David vs. David

[vovat]

Well, I must say I was actually surprised by the result of American Idol. I had thought David Archuleta was a shoe-in for weeks now. Not that the winner really matters, as previous seasons have shown, but I do have to say that I don't want to see how Archuleta's dad responds to this. Okay, so I actually do.

The finalé itself wasn't bad. George Michael is pretty cool, and I can't say I have anything against ZZ Top. I don't think I'd ever actually heard the Jonas Brothers, but they were pretty much what I expected (i.e., little kids singing bland pop). The group performances were awful, but then, they always are. It was annoying, but really not at all surprising, that they dedicated a sizable chunk of the show to promoting some movie with Mike Myers as a goofy foreign guy. I guess that's to compete with the upcoming movie with Adam Sandler as a goofy foreign guy, which in turn looks like a total Borat rip-off. Sheesh, movie industry, can't you come up with any original ideas?

Speaking of commercials, have I mentioned before how it bothers me that Old Navy has started trying to make their commercials look normal? Because it does. Come on, I want my washed-up celebrities back! What are Morgan Fairchild and the Mowry twins going to do now? Also, there was a commercial for So You Think You Can Dance that promised "no B-list celebs." That's not exactly saying much when what you have instead are people nobody's ever heard of and most likely never will. I don't watch Dancing with the Stars either, but at least I can see the appeal of watching Penn Jilette or Tucker Carlson dance.

Comments

[kristenjarrod.livejournal.com]

>>Not that the winner really matters, as previous seasons have shown, but I do have to say that I don't want to see how Archuleta's dad responds to this. Okay, so I actually do.<<

I wouldn't be surprised if that guy was on morning talk shows today in total denial about the results, and saying that it was full of errors.

Those new Old Navy commercials make me want to go ahead and kill myself already. The whiny singer, the skanks looking for guys, etc. Also, teh fact that they hate plus size women.

[vovat.livejournal.com]

I mostly just think they look really generic, which isn't a good way to distinguish your product from its competitors.

[dragonxbait.livejournal.com]

My boss has a theory that Simon intentionally torpedoed David A. by giving him so much praise. She said at one point when he was criticizing Cook he actually *winked*. That makes me laugh.

[vovat.livejournal.com]

That's amusing, but I kind of think Simon genuinely liked Archuleta. He tends to prefer the young, commercial, and largely uninteresting contestants.