Kara DioGuardi - THE WORST

Now I realize, as I write this, that this is the blog that a maniac would write.

I understand how this looks. I get it. I'm going to do it anyway, because this is what the internet is for. Complaining about things that do not matter.

Kara DioGuardi is the new judge on American Idol. I have to be honest, I was skeptical at best about adding a 4th judge. Not because I'm crazy and I don't think you can change the show. Well, maybe a little bit. Mostly though, because I think all 3 necessary viewpoints are covered by the current judges. The "Super Positive" viewpoint (Paula), the "Super Negative Asshole" viewpoint (Simon) and the "Down The Middle, Honest Guy" viewpoint (Randy). So any other judge is just going to be doubling one of these three.

Turns out, DioGuardi is doubling the Simon viewpoint, which is the least tolerable. Look, Simon is probably the best judge. He's the most accurate, but he is grating. He's kind of like hot sauce. You definitely need hot sauce, but if it's the only seasoning, and you have too much of it, it loses its desired effect. Having a second asshole is a dissapointing turn I think.

In addition, she pulled off maybe the most awful move I've ever seen pulled off by a judge. First, she attempted to sing a song that she thought the contestant couldn't sing correctly. Think about how crazy this is. Imagine you were watching diving in the Olympics, and one of the judges jumped up on the platform and dove to show the competitor how to do it. A competitor who COULD sing, and oh, by the way, showed up in a bikini, which I'm sure made DioGuardi just chomping at the bit to tell the girl she couldn't sing.



The fact that she lost her cool and showed such insecurity so quickly is a bad sign. She's like the worst possible combination of Simon and Paula. It was uncomfortable to watch.

I know she's accomplished, I know she's qualified, I know she probably knows her stuff. It's just too bad she has such a horrible personality.