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Our "American Idol" spies tell us Season 8 is going to look more like "Big Brother" than a true singing competition.We're told producers have decided to show how the contestants interact with each other off the stage. They will show a lot more... Permalink >
Report: ‘Idol’ to make changes in 2009 - American Idol- msnbc.com
Report: ‘Idol’ to make changes in 2009 - American Idol- msnbc.com
msnbc.msn.com — "American Idol" will have several changes to its format when it debuts in mid-January, according to an... internal Fox memo posted online. The memo reveals that for its semifinal round, "American Idol 8" will have 36 instead of 24 contestants; the ... Report: ‘Idol’ to make changes in 2009 - American Idol- ...
BREAKING: American Idol Sets It’s Schedule - Top 36 Coming to Hollywood - Wildcard Round Brought ...
mjsbigblog.com — Snipped from an internal FOX Memo: FOX Network Program Executive Council DECEMBER 2008 MINUTES AMERICAN IDOL When... will the schedule and any new details about this season be released? January through March details will hopefully be ... BREAKING: American Idol Sets It’s Schedule - Top 36 ...
American Idol changing things up!
American Idol changing things up!
seriouslyomg.com — (photo © Fox) The long rumored changes for American Idol were finally announced today. As we know... they added a new Judge, who sounds like she will just be a useless b!tch (they say she is meaner than Simon) and a waste of air. But the other ... American Idol changing things up!
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Idol Headlines for 12/12/08
mjsbigblog — ... — the show is a cash cow and they’ve already taken time out of the singing competition for more commercials. Now they’re going to take even more time out for the whole “bitch-you-stole-my-blouse” thing. And we’re now told firmly the new, fourth judge is not there to replace Paula. Producers think four is the magic number. The downside — when one or two judges tell contestants they suck, is it overkill to hear it from four? TMZ More Idol Headlines after the JUMP… ...

‘Idol’: A little backstage access
American Idol — ... is a singing competition, but that just might be the type of interaction we see when Idol’s eighth season premieres next month. According to celebrity gossip site TMZ, the Fox reality series may take on more of a  Big Brother approach. ...

We Can't Tell the Bad American Idol Changes From the Really Bad Ones [Scaryoke]
Gawker — ... According to a TMZ excluuusive, the cameras will be following the contestants home to the little pillow fort condo dormitory they inhabit during the run of the karaoke party. OK, well that might be wishful thinking. Really they're just going to show more "behind the scenes" action, with all the nancing and weeping and hopefully kitty kat slap fights. Now that might include following them back to the house, like they did on the first season, or it might just mean some slow jam wacka-wacka makeout sessions in that weird red waiting room. This again seems like a ...

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