Maybe it's just because the folks at American Idol are making a deliberate attempt to focus on the strong performers — rather than the sideshow wannabes — in these early open audition shows, but the new season of the hit Fox show seems to be lacking in the humor and drama that made it an instant hit in 2002.Wednesday's episode of AI highlighted this problem, as 12 of the 19 featured auditioners in Kansas City were whisked on to the Hollywood round without much discussion or dissent among the judges. In fact, of those 12 golden tickets handed out, only a pair of them were not unanimous decisions by the panel.Where are the spats between Read More >>