<p>I did not care for Ellen and did not think she added anything to the show. Jessica Simpson doesn’t sound like a good fit either. The paper this morning also said that Jennifer Lopez was in talks to be a judge and that P Diddy wants to replace Simon!</p>
<p>AI is currently holding auditions so who is sitting in on these? Is it only Kara and Randy?</p>
<p>Four judges is too many. I think it’s killing the show. I also heard Kara is out and I thought she was completely weird this last season.</p>
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<p>If that turns out to be true, I may actually watch again. I found her so annoying last season that it took whatever enjoyment I got from the show itself and threw it out the window! I agree that four is too many.</p>
<p>I think the original judging panel–one tell-it-like it-is, no nonsense tough guy (Simon), one quirky, nurturing, has-been celeb (Paula) and one useless seat warmer (Randy)–worked perfectly, and they need to achieve that balance again. I guess Jessica or J Lo could fill the Paula spot–though J Lo strikes me as a little hard edged. But the Simon spot is really hard to get right. Maybe they should go with his counterpart from one of the show’s clones in other countries instead of looking for a known name. After all, no one here knew who Simon Cowell was before Idol first aired, and it didn’t matter at all.</p>
<p>I read in the paper yesterday that Kara is out also. They said that J Lo would be the new female judge and Steven Tyler the new male judge. Don’t know if any of it is true, but that’s the latest I’ve seen.</p>
<p>I doubt I will ever watch another season of AI, but involving Steven Tyler would really seal the deal for me. IMO, that’s a washed up guy whose talent was always overrated judging those determined to follow in his footsteps.</p>
<p>I received an email from Goldstar about 1/2 price tickets for the AI tour which will be here week after next. I guess this year’s final 10 are not selling out some of the places they are playing.</p>
<p>My daughter saw this years AI concert and really enjoyed it. But I know that the tour cancelled some dates…probably due to slow ticket sales.</p>
<p>I was watching an interview with Neil Patrick Harris yesterday about his directorial debut in Rent. I thought he might be a good possibility but I don’t think he is even on the radar.</p>