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Ellen DeGeneres is out again!!! |
| July 29th, 2010 under American Idol 9+, Ellen DeGeneres. [ Comments: none ]
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Ellen DeGeneres has opted to leave American Idol after one season of joining the show! The blonde judge posted a statement on her daytime show’s website.
A couple months ago, I let FOX and the “American Idol” producers know that this didn’t feel like the right fit for me. I told them I wouldn’t leave them in a bind and that I would hold off on doing anything until they were able to figure out where they wanted to take the panel next. It was a difficult decision to make, but my work schedule became more than I bargained for. I also realized this season that while I love discovering, supporting and nurturing young talent, it was hard for me to judge people and sometimes hurt their feelings. I loved the experience working on “Idol” and I am very grateful for the year I had. I am a huge fan of the show and will continue to be.
I respect her for realizing she wasn’t the right fit for the show. After seeing her judge on So You Think You Can Dance, I knew she would not work. As a daytime talk show host, actress and comedian I think she is great. As a judge, it was not the right fit for her.
It will be interesting to see who they will get to replace her. On Monday Fox will be having their press day and we critics have been speculating that they would make the announcement of the Idol changes then and sounds like they will. I just hope that they don’t announce that Nigel Lythgoe is going to be one of the judges. What I do hope is that they go back to 3 judges!
We will find out on Monday…I hope!!!
UPDATE: Deadline Hollywood is reporting that Jennifer Lopez will be joining American Idol as a judge. She is a good get for the show, but a bad get for me. We shall see on Monday if she is the new one…
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Ryan Seacrest is starting to look like Regin Philbin! |
| June 27th, 2010 under American Idol 9+, Ryan Seacrest. [ Comments: none ]
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Ryan Seacrest Tweeted this picture of Regis Philbin and him hanging out in Las Vegas before tonight’s Daytime Emmys. Looking at this picture of the two of them together, I think that Ryan is starting to look a lot like the Reeg or at least he could pass for his son. I wonder if the American Idol host is trying to copy his look so he can take over as Kelly Ripa’s co-host if Regis ever gives up his day job. After all it is one of the few positions he has yet to inherit, he already took over Casey Kasem’s America’s Top 40 and looks like he is set to take over Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve. What else is left for him to take over to dominate the American airwaves?
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Ryan Seacrest is such a tease |
| June 21st, 2010 under American Idol 9+, Ryan Seacrest. [ Comments: none ]
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(photo from WireImage)
For those of us who still care about American Idol after last season, we are anxiously waiting to see who they will get to replace the irreplaceable Simon Cowell. So yesterday when Ryan Seacrest Tweeted, “Just got audition cities for @americanidol 10: Nashville, Milwaukee, New Orleans, E. Rutherford, Austin & S.F. Tmrw announcing a big change!”, I was hoping that maybe we would get the new judge(s) announcement. No such luck because Fox and American Idol announced that the “big change” is that they are lowering the audition age to 15. I don’t think the change is going to make any difference because as we have seen in years pasts the older contestants always do better than the younger ones because of maturity. That and as we are learning with Justin Bieber, their Baby voices are still changing.
So if you are between the ages of 15-28, here are the audition cities.
Nashville, TN on Saturday, July 17 at Bridgestone Arena
Milwaukee, WI on Wednesday, July 21 at Bradley Center
New Orleans, LA on Monday, July 26 at TBA
East Rutherford, NJ on Tuesday, Aug. 3 at IZOD Center
Austin, TX on Wednesday, Aug. 11 at Frank Erwin Center
San Francisco, CA on Thursday, Aug. 19 at AT&T Park
So now that Idol has announced that they will start auditions on July 17th, do you think that they will announce who will be sitting at the judges table in 2011 by then?
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American Idol wants to hear from you! |
| May 11th, 2010 under American Idol 9+. [ Comments: none ]
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It is not secret that American Idol’s ratings are down this year and now they want to know why. If you go to AmericanIdol.com, you can take the survey and let them know what you think about the show’s format, the contestants, the mentors, the host and the judges. They ask questions like, should they have stayed with three judge format? Do you like the judges and your opinions on them? Do you think Ellen DeGeneres was a good hire? Do you like the mentors? Would you like to see more of the contestants daily activities? And so on…
It took me about 10 minutes to take, and if you are like me and feeling the show less and less every season (and even more this season) then let them know. Especially because The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Fox has still not renewed the show. With the loss of Paula Abdul this season and Simon Cowell the next one, it is more important than ever to let them know how to fix the show so you will still watch without those two judges.
Two last notes, sadly two of the questions on the survey weren’t, would you like Brian Dunkleman to come back and co-host the show? My answer would be yes! And who would you like to replace Simon Cowell? My answer would be Harry Connick Jr because he shockingly really impressed me as a mentor! He was funny and gave good advice and I wasn’t really a fan of his until last week.
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Crystal Bowersox did not get married in Las Vegas! |
| April 28th, 2010 under American Idol 9+. [ Comments: none ]
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Star Magazine is reporting that Crystal Bowersox and her boyfriend Tony Kusian exchanged vows in Las Vegas while they were there with American Idol for Elvis Week two and half weeks ago. Even though the magazine makes it sound like they are married, they are NOT. According to Graceland Wedding Chapel the two just had a fun with their Elvis and did a joke commitment ceremony with him that included Elvis Presley references in their mock vows.
While she might not have tied the knot, the Graceland Wedding Chapel told me that new parents Michael Lynche and his wife Christa did renew their vows while they were there.
Tune into Fox tonight at 9p to find out if Crystal Bowersox and Michael Lynche will be performing again on American Idol next week or will they be spending a lot more time with their loved ones?
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