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Howard Stern In Serious Talks To Replace Simon & VFTW Mention!
Howard Stern To Replace Simon Cowell?
There's a wacky article this morning saying that Howard Stern is Fox's first choice to replace Simon Cowell. According to the article...
An insider said that producers of the hit Fox show say Stern, America's highest-paid radio personality, is their top choice to take over from Cowell, who leaves at the end of this season.
They approached Stern after he repeatedly mentioned on-air that his exclusive Sirius XM Radio deal expires next January and he was open to other offers. Cowell was paid $50 million a year.
A source connected to Idol said, Its one of the few shows that could compete with Stern's $100 million-a-year Sirius contract, and Idol bosses think he would be even nastier than Simon.
They know he would be great TV and would clash with the other judges such as Ellen and the contestants. Idol will do what it takes to sign him.
Along with having their voices evaluated, should future contestants now also expect to have their genitals evaluated? Along with being asked about their experience in music, will they also be asked about their experience in anal sex? Howard loves VFTW, and American Idol already is a complete freak show anyway, so we say Go For It!
What comments could you imagine Stern making to past contestants?
It's Finally Official... Simon Cowell is Leaving Idol After Season 9
We've known it for weeks, but it's finally official. Simon Cowell says that American Idol 9 is his last season. RIP American Idol 2002-2010. We didn't even have to kill the show, the staff did it themselves. Loving it! X Factor should debut in America in 2011, hopefully with Paula Abdul back off her meds, and we'll make an easy switch while Idol goes under.
So what do you think? Is Idol toast now that Simon's leaving? Leave a comment.
Simon Cowell is Apparently Quitting American Idol Due to Bad Blood
Richard Rushfield wrote an article in The Daily Beast today about why Simon Cowell is leaving American Idol after the current season. Speculation existed that Simon was merely leaving to helm his own show (an American version of Britain's X Factor), but Richard suggests that there was also bad blood on the Idol set. The article sugges that Simon Cowell was upset that Idol producer Simon Fuller was raking in the dough, whereas Simon Cowell was seen as merely on-air talent and wasn't getting a behind-the-scenes take (Cowell makes an estimated $50 million a year from the show, so it's safe to say Fuller must be making a ton more). Simon started to assert himself more by creating shows like American Inventor and America's Got Talent, eventually clashing more and more with the producers of Idol. Now Simon is poised to leave Idol and make a larger fortune if he can get X Factor off the ground and running, especially with Paula Abdul. If X Factor has Paula and Simon, while Idol has Kara and Randy, it's a safe bet that Idol's ratings would tank. So Simon Cowell has been plotting the end of Idol all this time? Who knew we were working on the same side as him? The article is a good read, so check it out.
Simon Cowell Says Goodbye: American Idol 9 Will Be His Last Season
Well, there goes the show. Simon Cowell announced on his brother's weekly podcast, that he is quitting American Idol after season 9. It's clear that Simon wants out so he can bring X Factor over to America and not have to worry about Idol, since he'll be making shitloads more money producing X Factor (if it's successful). Simon always said he'd leave the show if Paula left, so it looks like the producers are helping American Idol implode on itself. Simon is clearly one of the only draws since he's full of himself and is fun to hate. Kara, Randy, and Ellen are all worthless. But Simon's lack of interest in the last few seasons of Idol has been evident. Will American Idol have a season 10, now that Simon's leaving? What do you think? Leave us a comment. (Via MJ's Big Blog)
VFTW Prevails in England: Rage Against the Machine Beats Out X-Factor Winner
A grassroots campaign started in England to make sure that the horrible TV show The X Factor didn't produce the #1 single for the week of Christmas (which it always does) has been successful. A Facebook group called Rage Against The X Factor successfully made sure that Rage Against the Machine's "Killing in the Name Of" was the #1 single as opposed to some guy who won X Factor and no one cares about. The group did this because they're tired of Simon Cowell shoving his pre-packaged pop crap down their throats. This is hilarious, and we love it. Great work, England! You've got the Worster spirit.
P.S. The group has also raised over 80,000 pounds for charity. Bravo!
Carrie Underwood Shares the Secret of How She Won American Idol
On Carrie Underwood's All Star Holiday Special last night, Carrie poked fun at her run on American Idol and how she won. It's actually pretty funny, so someone gave Farmbot a personality upgrade right before the show. And hey, anyone who sticks pins into a Constantine Maroulis voodoo doll is alright by us!
Nigel Lythgoe Perpetuated the Lame Gay Jokes on American Idol
Coming as no surprise to us, Celebitchy says that the lame and offensive gay jokes that Ryan Seacrest and Simon Cowell spouted on seasons of Idol were encouraged by ex-producer Nigel Lythgoe who found them "hilarious." With Ellen DeGeneres coming on board as a judge, current producer Simon Fuller has told the two lame guys to cut out the gay jokes. Is anyone surprised that the 7 seasons of Simon Cowell telling male contestants to put on dresses and mocking Ryan were perpetuated by Nigel? It took Nigel leaving the show to have the first sort of openly gay contestant do well without jokes being made. Nigel's homophobic tendencies have been documented before, so we hope he's having fun on his Dance show. Because gay guys clearly stay out of dancing, so he's home free.
Christmas was over 6 weeks ago but for Worsters, Christmas is now on February 8 as first off, Howard Stern confirmed he is in very serious discussions to become the new judge on American Idol...
Howard discussed the situation on his radio show today and if you're talking American Idol, you've got to talk votefortheworst.com as Robin (correctly) gave us credit for getting Taylor Hicks to win Season 5, and how awesome we are in general!
This audio clip also gives you a bit of an idea of what Howard would bring to the show. Fatties, get ready to be humiliated. Ugly girls, you needn't apply. Closeted gay men, get ready to get dragged out screaming.
In other words...VFTW Victory!!!