What the Heck Happened to This Show?
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- I used to love American Idol. What happened?
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The really talented girl that they said no to was Saveria and she was singing her original song “Tell Me This Is Real” so go show her some love!
Wait, shut up, you can sing? I know you use autotune but still
Scott Cramer thank markiplier for this sick oculus quest ad I’m about to fully watch my guy. Giving you them dolla dolla bills bruh.
Also, it’s ten minutes long just an fyi
Scott Cramer finally done
Good luck. North Dakota for life. #northdakotacheck
Scott Cramer you should talk about country song comments they are so sad and weird don't know if it would be great but its worthy a shot
american idol: my mother died before i was born. i started using crystal meth at 3 months old. my dad stabbed me to death at 4 years. i was president of a small african country from 10-13. i learned what “singing” meant at 68.
mckenna k hecticnessity
wow, how inspirational... you're going to hollywood!!
Didnt even realize it said "My mother died before I was born" 😂😂😂
Neha Kakkar Crying.jpeg
Pretty much
American idol: I was born at a very young age so life’s been hard
oof lmao
This is so dumb.
I love it.
Fucking Rich Mate, have my upvote
Hahahaha
😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
I remember when a girl quit her job to be on American Idol and Simon helped her get it back cause she couldn’t sing
that was actually really nice of him
link?
The only reason I even started watching this show was Simon. I tried watching a few seasons of it when Simon left, but it wasn't as fun. They're still on? LOL
that's probably the weirdest roast ever to the girl
@@kittykittybangbang9367 I think they’re lying. I can’t find it anywhere 😂😂
Random person auditioning: Hi, I'm-
Lionel Richie: come here *gets up and walks up to them *
SiriusKepler and *starts pointing at them aggressively*
@@hannessyy__ *and gives a crappy speech*
SiriusKepler joe biden: *watching through the window* a worthy opponent
Come on. All he wants is a hug
@@anthonylong9067 **begins to smell their hair after forgetting why he came up there**
The girl they said "no" to was better than almost anyone they said yes to, especially than that Jamaican lady. But yeah, she clearly needed to work on her life story. She was terrible at that.
Matt McComas yeah she needs to get to either using or working on her murder skills... amateur
I can’t believe that she was like actually really good I would listen to her and right now they have so many people in the top 20 that I kinda hate
I was gonna ask who she is and if she's on yt
Any one know where I can find the full clip? I have to know what the judges reasoning was..
She gotta find a hit man to make it seem like her mom committed suicide
Judges: So tell us a little about your self
Me: So I’ve had a really hard life... I wear men’s Nike’s... Men’s thirteen sized Nike’s
Lol you're too tall girl!!! XD
Try fifteens
“How’s the weather up there?” -Hallway Dude
As a sophomore in high school
im dead XD
American Idol stories: It all started on the day of my birth...both my parents failed to show up
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
lmaoo
Is this a Phineas and Ferb reference?
Nameless it is
Doofenshmirtz?
Old American Idol had those sob story moments every so often and I think that actually made them more powerful... now every contestant has something terrible happening and they carry so much less weight
@@alyssajade6802 tragedy sells, look at the news and their constant reports on the amount of suffering people have to endure because of this outbreak.
Literally SO ANNOYING
I was born with a crack mom and an alien dad, at the age of 4 I had a baby that got addicted to meth, at 12 my dog exploded, and at age 17 I found out my best friend was Jack the Ripper. Which led me here to American Idol
Wyatt Whitney the sob stories are the worst. Hate em. Hate em so much.
@@shawklan27 actually in the case of these shows you can see a pretty noticable drop in views for recent seasons, at least thats hows its going in the UK
"mom, dad, could you abandon me so I can win American Idol?"
"can you divorce and act like it's my fault, then disown my brother and get in a car accident so my leg can be amputated?"
Why does everybody need a sad story to be inspirational i don’t get the “ oh you need to see the dark to enjoy the light“ I think this is romanticizing the people who really suffered some hard stuff...
Yeah, I don't think the people how are really suffering will care about going into a talent show, and would rather heal the pain they had in there lives.
It's the producers. They get them to ham up a story because it looks better for viewers. Imagine if the garbage truck guy wins? How good that would look for American Idol?
