{"id":2888,"date":"2011-02-07T08:39:22","date_gmt":"2011-02-07T12:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/?p=2888"},"modified":"2011-02-07T08:39:22","modified_gmt":"2011-02-07T12:39:22","slug":"television-american-idol-season-10-the-post-simon-era-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/television-american-idol-season-10-the-post-simon-era-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"TELEVISION: AMERICAN IDOL SEASON 10–THE POST-SIMON ERA BEGINS"},"content":{"rendered":"

AMERICAN IDOL<\/em> SEASON 10–THE POST-SIMON ERA BEGINS<\/h1>\n

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As most other American Idol <\/em>fans, I, too, approached this season with skepticism. Not much, but some. I did feel that the search for great singers would continue on well enough, even without the great Simon Cowell, but I figured it would lose some fun when he left.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Rather than giving you my thoughts the second Season 10 debuted, I reserved my written judgment until now as the first round of auditions has neared the end. But my opinion hasn\u2019t changed since the first show with new judges, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler, joining forces with the one returning judge, Randy Jackson, who\u2019s never had anything original to say.<\/p>\n

Well, no surprise, Randy still repeats at least half of what others say, but he also is trying to be meaner, to make-up for Simon\u2019s loss. It just makes us miss Simon even more, I\u2019m afraid.<\/p>\n

But, the great news is that JLo and Steven are wonderful! I love them!!!<\/p>\n

Jennifer catches so many nuances–she\u2019s surprisingly aware. She\u2019s darling, lovely, nice to the contestants, and adorable to look at. I\u2019ve always liked her, though no one else I know seems to, but I appreciate her even more now.<\/p>\n

I never knew anything about Steven, and am not an Aerosmith fan, (I don\u2019t dislike<\/em> them; it\u2019s just not my type of music,) but now I love him! He tells them the kids they\u2019re good on some level, even when they\u2019re not, so as to not hurt their feelings. And, the guy can actually sing<\/em>! The first one ever on the panel who can actually do that!!! What a concept–a singer<\/em> judging a singing<\/em> contest! How come no one\u2019s ever thought of that before???<\/p>\n

One more great thing about Steven is that he\u2019s so musical, he just wants to sing all the time, it seems. So, he makes the audition feel special when he chimes in with them, even if it\u2019s just drumming along. He makes everything easier for the kids and more fun for the viewers.<\/p>\n

The best part of this season is that our time watching the show is no longer wasted with Simon and Paula\u2019s boring \u201crelationship\u201d shenanigans, Kara\u2019s affected lisp and use of the word \u201cartist,\u201d and worst of all in the \u201cwaste of time\u201d category–Ellen\u2019s non-comments and constant reach for comedic observations. In recent years, the producers made the show more about the judges than the contestants! So, yay to all of those being gone from this series this season.<\/p>\n

But, what they did lose with Simon\u2019s exit, besides his often brilliant caustic wit, is the ability to whittle down the numbers of hopefuls they put through to Hollywood Week. By audition show #2 this season, it seems they had already exceeded the usual number and they had five more audition cities to go! Most of these people just aren\u2019t that good.<\/p>\n

I actually transfer parts of some of the shows to DVD for my little mother to see later on, in case she\u2019s missed them, but when I do, my back is to the TV and I\u2019m not watching it, but I still hear the singing. So, it\u2019s a truer test of just who is an excellent singer and who isn\u2019t. I\u2019ve been really surprised at just how not special most of them are when it\u2019s just the sense of hearing coming into play.<\/p>\n

And so far, not that anyone can ever come close to Adam Lambert for me, but I haven\u2019t even heard any Carrie Underwoods or Ruben Studdards so far. Some are good, but there\u2019s no one I\u2019m really excited about yet, or am even looking forward to hearing again. I\u2019m sure that will change, and some, like the young girl who asked Steven to duet with her for her family, and the handsome cowboy who\u2019s already had a record out several years ago, have potential.<\/p>\n

With the judges staying out of the way this go-round, I\u2019m willing to hang in there more than ever and see what develops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AMERICAN IDOL SEASON 10–THE POST-SIMON ERA BEGINS \u00a0 As most other American Idol fans, I, too, approached this season with skepticism. Not much, but some. I did feel that the search for great singers would continue on well enough, even without the great Simon Cowell, but I figured it would lose some fun when he<\/p>\n

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