What has become of American Idol?

So American Idol is in mid-season. They are gearing up for auditions and Hollywood, but something is missing. That may be Simon, or Ellen, or Kara.

We all saw Simon's grand exit in May, and I have to say I miss him. Then, Ellen announced that she is just too busy to be judging a show. Now the rumors are swirling that Kara has been let go. If that is true then when you turn it on Fox come January for season 10. You will only recognize Randy and Ryan. It seems that after nine years American Idol is ready to implode.

The rotating doors, all 3 (?) of them. It is supposed that Steven Tyler will join the AI team now. But before that, Jennifer Lopez was selected as a possible replacement. However, it turned out that J. Lo may have been a little too much of a diva for Fox and was supposedly let go. Now the rumor mill has put Shania Twain in the running. Shania was previously a guest judge during the summer auditions and a mentor for a week about her.

At this point the the three vacant chairs seem to be a constant guessing game. Will they take away the 4th chair? Who will take those three spots? Why did Simon leave to create a clone of his British show which was a clone of his other British show which this show was cloned from?

J out.