She's not bad, seems nice enough and all, but I jut don't like Jennifer Lopez. Steven Tyler, while he has experience in music, is completely wasted and lacks pizzazz.
Get Simon, or some other snarky Brit, or end it.
I don't miss Paula, Kara, or Ellen one bit
I think the show is better right now without him. This new AI seems much lighter and more fun to me. The judges are actually listening and critiquing where previously it was looking and tearing apart.
I think when I look at the judges and the lighter feeling of it, it's a lot easier to watch. The overall feeling is kinder is the hardest judge there is Randy.
It's a bit odd when Randy is the toughest one out there.
I've been avoiding the show this season. I like America's Got Talent better, as the acts are not just about singing. Heh, but the show is on before Human Target, so I might watch some parts of American Idol this year. The show gets more interesting as the acts get more competitive.
Which would really be weird because he legitimately could be some of their fathers. I bet Liv ain't the only Tyler running around out there.
Father?--lol--more like grandfather at 62. But I like Steven--and JLo too. it certainly has freshened up the show and made me actually want to watch it this year. Say what you may about Steven but he has earned that position in my mind and JLo adds a fresh approach--and face. Randy--well Randy is Randy--just a bit tougher version. For me this season means you really don't have to treat the contestants like crap for entertainment value.![]()
I am glad people can see the value in the new judges.
Where the other judges brought other good attributes to the show, the new ones are not trying to replace the others who presided over 9 seasons of a highly rated TV show, but want to continue that tradition.
And for now, AI has high ratings so the new judges have not hurt the franchise. But let's see how the new judges handle Hollywood. I hope all goes well.
If AI watcher leekohler, for instance, hates the new judges, I have a feeling much of the base of the show will ditch the program. I have been AI since season 2, and so far, it's better than expected. I thought J-Lo would be completely devoid of opinion and that Tyler may be too burned out to complete a full sentence, but so far they have fit in pretty good.
Even Ellen and Kara had a hard time adjusting, and I don't see J-Lo or Tyler doing any worse. Randy has to step up into the Simon role, as we all know, and be tougher and also coach the new judges as this judge thing is not an easy business. I think it's just as hard to say no as it is to say yes in some cases because there are so many people almost good enough (for that narrow AI TV format) and one day, an AI reject will outsell any AI top 12s.
I really think the show has been a setup since the beginning. The prescreening process is really what decides who goes and who stays during the auditions. The 3 judges only see a few hundred people out of 1000s who show up. The producers are most likely sending in people they want to see do good or bad. And I would bet that the people they really want to go far are given better chances to succeed.
Look at the live programs. The judges have a list of people they want to stay or go and by the way they critique the singers can sway the viewer at home in who they vote for. There is also a lot of fluff that is thrown in to start the show, actors go in and fill out the audition process to play to the camera. Do you really think that if people were such bad singers that they would really even get to see a judge, it is all for show. They know they suck the producers know they suck. The show is so predictable that you can basically pick who will win at the end. If the producers don't like the way the show is headed they will tell the judges to be harsher or softer.
The only think that is dull this year on Idol are the judges. I tried watching the show this week and got bored with it. The spark is long gone.
After this week, it's quite obvious the guys will rule once again. The girls are all dull as butter knives. Lots of really good guys though. And James Durbin- wow. He's amazing.
Durbin is from my townWe are hoping he goes far. He's got quite the backstory, as do many of the contestants.
Is it me or is this yet another season where the guys are quite a bit better as a group than the girls?
I don't think we will find the next Kelly, Fantasia, or Carrie this season.
It's hard to say how the judges will host this season though they seem OK as a group, but at least there are a few really great male singers this year to keep the attention on the contestants, as should be the case.
With all the cuts last night, some of them totally surprising, it's hard to predict how the fans will vote this year.
It's not just you. There will be a girl going home next week and the week after and after. They are not that good. The guys are really bringing it this year once again. I don't get it. The girls have not been very good the last few years. We won't even get a Crystal Bowersox this year.
Last night was pretty good.
But James Durbin- WOW.Astonishing singer.