About time we have a thread on this (I searched and searched, but if we already do let me know).
I am by no means a fan of the music aspect to this show. That said, I am not into that pointless 'anti-American Idol' or VFTW crap.
The show, for me, is just harmless entertainment with some random trash about being "inspirational" or something like that. I don't pay attention to the contestants after they leave, and I certainly am not a fan of any of the winners. Watching the 2009 finale now... did anyone else LOL when Kiss played?
EDIT: I just found a string of simular threads. Most of them are incredibly old, but still I'll let an admin decide.