Possibly. I think they will use it as an excuse to bring aboard a new "mean" judge and maybe even replace Randy Jackson and have a completely new cast (since Abdul also left) It could just turn into a novelty of bringing in new judges year in and year out, so it may possibly win out by being fresh each year.
I don't think the show will be successful w/o him. People like it when he makes fun of the contestants who cant sing. I just don't think it will be the same.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.