Books, Movies, Music & Entertainment - American Idol 2009

I thought I'd start a new thread as the last AI thread covered at least 3 seasons.
Actually this is just a place holder for Cromulent to post his AI reviews.


Marty

"We wait. We are bored. No, don't protest, we are bored to death, there's no denying it. Good. A diversion comes along and what do we do? We let it go to waste... In an instant all will vanish and we'll be alone once more, in the midst of nothingness!"

- Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot

Hope. I’m a big fan of hope. Massive, massive fan. I have posters of hope in my room. But there’s been a lot of hope thrown around lately. And I may be getting a little tired of hope, feeling a little slapped around by the audacity of it.

If you hadn’t noticed, things fell apart. The center is not holding. And everywhere the ceremony of innocence is drowned. Hold on a moment… I think I see something. A sort of rough beast slouching towards Bethlehem to be born. Oh, yes…

It’s Ryan Seacrest! In a stadium! Surrounded by teeming masses of young people! They’re smiling and screaming and all they want to do is be famous on television. It must be easy if Paula can do it.

You've got big dreams? You want fame? Well, fame costs. And right here is where you start paying ... in sweat. And tears. And humiliation. Welcome to the Kodak Theater of Life. I love the world again. This! Is American Idol.

I missed Tuesday night. So tonight we’re in Kansas City, Mo. As opposed to Kansas City, KS. Or is the other way around. Maybe it’s both. Randy gets out of his limo and immediately doesn’t know which one he’s in. Not that I could possibly fault him for that. Even if lived there I wouldn’t know. I barely know where I am now.

Chelsea Marquardt (19, delusional) is trying all little too hard to be from the OC. She tells us that she was in something called Varsity Choir. So it’s like Friday Night Lights except no one tears an ACL? Perfect. She tells us she’s talented, which might mean she is. She tells us that no one expects this big voice to come out of her. Bad sign. Worse? Her singing, which is uncontrollably bad. Simon says something about a cat committing suicide from the Empire State Building. Kara, the new hot judge who I will be officially annoyed with in about 15 minutes, says that’s not positive. Maybe that was Paula, I don’t know. Why does Paula seem sober? The judges go back and forth for a moment, completely ignoring this girl who is too crazy or something else to know they’ve forgotten she’s in the room.

Ashley Anderson is up next, and this girl knows a hawk from a handsaw because she sings a song sung by Leona Lewis (she of the X-Factor and bleeding love fame) and written by Simon Cowell. Genius. Stroking Simon in his naughty places – his wallet and his ego. Awesome. She flubs a word, and Simon can’t resist jumping all over her ‘Footprints, not footsteps’. Whatever, Cowell. Ashley starts again, she’s got a good voice. The shouty bits are a bit shouty, but her softer notes are beautiful. And the judges all love her and they put her through.

David Cook on a bed with way too much eyeliner. Any amount of eyeliner on David Cook is too much eyeliner. Not a good start. He’s dreaming. He’s opening his eyes. Except he totally isn’t. He’s going backwards. He’s turning into DAUGHTRY! WT Effing F? Stupid.

Casey Carlson is next – cute girl, sweet, bubbly, bouncy in a girl-next-door who you grow up with and spend your whole life riding bikes and building forts out of refrigerator boxes with and have a massive crush on that you don’t do anything about except for the one time you kissed in 7th grade and she goes off to college and meets an environmental lawyer who is also a fighter pilot who saves orphans and she invites you to her wedding, but she’s super sweet and you go even though you want to kill yourself kind of a way. I like her. She’s a bit dorky too, which wins me over. Good voice, not great, does a respectable Vanessa Carlson impression and they send her through.

The new judge. Hot. Talented. Annoying. It is my sincerest wish for the future of all people that “You’ve got chops” does not become the next “You’ve got game”.

Brian Hettler. Opera singer or former Opera singer. Very intense, very earnest, wants this very much. Sings Aretha. Does not go through. He is sad.

Bunch of crazy people. Some of them are delusional, some of them have confused endocrine systems, some of them are homeless. Here’s the thing, and I don’t know if the show has done this on purpose, but I’m starting to like the crazy people. Love them, actually. Because they’re crazy. Because they’re all of us.

There’s a girl with glasses and a guitar who lives with/takes care of/steals from her 93-year-old grandmother. I bet she sucks. I hope she doesn’t, but I bet she totally sucks. Her grandmother takes crazy pills (finally, someone takes their medication) and is awesome. If I ever turned into an insane 93-year-old woman that is exactly the color wallpaper I would want in my decrepit house.

And she’s good. She sings “Cry Baby Cry” by Janis Joplin, and doesn’t do a Janis impression. She just sings it really well. And I like her. I hope she goes far because she’s got this whole country mouse into total Hollywood hottie thing going.

