Malaysian Idol?! Help.

I've been following Malaysian Idol again. As expected. Seeing as I'm a total Idol freak. And the fact that I'm STILL watching it is a testament to how much of a freak I really am. Don't I have anything better to do? Apparently not.

Okay, the low-down on this year's um... competition. Basically, it can be summed up in 3 words: WHAT THE HELL?!!! Yeah. So far, it's been NOTHING but a popularity contest, and one totally littered with booboos by both contestants and judges. Not at all what I expected. Which is bad. Coz I wasn't exactly expecting much this time around.

I think the judges are getting deaf this year. I mean SERIOUSLY. Some of those that were put through to the Top 24 shouldn't even have gotten past Round 2 of the Theatre Eliminations. Plus, what the heck is it with people and pub singers? Are they subconsciously looking for another Jac? Hey, buds, just a friendly reminder - there is only ONE Jac!

And another thing - just because they're "professional" singers, does NOT mean they're good. God! I can't stand seeing those two in the Top 10. Honestly! It isn't fair... They got waaaay more screen time in the TEs than some of the other contestants, so even though they screwed up, people still had those supposedly "amazing" performances to fall back on. What about those who didn't have that screen time eh? They may have done a gazillion times better in the TEs and not screwed up as much in the Workshop stage.

It's the fault of the editing and also the fact that people are easily blinded by so-called professionalism. Hey, a person who can't sing coherently AND hit notes isn't one who "saves the day". Puhleeeeze! Give me a break, will ya?! It's just so annoying! I hate seeing people get in purely on popularity. She (they) just wasn't that good! They were bad, actually, seeing as they should be on a higher level than the rest. Which they definitely weren't!

Oh and forgive me, but I still think people should at least get the basics right before trying all the frills. Frills without the basics just sound TERRIBLE. Oh I know they're "impressive", but really - if you can't do the simple stuff, what's the point? It just sounds like yowling and like they're trying to hard.

What happened to good, old-fashioned singing? That is, hitting the right notes and actually sounding pleasant? Why try to do something you can't do well, when the simple way would work better, if you put your heart and soul into it?

I think that's why MI is so screwed up. People try too hard to impress, so the singing doesn't come from within anymore. And that is just sad.

God, whoever reads this... please please please vote for someone who can at least hit the notes 90% of the time AND whose diction is clear enough for you to actually understand what the heck he/she is singing! Please!

I think Jac set the bar too high. And that the MI 1 contestants had too much personality. They totally overshadow this year's bunch. I'm hoping for a miracle tonight. Or at the very least in the Spectaculars. God knows we need one!