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Thursday, May 22, 2008
5/22: Annual thank you note to the loyal readers
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Dear loyal blog readers,
As a mostly David Cook crowd, we’re warmly buzzed this morning, not hung over. But this blog entry won’t be about the show per se, but about you.
Thank you for supporting this blog for a fourth season! And I want to remind folks that I am such a psycho. I actually keep this blog alive the other seven months of the year! With 82 “Idol” alums, the “Idols Live!” tour, auditions for season eight, three peripatetic judges, the ubiquitous Ryan Seacrest, offshoot reality shows, et. al, there’s always something to write about in “Idol” country.
So keep this site bookmarked if you need your fix, say, on a lazy August day. Or come back any day and talk with the regulars. This was a bit of a rough year in “mushblog” land. We have insanely slow comment posting and we lost our one-year effort at social networking. I hope we’ll be using some sort of new software by 2009 that will be faster and better in many ways. And I’m still sorry to have seen the “Idol Exiles” leave the scene, but, alas, communities build and they splinter. That’s the natural progression.
Now I’d like to thank the regulars by name (or at least the names they use on the blog): Deirdre and Linny stuck with me through thick and thin, my two lieutenants in “Idol” arms, keeping the conversation flowing and egos (more or less) in check. War Eagle, JTesla and Flats provided a surprising dose of testosterone for a show not known for studly appeal. Thanks to Mike S for his insights, though I can tell by his busy schedule, he hasn’t been able to “break” as much news as he has in the past. Thanks to Negativo for his brilliant, cutting remarks and amazing predictive powers. Thanks for past regulars such as Songluvr, Harmony and Lara for stopping by, even on occasion. And welcome to newcomers such as Harrieth, Justin, DawnH, Menana, and mvt. I also appreciate y’all who merely lurk and any other regulars I may have missed.
It’s a pleasure and a privilege to serve you all.
Cheers,
Rodney
P.S. Some of you have intimated I should blog about “So You Think You Can Dance.” There are other reality shows I can write about too but naturally “Dance” is the closest kissing cousin to “Idol.” Unfortunately, my knowledge and ability to critique dance is far weaker than singing. Not sure what I can add per se there. But I might throw my two cents when on occasion.
P.S.S. I lied about this not being about Idol. I just got the early ratings and it appears despite lower ratings most of the year, the show ended on a high note thanks to the most compelling final two in years. It drew about 32 million viewers, up from last year’s 31 million. The only episode this year that did better was the premiere. So congrats all the way around! Even in the younger 18-49 demo, it was flat, which is a victory in this day and age.
