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Will 13 be lucky or unlucky for American Idol? |
| January 15th, 2014 under American Idol 9+. [ Comments: none ]
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Even since American Idol added Kara Dioguardi as a fourth judge and then losing Paula Abdul at the end of that season, the show has not been as good. They have tried different judges and even went with big names last year, which only lead to series lows for the once top-rated singing competition.
So they decided to clean house, but brought back two judges and added a third in the final seconds before auditions started. The first judge they brought back was Jennifer Lopez and she is the reason I stopped watching. The next judge was Keith they brought back was Urban from last year who was ignored because of his co-judges were more much outspoken. The last judge is Harry Connick Jr, who hasn’t been relative since most of the wannabe contestants were born.
So do they help the show get it back to the days of Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson. After watching the first episode that airs tonight at 8p, I have to say they are not going through to Hollywood for me.
The show is playing it so safe that it is now so boring. The judges are all soft on the contestants, which is a good thing but it also starts to put you to sleep because they are so tame.
The talent is good. Even though they promised it would be about the singers, it is still about the judges. In fact Ryan Seacrest is barely in the episode. So gone are his interactions with the people auditioning and us finding out about their back stories. When we learn about the contestants, we are more willing to support them. Sadly, we just don’t find out enough about them. We just see how the two male judges’ bromance is broken up by Jennifer Lopez who thinks she is the boss of them.
Now when it comes to J-Lo, like I said she is the reason I gave the show, and she is the reason why I will not be watching this season,
So how do I think Idol will do on Fox? I say tonight and tomorrow, the numbers will be good. But in the coming weeks people will tire of the show and series lows will be regular occurrence again.
Can it get back to what it was? I still believe it can. First thing Fox needs to do is get rid of The X Factor. That hurt Idol more than The Voice. They also need to focus more on the contestants and less on the judges. They need to hire judges that are relevant to both the younger and the older audiences. These three don’t fit that requirement. In fact one girl only knows Connick Jr from Friends. The Voice got it right, why can’t Fox? Hopefully for season 14, because there will be one, they change things up again and finally get it back to where it once was.
I want them to find the next Kelly Clarksons, Carrie Underwoods and Chris Daughtrys and not the persons whose name we forget the day after the finale. Can you name last year’s winner? Because I can’t
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What do you get Ryan Seacrst for his birthday? An infatable love doll of himself! |
| December 12th, 2013 under American Idol 9+, Jimmy Kimmel. [ Comments: none ]
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Ryan Seacrest’s birthday is Christmas Eve, but what do you get him because thanks to The Kardashians he has everything he needs and wants? You can’t buy him the one thing he really needs, which is time. So if you are Jimmy Kimmel, then you are determined to find him that perfect gift. That present is a Ryan’s Secret Inflatable Love Doll. We know that American Idol host really loves himself, and now he can REALLY love himself. That is because the blowup doll has a hole in the back and the front for him to use as he would like. Although considering how he threw the box when he found out it is real, I don’t think he will be using it any time soon.
Which is shame because the Love Doll actually looks more like Simon Cowell (from the chest up) than it does Seacrest. And we know how much those two secretly love each other with their Bromance and all!
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Simon Cowell tries on his son’s clothes |
| December 10th, 2013 under American Idol 9+, Jay Leno, Simon Cowell. [ Comments: none ]
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Simon Cowell was on The Tonight Show yesterday and Jay Leno bought a present for his guest’s future son. That gift was a mini-version of what the King of Mean wears almost all the time. You know, faded jeans, a white T-shirt and sunglasses. As soon as The X Factor coach saw the items, he said the baby Tee was in his size and then tried on the baby sunglasses. Believe it or not the shades were able to fit over his huge ego, I mean on his huge head.
I feel bad for Simon Jr because you know his pops is going to try to wear all of his clothes. And that includes the diapers because he is getting up there in age. Just joking, Simon. Or am I?
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Demi Lovato doesn’t know how The Thompson Twins are |
| November 26th, 2013 under American Idol 9+, Demi Lovato, Jimmy Kimmel, Thompson Twins. [ Comments: none ]
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Demi Lovato was on Jimmy Kimmel Live yesterday and he told her that she had a Thompson Twins look going on and she looked at the ABC late night host dumbfounded. So he asked her if she knew who the groundbreaking band was? She admitted that she didn’t. So he listed two of their songs and she still had no idea who one of the biggest bands in the ’80s are.
That is why I have always had a problem with her being a coach on The X Factor. She’s too young and inexperienced to know enough about music to tell people how they can be professional musicians. She should’ve schooled herself in music before she took the job. I could understand if they were one-hit wonders, but they weren’t as you can tell in the megamix of their greatest hits below. That mix is missing one of their biggest tunes and that is If You Were Here. If she doesn’t know that song, then that is sad on so many levels because that would mean that she’s never seen one of the best coming of age movies, Sixteen Candles. That would also mean she missed out on experiencing what almost every teenage girl enjoys. Because what 16 year old girl didn’t wake up on her Sweet 16, look in the mirror and be disappointed that she looked the same, just like Molly Ringwald did in the movie. Seriously?
Here’s my biggest problem, I am so sick of these kids not knowing who the people are that came before them. I agree with Tyra Banks when she tells the contestants on America’s Next Top Model that they should know who the models and designers are in the business. It drives me crazy when I talk to wannabe actors and they don’t know who some of the biggest producers, directors and actors are out there. Sure they know the Brad Pitts, but you would be surprised by who they don’t know and don’t care to know. What happens if they go on an audition and the casting director asks what they think of that producer’s other work. Or what about when they make it and they are doing press. This happened to me when I first moved her. I had to ask an actor what he thought of legendary actor with a slightly feminine name who just died. I am not lying, but he said that she, yes she, was a great actress, yes actress. The actor who died is one of the biggest TV actors ever. That is why I believe these kids needs to know their craft. It is respect. When I worked in news, I knew who the big names in news were and that is why I worked with some of them. When you go on an interview, you learn about the company you are interviewing for, right?
So why does this “actress” and “singer” who coaches a reality competition show on a major network, not know who The Thompson Twins are. The only thing that makes me feel better about this, is just like she doesn’t know their music, I don’t know hers. Although I think I am the one who is better off in this scenario.
To calm myself down, I am going to listen to my Thompson Twins Greatest Hits CD because yes I do own it! And it is a remixed version of their many many hits! How many does she have? The highest she ever charted on Billboard 100 is 9. Just saying…
I think I might have to get some hypnotherapy from Joe Leeway of The Thompson Twins to get over her not knowing who they are.
UPDATE: My day was completely made when The Thompson Twins’ Alannah Currie, whose working name is now Miss Pokeno, Tweeted me the below response to my post. Could it be any more perfect?
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Ryan Seacrest busts a move |
| November 25th, 2013 under American Idol 9+, Ryan Seacrest. [ Comments: none ]
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Ryan Seacrest interviewed One Direction for Yahoo! Screen and the best moment came from him and not the band. The American Idol host did something the contestants normally do and that is sing, well rap to be exact. And he surprised us when he made like Young MC and Bust a Move. A song that came before any of the 1Ds were born.
Now when it comes to how he did; Simon Cowell would not approve, Randy Jackson would be like it’s a’right dawg and I am like Dude, can sing, who knew?
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