American Idolators!

Today I will tend to the sick. My friend Matt has the flu today, so in hopes that he will get better, I'm going to answer his question. He asks, "Can you explain to me how "American Idol" became so popular? I just don't understand."

I think Matt secretly understands why, he just wants to know what I think. So in order to sidestep his wicked scheming, Iam going to answer this question via my friends. Here are some thoughts I've received from discussing the American Idol phenomenon with my friends:

Friend #1: umm because it's mindless? listening to people sing requires no thought. It's basically watching a musical soap opera

Friend #2: people love to critique others, make fun and laugh at those who make a fool out of themselves so they can feel better about themselves

Friend #3: seeing people insulted is just naturally funny, since we are not allowed to randomly insult people in real life situations without causing awkwardness, we like to watch it on TV

Friend #4: people like to see the american dream come true, so we can continue believing it can happen to us. When we see someone go from being a nobody to an idol, it makes our dreams that much more real

Friend #5: DRAMA DRAMA DRAMA ... everyone loves drama, just not in our lives.

Alright so there you have it. I shall say no more about American Idol ... try this Chinese Idol video that my friend sent me. This girl is so horrible, I think that's at least one of the reasons why people are hooked on this