It was a long summer, fall and start of winter, but American Idol is back for their tenth season and I am ready! New judges, new contestants, and a new feature! Welcome to "Idol Wired"!
Alright, so my favorite reality show that drives me crazy on a weekly basis from this Wednesday through the end of May is back, and I came up with what changes that I would like to see this season as American Idol turns 10.
Keep the spotlight on the contestants
There have been shake-ups at the judges’ table since season eight, which have garnered much more attention than deserved. I think once the initial shock of the new faces at the judges’ table wears off this season, the show needs to adjust it’s attention back to it’s contestants. 
I think one way to do this is to show more of the contestant’s personality in the pre-performance videos. Last season we learned that Lee DeWyze worked at a paint store. What we didn’t learn is that he’s fairly hilarious. Most fans learned this during the summer Idol tour meeting him before and after the shows.
I think over the past couple seasons, the audience really hasn’t been able to connect with the contestants, which is in part why last season wasn’t as successful as previous seasons.
Judges should be clear and concise with their post-performance critiques
I think the judge’s critiques on Idol should be like Twitter. You need to get out what you want to say about the contestant’s performance in 140 characters or less. I feel that the judges should be able to let the contestants know if they liked or disliked the performance with a reason backing their opinion in a reasonable amount of time. Plus, if the judges didn’t talk so much it could allow for slightly longer performances from the contestants.
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Article comments
1 - cindy brown
they need to put a limit on how many times you are allowed to vote,and keep the power voting out! this would change the people that win the show that are far less talented than the ones that are getting voted off. the past two years the artist that had the most talent, did not win due to a popularity contest with kids allowed to power vote. I read where people were voting hundreds of times for the same person. this should be only 1 vote per person. who cares how many votes AI gets that night, we all know they do it for ratings,and millions of people are not calling in, just the same people are voting over and over again!