Slog - Comments on Why...

Comment by Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 17 May 2007 10:31:41 -0800

American Idol is irrelevant. It lost relevance three seasons ago. They need to cancel it.

Comment by DOUG.

DOUG. — Thu, 17 May 2007 10:34:15 -0800

Yes, truly pathetic. And did you notice where the first "L" in "Intelligencer" lands? Blake Lewis is HUNG!

Comment by Sam

Sam — Thu, 17 May 2007 10:36:54 -0800

You can argue that it is irrelevant, but it becomes newsworthy due to the massive volume of viewers they have and the local connection.

I understand The Stranger is hip and enjoys being critical of the dailies - but it's a news judgment call that fits perfectly with what they do.

As a side note: I hear today that The Everett Herald had a bickering match about this same topic because the managing editor didn't want to put it on the front page. The other editors who argued otherwise won out.

Today was the first time in the paper's history they sold out all racks around town.

And so, while you may not care - it's quite obvious the public does - and that's why journalists do these jobs. To inform the public.

Granted you can't cover American Idol every day (and you shouldn't) - but when something like this occurs it is news.

There are more categories of news than bridges and tunnels and strip clubs in Seattle, believe it or not.

Comment by David Wright

David Wright — Thu, 17 May 2007 10:53:01 -0800

What his editor was up to was selling newspapers so that, even as he deludes himself with visions of his critical role in society, that ungrateful, pretentious twit could take home a paycheck.

Comment by Angry Andrew

Angry Andrew — Thu, 17 May 2007 10:53:48 -0800

Yeah it's been going on for some time now.
Kind of embarrassing as my friend from Tokyo has been visiting and has asked "Why is this TV show in the Newspaper every day?"

Comment by me

me — Thu, 17 May 2007 11:01:18 -0800

Even though I have never seen American Idol, I do like hometown heroes so yay.

Plus, it's nice to get some good news about teenagers/young adults for once. Usually news about how they're robbing people, stealing things, driving recklessly, drinking, smoking too much, failing standardized tests, and generally disappointing and/or annoying everyone.

Comment by Angry Andrew

Angry Andrew — Thu, 17 May 2007 11:14:26 -0800

and/or annoying everyone.

That;s exactly what these so-called idols are doing.

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Thu, 17 May 2007 11:20:23 -0800

But their "massive" audience is actually quite small, and dropping precipitously. Everybody likes to rag on Sanjaya, but people tuned in to watch him. These bozos? Not so much.

Send Simon and Co. back to their caves.

Comment by jackie treehorn

jackie treehorn — Thu, 17 May 2007 11:23:25 -0800

I would point to this morning's DS Slog post about the latest Idol elimination, and the high number of comments in the thread, as evidence that the PI is not the only sinner who should have better things to talk about.

A special nod to the Slog commenting community, which seems more interested in debating the necklessnes of Idol candidates than anything else.

Slow news day?

Comment by Monique

Monique — Thu, 17 May 2007 11:28:51 -0800

They may have lower rating than before, but they still out-perform all other shows in the time slot.

Whether you like it or not, to try and say the ratings are horrible is a bit misleading. They are down from the first few seasons, but that is generally how tv shows run.

Also, of course the papers will report on it. People want someone who from our state to win something. Didn't the chick from the Biggest Loser get media attention too?

Comment by HL

HL — Thu, 17 May 2007 11:42:31 -0800

SCANDAL! FUNDIE STEALTH CANDIDATE SET TO WIN IDOL IN RIGGED CONTEST!!

Look at this link... The Stranger needs to expose this!

http://www.tvgasm.com/newsgasm/news/american-idol/american-idol-rocked-by-jordin.php

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Thu, 17 May 2007 12:36:56 -0800

They're not just down from previous years, they're well off from previous episodes THIS season. The show peaked in interest when Sanjaya was on it. No one cares about these schlubs.

And winning their time slot means less and less every year. A small fraction of all viewers are watching this, or any other single program. Most people are watching the zillion offerings on cable -- or something not even on TV.

It's all right-wing stiffery anyways.

Comment by Dougsf

Dougsf — Thu, 17 May 2007 13:22:43 -0800

With all the advertising dollars moving online and away from print, what you see through newspaper boxe windows is bound to get more and more sensation/irrelevent.

What bothers me most about this is that it makes Seattle look so fucking podunk.

Comment by Dougsf

Dougsf — Thu, 17 May 2007 13:30:24 -0800

Did I just type "get more sensation"?

Comment by dj girth

dj girth — Thu, 17 May 2007 13:31:22 -0800

Seattle is podunk, and will probably always be.

Comment by c'mon people

c'mon people — Thu, 17 May 2007 13:56:16 -0800

American Idol... i caught a few minutes last night... I'm going to guess that show is really popular in the flyover states...

karaoke for the masses...

Comment by Gomez

Gomez — Thu, 17 May 2007 14:10:13 -0800

Listen to you guys.

Seattle will ALWAYS be podunk.

Big city folks aren't so image conscious. They don't need to be.

Comment by Clutch Cargo

Clutch Cargo — Thu, 17 May 2007 18:25:28 -0800

No doubt it's their ultra-hip staffers way of saying "We KNOW you and we know what you like." See, when they aren't driving around town in a limo and peeing in public, they're just like us!

Comment by Retarded is as Retarded Does

Retarded is as Retarded Does — Thu, 17 May 2007 19:47:23 -0800

I saw that P-I cover also. It was really retarded. If they had done it on the front of the entertainment section, that would be fine, but not on the front page.

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