tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20710455.post116914652042113336..comments2023-12-20T08:31:53.642-05:00Comments on POPSURFING.COM: Overnight TV Ratings -- "Idol" A MonsterMichael in New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01449933463450154603noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20710455.post-1169159631472057962007-01-18T17:33:00.000-05:002007-01-18T17:33:00.000-05:00Yeah, I found the comments about physical appeara...Yeah, I found the comments about physical appearances a little jarring too, especially since Ruben Studdard triumphed -- do you have to be black to get away with being fat? I think the show always does much better when indulging the deluded with bemused shrugs rather than actively mocking them. I think if the judges had seen that guy before it would have come up. My guess is he never made it to them -- maybe nerves or a bad day or a clueless producer that missed his talent?Michael in New Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01449933463450154603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20710455.post-1169152606715257552007-01-18T15:36:00.000-05:002007-01-18T15:36:00.000-05:00We were wondering the same the thing about the guy...We were wondering the same the thing about the guy who was rejected twice prior. We figured he was a victim of the judges moods. Sometimes they put through many people and other times they are very picky. We thought the bro/sis were very cute. You see so few Indian nationality (I'm guessing they were - Asian sub-continent at least) in these shows, wonder why? We were a bit disturbed at the picking on some the contestents looks (deformities?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com