Have you seen American Idol? Most Americans have! If you aren't from the USA, let me fill you in. American Idol is a show where people sing, and viewers vote for the best singer. The bottom person gets voted off, until there is one person left! It is usually pretty suspenseful, and I was there!
My sister and brother have a disease. It is FD for short, but is known as Familial Dysautonomia. Make-A-Wish, an organization that gives a wish to kids with life threatening diseases, gave my brother his wish last year, and my sister's this year. She wished to go to California, and be on a taping of American Idol. A week later, her wish came true. We woke up at 4:30 AM, and got into a limo (:D).
American Idol isn't what you think it is! It isn't that crowded, and most of the posters aren't made by the fans. There are about 100 to 175 people in the studio. Another thing that most people don't know is that you can't hear! It is so loud! Even on the quiet songs, you can't hear! I don't know how the judges can say what they hear.
Backstage, the first thing you would notice is that there is a giant mountain of Coke! Coke is American Idol's main sponsor. Among other things, there is every kind of food known to mankind, from peanut butter and jelly, to tylenol, to fajitas! Also, to get into the studio, there is a giant door! It is about 30 to 50 feet tall!
The American Idol studio isn't that big, either. Have you seen the sound box that Ryan sometimes appears in? Well, that is about 5 to 10 feet from the back wall! There are about 15 sections, all with about 6 to 10 people in each.
Well, it was fun while it lasted!
This is Pretzeboy, going to go watch Dancing with the Stars!
-Bloop-
Editor's Note: Since I live in Los Angeles I often get to attend tapings of television shows. I was actually at the Season Finale of American Idol between Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard. I was in the front row! I actually got to shake Ruben's hand when he won, and my family saw me on TV. It was very exciting. I definitely recommend if you ever visit Los Angeles, to try to go to a television taping, it is a very interesting experience.
