Connick clearly prefers a more hands-on approach (based on his AI appearances last week) - not to mention that he cares about HOW songs are performed, not just how many notes a performer can cram into a run, so if he WERE to attach himself to any of these shows, I'd think he'd go to *Voice * before *Idol* (barring a massive format change for AI). That said, I doubt he'd be able to work either into his schedule, especially with an album to support.
AI has some serious issues to address, but the biggest issue in my eyes is that no one has successfully replaced Simon Cowell as the 'Harsh Voice of Reason'. One of the guilty pleasures of the early seasons of Idol was knowing that Simon would tell a performer exactly what he (and, in many cases, the home viewer) was thinking - none of the current judges are willing to go out on that limb. Contrast that the *The Voice*, where the coaches aren't afraid to let their performers know if they're disappointed in how a song turned out. On Thursday, May 9, 2013 12:36:34 PM UTC-4, Mark Jeffries wrote: > > The web site reports that all four current judges, including original > Dawg, and co-showrunner Nigel Lythgoe are all getting the ax as Fox > programming chief Kevin Reilly wants to stem the audience erosion in what > is still a revenue machine for the net, but has seen upstart "The Voice" > steal most of its thunder: > > > http://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/insider-american-idol-firing-all-four-judges-getting-massive-makeover-90256 > > And oh yeah--no more $18M for Mariah Carey or $12M for Nicki Minaj, > either. And if they're intending to young the demos, I wouldn't expect > Harry Connick as a judge, either, despite all of his recent publicity for > his argument with Dawg last week. > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
