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Claim: Ellen being gay hurt 'Idol' ratings
The Hollywood Reporter ^
| June 04, 2010
| James hibbard
Posted on 06/04/2010 4:35:57 PM PDT by Dacula
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To: Dacula
Had nothing to do with Ellen being gay. She was boring (bless her heart). I missed Paula. Heard Bret Michaels was taking Simon’s place. Bret needs to take a rest though. Just sayin
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posted on
06/04/2010 4:50:06 PM PDT
by
GoCards
("We eat therefore we hunt...")
To: GSWarrior
She wasn’t funny. She didn’t know what she was talking about. She dressed weird -like a man most of the time .
when someone sang the lyric “have you ever really loved a woman” ..her response when it was time to judge was ..”why yes, I have.”
To: RummyChick
I’ll take your word for it. I have yet to watch an episode of AI
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posted on
06/04/2010 4:55:25 PM PDT
by
GSWarrior
(Be wary of all politicians--especially the ones you admire.)
To: Dacula
It died for the same reasons that the hula hoop died.
LLS
To: All
I think this article is true. Many times when a show introduces a homosexual storyline or homosexual cast member the ratings start tanking.
Three examples are 1) Flashforward 2) One life to Live and 3) American Idol.
Flashforward introduced a prominent lesbian with sex scene and the ratings fell and now it is cancelled.
One life to Live introduced a prominent gay story line about a man who comes out and lives with his boyfriend. The ratings tanked so bad that they ditched the two characters which caused outrage at GBLT organizations.
And now American Idol is tanking.
When will this Hollywood decadents get that middle America doesn’t want this stuff shoved down our throats.
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posted on
06/04/2010 4:55:44 PM PDT
by
ClarenceThomasfan
(President Bush will go down as one of our greatest presidents (next to Ronald Reagan))
To: ClarenceThomasfan
I am tired of this avoidance of hurting someone’s feelings. There are going to be a bunch of pi$sed off people when we struggle to get our country back.
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posted on
06/04/2010 5:00:19 PM PDT
by
Dacula
(Every good father has a plan for his family.)
To: Dacula
I think Idol is just getting old.
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posted on
06/04/2010 5:03:33 PM PDT
by
pnh102
(Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
To: omega4179
*It isnt that Ellen is gay its that she is not as crazy as Paula and is a clone of the even more boring Diguaro and the show has been steadily declining since the beginning and the winners increasingly irrelevant.*
Exactly.
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posted on
06/04/2010 5:04:13 PM PDT
by
TruJess
To: Dacula
No. The ratings are declining because people have finally figured it out that the show is a waste of time.
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posted on
06/04/2010 5:05:55 PM PDT
by
svcw
(Habakkuk 2:3)
To: Michael.SF.
It was not because she is gay that people tuned her out, it was because she is an idiot with no professional music experience.
Exactly. Throw in the fact that Paula was gone, Simon was phoning it in and the talent was just plain off this year (even by Idol standards)...Ellen being gay was the least of the show's issues.
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posted on
06/04/2010 5:18:23 PM PDT
by
VampireStateNY
(Bleeding taxpayers dry since 1788!)
To: ClarenceThomasfan
Many times when a show introduces a homosexual storyline or homosexual cast member the ratings start tanking 'Modern Family' being notable exception.
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posted on
06/04/2010 5:25:17 PM PDT
by
Michael.SF.
(Even Hitler had Government run health care, but at least he got the Olympics for Germany)
To: Dacula
Maybe they just had mediocre talent this season?
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posted on
06/04/2010 5:34:32 PM PDT
by
ThunderSleeps
(obama out now! I'll keep my money, my guns, and my freedom - you can keep the change.)
To: silent_jonny; retrokitten
Ping! The AI Live thread was more entertaining than this season!!
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posted on
06/04/2010 5:47:06 PM PDT
by
LA Woman3
("Don't step on snakes!")
To: Dacula
To: Dacula
American Idol:The Gong Show minus the gong.
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posted on
06/04/2010 6:06:24 PM PDT
by
massmike
(...So this is what happens when OJ's jury elects the president....)
To: Dacula
I think it just got boring.
Bunch of people show and sing bad, looked shocked when they get kicked off.
I liked acceptable t.v.’s kitten calendar much better.
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posted on
06/04/2010 6:08:31 PM PDT
by
Colvin
(Proud Owner '66 Binder PU, '66 Binder Travelall,)
To: Dacula
I heard Ellen does not know much about music - not qualified to be a judge.
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posted on
06/04/2010 6:10:17 PM PDT
by
Dante3
To: fantom
Unless they pick a big time judge , it's over. Paul McCartney. It'll keep him out of trouble.
;^)
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posted on
06/04/2010 6:22:39 PM PDT
by
Cyber Liberty
(Build a man a fire; he'll be warm for a night. Set a man on fire; he'll be warm the rest of his life)
To: Dacula
HOGWASH! Ellen being gay hasn’t hurt the ratings of her show...and her audience is straight women.
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posted on
06/04/2010 6:25:41 PM PDT
by
lonestar
(Better Obama picks his nose than our pockets!)
To: Dacula
THE SHOW IS BECOMING TIRESOME, SIMPLE.
Next season, NO ONE will watch it because the real star of the show is gone: SIMON COWELL.
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