There’s a girl named India who sort of looks like a cartoon Cosby kid or The Fresh Prince of Bel Air’s enthusiastic kid sister. I like her too. Don’t know how far she’ll go, but I like her at the moment.

What’s with the soundtrack this year? It’s all over the place – like the iPod implanted in Seacrest’s brain is set to shuffle.

And could somebody explain to me why Jason Castro is on my television again? And why does he look even more like John Travolta in “Battlefield Earth”? He has a brother, who looks like Andy Samberg in a SNL skit about club kids. Hey! We get to see Jason being bad at interviews. And his brother is bad at interviews too. It’s genetic, this lack of ability to put a thought together in front of a camera.

Then there’s a guy whose wife died. Friggin’ died. She was like 22 and she died from a bad heart. Holy crap. That’s some horrible, horrible stuff right there. And I want for all the world for him to be insanely awesome. He’s a church music teacher from Milwaukee? Oh, for the love of God please let him be fantastic. Please show, don’t have set him up for two hours and fed us this story to have him suck. Please, if I’ve ever asked for anything from you before, please let him be awesome.

Thank you, show.

There were others… a short pudgy girl with Rainbow Bright hair – Evil Rainbow Bright. And she’s oozes sad theater kid and I feel really bad for her because she’s going to tank something awful. She sings terribly and looks like a Cabbage Patch Kid all growed up whose life has taken a bad, purposeless turn.

And the sad kid with the blond, badly chopped hair. I’m guessing he did it himself with rusty shears and Clairol’s Nice n’ Crazy. Mom! Get the rusty shears away from your son. He has a medal for singing, and I feel horrible because he is obviously mentally challenged. And Seacrest is being nice to him. Like for real.

Then there’s a married woman with three kids whose apartment got hit by a tornado. They’ve been trying to rebuild, and she decides to go for her dream because she figured out the secret of life: If you’re actually good, don’t wait for the friggin’ tornadoes. She sings and is awesome. The judges are blown away. Randy calls her a cross between Fantasia and Mary J. Blige. I don’t know what you would actually get if you crossed Fantasia with Mary J. Blige, but it would not be this woman. This woman seems nice.
And real.

A skinny kid with a Mohawk from Milwaukee gets through, Duckie from “Pretty In Pink” gets through, a very ‘theatrical’ young man with cheerleaders sings and gets through but then he sings another song and he totally doesn’t get through, someone sings a Michael Jackson song because he likes it, because he can, and gets through. And more stuff happened.

There is a montage o’ suck. There are tears. There is that Fantasia song. There are hopes and dreams and rainbows and it’s all going on way too long. Is there room on one person’s DVR for all this crap?

Yay! We’re back.

oh man cromulent, you missed bikini girl. . .
welcome back.

Marty

So none of this is in the order it happened. It might not actually be what happened.

San Francisco.

There was a nod to the Summer of Love. No mention of the Winter of our Discontent, which has just been made glorious summer by this son of Chicago. Our long national nightmare is over. Sorry, wrong end of the forums. Where the hell was I?

You know the whole country is in a funk if the best that San Francisco can throw out there is a guy who is currently in “Wicked” (great range, bad hair) and a guy who went out and shot himself a couch from the ‘70s, field-dressed it, skinned it, tanned the hide and fashioned it into a blazer.

For the love that is Holy, Simon and Randy, please send Jesus to Hollywood. Think of the viewers. Think of the children. Think of his children who watch this show and who would be ever so sad if Daddy didn’t make it. How is Tiny Tim ever going to get an operation if Papa doesn’t get a golden ticket to see the glittering inside of the Wonka Factory.

Hm… I’m mixing up my stories.

And there’s Tatiana del Toro, who knows very powerful psychics, and does not suffer for any lack of confidence. She’s a singer, musician, actor, assistant director, choreographer, stylist to the stars, stock jobber, Wookie, ninja, lithographer, hand model, and Hessian soldier. Her psychic friend, not Dionne Warwick, told her she would make it to the top 12. Much to my chagrin, Tatiana did not suck.

Then there was a girl in scary, scary boots who explained to Ryan how to pronounce “trachea”.

And there was the guy who is taking care of his mother because she has a seizure disorder. No word on what she’ll do when he’s in Hollywood. My guess is that he won’t be there for long.

Other stuff happened. Mostly involving Simon not letting Kara talk. And Paula being surprisingly bright and shiny. Randy? Still useless.

Then on to Louisville, Kentucky. They have this race where tiny people ride horses. Who knew? And the grass is blue. A strange world, this Kentucky. Did you know how to say Louisville? You say it your throat, apparently, like bad ventriloquism. Anyway, this was boring too.

We meet a family who believe their daughter can sing. She cannot. She can, however, throw a soggy tantrum. And so can her mother and father. There are dark things in their attic. Please make them go away.

