American Idol Shocker! Top 12 Becomes Top 13!

OK, to be honest, I was kind of expecting it, but it was still a shocker nonetheless!

On tonight's Wild Card show, eight rejected contestants were given a second chance at the "illustrious" Top 12. They were expecting only three spots to be open, so there was a lot of tension going in.

After everyone sang, the judges made their deliberations and chose Jazmine Murray and Megan Joy Corkey. Well into Hell's Kitchen, Matt Giraud and Anoop Desai were the two left standing. The judges said Matt's name, leaving everyone shocked since Anoop was clearly the crowd favorite. Just as the shock was about to set in, Simon amended the decision, declaring the change to a Top 13. That meant that Anoop was in!

So, talk about a shakeup (I blame EW.com for ruining the surprise for me)!

Here is the official Top 13:

Kris Allen
Megan Corkrey
Anoop Desai
Matt Giraud
Danny Gokey
Alexis Grace
Allison Iraheta
Adam Lambert
Scott MacIntyre
Jasmine Murray
Jorge Nuñez
Lil Rounds
Michael Sarver

Starting next week, I will be officially covering American Idol Season 8, offering my opinion on the song choices, performances, guests, and of course the results.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES DISASTER! John and Marlena Fired!

Fans of NBC soap opera Days of our Lives are in an uproar over the shocking firing of two of its most iconic actors, Deidre Hall and Drake Hogestyn.

Soap Opera Digest is reporting that the two, who play supercouple Marlena Evans and John Black, will be written off the show in January.

The massive firings are the results of huge budget cuts after the show was renewed through the summer of 2010. According to executive producer Ken Corday, firing the two iconic actors was "a very tough decision to make".

They may not be the last, though. Rumors are circulating that they aren't the only big name talent on the chopping block.

I haven't watched DAYS seriously in a while (since the stories sucked), but this is truly an outrage. With all the useless people they have on that show, they choose to fire two of daytime's biggest stars? And there's more coming?

They might as well stick a fork in themselves, because they are O-V-E-R!