Six left...again!

Who is going home?

So should we talk about AI here instead of Flicks and Shows?

As long as we stay in the chit chat section...

I am very excited for tonight .. the beginning is always soooo funny and the hubby actually watches it with me in the beginning ... the whole family actually has finally admitted to watching it now too so it has become quite the family thing :biggrin:

So seeing as how it has not started and there is not much to say yet can we discuss ....why wont Clay Aiken just admit it ? I was a huge Clay fan from way back when he auditioned... and I dont really care if he is or is not, its just that he will not admit it that is kind of weird ? Whats the point ? Is it part of his contract or something ? (are we allowed to discuss that here ... not that we care to discuss it, again there isnt much else to discuss .... yet :biggrin:

I read lately that Bo Bice has been really ill as of late and his career window is closing fast.

Has anyone heard Chris Daughtry's new band? All original material...really good stuff. I think him not winning was the best thing to happen to him.

Taylor Hicks looks to be having a struggle too...

Admit it Clay!!

Taylor is so original and soooo lovable that I was hoping he could avoid all of the problems ... I had not heard of any problems though ? What problems ?

Chris is fa-bu-LOUS ! :biggrin: I completely agree about him not winning being the best thing that could have happened to him !

How about (Whats her name that won a golden globe in Dream Girls) Amazing !! I have not seen it but I heard it was great.

I actually... own Clay's cd's.
Yup, I admitted it :biggrin:

Taylor's problems are from the sales end of things..his album debuted at #2 and has been free falling fast...he needs another hit song soon...

Taylor never impressed me so I'm not surprised at that news. I've seen Chris around on TV Guide channel and different events. I havent heard much from him musically except that Bon Jovi song he remade... they play it on the radio here way too much.

I'm not a huge AI fan, but I do enjoy the horrible tryouts. Most of my friends watch it so I hate to be left out in coversation. I'm a little excited this season because someone from my small little town supposedly made it thru to the Hollywood round. I'll be watching for that.

Why on earth did that let that woman who butchered "Kiss" keep going and going?? That was PAINFUL!!!

Of course..it makes for great train wreck theatre...

How about the Amish kid? That was...interesting.

Here I am!
Back when Flicks n Shows opened, I suggested an AI forum there, so I'll see if anyone's posting, but I'm happy to just have our little group here on the Fuse in the chit chat section.

Tonight was fun. I'm glad AI is back. I still unabashedly enjoy this show. I actually thought that the commercials for AI were much better this year. Usually they have horrid self-promotional commercials for the website and such, but it looks like they changed their domain name to simply americanidol.com (instead of idolonfox.com) and made their commercials sleaker. Easier for me to swallow.

Anyway, I didn't like anyone tonight, even the people they sent through. The ones they sent through, you knew were going through, cause those are the types of people who make it to the next round. But, man, tomorrow night better be better than tonight. Minnesota was BAD!!!

Oh, and I thought Jewel was sweet. Is she going to be at multiple audition cities?

ETA: No one at flicksnshows yet, and that's fine by me. Oo, need to vote in the poll....

We had a huge AI thread going here last year so I asked if I could keep one here again this time around...

What a collection of oddities that show was tonight..tomorrow looks worse.

And didn't you just know the "Biggest Fan" was going to be like a vaccum as she both sucked and blowed at the same time...and then started in on them because she was SO good...wow.

How about that voice coach?? How do you think his business will fare after this fiasco?

I was in the thread last year, silly BD! :biggrin:

I would think that the biggest fan would know the show well enough to know that she sucks. But, um, no.

The voice coach actually had pitch, as compared to some of the singers, but he was totally deluded about his talents being appropriate for AI.

I can't believe you guys sucked me in.

I'm watching. West Coast

mwahahahahahaha


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Any really amusing auditions yet?

I just watched it tonight! Awwww.... too bad for us Minnesotans. Just watched the news tonight and they had some interviews with the contestants and their family and friends who made it to the next round. I actually knew about these auditions taking place in the summer of last year. Was at my dads in Minnetonka at the time taking a little vacation. It was all over the news! I really wanted to go there and check it out, but I couldn't. I had to head back home. :( lol

The next episode looks interesting.. lol saying its the worst auditions yet! Aww LOL where does this one take place? Cant remember.. Chicago?

Seattle...

Those people look they just came from a circus...

Seattle...

Those people look they just came from a circus...

Hey! Careful...

ETA - ok... ummmmmm... I take it back. They're pretty bad.

The bad thing is that most of these people have learned over time that they may get a few minutes on tv, so they go and dress/act ridiculous. It was funny the first season or two, but it's getting a little old.

i agree... ever since william hung it seems like everyone thinks being bad/freak/mean etc will give them that 5 minutes of fame and possible fortune so they ALL come out of the woodwork !! It is starting to get old. William Hung was different in that he had the genuine innocence and didnt realize he was bad and i remember laughing so hard it hurt when i first saw him...
last night was not as entertaining as I hoped it was going to be but tonight looks promising !!! :laugh:

Remember "Heath" from a few years ago? The turnip that did "Like a Virgin?" (complete with the self touching and dance routine) he was much worse than Hung as he really thought he was something great and was so shocked when Simon told him he was the worst singer in the world.
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Okay...that mother daughter team scared the living heck out of me...red lipstick? Were those wigs?

That brother sister duo were good...he was better.

I'm scared!!! :fear3:

lol what an episode! :D I couldn't stop laughing when I saw that weird guy come in and tried to sing! Looked like he was some sort of stalker, or something. His eyes were freaky! Guess, maybe they just made him look like one! :D

The 'red lipstick wearing, weird hair' mother and daughter team was just plain weird. Seemed nice, but weird.

Where do they get these people? I was just watching the news tonight and they had that cowboy guy who auditioned here in Minnesota on and said he only went on the show for a joke. The producers told him to come in and entertain the judges and viewers with his bad singing. He knew he couldn't sing.

But, I guess that goes with any reality show. Just find it a bit sad.. even though its fun to watch.. just bugs me. Think it can be unfair to the fans/viewers that watch these reality shows. Don't really know what to believe.

It does seem as if they pushed aside the talented singers to really give us a theatre of the absurd the last few nights...

That kid who sang Unchained Melody was was pathetic...what was the reason to let him continue on and on like that other than to give the audience some laughs...?

Where do they get these folks??? I guess the opening round is for the horrid ones and when we get to hollywood we get to see some talent.

Ugh...

I only saw the last half hour last night, but I agree with BD. They are really showcasing the weirdos, and they are letting the clips go on for too long (as well as the judges letthing them sing too long). The judges are now outright laughing at them, which I think is unnecessary. Just send them on their way.

I think Fox got plenty of feedback that people love to watch horrible auditions, so they are over-compensating. We still want to see the good people!
I've seen reviews from CNN and EW that say the same thing.

Help... Ive had the line...

"Dont you wish your girlfriend was hot like me...."

going though my head allllll day long and a visual of the girl with red lips and no bra :eek: dancing !!!

That was the nastiest thing I saw all night...


Can't remember the last time I saw Hip Hugger Breasts

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oh, thats sooooo wrong BD :p !!!

lol I had to look away when I saw them hanging out like that! :D WOW! I couldn't stop laughing! Wear a bra lady!!! That was just wrong!

omg I'm glad I didn't see that! Yikes!

Yeah, it was so funny! Did you see the look on Ryan Seacrest's face when she came out after the audition? :D Just look away.. just look awayyyy!! :shifty1: or was it just me? :D

I especially loved it when that one guy, now I remember thanks to Baileys Dad :biggrin: , who sang Unchained Melody and came out of the audition trying to collect himself. Now, wheres my stuff? Can I leave? And he just stood there for awhile with Ryan.. Ryan looked a bit confused and was trying to help him out a bit.. :D Ah, yes.. ummm you go out that way. Ok.. he continues standing there for a sec with his eyes staring at the camera. Than, he finally leaves. LOL it was just too funny! They had to edit in some creepy "I'm going to stalk you, than kill you!" like music for this guy! Look into my eyes....follow my eyes... they are so creeeepy... am I creeeeping you out? Yep, I was getting that weird vibe from him...

They do such a good job at it!

Ok I missed the first night and caught the 2nd night on tivo which I'm still in the process of watching.

I saw Simon on Oprah yesterday and he said that last nights show would show that they ran in to the worst they have ever seen in Seattle. It's almost getting out of hand at this point though. I'm sure some of the people on there are "planted" to make the judges laugh and break up their day while watching so many people audition, but seeing some people who really are trying treated like crap...I feel really embarassed for some of them. But then there's the argument that they knew what they were getting in to when they showed up to audition.

Anyway, I can't wait for the competition to start.

