tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post111808627539175406..comments2024-01-28T00:20:40.933-08:00Comments on Agoraphilia: Idol SpeculationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1118166167614497272005-06-07T10:42:00.001-07:002005-06-07T10:42:00.001-07:00on a funny note: i heard on the radio that dr. phi...on a funny note: i heard on the radio that dr. phil had a show once about young boys who were always beat up at school by bullies because they seemed wimpy or effeminate. anyway, dr. phil wanted to make a point of "kids who were bullied when they're young can grow up to be great people, so hang in there." so he invited a famous celebrity that was bullied as a boy. And guess who it was? CLAY AIKEN! <BR/><BR/>so the radio host was commenting that now that kid on the show is sure to get beat up at school because the role model they brought out was aiken. "you too can grow up to be an effeminate singer too." i was dying laughing it was so hillarious. the radio host kept saying how he should have brought out some CEO, ball player, or inventor. <BR/><BR/>skAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1118166156600170422005-06-07T10:42:00.000-07:002005-06-07T10:42:00.000-07:00Sort of reminds me of a post I did a few months ag...Sort of reminds me of a post I did a few months ago...<BR/><BR/>http://www.theevilempire.com/musings/archives/000604.php<BR/><BR/>I'm a firm believer in the anti-vote.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1118165530705349832005-06-07T10:32:00.000-07:002005-06-07T10:32:00.000-07:00yes, it's ruben studdard. i haven't watched 'idol'...yes, it's ruben studdard. i haven't watched 'idol' since clay aiken was on, but i'd say that only clarkson made it far. clay aiken has his appeal too for young girls and gay men. =)<BR/>actually, i think he's a great singer and his old school crooner style is a refreshing change from the typical contemporary music style (not that i have anything against that). <BR/><BR/>skAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1118160124396913102005-06-07T09:02:00.000-07:002005-06-07T09:02:00.000-07:00Ruben Blades is a 50-something Panamanian actor/si...Ruben Blades is a 50-something Panamanian actor/singer/politician who's a Harvard Law School graduate and, I believe, the current minister of tourism in Panama. Pretty sure he doesn't have anything to do with Clay Aiken or Kelly Clarkson. But I've been wrong before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1118137498432578012005-06-07T02:44:00.000-07:002005-06-07T02:44:00.000-07:00Well, the nice thing about American Idol versus yo...Well, the nice thing about American Idol versus your typical voting scenario is that it isn't winner take all. The top 4 or 5 performers in a given season almost always end up with *some* kind of music industry deal, often in proportion to the votes they got in the course of the show.<BR/><BR/>Bo Bice is releasing a record. He gets pretty much all the same perks as he would if he'd won. Even Constantine has some kind of deal going right now, and he was voted out in, what, the 6th round?<BR/><BR/>The nice thing about the VFB model on the show is that it really provides what the show's producers are after: a guess on the market size for that contestant releasing an album. Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken and Ruben Blades all released albums with very predictable (and enormous) sales numbers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1118092894594607902005-06-06T14:21:00.000-07:002005-06-06T14:21:00.000-07:00Even if the final outcome is the same under both s...Even if the final outcome is the same under both systems (which it will not necessarily be) it is very likely that the order in which contestants are knocked off would be different if viewers voted for the singer they disliked. In that respect, I think the current system is clearly superior.<BR/><BR/>If you vote for the person you want to stay, more unique and differentiated singers will stay in the competition longer. If you vote for the person you want to leave, more differentiated singers will be knocked out early. If you have three singers that are nearly identical, it's unlikely that all of them will attract enough votes to survive the early rounds, but it's very likely that none would attract enough votes to get knocked out early.<BR/><BR/>Also, more controversial singers are more likely to attract a lot of votes to stay or a lot of votes to leave. It probably makes the show more interesting if they try to retain the singers who inspire a strong reaction in viewers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1118089566048745642005-06-06T13:26:00.000-07:002005-06-06T13:26:00.000-07:00I wish Bo Bice had won. He's cool!I wish Bo Bice had won. He's cool!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com