It just came to me that "American Idol" is becoming so much like "Saturday Night Live". You know......SNL started out captivating all who saw it and, when current players did not measure up to the last, the show still went on. Same with Idol. I thought SNL was done with the departure of Chevy Chase, Mike Myers and, Will Ferrell, to name a few. And, I certainly thought Idol was done when Simon left and, the past five winners could only dream of the career of Carrie Underwood.
Interesting fact, in 1985 at the tenth season of SNL, there was a decision to bring in more seasoned comedians when some growing names had left the show. Season 10 of Idol...... seasoned singers were brought in to judge when there was only one original left standing.
Idol like SNL has had some down years but, in the end could possibly be around for another 25 years as well. We love our satire and our music and, a quest to keep moving on and getting better will make Idol something our grandchildren will know about. SNL premiered 10 years before my children were born and, today we all watch it.
If SNL had ended when Eddie Murphy left the show, would we have known Tina Fey? If Idol had ended when Simon left, would we have known how great Steven Tyler really is?
I predict that Scotty McCreery could soar to the heights of Carrie Underwood. So, like SNL....when Idol was dying, someone came in to breathe new life into it. Long live them both!
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