I fell in love with the CMT show Gone Country last season. Hosted by John Rich, who just happens to be my biggest country music crush, the show takes celebrities of various backgrounds and talents and attempts to turn them into country stars. Last year’s winner was Julio Iglesias, Jr.
I just watched the Season 2 premiere, and I’m really excited about the upcoming episodes. The contestants this season are Jermaine Jackson, Chris Kirkpatrick, Sean Young, Mikalah Gordon, Lorenzo Lamas, Sebastian Bach, and Irene Cara.
I love these types of reality shows because you get to see what the contestants are really like. You can see beyond the image usually projected by the media. Before the first season of Gone Country, if you had asked me about Cisqo, I couldn’t have told you anything more than, “I think he’s a rapper.” And I have no interest in rap, so I really didn’t want to know more. But you know what? Cisqo turned out to be my favorite contestant. He was just so sweet and adorable – and I just wanted to hug him every time I saw him.
I’ve only seen one episode of Season 2, so my feelings about the contestants could end up changing drastically. So far, though, Chris Kirkpatrick is my favorite. He’s just so adorable – and yes, he’s huggable too.
I think I see a pattern here. I guess it’s a good thing it’s John Rich’s job, and not mine, to determine a winner. John will be producing a country single for the winner. And if today’s episode is any indication of things to come, it definitely will not be Sean Young! I seriously need to repress the memory of her first performance. And I certainly hope it’s not Mikalah Gordon. I didn’t like her when she was on American Idol, and I don’t like her now. I don’t think she has what it takes to be a successful singer. She’s pretty though, so I’m sure she could make a living in the entertainment biz. Perhaps she could land a job promoting skin care products or the world’s best diet pill. After all, it seems to have worked for Jessica Simpson.
And speaking of Jessica Simpson, does she really have the #3 music video in country music? Somebody please tell me it’s a bad dream!
Maybe Mikalah has a chance of winning after all.
August 18th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
LOL I showed Mr. Wonderful Jessica’s new video. He thought she was “cute”. I don’t think the song has much substance but when you look like THAT I guess you can get away with it. But yes she is #3 this week (she actually dropped from #2 last week! ha)
I watched Gone Country 2 too! I don’t recognize as many of the people this year as last but I think it’s going to be just as interesting.