On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 8:03 PM, Doug Eastick <[email protected]> wrote:
> I sometimes watch the tryouts on Idol. Harry connick Jr is quite funny in > it. Nice change from dawggg. I like Harry and have thought for some years he was a natural to make a judge. He is clearly an improvement over recent years, and the show itself as a whole so far seems to have taken a step up. I know for many the show stopped being pop culturally relevant about 7 years ago, but it is still one of the most watched programs on television, and it is interesting to see television professional tinker with an graying product to revitalize it. AI has tried and failed to do this the last couple of years, but they may be on to something this season. Connick is both likable and a bit of a stickler (as he has shown when he has been a coach), which allows him to adopt the mean guy role. There were times when it was a bit forced (they went for too many scenarios where he said no, she said yes and left a few dramatic seconds for Urban to angst and then decide - mostly yes), but that dynamic does seem to be a much better formula than what they had last season, when the tension had very little to do with the evaluation of the singers and everything to do with either phony or absurd conflict between the judges. It helps that Jenny is about 1000X more likable than Mariah, and she actually has opinions even when she winds up just saying yes. I don't get Urban's appeal, but a significant number of viewers (women I guess, or maybe guitar fans) seem to like him, and what I don't understand is mostly inoffensive. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