Does anybody wonder if maybe they're setting these people up for embarassment? I know it's all in the name of entertainment, but I'm kind of starting to wonder...

For instance, when some of the worse "singers" come out of the audition and they can't find their stuff... I know that's happened twice so far. Do you think maybe they move it just to create a more awkward moment? And also, how only one side of the door works. I know that's probably common, but the judges always have to point it out and it just makes the auditionees look, well, stupid.

I'm not trying to trash the show or anything, but it's starting to occur to me that maybe they're not really trying too hard to make people comfortable, you know?

I agree..the show has become more about the judges and their crackbacks and smart alec comments than about showcasing the talented singers. Did you all notice how FEW people they showed that got the golden ticket??

And what is with doing the background story on people like the hairdresser (who said he looked like Taylor Hicks) who are TERRIBLE singers and are just made to look worse.

I found it odd that moved people's belongings too...that was not an accident.

Does anybody wonder if maybe they're setting these people up for embarassment? I know it's all in the name of entertainment, but I'm kind of starting to wonder...

For instance, when some of the worse "singers" come out of the audition and they can't find their stuff... I know that's happened twice so far. Do you think maybe they move it just to create a more awkward moment? And also, how only one side of the door works. I know that's probably common, but the judges always have to point it out and it just makes the auditionees look, well, stupid.

I'm not trying to trash the show or anything, but it's starting to occur to me that maybe they're not really trying too hard to make people comfortable, you know?

Yes, I agree with you on that too. I've always knew American Idol does that to people who audition for the show. Well, mostly to people who look like they can be good material for a good laugh and setting them up to look awkward in certain situations. I mean what if you had a friend, or a relative that is really shy/or has some sort of disability/disorder and you know he/she isn't a good singer goes on the show and totally gets dissed by Simon and the rest of the judges than goes off stage and the crew makes him/her look stupid.

They think they have the freedom to do this because its a reality show, anything can happen... or not happen the way they want it to.. so they do some editing to make the situation look better/outrageous/funny to the viewers. I think the crew probably did move that one guys stuff just to get his reaction and than our reaction as well.

That one chubby guy who made friends with that short wide eyed guy was on Access Hollywood tonight talking about the audition. He said he was hurt by Simon's mean comments and than said he's planning to audition again for the next Season. Of course... don't they all.

Those horrid auditions can be laughable, but can be sad and somewhat tiring all at the same time. You feel bad for the people who go on there and embarrass themselves and Simon and the rest of the judges get paid for that. I'm not trying to trash the show either.. some good can come out of it as well. But, yes, they seem to edit in all the bad singers first and than edit the good ones last. They go on and on and on and on with the bad ones and seem to show just a few of the good ones. Starting to get to me...

And there is some who admit going on as a joke.. which I find unfair and I got really annoyed by it!. :mad: We want to see the real stuff, not the fake stuff!

I agree with the above assessments. I was annoyed about them locking up the lefthand door. It was clearly done on purpose.

They've definitely made the auditions portion of this season much more annoying, for reasons stated above. But, luckily, by the nature of the format of the show, once the real competition begins, the judges have to be backburnered for the talent. We'll hear form them and they'll be their tv personaes, but we'll hear plenty of singing. :biggrin: (If not, I won't be watching S6 for very long, that's for sure.)

Yes, I can not wait until the real competition comes!! That's the most exciting and fun part of the Season! I've been looking forward to it! :)

I agree..the show has become more about the judges and their crackbacks and smart alec comments than about showcasing the talented singers. Did you all notice how FEW people they showed that got the golden ticket??


See, that kinda bugs me too. They DID find some good singers in Seattle (very few, but some) and they only showed maybe, four of them. I know a lot of people only watch for the bad auditions (I'm sort of guilty of this, as well!) but I don't like how they focus SO MUCH on the bad and totally ignore the good ones. *shrug*


And there is some who admit going on as a joke.. which I find unfair and I got really annoyed by it!. :mad: We want to see the real stuff, not the fake stuff!

I heard, a couple of seasons ago (from Simon, I think?) that they don't let "fakes" audition. But I don't really see how they can filter them out, if they're really believable.


That said, American Idol is a pretty good show, and I'm becoming quite addicted to it! :biggrin:

I believe this show is good too, :) but to me there'll always be about 1/3 of fake singers and a thing called editing. What I mean about fake is people who come on as a joke for entertainment. I heard Simon say he doesn't let fakes in either. But, for having to make the show look good, they will let a few in. All reality shows are like this. Not everything you see/hear is real. Editing does a major part in reality shows. I just get annoyed a bit by it..:rolleyes: no offense to all the fans out there.. ;) I'm a fan too. I'm still watching it.. stuff like that just bug me.

I just can't wait until all the finalists are on stage and we're voting for our favs. again!!

Wow...another weird night...

How many did we see go through?? Four?

The blues singer who has the singer dad was amazing..was his name Sundance Head? LOVED his voice. He should go far.

That last guy with the new baby was okay..he sounded off key in the beginning.

Lots of strange people out there..tomorrow looks just as weird.

I loooove the back-up singer gal. She gave me goosebumps!!!

She was really good...how about the guy who said he was going to sing the most emotional song ever to his girlfriend and then delivered THAT!

I liked the heavy set guy who called his exwife a bitch...crazy.

Yeah, I was totally caught off guard by both of them.

Uh, yeah, those people were really, really strange. But there were actually a few people who made me literally laugh outloud last night. Last week, I felt embarrassed for a lot of them, and also felt like the judges might be being too mean. But this week, I didn't think they were too mean at all. And some of the "singers" were just hilarious! Like the girl whose breasts were hanging out! OMG! :laugh: Paula motioning for her to cover herself up. Simon staring in both horror and shock. It was really hilarious. (And, really, she didn't exactly have hot breats, but I digress...) :rolleyes:

The backup singer was good. She needs to build confidence, but it is really, really refreshing to have a personality that isn't screaming "I'm the next American Idol! I'm the best!" Cause, um, really? Most of the people who say that have no chance of being the next American Idol.

I like Sundance Head. lol. Funny name. He's good. And while he doesn't particularly look like the next American Idol, so to speak... after both Ruben and Taylor have won--neither of them being traditionally easy to market, good-looking guys--I think Sundance won't have a big problem sailing through to the finals. And I think he'll "clean up" well. (I hope that doesn't sound mean. I really liked him.)

Other than that... the married w/ kids guy? I thought he was cute and I expected him to be great. Sometimes you can just tell by how the person is being profiled, that they are going to make it through and be great. So I was sure that he was going to be great. But, man, he wasn't very good, and I am surprised they sent him through. Really surprised. I don't think he'll make it very far, unless he works his butt off and manages to totally surprise the judges in Hollywood.

Yeah his starts were horrible. I'm a little hesitant to watch NYC tonight... or is that next week? :uhh:

I heard, a couple of seasons ago (from Simon, I think?) that they don't let "fakes" audition. But I don't really see how they can filter them out, if they're really believable.

I used to think that, but I saw an interview on one of the entertainment tonight-ish shows with the cowboy that auditioned the first night of auditions. He said that he had auditioned for the producers and didn't make it to the round that usually goes to the 3 judges, however, the producers asked him to go ahead and go in anyway and act goofy to make the judges laugh. I guess they had been having a really rough day up to that point. But the way it was edited it was portrayed as his actual audition.

Yeah his starts were horrible. I'm a little hesitant to watch NYC tonight... or is that next week? :uhh:

I think it's tonight. I think NYC should be the most interesting so far...at least that's how the promos made it look.

There have been several fakes...out in Arizona..they had a talk show send through twin sisters who were there to just be horrible...and they made it into the judges room. They are out there...it is all good though.

New York should be a riot to watch.

Yeah, NYC's tonight.

I'll be watching. There's gotta be some real talent in NYC. If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere...;)

Just for the record, I had the lead in my 6th grade musical (We redid it in 7th grade when the music teacher was going for her masters in music education...) and I was the only one who didn't sing her lines. I'm not kidding...I literally had the lead in the school's musical and did not sing a line of dialogue...:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:

As this is the chitchat section, I don't mind going slightly OT...
Junie, I thought we grew up in the same town. We never did musicals in middle school!
Did you go to McCarthy?

