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NBC looking at reviving "American Idol"

landtuna said:
Now you are planted firmly in my territory talking about AB. My female peers might have been interested in watching for new styles but that wasn't nearly the most popular thing. They wanted to see their favs lip sync the new songs. In those days there were not the plethora of venues to hear music like we have today and Bandstand was a popular venue for hearing hits and new stuff from our stars.

Addressing fashions for a moment.....we also did not have the wild fashions so popular with youngsters today. A belt in the back of a guy's slacks was enough to get them rolling. Fact is, fashions barely moved during the 50's. Guys wore shirts, ties and jackets and ladies wore big skirts or A-lines. Hair was mostly short for both sexes unless you are talking about the Fabians and Elvises of the day. Even the dances were pretty much static. Two or three major styles and half a dozen tied to songs (stroll, etc.). The dance revolution came in the first few years of the 60's. Happy Days pretty much nailed it.
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DavidEduardo said:


Most club bands and singers do known songs that are audience favorites. They may toss in some original tunes, but unless the have some actual hits to their name, or want to play to a limited fan base, they have to play standards from whatever genre they specialize in.

Audiences want familiar songs that they know and can sing and move to. When I saw the Stones in October, I recall them playing one new song, and it was a good one. But they did nearly two hours of songs I knew and also knew the lyrics to. The audience went wild.

At the same concert, Dylan played quite a few less widely known songs. There was little audience response. He played only two of his big 60's songs, and the crowd went crazy for them.
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Going to see your favorite band at a concert has very different expectations than viewing a TV show which is built upon showing new talent. I remember attending a Cat Stevens concert years ago in which he performed a dozen or so of his then hits. He got the desired reaction from the audience. Then he performed "Peace Train" which had not yet been released. The crowd also went wild and even demanded an encore.
 
I hope NBC brings back American Idol I really liked the show watched the all the seasons of Idol. And I think NBC should only have one cycle a year for The Voice I think 2 cycles per-year is a bit too much as I only watch The Voice 1 per-year which I always watch winter over the fall cycle.
 
Megatron said:
I hope NBC brings back American Idol I really liked the show watched the all the seasons of Idol. And I think NBC should only have one cycle a year for The Voice I think 2 cycles per-year is a bit too much as I only watch The Voice 1 per-year which I always watch winter over the fall cycle.
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That was tried before when American Idol and X-Factor both had contracts on Fox. However, X-Factor was one of the shows that got pre-empted by the Network to make way for the World Series on Fox and Baseball playoffs. Idol was aired after the Super Bowl when Fox had contracts to that show though.
 
RadioPatrol said:
That was tried before when American Idol and X-Factor both had contracts on Fox. However, X-Factor was one of the shows that got pre-empted by the Network to make way for the World Series on Fox and Baseball playoffs. Idol was aired after the Super Bowl when Fox had contracts to that show though.
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I think 2 years without AI is probably the right amount of time to think about bringing it back. Again, I would do a fresh version with a new host, however.
 
RadioPatrol said:
What? I thought Seacrest has 4 jobs. Three of them are at Iheartradio app. One as a Local Host at KIIS, Two Be the Voice over of all the Iheart app promos and have a national show on Ihearts various Hoc AC and CHR stations.

and the 4th is to appear on New Years TV specials.

Ain't that the fifth job for Seacrest If the idol crew really does get a new contract?
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I meant Hot AC stations owned by Iheart.
 
I like what the Deadline.com article said regarding this possibility: If you're NBC, it might be really tempting to have all three of the most recent, most popular reality/talent game shows on one roof.

It's not overkill if you think about how different the The Voice is from American Idol, and how America's Got Talent is to both of those. Moreover, a revamped American Idol can probably specialize a season to specific music genres. Do a country season, one lasered in on R&B, and maybe one focused upon rock?
 
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