My New Favorite Show is The WB's "Superstar USA." They've taken the funniest part of "American Idol," the really, really bad singers, and devised a hoax to keep only the worst and freakiest in the competition. These people put William Hung to shame. From the show's description:

In an elaborate hoax, auditions for The WB's Superstar USA were held in Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Orlando, and Philadelphia. The best singers were sent home while a gang of hopefuls, with more guts than talent, were chosen by The WB's Superstar USA's expert panelists, Tone-Loc, Vitamin C and television producer Briggs to remain on the show.

The seven-episode series, hosted by MTV vee-jay Brian McFayden, follows 12 uniquely gifted, and totally unsuspecting, hopefuls as they're whisked away to Hollywood where they receive superstar treatment - complete with makeovers, dance sessions with a top choreographer, and singing lessons with a respected voice coach. The WB's Superstar USA's conclusion, in which the last singer standing, receives the title of "The WB's Superstar USA," $100,000 and a recording contract, is played out in front of a live audience.

They've got Tone-Loc, people! If you haven't seen the show, you really should watch the clips of some of the contestants. I've only seen one episode, but I'll be watching the rest. Should we feel sorry for these poor saps who are being fooled into thinking that they really have talent? No, of course not. If you constantly speak about yourself in the third-person and don't have the sense to realize that Tone-Loc probably isn't qualified to pick out the next big talent, then you deserve whatever humiliation comes your way. Anyway, the winner gets 100,000 and a contract.

By the way, if you're going to be in the Los Angeles area on June 4th, William Hung will be performing at the Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park. Half-price tickets, too.