OK, I'm back in the discussion here for season #7, which is actually the third season for me. Season #5 was awesome to me, with so many entertaining contestants in the mix. I was glued to my TV throughout every episode and still think people like Hicks, Daughtry, Pickler, Yamin and Covington are the real deal in their respective genres. Season #6 was a big letdown with more mediocre and gimmicky contestants and I lost interest half way through. None of the finalists did anything for me.

Now we head into Season 7 and I am hoping for a return to the form of Season 5. Although most people live for the preliminary auditions, I am bored very quickly by them. I can't sit too long for the ongoing freak show that the producers invite into the audition room. Yes, lots of people will endure public humiliation and ridicule in hopes that they will be famous for 5 seconds...I get it. Enough already!

When the actual singers start competing, I will be all over this thread. See you then!