As this is the chitchat section, I don't mind going slightly OT...
Junie, I thought we grew up in the same town. We never did musicals in middle school!
Did you go to McCarthy?Yes, I think that we did. When I was in 6th grade, I went to Westlands School on Dalton Road. Dalton Road is off of Stedman Street, I believe. I used to live off of Stedman Street. Anyway, it was the music teacher that taught there that had us try out and do the musical. She went for her masters or her doctorate when I was in 7th grade at McCarthy and called us all back so we could reenact it. When I went to McCarthy, it was just 7th and 8th graders. Being, cough, a little bit older than you, LL, I think it might have added 6th graders by the time that you got there...;)...the play was called "Spindle City Sisters" and it was about the Industrial Revolution and the all the young women and the mills in the area...it was a strange topic for young kids to sing about act out, but more interesting to me now...:)

Yes, I think that we did. When I was in 6th grade, I went to Westlands School on Dalton Road. Dalton Road is off of Stedman Street, I believe. I used to live off of Stedman Street. Anyway, it was the music teacher that taught there that had us try out and do the musical. She went for her masters or her doctorate when I was in 7th grade at McCarthy and called us all back so we could reenact it. When I went to McCarthy, it was just 7th and 8th graders. Being, cough, a little bit older than you, LL, I think it might have added 6th graders by the time that you got there...;)...the play was called "Spindle City Sisters" and it was about the Industrial Revolution and the all the young women and the mills in the area...it was a strange topic for young kids to sing about act out, but more interesting to me now...:)

haha yeah, when I went ot McCarthy it was 6th-8th, but now it's 5th-8th, plus Parker is now a middle school. Scary.
haha we did weird musicals like that in elementary school with our music teacher, Mrs. Wilder... something tells me that maybe she worked at Westlands before she worked at Byan? :laugh: :rolleyes:

It might have been her...she had shorter dark hair...was very hyper...ah...it's been so long...I can't believe that there are two middle schools in the area now...we also had a music teacher named Mr. Willis who made us sing classic rock songs in class, including The Beatles, The Who...

Ha! Yeah, Mrs. Wilder had short, curly black hair.
Anyway, back on topic. I'm excited for AI tonight. Should be funny. Hope there are some good singers though. I'm ready to see more good people already.

hmmm... I forgot I have a dinner tonight to go to... (don't I sound fancy...) I may miss NYC whether I want to or not. Although, I don't feel like being out late... :rolleyes:

Yeah, I agree with you all this weeks been a whole lot better than last weeks audition! I liked Sundance Head too! lol Its cool his dad was once a singer and he took the last part of his stage name for his. I can see him making it to the finals as well. Just like what Simon had said. :)

Can't wait for tonights auditions! Exciting!!

Off to a FLYING START!!!

IAN is the new black!!! Then we get the poor girl in need of a big hug...glad to see she made it after that. She needed to hear Simon say he liked her and I think Simon knew that...gruffness aside.

New York rocks...

WOW! " I can be on American Idol and NOT SING!!' Relax girl!

I loved that girl who walked in and sang even though her dad wasnt backing her up! That took a lot of courage. The women on now! Wow! She can sing!
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Go Rocky girl!! LOL You can do it!!

I liked that last guy who was on - he made it to Hollywood last year but quit. I hope he sticks it out this time cause he could go much further.

WTF to the last girl? Was she a crack addict or what?

Holy crap!! The only American Idol who can't sing is a tad...um..insane?? Are you kidding me? How can that person be allowed out of the house? She is really off the hook there. What was her deal??

Yeah, I remember that guy that just made it to Hollywood again! Has a soothing voice.

That girl was way too dramatic or something.. just kept tearing up. Looked like she wanted to punch something.. like the wall when she turned around to look at! Yikes! Watch out!

How about that Cowgirl as the end...my GAWD are people that deluded? Maybe I am crazy and everyone else is sane??? How can these people walk around unfettered??

Out of all of them...I liked Sundance Head...I think he is top 10...remind me in April to bring that up again.:)

I just got a weird idea listening to that demanding drama queen singing that Loving You song. LOST American Idol.


Simon: You can't sing.

Locke: DON'T TELL ME WHAT I CAN'T DO!!! EVER!!!!

I just got a weird idea listening to that demanding drama queen singing that Loving You song. LOST American Idol.


Simon: You can't sing.

Locke: DON'T TELL ME WHAT I CAN'T DO!!! EVER!!!!

lol :D that cowgirl (now I remember what she looked like!) was so crazy!! I can imagine her saying that as well.. oh and Ian!!

" What? What is that suppose to mean Simon? Why do all British people say that? Rubbish?
Whateverrrrrrrr!! He's such a lossserrrrr!!

Aw, man, I'm sorry I missed it tonight! It was virtually a Watching Live Thread in here. ;)
I was just too busy. Darnit! Do we think anyone tonight was super great, top 10 material?

Top ten alltime moron/loser/self deluded person would be Ian...you have to find a way to see him..he was the first guy..my GAWD.

Yes, we had a bunch of great singers as well tonight! Was a 2 hr show!! I really liked this 20 yr old girl that came in without her dad knowing about it. She was so scared of telling him where she was. She missed 2 days of school to audition. She felt so unsupported and unlone.

She went on stage and sang her heart out. The judges really liked her! She was going to Hollywood. Paula thought her coming there was touching. Judges were silent when she left the stage. She just couldn't help but cry in front of them! When she came out of the door, she knelled down on the floor and just tore up again!! Ryan was sweet.. he gave her a big hug and helped her call her dad. She cried on the phone as well and could barely talk to him. She was just shaking.. awww.. I wanted to hug her too.

I was so excited and so sad for her as well. Hope she got the support she needed from her dad and her family and her friends later on!

But, besides that.. all together it was a crazy and touching 2 hr show!!

I thought Simon...known for all his bluster...said all the right things to that girl...man...how can parents not get behind the dreams of their children to the point they make them feel that way?? Scary.

Did anyone else happen to notice the girl with the EXTREME low rise jeans? I recall her name was fairly unusual, and I was surprised that they liked her as much as they did...but what cracked me up was that Ryan kept looking down when he was standing behind her outside the audition room. No, fairly sure she wasn't wearing underwear Ryan...

Did anyone else happen to notice the girl with the EXTREME low rise jeans? I recall her name was fairly unusual, and I was surprised that they liked her as much as they did...but what cracked me up was that Ryan kept looking down when he was standing behind her outside the audition room. No, fairly sure she wasn't wearing underwear Ryan...


The girl who lost all the weight? I actually really liked her. I liked how hard she said she had worked and seemed really honest about it. I thought it was kind of funny how she didn't quite believe that they actually liked her. But yeah, those jeans couldn't get any lower. :D

I thought Simon...known for all his bluster...said all the right things to that girl...man...how can parents not get behind the dreams of their children to the point they make them feel that way?? Scary.

I know.. it's disappointing... makes me wonder what her dad is really like in person..

He probably just wanted her to get an education first before becoming a singer, or going after her dreams. I don't know. But, a parent should be supporting their child no matter what they disapprove on. Let her be happy with what she has. She has a gift. Let her go after it..

At least she's not doing drugs and wanting to get high! She at least admitted to her dad that she wasn't in school.. hmmm.. so she wasn't 20 than? How old was she? 16? 17? Or was she in college? lol

I missed it :(

I know.. it's disappointing... makes me wonder what her dad is really like in person..

He probably just wanted her to get an education first before becoming a singer, or going after her dreams. I don't know. But, a parent should be supporting their child no matter what they disapprove on. Let her be happy with what she has. She has a gift. Let her go after it..

At least she's not doing drugs and wanting to get high! She at least admitted to her dad that she wasn't in school.. hmmm.. so she wasn't 20 than? How old was she? 16? 17? Or was she in college? lol


I think she said she was 19, so she should be doing what she wants anyway. I guess she's just always had overwhelming pressure from her dad. :frown:

Yeah.. its just so sad. Crazy world we live in.

But, on a happy note.. if she's 19 she has a choice to make her own decisions than. If she still lives with her parents or her dad than she can move out. She probably would be much happier without all that pressure. Or unless she has... way to go!! lol Pressure.. pressure.. pressure.. is not a healthy lifestyle. People can't live their life under pressure. LOL ah, funny.. after saying that.. now I'm thinking of that song I have by David Bowie and Queen, "Under Pressure"

Aw, such a good song!!! LOL Man, now I want to listen to it!!

I must admit I really do like watching those horrid auditions. I am convinced that some people sing really really bad on purpose just to get on tv. However, I think this season, it the bad auditions seem to be a bit overkill. Either the producers are putting extra bad ones in or there are just that many bad ones. I remember wanting just to see ONE great audition. I think these others are just trying to be the next William Hung.
I was blown away by the one heavy set guy Tues. nite whose father had a hit record that was bumped down by the Beatles. That guy gave me chills. I am definitely rooting for him. Simon told him, "I would be very surprised if you didn't make the finals". That is the one thing about AI that I love, how you don't have to be perfect in appearance to make it.

