I wasn't watching American Idol (in years) until my brother pestered me into it a few weeks ago. Long story short, I finally understand AI. It's not a difficult concept but I now get it. Why people tune in twice on a weekly basis, why I should miss 'Countdown' and bits of 'The Rachel Maddow Show' in order to see this musical contest. Why anyone would want to spend money on the tour. Or avidly wait for the albums. Or download the songs on iTunes.

Because watching Adam Lambert perform isn't just television. It's an experience. One in which I never sit still.



Yes.

YES.

Watching the rest of the show is almost laughable because Mr. Lambert is a performer and all the others only know how to sing. Although, to be fair, this is music and we all have biases and for my type of music to finally be represented so well makes me squee. Can he just hit it big yesterday and be BFF with Scissor Sisters today?

Also, this picture is relevant to my interests:


I imagine the placement decision went something like this:

"Okay we'll put the moderately heterosexual guy next to Zef, for the ladies, and then we'll have this huge gigantic straight zone before it's safe to have Adam in the back far from His Shagginess so nothing untoward occurs and causes respectable adult women to start writing RPS."










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