Co-host Brian Dunkleman will not return for the second season. HA-HA-HA He was by far the least talented person on the show, ever! (I hate that guy, can you tell?)
This news will just devastate my fiancee. ... Uh, not really. Seriously, though, this comes as no surprise. I mean, really, who is this guy? He had no on-air persona and no charm whatsoever (not that Seacrest had any, either, but he's much more of a "pretty boy" than Dunkleman is -- or would ever hope to be). Seacrest was almost immediately signed for an American Idol sequel (for a cool millon). Yet, there was no sign of Dunkleman's name anywhere. Therefore, was there any doubt of this firing? (Now, if we could just get rid of Randy Jackson...) Sure, it's a blow to Jews everywhere (including me), but I think we'll survive.
American Idol would be fine if it weren't for all that damn singing...I guess it was kind of hopeless to think that the announcement would be "American Idol not to be coming back for a second season" If they HAVE to keep the show, try a few more changes. They can get rid of some more things, like: a) The other host b) The audience full of teeny boppers with cell phones c) The singers d) Randy Jackson Just make it 30 minutes of Paula Abdul trying unsuccessfully to be funny with Simon Cowell hurling insults at her...I'd watch that!
On a side note, I met Nikki McKibbin on a flight from Vegas to Dallas a couple of weeks ago. She was sitting in first class, and I walked by her and said hello. She smiled and said hello back. I had previously seen her in the Vegas airport on the slots.....I should have taken a picture and sold it to the Globe, Enquirer, et al. "Former American Idol Top Three has Gambling Addiction" She was nice, and not hard to look at either.
