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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 4:58 pm
I watched some of this. I hate to admit. What I felt extremely cruel was how they added insult to injury by having that MTV guy talk to them after the judges told them how "great" they were. They showed them so excited about how the judges could see their talent (which you know many did not really expect).
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 6:03 pm
KTLA said this morning that this show bested AI last night in the ratings! What a hoot! I didn't see it, but it seems so funny from what I have seen....more comedy show than talent competition. However, if those things about telling the audience the contestants are from the Make A Wish foundation are true, that's too low even for my debased humor.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 8:36 pm
LOL MB! It didn't keep my attention til the end either. I am going to watch one more ep just to make sure I don't like it
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Azlen
Member
08-27-2000
| Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 11:54 pm
Here is an article from the Hollywood Reporter that mentions the Make-a-Wish lie. LOS ANGELES - Let’s concede at the outset that “American Idol” is ripe for spoofing. Between its extreme lighting, its larger-than-life judges and the manufactured urgency of its competition, it’s a huge target just waiting to be satirized. Too bad, then, that the pitiful effort of “The WB Superstar USA,” a seven-episode series that premiered Monday, fails miserably in that regard. Although it gets some elements right and there is no end to the slick production values, the overall mean-spirited and dishonest nature of the production makes it one of the more loathsome unscripted shows to smear the small screen. The idea is to create an “American Idol” in reverse, with the winner being the worst singer. Of course, since only the chronically desperate would try out for such a contest, “The WB Superstar USA” posed as a real talent hunt, enabling it to attract (and dupe) throngs of eager young contestants in city after city. “People said we couldn’t do it. People said we shouldn’t do it. But we did it,” host Brian McFayden boasted at the outset of the premiere. If only the WB had listened to the people... Instead of listening to the people, exec producer Mike Fleiss and his crew lied to them. They lied to the talent-starved singers, leading them to believe their awful performances were of star quality. They lied to the good singers who also were under the impression this was a legitimate talent search. Many of them came from considerable distances, expending time, energy and money, all of which, in effect, subsidized this substandard show. Fleiss and company even lied at one point to the studio audience, though it won’t be in the series. To keep audience members from booing and hooting the obviously awful performances, a producer announced that the contestants were terminally ill beneficiaries of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. A spokesman for the WB later apologized for the remark but not, regrettably, for the show itself. Small wonder that the WB, which sent out tapes of one of its new fall drama series before it even announced its fall schedule, declined to mail out review copies of this mess. Is this a sign of the collapse of Western civilization? Hardly. If Western civilization could withstand Fleiss’ other shows, going all the way back to the misbegotten “Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire,” it should have no trouble shrugging off this one. Still, it can’t be beneficial to have an influential network treat dishonesty, deception and a blatant disregard for the feelings of others as nothing more than benign entertainment
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Scorpiomoon
Member
06-06-2002
| Wednesday, May 19, 2004 - 7:51 am
To keep audience members from booing and hooting the obviously awful performances, a producer announced that the contestants were terminally ill HOLY COW!!! Oh man! I am stunned! That is pretty freakin' low. Wow.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, May 19, 2004 - 7:57 am
That's awful.
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Wednesday, May 19, 2004 - 3:36 pm
I agree it is low if they told the audience that. I have to admit that I did watch this last night and laughed quite a bit. Mostly, the three judges were the funny ones. If most of the people that "made it to the next level" really think they are good singers then someone should give them a gentle heads up.
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Rslover
Member
11-19-2002
| Sunday, May 23, 2004 - 8:26 pm
Does anyone know if the reruns shown today were the same ones shown on Friday?
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Sunday, May 23, 2004 - 11:06 pm
They were the same reruns..
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Scorpiomoon
Member
06-06-2002
| Monday, May 24, 2004 - 2:01 am
I caught a few minutes of the show. Ironically, I saw Knightpatti's son's girlfriend Nina singing "Hit Me With Your Best Shot". I have to admit, the judges were pretty funny. As much as I absolutely hate the concept of this show, during the few minutes I did watch, I found myself actually enjoying watching those people (like Nina--sorry Knightpatti)--who came across as extremely arrogant and egocentric--make complete fools of themselves and know the show was making fools of them as well. It's those people who have humility and no ego--people who might not be great singers but who just love to sing--I feel bad for. It's the diva-wanna-bes who set them themselves up for humiliation.
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Knightpatti
Member
12-06-2001
| Monday, May 24, 2004 - 8:54 pm
Did anyone see the show tonight? Nina is as sweet as she can be, but does believe in herself alot. LOL! My son called me last week and said she was really over the top!But she probably would not be where she is now if she was not like she is. She is probably the best dancer that Disney has. Last year she was LUcy Lu at Universal during the season. Anyway, don't judge her too harshly. Remember, she thought she was competing for a record contract, which she wanted with all her heart.
