Over the American Idol

Animation World posted an interesting article by Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman yesterday, in which he compares American Idol to Over the Hedge.



"What I did not realize until the moment that Taylor Hicks attained immortality (or what passes for such in today's culture) was why I somehow felt a strange connection between American Idol and Over the Hedge. Both of them are, at a very basic level, somewhat similar products with a similar purpose. They are also not exactly what they are presented to be. There is a superficial level sold to the public, but underneath, there seems to be another agenda."

The whole "Idol is like Hedge" thing is a bit of a stretch, if you ask me, but it's still worth the read, and I do think that Mr. Goodman makes some great points in regards to why we even need big name actors and actresses to voice the roles in today's animation movies.

Read the article by clicking here!