Is it just me, or since his "vacation" has Simon seemed like he's trying to be nicer? Has anyone heard anymore about why he missed that one show apart from "business"? I notice his "day off" came pretty much right after he'd been particularly venomous, not just to the contestants, but even the hosts (who deserve whatever he throws at them) and his fello judges. I wonder if he was "asked" to take a day off, because he hasn't been the same sorry old bastard we loved in the first few weeks since.

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• RE: AI: What has happened to Simon?,katem, 10:17 AM, 08-14-02
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LAST EDITED ON 08-14-02 AT 10:19 AM (EST)

I read an article, don't remember where, in it the shows producer (a friend of Simon) stated that Simon actually had business in the U.K. with some of his clients. It apparently had nothing to do with the show.

As for him being nicer. I agree he has been a tad nicer, but only because the show has so few contestants left, the truly awful ones are gone now.

What irritates me is the way he favors the women. ALWAYS !!!! Like Christina for instance, he would over-praise her even when she would give a mediocre performance (which was almost every time.)

Or last night, when he over-praised Tamyra, after a very good but sort of lackluster performance.

As for the men he trashes them. He calls them boy band material, even though boy bands is how Simon Cowell made his name, he unleashed "Westlife" on this planet after all.

In this article, the shows producer said he was tired of the bickering between the judges and that that would have to stop for the next installment.

It also appears that Paula had to resort to hiring a writer to be able to counter Simon's attacks. How sad is that?

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No way! She is paying someone to come up with insults? And that is the best they can do? She needs to get someone from these boards to write for her. We're way funnier!

I bet shakes works cheap.

The Artist Formerly Known As DarkLotus
Daddy, there's a monster outside my room. Can I have a glass of water?

Now see, I would assume a retired reality whore could demand a pretty penny. Besides, ambulance chasing can be pretty lucrative.

I miss that clown.

>Now see, I would assume
>a retired reality whore could
>demand a pretty penny. Besides,
>ambulance chasing can be pretty
>lucrative.
>
>I miss that clown.

Wouldn't you just love to see the fur fly between Simon and Shakes, it would be a scream

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Paula pays for her A.I. lines !!!!!

Yes, that'd even be worth watching Fox for.