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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BLACKDIRGE" data-source="post: 2997304" data-attributes="member: 1953">So today my brother auditioned for American Idol. He did OK, but did not make it past the first round. However, his first hand look at the inner workings of the show clearly demonstrated just how cruel and heartless network TV can be. To make my point, let me fill you in on how the auditions work.As you know, thousands upon thousands of people show up to the "cattle call" auditions held in major cities, just like the one my brother attended in Los Angeles. Now of course, Randy, Simon, and Paula can't see the thousands of hopefuls that show up, so there are droves of "lesser judges" that screen the masses for potential talent. My brother informed me, as he was told at the auditions, that most people would see as many as three to four groups of these judges before finally going on to the celebrity judges. Now this means that truly talented people, those that actually have a shot at making the show, have the stamp of approval of up to four different people, which brings me to the whole cruelty issue. My brother was told that the best way to make it on the show was to be really good (obviously) or really bad. So, a person whose singing can be likened to the mating yowls of cats on crank will likely be passed on through the ranks of judges in the hopes that they will make fools of themselves on national TV, and have their dreams (swollen with the false approval of these lesser judges) smashed to pieces for all to see. I had always wondered why these horribly untalented singers looked so surprised when Simon read them the riot act, and know I know. Each one of these unfortunates has been led to believe that they have been "chosen", for whatever reason, by the preliminary judges, thereby sweetening there agonizing disappointment for the folks at home.I don’t know about the rest of you, but I think this is simply awful. It was one thing to laugh at these pathetic singers under the belief that they were completely deluded individuals convinced they could sing despite all the evidence to the contrary. But it is quite a different matter for the show to give people false hope and then crucify them in front of millions.I really shouldn’t be surprised that a network like FOX would do such a thing. Anything for ratings I guess.BD</blockquote>

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