S IT?
Julie and Eric on The Real World weren't trillionnaires, then? And that's how I learned. You could totally be on tv and still just be the wife of a high school biology teacher who ate sandwiches out of the garbage (he really did once).
It's because my bubble burst in high school that I'm shocked to see people in their early 20's on American Idol who clearly know they can't sing to save their lives. It's obvious they just wanted to get on tv. Why? How do they think their lives will change?
Will the guy who waxed his chest to be allowed to sing suddenly start dating hot women who previously wouldn't give him the time of day? I doubt it. Will Alexis, who is now going into "actressing" be proud of all the cursing she did when she watches her audition?
I would love to know what these people are really thinking. How do they feel about the way they behaved when the day has ended?
Some of you readers have gone to performing arts schools - would you be offended to have to audition among those people, or just glad you'd look better than them? Would you be frustrated on behalf of Simon and Randy that their time has to be wasted?
Labels: Asshat, Interactive, Little Green, People watching, Potential Depth
posted by Green at 1/15/2008 10:52:00 PM
2 Comments:
And how about Star Wars girl? Who kept calling herself a dork and then wondered why they didn't choose her. "Cause they need diversity!" Ummmm.... they had diversity, you just couldn't sing and the "outfit" just wasn't gonna help you. When someone has no self-awareness.... well....
I love your blog.
Some people just desperately want to be on TV, and it's notoriety more than anything else. I don't understand it either.
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