After the first year, there's nothing innovative about American Idol. As far as I'm concerned the people they selected to be on the show are all winners. They get noticed on TV and sign them up!
I know it's been a while, but how is CoComment working for you? I've uninstalled it earlier this month because it was just too darn slow. It had a lot of potential, but just too slow to be usable, for me.
I agree with tellos (#20) on The Host. You gotta see that. The social commentary may have a local tone to it, but the message is universal. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468492/