It begins. American Idol.

Well, it was a great night last night. I TIVO the festivities because of my small group gathering on Tuesday nights, and speeding through it late last night, I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised with the overall ebb and flow of the night. The people who were bad didn't seem like they were "faking it to get on TV", (at least not as much), and I enjoyed Kara's presence as a new judge.
I do have to say, though, one of the things that really annoys me are the song montages when they play up the horrible singers singing to one song and string them together (this time it was to "Livin' On A Prayer." My biggest beef with that is that it's obvious that they forced all of them to sing this song, there's no way it was in front of the judges, and then they feature them forgetting the lyrics, as though it was a song they came in prepared with. I just find that part a bit low rent.
Two observations: One, why does a girl who actually can sing feel the need to put on the bikini? And, does anyone think that anyone has a chance if the blind guy is actually that good? Seriously, who's not gonna vote for the blind guy? (And my favorite moment of the whole night, was of course, when Ryan went up for the high-five, forgetting that the BLIND GUY COULDN'T SEE HIM. Awesome.
Once again, I'm hooked!