Check in here if you have NEVER seen one episode of American Idol.

[Mike 03]

I haven't. (But to be honest, I don't have television, so it would be impossible for me to.)

When I informed my niece (12 years old) of this fact, she thought I had to be lying or joking.

I don't feel that I'm missing anything.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Me.

Just never got all that interested in the concept, not much of a fan of pop music anyhow.

[Tikki]

6. Me, too....

Tikki


I like music, though....

[arbusto_baboso]

2. I've seen about 5 minutes of one episode.

I couldn't stomach any more than that. I don't watch television for "reality"!!! Entertain me, goddamit!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

3. Same here

I don't watch much network TV period.

[madinmaryland]

4. Checking in. And I have three tv's and cable.

OTOH, my wife used to watch it religiously when it first came on.

Yeah. :wtf:

She doesn't watch it anymore.

[old mark]

5. I saw a few minutes of it this morning. My wife was watching it as I

went to make tea in the kitchen.
When I got back, she was watching something else, with the shooting and explosions that she loves so well....

I have no opinion of the show, but I'll probably never actually watch it till I'm in the senile home, drooling in the corner of the dayroom. Med time!

mark

[Bucky]

7. Never. Shows about people singing and staged contests are boring.

[boilerbabe]

58. Exactly....what's the attraction? Seems hokey to me. n/t

[FarLeftRage]

8. I've never seen one...

then again, I've never seen an episode of the A-Team either...

[Pool Hall Ace]

15. Oh my gosh, that graphic of yours! Did the dumbasses really say that?

:wow:

[FarLeftRage]

27. Yes, they most certainly did...

And it's not too surprising, either...

[boilerbabe]

59. Unbelievable!! n/t

[Bennyboy]

9. Never seen it...

maybe five minutes total....

[Brigid]

10. Count me in (or out).

I have never watched this show and never plan to. And no, I don't think I'm missing a thing.

[Critters2]

11. Neither have I. Not the slightest bit interested. nt

[Creena]

12. Not a single one.

My homophobic neighbor was yelling and screaming about for everyone to vote for the "not gay" guy because his sexuality won't corrupt America. I hadn't a clue what she was blathering about until I got inside and Googled the names.

I have a television, but Fox is only on for House or Fringe, and I mute the commercials.

[boilerbabe]

60. House is good...saw that at a friend's house....n/t

[Pool Hall Ace]

13. Nope. I've never seen it. No interest.

But if others like it, s'okay.

[JTG of the PRB]

14. I've seen a few minutes over the years, but only waiting for 24, Fringe, or House to start.

Not even remotely interested in Idol. Like you said, I don't feel that I'm missing anything.

[MrSlayer]

16. I've never watched it.

I have no interest in it at all.

[DarkTirade]

17. I have never VOLUNTARILY seen one.

Unfortuantely I only had one TV at my old apartment. And two roommates who watched it.

[Pierre.Suave]

18. I never have

and I have a tv with cable...

[MorningGlow]

19. I haven't

No interest. Because I truly love music. That caterwauling ain't music.

[bif]

20. I haven't seen most shows.

I almost never watch tv.

[GCP]

21. Here

I cannot imagine how it's caught the whole country up like this.

[Doc_Technical]

22. Never seen it either.

My wife says that I should have my own
show called, "American Idle."

[NewJeffCT]

23. I think I saw like 10 minutes of one episode at my parent's house

don't remember a thing about it, though.

[Grey]

24. Never watched it. Not once.

[FloridaJudy]

25. Never seen it.

Nor do I have any wish to do so. But then I've never seen Cheers or Gilligan's Island either. I don't own a television. I am hooked on Science Fiction shows on Hulu and Netflix, though, so I can't claim I never watch it.

[Muttocracy]

26. Me. No TV either. Just now watching some clips of this Adam Lambert fellow and liking him

Did he win?

On edit - oh, lordy, one clip has some AWFUL backup singer screeching.

I doubt I could actually sit through more than a 2 minute clip of one of the finalists.

[rurallib]

28. not here. Tried to watch a couple times but - stinko! PU

[sammythecat]

29. Same as you Mike n/t

[NV Whino]

30. Haven't seen it

Don't get TV reception. Don't care either.

[Coventina]

31. Never seen it. I have *zero* interest. n/t

[qnr]

32. Never. I don't watch television though. n/t

[johnfunk]

33. Not one.

Ever.

[ohheckyeah]

34. How unAmerican of you.

:-)

[GodlessBiker]

35. Not one here.

[midnight armadillo]

36. not one

.

[KoKo]

37. Never seen it, honest. Hear folks talk about it...and I just stay quiet

and listen to what they say.

[alarimer]

38. I am proud to say I have not.

But then I am not into boring corporate music.

[SeattleGirl]

39. Never seen one.

I've seen a few pieces and parts of episodes, as MrSG watches it, so if I walk into the living room when it's on, I see a piece of it.

