Friday, January 2, 2009

Three's a Crowd?

Everyone knows the saying that "two's company, but three's a crowd." Since American Idol already has three judges, what does it matter if they add a fourth, right? My former mother-in-law used to say once you have three kids, you may as well have ten because you lose all control!

For this eighth season the American Idol brass have decided to add an additional judge to the panel. Kara DioGuardi is a Grammy-nominated songwriter and producer who claims on a webisode posted on her website, http://www.karadioguardi.com/, that she will be "feisty, honest and always unpredictable" as a judge. When I first heard about the addition to the show, I wasn't a big fan. When I saw her official AI website headshot, she reminded me of the talented and beautiful Katheryn McPhee from season 6, so now I'm willing to give her a chance.

Official American Idol Headshot


TV Guide's Hollywood 411 about the new judge:
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3 comments:

  1. TinaJanuary 2, 2009 at 11:21 AM

    I have a feeling this is their way of transitioning Paula out. One year with both of them and then next year just Kara. I personally like Paula and thinks she brings some unpredictability to the show! :)

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  2. Jason JohnsonJanuary 2, 2009 at 11:35 AM

    They can't transition Paula out! I think that would be the beginning of the end of the show's run. Just like when Three's Company (wow, how coincidental) fired Suzanne Sommers as Chrissy and replaced her with that other blonde that nobody remembers the name of. The show was never the same after that.

    According to the show's executive producer Cecile Frot-Coutaz, "We had originally intended for American Idol to have four judges. We've seen from our international series that having a fourth judge creates a dynamic that benefits both the contestants and the viewers." I think they're just trying to keep the show fresh. They're also reportedly not going to have a big spotlight on all the *bad* performances during the first few weeks. I might be in the minority, but I never really liked that part of the show anyway. I preferred seeing the really good singers!

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  3. MimiJanuary 2, 2009 at 5:05 PM

    I really dislike the "bad" performances in the beginning as well-however I sort of weed through looking for that few that go on to Hollywood and stay the whole gamut.
    I'm wondering-how will they break a tie with 4 judges? (in the beginning?)

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