To paraphrase the young and talented Jordin Sparks, "This is our now." By "this," of course, I refer to American Idol season, which kicks off January 13 on Fox, and will continue till you have turned into a speed-dialing, sleep-deprived, squealing fangirl/boy or till you can’t take another second of hearing about the exploits of Simon, Paula, Randy, and a bunch of currently anonymous singing hopefuls. As for the "our," that’d be yours truly, as well as my delightfully twisted, opinionated, earnest, and witty co-hosts. I could list ‘em all in alphabetical order, but wouldn’t it be more fun to check out their shining-est moments in this all-new trailer for season 3 of Idolatry? Wait! Don’t answer that! Just press play, then share your excitement level (or lack thereof) regarding season 8 of Idol in the comments section below.
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Seriously, I am so excited. I.am.lame. Luckily there are other good people here that are as epically lame as I.
I’m not excited for American Idol, just for Idolatry. Michael Slezak for the win /
I’m more excited for Idolatry than I am for AI8. David Cook broke the show for me. There is no other Idol (except Slezak).
for the first time in my commenting life, here it is for all america to see. the noise of AI fangirls everywhere…
SSSSQQQQQUUUUUEEEEEEEEEEE!
i am so excited i can barely contain myself. in the immortal words of dawn denbo from season 5 of the l word: “it’s on!” bring the snark, slezak!
Thank GOD. Idolatry was more fun than the actual show last season, and I have been so worried ever since the Jeff Probst videos were cut from EW, and with the whole publishing industry in a downturn. Thank you, EW! Thank you for keeping the brilliant, funny, groundbreaking Idolatry!
I enjoy Slezak’s AI commentary as much as the show! I always look forward to reading his TV Watches and PW blog posts as soon as I arrive at work. Keep up the awesome work!
Wicked! I only watched AI last year as a compliment to Idolatry. Love it love it love it!
YAY!!!!!! There’s nothing better than Idolatry!! Although I do love Jim’s blog on MTV as well.
Bring on Season 110 of AI!
Yes!!! Slezak is back! Dont know if this year will be as good without my David Cook obsession, but at least Idolatry will keep me happy!
Though Top Doll does now rule in my affections (that is, when we actually get some new EPISODES) (ahem), I too am far more excited about January now that I have seen this.
Slezak, dude, you know I’ll be there with bells on, and this year, I promise to behave.
Idolatry is better than the freakin’ show most weeks.
two things i’m looking forward to in ‘09 inauguration day and idolatry!!! loved the idolatry trailer, thanks for the early xmas present, slezak!
Is the gaylord still doing it?
A reason to go to work… thanks Slezak & Crew.
I’ve actually been waiting for your trailer… so I think I have to say I’m more excited for Idolatry than AI this year. Unless there’s some singer I can root for like DCook last year…
I have no plans to watch AI next season. Jason Castro is my Idol and always will be. No one will ever match him. So stop trying to suck me in. Stop, I tell ya!! I mean it!! STOP!!
yay!!! so happy Idolatry is back. I love it more than the actual show. And this year I live in the US so I can actually vote!!!
Can’t wait.
I’m more excited for Idolatry than Idol too. I’m not sure how I’m going to work up enough time/energy to fangirl the new crew when, 6 months after Idol, my David Cook devotion is still a full time thing.
Slezak, thank you so much for Idolatry! I look forward to watching it after every show because you speak the American Idol truth (Carly Smithson should have stayed longer, why wasn’t there any love for Syesha, MICHAEL JOHNS, Archuleta as a baby veal). Plus I love your song picks for the contestants on theme night! Hey Mandi, you my girl!
i may love ‘idolatry’ more than the actual show. why is that??
I’m far more excited about the return of Idolatry than I am about Idol itself. There will never be another contestant that moves me like David Cook did so I have no plans to watch the show ever again.
Unless Cookie is pimping a new single-then I will be right in front of the tv:)
Love your default picture. Jason Castro will always be my Idol. So unique and refreshing. No one sounds like Jason. Have you heard Jason’s White Christmas? It is free on Amazon. His Christmas gift to his fans.
Sorry, but I’m just wondering what is the point of never watching Idol again just because you found a singer you really love? Shouldn’t that be your draw to come back and find someone else who may rock you as hard? There have been three singers in the history of AI who I have been just GAGA over, and if I’d stopped watching after the first one, look what I’d be missing. So, anyway, I was just wondering about the shoddy logic…
I can’t wait. God knows I should stay away from his upcoming season, but idolatry is too much fun to pass.
Thank God Slezak! You and AI of course were greatly missed! Can’t wait!
I will give this year a shot, but I can’t imagine anything or anyone topping the Davids’ and the excitement that these two created. The odds of that happening two years in a row is slim to none. Their talent was and is exceptional.
Very happy to see this. EW’s Idol coverage, and the Idolatry interviews, was awesome during Season 7. I look forward to more entertainment in Season 8.
As for Idol itself, I hope that I’m not nearly as big a fan of anyone next year as I became of David Cook. Much easier to enjoy AI as “just a show” when you like but don’t love any of the contestants.
It’s a bad sign for the videos that they’ve already stooped to using clips of Japanese monster movies. So let’s nip this one early. You overdo that stuff. A few seconds, fine. A minute or longer, boooorrrrring.
Count me as an Idolatry lover who’ll watch the commentary but not the show. My David Cook fan-dom is still in full force; don’t have the time or interest in the show right now tho. Go David Cook! and go Slezak and Co.