A Brief Treatise on American Idol

Ryan Seacrest, who at this point is totally phoning in his appearances on American Idol, takes a deep breath and booms out "America voted last night, and Simon, a lot of people were complaining about your harsh criticism."

Okay, here's the thing, gang. I get that it's fun to talk about the results with friends and coworkers, and/or root for your favorite singer. I understand that the producers of this show have totally rigged things up so that heartstrings are tugged and that the maximum tension is felt to the bone. But guys. People actually called up and complained. I'm going to reiterate: People were actually moved enough to feel some sort of emotion, most likely outrage, and physically picked up a phone to call the show and complain. Um... Yeah. IT'S JUST TV.