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Last night, American Idol went to Dallas for its second audition episode, but things seemed a little, well, strange. The judges seemed to be going through the motions, the night’s big finish was an eight-minute attempt to bring the world the next William Hung, and a lot of the people who got through had auditions severely lacking the oft-discussed “wow factor.” Is everyone just tired? Could everyone just be exhausted after last year’s anticlimactic run–especially the viewing public? Fox won the night handily again, but ratings were down 19% from last year’s second episode.
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From wacky TV interviews with Paula Abdul - to critics ranting and raving the "idol" judges are just too darn mean - one constant on "American Idol" seems to be controversy. More Details
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Marvelous, Fox 's "American Idol" is the best show that happened to this decade, besides"Punked", on MTV. The judges are are so well rounded, cool, and know good talent when they "hear it".
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At the end of the half-hour hearing, Circuit Judge Daniel Perry agreed to send former “American Idol” finalist Jessica Sierra to a yearlong stint at an in-house drug treatment facility in California, followed by three years of probation. He was not quiet about his reservations....
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