We meet a variety of marginally attractive, marginally talented people who make no impression on me whatsoever. Seriously, I know this was on not too long ago, but I can’t think of…

Oh! The girl who has a baby, her fiancé is in Military School. The good kind of military school. She’s not much bigger than her baby, actually. Her voice is huge, but mannered. Remember the biker nurse from last year? What was her name? This girl’s voice reminds me of her, but without the bike and the whiskey. Whatever, there’s time and room to grow. Was that optimistic? Sorry.

Once upon a time there was a girl named Rebecca Garcia. Rebecca loved music and thought she could sing. She didn’t flaunt it, wasn’t mean about it, didn’t make a big deal of it. She just believed she could sing. All her life, no one had told her. Along the way there might have been a music teacher or a family friend who could’ve let her know. But they didn’t. Maybe no one cared enough.

Then she went on American idol. And stunk. Horribly. And Kara read the little contestant card and noticed that Rebecca was voted funniest in her class. I have trouble believing that an entire high school could mistake a dry, sardonic sense of humor for earnest honesty mingled with a gentle-yet- real need to be liked, but I’m not a teenager anymore. Kara thought the whole audition was a joke and said as much, which proves to me that Kara does not yet know what show she’s on. I know there are Morning DJ stunts and people in chicken costumes and all sorts of shenanigans, but Rebecca is not joking. In fact, you can see her heart break. Right in front of the world. In real time.

And then we meet a girl who used to be homeless, but now she isn’t. Her mother would like her to be famous, rich, and get them all out of their horrible life. And she’s refreshingly frank and unapologetic about it. It’s basically, “My daughter has what it takes to be rich and take care of us.” Cool with me.

And she’s good. Great voice. Wrote her own song, the first one that wasn’t a trainwreck. And it included the line, “I love your thuggish ways.” Or something like that. Anyway, she’s cute, extremely likable. Nice. Maybe a little too nice. Doesn’t matter. This girl is going far. Well… to Hollywood, for now.

And other stuff happened too.

Bring on Hollywood. Not yet? Oh, okay.

Hey, another season's begun! Unfortunately, I won't have much to contribute for a while as I've made a commitment to my family to watch less TV this year. But I will start watching when they get to the top 10. I will be following this thread and Cromulent's commentaries as well. Good stuff, as usual...

I loves me some Cromulent. needed to be said.

Remember when this show was relevant? Seems like years ago.

I've been watching. Have you? Craziness. Tantrums. Drama. More tantrums. Some good singing. Some falling apart. And that's been my life. Lost my job, got my job back, in a way, and the last month or so has been batcrap crazy. And, thanks to Idol, I've had that "Kiss From a Rose" Seal song in my head for the last two weeks and it's been driving my wife nuts. And Titania del Friggin' Toro is still on my frakking television. Seriously, Idol Producers?

We've got a long way to go.

I can't go on. I must go on. I will go on. Something, something, something. It's all fun and good

Tatiana's meltdown will be epic when it happens (and it can't happen too soon for me).

So Tatiana stays and Jamal leaves? wow, just wow.

Who are you when you’re not at home? Who are you when you are thrown into boiling crazy and served to 27 million laughing faces?

Eliminations! For two hours! Two hours of fake-outs and reverse fake-outs and the little move with the swirl at the end? Lord, help us. Wait… sing-offs? Awesome.

This! Is American Idol.

The quote of the night: "The good news is, you weren't going to win." Thanks, Simon. And while you're at it please explain why Titania, Nathan, and Norman got through.

So Titania and Nathan (the weird, dramatic kid with the unfortunate pants and piercings) are still in. Oh, bloody yay. And Norman. Norman’s there too. And Danny, who I have gone from liking a lot to not liking very much. Yes, I know he’s from Milwaukee. Yes, I know he has a tragic story. Yes, I know he’s a pretty good singer. But I am not loving his whole “must inspire, must inspire, must inspire” vibe like he’s the Rain Man of Lifting You Up. Archuleta called, he wants his raison d’etre back.

Titania – wow. Talented, yes. But so, so much… pointless diva crazy. Do you get to act that way? Like in life? Like you’re Mozart or Steve Jobs? I wish I could every once in a while. I would like to throw a giggly, screaming, falling-out, drama tantrum while simultaneously believing that everyone cared whether I walked the earth or not. And that's her on a good day, a great day, the best day of her life. I have a feeling it's also her when no one is watching, though she may make sure that never happens. Titania is a lot to process. And I would be much more comfortable if the producers had crushed her soul. But as onlookers we are culpable. So maybe it’s better if we do it. She can sing, but she ain’t Mozart.

And poor, poor Norman. I used to do stand-up comedy. I was more a disciple of Bill Hicks than the Amazing Jonathan, but I know what it’s like to not be able to turn it off. I know what happens when you finally do. It’s weird. Liberating, but weird. And we see Norman without his Sweatin’ to the Disco Oldies outfit we’ve all come to be afraid of, and we realize that he’s kind of pathetic and needy, which is something we knew (and could be said to a degree about all of the contestants , or all of us for that matter), but now it’s sort of uncomfortable as we watch him squirm trying to justify his jackassery and his existence to Simon. Simon? Doesn’t care. And he’s through? Okey-doke.

