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Tuesday, March 11, 2008

The "New Look" Idol Begins...

Personally, I think Ryan deserves an Emmy for mustering all that enthusiasm for the new opening credits and that new set…

Speaking of which, I like the new credits since they allow for all the Idols to be seen—including Taylor—but I could do without that swooshing sound.

As for the set, it reminds me a little of the stage they used for “The Next Great American Band” with those weird spinning things on the side. I don’t really see the big deal, quite frankly. The biggest change is the distance between the stage and the judges and I don’t like that.

And why is the band up so high? Is that supposed to be cool?...

Okay, let’s get to the music…

Syesha Mercado, “Got to Get You Into My Life”: 17
I’m not familiar with this one, but it was a great choice. It started out pretty rough, but luckily for Syesha, the contestants get to sing longer tonight because she worked it out midway through and brought it home. And I agree with Paula that she looked fantastic.

And they have definitely added members to the band, because it’s off to an overpowering start...