CTrain I know that is what i meant and think it shadows on the people who need taken care off for whatever reason that they are so romanticized in the public
Just the next person says yah my names mark i like football
I think most people in this world want to be a somebody and popular that doesn't mean they suffered from losing a person in death or anything bad happened in their life.
honestly want to see simon cowell and gordon ramsey in the same room dissing each other
The next best thing is Epic Rap Battles did an episode with Simon and Gordon lol
They are the same person.... There is a reason why they haven't been in the same room
I feel like instead of roasting each other like they do to most other people they would just become best friends
I'd love to see them do a one off show where Gordon has to sing for Simon and Simon has to cook for Gordon.
@@heathercameron1485 Simon Cowell sings?
American Idol: I'm very rich, but when I was a young boy my parents were gunned down in front of me as we were leaving the theater. Anyways this is my original song Bat of Darkness.
😂😂😂
DARKNESS. NO PARENTS. SUPER RICH, KIND OF MAKES IT BETTER.
Wow imagine Katy Perry’s shock when someone tells her that air is made of gas
😱😱
But air is a gas
Martin Faut the air we breath is a combination of many gases, mainly nitrogen
The way she rolled over tho too
Is math related to science?
Every single contestant: yeah my mom died before I was born...
Emma Bean lol
Mine died before I was conceived
Don't think about that too much. Also joking
*makes sense*
Probably technically possible.
It's been hard for me. My parents died the day I was born a nine-tailed demon fox was sealed inside me which caused the whole village to ostracized me. One of my only friends betrayed me and left the village to obtain more power. I'm hoping by joining American Idol....maybe he'll come back.
Let me guess, after that you went back to the village, one of your friends got poisoned, you had to fight against your friend, and then pain itself, and one of your most powerful ancestors, and then literal god?
don’t worry man, im sure you’ll become hokage one day oh wait, i mean win american idol!
This is like, an incredibly real thing though. My friend auditioned for America's got Talent. All they did was ask about her story, what hardships she's been through in life, etc. She was specifically told she had the talent but not the story
Connor Berry that’s stupid
Should audition for the voice they care more about the talent on that show
@@jacksonblake7126 hate to break it to you, that's also not the case. You don't ever perform in front of the judges unless the producers approve you.
@@jacksonblake7126 the voice is just as bad. America's got talent is just as bad. any show about talent, is just as bad with exploitation and not caring about people's genuine talents.
Connor Berry that’s true but the voice is a lot better. Someone I know is currently on the show and they don’t have that much of a sob story, so the show instead of not having her on (she’s really good tho) just over dramatized her past which made it seem like she had a sob story
Any girl younger than Katy Perry
Katy: I see so much of myself when I look at you
Lmao! Exactly!!
@@Sheriden. she's like those popular girls who are 11-13 and whenever they see a little kid they go "omg hi hold my hand" "this is my new best friend" "give me a high five"
I remember very specifically someone sang "If I Was A Boy". He had a lovely voice, and it was clear to anyone with half a brain cell that the song was very important to him personally. The whole time he sang, the judges were just talking to each other about how weird it was and didn't even listen to his performance. It was heartbreaking to watch this guy open up to the whole nation only for fucking J Lo to ignore/dismiss him and then send him away for "a distracting song choice". It fully cemented my dislike for a show I loved as a kid.
That's genuinely sad
it's like a year later but was the guy called Keith London?
@@tuesdaee i think it was, such a weird fragment to watch
I remember that! He killed it too! I was so mad that he didn't go through
L + Ratio
Doofenshmirtz would obviously win because
1: his tragic backstory.
2: his excellent singing.
3: his beautiful looks.
no cap lol
He has the greatest voice
waluigi is true beauty
@@BasicRock123 yes
y e s
If I ever go on American idol, I will use that Spongebob backstory😐
😐
@@bravemenrun. 😐
@@epicrabid1857 😐
@Jamie Allen 😐
@@ZiRR0 😐
it's hard to root for any of the contestants when all of them have a tragic backstory. Like, they can't all be underdogs. It really just becomes a contest to see who had the worst life rather than who has the most skill/talent
“i get insecure”
“*w h y*”
“cause i dont look like other girls”
“*N O*”
katy perry solving everyones problems😌💫
Emily Richter she really said no to insecurity 😌🌸
Do you ever feel, like a plastic bag?