Did anyone else happen to notice the girl with the EXTREME low rise jeans? I recall her name was fairly unusual, and I was surprised that they liked her as much as they did...but what cracked me up was that Ryan kept looking down when he was standing behind her outside the audition room. No, fairly sure she wasn't wearing underwear Ryan...Yeah, she was the girl who got up at 5 am everyday for a year to lose weight and get in shape for this year's auditions. Kudos to her for that as it seemed like she did lose a lot of weight. I wish that I had the mojo to get up at 5 am and do that...anyways...she was decent in terms of her voice (not earth-shatteringly good, but at least she was different), but she was dressed for a night at a crowded bar or fraternity party...you could see part of her butt when they showed her from, ahem, behind...

I liked the guy from Taunton, MA. LL...go MA, right? Wait...was he the same guy that dropped out last year or am I confusing two different guys? I also liked the girl that snuck to the auditions...she was a sweetheart...

ETA: I just remembered that the strange guy from NYC already has a gig as a part-time reporter on Jimmy Kimmel...I think that I read that yesterday afternoon...

Looks like the post TV clips on the AI website after a couple days, so hopefully I'll be able to check out some of last night's episode soon online. I'm so pissed that I didn't realize it was a 2 hour show! I could have watched the 2nd hour! I just figured that after the first week the episodes would be 1 hour long. Tuesday night was 1 hour. But I guess that was only because of the State of the Union. Oh well....

watching now...won't spoil any of the contestants, but Paula is REALLY acting weird in this one.

ETA: hmm. and then she is not in the later segments. did they say why?

Like a virgin..oh! touched for the very first time!!! :D


That last women looked drunk!

Wow! Al and Simon came out!! Simon couldn't get back in.. Too funny! The last part of the show was great!
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watching now...won't spoil any of the contestants, but Paula is REALLY acting weird in this one.

ETA: hmm. and then she is not in the later segments. did they say why?

Yeah, she had to leave for a family engagement, or something like that.

Paula always seems little stoned out of her mind...she seemed really lit on something.

The yellow 50 year old was a hoot...

That is the problem about being two hours behind y'all.

I loved the guy with the curlyhaired guy who wanted to make David Hasselhoff cry...what a hoot...great voice too.

I also loved the curly-haired guy. He was too funny and had a good voice. I don't think being chubby will be a big problem for him. In fact, if he just trimmed his hair a little, he might be kinda cute. Hard to say for sure, though. But he had a good personality and voice, so I'm ranking him high so far.

The yellow woman and the Like a Virgin woman got so old, so fast. I can take a bad audition, but when it plays on and on, I just want to be like "Enough already!!"

BD, I also thought Paula looked lit up. Her behavior was so odd. They said she had a family engagement, but I don't buy it.

Did you guys here in the news today that she signed on for another reality show? Some channel (I don't think Fox) is going to follow her around. It's like, the Life of Paula type of thing. What she does day in and day out, with all of her public appearnaces and taping AI, etc.
Weird, huh? I can't imagine anyone finding that interesting, unless we actually see her popping pills. ;)

I also loved the curly-haired guy. He was too funny and had a good voice. I don't think being chubby will be a big problem for him. In fact, if he just trimmed his hair a little, he might be kinda cute. Hard to say for sure, though. But he had a good personality and voice, so I'm ranking him high so far.

I really liked him too. :) Had a really nice smooth voice and seemed very sweet. His chubbiness reminds me of my boyfriend. Too cute. ;)

How about the Like a Virgin gal blaming the floor for her awful sound?? And how funny was Simon telling her to "call him" as he booted her out?

And the long haired people? That was really something.

Who else thought the gal who sang the Bonnie Raitt song was good enough to go through?? I didn't think she was bad at all.

How about the Like a Virgin gal blaming the floor for her awful sound?? And how funny was Simon telling her to "call him" as he booted her out?



That was so funny! Simon kept telling her to call him, over and over! Too funny!

I thought tonights auditions were pretty bland compared to previous ones though.

Oh, and Paula was definitely acting bizarre tonight. Well, more than usual anyway.

That was so funny! Simon kept telling her to call him, over and over! Too funny!

I thought tonights auditions were pretty bland compared to previous ones though.

Oh, and Paula was definitely acting bizarre tonight. Well, more than usual anyway.I agree with everything that you said, briar...what IS up with Paula Abdul? Is she mixing medications, etc.? Something will come out, sometime...

BD, I also thought the "Something to Talk About" girl was good enough.
I think the thing with this season is that we are never seeing anyone who is sort of good. We are seeing people who have really good auditions and people with bad auditions. So when there was someone borderline, we feel like they should go to Hollywood. But the judges probably see people like her all day long, and have to make judgement calls.

Oh, yeah, the long haired women? Yikes. That was too weird.

The Like a Virgin woman just plain annoyed me. Just stop, woman. Just stop. It becomes less and less funny with each passing second.

More auditions tonight...

More auditions tonight...

Good!!! I missed it!

I missed Paula last night.This stuff was all recorded previously, so it was probably mostly for publicity.
I read a few articles online that Courtney Love was asked to be a judge, and maybe even replace Paula.

Good!!! I missed it!

Well, it'll be different auditions tonight.

I missed Paula last night.This stuff was all recorded previously, so it was probably mostly for publicity.
I read a few articles online that Courtney Love was asked to be a judge, and maybe even replace Paula.

I read that too, lostgurl. I doubt it'll happen, though. Maybe they'll replace Paula, but somehow I doubt Courtney Love is interested. And, really, they wouldn't exactly be picking somehow without drug problems if they picked her...

I thought that the older woman that said that she was 26 was annoying. I was surprised that she was 50, though. She didn't have any wrinkles on her face...I think that you are right, Laura, that in the audition process timeline, they show us either the really good ones or the really bad ones. Sometimes, the really bad ones annoy me. That schitck is getting old, but, then again, I tuned in and watched it...

Seeing there in the land of fruit and nuts tonight...it should be really funny...still laughing about Simon telling that lady to call him...:phone1:

Seeing there in the land of fruit and nuts tonight...it should be really funny...

:lol2: hopefully it will make up for the weird seattle people :lol2:

its not on at 7pm over here.. strange.. did they change the time or something? Is it on at 8pm tonight?

Edit: Oh, it is on at 8pm.. On Now!! Whoooohooo

9pm tonight.

OMG this guy to start was seriously mentally deranged. I am concerned about his level of sanity.
Yikes.

ETA: His name is "Eccentric". :laugh:

What the heck was wrong with the first guy? Think they put him in there just make the judges laugh? :D He was weird!

I'm not afraid to admit I cried when that older man sang to his late lady..that was the nicest moment of the entire show so far...wow. And he was good too.

I'm not afraid to admit I cried when that older man sang to his late lady..that was the nicest moment of the entire show so far...wow. And he was good too.

Oh no... am I going to cry tonight? I am already feeling eeeeeemmmmmoooooo...
(my kid read me "Love You Forever" tonight)

Oh no... am I going to cry tonight?

Yup...

Oh no... am I going to cry tonight? I am already feeling eeeeeemmmmmoooooo...
(my kid read me "Love You Forever" tonight)

Aww.. thats a good book. :) Yeah, I agree, that older man was good. I was tearing up too when he devoted that song to his late wife and than hearing it being played off from the original singer afterwards was so touching. It was his goal to do that for her.. and he made it happen.. yeah... wow..

I also agree, that this was the best part of the show tonight

That older guy was so sweet. Paula was crying. I am not a Paula basher but she does seem a bit off this season, more so that usual. I only watched a little bit of this episode b/c I was trying to catch up on Top Chef (fell asleep right before the winner was announced). I think if Paula for some reason leaves the show, they ought to ask Olivia Newton John to replace her. She is more like the "Old" Paula to me.

9pm tonight.

OMG this guy to start was seriously mentally deranged. I am concerned about his level of sanity.
Yikes.

ETA: His name is "Eccentric". :laugh:That was seriously frightening...I think that that guy was dropped on his head when he was a kid...

I'm not afraid to admit I cried when that older man sang to his late lady..that was the nicest moment of the entire show so far...wow. And he was good too.He was a sweetheart...

That older guy was so sweet. Paula was crying. I am not a Paula basher but she does seem a bit off this season, more so that usual. I only watched a little bit of this episode b/c I was trying to catch up on Top Chef (fell asleep right before the winner was announced). I think if Paula for some reason leaves the show, they ought to ask Olivia Newton John to replace her. She is more like the "Old" Paula to me.I'd be surprised if Paula left the show. Maybe, but...Olivia is a doll...

That older guy was so sweet. Paula was crying. I am not a Paula basher but she does seem a bit off this season, more so that usual. I only watched a little bit of this episode b/c I was trying to catch up on Top Chef (fell asleep right before the winner was announced). I think if Paula for some reason leaves the show, they ought to ask Olivia Newton John to replace her. She is more like the "Old" Paula to me.

