Don't bother feeling embarrassment and pain for Idol applicants.    You can bet they have watched the show themselves and know what could happen to them. If not, they are amazingly clueless--and Simon provided a service. It will be--faintly--interesting to see what happens without him.

Of course none of them could possibly fail, since each one is the next Idol. At least that's what they've convinced themselves--probably egged on by people telling them how wonderful they are-- for a long time.

The entertainment industry is no picnic--and they need to learn that sooner rather than later.



It's the ones who argue with the judges who are the real TV entertainment.