God I hate her
@@randybobandy4000 this is my favorite comment
randy bobandy nah I’m not light as a plastic bag so no I don’t feel like one
I'd probably watch American Idol again if it went back to a show where they made fun of people.
So much more interesting!
too much political correctness these days unfortunately
Psych IRL me too
@@mish_elle1450 I mean, Luke Bryan is on the show, I dont think he cares about political correctness.
They have no Simon
Reminds the episode of the office when Andy tries out for America’s next a cappella sensation and he says “is this a show about the resiliency of the human spirit or is it a singing competition”
The whole sob story thing also goes for America’s Got Talent, which is why I stopped watching it.
I know right we haven't seen great talents like there used to be because they focus on sad story's or oh here's a kid that sucks at his talent but we need to put him through because it will inspire other kids
I had a cousin on America’s got talent going up against another little girl and we were all scared she wouldn’t win because the other girl had a sad backstory and we didn’t
Mikayla Fl feels like it’s all singing acts nowadays too, why I love the gong show
Rehksthemess i had a friend who also was on AGT and they made him cry trying to get him to talk about him being adopted and like how much he “missed his mom”
Trust me its in Britain too, its so annoying. These people have actually suffered and theyre using it for views? 😐
Girl: because... I don’t look like the other girls
Katy Perry: NOOOAOOO
Edit: y’all this was supposed to be a joke about Katy Perry not the girl who had to say she was fat on tv
that girl looked exactly like 90% of girls.... "oh no im 25 pounds overweight im so differeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeent"
"All my life *sniffs* I've been six inches taller than average. Kids at school... *sigh* ... I'm sorry I need a second... *sigh* ... The kids at school would say I'd be great at basketball. *sniff* I really hate basketball... *tear runs down face* Sometimes people ask me... *sniff* what the weather's like up here.... *sigh* and my mom... *sigh* ... sorry.... *another tear*.... uh.... *sniff*... my mom always asks me to reach things from the high self... *sigh* Life is hard you know!"
"Girl, no need to sing, YOU'RE GOING TO HOLLYWOOD!"
Heather Cameron frrrr people need no talent to be famous these days
I’m not like other girls.......... iM qUiRkY
I love how being overweight is a personality now. I’m sorry, but unless these struggles are super unique to the person, I can name at least one person I know who has gone through the exact same thing. I just care that you don’t act like an asshole and you can sing. Share your backstory later on your own terms!
American idol contestants: “ I got cancer when I was a little sperm, my mom died the day before I was born. When I figured out I was human at age three I fell into a great depression and tried to poison myself with my feces. I became king of the last surviving Aztec group, they tried to sacrifice me so I killed them all. When I was the age of 12 my pet dodo bird Jimmy died from my horrible body odor. When I was 35 a Nazi named Karen broke into my house and killed all my family. And that’s the end of my story.”
Why is it always like "when I was a sperm" and never "when I was an egg"? Why are sperm always personified but not eggs?
@@Crochetems yea if anything youre more the egg but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Bruh I screenshoted this lol
IM CRYING
YOUR GOING TO HOLLYWOOD
A girl from my hometown passed up on being on American Idol because they wanted her to use a fake sad backstory
What story did they want her to fake?
J J i’m replying cause i wanna know too lol
@@jane270 me three!
What they said, please let story rip
What was the backstory?
American Idol Judge: So tell us why you’re here.
Me: At age six, I was born without a face
Alezarde how do u speak
Me when I see new American Idol: what am I willing to put up with today? NOT FUCKING THIS
@@colorbar.s But it WAS a reference and everyone knows that is equal to comedy on the internet and on Family Guy
Corpse is that u
Hyakkimaru???
Judges: "What's your story?"
Well, uh, when I was in fourth grade, I got accused of stealing some kid's lunch money. They held a class trial and everything. No one believed me when I said I didn't do it, I couldn't stop crying. The only one who came to my defense, surprisingly, was the kid whose money was stolen. He pointed out that they couldn't find me guilty without hard evidence. He learned that from watching his dad, who was a really famous defense attorney.
But then just a few years ago I saw my old friend's name in the news, and he'd become a really ruthless prosecutor! I tried to get back in touch with him, but he would never answer my letters or my calls or my emails, so I thought maybe if I became the next American Idol then he'd have to acknowledge me.
Edgeworth and Phoenix? :0
@@hustle_roseBingo!
