I just watched Idol tonight on my laptop, courtesy of:
http://www.mjsbigblog.com/american-idol-...videos.htm. Unfortunately, I had to work during the broadcast.
At home I have to have Dish Network and cable TV, as Dish Network, because of local politics over here, doesn't carry local stations. Thus, since American Idol airs on our local Fox station, I have to watch it on cable as opposed to Dish Network, and other than an ancient video recorder, I have no way to tape it, as I'm also not going to get a DVR just to record on cable since other than local news, some sporting events, and American Idol, I don't watch cable enough to justify it.
Anyway, first of all, the new stage this year on Idol is absolutely amazing. It really looks great on HD. I can't wait to watch it on my big screen. In fact, I may hook up my laptop to my big screen and re-watch it again just to see how great it will look on the big screen. So kudos goes to whoever redesigned the new stage; it looks amazing!
As for as those of you that are boycotting Idol this season, the talent on the boy's side at least is pretty decent. There is going to be some fairly talented guys being sent home Thursday night.
In fact, Randy, JLO, and Steven kept bragging about the talent this year, and I have to admit I thought they were deliberately exaggerating to entice people to watch the show, but to my surprise it was fairly decent for the most part.
On the subject of Randy, apparently the TPTB must have had a talk with him, as he really went out of his way to be much more respectful, diplomatic, and tactful tonight. Of course, there was not much criticism tonight since it was the top 24, but at least when he had to, he went out of his way to be very respectful and tactful. Of course, this is just the first show, but if he keeps it up, it will be a major improvement.
Anyway, in my opinion, overall the talent is pretty decent so for and the redesigned stage is outstanding, making this one of the best debuts I have seen. I also predict that with this newly re-designed stage that Idol's television ratings may start inching back up.
Oh, by the way, I hope Haley gets a chance to perform her single on Idol this season, because I really want to see how she looks on that newly re-designed stage.
