Comments on: Paula Officially Quits

By: angie

angie — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:47:21 +0000

[quote comment="71792"][quote comment="71791"]I bet Nigel makes some sort of announcement tonight on Dance about asking Paula to join Dance for next season.[/quote]

How about Mary going on over to AI ?????[/quote]

Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha!! That would be awesome!! I love Mary!

By: TLR

TLR — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:22:52 +0000

[quote comment="71791"]I bet Nigel makes some sort of announcement tonight on Dance about asking Paula to join Dance for next season.[/quote]
I bet your right

By: rachel

rachel — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:59:18 +0000

[quote comment="71791"]I bet Nigel makes some sort of announcement tonight on Dance about asking Paula to join Dance for next season.[/quote]

How about Mary going on over to AI ?????

By: DJSlim

DJSlim — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:48:44 +0000

I bet Nigel makes some sort of announcement tonight on Dance about asking Paula to join Dance for next season.

By: randomx6

randomx6 — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:58:37 +0000

@CB –
Slight adjustment if you don’t mind CB:
“Since Carrie” (AND DAUGHTRY) “in Season 4 AI hasn’t turned out a major star.”
If Kris doesn’t break big but Adam or Matt or Allison do, they are ok. It’s the VOTERS who made the mistake. If no one from a season breaks big then it is AI and the judges.

@CB yeah spin and truth don’t bear on each other in TV but I still found it interesting and revealing.

By: TLR

TLR — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:52:40 +0000

[quote comment="71784"]Linda, it would be AWESOME to see Paula as a ‘jidge’ on SYTYCD!![/quote]
Now there she would really have something to add, she would make a great judge on SYTYCD more her forte without making up words such as “Pitchy”

By: angie

angie — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:35:34 +0000

Linda, it would be AWESOME to see Paula as a ‘jidge’ on SYTYCD!!

By: CB

CB — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:23:09 +0000

@Teri – No offense taken or intended.

I just find it interesting to ‘compare & contrast’ views expressed before the season started last year vs the end result, which seems to be Paula out & Kara in. Some people hated the idea of a 4th judge, some liked it, some were on the fence. I don’t remember too many IBL regulars except Lee liking Kara but not liking the concept of the 4th judge. It seemed that the animosity aimed at judge #4 transferred to her.

I think Fox intended things to turn out exactly as they have – back to 3 judges. How could they lose? If Paula rejoins the fold, Kara isn’t renewed and life goes on. If Paula won’t re-sign at the dollars Fox likes then she’s gone & Kara is the 3rd judge with a year’s experience and less of the stigma of being the new Paula. Given the contract resolutions to date its obvious that TPTB feel Simon & Ryan are the key components anyway.

What seems to be lost in all this hoopla is the fact that Fox is in the advertising business, not the music business. Looked at in that light it all makes more sense.

If ratings continue to go down the easy target is going to be Kara but I don’t think that’s where the fault will lie. Since Carrie in Season 4 AI hasn’t turned out a major star. If Kris doesn’t pan out and sells albums in the Taylor/Rueben range instead of the Carrie/Kelly range that’ll be 4 years in a row AI has missed the pulse of America. That will spell the demise of the show, not who’s sitting in the judges’ seats. If the show isn’t producing relevant stars then it won’t be as popular and that translates directly to advertising $’s. If Fox can make a nickle more producing Tuesday Night Baseball AI will be gone in a flash.

@random – I think positive spin and the truth are two different animals

@starshine – I agree with Lee – I think you’re dead on. I didn’t mind when the judges disagreed but I was annoyed when Paula & Simon took it to extremes. Sometimes the interplay just became uncomfortable for me. The dancing was ok.

By: angie

angie — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:20:50 +0000

Goooood grief. Good golly, Miss Molly. Give me a break.

Looking at my OWN comment on that particular linked post, I was concerned about ADDING A 4th JUDGE BECAUSE OF TIME RESTRAINTS!

Guess what?? Adding a fourth judge contributed GREATLY to the time problems!!!

By: linda

linda — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:07:14 +0000

[quote comment="71749"][quote comment="71734"][quote comment="71731"][quote comment="71715"]Well, this makes me sad. Pauler was a HUGE part of the show. I find it extremely hard to believe that the show couldn’t make a deal with her. Sounds to me like the show wanted her gone. Great, now we’re stuck with CAR-uh.

Idol won’t be the same.[/quote]

I will miss the Paula-Simon antics. :sad:[/quote]

I will miss wondering what’s in her cup each week[/quote]
and the “You looking beautiful tonight”[/quote]

Paula has been there since day 1 and I will miss her. Paula always uplifted the contestants with kind words and gave them encouragement. I can do without Randy ( I like him but am tired of dawg this, dawg that). I wish the best to Paula and maybe we’ll see her as a guset judge on SYTYCD.