Lately I have been hearing rumblings of AI "jumping" the proverbial "shark", on television, the so-called world wide web and from the mouths of babes. While this is not technically correct as AI has not introduced any wildly out-of-place elements or radically changed it's format to "stir things up", the truth of the matter is simply that this season of Idol sucks huge sweaty Ruben Studdard style balls.
Honestly, seasons 6 and 7 were pretty bad. Kat McPhee vs. Taylor Hicks and rock David vs. obnoxious David were not what I would call high points for the series, but the current debacle that Idol finds itself in makes those seasons look like The Real World season 4 and Top Chef season 2 respectively!
If it wasn't for my commitment to Idol Threats (if I bail out now I don't get my 5 sack bonus and I lose my stock option) I may or may not have bailed from the show by now. Seriously. Things need to pick up. And fast!
After some careful consideration and a lengthy discussion with my "family of friends" I have come to the conclusion that the only thing that can SAVE Idol at this point is a forced shark-jumping. Kind of like when you have the spins after a night of clubbing and you have to pull the trigger and vomit so you can either continue clubbing, pass out or masturbate without getting dizzy, but for a tv show. I have compiled a short list of possible stunts that might have such an effect on AI. They are as follows:
How rad would it be if one of the themed nights featured Hellkommander Nattefrost as the celebrity mentor and all the contestants singing songs by Mayhem, Emperor and Immortal? Pretty goddamn rad. I mean, Magnus would obviously kill it, Big Mike would look straight Raider Nation in shoulder spikes and who doesn't want to see Tim Urban in corpse paint? Hot.
This really requires very little in the way of explanation. Naked contestants. Naked band. Naked judges. Naked Seacrest. You get the idea. Naked audience, you say? Why the fuck not.
Imagine how much more exciting this year would be if the kids were forced to perform in a medium sized steel cage (let's say 15' X 20') alongside frequently abused, borderline starved wild animals! Not only would they then have a pretty valid excuse for sucking, but who doesn't want to see Tim Urban get his face eaten off by a Bengal tiger? Hot.
Get out there and spread the word! Write angry emails to Fox demanding these changes be implemented immediately! I have already sent a link to this blog posting to their HQ. Either the show will soon be watchable again or this blog will be slapped with a wet, juicy cease and desist order. Ether way, America wins.
Whatever the case may be, I like our chances against Kennedy. Go IT!!!!!