Nice Ace Attorney rocks
Absolutely fucking perfect.
Fellow Ace Attorney fan spotted
This show feels like a
parody of a show
My problem with tragic backstories for those singers is this: everyone has had hard things in life happen that they had to go through. But someone like me, someone who doesn’t want to talk about it, wouldn’t have as much as a chance just because they don’t feel like giving the world a sob story. People that are silent about their past might not have it easier, they just don’t like telling the world about it.
Billy Bubone Yea it’s ridiculous, it also really incentivizes people to embellish their stories, like the woman who claimed she was in a toxic relationship for 8.5 years, maybe it was that bad, it’s just not even that uncommon, I don’t think it’s worth telling people about on national tv.
Also most of their backstories are either very overdramatized or completely made up. Don’t worry, it’s completely normal not feeling comfortable with telling everyone especially if whatever it was gave you trust issues
Exactly, i feel like they use it as a scapegoat, so rhe judges feel bad about saying no, also, its really stupid
I definitely agree with you, I'm not one to let my past impact who I am today. I don't want to be known as the guy who had this bad thing happen to him, I just want to be known as who I am. However, with something like American Idol where you know damn well what the game is (emotional sob story with a good voice basically gets you in), you have to play that game to make it. You have to be prepared to do something you may not want to do if you truly want the best chance at making it on that show. You have to play the game.
I'd give someone else's backstory.
14:19
This girl has legitimately amazing voice, pitch, tone and personality.
Cannot believe they passed on her, that gotta be the most insane dumb shit.
IKR it’s insane… not only is she incredible but she has a very UNIQUE voice & sound …
At 11:02 i thought this man was just like "I'm going to perform an original... alright thanks" and just left
Joshua Ford same I was like “oh no he got nervous and left and now the judges are going to comfort him”
@@smurchison2 Lionel: *stands up*
Me too
No one is talking about “pants on the ground”?!?! One of the most iconic moments of the 21st century
aubs626 I still reference that with my family sometimes😂
@@savvycrafts239 same 😂
I think about this almost daily
Didnt he come back for the finale?
pants on the ground pants on the ground lookin like a fool with your pants on the ground
One of the reasons I love the British reality TV show "The Great British Bakeoff" is that they show very little backstory. Up until recently the only backstory they would show would be in the final episode with just the 3 remaining finalists and very rarely would the backstories be sensationalized in a harrowing or inspirational way. It's just about baking, and why sensationalize baking? It's just cake.
"Lionel's out here auditioning for a TED talk..." LMAO. The man has not really had to share the stage since the 70's. Best way to not be a part of a trio is to get up and make the camera follow him.
Did they really say "no" to that girl with the guitar? What's wrong with their ears?! Her voice is beautiful!
Honestly I'm pissed about that because she KILLED
It's because both of her parents showed up to her birth.
Shrek that has to be it
My friend auditioned for American Idol and she has a beautiful voice. When she auditioned, the judges literally told her she sounded too "perfect". Her audition wasn't aired. She doesn't have a tragic backstory so I guess having a relatively normal life isn't good enough
Wth
i auditioned for american idol when they came to boston a few years back. it was a really last minute thing and i wasn't expecting much because i didn't really get a lot of time to prepare when i decided to go but just wanted to do it for the experience. waited in line for hours. right before we auditioned, a group of us saw an excited girl running to what looked to be her father and hugging him, crying because of how happy she was because she was moving on. we all thought it was a really sweet moment. then we saw someone working redirect her back and had them shoot that moment, like, three more times. then they break you off into sections and wait in another line to be auditioned, but you can hear the people who are going before you. there were SO many talented people, and the only people i heard them let in were three very obviously bad singers. two of them seemed to be just messing around and one seemed more serious. i wasn't even upset about not moving on because i didn't really expect to, but it always bothered me that they chose people who wouldn't get far at all in the show just for entertainment factor rather than people with actual talent who care about music and want to pursue it. i feel like the whole "bad american idol auditions" trope has been taken way too far when you're taking three bad people out of a pool of the fifty that were standing there. that's just my opinion though
Dude, that girl hugging her father thing is so wrong.
You're right, it is upsetting to see how they accept people just for the entertainment, but also, the serious people may actually dodge a bullet, apparently talent shows aren't really beneficial to the singer...