That older guy was really sweet, I agree. I didn't cry, but it was an emotional moment.
And if you don't know yet, this is who won Top Chef:

Ilan

I agree with the comments about Paula's behavior. I try to remember though that the editing could be what is making her look like a loon, but you never know.

Oh and I love Top Chef! I was rooting for the guy that won. :)

Yeah but why would AI want to promote the idea of Paula being drunk or high? That's not good for their image.

I'm not afraid to admit I cried when that older man sang to his late lady..that was the nicest moment of the entire show so far...wow. And he was good too.

I bawled like a baby.:redface: Just wasn't expecting that. After missing the first few eps this season, and then hearing about all the bad auditions, I thought I might pass on the audition phase this season. In fact, I didn't watch the first few auditions last night. My daughter called me in to listen to someone bad at one point, and I thought...niiice. The next one was pretty good though. It was the little brown haired girl that reminds me of Kelly Clarkson in the looks dept. There really were very few good auditions. I really really really liked the guy who is a backup singer. He has a beautiful voice.

Having so many bad auditions is kind of killing the enjoyment of the early episodes for me though. I enjoy picking the ones I like in the beginning, and then watching how they improve over the season. :frown:

ETA: LostLaura, just look at our little poll. There are almost as many people who love to watch the show to see Paula act goofy as there are who love to watch for the contestants who have IT. Maybe they are working under the premise that there is no such thing as bad publicity. Maybe anything that gets people talking and watching is ok in their book. :shrug:

I bawled like a baby.:redface: Just wasn't expecting that. After missing the first few eps this season, and then hearing about all the bad auditions, I thought I might pass on the audition phase this season. In fact, I didn't watch the first few auditions last night. My daughter called me in to listen to someone bad at one point, and I thought...niiice. The next one was pretty good though. It was the little brown haired girl that reminds me of Kelly Clarkson in the looks dept. There really were very few good auditions. I really really really liked the guy who is a backup singer. He has a beautiful voice.

Having so many bad auditions is kind of killing the enjoyment of the early episodes for me though. I enjoy picking the ones I like in the beginning, and then watching how they improve over the season. :frown:I agree with you, shootfire, about the huge amount of bad auditions that they're showing and how it is kind of killing the enjoyment of watching the early episodes. I like to see some of the bad auditions, but it's become overkill and kind of too much, IMHO...I will still watch the show, though...the last week of auditions is next week, I believe...

I manged to keep it together... although got teary eyes with the fellow. I was glad they were kind to him and just listened. :)

I manged to keep it together... although got teary eyes with the fellow. I was glad they were kind to him and just listened. :)Yes, I think that's all that he wanted. It's funny how different people grieve. His voice wasn't that bad, either. He certainly loved her. She was lucky. He was a cute old guy...

That was great...

I think the last audition stage is Tuesday and then Hollywood is Wednesday. I hope.

It has just turned into a theatre of the absurd. Any half wit who wants to be on TV can slog their way to an audition. Seeing William Hung is STILL making commercials and performing, these folks want to take their shot by being as bad as they can.

You just know the pre-judges love to see these train wrecks. How else can someone like "The Panther" make it to the end stage in front of the big judges?

In just seems in year's past we have seen more of the winners audition...now they just show a montage of them running out with their golden tickets.

Bring on the best.

The Panther...that was really pretty scary. Imagine that guy coming up to a girl in a bar or pub...:rolleyes:

Oh, I love Top Chef!! That show rocks!!! I watch every season. Watched the final last night as well and was soooo happy Ilan WON!!! LOL He deserved it! I didn't like Marcel.

Ok, sorry, back on topic now.. can't wait until the next episode of American Idol!!!!

I'm not afraid to admit I cried when that older man sang to his late lady..that was the nicest moment of the entire show so far...wow. And he was good too.I was too - that was so sad. But glad that they all treated him respectfully...

The Panther...that was really pretty scary. Imagine that guy coming up to a girl in a bar or pub...:rolleyes:Was he for real? He made Kevin Federline seem like Frank Sinatra...

Oh, I love Top Chef!! That show rocks!!! I watch every season. Watched the final last night as well and was soooo happy Ilan WON!!! LOL He deserved it! I didn't like Marcel. I know, glad that Marcel McFoamy didn't win.. Using stabilizers and chemicals does not a chef make...

Bayley Browne or whatever her name is. I loved her. She could go really far.

Bailey was good...she reminded me of Carrie Underwood...and not Kelli Pickler...I wanted to punt that annoying gal.

How about that chick that asked Randy what he did? That was funny. Randy Jackson is one of the top record producers in the world with close to 50 number one songs on his resume, a world class bass player who has played with Bruce Springsteen and Journey to name a few...

Nah...he hasn't done anything to give him an ear for talent...

BD, you gonna root for Bailey, out of name pride? ;) You're right that she's like Carrie, and not Kellie, thank goodness.

The girl they called back? I thought she should have been sent to Hollywood. Then when she re-sang for them, I didn't think so. heh. But they sent her on anyway, cause really, after calling her all the way back in, they couldn't reject her again. But I kind of thought Simon had changed his mind and didn't want to send her on, but that's just me.

She did make some really wild faces..it was very uncomfortable to watch. She needs to work on that.

LOVED the cupid guy at the end..what a great entertainer. Looks like tomorrow's show is a best of the sason so far. That is cool.

Yeah I'm excited for tomorrow's show. I'm actually watching the Lost Survival Guide online right now so that I can watch AI at 9 tomorrow.

Bayley Browne or whatever her name is. I loved her. She could go really far.She was a star at first sight...

I thought that it was cool that they called that other girl back...

I liked the skinnier cousin that sang Marvin Gaye-type stuff...he definitely had the "It Factor", too...

I think that some people are just natural stars...naturally-talented...almost "Born to be a star", if that's possible...

Ive been missing so much this season for many reasons but I caught about 1/2 hour last night and those guys who sang SOOOO great together ... it gave me the chills listening to them !!! The lead guy was heavy set curly dark hair, i think ...

Yeah, they were like a regular boy band!

I hate group night with a passion, so I was so glad that they barely included it last night. I guess the producers discovered that group night is everyone's least favorite part of the season.

I was sad that Bailey was cut. She was too nice to say anything to her terrible groupmates and then she got cut because of it. Poor Bailey.

I have to say that I thought that the blonde girl in the pair of friends that was in the group with Bailey that left her best friend and Bailey and went to go flirt with other contestants was annoying. I'm glad that she got cut! It's really too bad that Bailey got cut because she had the talent. I think that nerves got in her way and not enough practice time. Oh, well! Maybe...next year...

Really? I like group night and seeing how people interact with each other.... Their true colors come out at about 3 am or so...

I hated seeing Bailey go too... She had a really unique and soulful voice.. Keeping fingers crossed that she'll be asked back.. Really glad to see her wretch of a "friend" get canned.. What a witch. Karma's gonna come back around and whoop her butt.

Loved the boy band too! They even had a beat box... Incredible that they threw that together so quickly...

Oh, yes, those two girls in the group with Bailey are horrible. Especially the one who was such a horrendous, disgusting flirt. But I wish the other one had been cut two. She can't sing!
Poor Bailey, who is "Commercial with a capital 'C'" has the talent, but not the balls to stand up to those other witches.

OTOH, I think if Bailey hadn't forgotten her words, the judges really wanted to put her through. I suppose she could have done better without the distraction from the friends, but she'd probably have to manage that much stress and more on the show. She's pretty young, so perhaps she could come back another year.
I wanted to see more of the brother and sister pair...we really didn't get to see them again until she was on the way out. :( Impressive that she made it right to the end, when the judges were not that excited about her in the first place.

I also don't get this 'one more cut from 40 to 24' thing. If they wanted 24, why didn't they just pick 24 last night? Were they EXPECTING the Smoking Gun to dig up something on 16 of them?

They're showing the 4th (I think) season of the German version of American Idol here right now and they just announced the five guys who made it into the Top 10 shows - and two of them are brothers! Has anything similar ever happened on American Idol?

I want to say there were brothers on S2? I don't recall them being very good though.

I was shocked that Bailey got bounced...she really had the "it" factor.

I LOVED the boy band who did the beat box...wow was that outside the lines...very cool.

I missed it tonight though...dinner ran really late...

just watching it now, had it on the dvr while i rewatched Not in Portland.

