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Neil Patrick Harris as Paula Abdul for day
August 25th, 2009 under American Idol 9+, How I Met Your Mother, Neil Patrick Harris, Paula Abdul. [ Comments: 4 ]


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I am going to start off this post and say I love Neil Partick Harris, and now I am going to say WTF was Fox and American Idol thinking when they had him a guest Judge on American Idol??? Watch with Kristin confirmed that the How I Met Your Mother star sat in Paula Abdul’s old seat today in Dallas. Seriously why? I know he has Broadway experience, but what does he know about what would make a good recording artist? Again I love him, but sounds like Fox is more desperate than Dancing with the Stars to get any name they can to be on their show. Do you think he is a good choice as a temp Judge?
BTW for those of you wondering how someone from a CBS show could appear on a Fox one? HIMYM is produced by Fox.

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Paula Abdul gets Ugly
August 11th, 2009 under Paula Abdul, Ugly Betty. [ Comments: 1 ]


Paula Abdul might be off of American Idol, but that doesn’t mean she isi out of work. Fresh off of filming her second episode Drop Dead Diva, comes word from Michael Aussiello that she is in talks to guest on Ugly Betty. She is slated to play a temp who bonds Amanda. Seriously with all the stunt casting that show does, you would think they could’ve given her a better role.

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Fox will replace Paula Abdul’s American Idol’s shoes
August 6th, 2009 under American Idol 9+, Fox, Paula Abdul. [ Comments: none ]

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Thirty-six hours ago Paula Abdul Tweeted that she was leaving American Idol and today two Fox Executives (Peter Rice and Kevin Reilly) had to answer what will happen to her slot on the show and what we can expect from the upcoming season on Fox!!! Here is what they said:
Paula's contract was the only whose contract was up.
They offered her a substantial amount and she said no.
Guest Judges at each of the upcoming auditions. Some are confirmed, some more talks. They will have female pop stars and artists
By January they will have a solution. Like who might be her replacement
They are sad to see her go. They say they are excited for the change and look forward to it because it will be a different dynamic
Paula is not coming back. The contract negotiations are done.
They say they will still have 4 Judges. They say it is live TV that lead to the tech issues.
They said that Dollhouse's ratings and Joss creativity is why the show is coming back
Posh Spice and Katy Perry are confirmed as judges for the American Idol auditions
On Ryan's salary, he is not getting $15 million from just Idol. It is from CKS.
They say Joss is having fun now with Dollhouse and they are looking forward to a second season
Kara's contract had an option and that is why the announcement came out this week
There is a negotiated deal with Futurama but they have not committed to air it
It is still fresh with Paula being out. And it wasn't until her manager went to the press that they thought they might lose Paula. None of the filli-ins as of now are not expected to be her replacement. There will be a search for a new Judge and they want someone who has a great chemistry with the old Judges to become the 4th Judge
They say chemistry is more important than someone who is a little controversy. Someone that gets along with the Judges and the contestants. They have 4 months to find what will make the show more fun.
When asked about the departure NBC's Ben Silverman, they thought they were asking if he would Judge on Idol…lol
As of now they don't want rotating Judges come January. They want someone more permanent But still the decision is months away.
They were hoping Paula would come back. They loved her and wanted her back. They need to look at the decision being made is a positive thing. Change is good. The show is about the contestants.
Poss for three Judges, but prob  will still be 4
Unlikely the final King of the Hill eps will air
It will be interesting to see who they will get to replace her for the auditions and then eventually for the show. Who do you think it should be?
BTW I am so looking forward to the upcoming season on Fox! Glee as we have seen is f*cking awesome, Brothers had me peeing in my pants and The Cleveland Show is the perfect spinoff for Family Guy!!! So check them all out when the premiere on Fox this Fall starting with Glee on September 9th, Brothers on September 25th and The Cleveland Show on Septmeber 27th!!!

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WTF Paula Abdul is NOT returning to American Idol???
August 4th, 2009 under American Idol 9+, Paula Abdul. [ Comments: none ]


Paula Abdul just Tweeted the devastating news that she will not be returning to American Idol. WTF they bring back the hated and useless Kara DiGuardi who can’t judge or write a song and get rid of the much loved Paula Abdul. That is a huge mistake on Fox’s part. All Randy Jackson says is dawg and dude I’m not feeling it and Kara is like what type of artist are you, at least Paula was fun and encouraging to the contestants. Seriously it was fun to watch her with Simon and without her it will be all about Simon’s opinion and no one is going to give a flying f*ck about what the other two have to say. Seriously American Idol just got a crap load worse by losing her. The show has been going downhill and this might be the push I needed to get all those hours back.
Sorry I am beyond p!ssed over this news, how are you feeling about it?

UPDATE: The Live Feed just posted the statement confirming that Paula Abdul is sadly not returning to American Idol.

“Paula Abdul has been an important part of the ‘American Idol’ family over the last eight seasons, and we are saddened that she has decided not to return to the show. While Paula will not be continuing with us, she’s a tremendous talent and we wish her the best.”

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A Paula Abdel-less American Idol?
July 19th, 2009 under American Idol 9+, Paula Abdul. [ Comments: 3 ]


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Paula Abdul’s manager went to the LA Times, to tell them that it doesn’t look she will be returning to American Idol as a Judge because as of yet they have not have not received any proposal for her return.

“Very sadly, it does not appear that she’s going to be back on ‘Idol,’ ” David Sonenberg, Abdul’s manager, told The Times when contacted about the judge’s contract negotiations.
With auditions for the ninth season due to start Aug. 6, Sonenberg says he doesn’t even have a proposal for a new contract from FremantleMedia and 19 Entertainment, the production companies behind the show. The new season is scheduled to premiere in January.
“I find it under these circumstances particularly unusual; I think unnecessarily hurtful,” he said of the contract holdup. “I find it kind of unconscionable and certainly rude and disrespectful that they haven’t stepped up and said what they want to do.”
“She’s not a happy camper as a result of what’s going on. She’s hurt. She’s angry,” Sonenberg said. “I think at this point we’re going to be considering everything, including some kind of a competition show. She has tremendous ideas for a whole variety of shows.”

She is not the only one who is not a happy camper, I would be beyond upset to lose her on the show. There are one 3 people AI can’t live without and they are Simon Cowell, Ryan Seacrest and Paula Abdul. The rest of them could go bye-bye and I wouldn’t care. Would you still watch American Idol without the unpredictable Paula Abdul? She was the fun part because you never knew what she was going to be like and what she was going to say.

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