American Idol - Are people that stupid?

I have watched every episode of American Idol and Canadian Idol, I like you can't get over some of them - my daughter wants to try for the canadian idol - we live in Canada - however she can sing, but i have to look at the other side - what if she doesn't get in - than all her hope will be dashed - she's only 16. and what if she gets in.....

in my opinion, the people going for American idol r nobody's who want to use this opportunity to grab a few minutes of fame. This way they can say they were on tv. it does not matter if they were laughed at by people all over the world. in their opinion they were seen by people all over the world. Another view is that the american idol guys may be paying people to make fools of themselves

I don't think the show would be popular if all the contestants were really great. I do not watch it often, but I do enjoy watching those that can't sing. Yeah, the judges are rude. At first I could not believe it. Now it is just expected and makes the show more entertaining. I don't think the BAD ones are embarrsed, I think they are just looking for thier 15min. of fame. And Yes, I would tell them they are not very talanted..

I really believe that some of those people actually believe that they can sing as well as anyone on the show. Some of them are just that blind to how they sound, and their friends and family probably aren't great judges of singing and don't know any better than to encourage them. It's hard to say. I do know that some of those people go on there just for their fifteen minutes of fame, and will try any gimmick to get on. You can usually spot those. But the ones that truly believe in themsevles are the ones that make me sad, because they get so emotional when they get shot down by the judges. It's just so sad to see their lifetime dream crushed, even though they never had a chance.

I would deffinately tell them them stunck before they went and looked like a fool i think some of them just did it to get on tv and the one whoes mother went in with her what was up with that she knew her daughter couldnt sing and why did she allow her to be seen in public without a bra on i mean really what kind of parent is she?

They know they are bad...they just do it to beocome famous... like dat guy singing she bangs in one of the seasons... he was ridiculous!! but he did become famous...! people are crazy thats all i can say...

I personally think that a lot of the people that come on American Idol are hired actors who are hired to come on and try to sing knowing they cant and let Simon make fun of them so everyone will get a good laugh.

I think most are just there coz they wanna be on tv and that includes doing stupid things.Its they way of having their 15 minutes of fame.

OH my God, I have been asking that same question since the show began! Where are these people friends and family? I would tell them in a heartbeat. I do not want to see a loved one humiliate them selves like that on national TV. I know when these people return home and they do not live it down. It's awful to let someone do that.... yet it is the best part of the show :)

Well its because they want attention, so you go on there be as horrible as you can and boom you get famous, even if you were horrible, Even people who dont make it get movie deals.

well id be very embarasses of course but if they want to do that then ill support them. maybe they need the experienced to really decipher if they are really into it or not.

lol, i totally agree with you. I mean honestly, some people are so serious going on the show. I wonder if they have recorded their own voice and listened to it. i love to watch the first few shows, just to see people's reaction. Some people i definitely think go on for their 15 minutes of fame. Others, that really do take it seriously, should know that Simon is vicious. I certainly, knowing how Simon is, wouldn't let a loved one go on if they were horrible singers.

seriously.. Alot of these people dont even sound human.. I dont know how they expect the judges to react.. I cant believe these people are serious.

Certainly there are thousands of better singers at each city's audition than the few strange, awful ones that make it on the air. The producers have learned that America loves to see awful singers and I believe that they purposely pick the deranged, deluded, and just plain dumb singers to mix in with the best of the rest. Rarely do we see all the auditions of those who are selected to go to Hollywood. That would be too much like the show episodes that feature the finalists. And I'm not so cynical as to believe that the winner is predetermined. As such, I enjoy watching as the finalists mature from week to week and perform under increasing pressure. The emotions are real and the phenomenon of an unknown being transformed into a media star right before our eyes is engaging, to say the very least.

That is why I think this show is a complete joke. It kills me that people get so worked up over who is going to win, when obviously it is all set up from the beginning. They obviously have to go through some sort of screening process or there would be billions of people standing in line for just the chance to be on tv.

I really don't think that the ENTIRE show is a set up, but of course there is going to be a screening process for the contestants. They don't want any felons going on to the top auditions. I really think that it is half and half when it comes to these people singing. Half of them really think that they can sing, and the other half would do just about anything just to get on television, including making complete idiots out of themselves. The sad thing is that they SEEK those type of people out of the crowd and let them go into the audition because of ratings, ratings, and ratings! People like to laugh at the stupidity of others, and AI producers know this, and they know that bringing these type people in will keep the ratings flying.

I guess you haven't realized yet that american idol is not really a contest just for talent. It is a Tv production. They deliberatly pick really bad ones to as this is supposed to be an intertaining show. My daughter was on Canadian Idol. If you ever went for a try out you would quickly see that this is actually a tv show , not just a talent contest. By the way my daughter made it to the top 20 before she was eliminated. But I saw them turn down really talented people and pick silly ones because they need a mixture for the show. It is a show not a talent contest and that is what most people don't realize.

This is why the show is a total joke and a waste of time until it gets down to the last few contestants, and then it might be worthwhile watching. some if the Idols have gone on to have successful careers, but the people in the beginning are painful to even listen to. I think that these people must know that they are not good. Maybe they just want to be on TV so bad that they don't care!

I agree, the judges can be a little to mean, they need to be a little more professional, I mean by not laughing in these people's faces, but come on, do these people not expect that. I think a lot of the hopefuls want to get lucky like William Hung did. I don't watch the show often, I love to catch the audition shows when I remember them and the last few, but I can't watch the whole season. If I knw someone that talked about going and I didn't think they'd have a shot, I'd have to tell them. Then again there's nothing saying that these people haven't heard that from their friends and just didn't listen. So much of this has to be for the ratings though. Aren't these type of shows all about the almighty dollar any way. Just a thought.

I agree with you 100% These contestants sign a contract to be on the show and thats just what it is as show, entertainment. Some people will do anything for five minutes of fame and a spot on national tv, I would certainly try to discourage my friends or family if they actually had no talent