I saw this show for the first time when was in the hospital and I have to admit that I never thought I would ever see a judge who was more Simon Cowell than the actual Simon Cowell.

I am referring specifically to Rich's critique of that guy who was eliminated last week based on a sub-par performance the week before, during which he was a bit pitchy on the first verse of his song.

Frankly, I didn't think he was all that bad, but Rich absolutely blasted him. He basically said, paraphrasing, "that was terrible; you don't belong on this show; you found a back door in because of your looks, but basically you suck.'

Last week the guy redeemed himself with what I thought was a really good performance, after which Rich told the guy to go be a movie star. I will bet you all the tee in China and throw in all the coffee in Brazil that this guy will eventually get a major label deal because he has the look necessary to attract teen girls and become a 2000s version of David Cassidy.

John Rich seems like he is a hell of a nice guy so his comments surprised me a little. Simon, on the other hand, is mean all the time so you kind of expect it from him. I have only watched the show twice. Is Rich normally like this when critiquing a sub-par performance?

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