Glee was supposed to be the trailblazer, breaking new boundaries on the television landscape. Its inception was pitch-perfect: tackling on contemporary zeitgeists, a hodgepodge of apt characters and fabulously dazzling playlist and performances episode after episode. The first season ended on a rightfully high note and critics conjectured Glee to be destined for television glory. A Golden Globes and Emmy wins and second season after, the show has hit the staleness big time. Contemplate: A Lady Gaga episode? A Justin Bieber episode? Tellingly, Ryan Murphy's creative juices have been sapped and dried up (no pun intended!), thus, resorting to themes that lack stimulating novelty. And with episodes set on a fast pace, characters come and go rather quickly inhibiting them to flourish and concretize their relevance and affinity to the show. And these what Ryan Murphy missed on Glee!
With its longevity already sealed, one wonders what will make American Idol crumble. The absence of the acerbic Simon Cowell? Nadah! Already on its 10th season, AI still proves to be the force to be reckoned with. The ratings may have insignificantly dipped, but the dominance is still clearly in place. With its shake-up, nobody probably saw this coming: That JLo could be charming and Steven Tyler witty. And now that Simon’s gone, he unwittingly passed the buck of The Castigator to Randy. And Ryan? He is still cute like a baby’s butt only this time he is much, much happier going to the bank to deposit his hefty paycheck! So it seems: The chemistry is working. Now, the ultimate challenge of AI is to find a real superstar. Of the nine winners, only Kelly and Carrie made it big. The mind boggles but that's a startling statistic! Fast forward to the current season, I smell a teen spirit to be victorious. And if the formula works, that should breed more wampums and all the more that Ryan will have that grin from ear to ear!
