More and more Australian Idol related articles are starting to appear in the papers, reminding those of us who watch more reality television than recommended by health professionals that we must prepare ourselves, gather strength and rest up in anticipation of the at times grueling period of the ratings season where Channel Ten's line up seems to consist of only two shows - Australian Idol and Big Brother.

Whetting our appetites for the impending barrage of mildly talented fame-hungry teenagers/future Young Divas members is this report from the Sunday Telegraph.

It actually did manage to muster up excitement in Defamer Australia HQ because it reminded us that our beloved Ian "Dicko" Dickson is returning to the franchise in its fifth season as his attempt to capitalise on his sudden fame on another television station failed spectacularly to keep things "real" and provide witless cock-holster Kyle Sandilands with the occasional well-deserved verbal kick up the jacksie.

Though not present at yesterday's auditions, returning Australian Idol judge Ian "Dicko'' Dickson said he had been pleased with the quality of performers already discovered.

"We've found some special people, but need some more - we're greedy,'' Dickson said.

Alright, so that's not quite a shining example of Dicko's wit and all-round excellence but damn it, we're just thrilled that there'll be someone on the judging panel who can string a coherent sentence together and verbalise their generally reasonable and sane thoughts in a sensible manner.

After all, as the past two seasons have proved, when you're relying on Mark "JIBBIDY JANGJANG JOO JAAAAAA, TOUCHDOWN! EXTREMUS ROCKIUS CHA BOO LA BOO DONG DONG TINGLES BAM BAM BAM SPAGHETTI-OS!" Holden to be the voice of reason on any occasion, things have hit a low point.

And let's face it, no matter how rubbish Idol is this year, with Dicko on board it is guaranteed to be a hundred times better than this year's season of Big Brother.

 

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