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Monday, May 24, 2004 - 9:06 pm
Knightpatti. I've been to those shows at Universal and all the cast is very engergetic. I don't think they could get the job without being over the top. She must have some talent to get that job. The show is on now. I'm half-way watching.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Monday, May 24, 2004 - 9:27 pm
OK people, I'll be the first one to stand up tall and say I LOVE THIS SHOW!!! It's hilarious!!! For every person who downs the show, I hope you guys also looked down on all of the attention that William Hung got for being such a bad singer and dancer. That's where this all came from. Good old William made this "cluelessly bad singer" thing an actual schtick! I love the things the blonde guy judge says. My one favourite is when he told one guy how he felt the guy "made love" to the song, and he went on and on about it. Something to the effect of "you made love to that song, you stroked it, you smacked it, you kissed it, you caressed it, you flipped it around and did it all over again. And then you smoked a cigarette and cuddled it too." That is funny. The ONLY thing I don't much like about the show is that every time they go to a break, they RECAP the whole premise of the show, and ask us the same questions they asked us ten minutes earlier. "Which of these people will the judges think is bad enough to be chosen to fly to Hollywood, where they'll get star treatment....and WHAT will they do when they find out the whole show is a joke on them" [insert shot of Tone Loc with his jaw dropped, while in the background you hear the host saying "you guys suck." Oh my word, I'm laughing just WRITING about the show!! hahahahahahahaha!!! This show can't be morally worse than The Swan. (Which I am sitting watching now too.) :-S Knightpatti - that's cool that Nina is a possible future daughter in law. Good Luck to her? She wasn't so horrible. Confident yes, horrible singer no. I'll be here til the last show. Perhaps it will end the same way the Obnoxious Fiance ended, with things being EVEN BETTER than the unsuspecting family had originally believed. Then we will all be pleasantly surprised. (I use the word 'pleasant' very loosely. hahaha)
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Monday, May 24, 2004 - 9:43 pm
so far, it looks like one of the finalists will be that skinny, dark-thin-greasy haired guy. they are going to try to make him like a rock star. i've said this before...but i really mean it this time (:>) ). i've reached a new low.
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Monday, May 24, 2004 - 10:15 pm
Knightpatti, I thought Nina was fine. She has a lot of self-confidence, which is never a bad thing. We all know how these shows are edited to make people characters in a story, instead of showing who they really are. I'm sure that if we met her in real life, we'd all be happy to know her.
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Scorpiomoon
Member
06-06-2002
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 4:17 am
Oh come on, Wilson. We can't blame everything on editing. Nina's (and others) attitude wasn't edited. They didn't edit words into her mouth. I think there's a huge difference between confidence and having a "I'm better than everyone else and I know it" vibe. Knightpatti: I'm sure Nina is a wonderful person. I'm sure she's doing a diva shtick simply to stand out from the crowd. Here's what I'm not understanding though. If she is as talented as you say, why was she chosen as one of the finalists? Solely judging from what I saw, the judges (producers) are choosing the really, really, really bad performers. If she does possess great talent, why wasn't she cut immediately? I'm honestly not trying to be argumentative. I'm just curious.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 5:27 am
I watch also and find it funny, although I have cringed a couple times. I have a feeling they are going to turn these ppl into rockstars and we will be surprised in the end. With all the stuff they can do in a studio I wouldn't be surprised if the winners song is a hit. My fav line so far..knock knock..who's there?..you suck! LOL
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 8:54 am
Nina does have talent, she can't sing, but she can dance and be funny. This show makes me laugh so much even though I think that some of these people have got to know that they are not good singers. Sometimes, I even think the show is completely rigged. At the end of the show, when they are telling the "winner" that we lied to you? well I think they are going to turn it around and tell us they lied to us instead. But I don't care because all of these people are making me laugh out loud!
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Knightpatti
Member
12-06-2001
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 7:18 pm
The judges are hilarious! They must have loved their jobs on this show! Did you notice that the competitors did not get to watch the others? Maybe someone would have picked up on their very bad joke played on all of them.
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 8:01 pm
I'm sure these "superstars" were made to sign all sorts of legal papers making the show not responsible for blah, blah, blah. However, I still see a lawsuit in the future from someone. Someone could say, I gave up a job/wages thinking I could be a superstar, humiliation, ruined my career, etc. Another thing, some of these people are very odd/strange. No one really knows what they are capable of. Who knows what they might "DO" later to a judge or "someone" involved with the show. I think if I were a judge, I'd be watching my back for several months. Hopefully, the show is going to pay them enough $ for their time and humiliation.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 11:32 pm
I couldn't believe that they sent the skeletal guy in the sequined crop top, the one with the belly button piercing who was also wearing stiletto heels.. I thought he should have stayed and send the big boobed blonde home (the one that the judge keeps mentioning in terms of her boobs) Sigh..
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Monkeyboy
Member
05-27-2001
| Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 11:36 pm
Sea, i agree (that rhymes!), he was my favorite and the one that had me laughing the most. The blonde was just irritating.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, May 26, 2004 - 12:04 am
Well Rosa is my favorite for now.. but yeah, the blonde is.. yeah..
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Wednesday, May 26, 2004 - 7:21 am
Damn, was it on last night?? I thought it was on Mondays. When is it on again?
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Kady
Member
07-30-2000
| Wednesday, May 26, 2004 - 7:30 am
Pamy...last nights will repeat, not sure of the day though. A new one will be on Monday. 
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