Nathan. I wish this kid nothing but the best. He’s got a voice. But I want him to channel all the stuff that’s going on with him into something positive. Because right now he’s like a tragic circus exploded.

And the sing-off that was the most interesting to me? Between the extremely hot girl who looked like Brooke White if Brooke White were from Colorado instead of Faerie and the cute-but-messy girl with the red streaks in her hair and the much better voice. Hot girl sang “Not Ready to Make Nice” by the Dixie Chicks, which is a song I love but so, so wrong for this show. She didn’t sing it well. Cute girl sang “I Will Always Love You” beautifully - probably the best I’ve heard it on AI ever. Simon instantly wanted the hot girl to make it. Kara snapped like she was back in her freshman year Survey of Feminist Literature class and tried to pretend that beautiful people aren’t more commercially important than the rest of us. Paula tried to say something. Randy was distracted by a shiny object. Kara won, and cute-but-messy girl got through. We’ll see how that plays out, if it plays out at all.

So what does it mean that these contestants (and a few other idiots I’ve forgotten about) are still here? That this is a talent show? It only incidentally ever was. That this is the season of the freaks and geeks, and the cool kids can go suck it? Sure. That life is a carnival, and it takes all kinds of voices to make life happen… even the crazy ones, especially the crazy ones? Of course. This season is about the awesomeness of confusion, of sorting yourself out, taking your first steps into the sun, about creating 9-dimensional unicorns out of glitter and safety scissors, about all the voices we hear because we’re not alone.

We’re down to the final 9,643. I think it’s going to be good.

Cromulent, will you have my children? Or at least sign the foreheads of my existing children with a sharpie?

Oh and my spell checker wants to change your name to Corpulent. Is that okay with you?

Thanks Cromulent. Although I am not watching the show right now, I did see a clip of Tatiana going crazy when she was in the group rooms. The judges hadn't even announced their decision to the group yet and she was on her knees, crying and babbling out loud. IRRITATING!

I guess this year it's a top 36? I'm going to break my TV diet for a bit to watch those initial shows, just for the purpose of making my predictions. Can't wait until next week...

Cromulent, will you have my children? Or at least sign the foreheads of my existing children with a sharpie?

Oh and my spell checker wants to change your name to Corpulent. Is that okay with you?
You had me at 'sharpie'. And lost me at 'Corpulent'. :D

You had me at 'sharpie'. And lost me at 'Corpulent'. :D

To have loved and lost...........

To have loved and lost...........

that's what bikini girl said . . .

Ok, top 36 round one.
and the winners are:
Alicia whatshername (you know the blond one)
Danny Goeky or whatever his name is, closed out the show.
Those are the 2 to go through and the best of the rest (who also goes through)
is:
Ricky Braddy (where the hell was this kid? never saw him before)

thats my prediction. Can't wait for Cromulent to post on this one.

Welcome to dragging this way the eff out. Your parents and friends will be available for comment after you’re finished. Oh, and most of you are just placeholders. And when we call you boring and forgettable, that’s why. So, you know, hang in there. This! Is American Idol.

The Good –

Danny, of course. Danny was fantastic. The spirit of David Archuleta is alive and well. Except that when Archie tried to inspire us, it was fine because he’s a kid. Danny is a lot older, and he’s been put through a wringer that I can’t even imagine and don’t want to. And here he is singing “Hero” by Mariah Friggin’ Carey. He wants us to know that we can get through hard times too. And that’s true. We can because we are not alone. But does that song actually mean anything? Is this kind of inspiration all there is? “Second Wind” by Billy Joel? A kitten about to plunge to its death with “Hang in there, Baby” as a caption? Is that all we get? I know he can’t get up there and recite the scary bits of King Lear or Eliot’s The Hollow Men, but what he’s gone through would tear a hole in my universe that couldn’t be patched up with any amount of Mariah Carey. And what the world is going through now is like the three worst hangovers you’ve ever had multiplied by the longest darkest night of your soul times a billion. That said, nice job, Danny. Maybe keep the whole reaching out and touching us through the camera thing down a bit. Thanks.

Alexis Grace was great. Not awesome, but she sounded good, even if she looked like Madonna and Dolly Parton had a transporter accident. I seriously hope she gets through.

And Titania Del Friggin’ Toro and her creepy attempt at a “I am not the crazy person you were looking for” Jedi mind trick.

Sometimes the Universe throws us a paradox. Like… how can light be both a particle and a wave? Or… what if reality is just a hologram? Or… what happens when one of the desperately needy lunatics that this show would have us make fun of turns out to be talented? I feel like an explorer seeing a black swan for the first time. It can’t be, but it is. And if you’re someone who votes for the worst, and you’re voting for Titania, you are simultaneously voting for the worst and not voting for the worst. You guys? My brain hurts.

