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American Idol Performances on iTunes

I thought this was supposed to be a rumors site, not a lets restate news that every other web page already has.
 
FightTheFuture said:
i don't really get the idol following either. but for the past few years it was the most watched show on television.
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Its appeal is the same as that of state lotteries. Spectators see many of the winners as undeserving. And in the back of the spectators' minds is the thought, "That looks so easy; I could do that and be a winner too." With losers, the spectators can feel smugly superior. But yet the spectators take no chances. American Idol, just like the lottery, allows the unwashed masses to live their dreams vicariously.

That's very similar to the PC users who live their dreams of owning a trouble-free computer by reading the postings on MacRumors. :D
 
ckurowic said:
I thought this was supposed to be a rumors site, not a lets restate news that every other web page already has.
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Whoah. So when the Macbook Air came out and Macrumors posted all those articles and reviews about it...

...you didn't like that?

That's taking the "rumors" part of the title a little too far. It's a Mac news site, despite the name.
 
Macmaniac said:
They should add gag reals of all the awful people, those would be the only ones I would buy;)
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I agree. Well, I wouldn't buy them and frankly something like this should be free as it takes people like us to vote for people like them. Maybe it is free and I didn't read. Either way, I hope some of the money goes to the singers, they may be unsigned but they're still artists.
 
So, again, I don't get the American Idol obsession. Mediocre singers vying for a booby prize of a single contract singing pre-fab pop pap.

Still, I think the main thing wrong here is that American Idol is an hour-long show, and they want to sell 3-4 minute segments of that for $1.99? That's insane. You can't compete with "free" (YouTube, torrents) with that kind of ruthless profiteering! The entire show for $1.99, or perhaps individual "performances" for $.99. That's still a bit beyond what I'd be willing to pay for this crap, but I could see that working for them. Why anyone would listen to these "performances" in audio only is beyond me ... they sound worse without the high-school theatrics to distract you. So, in my proposal: the audio-only single option gets dropped.

I'm sure Fox thinks their out-of-tune croakings are worth as much as a well-produced single or music video. I definitely do not concur.
 
So American Idol is first page news, but BBC is second page? Unfortunately, this is what our society has become.

Yes, I know one is news, and the other is rumor, but it is MacRumor.

P6
 
skinnylegs said:
Can we create a single thread for bitter, sarcastic types who piss and moan when a news items that have nothing to do with hardware/software updates from Apple are posted?

Lighten up Francis!
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I agree!


Bloody miserable people, anyways when the new mbp's are released you will all moan about them "dropping the ball etc"
 
i agree that many of the singers on American idol are not great (to say the least), but there are a few of them who are extraordinary, such as David Archuleta, Michael Johns, and the unfortunately unlimited, put EXTREMELY talented Josiah Leming.
 
Small White Car said:
Remember how much press 'The Office' got when it was on iTunes? All that stuff about how iTunes saved it and it was such a big deal?

Its ratings have been around 6-9 million people on TV.

Now, American Idol has generally been around 25-30 million people. (And once up to 42 million.)

So what we have here is a story about how Apple has found a new way to PRINT MONEY for themselves, and you all can't see the newsworthiness inthat?

Good god. News means "it's imporant." It doesn't mean "you would buy this." Get over yourselves.
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Exactly. Regardless of the viewing habits of people in this thread, American Idol is watched by 30 million people - every single week - making it the number 1 most watched show every year.

How is this not front page material?
 
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I am a professional working musician and longtime (1988) Mac enthusiast. American Idol is an insult to real musicians. Lack of talent amateurs get instant recognition and do not deserve the popularity/exposure they receive as result. This system is wrong. I wish these reality shows would disappear forever. I am so sad to use Apple and American Idol in the same sentence :(
 
skinnylegs said:
Last I checked, AI doesn't showcase people who play musical instruments. :rolleyes:
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True. Good singers are a dime a dozen and found at any Karaoke bar. The concept of American Idol is sickening. Musicians on the other hand, are a different breed and usually have actual talent. If all you do is sing, than you had better be one hell of an entertainer!
 
I freely admit that I enjoy American Idol. I like it because it's fun. I don't sing and I don't play a musical instrument but IMHO there are some really great singers on the show. Yeah, they get mixed in with a bunch of wacko's but that makes it even more fun. :)
 
I think the worst singers would sell more. They are so funny. If only that podcast was available of Steve Jobs eating pancakes available on iTunes for only $1.99. I bet people would download it!
 
OMG....
How lame is this? :apple: actually encouraging American Idol to continue on. I hope the series rots away (IMHO). When we start caring more about the country's issues (or the world's) than some stupid two-bit show maybe we might be able to get something accomplished.

*** Gets off soap box ***
 
aprilfools said:
I am a professional working musician and longtime (1988) Mac enthusiast. American Idol is an insult to real musicians. Lack of talent amateurs get instant recognition and do not deserve the popularity/exposure they receive as result. This system is wrong. I wish these reality shows would disappear forever. I am so sad to use Apple and American Idol in the same sentence :(
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I shed a tear for you.
 
Why is American Idol still on tv? It was ok the first year or two, but now it is just stupid. This is just one more thing for me to ignore on iTunes.
 
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