Yesterday afternoon, news broke that Ellen Degeneres would not be returning to “American Idol” next season. She released a statement saying that the show “didn’t feel like the right fit” for her and that she didn’t like shattering young peoples’ dreams (shattered dreams, of course, are like oxygen to Simon Cowell).
In addition to that, TMZ is reporting that Kara DioGuardi has been fired. Factor in that Cowell is leaving “Idol” to helm “The X Factor,” and that leaves Randy Jackson, alone, forlornly telling young singers that it was “a little pitchy, dawg. A little pitchy.”
Actually, the new judges table is reportedly going to be Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler, and my sources tell me that the show will be renamed “Oh, Is That Still On?”
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That reminds me of a funny story a recording engineer at a major studio told me once. He had friends who were recording Jennifer Lopez, and she is not that great of a singer. She laid down a vocal track, and it took three engineers 24 CONSECUTIVE HOURS of pitch fixing to make it sound like it did. She came in the next day after they had finished with all her friends and was like “See? It’s me singing!”
Long story short she banged everyone in the studio.
John Slattery in character as Roger Sterling would be the only replacement judge that would make this watchable.
I think Henry Rollins should be a judge and reprise his role as AJ Weston from SoA. Talk about a TV Party (tonight).
Does anyone other than my mom watch this anymore? Seriously. I don’t know anyone else who does.
They should have a show where judges go around the country auditioning people who want to be a judge on American Idol.
Can we vote for the bomb here folks? And while we’re at it, canit take out TMZ’s headquarters too?
Thanks a bunch.
@Patty Boots- According Facebook, all my friends from high school/college that have children still watch this show