Deutschland Sucht Den Superstar

About the only TV show over here that I watch with regularity is the German version of "Pop Idol" which is called "Deutschland Sucht Den Superstar."I have only seen the US version once and the UK version a couple of times, but essentially it looks like the show is the same wherever you go. A panel of judges, one of whom is a moderately known person from the past watches mostly talentless freaks to find some good singer. The moderately known person in German is Dieter Bohlen, who was in a big hair 80s band called modern talking. He is the Simon Cowell of Germany, who regularly tells people they are "shit" (which you can say on German TV.)


Many people I know make fun of Germans for the brief time that David Hasslehoff was making records here... I can clearly tell them that if they heard Modern Talking, they would forget all about the hoff. This "music" was a crime against humanity of the greatest magnitude. Such titles as "Cherie Cherie Lady" and "TV makes the Superstar" are so awful they defy description. Wait, here is a video to demonstrate.



This band was popular for MANY YEARS here... what is wrong with these people?!

I digress... My point is that Bohlen is a judge on DSDS.

I don't even know why I like the show... it is generally people singing a style of music I don't like (WHITNEY HOUSTON SONGS GALORE) by people I find loathsome. But I am hypnotized by this show every week. At first I got mad when the clearly talentless were able to stay on the show week after week, but now I welcome them. Since I don't like the musical content anyway, I need a show full of people I can verbally abuse and hate week after week.

Case in point: this guy came 3rd in DSDS and has zero talent. He is annoying looking sounding and is someone I generally hate. BUT, I am glad he was on the show, every story needs a villain.