I dont know.... I think this year is more interesting than any other. All you people talk about it "Plants"?? WHY? The producers and Judges put them through to a certain point... Than it is up to the Public. If the public likes them they will get through..... If the Public does not they wont. Not that hard to understand. So what is the point of bashing everyone? LOL It is quite amusing, and entertaining when you have some down time.... But some of these people on here live it? And for people who hate the show, why even bother? All of you watching the show, and increasing there ratings.. HA HA I am starting to thing The Actual American Idol people and 19 management and all of the competing reality shows started this site, just to create a buzz and get people to watch and get the publicity!?!?!? They are making millions and billions on these shows..... Do you seriously think they care what anyone thinks? No...

As far as last season and this season, with the whole "Plants" being put into the show..... How many people can they get with as someone else had said the X factor. Not many. And for the "Plants" who made it through the audition process..... I give them some credit for keeping there dream alive. And not stopping at nothing. But they made it through because They DO have talent. There were "Plants all the way back to season 1!! So it is nothing new. The problem is... that the "undiscovered" talent are just to lazy to go to the auditions... they would rather sit home and bash the show.. HA HA Which again... is amusing. Or they did tryout and all the people on this site are people who did try out and didnt make it.... maybe that is why some people are so cruel. I dont know.... I am just enjoying reading, and posting here and there.

Trying to make this all out logically.... isnt working. LOL So I will just believe what I do believ... That everyone deserves a shot. Regardless..... And the show NEVER said it was for Amateurs ONLY..... It was for anyone who wanted to try out... Some being undiscovered, some with little experience and some with a lot. I think it makes the show more interesting. with the mix of all three....

And Just to add.... Why are you all mad at the fact that there are a lot of people with past entertainment history? and them taking spots of "Undiscovered talent"? I am more pissed that they fill up spots with the asses and people who seriously have no talent. Those spots should be for people who waited all day to audition, who have talent. That is what bothers me about the show. That is one thing that is unfair. The idiot auditions, I think the show should leave that out and show more of the good ones.... Then it might start getting better....

"And for the "Plants" who made it through the audition process..... I give them some credit for keeping there dream alive. And not stopping at nothing. But they made it through because They DO have talent."

...problem here is the assumptions that 1) they auditioned, and 2) that this is a "second" chance for them to make it in the industry.

The caveat that contestants cannot have a "current" recording contract is a HUGE loophole - drop their contract, get them on AI, get them exposure, sign them back up and have an instantly marketable artist on your hands (I lost count as to how many of the finalists on shameless season 7 had previously been signed with a recording label).

Starting with season 2 when even the runners-up proved sellable (Aiken, Locke, Gracin), I think the industry started looking at AI as a way to parade and promote their "discovered" talent in front of America for publicity (think "The Best Recording Artists You're Not Listening To").

Nothing wrong with "that" premise if that were the way the show actually promoted itself (rather than as a talent contest where people can walk in off the street and become stars)... but viewers actually pay to text/vote and tens of thousands of hopefuls pay good money to audition (plane tickets, hotels, etc) when they don't have a realistic chance of making it on the show no matter how talented.

LiveLaughLove, do me a favor and go away. You're annoying. You have posted the same boring crap all over the site, and no one gives a shit. Your boring responses are not gonna convince anyone. Get it. And get out.

I swear I'd prefer to read a novel written by Esmeralda than putting up with this frau.

Maybe you are trying to Convince people with your posts, I guess that is why you would say that. Me, I am writing how I feel. It is a free site, and freedom of speach. Sorry Not going anywhere...