There are few more annoying people on this planet than Ryan Seacrest. The American Idol host sports auto-tuned hair, a spray-on voice, and a cliched chin. Even his assorted platitudes sound botoxed and stiff. Seacrest is at his most irritating when he talks about history. “Ladies and Gentlemen,” booms the reality TV Bard. “Last night we had the most watched show in Idol history“. It’s the last word which grates. It could be changed for countless other terms and it wouldn’t even register on my radar. History is a powerful word. By using history Seacrest implies that American Idol has a long and storied background. It doesn’t, and that’s...
