My latest guilty pleasure...

Finding the “Next Pussycat Doll”. After watching yet another disappointing American Idol results show, it is so much fun to change the channel and watch a few girls (some of who are quite talented!) try to be the next piece of nameless fluff in the Pussycat Doll group.

Let me back up. While I love American Idol, I’m really pissed off about the results being so skewed. I get the whole “Howard Stern trying to prove that he’s the ‘King of Entertainment’”, and don’t get me wrong – I like Howard. But I don’t like him screwing with my television show. Sanjaya, while a cute kid – can hold a tune at best. He can’t sing. And while I can see the appeal in the 13-15 age group for him, I think it’s wrong to intentionally have people vote for the worst candidate strictly to drive a point home. Don’t they realize that they’re not proving any points – they’re only messing up what might be the only opportunity for some one like Stephanie, who’s really quite talented?

Moving forward. The judges for the Pussy Cat Doll show, irk me. Lil’ Kim – she doesn’t need to name drop all the time, and she’s so not Pussycat Doll material – I’m not sure why they chose her to judge, but what can you do. The founder of the show, Robin Antin – seems nice enough, but seems almost enamored with everyone. She reminds me of a nicer Janice Dickenson. The only judge that to me has credibility is Ron Fair from the record company that signed the Dolls.