Since we sometimes include TV in our blog, this reviewer wishes to throw out a few thoughts on Idol. I've loved the show from the start. Great singing, weird personalities, fun interplay between the judges....and the big question, who will win the competition?
Then things started going awry. Were the votes impartial or did the studio simply decide who should win? When Adam Lambert, the most talented singer ever to appear on Idol, lost to an unknown, we began to wonder. Seems the studio did not feel an obviously and overtly gay singer should bear the title. Then the judging panel changed. They added Kara DioGuardi, an expert in music with the personality of a fish. They canned Paula Abdul, a charming dim-wit who created screen magic with well-spoken and bright Simon. They brought on Ellen DeGeneris, a talented comedian who knew nothing about song. Then alas, the anchor himself, the famous Brit Simon Cowell, said adios amigos.
And now? Who will be the next judges? Will the votes be fair? Will there be any fun left? The only real hope lies in Ryan Secrest, the most magnanimous of hosts, whose presence is the last potential salvation for the show.
The future will tell. Will American Idol survive? Some will say, who cares? Others like this reviewer hope that the wondrous formula for lightweight TV fare will live on in perpetuity.
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