Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/in-search-of-instant-stardom Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript Roger Rosenblatt weighs in on the continuing cultural impact of the instant stardom of "American Idol." Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. ROGER ROSENBLATT, NewsHour Essayist: Say what you will about "American Idol," it has changed America or, in the very least, has crystallized a cultural change long in the making. The show is about instant fame, fame of galactic proportions."AMERICAN IDOL" POTENTIAL CONTESTANT (singing): Oh, say, can you see? ROGER ROSENBLATT: Tens of thousands compete, most with little talent except for self-humiliation.