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community.tvguide.com - 8/24/2008

American Idol: Simon Cowell Hints at Big Changes - The Great American Idol Blog

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"I was a little bored," said Simon Cowell of American Idol 's Season 7, indicating that come January 2009, he'll be taking a larger role to change the tenor of the show. The news comes just days after Idol executive producer Nigel Lythgoe announced that he'd be stepping back from his day-to-day work on Idol to concentrate on international versions of his other hit show, So You Think You Can ...

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Simon Cowell: How I'd Fix American Idol
American Idol Worship — ... "I'm not sure that they ever showed their real personalities," Simon said, complaining about the overwhelming media-savviness of the season's finalists. "They were like robots." ...

Simon Cowell to shake up American Idol - I've got some ideas for him
TV Squad — ... probably remembers, but, apparently, he's as bored as the rest of us. In a TVGuide.com story, he says of Season 7, "I was a little bored ... I think [last season] the talent was great, and the ratings were great, I just think it could be more interesting and controversial." ...