So You Think You Can Sing? (aka Celebrity Duets)
Fox premiered its new variety style talent competition last night with a two hour long episode featuring some of today’s most “successful musicians” and a cast of celebrities “not known for their singing abilities”. Of course I watched, and like with most of these programs I wondered how in the dark does the network really think America is?
For starters, the judges are not the cream of the crop. Marie Osmond, how d-list can you get, and if they were looking for sharp-tongued commentary then why call on Little Richard? The man looked and sounded like he was on drugs last night. And unfortunately the only judge with a real opinion, uber producer David Foster, is last on the panel and gets cut off each time because of time limitations.
Next we should move on to the Celebrities who are giving singing the ole college try. So this crew definitely doesn’t sing for there supper, but most of them have earned a buck or two singing a few tunes. Did the Network really think that with the presence of IMDB and Google -- that viewers wouldn’t quickly find out that many of the “contestants” have in fact done this before. Incidentally, all this info is also on the networks official site, too.
For example:
Jai Rodriguez, best known as the Queer Eye guy with out a real talent, has appeared on and off Broadway in Rent and Zanna, Don’t! just to name a few. And he had a gig performing Monday nights with his band at XL (a NYC gay bar.)
Lucy Lawless, best known for her role as Xena or America’s Top Lesbian Icon, has also appeared on Broadway in the musical Grease! and she has sung at many benefits and concerts.
And the list goes on… Leah Thompson was on Broadway in Cabaret. Alfonso Ribeiro was a child star, appearing in The Tap Dance Kid on Broadway and recorded several dance/pop singles for Island Records. Chris Jericho has his own rock band.
So why was none of this mentioned on the show last night? It’s not like Simon Cowell called an real bunch of amateurs and said “hey wanna try singing?” Is all lies, except for Carly Patterson who really is the only novice in the bunch, the rest have all sang professionally…Fox what’s the deal?
For starters, the judges are not the cream of the crop. Marie Osmond, how d-list can you get, and if they were looking for sharp-tongued commentary then why call on Little Richard? The man looked and sounded like he was on drugs last night. And unfortunately the only judge with a real opinion, uber producer David Foster, is last on the panel and gets cut off each time because of time limitations.
Next we should move on to the Celebrities who are giving singing the ole college try. So this crew definitely doesn’t sing for there supper, but most of them have earned a buck or two singing a few tunes. Did the Network really think that with the presence of IMDB and Google -- that viewers wouldn’t quickly find out that many of the “contestants” have in fact done this before. Incidentally, all this info is also on the networks official site, too.
For example:
Jai Rodriguez, best known as the Queer Eye guy with out a real talent, has appeared on and off Broadway in Rent and Zanna, Don’t! just to name a few. And he had a gig performing Monday nights with his band at XL (a NYC gay bar.)
Lucy Lawless, best known for her role as Xena or America’s Top Lesbian Icon, has also appeared on Broadway in the musical Grease! and she has sung at many benefits and concerts.
And the list goes on… Leah Thompson was on Broadway in Cabaret. Alfonso Ribeiro was a child star, appearing in The Tap Dance Kid on Broadway and recorded several dance/pop singles for Island Records. Chris Jericho has his own rock band.
So why was none of this mentioned on the show last night? It’s not like Simon Cowell called an real bunch of amateurs and said “hey wanna try singing?” Is all lies, except for Carly Patterson who really is the only novice in the bunch, the rest have all sang professionally…Fox what’s the deal?
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