FallenAngel7538 oh 100%. it would probably be more beneficial if they were actually looking for talent, though haha. but what are ya gonna do 🤷🏼♀️
@@thetruth830 wait why?
@@daredrogers3884 Because it's taking a genuinely sweet moment and turning it stake, forcing them to redo it so instead of them both being happy, they probably were annoyed by the end.
"Yeah my goldfish killed itself"
"Bro, you're going to Hollywood"
Yeah well my goldfish drowned is self
@OmegaLordAlt
Yeah well my Goldfish ate itself....
Honestly… Lionel constantly standing is one of the funniest things I’ve seen. Especially when he speaks like a motivational speaker.
that girl without the backstory was literally so good and better than almost all of them
Garbage boy kinda had it doe
why is nobody talking about how good the song was at the end, I’m actually shocked. what a bop
sydneyhasthetea yeah
sydneyhasthetea same omg
My thoughts exactly. It's really good!
sydneyhasthetea same
sydneyhasthetea not sure if you are already aware but he frequently includes low key bangers at the end of his videos. So if you weren’t a fan before and liked the song, check his other ones out 👌
That couple singing shallow is definitly straight out from some Ilumination animation
American Idol has turned into a dollar store version of the voice rather than just being American Idol.
Hang on, didn't the voice get its start as a dollar store american idol?
@@wiiuandmii7619 I actually like the Voice more as in auditions they can't see who it is and that means they're basing it on mostly voice alone. I can't count how many times Kelly has said "oh if I'd have known you were a child a would've turned" even when they're shit.
@@pizzaguy8844 which is probably why they made a kids version. bc that was a bad look lolol
American Idol Contestants- *I was born at a very young age.*
Judges- 😢😫😩😭
I really wanna see this hppen:
Judge: So tell us about yourself.
Contestant: I ws born with a condition called Homochromia.
**gasps**
Contestant:...
Contestant: It means my eyes are the same colour.
yes
Plzzzzz
Homophobia 😭😔
I get really insecur-
WHY?
*sniffles* because I don’t look like the other girls
NO!
They're copying the Britain's Got Talent format. There's actually a British comedian that faked a sob story and made his way on to BGT and through the auditions just because of his sad, sad, (made up) story.
Who
@@anuvette Simon Brodkin
The guy who pretended to be an Orthodox Jew and a full time carer while aspiring to be a rapper? That was excellent
BGT’s less focused on the sob story. A large majority have sob stories, but a few just have vaguely sad faces and make it through the first auditions (Reuben Gray, Calum Scott).
didn’t simon cowell produce both? that’s why they are similar
Part of what made the older seasons inspiring was that going up in front of the judges was a risk. They might tear you to shreds, and the producers used to hype people up so their reactions were more genuine when they did get torn apart. There are no stakes now, it's just another typical "reality" show that feels formulaic and scripted.
It's been sterilized. The entire appeal of reality TV was watching people suffer. Without that, there's no appeal.
i was half expecting to click this video and scott being like:
"so yeah haha, funny story, i was almosT ON AMERICAN IDOL"
I can hear that in his voice.
Remember in season 8 when “family-friendly” sponsor AT&T didn’t want openly gay Adam Lambert to win so they devised a way for a ton of Kris Allen fans to send thousands of text votes at once?
Just like the DNC
Yea I never heard of this is there any proof of this or is it just decade long conjecture?
i heard that was part of the reason simon left but i could be wrong!!!
Adam did not reveal he was gay until the very end of that season he was in.
Not sure if it's true, but even if it is, it turned out much better for Adam than Kris. Adam's been touring with Queen for years & who knows what Kris Allen is doing
you can tell at the 14:00 mark that katy wanted to say no but the producers wouldn't let her.
Scott: “This one is for you, grandma.”
***starts piano but stops***
Scott: “Oh, did I forget to mention my grandmother, who was my grandmother for most of my life, was just killed about five seconds ago in a tragic fiery car crash, caused when she ran over my dog? Okay, now my original song... AMERICAN IDOOOOOOL!”
/r/yourjokebutworse
Scott's hat makes him look like the little boy who lives across the street and asks you to play whiffle ball before school
Joyce s r/rareinsults
Wtf you’re so right though 😂💀
Scott's audition at the end was the best song and performance.
