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Australian Idol have announced they will hold auditions in London and LA for expat Aussies to be the next Australian Idol in addition to its Australian auditions. Apparently the ratings have dropped and after five years of finding talent within Australia, the pool must be getting a bit low.

The audition process for this, and other shows like it, is the best bit of the show I think. Once the top 12 have been finalised it does tend to get a bit predictable especially if the song choice is not your cup of tea and especially if you haven’t connected with a particular singer in the hope that they will win.

Another part of the show that I liked was Mark Holden but unfortunately it was recently announced he won’t be doing the show this year. He added some kitsch value and humour with his Touchdowns and silly speak but in addition to this he was the only judge, apart from Marcia, to be a singer. Australian Idol is about about singers – not just potential record sellers. None of these contestants will sell records in the long term if they can’t sing and feedback about singing is needed.

The issue of judges aside, by searching for Aussies overseas to potentially give up their life for a few months to come back to Australia to be the next Australian Idol, it will add an extra dimension to the show. They are therefore pretty much guaranteeing an audience who will surely wonder whether this will work or not. If it does perhaps it will keep the show going for another year or two where it might have crashed earlier.

Do you think expat auditions are the answer to reinvigorate Australian Idol?

Many Australians became fans of Michael C. Hall while watching the series Six Feet Under. The show was popular with Australians because it starred Rachel Griffiths, an Australian actress.

However until now only those with Australian pay tv – or those who *ahem* downloaded episodes from the internet – have been lucky enough to see the new series “Dexter” which airs on Showcase. This changes on February the 14th, when Dexter season one is released in Australia. You can pre-order it today from JB Hifi and you get a bonus Dexter t-shirt.

Dexter is not a show for the faint hearted. It is a black comedy based on the novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay. The character Dexter is a serial killer with a difference – he only kills other serial killers. He works for the police department in forensics as his day job.

Recently there was some controversy around one of the commercials for the show. I found out about this thanks to TV Tonight – a blog belonging to one of our forum members – and as a former Adelaide girl I found the ad pretty funny myself.

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Also on TV Tonight, the great news that season two of Dexter will appear on Showcase quite soon after the finale for season one.

Dexter currently airs at 8:30pm on Thursdays on Showcase. We also have a thread in the Aussie Bloggers forums about the show.