Dec 12 2008
American Idol Makes Big Changes
We already knew that we would have a fourth judge added to American Idol since back in August. There really was no way they could keep that hidden during the audition process. Now we know of some more changes that are being made to the series. First off, we will have only three weeks of auditions instead of four. Am I the only one that was hoping for even less in the way of bad auditions. I could handle two weeks, but three is still too many.
With one less week of auditions, Hollywood week has been expanded to two weeks, and more people will be taken from that round. Instead of the usual twenty-four contestants, we will see thirty-six chosen to move to the next round. Other changes include the addition of the wild card, and the elimination of Idol Gives Back. This was American Idol’s big celebrity event the last few years, but the economy is being blamed for it being pulled this year.
With American Idol under fire from one of its judges right now after Paula Abdul’s comments to Barbara Walter’s about the suicide of her stalker, there was some concern about Paula Abdul continuining on with the series. American Idol has just come out to People Magazine though that Paula is still very much a part of the series.
She’s going on the show. Absolutely. She’s looking forward to it, she’s doing press to promote it. She’s going to be as big of a part of American Idol as she’s always been. It’s going to be an exciting season.
However, Paula is in the middle of contract negotiations for her next contract. That has been in the works for the last few weeks. Could we lose Paula Abdul as a judge in season nine. What do you think of the changes? Will you be watching season eight of American Idol?
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