The Resume

(July 11, 2005-September 21, 2005)
Aired on CBS and VH-1
Hosted by Brooke Burke
Judged by INXS (Kirk Pengilly, Garry Beers and Andrew, Tim and Jon Farriss) and Dave Navarro
Premise: Rock singers compete to replace the late Michael Hutchence as the lead singer of INXS (oh, and they also live together)
Created by Mark Burnett
Second version was Rock Star: Supernova (July 5, 2006-September 6, 2006)

Why Rock Star: INXS might be annoying:

It was a shameless combination of �American Idol� and �Big Brother.�
The series forced its least popular contestants to face off against each other, meaning the audience heard the weakest performers sing again and again and again.
Host Brooke Burke contributed little except eye candy.
It allowed fur-coat-and-mascara-wearing weirdo Dave Navarro to act like he's some kind of music expert.
Rather than refer to himself as a judge, Navarro calls himself a �rock mentor.�
Its ratings were consistently low.
Because of poor viewership, CBS cut it back from three episodes a week to two (August 2005).
The winner of the contest is doomed to obscurity, as the new lead singer of long-defunct band INXS.

Why Rock Star: INXS might not be annoying:

Most of its contestants were professional musicians already, making for polished performances.
Every week, the singers covered well-known rock and pop hits from all eras.
Despite having little preparation time, they often arranged their own songs.
Unlike the cruel �American Idol� judges, INXS and Dave Navarro are gentle and constructive in their criticisms.
'Entertainment Weekly' said its biggest problem is actually that it's too tasteful.
One pop music critic called it �the best show on TV that nobody�s watching.�

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• CBS TV Series
• Look at Me, I Got My Hands Up
• Look at My Flame
• Musical Series
• Profiles 15501-15750 (Ranked: 15623)
• Reality Series
• Rock Star: Inxs
• TV Shows/Series
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 7]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 92.86% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 66 Votes: 69.70% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 70 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 139 Votes: 69.06% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 709 Votes: 75.88% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 399 Votes: 59.15% Annoying