January 16, 2008
As we’ve come to expect from the annual return of American Idol, the first episode of season 7 highlighted several standout voices, a few attractive faces and the inspiring, golden ticket-waving scenes we hope play out in Hollywood and in the final rounds of America’s favorite singing competition.
But the most entertaining segments of the early episodes of the show are the ones that bring us the awkward, the unusual and the downright creepy contestants from all over our great nation. And last night’s crop from Philadelphia was no exception.
In fact, with the writers’ strike in full force, the premiere episode featured some of the most unique and creative writing on television these days — and not in a good way. Milo Turk, 39, of Absecon, N.J., weaseled his way into the judges chambers — despite being ten years too old to be eligible for the competition — to sing his original song, “No Sex Allowed.”
