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'Idol' Stars for Real, or Just Reality TV?
"American Idol" makes its triumphant return to TV tonight, and with the Hollywood writers strike still going strong, more viewers than ever may tune in to see Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson and Ryan Seacreast try to turn a brand new batch of contestants from off-key shower singers to polished pop stars. But will the seventh season of "Idol" produce a music legend in the making, or ...
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It ain't heavy, it's American Idol
Television & radio: TV and radio blog | guardian.co.uk — ... viewing experience, because I know from the outset that my role in this show is as a passive, if enthusiastic, supporter. I can just relax and let it carry me along. There will be times when I'll be inevitably be disappointed by the outcome of the vote, but I can always sleep soundly in the knowledge that there was nothing I could've done to change it - and nobody charged me 25p per call under the pretence that I could. I don't have to worry about the ultimate result either. Since Kelly Clarkson remains the only AI alumnus to have broken the UK market, if I don't like the ...

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