Alisa out

I've been a fan of American Idol since it began. I've seen every episode and on occasion have picked up my phone to vote. I think I'm finally done with Idol and it's because of money grubbing Fox. Not only do they have the LONGEST commercial breaks known to man but now they're doing product placement during the show and it's gotten so much more in your face. I was fine when it was just the Coke cups in front of the judges. Heck it's really fun to try and guess what was in Paula's cup every week! But now Coke's logo is everywhere. I could ignore the dumb Ford commercials thanks to my FauxVo so that was ok. But it was thanks to Ryan's iPhone commercial during the show that I finally lost it.

I know that with the growing number of DVRs (TiVo's, etc.) in people's homes that advertising is taking a hit. But when the ads start invading content then I'm pissed. It's obviously where we're headed with television though. Watch any show now and count the recognizable products. They used to have no-name brands but I don't think that's the case anymore. Last night's Survivor was LOUSY with Herbal Essences product placement. The contestants won a chance to have a shower in the Herbal Essences' spa or some such nonsense. It's AMAZING that a remote island in Malaysia or wherever they are was so hooked up with all those Clairol products. Yay for them.

Anyway the media covers Idol enough that I can keep up with it and not even have to watch.