Q: What do you get when you cross “American Idol” with Barry Manilow?
A: An hour of quality musical television, that’s what. Somebody had better sing “Weekend in New England,” is all I gotta say.
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[update: Two things. 1) Jennifer Hudson sang it and did a spirited rendition. 2) If you put all three of them in front of me, I wouldn’t be able tell Barry Manilow apart from Barbra Streisand or Barbara Walters.]
[update 2: I could take this opportunity to tell you about the time I got enormously drunk on Jim Beam and sang “Mandy” in a Denver biker bar, but I won’t. Instead, I’ll just let you make up your own stories based around those facts. Should you be so inclined.]
[update 3: Zomboyboy has capsule reviews. And I can’t believe I’m writing about “American Idol.” Won’t happen again.]
It just happened, man. And it was good…
Flipped it over from Rumsfeld on H&C just in time to catch it.
Oh, man, don’t leave me alone in my shame–keep bloggin’ the Idol.
Is it just a coincidence that you NEVER see those 3 in the same room at the same time?
It was more like 20 minutes of quality musical television and 40 minutes of commercials. How can they stretch seven shortened pop songs into an hour-long program?
Actually, if you count the Race Pimp post, this is your second “American Idol” post.
Tell the truth, you love it.
Jeff, you really should have your own animated series. Reading your quips reminds me of Futurama.
Barry’s the feminine one.
I want to do an animated series. Really. I’m looking for software to help me out.