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American Idol
Mike McGann
06/01/2005
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Produced by: Fox/Freemantle Media
Network: Fox
Scheduled: Tuesday, 8 p.m., Wednesday, 9 p.m.
Reviewed on: WTXF, Philadelphia
Channel: 29
 If The Young and the Restless can be faulted for being a bit soft, it’s possible
that American Idol is a bit too sharp, even though its viewers are generally
described as being less than so. Now, it’s not a bad thing to see 720
progressive video exceptionally well lit, but when looking at some of the
contestants––not to mention the less than perfectly preserved judges Simon
Cowell (he’s the nasty Brit) and former pop star Paula Abdul––it’s evident that
time has been less kind to them than Cowell generally is to untalented
contestants.
From a technical standpoint, Idol is very well produced. When
the musical performances are good, the Dolby Digital soundtrack sounds great.
When they aren’t so good, as is often the case in the opening weeks of each
season, you can hear and a see every bent and mangled note in excruciating
detail.
If you can stand the off-key performances––and Cowell’s snide, nasty
comments––American Idol may be as good an example of video-based 720 progressive
HDTV as there is on TV today.
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