There are few television series around the nation that are of a common interest in almost everyone, but American Idol would definitely be considered one of the closest. This singing competition has become a big hit mostly for its hilarious auditions, its ability to make unknown talent known, and its incredible founder, Simon Cowell. Ever since he founded the show in 2001, he has had two other co-judges of mass experience in the singing industry, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson. Abdul was a very famous singer a couple decades ago, a former Los Angeles Laker Girl, and was a highly sought-after choreography for music videos in the 80s and 90s. Jackson is a singer, record producer, music manager and the executive producer for MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew. They have all come to know a newly found fame and are said to have the “most interesting and enjoyable jobs in America.”

Simon Cowell, Ellen Degeneres, Kara DioGuari, and Randy Jackson: Judges of American Idol

“Simon is being too nice this season and I can’t stand it. He’s Simon! He’s supposed to be a very judgmental, cruel, British man but he’s being very generous. He is still the best and most honest judge though,” said freshman Samantha Rosol.

Last season of American Idol had a new judge, Kara DioGuardi, who has also had a strong music backround. This season, the judge who has been with America for eight years, has resigned from the position as judge and has been replaced by none other than the comical talk show host (also famous for her part as Dory in Finding Nemo) Ellen Degeneres. The search for the new judge was extremely crucial and called for many tries with celebrities such as Victoria Beckham, Joe Jonas, and Mary J. Blige.

This season would be the nineth and so far, many Cdm students do not agree with the intensity of this new season.

“America is too talented so the show isn’t that fun to watch anymore. Me and my friends watched only the auditions during the past seasons because the bad people who think they are so good are hysterical!” said freshman Maddy Gaylord.

Many others may disagree with this opinion, and take this season as the best because the talent is in its prime.

The Mean-Looking Guy who got Kara Mad

“My favorite part of the auditions so far was when that mean looking guy was like ‘Omg, I’ve been waiting for hours and finally it’s my turn,’ and then Kara was like ‘People wait they’re whole lives for this so you just made me mad and I don’t like you at all.’ Haha, I love her!”said sophomore Anara Askar.

“My favorite person so far was General Larry Platt who didn’t know of the age limit of 28 years old. He was 62 and so cute, like the kind of funny grandpa you would want. He sang an original entitled “Pants on the Ground” and at the end of the show everyone in the waiting room were singing the song together. It was a totally legit rap, and a good one by all means, coming from an old, retired general,” said freshman Natalie Broin.

Overall, there are many opinions about this new season and if it’ll be better or worse than the rest. Viewers are pumped to see how the new judge Ellen Degeneres handles her highly pressured job. Some auditions have been funny and some too good to be true. It is off to a good start already and theyv’e only been to one city, Boston, Massachussetts.

The new comedy about those vampire books.

“About three things I was absolutely certain. First, Edwart was most likely my soul mate, maybe. Second, there was a vampire part of him-which I assumed was wildly out of his control-that wanted me dead. And third, I unconditionally, irrevocably, impenetrably, heterogeneously, gynecologically, and disreputably wished he had kissed me.” Does this quote sound vaguely familiar? I’m sure it must for many readers of America, but maybe just a tad bit different. This quote is a from a new parody of the book Twilight called Nightlight.

It is true that everyone knows of the newly famed Twilight Saga written by Stephanie Meyer, but even thought it is extremely loved by many fans, there have been quite a few parodies composed by anti-Twilight lovers, such as TwiLite: A Parody and New Moan: The First Book in the Twishite Saga: A Parody by Stephfordy Mayo. The new book Nightlight is one of the most popular parodies of the Twilight Saga and brought on a new connection to Twilight haters towards the book series that they once thought they had wanted nothing to do with.

“When I first read the Twilight series I was obsessed, just like anyone else. But after a while, I became so tired of it that I began despising it with a passion. Now I am deeply amused by all of the parodies coming out about this over-dramatized series,” said freshman Noelle Gooding.

This book is about a pale and klutzy girl named Belle Goose who moves to Switchblade, Oregon and falls in love with the sparkly and mysterious vampire, Edwart Mullen. Edwart is a super hot computer nerd, saves Belle from a flying snowball, and (Oh no!) leaves his tater tots untouched at lunch! Opposing to these events in the parody, the original book conceives Edward Cullen as a hot vampire who doesn’t eat food in general, saves Bella Swan from a car that almost hits her, and is definitely not a computer nerd. But the plot of both stories are pretty much the same; they are both about a new girl that falls head over heals with a vampire and wants to be transformed into one of them.

“This holiday season, we had Secret Santa’s and since most everyone in my class knows of my hatred toward those vampire books, my “Santa” bought me a copy of the book Nightlight. It was hysterical and I could not stop laughing, so I had to put the book down many times. The Harvard Lampoon has turned my most dreaded nightmare into a comedy that would make anyone pee in their pants, like I did,” said freshman Heather Johnson.

As you can see, the Twilight Saga has found a way to capture the hearts of everyone, both haters and lovers, of the books. The parody Nightlight can be found in bookstores everywhere, along with many other hilarious parodies of this very popular series.