Bianculli spits on ‘American Idol’ grave

Former BJ TV critic David Bianculli, who dashed off to the New York Post for a lot of years and today is TV and film professor at Rowan University in New Jersey, not far from his Cherry Hill home, twisted his knife skillfully and savagely into “American Idol.”

The singing talent show will die after its final, 15^th season. Not soon enough, David writes for CNN.

It did make Simon Cowell a celebrity in America, nasty attitude and all, and reminded those who forgot what singer Paula Abdul did for a living.

For those who weren't around Ol’ Blue Walls long ago, David was my first TV critic when Channels television guide was born in 1980. Before Mark Dawidziak, who escaped to the PD, and Rich Heldenfels, who came from the East and still lives among what's left of the BJ newsroom staff. 

Channels also has been dead without leaving the building, because technology and a zillion TV channels made it impossible to print and keep up to date.

To read Bianculli’s masterpiece, click on

http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/11/opinions/bianculli-american-idol/index.html