I remember I used to have to rush home every Tuesday and Wednesday from the office, just so that I could watch dreams being made or shattered on American Idol. I even watched the night that Simon Cowell had some not so nice things to say to now, Academy Award winner, Jennifer Hudson. I remember many of the seasons as if it were yesterday, but this season, I do not know any of the contestants names, I do not know the name of the newest judge added to the roster, and while I have been seeing hoopla on the Internet surrounding the final episodes, I just cannot bring myself to turn to American Idol this year.
Maybe I have lost faith in the set up of its system, maybe I do not believe that once a person has won, they will go on to do anything greater than most of the other contestants - with the exception of Kelly Clarkson and Clay Aiken, and the 'non-winner,' but truest winner of them all, Jennifer Hudson, who was not fed the pipe dream story of going on to this glamorous record deal upon winning. I really cannot put my fingers on when and where the Idol mechanics changed for me, but all that I know is, is that they changed.
If I had to speculate why I am harboring such pessimistic feelings about A.I., I would have to say that it is not fair how a person can become an American Idol statistic, after being praised and glorified so heavily on the show, then after their win, a few months later, you never hear about them at all. So, you mean to tell me that I spent a whole few months rushing home to see who is going to win week after week, until we get to the finale, then a winner is chosen, and that's that? Somehow, I feel cheated, I feel as if I could have spent my time doing something other than watching for a winner that will not be heavily promoted once their stint on A.I. is up. I guess I really stopped seeing the logic in it.
Well, no matter who wins this season, I hope that all of those that vied for the coveted winner's spot, realize that their dreams do not end there, and that they should persevere on to other things...their lives do not begin and end with American Idol, and apparently, neither does mine.
Kenyetta 'Native' McKinney, M.A. is founder and CEO of Grind Mode Media, LLC - the home base company for http://www.grindmodepress.com - an all-in-one media service site for Affordable Electronic Press Kit Creations (free trials), Press Release & Music Distribution, Biography and Press Release writing is also available. The company is also owner of innovative, entertainment social website - http://www.grindmodeconnect.com, and popular entertainment magazine - Grind Mode Magazine. She is a journalist, publicist and media relations specialist in the Philadelphia area, and a graduate of Penn State University.
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