I Have No Idea Why I’m Confessing This

Watching the first two episodes of American Idol (and yes, I can, because the internet is a good thing) I must say that:

a) I love Simon. No, seriously. Mostly because he’s British and because he doesn’t insult me and probably never will get the chance to. But the British! I cannot hate someone who talks like that.

b) I discovered that I really like Paula Abdul. Why’s that? Hell if I know. She just seems really nice. Yes, I’m confused, too.

c) I still have no idea who Randy Jackson is. Who is he? What does he do? Why is he on the show? It’s not that I mind him being on the show, I just don’t know why. Today I tried to explain the judges to my husband: „Well, there’s Simon, he created the show. And there’s Paula Abdul, who’s – you know – Paula Abdul. And there’s Randy and I don’t have a clue who he is.“

d) I’m still enjoying that show more than I feel I should. Guilty pleasure all over.

Update: Apparently Simon Cowell is NOT the creator of the show. I know that now. Simon Fuller is. But they’re both Simons and they both have two l’s in their last names, so you’re just bound to confuse them.

Update of the Update: Apparently Simon Cowell and Simon Fuller are considered co-creators. Thanks to Srah for helping me investigate this important matter to everyone’s satisfaction. We learned a lot tonight. Anybody else wants to throw his two pence of TV knowledge in?