> Not that American Idol is good this year. Actually this could be the worst
> AI of the past 3 years. But it also means, if they don't give AI the Emmy
> now, they won't have any more chance.

> Not that American Idol is good this year. Actually this could be the worst
> AI of the past 3 years. But it also means, if they don't give AI the Emmy
> now, they won't have any more chance. Also, we might have reached the point
> that voters are tired of giving Emmy to TAR. They might want to spread the
> fortune and encourage competition.

> On Sep 15, 5:27 pm, "Ar Q" hottmail.com> wrote:
>

>> Not that American Idol is good this year. Actually this could be the worst
>> AI of the past 3 years. But it also means, if they don't give AI the Emmy
>> now, they won't have any more chance. Also, we might have reached the point
>> that voters are tired of giving Emmy to TAR. They might want to spread the
>> fortune and encourage competition.

>
> Isn't it sad that Fox was the host of the Emmy's....had the show's
> host as the Emmy host...even had a cameo by Paula...only to be OWNED
> AGAIN!!! by Amazing Race? :)

> Oh puh-leeze. To paraphrase a certain pianist, the American Idol
> producers were crying all the way to the bank. AI may not be the
> powerhouse in the ratings it once was, but I'd venture to guess that
> CBS/TAR would give all five Emmys to have AI's ratings.

> Ken McElhaney wrote:

>> Oh puh-leeze. To paraphrase a certain pianist, the American Idol
>> producers were crying all the way to the bank. AI may not be the
>> powerhouse in the ratings it once was, but I'd venture to guess that
>> CBS/TAR would give all five Emmys to have AI's ratings.

>
> If it meant changing its format to allow for viewer voting, nah. AI could
> have grunting pigs as contestants and still garner decent ratings due to
> viewer voting. That doesn't mean it's a quality show. That just means that
> people watch because they *think* they are affecting the outcome. I don't
> think that CBS/TAR would stoop to those standards.