American Idol producers, do yourself a favor and remove the breathing tube on this show.
My father once told me, "son you will be respected more for walking away with your dignity in tack verses being defeated and humiliated publicly". American Idol has blown their wad. We all know it, how the hell don't they.
American Idol has struggled for the past 3-4 seasons to pull an audience and maintain them. The competition has breached AI's reach. It's okay to pack up the show and say we had a good run lets go.
Many former viewers of AI believe the show took a dive after Simon Cowell left the show. I would have to disagree, the reason Simon left; he foresaw the sinking ship, grabbed his life vest and swam to shore. What we have now is a captain of a ship with its stern barley breaking water and the only time the ship moves is by the weak efforts of the captains riddled ore.
Randy Jackson announced Friday August 30, 2012, that he is not leaving the show just changing his role from judge to mentor. Why?! Randy's internal move tells me the producers came to Randy wanted to let him go and he "negotiated" staying on the show. Translation he begged to keep a job. Unfortunately Randy was the last recognizable staple of AI historians.
I won't miss the "hey dawgs... check this".
Every friend I know that was all on board with AI for the first 2 to 3 seasons couldn't pick the last 3 winners out of a naked line up. The only person that comes to mind when I think American Idol is that black eyeliner wearing guy that sang with Queen and rocked it hard.
American Idol, call it... time of death 3 years ago. Someone play taps and lets go back to the house and eat.
