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I remember how exciting and fun American Idol was during it’s first 5 or 6 seasons.  I remember waiting all week for Ryan Seacrest to say the magic words, “This IS American Idol!’  Then the music and I’d both get carried away.

Sadly, the show took a foul turn for the worse.  Simon seemed to lose interest (he always seemed crabby and bored), Paula seemed to lose her mind (she always seemed like her mind was floating somewhere near Jupiter).  The shows also took a turn for the worse when each episode seemed to focus more on the “featured” star of the night.  Who cares?!?!?  We tune in to see the IDOLS.  We want to hear more about them and more from them.

To be honest, the past few years were just too painful to even watch.  A show I was once obsessed with became something I just ignored.

I tuned in to the first episode of American Idol this season and, lo and behold, I fell in love with the series all over again.  Randy Jacks0n and Ryan Seacrest are back, and quite frankly, I’d missed them.  To their credit, through it all – they never lost their enthusiasm, passion, energy, or sense of humor.  They were the only things consistent about the series throughout the good years, the bad years, and the years I wish had never happened.

The remarkable thing is, the guys brought more magic with them this year – Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez.  Lightening didn’t just strike American Idol, it struck twice!   Tyler and Lopez have everything Cowell and Abdul lost along the way… and then some

There’s something captivating about all 3 judges (and Ryan Seacrest as well).  They obviously have a genuine love and respect for the contestants as well as the show.  Unlike Cowell, they aren’t bored or “annoyed” with the contestants.  They don’t seek to embarrass or humiliate anyone. They obviously want them to do well.  In the Hollywood rounds, it has been SO obvious that Jennifer Lopez is truly pulling for the singers.  You can see it in her ridiculously beautiful face – she’s physically WILLING them to do their best.

I love every single thing about what the new judges have brought to American Idol and I’m just truly grateful that I can love the show again.  American Idol has reinvented itself and it is honestly better than ever before.  Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez are exactly what American Idol and its fans needed.

This is the show we fell in love with.  Welcome back, Idol!

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