American Idol: Top 24, First 7It doesn't need repeating, but what the heck: this year's American Idol audition episodes have been different, and not really for the better.

Shall I enumerate them again? There's either an extended sob story (and you know how much I hate them, even though I get why they are there) or an extended train wreck (which is not really welcome). The guest judges, while interesting, actually distracted from the talent being shown. There was a "best of the rest" episode two weeks ago, an unusual move designed to either pimp the rest of the eventual Top 24, or just show all the other sob stories they failed to squeeze into the past episodes. Later, Hollywood round had more contestants, in Ryan's words, going "against the odds"--err, going through breakdowns and dramatic moments and bitchy fits.

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