The Reality Reality: Dancing, Dumbassery and some other stuff

1) Nigel announced who the female hip hop master is going to be for the SYTYCD All-Star pool and it’s the least surprising news since he announced the male hip hopper (Twitch). It’s season 4’s Comfort Fedoke, the best female popper the show’s ever seen from easily its best hip hop season. 2) I’m pretty […]

Questionable Reality TV Decisions
  Kelly Bedard

1) I love Ellen but don’t you think that an American Idol permanent judge should know at least something about the music industry? The recent announcement that Ellen will be taking Paula Abdul’s spot at the judging table already annoys me- and I don’t even watch the show. 2) What I do watch, however, is […]

No More Ms. Nice Judge
  Kelly Bedard

Paula Abdul has officially left her post as resident shoulder-to-cry-on on the American Idol judging panel. An irreconcilable contract dispute (aka being replaced by the vile but knowledgeable Kara DioGuardi) has left Paula out of FOX’s upcoming 9th season of the ratings juggernaut. Beloved by contestants for being the one consistently supportive voice on the […]

  Kelly Bedard

This is what a singer sounds like- season 8, LISTEN UP!

This is American Idol?
  Kelly Bedard

Last night I watched American Idol for the first time in almost 5 years. After season 3 I just sort of quit the reality juggernaut. So going back to it was a bit of a strange experience. I, of course, knew of all the changes, but I didn’t expect it to seem like a completely […]