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American Idol…I don’t watch that much reality TV. I usually just limit it to American Idol. It has been my guilty pleasure pretty much since the beginning of the show and one that I enjoyed as a family with Mike when he was living. After he died, Michaela and I continued the tradition by watching it weekly with my sister and Mom. We have a lot of fun doing that. But that all may change after this season when Simon Cowell leaves and is possibly replaced by this disgusting person pig creature thing – aka Howard Stern. Word is that Fox is courting him to replace Cowell and reportedly Stern confirmed the talks on his radio show. Let’s just say it now… YUCK. What business Stern have judging musical talent? I have just as much knowledge as he does and quite frankly as a member of the listening public, I think I have just as much of a right to Cowell’s job as he does. It would serve Fox better if they would just open it up to us arm chair judges. Why not make it a yearly competition on who will sit in the judges seat? Fans could record themselves giving critiques. Other fans could vote on it? I dunno. But it’s bound to be better than this yahoo. He couldn’t be a bigger scum bucket and if it’s Fox’s intention to drive away more fans, then they are succeeding with this one.The Bachelor…I don’t watch this show or the Bachelorette too often. Usually I end up on an episode or two each season because there is usually nothing else on TV and I am not quite ready to go to bed yet. I have watched a couple episodes of this show this season. Last night there were 4 girls left – the baby talking insecure Gia, the whiny Ali, the much hated Vienna and the been stabbed in the heart because she’s divorced Tenly. I groan just thinking of these girls and how it could even be possible for Jake to be in love in one way or another with each and every one. Seriously?? I mean, he hasn’t figured out by now which one he’s favoring? All that tells me is that he’s using something other than his heart and mind to make his decision. And it’s obvious because he’s majorly making out with each and every one of them. That makes for good TV? There is just something so yucky about the whole thing. I watched the hometown visits and how the families got to meet Jake and the questions they asked and I imagined if that were my family. I could honestly say that I don’t think my family would participate in such fake crap. Jake deserves what he gets if he thinks these little girls are in any way representative of real women. This show sucks. That was 2 hours I’ll never get back… Curse you, ABC!!except for Grey’s Anatomy and General Hospital because those are awesome… 
With a dramatic tweet about her love for all mankind, puppies and pussy willows, Paula Abdul announced last night that she was leaving American Idol. This comes after weeks of speculation about will she or won’t she? Her public rants about her contract were nauseating. In this day of economic hardship, she had the nerve to cry about her measly millions not being enough to sustain her. Although she had a legitimate gripe about the obscene amounts of cash being thrown at Simon Cowell and the even less deserving Ryan Seacrest, Paula seems to have forgotten that it was the Idol show that pulled out of obscurity – much like the people who go on to win the show. And much like those former winners of the show, Abdul will eventually blend back into the background. Because just what does she have to offer the world? I am not saying this to be mean…but seriously? Will her singing rule the day? Hardly. She attempted a comeback album not that long ago and it seemed to go nowhere. It was almost laughable, to be honest. She hocks her goddy jewelry on QVC and maybe that can help for a while….but it seems to me that she’s looking a gift horse in the mouth. I am curious about what Idol offered her. At the rate she’s going, any raise would have been a good one and she’ll probably be kicking herself later.As for the show itself, I see it on the decline as it has been heading that way for the past couple of seasons. Sometimes producers just don’t know how to not mess with a good thing. The format changes, the new judge – all mistakes. And now with Paula gone, Kara will be back and even more annoying because she won’t be competing for face time with Paula and I’m guessing that she’ll want to use Paula’s talk time as her own – as if she doesn’t talk too much as it is anyway. At least with Paula, we had the unknown to look forward to. We never knew if she’d be loopy, crying, thoughtful or what. That in and of itself is worthy of a raise. Frankly, if they could have ditched Kara and used the money they spent on her and gave it to Paula, maybe the show could have stood a chance of being good again. I think Idol may survive another season or two but if Simon decides to follow suit, say bye bye to Idol. Because only then will the show not be worth watching anymore.
I must say that this year’s finale was better than I anticipated. I wasn’t looking forward to watching it because it just seemed like Adam had it in the bag. It just seemed like Kris had no chance. I really had no faith in him pulling it out but I guess I underestimated the voting public. Who knew?! Anyway, the show was actually enjoyable. I loved seeing Norman Gentle again. And the sing off between Kara and Bikini Girl was priceless although a little scary…I thought those things were going to be unleashed in a big way. Yikes. Adam Lambert singing with Kiss was AWESOME. I loved that. If he does rock, he’s gotta do the glam thing like that or better yet, get with Queen! They’ve needed a lead singer for a long time. He would do really well. Anyway, good show! It ended up not being as disgusting as I anticipated. And that is always a pleasant surprise.