There's a lot of judge and producer bashing on this board....but I wanted to give a shout out of kudos to the judges and producers for giving us great entertainment this year, particularly Chris, Elliot and, I-hope-he-is-the-winner, Taylor as well as so many of the others.

If the producers had not prescreened these guys for the judges, we would not have seen them.

If the judges had passed on them (collectively), we would not have seen them.

And, for Paula, as much as she is bashed in many places, thank you for "getting" Taylor and supporting Taylor all along. Thank you to Randy, too, (but he is less bashed than Paula).

If it weren't for Randy and Paula, we would not have had Taylor.

I hope next year's producers and judges take the opportunity to think more broadly about the candidates as they prescreen and preselect them for us. I know that after Taylor, I will be watching to see who/what else they can bring us.

I have not been this entertained by TV since the early seasons of Survivor--thanks to AI for making it entertaining!

There are some reasons to bash the judges and producers, sure, but as I wait for tonight's show, with even more interest than the show with Bo last year, I can appreciate those who brought all this to us. Thanks, AI!