American Idol is in desperation mode. Last season sucked. The contestants were the worst batch the show has ever produced (which is evident in the poor ticket sales for the top ten tour), the rating fell every week and Simon left.

So now they are desperate to save a sinking ship. Fox’s first big move was to bring a former producer of the show, Nigel Lythgoe. Lythgoe’s top priority is to find a replacement for Simon and save the show. Lythgoe however, has decided to completely try to revamp the show. He started by getting rid of Ellen and is rumored to be firing Kara DioGuardi. There is also a possibility of them getting rid of Randy Jackson.

So who will the new judges be? Well according to rumors Jennifer Lopez is close to agreeing on a deal that would put her at the judges table. The other possible choices are Sean “P Diddy,Puff Daddy, Diddy Diddy Do” Combs,  Elton John, Paula Abdul, Courtney Love, Bret Micheals, Jessica Simpson, David Hasselhoff, the volleyball from Cast Away, Beavis and Butthead, and Blanket Jackson.  At this point you could anyone as judge and it won’t mater, the show has reached it’s end.

The real question is why is there no mention of firing Ryan Seacrest?

We all knew that Hollywood was out of ideas.  It looks like the creative minds on Broadway have been sucked dry too.   It was announced Monday that Micheal Jackson’s music video for Thriller will be the inspiration behind a new Hollywood musical.  The musical will feature music from Jackson’s albums, Off The Wall and Thriller. 

I would much rather see a musical featuring Wacko’s life at that time.  That would be entertainment.   You could have this head catching fire, man on monkey love with Bubbles, and scenes of him sleeping in the a hyperbaric oxygen chamber.

No matter what the theme is, it’s sure to be a sell out every night. If you can’t get tickets, just figure it will look something like this.

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It can be difficult to follow in a famous father’s footsteps. Unfortunately, Simon Collins has managed to follow his father too closely. Simon decided to just bypass the catchy pop rock sounds that his daddy Phil started out doing and went right into copying the shit-flavored Disney soundtrack styles of old crotchety Phil. The only thing missing from making this into a big hit is a cartoon monkey flinging shit at his head and a hidden dick in the clouds.

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As Chris eluded to to in his last post, the Rolling Stone list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time is an absolute atrocity.  The biggest problem I have with this is that Rolling Stone’s word is so highly revered.  Of Course, it’s only highly revered by those who have little to no music knowledge and those who have their asshole reamed by Rolling Stone on a constant basis.  All list are just opinion, but when your opinion is printed in the “Holy Book” of music it should come with some responsibility. 

You should actually try to but a list of the “best”, not a who’s who of artsy performers that you consider influential.  One of the most common phrases used to describe these greatest singers is “influential”.  Ozzy Osbourne was influential, shouldn’t he be on the list then.  They even tell you that one artist, Solomon Burke never had a crossover hit.  While I don’t think a big hit makes you a great singer, I do think that a great singer should have a big hit.  I mean, if your that damn good wouldn’t your songs be.  Now on to the list and my thoughts.

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At one time Patrick Dempsey had a promising movie career. Although he was a decent-looking actor, Dempsey never achieved that Corey Haim level of Tiger Beat fame, opting instead for more comedically goofball roles. Unfortunately, Dempsey still made Haim-like choices in film roles at that young age, and 1989′s Loverboy was the nail in Dempsey’s fledgling career.

Now that he’s hot again - thanks to television’s big hit Grey’s Anatomy - Dempsey has returned to the movie screen. And man, does this thing look bad.

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