IDOL: The Forgettable Year
There is a reason I haven't written one thing this season with regard to American Idol. Truth be told, I am forcing myself to watch this year purely out of a sense of loyalty for a show I have been a fan of since its inception. But you know, the honeymoon is definitely over. Sure, it is the first year Idol is on without Paula Abdul and I could use that as an easy excuse, but that isn't it. She might have been deemed crazy, but I think she is crazy like a fox. She knew a sinking ship when she saw one. And so does Simon Cowell, apparently. It's no secret that Mr. Cowell is on his way out of Idol following this season. He is probably as skilled at sniffing out the end of a road, as he is at sniffing out new talent. Fear not, though. We won't be completely stripped of Mr. Cowell's acerbic commentary, if his dream to bring British hit show "The X Factor" to America comes to fruition. And what we do know of this man is that he can turn a dream into reality pret...