GAH! they put Antonella through instead of Marisa. whywhywhy.
evil editing on that beginning part...I thought they were showing Jordan getting cut, but instead it was the reaction to someone else getting cut with someone giving her a hug after she made it.
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and much as I liked Sundance in the earlier rounds, I'd have taken Tommy after Hollywood...

alas, they didn't put the names on screen so I may be misspelling a lot of these.
for the guys:
Phil Stacy (I think the guy who missed his daughter's birth for his first audition)
Jared Cotter
Chris Richardson
Nicholas Pedro
Brandon Rogers (backup singer)
Sundance Head
Rudy Gardinas
AJ Tabaldo
Paul Kim
Chris Sly (guy that looks like Jack Osborne)
Blake Lewis (the beatboxer)
Sanjaya Malakar (guy whose sister almost made it too)

for the girls:
Antonella Barba
Hayley Scarnato
Lakisha Jones
Jordan Sparks
Stephanie Edwards
Melinda Doolittle (the backup singer)
Elena Alexander
Gina Gloxson (yay!)
Amy Krebs
Leslie Hunt
Sabrina Sloan
Nicole Tranquilla

I didn't think that the brother in the brother and sister pairing was that good. I wouldn't have put him through at all. He has an interesting look about him, but I thought that his voice was below most of the other people, including that guy Tommy that got booted in the end that was with Sundance...

and much as I liked Sundance in the earlier rounds, I'd have taken Tommy after Hollywood...

alas, they didn't put the names on screen so I may be misspelling a lot of these.
for the guys:
Phil Stacy (I think the guy who missed his daughter's birth for his first audition)
Jared Cotter
Chris Richardson
Nicholas Pedro
Brandon Rogers (backup singer)
Sundance Head
Rudy Gardinas
AJ Tabaldo
Paul Kim
Chris Sly (guy that looks like Jack Osborne)
Blake Lewis (the beatboxer)
Sanjaya Malakar (guy whose sister almost made it too)

for the girls:
Antonella Barba
Hayley Scarnato
Lakisha Jones
Jordan Sparks
Stephanie Edwards
Melinda Doolittle (the backup singer)
Elena Alexander
Gina Gloxson (yay!)
Amy Krebs
Leslie Hunt
Sabrina Sloan
Nicole Tranquilla

I agree about Sundance.
Thanks for the list. I can't remember any of them except for the ones you put in parantheses. And not Gina Gloxson either. Why is she "yay!"?
I like the backup singers, Chris Sly and Phil Stacy. Once I get to know the others better, I'll have more opinions.
Tonight's episode was uber-boring. I barely paid attentin.

Gina was the one who had made it to the Hollywood round last year, but hadn't gotten through to the finals.

Antonella was the one of the annoying best friends with long brown hair...otherwise, the people with the parentheses were the only ones I really remembered exactly who they were too! there were a few people they showed in the final clips that I swear it was the first time i had seen them.

I wouldn't worry at all about missing that show -- there were no new performances, and having had the judges cut to 40 Tuesday, only to cut 16 more one by one last night is show padding in the finest sense of the word.

I hated that last cut of the girls (names escape me at almost midnight.) I think they really blew it releasing that last one..

If they wanted 24, why didn't they just pick 24 last night? Were they EXPECTING the Smoking Gun to dig up something on 16 of them?This line is priceless, Carencey!

Anything good happen last night? I missed it, and I'm gonna miss part of tonight too....

I hate to say it, but I thought that last night on Idol, overall, STUNK! I didn't think that any of the guys did a compelling performance. The only person/personality that I thought was interesting and charismatic and different was Chris Slight, the curly-haired guy. I thought it was disappointing and then some...

The guys last night and the girls tonight?

Is there a live audience already?

I hate to say it, but I thought that last night on Idol, overall, STUNK! I didn't think that any of the guys did a compelling performance. The only person/personality that I thought was interesting and charismatic and different was Chris Slight, the curly-haired guy. I thought it was disappointing and then some...


I totally agree with you with one exception, I liked the beat-box(sp?) guy too. I thought that he sounded a lot like Bono from U2 and my husband thought that he sounded a little bit like Paul McCartney. But other than him and Chris, I thought that the rest of the guys were a huge disappointment! If the girls aren't a lot better, this season won't be worth watching.
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The guys last night and the girls tonight?

Is there a live audience already?

Yes, yes, and yes. The results show is on Thursday, but I won't be watching it because it will be up against The Office and Survivor.

The guys last night and the girls tonight?

Is there a live audience already?Yes on all three questions...

I totally agree with you with one exception, I liked the beat-box(sp?) guy too. I thought that he sounded a lot like Bono from U2 and my husband thought that he sounded a little bit like Paul McCartney. But other than him and Chris, I thought that the rest of the guys were a huge disappointment! If the girls aren't a lot better, this season won't be worth watching.
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Yes, yes, and yes. The results show is on Thursday, but I won't be watching it because it will be up against The Office and Survivor.Oh, I guess that you posted a little bit ahead of me, lost. I will tape it on Thursday to be sure. I love The Office with a passion! Which night, tonight or tomorrow night, is two hours long? Yeah, overall it was a big disappointment and at the risk of being overly dramatic, I think it was one of the most boring Idol shows in all the years that it's been on...there was no "Wow! Factor"...

I liked the bald guy that went last..he really sounded great after a shakey start.

That poor Indian kid...Simon hammered him and rightfully so. He was boring. Not a long of outstanding performances. I hoped Sundance Head would have done more than a low key version of a Moody Blues song...

Overall....bland and blah. No Chris Daughtry in that group for sure. Someone needs to stand up and shout soon.

I think that tonight is another 2 hour show and then Thursday is just an hour. Although last night, they only showed one performer every 10 minutes or so. There is really no reason that they should be dragging out the show at such a slow pace.

To be fair and less mean, I should admit that I did like the last guy that went that missed the birth of his daughter. He, himself, was kind of boring, but he did a decend job singing last night and was probably the best performer for the night. As far as personality, I'd say Chris Sligh was the most interesting last night. Ah, that poor Indian kid - you are right, BD! I felt terrible for him. How did he get through over that guy that got dismissed when Sundance got picked up? Tommy? He was better than the Indian kid.

All of the guys were horrible! I was shocked. But in all honesty I am giving them the benefit of the doubt and saying it was nerves. I mean think about it...it's one thing to go on a show that might make you a star (example, back in Season 1 when it was new). But NOW you are going on a show that is not only going to probably make you a star, but you could be shot to Grammy or Oscar level. That's a lot of pressure if you think of the end result instead of just being in the moment and doing your best.

well, I have to say not too many to great ones this year at all. Out of the GUYS (http://www.americanidol.com/contestants/season6/) (hope im allowed to link to the site because its hard to remember their names this early in the season) but I liked:

1. Phil (the bald guy) probably the best last night i think. His start was awful but after he got going, wow, I really liked it !!!

2.Blake Lewis (Be-Bop kid) Hes definatley well rounded and talanted, cant wait to see more from him

3.Chirs Richardson and Nicholas Pedro, I like them for them and I just am holding hope that they will stick around so I can see what else they have to offer !!

pooor indian kid .... guess he wont let his sister pick the next song, assuming he stays.

i sure hope the girls are good tonight.

does Paula clap .... weird.... or is it just me ??? its always like she just got her nails done and they are still wet or something LOL.

Thanks, everyone.
Glad I didn't bother watching last night. heh.
It gets more interesting when there are fewer people, too, and when the contestants realize they need to take more risks.

How many people are getting eliminated after last night and tonight? I wish they would get rid of about half of them straight away rather than dragging it out for so long. After last night I could easily see a few people getting cut. It was a snooze-fest for sure.

well, I have to say not too many to great ones this year at all. Out of the GUYS (http://www.americanidol.com/contestants/season6/) (hope im allowed to link to the site because its hard to remember their names this early in the season) but I liked:

1. Phil (the bald guy) probably the best last night i think. His start was awful but after he got going, wow, I really liked it !!!

2.Blake Lewis (Be-Bop kid) Hes definatley well rounded and talanted, cant wait to see more from him

3.Chirs Richardson and Nicholas Pedro, I like them for them and I just am holding hope that they will stick around so I can see what else they have to offer !!

pooor indian kid .... guess he wont let his sister pick the next song, assuming he stays.

i sure hope the girls are good tonight.

does Paula clap .... weird.... or is it just me ??? its always like she just got her nails done and they are still wet or something LOL.

GuanaGirl, I agree with all of your choices, except I really, especially like Chris Sligh. Maybe it's partly because he's from my hometown, but I think he's really smart and endearing too. In fact, he has a myspace (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=44800559) where you can hear some of the songs he has written. In a Moment sounds like a hit to me. I thought he did much better than Simon gave him credit for.

I really like Nicholas Pedro's sound. Phil and Blake are great too.

