tMiM has been relatively quiet on the subject of American Idol launching season eight. Maybe it’s familiarity fatigue: if viewers can only stomach six seasons of Lost, America’s Other Favorite TeeVee Programme has certainly worn out its welcome.

Or maybe, like me, Patrick and Tobias just haven’t gotten around to it yet. The wife and I just recently finished the sadly canceled Pushing Daisies. We’re still at least a few episodes behind on Fringe. So, darn the luck, we haven’t really gotten around to predicting Who Gets Screwed this year. You can bet, though, that she’ll be the one singing “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going.”

That said, last season we may have really gotten it right. David Cook can sing. And you don’t expect the songs to be well written, do you?

Warning: not official. Fan vid. Embarrassing still shots. Use Windows.

The title of American Idol of All Time is a toss-up between him and … anybody remember this gal? OK, OK, anybody besides this gal remember this gal?