When there was no “what’s up strugglers” it felt like a part of me went missing
1:44
trafficandtransit That made up for it, I feel whole again
Claire Laws hahaha glad i could help!
its like am I even really struggling?
Judge: “What’s that spark that brought such a passion?”
Contestant: ”Well honestly I think I was just born with enough talent to make something like this a hobby. I grew up in a fair town with kind neighbors and two wonderful parents, still to this day I live with no regrets from any hardships.”
Judge: “d i s g u s t i n g”
I think it's fair to say that they're giving disadvantaged people an opportunity when others already had that opportunity, because not everyone has money or vocal training. But at the end of the day, it's about talent, and people who aren't even averagely good shouldn't advance. Also, someone can lose their mom and still have a bunch of opportunities to become famous. Having something bad happen to you does not automatically make you less privileged or less advantaged. So yes, it is quite annoying that they seem to *only* choose people with sad backstories and say no to extremely talented people who don't have a tragic backstory.
It's also worth noting that not everyone without an extremely sad story who auditions is necessarily privileged. Maybe, they had a normal upbringing in a middle-class family. That still doesn't mean they have extremely high chances to make it without the competition, and the show might be important for them too. They might have worked hard behind the scenes. So, not being completely downtrodden doesn't mean that you're at the other extreme either. Being in the middle is also hard when it comes to fickle careers like show business.
@@elliinspace I totally agree with that.
I’m not a fan of the new angle I think I they’ve thrown away the idea of people even getting an opportunity and have turned it into pure television entertainment. There’s not much point in sacrificing talent for previous lack of opportunity. Which is probably why no one actually gets a decent music career off the show anymore. That’s accurate right? The new winners aren’t nearly as successful as they used to be, I can’t name anyone after Adam Lambert.
so we're just not going to talk about how Scott is actually a really good singer
Seriously, I was looking for this comment and can't believe more people aren't talking about that.
I knooow! jeez!
I know right
He was actually singing! Wow he’s good ish
Decent vocals and pretty good writing
12:49 THEY SAID NO?????? THAT ACTUALLY MAKES ME SO MAD SHE SOUNDS SO FUCKING AMAZNIGGGG UGGHHHH
the only experience with american idol i've had as a british person is this one random A.N.T farm episode where chyna got stuck in a windmill
you just dropped a nostalgia bomb on me
Jonah Jacobs i genuinely thought it was a fever dream
How did you enter my brain?
I thought I imagined that episode....
They were trying to spoof Denmark, but kinda got it confused with the Netherlands.
the only memorable thing about american idol was simon cowell
case closed
Lol, I love how being a dick is his entire personality... I still think Gordon does it best tho
He had a kid then got a lot nicer, rip.
Are you forgetting the time Nicki Minaj almost choked Mariah on camera? I quote that daily.
loveutill theendoftimes not the most memorable thing about him
nah, randy was pretty iconic. i used dawg all the time for a straight two years bc of him
20:28 I Love the Fact That He Had to Include Lionel Getting Up From His Seat Whenever He's Impressed Into His Song
The girl that they said no to goes to my college in Canada. It was a big deal. But no sob story. She’s established and “no” lol
she is good too, what a shame. I feel like the three judges there have a pretty poppy vibe that won't help anyone who isn't involved in pop, pop country, or pop whatever
@@monlichtgundisalvu1852 if you mean Saveria, you can look her up she makes great music. I found her videos on TH-cam but maybe shes on Spotify
Remember that time Katy Perry kissed a person without their consent on live TV?
Abe that was so gross
Lol in university we show that clip to students to show what is NOT consent
Yeah and wasn’t he super upset because it was his first kiss and he wanted to save it for somebody special?
She thinks that just because she's famous she gets to do anything to someone without consent
Remember when she introduced bo burnham by saying: "good thing he's atleast 18"
I actually auditioned for both Idol and America's Got Talent as a teen and experienced the behind the scenes horrors. It was nothing like you see on the show.
Can you elaborate?
@@OscarMPG1 for one thing, the “auditions” on the show are actually the second round. The open auditions are for random producers on headsets who were on their phones the whole time and didn’t actually listen to anyone who was singing. They kind of just picked people at random.
The only good thing about American Idol was the fail compilations on TH-cam
AgentDub14 and even then the X Factor fail compilations are so much better cause Simon and Louie Welsh verbally obliterated people
Scott: finishes song
Lionel: “You’re a bird, girl.”
