Two weeks ago, when I declared that this was likely the last good season of “American Idol,” I listed a number of cogent and deeply researched reasons that brought me to that conclusion — reasons that were certainly not at all thought up while I was eating mac ‘n’ cheese at a Panera Bread one afternoon.

But there’s another reason that escaped me that wintery day — a new facet of “American Idol” this year that became glaringly obvious to me as I watched this week’s first installment of live performances on Fox’s runaway reality show hit:

The singers are pretty damn boring.

via ‘American Idol’ in 60 seconds: Big Mike and the also-rans – Matthew Greenberg – Worst Episode Ever – True/Slant.

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Carrie, who is singing the national anthem today for Super Bowl 44 gives us her insights on “Pants on the Ground.”

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