jrumfola wrote:Foxfyre,
You are right. There are many things that are out of our control. But saying that we have no control over the winner of American Idol is like saying we have no control over who our next president is. If we have no control over who is elected, then we should tell everybody not to vote. Right?
I don't think there is anything wrong with the voting system. I think there is something wrong with the voters. A lot of people don't vote for their favorites because they think that their vote doesn't really count. When you have a million people not voting for this reason, it really makes a difference in the competition.
I wasn't discussing Howard Stern, but now that you bring it up...I think he is a fool for trying to sabotage the show. He's telling all these people to vote for Sunjaya because he doesn't like the show, but here's the funny thing: all his followers who are choosing to vote for Sunjaya have to watch the show to find out what number he is. I just think it is hilarious that Howard is bringing more viewers to a show he despises.
LOL. You're right re Howard promoting the show
I still think he will have less and less ability to skew the vote as the field narrows, however, and the pool is smaller for those who do vote. I certainly haven't agreed with the winner in previous shows and it could very well be that my favorite won't win this year either. And I'll complain about it (again) even though I didn't choose to spend my time calling in votes. I think Kelly Clarkson should have been the winner in Season One. I think Carrie Underwood should have been the winner in Season Four. I think there was greater talent in the pool than all the other winners in other years.
Now you figure, this is one of the highest rated television shows, but there sure as heck aren't 60 million people watching out there. I'm guessing a relatively small number are actually calling in votes, and the contestants with the biggest organized fan bases are getting the largest number of votes. Howard has no doubt created or at least increased a fan base for Sanjaya.
I have only voted once and that's when there was just Taylor, Kat, and Elliott left last year and I was curious to see what happened when you did call in a vote. Haven't been inclined to do it since, either.
I get my kicks watching the kids do their thing every week regardless of who 'wins' but I do miss some more than others when they are voted off.