Anyone here watch American Idol? I don't. But on my birthday last week, I found myself watching it. I've got a bone to pick with that show. Not really, it just got me thinkin about something. I think there might be a chance that American Idol isn't really being completely honest and straightforward with us. And if thats true, and reality TV looses its cred, then I don't know what to think about life anymore.

Ok, heres the thing about American Idol. What you see on TV is audition #2. Anyone who makes it on TV has already auditioned for a bunch of suits who make the first cut. They weed out the boring people, the mediocre singers and leave the PC kids and contestants with heartwarming stories and/or the worst voice in the world. I guess thats fine. I mean, it does make for an entertaining episode. My only question is this: When an ugly, overweight dillusional kid comes and sings "Unbreak My Heart" without hitting a single note on key... why does Simon always look surprised?

Is Simon not in on the joke? Poor guy, cause a joke is never funny when someone has to explain it to you. I know he's a foreigner, and might not be too familiar with american tv, but what if he really thinks that they're indulging into the true talent pool of American entertainers? Yeah, I'd probably be pretty grumpy too.

So on this particular episode, a kid comes onstage; blue jeans, black hoodie, black hair... and announces that he's gonna sing a song by a band called Silverstein. What followed was probably the greatest moment of American Television thus far. I'm not sure what Randy and them were expexting, as they don't strike me as Silverstein fans, but they obviously didn't see this coming. So he starts screaming at the top of his lungs. It actually sounded REALLY close to the original. It was accurate and genuine. Somehow tho, the judges didn't go for it. I think Randy's impression was heartwarming.

Again though, why did Simon look shocked? I think someone should tell him that life, every now and then, sometimes isn't quite as real as reality TV.