However, the enthusiasm didn’t last very long for me. There are a few reasons why I lost interest after pretty much just one season of Idols:

• The winners never appear to be anything special after their show ended. There were some cases where the number two actually had more success  than the number one. Wasn’t the goal of such series to search for an extraordinary artist out of many, many people? I think I’m a bit naive here; it’s obviously about the TV ratings and they probably could care less about the finalists.
• The many spin-offs made the whole refreshing experience rotten. Spin-offs such as Dancing With the Stars, Dancing on Ice, Popstars, X-Factor…pretty much ruined it.

Britain’s Got Talent however, is quite an exception…

It might be my imagination but I get the feeling that Britain’s Got Talent’s contestants have a lot more talent than our Dutch counterparts in Holland’s Got Talent. I’m sure you can all remember Paul Pott‘s sudden performance as well as Susan Boyle. There were many other amazing acts but I was watching the contestants for 2010 and can’t help but notice these:

Tobias Mead

Besides giving me some amazing tracks by The Prodigy (Invaders Must Die; Omen), Tobias Mead’s performance in his semi finals is just breathtaking. I just love how he manipulates the floating ball through his fluid movements. His audition and finals were strong as well with clever usage of his jacket by wearing it backwards; but my favorite is definitely his semi final performance.

Twist and Pulse

Their amazing moves according to every different segment of the track make me laugh and leave me in awe.

Keep blowing my mind away, Hideo Kojima!

I was left in awe when I saw this short film for the first time. It might seem cruel at first, but if you think about it…That kiwi bird must have been working his whole life to achieve the one thing he wanted: to be able to fly. A very inspiring movie. Kudos to Madyeti47.

This cat has the weirdest personality ever (but damn adorable!). Just watch the videos and you’ll see what I mean. Especially the part at 4:17. He seems to love boxes…If I’m ever gonna get a cat, I want one like Maru and I’d totally call him Boris! Watching Maru puts a smile on my face.

In the meantime, get yourself entertained by Cyanide and Happiness!

Came across this game on VGCats and I thought it was really well done, I can’t wait for the full version to be released. You can play the demo (online) here: http://playauditorium.com/

Warning: Some (many) of these might not be suited for work! (NSFW) No imagery, but still, you’ve been warned!

<Guo_Si> Hey, you know what sucks?
<TheXPhial> vaccuums
<Guo_Si> Hey, you know what sucks in a metaphorical sense?
<TheXPhial> black holes
<Guo_Si> Hey, you know what just isn’t cool?
<TheXPhial> lava?

<anamexis> oh man
<anamexis> I was opening a coke, right
–> Beefpile (~mbeefpile@cloaked.wi.rr.com) has joined #themacmind
<anamexis> and it exploded
<anamexis> ALMOST all over my keyboard
<anamexis> but I got it away just in time
<– Beefpile has quit (sick fuckers)
<anamexis> :<

<mage> what should I give sister for unzipping?
<Kevyn> Um. Ten bucks?
<mage> no I mean like, WinZip?

<NES> lol
<NES> I download something from Napster
<NES> And the same guy I downloaded it from starts downloading it from me when I’m done
<NES> I message him and say “What are you doing? I just got that from you”
<NES> “getting my song back fucker”

<Th3No0b> Im going to be the next hitler
<Th3No0b> Im going to kill all the jews and 1 clown
<RageAgainsttheAmish> why the clown
<Th3No0b> See? no one cares about the jews
<RageAgainsttheAmish> lmao

<death09>my girlfriend broke up with me and sent me pix of her and her new boyfriend in bed
<ktp753>ouch.
<death09>yeah.i sent them to her dad

Many more at Bash!

Lev.