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Yes, I like to watch

If you like music at all and if you like watching American Idolesque shows, you should watch Nashville Star on the USA network. It is a contest to find the next big country star. Wait. Come back. I don't even listen to country music but it is a terrific show. It's not a novel concept or anything. It's just a show where hopefuls perform and the TV audience calls in to vote on their favorites. One by one they are eliminated. You know the drill. The winner gets a recording contract with a big label. Anyway, it is far far better than AI could ever hope to be (in my humble opinion). It is more entertaining and a much better showcase for musicians/singers than American Idol and as a bonus - no Ryan Seacrest. Why is it better, you ask (besides the obvious no Ryan Seacrest part)?

1. It moves along quickly with absolutely no filler or time-killing or stalling. It's really just people performing.
2. The contestants actually, get this, play instruments and often write their own songs.
3. The judges are mostly nice and offer some constructive advice. Sorry, if you only want to see Simon Cowell - there is no one like that here.
4. The music is really good (even if you don't like country & western music).

There is one caveat however. We've been watching this show since it's inception. They are now on Season 3. There is a new host (Leann Rimes) and new judges. I can't tell, but last night was the first show of the new season and it wasn't quite as good as past seasons. Don't ask me why Bret Michaels is a judge and how he is qualified to judge music, country or otherwise. I'm not digging that at all. But the performances mostly rocked. You can easily see who is star quality and who is almost star quality.

Anyway, the contestants are actually talented and they always have solid performances. Last night, sadly, one of the female performers had food poisoning or something and had to run off stage during her performance to barf. How unfortunate.

So, it's on Tuesdays this season (instead of Saturday like the past two seasons). Try to check it out.

In other reality show news, did you know Elyse Sewell has her own LiveJournal? You may remember her from America's Next Top Model, Season 1. I totally adore her, so do check her out too. She's quite entertaining.

posted by Anita at 9:39 AM