American Idol 10

Matt and I are hooked on American Idol Season 10. We only get a few English speaking channels in our Shenzhen apartment. "Star World" on channel 85 plays non-stop popular shows from the U.S. (How I Met Your Mother, Gary Unmarried, 2-1/2 Men), Europe (Britain's Next Top Model) and Australia (Top Chef with kids ages 8-12). The shows are usually a season or two behind, or at least trailing episodes airing in the States by several weeks. We've recently caught watched a few episodes of Glee season 1 and I think they just started showing episodes from season 2.

However, with American Idol, we think we're only day or two behind. The shows that air in the U.S. on Tuesday night air in Shenzhen either Wednesday or Thursday evening. They then air for a week on repeat, showing at least twice a day every day at various times. Sometimes they air 3 episodes back-to-back, like a mini marathon. Thanks to constant reruns on the weekends, we're all caught up.

I've seen more American Idol in China than I ever watched in the U.S. Matt had never seen more than 2 episodes in a season, but he's familiar with almost all contestants in the top 24 this year.

I don't think we'll be able to vote since we can't watch the show live, but we're both cheering on Casey Abrams, the Seth Rogan look-alike. I think he's very talented and he reminds me of my brother Will.

Go Casey, we want to catch you on many reruns to come!