American Idol or X Factor? Also, Jersey Shore!

Does anyone else watch or like American Idol?

My mom got me in to it, it's kind of something that I watch so I can talk about it with her and her friends. It's pretty entertaining though.
You get some cool people like this guy from this week's episode - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am-Y5DVjZIA
I haven't done any research on it, but I imagine that he was one of those people that was there with someone else and was seen by a producer or someone that made him go in front of the judges (there is no way he would have actually gotten to "try out" with how old he is).
When it gets in to the voting part it gets a bit dumb because a lot of good/better singers get kicked off. But if they are good then they still get record deals. The guy that won last season is from a town 30 minutes from my parents' place; my older brother knew Kris Allen's cousin, my brother said it was so annoying because every voting night the guy would text all of his friends asking them to vote. We weren't a fan of him though, he is a good singer but he is very generic and kind of boring.
I am actually quite disappointed at Adam Lambert's first album, I was hoping he would do something awesome (I loved his rendition of the Ring of Fire song, it sounded nothing like the original but it was awesome).

I'm excited about X Factor coming to the US, I will have to watch it. Any of you Brits on here have opinions, thoughts, or information about the show?


Vanifae and I recently discovered Jersey Shore (my older brother introduced us to it), that shit is crazy. It's so hilarious, we can't get over how they dance, "You gotta tap the ground first, then fight the music!"
I'm sure some of you have seen the SNL skit - http://www.hulu.com/watch/116557/saturd ... ate-snooki
FIST PUMP!


And I know we already have a Heroes thread somewhere (I think?), but man... The season return is extremely lame. I mean, I wasn't expecting much, but damn. They have surprised me with their mediocrity. Also, all of the main characters have amassed so many emotional insecurities by now that it's just annoying.

mew wrote:I'm excited about X Factor coming to the US, I will have to watch it. Any of you Brits on here have opinions, thoughts, or information about the show?

Only that if you take it out of it's wrapper you may not return it. I will PAY you not to return it!

X Factor is Simons way of getting a bigger slice of the cake. IIRC, it wasn't any different to our version of Idol.

I thought X Factor involved singing groups rather than just individuals?
I haven't actually looked in to it, but the idea of groups sounded cooler than just solo artists (they are also more likely to make good music rather than just having good voices).

I've been watching jersey shore pretty often, It's become a running guild joke. "Oh, where's awbade at?" "Probably fist pumping to Jersey shore"


But honestly i only watch it because the crap they fight about is absolutely hysterical.

I see no CBH.

Aubade wrote:I've been watching jersey shore pretty often, It's become a running guild joke. "Oh, where's awbade at?" "Probably fist pumping to Jersey shore"


But honestly i only watch it because the crap they fight about is absolutely hysterical.

It really is.
Vanifae and I couldn't get over how they dance.

Or like how they are roommates but brought girls home from the club. One guy was like, "I can't do my girl because she is on her period, but he is going to do his", then a few minutes later the girls are like "Umm... We have to go".

My brother called me last night and told me about an episode where Leonardo DiCaprio bought them drinks at a club or something.

The Jersey Shore is awesome

mew wrote:(I loved his rendition of the Ring of Fire song, it sounded nothing like the original but it was awesome).

Please turn your ears in at the desk, you obviously have no need of them and as such do not deserve to have them. We'll send them to some poor earless boy in <insert third world country here>, who is far more likely to treat them kindly and like music that's actually worth a crap.

lol that a pretty creative way to burn a guy for his taste in music

Mew's a girl. BAM.