I remember replaying and loving the Shrek 2 DVD interactive game that was based off of American Idol, guest starring Simon Cowell.
You would select which performance to hear from all of the characters and Simon would critique each one. You could select the winner at the end and if you were to select say the three blind mice, Simon would announce;
"And the winner is....ME! For showing up to judge this competition"
I still have a soft spot for the whole game, seventeen years later
This is literally what reality tv has become: fake backstory, fake everything. Like seriously there’s nothing “reality” about it. This is why I do not watch reality TV.
Or they only let people with a sad backstory through.
The only good reality show is the masked singer
Other than Kitchen Nightmares I agree.
Reality tv is just telenovelas if you think about it
And thats why you live in kansas 😂
They’re afraid to be “too harsh” or offend someone. And it makes me sad. I miss the old American Idol when criticism was encouraged, and the judges were more concerned about the VOICE not so much about the look of the artist or their story. Everyone has a sad story, everyone goes through dark times.
There's a middle ground here. You can criticise the material/performance in a constructive way but Simon's whole gimmick was being a prick. It's also overdone at this point.
Your last line sums it up tho and the message is what they're bringing forward. However, voice/performance should always be preferred over backstory.
@@waleedabbas4996 exactly. All too often people conflate honesty with disrespect. They are not the same thing!
@@waleedabbas4996 he was always right though, even if he could’ve said it in a nicer or less dramatic way
Alejandro is a great example of someone who walks up, barely says a word, and blows everyone away without any story.
The formula of these "Reality" TV shows is really gross. Everything is polished and scripted. Classic emotional manipulation for profiteering agendas - some would call that toxic and abusive behavior.... You're right Scott, is very disingenuous and exploitative - it bereaves the spirit of actual talent, hard work and creativity. Thanks for this vid
Did producers stop letting bad singers through? Last time I watched (like six years ago lol) there were no cringe auditions. It got really boring.
A Hey there’s another youtuber who confirmed that those are actors.
Link please
There’s still cringe auditions
I always used to love the audion parts of these shows. There used to be 3 groups, the terrible ones, the amazing talent ones and the inspirational if not the most talented ones. And that last group was rare which made it all that more amazing when it happened. Now it's mostly that which cheapens it. Another thing that they do is, if they show someone's story or linger on them before they go on, you know they're gonna be good or go through and it ruins the seconds before when you get to guess how it's going to go. It's so formulaic that it just sucks the joy out.
ps. I'm still pissed that Adam didn't win
Adam lambert??? He tours with Queen. Id call that winnin
this makes me think about my friend on American ninja warrior. be didn't get on because he didn't have a good "back story" and same happened to his coach
Jack Virdin pretty much all reality TV works like that now. Even back during the original American idol era producers would screen contestants and either pick ones with really sappy back stories to put through or people who were really obviously bad so that they could be made fun of.
Ah, I was looking for a comment referencing ANW. I record the show and skip over all the back stories when I watch; they might as well just be more commercials at this point smh
Dude, I considered applying to the show but stopped due to the excessive saturation of sob stories. I don't have their TV personality they sought for, and I've lived a pretty normal life. Heck, my mom joked that if I got up the mega well, contrary to the overly ecstatic reactions, I'd just say "meh" and take the money.
I remember during one of the season in Vegas there was a Tiktoker who wanted to do a flip into the Jumping Spider. He failed miserably and it was clearly done for clout. I just thought to myself that a person who wanted a shot at beating Vegas got their spot taken by that prick.
I stopped watching the show about a year ago. The direction they've taken with it just feels corporate and fake. I miss when it was actually about competition and not being a god damn reality show.
Imagine going into American Idol as a normal ass dude.
that dude from alabama 💀
I would love to see someone troll the judges by using that Spongebob backstory.
Mr. Lionel is not auditioning to be on TED Talk... He is acting like some type of evangelist in a church during altar call.
14:45 I was SOOOOO mad when this girl didn't make it. Her voice was golden and unique. Then they let multiple people in who can't even sing because it looked good on TV.
Is she famous yet? Can we make her famous? You definitely don’t need to go to on this show to make it.
There needs to be some kind of Ticktock movement or something to get that girl famous! I wish I knew her name
@@kait112IKRR! She was sooo good!!!
