Why Jennifer Lopez Was All Wrong for American Idol, and Courtney Love is Just Right
Though it had been widely assumed that American Idol's revamped judging panel would feature Randy Jackson and new judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler, People is reporting that Lopez's "demands got out of hand," and now she's out of the mix. Might this actually be a good thing? After all, while Lopez and Tyler represented a casting coup for the on-the-ropes series, there's ample reason to believe that those big names may have actually worked against them -- though if producers are dead-set on picking an A-lister, I have just the icon in mind.
When Idol launched in 2002, it had three judges who had nothing to lose (and everything to gain) by participating. Though Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson were well-respected in the music industry, they had virtually no public profile before Idol, and Paula Abdul was regarded as a pop singer who'd peaked a decade prior. Idol made all three more famous than anyone could have expected, but after Idol producers failed to replicate that homegrown magic with Kara DioGuardi, they've forsaken growing a new star in lieu of picking one who's already well-established.
The pitfalls to that approach should be evident to anyone who watched Ellen DeGeneres struggle through her first and only Idol season this past year. No one could argue that DeGeneres was a huge get for the series -- instead of replacing Abdul with a similarly faded pop star, producers set their sights on someone much, much bigger -- but the problem with picking the enormously successful talk show host is that Idol always felt like it was in second position to her real career. There was no chance that Degeneres would say anything to jeopardize her reputation as the friendly Queen of Daytime, and that restriction kept her from saying much of anything at all.
The same goes for Tyler and Lopez: Though neither is at the career peak DeGeneres is currently enjoying, both are established veterans who would prioritize their own careers instead of wholeheartedly embracing new life as an Idol judge. Could you imagine the exceedingly careful Lopez ripping into a contestant, then batting back audience boos with a cavalier shrug like Cowell does? (In 1998, you could have -- that's the year Lopez infamously bashed Gwyneth Paltrow, Cameron Diaz, Madonna, and Winona Ryder in a candid Movieline interview -- but the 41-year-old Lopez is much more guarded and neutral.)
Now that a slot has opened up on the judging dais, producers should take a closer look at another candidate they've allegedly met with: Courtney Love. The Hole singer can boast the slurry unpredictability of Abdul and the casual brutality of Cowell, and after she's thrown bombs at every famous name she can think of (including her own family members), tearing into Idol wannabes would be a piece of cake. At her trainwreckiest, she'd be watercooler television, but even in her most lucid moments, Love would be a terrific addition to the judges panel: willing to coax the contestants toward gritty authenticity, yet wholly familiar with what it means to sell out. Nigel Lythgoe, it's not too late!
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Sorry, Love is just tooooooo crazy. On that one show where she completely loses her shit, all of middle america will forever turn off the chanel.
Might I suggest Alanis Morrisset?
It's been a few years since I watched _Idol_, but I would definitely tune in again if they got Love to be a judge.
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Agree with NP, I'd tune in again if they get Courtney.
Mr.Timmons, grow up please.
I've been shouting Love for years! She's totally unpredictable and would be coaching the kids not on their singing ability, but the thing they so desperately have lacked lately: stage presence and star power! She's always been able to throw out quips with the best of them, and now that she's finally clean and sober, she would be fantastic on that panel. Just watch her Behind the Music for proof - you may not like her, but she's no doubt fascinating to listen to. Get her already!
Hmmm.....not so sure Courtney would always be giving good advice. It would seem more like 'The Courtney Show' instead of American Idol. And with that as a basis, as soon as the novelty wore off, or her repetitous behavior kicked in, the show would sink fast. Too much of a loose cannon. Maybe she could be a late late LATE night talk show host tho.
is this a paid blog entry? probably. just another diarhea media deposit by some paid brainless zombi. no-one wants to see more of this loud mouth ex-prostitute, stripper murdered and crack whore. hr own daughter cant stand her. no-one wants to live next door to her. any who even vaguely looks at her accidently is suddenly her 'best friend' and subject of her mad rantings, tweets blogs and mails. she needs putting down.
She needs to get over herself. She ain't all that, and I'm glad that she was basically told that by being let go.
Anything's better than Ellen. At least Courtney Love will know what she's talking about.
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