And there she was, standing in front of the judges, after a pretty great performance of a Whitney Houston song (although the idea that Titania is saving all her love for us makes my flesh and spirit crawl) and they can’t believe it. Randy flat out insults her and says something like, “ So check it, right. We thought you were going to have a meltdown Carrie style. Whatever did happen to the bucket of blood? Look, anyway, you didn’t freak out, and you were actually kind of good, and now we’re going to have to deal with you.”

Titania’s like, “I know you are speaking, Randy, but I don’t hear words of praise and adoration from your lips so I devour your life force and scatter your atoms to the winds.” She doesn’t say that, but you can see it in her dead eyes.

Kara says something similar to Randy. Paula has found a new BFF. And Simon finally realizes what they have done by unleashing this monster upon us. She may actually make people change the channel.

Her life and future is in our hands, she tells us. She has saved all her love for us. I believe that she has saved a lot of pain for us too. If we do not vote her through, she will come for us one at a time.

The others were mostly forgettable. Anoop was good, but boring. I didn’t think he was flat. The oil worker guy was very likable, but boring. You’re not going to win if you’re the guy who does the Gavin deGraw song. Ricky Braddy was really good, but really boring. Vocally I thought he was the best of the night, but Simon was right… I don’t remember him or the song he sang. The guy who sang Hick Town was meh.

And the horrible –

Casey Carlson with “Everything She Does is Magic”. Not a great song to begin with, more like Sting’s version of “Feelin’ Groovy”, and she hops around awkwardly and looks confused and knows that she’s screwed herself. She handles it pretty well.

Jackie Thon with “A Little Less Conversation”. And she’s dressed like a lesser-known Gilda Radner character in an ‘80s workout video. And she’s a damn mess.

Some girl sings “Natural Woman” horribly and gets crabby at Kara who makes the suggestion that maybe she’s not a Diva and should sing something relevant and fun and enjoyable. Her mother is stupid about it. The girl's mother, not Kara's mother.

The guy who sang “Rock with You”, which just isn’t a song that anyone not named Michael Jackson should try. It’s not that he couldn’t sing it, he did fine, it’s just that it’s such a non-song that only MJ could get away with it.

I hope Danny and Alexis get through. I could stand hearing Ricky Braddy again. And as long as Titania goes home, like for real, I’ll be good.

I think Simon Cowell should now pack this in! Its boring!!

I think Simon Cowell should now pack this in! Its boring!!

Bite your tongue.

They could put a box of stuff from my son's elementary school lost and found up there, and I would watch it for two hours just to come here and read what Cromulent has to say about it.

The inner pathos of the lost mittens juxtaposed by the tragically torn hoodie with a stain that is either blood or the mark left by our souls crying and such.

Hola my American Idol pals :)

just wanted to stop by and say two words to you about this year's American idol.


Danny Gokey.

that is all there is to know :P

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Hola my American Idol pals

just wanted to stop by and say two words to you about this year's American idol.


Danny Gokey.

that is all there is to know!

Well that was fun. I'm pretty okay with the three that are moving on. Nice to see Carly Smithson and Michael Johns again. Carly? Still a big dork. Awesome. They sounded pretty good together. Performing at the Idol Experience in Orlando has to be a little like hanging out in the waiting room of Purgatory, though I'm sure the food is better and the weather is nice. So there's that.

And Tatiana didn't completely collapse or destroy all life on earth, so that was good.

And we're moving along.

Well, looks like I fixed it. I can see your post. :D


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Hola my American Idol pals

just wanted to stop by and say two words to you about this year's American idol.


Danny Gokey.

that is all there is to know!

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Hola my American Idol pals

just wanted to stop by and say two words to you about this year's American idol.


Danny Gokey.

that is all there is to know!

Hey, glad to see you back BDG! Yeah, I agree about Danny - he's definitely the one to watch. I didn't watch the Tuesday show, but I did see him sing on the Wednesday results show.

I'd also like to see Alexis go far in this competition. Her father looks like a cross-breeding of Neil Young and Meatloaf (during his "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" years). I'd like to see her dad get a little camera time - I get the feeling he'd be an entertaining guy to watch being interviewed.

Watching Paula last night reminded me of a scene I witnessed several years ago. I was at our company Christmas party and saw one of my coworkers drinking quite a bit of wine. By the end of the evening, she was quite drunk and relaxing on the couch, when our company President/CEO sat next to her and started the conversation. This woman, although intoxicated, sensed the need for some decorum, so she sat upright and tried to carry on an intelligent conversation with the CEO. But despite her efforts, her vacant, glassy eyes and the awkward cadence of her speech made it clear how high she really was.

