Billboard: 'American Idol' Wish List: What We Want to See When It Returns In 2018

Filed Under () by Adam Lambert on Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Posted at : Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Calls are already going out to former American Idol production staff members to join the reboot, due on ABC in March 2018, so it’s not too early to express our wishes about what we’d like to see in this new version, though we are cautioned by something Gene Roddenberry told a producer brought in to work on Star Trek: The Next Generation. “Star Trek isn’t broken,” the series creator told the new hire. “So don’t try to fix it.”

There are many things about Idol that shouldn’t be “fixed,” but there's always room for improvement. Looking back at Idol history, many changes were implemented over the 15-season run on Fox, with each season having its own distinct stamp.

THE CONTESTANTS: We’ve always believed that Idol rises and falls on the shoulders of the contestants. The series found a lot of amazing talent over 15 years. Some seasons were better than others, and when we think of the standout years, they were stellar because of the casting of the show. Give us a talent roster as great as Ruben Studdard, Clay Aiken and Kimberley Locke or Carrie Underwood, Bo Bice and Vonzell Solomon or David Cook, David Archuleta and Syesha Mercado or Kris Allen, Adam Lambert and Danny Gokey, and we’ll be happy.

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'American Idol' Wish List: What We Want to See When It Returns In 2018