Probably has already signed a contract for "I'm a Celebrity ... Get me Out of Here.

I should have placed that bet! My girls will be diappointed she is gone.

I thought she's been displaying the early symptoms of Parkinson's Syndrome, but nobody seems to have picked up on this... either that or it's being hushed up...
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I have a special talent. I can see in the future. And the future tells me Victorian Beckham is going to be the worst judge that American Idol, or any other talent show has ever seen. They couldn't find anyone else? At all? How bout use past American Idols, or you know people in the music business...To be honest I probably won't miss Paula too much, but with Victorian Beckham and Kate Perry being guest judges it's gonna be pretty hard to watch.

There goes The Train Wreck Factor (at least among the judges).

What's a "Victorian Beckham"? Is that some type of antique British furniture? Oh, I was close, she's one of the Spice Girls.

Now which one was she: Bland Spice? I-have-no-career-other-than-being-Mrs.-David-Beckham Spice? Her "expertise" will be greatly welcome on the show.

Z-
How is this going to work. I thought they started the audition process already? And while Paula was a train wreck and fun to watch the last few years I doubt anyone really cared what she said either on the stage or in the living room. I hope they have more than just VB and KP. You know who would be the perfect replacement...Dolly Parton! Think about it!

Dolly might skew older, though. Don't you think? At least for Fox. I think the two newcomers are just temporary for audition process. I think they will go with three for the season if they have to -- with DioGuardi just replacing Paula. Z

Just a thought.

Instead of replacing perky Paula w/ the verging-on-anorexic, cold-fish,Victoria Beckham, basically a pouty, shallow 'accessory' to her totally narcissistic on-again-of-again soccer playing hubby, bend-it-like-David Beckham, the FOX/ "Idol" executive-brain-trust (is that an oxymoron?) should seriously consider her former "Spice Girls" colleague, Scary Spice, who has the natural charisma, personality and pizzaz to maybe not entirely fill Paula's 'high-heels', but at least add some extra spice, and energy to the 9th season of "Idol".

Of course her availability to take the "Idol" judging spot might be a big question-mark?

One of the compelling and fun reasons for "Idol"'s longevity and sustained huge popularity, and loyal fan-base, (aside from discovering new, young musical talent), was the ongoing love/ hate (not really malicious HATE) relationship between Paula and Simon, the back-and-forth by-play and sparring of wits that made them the perfect foils for one another.

It was obvious last season that Kara and Simon had little, or no chemistry, so it appears it really takes a special gal to work well w/ the super-critical, yet astute Mr. Cowell.

I suspect Victoria Beckham and Simon would be an accident waiting to happen, (Just my opinion.)

Scary Spice, an out-there, confident, extroverted, African-Brit (that was awkward) has an out-going, open, engaging aura about her, similar to Simon's old girl-friend, the expat-Brit, T.V. entertainment journalist/ interviewer, Terry (can't recall her last name), also a beautiful woman of color --Someone who obviously had Simon's full 'attention' for several years.

So you FOX/ "Idol" brass, listen up..... give that poster-gal for mock heroin-chic, Victoria Beckham, the old boot, and hire Scary Spice, who will definitely add some needed spice and electricity to a show that just might need a major transfusion of judging talent and personality after Paula's sudden exit-stage-left.

What do you say?

Iris over and out.

ALEX

Hi Alex, Great idea. I, too, though am going to miss the Paula/Simon dynamic. Thanks. Z

Z- I don't know if Dolly would skew older, for the simple reason she has recurring role on Hannah Montana. Plus DP would surely not put up with SC's antics and provide a unique dynamic for sure.

STOP THE PRESSES!

(Hmmm.... how much longer will we be shouting that arcane phrase, considering there will be fewer and fewer newspaper printing presses to even stop, a few decades down the pike, as our World embraces the cyber-age?)

News Flash! :"Idols" Simon Cowell is actually into OLDER women. Who knew?

Which sparked a whole new realm of possibilities, in my mind, re/ who should ideally replace exiting Paula, at least for the wacky, Gong Show-esque, cross-country auditions/ front-end of Season No. 9.

I figure since Simon has a thing for more 'mature' gals, then I would think the venerable, frazzle-haired comedienne, Phyliss Diller would be just the perfect choice for guest-judge for the preliminary, bizzaro, elimination rounds, at least.

I think she and Simon, as well as Kara and Randy would get along famously together, and Ms. Diller could draw on her vast reservoir of theatrical schtick to liven things up every once and a while, bringing an added dimension to the show.

Just her hilarious, raucous laugh alone would enervate the proceedings, and just think, perhaps an entirely new demographic might be persuaded to watch "Idol", that being the geriatric, AARP crowd, kind of balancing out the massive pre-teen and tween fan-base.

It's always cool to get an older person's perspective on up-and -coming young talent, don't you think?

Why, if ABC can select 80-something actress Cloris Leachman as a contestant on their very popular "Dancing with the Stars", letting her strut her stuff for several weeks before she was voted off last season, then I can't see why the programming geniuses at FOX couldn't take a gamble and put Phyllis Diller in Paula's vacated spot.

It could be the shrewdest gambit they've ever made, aside from deciding to take those early crude Simpsons spots that ran eons ago on the old Tracy Ullman Show, and opt to embark on a full 13-episode season lampooning the lives of the first-ever day-glo yellow, disfunctional cartoon family in T.V. history.

And as they say in the biz, "The rest is history," ...... I've actually lost track of the consecutive- season Simpsons count, but it must be hovering around the twenty-mark, and still going strong.

I apologies for the detour.

I would hope by now most of my fellow bloggers would have seen thru my little fantasy "Idol" scenario w/ Ms. Diller and all, but if this coming season you happen to see the specter of the late, great Rod Serling, basically a disembodied, free-floating, unfiltered Camel cigarette wafting a stream of upward-spiraling smoke stage-right of a babbling "Idol" host Ryan Seacrest, then you just might see the mad-cap, marvelous Phyllis Diller planted squarely between returning judges Kara and Simon, w/ Randy holding the fort on the end.

Stuff like this could only happen in that other dimension beyond space and Pacific Standard Time...the "IDOL ZONE".

"Say good-night Gracie."

Now back to reality (T.V.), folks.

ALEX

Z, I think Howard is trying to say that the article called her Victorian instead of Victoria. Bill said it too. I know someone named Savannah, and Alaska. Four people in my family have the middle name Lee including me and my dad. I also know someone who named there kids Liberty and Justice too. ALEX - Phyllis Diller - really??

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