Then I happened to see this poster this morning that cracked me up:



Anyway, my picks for the 3 to go through are Adam Lambert, Allison Iraheta and Nick Mitchell (Norman Gentle).

My picks:
Adam Lambert, Allison Iraheta, Matt Breitzke.
I think "America" specifically middle america is going to love him.
I was quite dissapointed at Jasmine and Janine's performances, I had
hoped to see both of them in the top 12.

oh well, maybe one of them will be wild card pick.

marty

My picks:
Adam Lambert, Allison Iraheta, Matt Breitzke.


Hey Lotek - we both got 2 out of 3:beer: But it was pretty obvious that Allison and Adam were going to move on - they were so much better than the other 10.

Hey, glad to see you back BDG! Yeah, I agree about Danny - he's definitely the one to watch. I didn't watch the Tuesday show, but I did see him sing on the Wednesday results show.

I'd also like to see Alexis go far in this competition. Her father looks like a cross-breeding of Neil Young and Meatloaf (during his "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" years). I'd like to see her dad get a little camera time - I get the feeling he'd be an entertaining guy to watch being interviewed.

So good to see you, sprocket!

I agree with you on Alexis, I would like to see her go far as well!

oh and your following post,( that poster about Paula...) hahahaha.... there are times I have to fast forward when she opens her mouth..:o

Hola my American Idol pals :)


Hola to you too, yinkey98! Please chime in to let us know your thoughts on the shows and your predictions. I agree - Danny seems to be the frontrunner now. Not only is he phenomenally talented, but he has quite a compelling life story as well.

So tonight's show will get us the next 3 to move on. And the last 3 spots in the top 12 will be wildcards. If I recall correctly, the judges pick their wildcards, right? In the past, it was an easy process - 3 judges pick one person a piece to get into the top 12. But with 4 judges picking 3 people, it may be a little problematic.

And I have only 1 thing to ask - CROMULENT, WHERE ARE YOU??? Your fan club is getting worried...

Hola to you too, yinkey98! Please chime in to let us know your thoughts on the shows and your predictions. I agree - Danny seems to be the frontrunner now. Not only is he phenomenally talented, but he has quite a compelling life story as well.

So tonight's show will get us the next 3 to move on. And the last 3 spots in the top 12 will be wildcards. If I recall correctly, the judges pick their wildcards, right? In the past, it was an easy process - 3 judges pick one person a piece to get into the top 12. But with 4 judges picking 3 people, it may be a little problematic.

And I have only 1 thing to ask - CROMULENT, WHERE ARE YOU??? Your fan club is getting worried...
I'm here. Watching. Listening. Bored silly. Seacrest is tired, I'm tired. This is American Idol? For some reason I can't get into it this year. Don't get me wrong, I'm glued to every minute. But something is missing. I don't like this top 36 crap. I want them to pick the 12. If we have to put up with these Cylons, then at least get it down to a reasonable number. Like 5 or 6 or 7 (Starbuck, really?) or 8 or nevermind... Did we really need Norman or Tatiana or Nathan? No.

Should Simon pick all their songs? Of course not. Because that would be more boring than what we're watching now.

And why is Kara still on my television set? She babbles for three thousand hours and then tells Simon he can't shut up. Lord.

Who should go through?

Not Blind Guy. I know some of you are voting for Blind Guy. Blind Guy, whose real name I think is Scott, sang a song that I love, and did it pretty well. But I wanted to hear Blind Guy sing the theme song from "Greatest American Hero", and he did not do that.

Tiny Country Girl who reminds me too much of Tracy Flick what growed up in the Panhandle (I don't know which Panhandle) should not get through. I'm afraid that she will.

Von Rick Astley-ed it up all over the place. Weirdly it was not in a bad way. Regardless he should not go through.

Ju'Not (I may have that wrong) sang "Hey There Delilah" which isn't even a friggin' song. The massive hate that I have for that pile of plain white t twaddle overwhelmed any good will I could have possibly had for him. Oh, and to the narrator of the song... your girl who is a thousand miles away in New York City goes to Columbia, which you couldn't get into in a billion years, is nailing some AIG vice president who just pocketed a cool billion in bailout bonus. She isn't going return your call no matter how pathetic you sound on your guitar. Sorry, dude. Can we please bury that song in hell? Thanks.

Utah Teenage Jesus Girl realized that if she wanted to be in this competition, she would have to sing about something other than the Lord (Bach dedicated everything he composed to God, so whatever), but she froze and was a general mess.

Nathan? Yikes.

Lil Rounds should go through of course. She was great. Randy is an idiot, but she's great. The Puerto Rican guy, who all of a sudden is allowed to have an accent. So gracious of the judges. I seriously wish he would've sung in Spanish tonight because he would have been fantastic. He was great, but he would've been awesome. Regardless, I think he'll get through. And I would like to see the cute crazy blond girl in the red dress who sang "Give Me One Reason" by Tracy Chapman and completely missed the point of the song move forward. She's the right combination of good and crazy that I love.

