My sister Joyce never used to watch TV. Actually -- that's a lie. She would only watch ER, and when I'd call her between 10 and 11 on Thursdays, she'd practically hang up on me. Priorities! Anyway, she's branched out and now she's watching a bunch of shows -- like Top Chef, which is another one I get hung up on if I dare interrupt.
Joy: There's this little thing called a DVR...
Anyway, last night she caught her first bit of American Idol ever. (Yep, this is season six. At least it's good she doesn't follow the crowd.) It was a great first show to watch and she was laughing so hard. I think the highlight was that last chick, Isadora (aka "Julie"), who was a singing clairvoyant. She sang moaned the song "Lady Marmalade." It really didn't get better than that. Simon stood up and was like: I’m going home.
Ryan Seacrest, with his five o'clock shadow, amused me too. He kept trying to guess Isadora's real name... to her utter annoyance. I didn't know he could be funny. He should try that more often.
I really hope that the actual competition is good this year. It’s going to be hard to top the freak show audition thing right now. Who are these people?
Check out a recap of last night's American Idol: New York in TV Cocktail.
