My TV Addiction is Back

I feel so pathetic getting into reality TV, the very thing I once hated. My schedule currently looks something like this:

Monday: "Dance War"
Tuesday: "American Idol"
Wednesday: "American Idol"
Thursday: "The Apprentice"
Friday: Nothing definite, but there's this show premiering on CMT called "Gone Country" that looks like it might be interesting. We shall see how much I get into that one.

I wish the "Idol" auditions would hurry up so we can get to the performances. I suppose we get a good background on some of the singers now (admittedly, I'm not going to vote for someone with a personality I dislike), but the music is ultimately why I watch the show.

This year "Idol" is going to be different for me. Last year I knew the father of one of the contestants, so I voted for that contestant most of the way. This year I feel more free to choose whomever I want. I'm planning to vote for all the contestants I like each week. Last year there were several contestants I liked who got eliminated and I felt bad that I hadn't voted for them. If that happens this year, at least I won't have the guilt.

I'm also hoping to write recaps of all the performance (and possibly result) shows. I thought it would be good to be able to look back on my first impressions of certain contestants, and perhaps my comments will even be entertaining. I thought my family and I made some funny comments when watching last year (for instance, my mother said that Blake Lewis looked like Howdy Doody when he sang), and perhaps the general public would enjoy them too (assuming anyone actually reads this blog).

I just hope that there'll be some true underdogs to root for in this competition, as it's been revealed that several contestants have had past record deals and such. With all the information that's out there I won't be surprised if there are several shocking eliminations this year.