And no, you are not the only one who thinks Paula's clap looks funny. We talk about it all the time here. For those of you who missed the guys the other night, you did miss a rather entertaining clash between Ryan and Simon. Simon called Ryan "sweetheart" which didn't sit to well with Ryan. Also, Chris Sligh made a comment about Simon's involvement with Teletubbies that didn't sit too well with Simon. :24:

ETA: The girls were better, I thought. I especially liked Jordin Sparks, Gina Gloxson, and Melinda Doolittle. Oh, and I also like Brandon Rogers??? (the backup singer) in the guys performances.

Last night was much better than when the guys sang. I really like the girl that went last (can't remember names quite yet). I thought she was fantastic.

I think that her name is Lakisha. She is the single mom of a young girl. She is going places! I thought that her honesty was incredible. And she has such an intense voice. She's my favorite to win it all...

Total props to the first and final girl last night...WOW can they sing...my heart was filled with joy over that last woman's story and they way she BELTED out that song...you could see the guy section getting less and less relevant with each note...she blew them into the ocean...not one of them can match her...maybe Sunshine Head but that dude needs to roll out something special next week if he has a chance.

I know that it's premature, but unless Lakisha gets stranded on an exotic Island somewhere, she should win the whole thing, IMHO...

I missed the last half hour but all in all the girls are pretty good. Antonella or whatever her name is HAS GOT TO GO. I just can't stand her.

wah...we had a power outage here early this am, and it erased all of the settings on my dvr so it didn't record. :(
will have to go see who got booted...

eta: Looks like Amy Krebs and Nicole Tranquilla for the girls...should have been Antonella and Nicole, but it appears that Votefortheworst has latched on to Antonella. For the guys, Paul (who?) and Rudy (the first guy) are out. (ah, Paul Kim. yeah he wasn't very good the other night.)

votefortheworst??
must go check that out....
eta: checked it out. weird!

I can't believe that Antonella and the young Indian guy didn't get voted off! They both stunk! I know that Antonella is a pretty girl, but come on! I think that you guys might be right about that website striking again. That sucks!

GuanaGirl, I agree with all of your choices, except I really, especially like Chris Sligh. Maybe it's partly because he's from my hometown, but I think he's really smart and endearing too. In fact, he has a myspace (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=44800559) where you can hear some of the songs he has written. In a Moment sounds like a hit to me. I thought he did much better than Simon gave him credit for.

I really like Nicholas Pedro's sound. Phil and Blake are great too.

And no, you are not the only one who thinks Paula's clap looks funny. We talk about it all the time here. For those of you who missed the guys the other night, you did miss a rather entertaining clash between Ryan and Simon. Simon called Ryan "sweetheart" which didn't sit to well with Ryan. Also, Chris Sligh made a comment about Simon's involvement with Teletubbies that didn't sit too well with Simon. :24:

ETA: The girls were better, I thought. I especially liked Jordin Sparks, Gina Gloxson, and Melinda Doolittle. Oh, and I also like Brandon Rogers??? (the backup singer) in the guys performances.

I'm checking out his myspace, thanks for posting that. Your hometown is Greenville SC ?? My moms from Spartenburg SC and we used to go there a lot and always had to go to the Beacon :biggrin: have you been there ?

So, I couldnt believe the indian kid ... Ryan said he was in the top 4 ???? I just dont get that ! I liked him back in his audition i think but no way he is top 4.. What is this voted off site you all are talking about ?

www.votefortheworst.com ...but Sanjaya wasn't even their pick for the guys, it was Sundance! I guess people just liked Sanjaya from the earlier shows.

I was also checking out Chris Sligh's myspace to see if we might have any mutual acquaintances by any chance, since I went to college in Greenville and we're pretty close in age, but he went to Bob Jones, so it isn't terribly likely that we would have crossed paths. hehe.

I'll be interested to see if Antonella gets the boot this week now that very questionable photos of her have surfaced on the net. They let that one chick go (was it last year or the year before?) for the nude photos (Frenchy or something like that). She should get the boot too IMO. Not just because of the pictures, but because she's not that great.

There's a valuable lesson in this. If you ever aspire to do anything at all in your life, don't let people take your picture.

Those pics of her were up on gossip websites before last week's episodes even.
But maybe I look at trashy gossip websites too much. ;)

www.votefortheworst.com (http://www.votefortheworst.com) ...but Sanjaya wasn't even their pick for the guys, it was Sundance! I guess people just liked Sanjaya from the earlier shows.

I was also checking out Chris Sligh's myspace to see if we might have any mutual acquaintances by any chance, since I went to college in Greenville and we're pretty close in age, but he went to Bob Jones, so it isn't terribly likely that we would have crossed paths. hehe.


Wow, Chris Sligh wnet to Bob Jones???? For some reason I find that a bit surprising! He just doesn't seem like the tyoe, you know. Anyway, I grew up about 30 minutes north of Greenville, in Hendersonville, NC. So I am rooting for him too!

Those pics of her were up on gossip websites before last week's episodes even.
But maybe I look at trashy gossip websites too much. ;)

I didn’t hear about them until a morning DJ here started talking about it and posted the pictures on their website. I don’t get to watch the news or read any of the entertainment sites during the week, so I didn’t know they had surfaced before hand. I guess we’ll see what happens though.

I’m looking forward to the performances this week. I hope they learned a lesson from last week and we see great improvement. I also am excited about the season now that it has been announced that some major stars are going to be performing.

I didn’t hear about them until a morning DJ here started talking about it and posted the pictures on their website. I don’t get to watch the news or read any of the entertainment sites during the week, so I didn’t know they had surfaced before hand. I guess we’ll see what happens though.

I’m looking forward to the performances this week. I hope they learned a lesson from last week and we see great improvement. I also am excited about the season now that it has been announced that some major stars are going to be performing.

Actually, I realized you were talking about new pictures. Last week there were pics of her that were pretty bad, but not awful. I saw the new pics this morning, which are, needless to say, really over the top skanky. I have a feeling she will be kicked off the show. Her behavior isn't really befitting the standards of American Ido.

I'll be interested to see if Antonella gets the boot this week now that very questionable photos of her have surfaced on the net. They let that one chick go (was it last year or the year before?) for the nude photos (Frenchy or something like that). She should get the boot too IMO. Not just because of the pictures, but because she's not that great.

There's a valuable lesson in this. If you ever aspire to do anything at all in your life, don't let people take your picture.

I doubt they would boot her because of those pictures, because none of them were taken for money--they just seemed to be a stupidity and/or drunkenness thing. but yeah, she was by far the worst singer among the girls, and still ticked that they cut marisa? mariah? to keep her in. She's probably just in because Simon wanted another 'hot' girl.

eta: oh there are more pics? gah. don't even want to know.

Wow, Chris Sligh wnet to Bob Jones???? For some reason I find that a bit surprising! He just doesn't seem like the tyoe, you know. Anyway, I grew up about 30 minutes north of Greenville, in Hendersonville, NC. So I am rooting for him too!

I had seen some mention of his being involved in music ministry, but he didn't look like a typical Bob Jones student*, so I had thought perhaps he did go to Furman while I was there. Apparently after he graduated (or left--not sure which), he was not too keen on some of Bob Jones's policies (which have been changed since then) and the appearance and dress restrictions, but stayed very involved with his church.
(*by look like, I am not intending any offensive stereotype -- Bob Jones maintains very strict policies on grooming, dress, and behavior for its students, so in Greenville, it usually wasn't hard to guess who went to Bob Jones. Chris DEFINITELY would not have had that hair as a student there!)

Well, Antonella was watching with the girls tonight, so she wasn't booted. Darn. I can't stand her.

Okay, the guys. I liked them! I didn't see last week's debacle, and I'm kind of glad actually.
Who will go? Okay, the 17 year old skinny boy wearing the fedora is definitely going. He's bad.
And I think the African-American guy wearing the pink shirt, who sang "Time after Time" will go too. I like his voice, but he was boring, and the other guys were pretty darn good.
I don't like Sundance Head anymore, and his performance didn't impress me, but I think enough of the voters will vote for him because of the judges' comments.

Who do I love and will be upset if they are gone any time soon?
Ok the bald military boy. I wish he had hair. heh. But he's cute. He's sweet. And his voice is nice. I don't think he'll win though. His voice isn't the best.
Also loved the beat box boy and loved the cute boy in the sweater at the end. Man, he was good. And I loved that Jason Mraz song. He sounded like Justin Timberlake doing Mraz. It was kind of cool.
Some of the other guys are a blur to me but they were still good.
OH, oh I also like Nick Pedro, I think that's his name. He's cute and I love his voice. Simon was right that he should have had a different outfit on.

Ok those are my impressions...

I don't see Antonella making it past this week.. Missed part of it, but I agree that Sanjaya will be booted tomorrow, and should be. Getting sick of Sundance. I liked "Missing You" by Phil..

