We have been talking and posting about this for years. So am now beginning to wonder if it is even possible. Meaning I am now starting to believe that perhaps this is part of their contract with AT&T and perhaps that is unbreakable. I mean I'm not a lawyer and know contracts can be broken. Also feel that other advertisers would jump at the chance to air their commercials during the show. But feel it is more than having Ryan announce the millions of votes that came in with our current unlimited system that is keeping this method still here.
Also wonder if it is just the voting system that has turned viewers away. I mean the competing shows basically are keeping in contestants based on the mentors' decisions. So what's the difference if someone stays because of unlimited voting as here on Idol or if the mentor decides that person should stay. In either case it takes away from my votes. So I find those other methods just as non motivating to make me feel my votes count.
Think there are other factors. The WGWG trend that has been talked about ad nauseum already. The fact that the competing top whatever # as a whole has become more homogenous and perhaps not representative of TV viewers as compared to the other shows in this genre. Also really need judges who really want to be there for the love of the show and not for their own purposes.
Also the theme choices are really becoming stale and totally overdone already. Idol needs new and more current song choices and should retire those we have heard too often. And the mentors should concentrate a lot more on stage performance since this is also a "visual" show.
My signature? Whitney's "Greatest Love Of All." Some are fortunate and learn that early in life. Me, it took decades.
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