Idol ignites renewed interest

Many people may want to pull their hair out at the thought of another season of American Idol.Well, it may be time for those people to invest in a good wig, because American Idol is here to stay.

At the start of  season seven, viewers predicted it would be another season of great singers not getting through, and a season of Sonjaya jokes making it to the finals.

This season, expect more entertainment than any other. Those who are looking for Idol to return to its season one roots of actually having great singers getting to the finish line may want to turn the channel, because it is not going to happen.

With more and more colorful characters appearing you ask yourself, is this really a singing competition? The answer to that question is sort of. Producers, and by that I mean Simon Cowell, are actually making bank on those who make you want to pay for singing lessons yourself. American Idol would have the process down, if they just would not let some of the amazing singers get voted off. Too many times America sides with the great personality or the crazy attitude because that is what makes great T.V.

In actuality, some amazing and truly talented entertainers have emerged from the cultural icon that is American Idol. Kelly Clarkson, Jordan Sparks, Carrie Underwood, Chris Daughtry, Katharine McPhee, Elliott Yamin, Fantasia Barrino and Clay Aiken have all capitalized from American Idol, regardless of the results of the competition.

As long as at least a couple of singers like these make it through, the loyal American Idol followers will continue to watch.
The phenomenon has reached an unbelievable level that it will continue to ride on. In the last episode from Omaha, there was a myriad of performers from all walks of life. Singers like London Weidberg had enough talent to make it to Hollywood, whereas others did not seem to have the mental capacity to even get on a plane.

The star of the show however, is without a doubt  Paula Abdul. I am pretty sure that viewers around the nation did not dare turn the channel  at the mere possibility of missing Abdul’s antics and intoxication levels rise.

Auditions were delayed in the beginning because Abdul’s plane was “late.” The fact of the matter was that producers were hoping that she would be sober enough to avoid a lawsuit from Mothers Against Drunk Driving. She could not even keep her head up and was so obviously under the influence that viewers did not even pay attention to the singers.

Her hiccups and unbelievable comments were hilarious and surely entertaining to anyone who was watching. You have to wonder, do the producers really want to change the focus to Abdul, because one thing is for sure: she will continue to shock.

One of the biggest differences that I can tell about this season is that the intros for each singer are twice as long as the actual audition. The life stories seem to be more important than the actual song.

 As the seasons go on more and more hopeless performers make it through. I hate to say it, but I love watching the people who you cannot help but laugh at, however, the actors should not be making it through. Too many times, people looking for airtime, make it over those who actually care. It is becoming harder and harder to decipher whether people actually believe what they are saying or are just looking for a TMZ shout out.

No matter if you have not been hooked on American Idol before or even care, this season is worth it to watch. There is no doubt that the audition episodes are the best, but this season I can tell there are going to be many  William Hungs among the contestants. Even if you hate the auditions, Paula provides more than enough entertainment.