Don’t you just love that? You’d think it was doctored, but it isn’t! :)
I just thought of something when I looked at the pic on the reload. I’m pretty sure we have seen pics of Simon and he had hair on his chest. Does he shave his chest? There isn’t hair in that pic.
Simon says: Blow it up
Surly judge tells ‘Idol’ staffers show desperately needs an overhaul, and he’d give Paula and Randy the boot
May 15, 2008
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BY BILL ZWECKER Sun-Times Columnist
If you think Simon Cowell’s public criticism of the current season of ‘’American Idol’’ has been tough, you should hear what our favorite TV curmudgeon is saying behind the scenes.
According to Cowell, the ‘’Idol’’ concept needs a major overhaul; ‘’the whole thing needs to be blown up,’’ Cowell reportedly has told staff members.
A longtime “Idol” production exec adds that if Cowell had his druthers, “and there weren’t all kinds of tightly written contracts, Simon would love to see Paula [Abdul], Ryan [Seacrest] and even Randy [Jackson] replaced by fresh talent.”
Cowell is quoted as saying at a recent meeting: ‘’We need to come up with a new way to find contestants as well. Everything we do needs to be examined ... including sets, audition process, choice of musical genres for the final weeks of competition, and even how we handle the audience [for live performances] and how we say goodbye to people eliminated.’’
While ‘’American Idol’’ is still very popular, it has seen a significant dropoff in ratings this season — leading Cowell and other ‘’Idol’’ honchos to begin thinking of ways to invigorate the very valuable franchise.
Reportedly, Cowell also has raised the idea of bringing in a secondary — and female — ‘’host’’ to work with Seacrest, similar to how ‘’Dancing With the Stars’’ uses Samantha Harris to complement Tom Bergeron.
Among Cowell’s recent public comments to ‘’Extra’’ was his contention that ‘’Idol’’ needs to skew younger. ‘’We are going to have to drop the age [for contestants] from 16 to 14.’’
Whatever happens, one ‘’American Idol’’ insider says next season will see some major changes — ‘’to give us a new lease on life.’’
LOL!! Good find :)
OMG. That is awesome. I have saving that. It will come in handy forever.
(Thanks to Wolfstar for the link :)