I’M SO GLAD SOMEONE ELSE REMEMBERS BO BICE. My child brain was a big fan of alliterations. When I heard about Phillip Phillips, I almost dropped dead
My and my friends used to make jokes where we say something crazy like "I stole a 12 year olds purse at the mall today!" And then end it with "CUZ IM BO BICE BITCH!"
and all this time up until now I had NO IDEA no nice was a real person 🤣
Nobody:
Scott: singing with autotune on american idol
This is the type of content he explicitly said he didn’t want
It's very impressive, Scott YOUR GOING TO HOLLOWWOOD
Did Lionel just say “nice” when the guy told them he lost his mom ?
Bret Rogers I thought he said that too!
Wooooow
uhh imma need a time stamp
@@mehmed6529 13:14
@@mehmed6529 go on mehmed what's your input, what's the verdict? Is it a "nice"?
Scott??? That song at the end??? That was kick ass brother. Fairly new to the channel so I'm not familiar with all of your talents, but it's clear you have a lot of pockets you can enter. Heres to future success for you my man. Glad to be a part of the ride. Peace and love.
Sasuke Uchiha would win the whole show once they heard his story
Naw that would be Guts
bro
Oh my g-
Itachi: You're gonna be a star kid
This is the best thing ever😂
You are legitimately the most underrated TH-camr out there!! I’m OBSESSED with your videos...(optimistic thumbs down)
I love Katy Perry because if you screengrab her face in any of the clips she looks like she has so many regrets and doesn't want to be there which is honestly such a mood
American Idol contestant be like: “Uhhh, when I was 5 my mom told me we were going to get ice cream but we really went to the dentist. *Starts Crying* I also failed my driving test like 3 times.”
Lionel be like: *Gets up* “come on you need it”
*Contest starts singing but is horrible*
All 3 judges: “YOU’RE GOING TO HOLLYWOOD”
*SAME CONTESTANT WINS*
The main reason I really liked the early days of Idol was because I felt like I was watching a behind the scenes look at real record executives auditioning talent. The credentials of Simon and Randy showed the process of what it looked like to make a "star". The brutal honesty is something we all know happens in the industry and this show seemed to lift the vail and gave us a true peek inside. Which was ultimately validated by the success of chart topping contestants (Carry Underwood, Jennifer Hudson, and so on). Now that the show has been around for so long the contestants (in my opinion) are chosen based on who has a better story, along with hiring judges who bring a large fan base. Idk just thinking out loud.
Same here. I stopped paying attention when they added Ellen as a Judge
I think you really hit the nail on the head. It seemed like before they were actually trying to find people who could make it, and now they’re just making whatever they think will pull in views
Yeah, when they replaced Randy, Simon and Paula with established singers and massive superstar artists for judges, things changed. I think it’s clear that the OG panel had the best success with finding talent because they knew what they were doing and brought a different perspective to the table.
Most of the winners don't even have a tragic backstory. They are all adults who's struggling which is pretty normal when you are starting out.
Why is no one talking about how hard the song at the end slaps???
Cause most of his vids have BANGERS at the end
Cause all his songs slap
Singer: “My Great great grandpa died 90 years ago”
Judges: Your going to Hollywood
that is so sad, I am INSPIRED to follow my dreams
He died so early I never knew him
I died just thinking about these comments.
Bro!! no way that happened to me too broseph!!!!
What's the big deal about going to Hollywood? I can just fucking drive there in like, a day. It's not some kind of special exclusive admission, it's just a neighborhood in a city.
"i was diagnosed with something bad, but i'll still be a ray of light"
The garbage man is named Doug Kiker. He has a TH-cam channel and he actually is incredibly gifted! Thanks for putting me on Scott lmao
yeah i was actually shocked he had a great voice omg
What is the channel name?
Damn, that's a new entry on the Unfortunate Last Name list.
I’ve never been more happier than to hear someone, other than myself, know for a damn fact that Jesse McCartney is the Turtle on the Masked Singer.
I don't know what you're talking about but oh my God, I haven't heard the name Jesse McCartney in a while lmao
I think we need to be friend cause you watch this show that I very much enjoy
I loved the turtle
10:52 that beat was fire 🔥 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Contestant: Sometimes I feel like a plastic bag
Katy Perry: YES