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walshwins Liked up until tonight, don't get the voting for top 24, way too politically correct by "genre" and demographic- hate we didn't get to see full performance, need to spend less time on opinions of judges!!Hollywood is a rock star!!This season is so surface and dull, tired of words by each judge, bottom line they can be heartless, why even have them connect with the contestants? I love Ryan!! He has integrity and true style. I hate the genre theme this year, why even tell background stories on the contestants!

WakenPayne American Idol Is One Of Those Shows On Par With "X-Factor" & "The Voice" As Being "We Must Hunt Down Talent." The Thing Is No One REALLY Talented Becomes "The Idol" At The End Of The Show; The Only Two That Are In Any Way Decent Are Carrie Underwood & David Cook(Thats Only Because I Am A Sucker For The Songs That David Hodges Wrote For Them).Again, What Amazes Me Is That People Who Don't Really Bring Anything New To Music On This Show Are Garuanteed A Successful Music Career But No Other Country Is Allowed, I Am One Of The Few English Speakers That Have Seen This But Ida Madsen's Song "I Can Be" Performed This Year On Danish X-Factor Was Amazing And Yet I Had To Find Her Out Through Mistakenly Clicking On One Of The Videos Recommended To Me On Youtube.My Other Beef With This Show Is The Auditions, People Come On The Show And Sing When They Can't And The Judges Have To Break It To Them, Yet Not In A Subtle Way Like "Look, The Thing Is..." No They're Like "You Are By Far The Worst Singer In The World." Which Is An Over Exaggeration, I Know The Worst Singer In The World Personally: Me.I Could Never Find Any Excuse To Sit Through An Entire Episode But It Didn't Want To Either Because I Could Never Get Into This Show.

writesromine I am not an American Idol fan. Ever since Katharine McPhee was chosen over Chris Daughtry, I stopped watching, surmising that people in general are not bright. This is nothing against anyone who loves American Idol and waits in heady anticipation for it's annual January premiere. To each his own. The show itself changed the face of Prime Time as we knew it. Idol was the first to make a January premiere a big deal. Many followed such as Alias, Lost, and 24. This was something that wasn't done before. January premieres were looked at as the shows that got a reprieve when the network's original choice flopped. Now January premieres are as anticipated as the start of the TV Fall Season.That being said, after the Daughtry fiasco I shunned the show on principle. My kids and husband continued to watch faithfully, and I would give my two cents but as a whole I haven't been paying attention.Recently there has been a huge overhaul to the shows judges. With the exit of first Paula Abdul and then the infamous Simon Cowell, we have rolled through two judges thus far. Ellen DeGeneres took her turn at the hot seat, but was unable to replace the cruel intense opinions of Cowell, and Kara DioGuardi was a less than amusing replacement for Ms. Abdul.This year, both DeGeneres and DioGuardi have taken an exit and Idol has officially jumped the shark. The announcement of the new judges was surprising. First, of course, was the shock factor, and second, how the heck did they pull it off?Steven Tyler , the lead singer of Aerosmith, and Jennifer Lopez, aka J-Lo, have stepped forward as the new judges. I admit I was intrigued. Not in a "wow that is really cool I want to watch" way but in a "wow this is going to crash and burn".So we, along with 26.2 million viewers, per The Nielsen Co., watched the two-hour premiere. Was I impressed with the new judges or any of the contestants? No, were you?First off, Tyler and Lopez are not fascinating to watch. They are soft, nice and way too happy when auditioners enter the room and are star struck into laryngitis. Tyler, while I worship him as an artist, spent more time checking out girls asses than critiquing auditioners. Lopez was a giggling school girl, blushing and looking away, like she got caught staring at a cute boy.It isn't entirely their fault. The caliber of quality singers arriving to audition has dwindled over the years and you can only do so much to keep your ratings. By the way, The Nielsen Co. has also reported that Idols ratings were down 13% compared to last year.While Idol was once the leader in reality competitions and has no doubt paved the way for breakthrough artists like Kelly Clarkson, Chris Daughtry, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Pickler, and Clay Aikin, it's time seems sadly, to this reviewer, to be coming to an end.The only ray of hope is an amazing rise of contestants which is what made the show a success. Whether it is Tyler, Abdul, Lopez, or Cowell, judging is irrelevant if your audience could care less about the people being judged.Amy Romine BellaOnline's Prime Time TV Editorhttp://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art23356.asp