See you tomorrow.

my picks for the FINAL 2 are: (drum roll please) Danny and Lil.
everyone else is cannon fodder.
I agree it's boring, I don't like this format of 3 rounds of 12, and I bet we end up with
4 wild cards (one for each judge).
so far most everything I've heard is forgettable. I keep waiting to be blown away but
no one seems to be stepping up to the plate. I don't know, maybe I've just become somewhat
jaded.

Marty

Tiny Country Girl who reminds me too much of Tracy Flick what growed up in the Panhandle (I don't know which Panhandle) should not get through. I'm afraid that she will.

"Election" reference! (one of my favorite movies)

Jorge was very good. His use of man-tears was quite effective. He also was partially responsible for one of the funniest moments of the night. Right after he finished singing, Paula started to talk. Randy and Simon interrupted her to tell her, "It's Kara's turn." Kara said, "It's my turn". Paula looked at all 3 of them with a blank stare, then proceeded to continue speaking. :twitchy: Anyway, I think he'll be in the top 12.

Lil was on it. She should be in the top 12 as well. She also has an unforgettable name. Lil Rounds - awesomeness.

Speaking of names, Kendall Beard would be a perfect match for Tom Cruise. And I think she's going to be moving into the top 12. Not because she deserves it, but because she's pretty and she didn't completely mess her song up.

I happend to like Scott mcIntyre , In fact I teared up when he finished singing, just as I have a solf spot for Danny who isnt blind but wife passed away, just as I was rooting for the very gentle and shy David last year even though I knew his record would probably put me to sleep.

yes, Im a woman and like many woman the caractere of the singer or personal experiences influence my vote, matters of the heart!

Scott is not going anywhere as long as all we "see" is his struggle with his handicap, Same thing will Danny, if we can feel the saddess and your struggle with the death of your wife on top of your amazing voice, votes will be flowing in like mad every time!
( sounds mean when I read it,and I dont mean it in a mean way at all! those are real struggles and I feel for them but Im just being realistic on how some of us or many of us get influenced with our votes)

That how it works and make no mistake they "know" it too..

hum, predictions for tonight.. Ju'not and Scott

oh my freakin god they sent Tatiana to the wild card round. . .
we had 5 minutes of tearful drama tonight, I can't wait for more over the
top emotion and drama out of her tomorrow and next week.


Marty

I could NOT beleive they asked for Tatiana back!!!
ouch... this is going to be a painful show to watch..

It was worth it for Tatiana to come back just so we could watch Simon and Kara mock her histrionics.

American Idol is one of my guilty pleasures...

I'm very curious to hear what song Tatiana picks. I think she has a great voice. Personality like fingernails on a chalkboard, but I like cheering the underdogs on...

Danny seems to have it nailed, but maybe there will be some surprises.

oh my freakin god they sent Tatiana to the wild card round. . .

One word - "ratings". This year is shaping up to be a snoozer. People will tune in to watch Tatiana melt down.

i think that this years talent is way under par from past seasons.

i think that this years talent is way under par from past seasons.

From what I've seen so far, I have to agree with you. However, it's still early - only time will tell...

Bah. Tatiana killed it for herself by not doing a different song...

Megan came off well.

I loved the two times when Tatiana realized the camera was on her and suddenly she struck a pose and pulled a face. Once when she was on the rail in the balcony and once when on stage with Ryan and camera panned back to her after she sang.

I also loved her newly enhanced accent. Amazing the suddenly, she too is like Jorge, except she has had 4 years of speech coaching to work on her accent. I just wish that Jorge would have been Sven or Gunter so we could have heard Tatiana with a Nordic or Tuetonic accent.

If there was ever an example of an attention/media prostitute, Tatiana surely is one.

I think she channels multiple personalities...

I think you are both right.
She reallyreallyreally gets under my skin. I have to say I hardly ever react so strongly to someone
and usually that was when I worked in a Psychiatrice unit and mostly to certain patient types ( DSM III diagnosis). She's like some weird alien who is trying to fit in and has to figure out what emotion looks like from reading a book ( Starman?).
I thought it kind of funny how the judges were making fun of her and she didn't realise it.
Jeff, I said almost the same thing to my wife last night ( about Jorge and his speaking), were you
listening?
I personally hit 3 out of the 4. I thought that the red head (first female singer) was better than Jasmine.
Nice move putting Matt and Anoop through.

marty

My prediction for the final 3:

Adam
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Danny
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Danny and Lil are great singers - simple as that. I think Adam is pretty good too, but what will help him go far is that he has a distinctive look, he seems to be pretty well trained at "acting" for the camera and he has a very impressive vocal range. I think these are the people that will get the most votes.

The 3 people I'd like to see make the top 3 are Danny, Alexis and Anoop.

