Nigel Lythgoe on arguing with “Morons” and “Megalomaniac Fans”

By On 05/17/2011 · 56 Comments · In American Idol, Nigel Lythgoe

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OMG Ha ha. Nigel Lythgoe is so funny.  He explains to MTV why James Durbin went both first and last in the performance line up last week:

“James opened the week before,” he said. “He opened it again [last] week, which is not the great spot to be in, and then we changed him to the last [for the second song], so it was fairer. So when Standards and Practices said to us, ‘Why is he opening twice?’ Well he’s opening twice because there are four songs in that first genre, he’s the uptempo one. You don’t want to open the show with a ballad, so you start with an uptempo song. And he’s last because he’s due to be last, because he’s opened the show for two weeks now.

“That was all it was,” he continued. “God forbid logic comes into a megalomaniac fan that just wants their #1 to win and everything else is: The world’s against them!”

I’m a little confused about the role of a network’s “Standards and Practices”.  Doesn’t making sure  Steven Tyler keeps his potty mouth in check keep S&P too busy to worry about who goes 1st or last on Idol? Heh.

About the conspiracy theorists, Nigel says, “I always end up having to go, ‘You morons out there …’ or something like that, and realize that I’m arguing with 7- or 8-year-olds from Wisconsin.

Oh Nigel. NEVER EVER CHANGE!

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  • SpenserJ

    Your gravatars are fantastic! lol

    Koshka’s gravatars are about the only thing I flail over. I feel the urge to defend them on Twitter :).

    I must say, I do so love when Nigel fights with the fantards.

  • eyelinerandcigarettes

    Okay that thing he said about “7-8 girls from Wisconsin” was so uncalled for.

  • Taryn

    I feel confident that Nigel didn’t win any fans from Wisconsin with that comment (or 7-8 year old girls). I believe the megalomaniac is Nigel. He talked on SYTYCD about not making it about the judges, but he’s always doing something to bring attention back to him. I’ve learned that he’s just a bag of hot air with a huge ego.

  • http://www.latenightbanter.com MBLovesPaula

    Buffynut says:
    Did you see the way she fell apart the week they revealed her in the bottom 2? I think they were just trying to protcet their baby. Probably not malicious at all. I will say though, that this year has been the only time I remember the bottom 3 or 2 not being mentioned 3 times in one season.

    Koshka says:
    LOL I’ve been hanging out at the grassy knoll so long that not only are my allergies kicking up, but I can only see possible angles of devious manipulation. Didn’t even occur to me that it could be as simple as not wanting to completely unravel.
    ;)

    I really enjoyed both of these comments.

  • Staceyag

    Nigel is anass and he is lying again, those voting lines were rigged! I caled my mom called my husband sister daughter we all called couldnt’ get through then #5 I was hung up on and confused was he really #5 or #8 but I did dial number *. there was too many issues, & they shouldn’t have changed the line up right smack in the middle of the show! I was at the show & I thought it was strange!! James better get brought back to the show or I will never ever watch the show again!

  • Staceyag

    I don’t understand why a grown man would call people out like that he knows darn well there was somthing wrong with those voting lines not to mention the changing of the lineup. they should have had it right the rfist time or left ti the way it was it just confused the heck out of everyone.

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