This quote, from the character Ruby in Cold Mountain, pretty much sums up how I feel about the Sanjaya thing. Except of course that the quote was referring to the Civil War and not some crazytown reality show.
I've refrained from commenting on this until now for a few reasons: 1) I'm lazy, 2) I kind of feel like a bit of an AI poser, since this is the first season I've really watched (excluding of course viewing a few choice episodes at P*s house back in SF) and 3) I don't really need to comment; everyone else already has.
But the more I read quotes from AI producers and personalities, the more annoyed I get. Truthfully, I think their annoyance is feigned; I'm sure they are annoyed all the way to the bank, right? But to hear Ryan Seacrest tell a fan who was complaining about Sanjaya still being on the show, "Hey, you're doing it" and to hear Simon Cowell "threaten" to quit if Sanjaya wins--I have no choice but to comment, and my comment is this: YOU did it. The judges are the ones who advanced him to the top 24. YOU were the ones that gave him and his sister all that camera time, going back again and again to the fact that they were siblings. (Kind of like how YOU only put Anotonella Barba and whatshername through because they were best friends and good looking.) Eveyone else is supposed to spend their time and use up their text messages to reverse something that YOU started?
YOU made the weather.
By the way, I hope Melinda wins...though I do like the fact that Sanjaya rhymes with Jambalaya. Mmmmmm Jambalaya....
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right, so this is in no way a defense of sanjaya, but lemme say:
i can think of at least three contestants i'd like to see leave before him, and their names are — in order! — haley the applebee's waitress, phil stacey, chris robinson.
sanjaya is a terrible singer, but i like how audaciously bad he is. he's the snakes on a plane. of american idol. his attitude is "Yeah, I suck — what are you going to do about it?" Haley and Phil actually think they can sing. I'll watch Sanjaya be knowingly terrible for at least three more weeks happily.
I also think there's going to be a Sanjaya tipping point — eventually, all the people who are voting for him "ironically" are going to be outweighed by the sincere fans who are rightly voting for either Melinda, LeKisha or Jordin.
Also, I am a dork.
oh yeah i don't really mind his presence in the show for now...i just get steamed when simon looks all exasperated when he created the monster....plus it's not like sanjaya is all that unique or wacky or crazy or anything--some people are born wacky and some have wackiness thrust upon them...me dork, too
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