I am giving it a couple more weeks, but in the grand tradition of Fonzie on water skis, American Idol has jumped the shark. Even with some eye candy last weeks top 24shows were pretty bad with no one really standing out. There were a few ok performances but overall quite boring. Thank goodness for DVR where I can watch 12 bland performances dragged out over 2 hours on Fox in about 12 minutes.
Some like to say (Fox PR) that it is like this every year at this time, but that is bullshit. In years gone by Rueben Studdard, Clay Aiken, Carrie Underwood, Chris Daughtry, Fantasia, Jennifer Hudson and many others were making waves in the early elimination rounds.
Paula is also truly missed. Kara is becoming increasingly annoying, Randy increasingly redundant and Simon's upcoming departure also makes his presence bittersweet. Ellen started off strong, but during the last two live shows looked like a rabbit in a trap. I am sure Ellen will get her groove, but with Randy and Kara the only two left to back her up, her groove is not going to be enough. We shall see...
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