Judging American Idol

L to R: Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez, Randy Jackson

After watching the first two nights of American Idol season 10 auditions, I am sold!!  I absolutely love the chemistry between the judges.  Newcomers Steve Tyler and Jennifer Lopez is exactly what this show needed, and Randy Jackson seems thrilled that they joined him on the judging panel.

There has been so much negative commentary out there about the judges being too nice, but I disagree.  As far as Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez are concerned, they know first hand what it is like to have a dream and they know what it takes to make that dream come into fruition.   I don’t think that when judging someone’s talent, you have to be mean-spirited or a smart-ass.  We all miss Simon, but Simon was his genuine self as a judge, which is why we loved his commentary.  I like the fact that Jennifer and Steven are the same way, staying true to who they are.  Giving criticism is not an easy task, but I think the new panel of American Idol judges are doing just fine.

Published in: on January 21, 2011 at 10:33 am  Leave a Comment