Meh, I've never had a desire to watch it.

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

40. Saw a few minutes in a waiting room once

Would never watch it by choice and never have. And I had cable and multiple TVs until December.

[Juche]

41. Never seen it

Its cool if other people do, but its never been for me.

[blue_roses_lib]

42. I've only ever seen...

5 minutes or so back in 2002, I think. :wtf: Turned the TV off and went back to cramming for Intermediate Accounting real quick. I LOVE music, of almost all kinds, but there's no appeal for me in this show.

[amitten]

43. Here. n/t

[Tangerine LaBamba]

44. Never................

I've also never been in a Starbucks, and, somehow, I'm still a fully-functioning human being. Happy, even ................

[friedgreentomatoes]

45. Never saw even a microsecond..

but then, again, I don't have TV either.

[slay]

46. Right here - never watched it - hahaha - never will!

Another reality crapfest. I got stuck watching part of one over at a friend's house and I was like, "Good God man! How can you watch this shit?" Just an awful show - those people are just THE BEST KARAOKE SINGERS in America - they don't play instruments or anything! Call me old fashioned, but I actually like for musicians I listen to to, oh I dunno, actually play a musical instrument. :P

[GreenPartyVoter]

47. I made it 5 years without seeing it, then I walked in the room when hubby was watching and now

I can't say that. And since then I have actually watched it on purpose because hubby was. I tend to give grief over the mess they call music there, but there's usually at least 1 or 2 people I find interesting enough to watch the show for.

[progressoid]

48. Nope and hope I never do

but it's hard to avoid the clips of it on other shows.

[Maccagirl]

49. Checking in

Just not interested.

[Mudoria]

50. Never have and never will.

[jeff30997]

51. Just saw the ads when it first started....

and that was before I canceled cable.300+ channels of the same crap ? No thanks.They imported

the concept over here and it really stinks.Predigested instant just-add-water-and serve "Stars". :puke:

[Corey_Baker08]

52. Never Have Never Will n/t

[kentauros]

53. I looked, one time, long ago

and learned within seconds that it would not be worth my time. I've never felt left out by not paying it any mind since then, either :)

[LSdemocrat]

54. Why do people who have never seen/experienced something feel qualified to judge that thing?

[TreasonousBastard]

65. And they're so proud of it, too.

[ScreamingMeemie]

79. Because, as a society, we are a bunch of judgemental asses.

:hi:

[Kali]

102. honestly?

do you really have to experience everything to make a judgment about it?

hell it's a tee vee show - I have experienced tee vee shows before, so in my book that is enough reason to judge it likely to be mindless "entertainment" that I don't want to waste time with

add to that the info gleaned from reading about it here and I'm pretty sure of my judgement

[rcrush]

55. I think I've seen a few min of it.

I might have seen one scene with a person trying to sing infront of the judges. It didnt interest me at all.

[sarge43]

56. Here

I'm not even sure what it's about.

Like you I don't have television.

[boilerbabe]

57. I never have--don't have my TV hooked up to anything right now

I have read enough about it that I feel like I have seen it though. Tell your niece that you are not alone..... I don't think you are missing anything, either. Read a good book (I don't mean the Bible when I say "good book"). As long as there is a library nearby, I don't worry about TV shows....

[Roon]

61. I watched three minutes once

It was during the finals or whatever,when this guy came out singing "sweet home alabama" and the crowd cheered like he was the original writer of the song. By then, I had enough and changed the channel. Can't say I didnd't try though. PS..I no longer have a television.

[Mugu]

62. I have a television that is on most of the time.

But, I've never seen even one minute of American Idol.

[yy4me]

63. Never even tempted. That does for shows like The Apprentice

too. It used to bug me at work(when I had a job) where almost all my co-workers talked about this show all day long. There ware other totally useless shows they would chat about too.

If I asked what they thought of one or two of the programs I watched, I would get a dumb look as though I was Really, Really old to watch that stuff.

I guess they are harmless but those programs certainly do nothing for the mind.
I guess us old folks remember TV when it was entertainment, not whatever it is today.

[TommyO]

64. I have never watched an episode of American Idol

nor have I ever watched an episode of Survivor.

[TreasonousBastard]

66. You're just missing an American cultural phenomenon...

and, like wondering "Who killed JR," knowing something about it is simply being polite in general conversation.

Myself, I watched a few minutes of it here and there, usually by accident, and find it harmless and am not swept into the hysteria.

[Kali]

103. I missed that one too

:rofl: although I may have seen an episode or two, I sure wasn't watching it by then

[cwydro]

67. Only snippets here and there. nt

[SalmonChantedEvening]

100. Same here.

It just holds no interest for me. Three minutes was enough.

[Dogtown]

68. Not my cuppa

But Lois Griffin is very hot...

