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What some people don't realize is when we see the auditioners in front of Randy, Paula and Simon, that isn't the first time they have sung for someone at American Idol. Everyone is required to first go through a screening process of two different rounds, before they are seen by the big three. The producers told everyone at an audition this year that only the really bad and really good people will get through, so if anyone thought they were not the best one there, they should leave.

That leaves the people that appear on our screen in two groups. Those that really do believe they have talent, and those that know they don't. The producers know many of them aren't talented as well, but pass them on to give us that great entertainment value watching at home of someone dressed atrociously or singing absolutely terribly, and getting shot down by one of Simon's sharp comments.

The auditioners that have parents crying out in the hallways, but make fools of themselves, most likely believe they do have real talent. We listen to them, Randy, Paula and Simon listen to them, and all of us know they don't have real talent. But watching their parents crying out in the hallway, we realize that they are just very disillusioned. I don't know if I would have the heart to tell my child, "You suck!" but someone has to before they do it in that type of a public forum.



Thiskind of bothers me. I had no idea people were going through other auditions before getting through, meaning that their hearts are being flogged on National Televisionlike that.

Makes me a little sick.
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