Mar(f)ty:

Yes, I was under your couch, watching your TV. I would appreciate it if you would drop more snacks on the floor, or at least ask the wife not to vacuum so often. I got hungry.

BTW, you are spot on with the trying to fit in and wear her emotion like a dress for the judges.

Glad she is gone.

Lil Rounds and Danny are gonna battle it out. If Adam can become more mainstream, less goth looking, dinner theatre acting, he will join in the fray as well.

jshar(r)

Jeff,
I would have thought the pickings got better after the dog died. . .
have you noticed that Danny looks alot like Cuda2K ?
think aboiut it.

Cuda only grins like that if he needs you to do something for him...... but yes, I too have noticed that.

omg lotek, he DOES look like cuda! you're right!!!
sprocket, you have picked the same three I picked but gesh am I rooting REALLY hard for Scott too, Id like to see him go very far in this...

and Tatiana, yes she got under my skin in the worst way too, I have to say I rewatched part of it tonight and that new strong accent was just... well... I just shake my head and cant even find any words that would suit how I truly feel..

I am also so glad she is gone ( again) not even sure she was worth bringing back for the ratings as America had spoke up and had allready said "they werent saving all thier love for her" when they had enough and voted her off. All her drama is not even entertaining to me, Im not buying into it, she isnt convincing. ( to me)

yes, I thought this year is just not as much exciting yet, I cant wait for next week to see and hear more!

It was a given, I think, with kids who grew up in the ‘70s and ‘80s that the aliens would land, make our bicycles fly, teach us to love the world, show us that we’re not alone and that we could grow up to have a truck, a hot girlfriend, a band, and a crazy scientist friend who could make a time machine out of a Delorean. We followed Voyager I and II as they trucked along through the solar system and sent back mind-blowing pictures. We wanted to believe that everything was possible.

I blame Carl Sagan as much as I blame Steven Spielberg. The Universe is huge, they told us, and out there are billyons and billyons of stars with their own planets and maybe those planets have life and maybe that life is intelligent, maybe more intelligent than our own, and maybe, just maybe they want to make our bicycles fly.

And we had Michael Jackson, who was utterly, insanely amazing. I had a friend who had MTV, and I remember going to his house specifically to watch the premier of “Thriller”. The video doesn’t hold up well after twenty-something years, but the music does. Michael hasn’t held up well, though. Thinking about Michael Jackson makes me sad because once upon a time he was awesome. Thinking about the aliens makes me a little sad too.

This? Was a good, good show. Even the people who sucked were great, which makes this difficult, which is how it should be

The Awesome –

Simon Cowell with, “It’s great that you want to be artistic, just don’t do it on this show.” The emperor has no clothes and he wants you to know that he’s good with it. Awesome.

Adam Lambert singing “Black or White”. Holy Crap. This guy is in another universe. The song is great, one of my favorites, and he friggin’ killed it. I have no words, I’ll start babbling like Randy or Paula.

Kris Allen with “Remember the Time”. I really like this guy. He’s got a great voice, and he was having a lot of fun up there.

Allison Iraheta with “Give in to Me”. The performance was great, the comment “It’s not like I’m up here cutting myself” was even better. Hilarious. This girl is awesome.

Danny Gokey with “PYT”. Still not a fan of Danny’s, hate the song, but he was really good. Danny confused growing up with not a lot of material things with growing up like real people do, but his performance was solid.

Alexis Grace with “Dirty Diana”. Simon didn’t like it as much as I did, but there is something dark and twisty and powerful inside that girl, and I want more. She does, however, need to put on some clothes.

The Merely Great –

Lil Rounds sang “The Way You Make Me Feel” while balancing a caterpillar on her shoulder.

Matt Giraud with “Human Nature”. Little breathy for me, but I liked it.

Michael Sarver with something. I enjoyed it.

Jasmine Murray with something else. Not awesome, not horrible.

The Good –

Scott MacIntyre with a song about self-esteem, which I don’t think we need anymore. I’m not really digging Scott. He’s out of his league, but he’s not going anywhere.

The Horrible –

Anoop with “Beat It”. Cartoonish. Goofy. Paula’s only half right about that song being untouchable. It’s touchable if you rework it in a Chris Cornell kind of a way, maybe, actually that sounds horrible now that I’m thinking about it. Maybe Paula is completely right. Nevermind. Simon was a little harsh on him considering Anoop’s biggest problem was song choice. Still? That was dumb.

Jorge Nunez with something. Don’t remember. Too earnest. Too much.

What happened to the Aliens? The Hubble. The X-Files. The ‘90s. We figured out that the Universe is basically stuff that will kill you dead interrupted by other stuff that will kill you dead. Everything is very far away. No time traveling cars. No flying bicycles. We learned that all we have is each other.

Don’t know how they’re going to work it tomorrow. But Anoop and Jorge should go home.