[I Have A Dream]

69. I haven't. nt

[Ghost of Tom Joad]

70. does watching highlights count?

[HopeHoops]

71. Not one.

I wouldn't watch that shit under any circumstances.

[annonymous]

72. I have never watched a complete episode.

However, I have caught bits and pieces of American Idol waiting for House to come on when House used to follow AI.

[Chorophyll]

73. Me.

Never seen it. Not even once.

[Jokerman]

74. One woman got angry with me when I said I'd never seen it.

I've had several people tell me I resemble Simon. The first was an older woman at a local bar. At that time I'd never even heard of Simon but this woman flat out refused to believe me when I said I hadn't seen the show and didn't know who she was talking about. She eventually became quite rude until my wife arrived and assured her that I had never seen the show.

Just a few weeks ago a young lady at the drive through told me I looked like Simon and I said, "I am Simon". I think she may have started to believe me until I added, "When I'm not on TV I like to drop the phony accent and drive around central Indiana in a beat up old chevy".

[Rambis]

75. Never

Haven't watched network tv in 9 years since I got satellite.

[One_Life_To_Give]

76. Guess this includes me

I also doubt we are missing anything.

[LeftOfSelf-Centered]

77. Checking in...

Never seen it, and not only because I live in Italy. They have shows like that on Italian and German television as well, but manufactured pop singers just aren't my thing.

The only music themed show that I ever watched was "Bands On The Run" on VH1 about ten years ago. They sent four bands on tour in separate vans and they had to promote their gigs and get people to come. It was pretty entertaining and the music wasn't that terrible (at least they wrote their own stuff). I don't know if they ever did any more seasons after the first...

[1gobluedem]

78. Me

And I do have a TV. I have no desire to watch it ever.

[petronius]

80. I've seen bits and pieces - enough to know that it's not my thing (nt)

[LynneSin]

81. Technically I saw one but only because I had the flu and was too sick to find the remote control or

get up and change the channels. Mind you I was probably watching Seinfeld reruns, which tend to be on right before Fox original programming kicks in.

I can't even remember what season it was or who was playing but I thought I was watching "American Karoake" or something.

[ismnotwasm]

82. Me

At first, I refused to watch because I thought having a cruel motherfucker pretending to be a critic on TV wasn't worth my time. Now, I just don't have the American Idol habit, I guess.

[Flaxbee]

83. Never seen it. Don't want to. And I do have tv and cable...

so it is a very purposeful omission on my part.

[Orsino]

84. I've only seen bits and pieces...

...and (I think) only when a nearby TV was tuned to Fox the next day. On Fox, Idol counts as news coverage.

[bikebloke]

85. Never ever

I hear it's worse than being waterboarded.

[Moondog]

86. Never.

Just not interested.

[Sheltiemama]

87. I haven't.

It just doesn't grab me.

[6000eliot]

88. I've never seen it,

and I resent even knowing who any of these people are. They are taking up space in my head that could be put to better use. Like thinking about scratching my ass.

[freethought]

89. Here, here!

I have also never watched any of the "Survivor" shows, or any other "reality" TV for that matter.
Once, I did have to sit through one episode of "The Bachelor".

[Vidar]

90. I don't watch "reality" shows.

[KansDem]

91. Who?

:shrug:

[WildEyedLiberal]

92. Nope, not once

It's just not my thing. I'm not a fucking hipster so I don't pass value judgments on those who do like it, though (NOT referring to you, Mike!). It's a valid form of entertainment. It's just not up my alley, at all.

[timtom]

93. Me.

Me no like tv.

[laylah]

94. Not..cannot do the reality shows nt

[Ikonoklast]

95. Nope. Could not care less.

Pop culture is lost on me. Never watched one Seinfeld show, or Lost, or Cheers, or....well, you get the picture.

People where I used to work would talk about what they saw on the tube the night previous, and I had no clue as to what the big deal was.

[Blue_Tires]

96. +1

and one of the winners even sang at a family wedding (before he went on the show)

[ZombieHorde]

97. "I don't feel that I'm missing anything."

It is just a televised singing competition, nothing more and nothing less.

I don't like the songs they general sing, but I don't think it is evil. Just not my taste.

[Amaya]

98. not me

got rid of my tv years ago

[NMDemDist2]

99. !

i watched ten minutes once a few years ago

that was enough for me and we have the TV going all the time around here.....

[Kali]

101. yo

no tee vee - and that show sounds like one of the reasons why

[GoddessOfGuinness]

104. I've watched about 5 minutes or so

but I was totally turned off by the attitudes of the judges.

Now and then I'll watch a youtube clip that someone recommends.

[rainbow4321]

105. Count me in the never column.

Never could get into shows like that or any reality shows, for that matter. And judging by all the "the wrong person one" reports I've seen today, it sounds like the fix was in long before either singer uttered a single note.
Waste of time to invest any interest.