American Idol and everything else
American Idol is "celebrity" news. Frivolous. Not important in the scheme of things. A sign of the dumbing down of society.
Yes, there's that. And then there's this: Our story about Chris Daughtry being voted off got four times the number of page views as the typical No. 1.
Here's our own version of American Idol: last week's top 10:
1. Daughtry booted in 'Idol' shocker
2. Daughtry may sing Friday at Greensboro ballpark
3. Child found hanging on clothes line dies
4. Local fans shocked at Daughtry loss
5. Man killed in fall from parking deck
6. Dueling rallies draw crowds on High Point Road
7. Deputies investigating 7-year-old girl's death
8. Greensboro businessman faces felony tax charges
9. Man found shot, dying
10. 'Idol's' Daughtry gets job offer from Fuel
Me? I wanted more!
Comments (5)
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Our 'Idol' stories from *last year* are still among our most viewed web pages. Right up there with UFO stuff.
Posted on May 15, 2006 1:58 PM
Seems like yet another example of the discrepancy between what readers say they want and what readers really want.
Posted on May 15, 2006 2:52 PM
Not quite the same thing, but a single post about Chris Daughtry on my blog from January continues to bring me more web hits than I can count. I consider it mostly hollow traffic, but they're eyeballs nonetheless. As I've said, I pulled back the Idol coverage when I began feeling like the editor of Teen Beat.
Posted on May 15, 2006 3:43 PM
I'm not sure why so many people are suprised by the Chris Daughtry results.
You need to remember that the "American Idol" show is entertainment-- just like the WWE shows.
Posted on May 15, 2006 8:58 PM
American Idol is not a show I've watched much or find entertaining, though to each their own.
Posted on May 27, 2006 7:29 AM