American Idol is Back!

American Idol is back, and I'm really, really excited.

However, with Ryan's declaration in tonight's show that they chose 17 of 10,000 people in Minneapolis, and watching some of the "talent" on the show tonight, I've come to the conclusion that lots of people have no real friends, or family that truly care. I can understand it when friends tell you that you have a good voice to avoid hurting your feelings, and I understand your family wanting to be supportive of your dreams. However, there's gotta be a line drawn somewhere when they know you will prove them very, very wrong in front of 30 million people.

These people looked genuinely surprised and disappointed (and possibly traumatized for life) when they are told that they are bad singers, but should they be? If a tone deaf hack like me can tell when someone's a bad singer, why can't their family and friends? Why would they want to subject their loved ones to the public humiliation that is American Idol?

Let's face it, William Hung was an oddity, and to quote Dennis Miller, "14:57, 14:58, 14:59 ... ".