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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

American Idol reviews

idollogo Did you watch last nights premier of American Idol? Evidently, so did about 30 million other Americans. The numbers were good, but not great.

The reviews are coming in, and James Poniewozik says the “New Idol isn’t all that different from the old one.” He says it felt all too familiar. "It looked a lot like the old audition episodes to me—see the crying rocker guy, bikini girl, the dude with the world's lowest voice—with maybe a little less of the overlong wallowing in the excruciatingly talentless. But wringing a few less episodes out of the audition parade and spending more time on the Hollywood round should be an improvement."  At least he included a pic of the bikini girl.

Other reviews: Kara held her own. ***Idol has finally found its “mean girl” *** Kara is the “fifth Beatle” plus other crazies. *** Idol has become “The View

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