Why is it that we can’t stand Kara, really? What does she have that bugs us so?
I am already put off by the way she waves royally at her imagined adoring fans when she is introduced. (I’ve been at these shows and the audience is pumped and primed to clap and cheer for everyone, and thrilled to be there and doing it.) She seems to lack any humility. Contrast that with Paula’s intro, who always gives Ryan a genuinely affectionate look, and seems uncomfortable with the audience’s cheers.
OK, when Kara critiques, she actually gets out FORWARD and pushes toward the camera, and she used to nearly eat the mike. She does not say what she thinks as much as what absolutely is.
I think she is a know-it-all who is faking most of her “knowledge.” That would explain why she is unbelievably pissed when anyone disagrees with her.
She is pleasant looking and smart, and sometimes her judging is very good. Yet I still can’t stand her because of her attitude.
Randy is very down to earth and genuine. He tries to be helpful, and he probably has a lot of music industry knowledge, more than he lets on. He’s humble and modest, and gets excited about some of the performances.
Paula is sweet, if a little insecure, and even drugged, she sees the best in the contestants. She too is probably a ton more knowledgeable than she lets on. This season her vocab has improved tremendously, and maybe she really has sobered up. I think she is sweet and a gem in her own way. I happen to know she is very nice in person too.
I hated Simon at first, but he is a real what-you-see-is-what-you-get kind of guy. And I agree with him almost every time. He is a tad brutal, but he is also very generous with praise when it’s deserved. He is the most important part of the show, because he cannot be shamed or bought. He WILL be honest. He is the one you have to please, and it’s not impossible to do. Just hard. He’s really grown on me.
But Kara does not fit in there. We do not have need for more music industry expertise. We do not have need for a braggy show-off. I hope sincerely that they are not trying to replace Simon with her. The show would DIE very quickly. If Simon leaves, the AI audience will be trying to find ways to watch Britain’s Got Talent instead. Kara’s no Simon.
.....Why is it that we can’t stand Kara......
Didn’t she use to be a CNN foreign correspondent?
LOL!! I've noticed that too.
It’s way after 11 and I’m just home from having drinks with my best friend and her fiance...and suddenly I shout out at the bar—do NOT tell me who got voted off Idol! The men turn from watching the Yankee game to say—you’re kidding me, right...but my girlfriend says that they stopped watching because they can’t stand that Kara. See...she gets on everyone’s nerves. So I still do not know who got the boot and am now going to watch the show along with the thread. Praying it’s not Kris. But know it wasn’t Adam otherwise Drudge would have had a siren.