American Idol’s Sundance Head: Freak of the Week

BOO-FREAKIN-HOO, AT  LEAST THEY DIDN’T VOTE YOU OFF! 

The only portion of Fox TVs American Idol that I despise more than the audition process, is the three week period in which twenty-four contestants are whittled down to the final twelve.  Like any refining process, you inevitably  get exposed to a lot of impurities before the quality material is harvested.  Along the way, there is always an unavoidable risk that some of the best stuff gets tossed-out (for various reasons.)  The ‘dirty work’ quickly wanes; the show proceeds with its theme weeks; and we finally get to see what the singers are really made of.