Got any proof?

^^^ Explosive break-ups and pissed-off Ex's is pretty damn common. And, it still doesn't prove that he's not an orphan and doesn't have a family. Sorry for playing devils' advocate, but I need more proof that he's a complete douchebag. Spill.

Wow you people are dumb. You do realize they tape the sob stories AFTER people have already made it, right???

Here's how it really works: You make it based on your voice. Then they see who of those who made it has good sob stories. Then they tape the sob stories. Then they air the sob stories because they get higher ratings and are more interesting than people just auditioning.

Done. Get it???

Furthermore, Gokey made it because of his voice, which is an amazing voice. It was second only to Lambert last season.

He later sucked though because it became apparent that he had no musical or professional sense whatsoever. He danced like an idiot (and not in a cool, classic rock kind of way either) and he picked awful songs, and had no originality.

But he did have a great voice, and THAT is what carried him.

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Oh you pathetic virgin, who dedicates his life to obsessing over a tv show he doesn't even like.

Yes, you make it based on your voice. And yes, they then air your sob story to the world for ratings. That's how TV works.

Have you looked at these sob stories? Most of them are years and years old. "My father died 5 years ago" or "we were poor when I was little." SO???

Most everyone has a sob story in their life that could make good television. I could say "When I was 8, my mom almost died of a brain aneurism." My best friend could say "My parents divorced and I was sad and did drugs for a while, but I'm straight now."

Hell everyone could have a story from somewhere in their lives. It's not hard to find one. But the voice is how you make it to Hollywood week.

Then, true, if you have more of a story than someone else and a mediocre voice, yes, you might make it to the top 24 over a bland person with a mediocre voice and no story, but neither of you has a shot at winning and you're both mediocre.

The show isn't going to spend its time promoting crappy singers when it has to invest in record contracts at the end of the day. They want good singers with something original in their voice, and so that's what they look for. Then they air your sob story for ratings, a sob story anyone has. Simple as that.

Wow, seifer, do you have any literature I can subscribe to?

I have no choice but to agree with seifer. Congrats, kid, you have seen the light! What is more entertaining than a tragedy? Why do people watch the news? Well, usually because we like to hear about tragedies, catastrophes, or anything that involves death and misfortune. If it's a "happy story" where the little boy finds his lost puppy--nobody cares. We connect with people through their hardships, no matter how stupid that may seem.

This is why I don't understand the whole hubbabaloo about Danny. Yes, he lost his wife. Yes, he shared it with American Idol once. Yes, he made a couple of brain-dead song choices (but didn't everyone?). Yes, he dances like he's got two left feet, but that's what makes him lovable. Viewers like people who are REAL, not skimply little blondes, arrogant know-it-alls (i.e. Anoop), or overconfident dumbells who think they can sing. If you ask me, Danny should have won the whole goddamned thing, not Kris who totally slaughtered that Beatles song. Jesus, people.

I wonder when the day will come when an American Idol contestant calls the judges and producers out on their "sob story" hard-on bullshit, on national television. I hope that, after a performance, someone comes out and says: "Just because I don't have an exploitable back story that I want to share with the world at this point in time, it doesn't mean that I am not worthy to be on this fucking show. I want to be judged on my talent, my personality, and my potential. I don't want to get far in this contest because I have an illness or a dead relative or a hacked-off clitoris or whatever."