American Idol has been doing such a massive “makeover” that it’s nearly unrecognizable anymore.  Have no clue what I mean?  Just wait for the show to begin, and you’ll be able to say I told you so.

Aside from the most obvious change of Simon Cowell being gone, along with Paula Abdul, Idol is trying to do a lot of different things in hopes of bringing a new success to the show.  WHY?  Big fans don’t like change.  That is pretty simple.

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One thing they are bringing back, is the contestants living in a big house together rather than staying in hotel rooms.  I think that’s great.  Very smart…. as long as they actually film inside the house….. which they may not.  Huh?

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Okay, there are a bunch of other lame little changes.  But the big mistake I think they are making is allowing the contestants to use social networking during the show.

“Contestants may be allowed to Tweet throughout the show,” a source tells PEOPLE. “But there are still logistics to be worked out.”

Are they kidding?  That is a recipe for disaster.  The public really has no idea about the drama that really goes on.  If you allow those contestants to blab about it on their Twitter pages, it’s going to be one messy PR stew.  But then again, perhaps they don’t care about image anymore and they just want that kind of hype and they do say that there is no such thing as bad publicity.

What do you think?  Should Idol contestants be allowed to Tweet?

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