Favorite of the night was Chris Sligh doing "Trouble" , but then I'm a sucker for that song..

Well, Antonella was watching with the girls tonight, so she wasn't booted. Darn. I can't stand her.

Me either, but she has Vote for the Worst behind her. I despise that website.:mad:

Okay, the guys. I liked them! I didn't see last week's debacle, and I'm kind of glad actually.
Who will go? Okay, the 17 year old skinny boy wearing the fedora is definitely going. He's bad.
And I think the African-American guy wearing the pink shirt, who sang "Time after Time" will go too. I like his voice, but he was boring, and the other guys were pretty darn good.
I don't like Sundance Head anymore, and his performance didn't impress me, but I think enough of the voters will vote for him because of the judges' comments.

Noooo!!!! I really like him! Not Sanjaya. Brandon Rogers. I didn't care for his song choice tonight, but I love his voice. I think Sanjaya is just too tentative. I don't really get the feeling he came to win, more like he came on a lark, and can't believe he's still there.;) I think Brandon could have what it takes. My 18 yo daughter commented tonight that she gets all warm and tingly when he sings, so maybe that is a good sign. :lol:

Who do I love and will be upset if they are gone any time soon?
Ok the bald military boy. I wish he had hair. heh. But he's cute. He's sweet. And his voice is nice. I don't think he'll win though. His voice isn't the best.
Also loved the beat box boy and loved the cute boy in the sweater at the end. Man, he was good. And I loved that Jason Mraz song. He sounded like Justin Timberlake doing Mraz. It was kind of cool.

I get Phil. Don't think we've seen his best yet. I agree about Blake Lewis (the beat boxer), too. He's different from everyone else, very contemporary. Like his stuff a lot. I just don't get what everyone sees in Chris Richardson. He annoys me every time I see him perform. The way his head bobs monotonously when he performs is just irritating to me, but I don't like Justin Timberlake either. Maybe that is the problem I have with him. Or maybe I am too old to appreciate him.:p

Some of the other guys are a blur to me but they were still good.
OH, oh I also like Nick Pedro, I think that's his name. He's cute and I love his voice. Simon was right that he should have had a different outfit on.

I like Nick Pedro, too. He has a really distinctive voice, which is always good for a new artist imho. He has the kind of voice that you would know immediately hearing it on the radio.

I don't see Antonella making it past this week.. Missed part of it, but I agree that Sanjaya will be booted tomorrow, and should be. Getting sick of Sundance. I liked "Missing You" by Phil..

Favorite of the night was Chris Sligh doing "Trouble" , but then I'm a sucker for that song..

Yeah, I really hope Antonella goes this week. Sanjaya would be my pick for the guys, too. I don't get Sundance either, though I was relieved that someone told him to button his shirt this week. Chris Sligh is teh awesome!!! Loved "Trouble."

Oh, BTW, catching up with some of the earlier discussion...sorry to disappoint. I am not from Columbia, SC. Neither is Chris Sligh. He lives there now, but grew up in Springfield, TN. On that note, both of my parents went to Bob Jones University.:biggrin:

poor Sanjaya. I think he really does have a nice voice, but the judges should have sent him home with his sister and asked him to come back in about two or three years. he's only 17, and he so has 'late bloomer' written all over him.

GuanaGirl, forgot to mention, but some of my friends in college had a yearly ritual wherein they'd go for lunch at the Beacon for the grease as a hangover remedy. which meant the drive from Greenville was always delightful. lol. I don't think I ever managed to finish my meal, but the guys were usually willing to help.

shootfire, Chris Richardson's bouncing drove me up the wall last week. at least he managed to rein it in this week a little bit.

I would have picked Chris Sligh and Blake as my faves this week...guessing Sanjaya and um, one of the guys I can't remember will go this week...I'm going to project that Brandon coasts through on hotness. lol

Yeah, there is another guy, I think his name is Jared Cotter? I haven't liked any of his performances until tonight. He did much better tonight, but he still may end up being forgettable. It seems none of us even mentioned him. Oh, and AJ Tabaldo had a great performance. I hope he gets to stick around a little longer, too.

ETA: I think I'm going to be sorely disappointed. I was just looking at one of those sites with the automatic dialing software, and their prediction is that Nick Pedro and Brandon Rogers are both going. At least that's their prediction for the moment. According to them Sundance Head has the most votes and Sanjaya has next to the highest number of votes.:frown:

I agree with you, LL. I think the finale might be Chris Sligh versus Lakisha...

I can't keep track of all the names, so I'm not sure if I can respond to what everyone wrote.... heh.

I don't understand this Vote for the Worst website. Why would they have people vote for Sanjaya??? That is so annoying!

I hope this was not discussed already (im an accountant and its tax season so please have mercy on me LOL)

Did Lost move to 10pm so that it would not have to compete with American Idol ??? I was just thinking how nice that I dont have to setup and record stuff like last year and it hit me that I hope that was not the reason !
:eek:

I can't keep track of all the names, so I'm not sure if I can respond to what everyone wrote.... heh. I can't remember all their names either.. That's why I refer to this (http://www.americanidol.com/contestants/season6/)....

IDid Lost move to 10pm so that it would not have to compete with American Idol ??? I was just thinking how nice that I dont have to setup and record stuff like last year and it hit me that I hope that was not the reason !
:eek:That's correct guanagirl.. As much as I miss the earlier time, It's a smart move on their part to move out of the way rather than compete with this juggernaut.

Here's a quote from an article referencing the time change (http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/living/16641081.htm?source=rss&channel=ohio_living):
"ABC bumped it an hour later to steer clear of Fox's American Idol and CBS' Criminal Minds."

I can't remember all their names either.. That's why I refer to this (http://www.americanidol.com/contestants/season6/)....

lol, thanks. The truth is I thought about going to that website, but I was lazy. heh. And also, I was like "if I can't remember them, maybe they aren't good enough..." heh.
Anyway, yeah for the boys, I like Phil, Nick, Chris R., Chris S.'s personality, Blake, just AJ's voice, Brandon's voice but he's boring, and Jared is even pretty good. I'm done with Sundance, and Sunjaya has to go.

And also, I was like "if I can't remember them, maybe they aren't good enough..." heh.. funny!!
Anyway, yeah for the boys, I like Phil, Nick, Chris R., Chris S.'s personality, Blake, just AJ's voice, Brandon's voice but he's boring, and Jared is even pretty good. I'm done with Sundance, and Sunjaya has to go.OK, that's wayyyyyy too many names for me!! kidding. I agree with most of what you wrote though. .. waiting for Sunjaya to go.

Ok I didn't watch last night but I just went to the website and WHAAAAAAAAT???
I officially HATE the Vote for the Worst website. They are ruining the show!
Sanjaya wasn't voted off. Neither was Antonella. UGH.
Voted off girls: Leslie and Alaina. (I mean, they would have gone eventually but *this week*?? Not fair.)
Voted off guys: AJ (he has a good voice, darnit!) and Nick Pedro (NOOOO! I liked him!!!).

Grrrrr....

I totally agree with you, LL. I want to know how that website could get so powerful and have such a big influence...

OK, this show is even worse this season than I expected. Obviously the voting is NOT the best way to determine who the best singer is. It's a shame because someone really bad is going to end up winning it all. There is no way Sanjaya and Antonella(or however you spell her name) should still be there rather than that Pedro guy. I'm sorry, but this show is really starting to disgust me.

I totally agree, lostgurl.

Ok I didn't watch last night but I just went to the website and WHAAAAAAAAT???
I officially HATE the Vote for the Worst website. They are ruining the show!
Sanjaya wasn't voted off. Neither was Antonella. UGH.
Voted off girls: Leslie and Alaina. (I mean, they would have gone eventually but *this week*?? Not fair.)
Voted off guys: AJ (he has a good voice, darnit!) and Nick Pedro (NOOOO! I liked him!!!).

Grrrrr....

And Nick is a fellow Bostonian! (well, south shore anyway!)

Would have loved to have seen him have the chance to sing something more contemporary.

Antonella = ick.

This could be the downfall of the show...it's very annoying. I agree with that comment wholeheartedly...oh, well, what can you do? :cnfused1: :shrug: :34853_huh:

Well, I started voting toward the end of last season, because it was just making me sick to see wonderful singers get voted off unfairly. I haven't started voting this season yet, though. It's going to be a lot tougher with Lost on during the voting block. Heh...would be interesting if Lost's move killed AI due to fewer people being available to counter the skewed voting results.

May I say that Nick Pedro left with much class? I got seriously misty when he went over to the remaining guys during his performance for a last gesture of good will. To think he tried out for this show twice before, and only just made it this far. Now to get voted off unfairly just sickens me. AJ also was such a good sport, saying he thinks Sanjaya is great. Ryan specifically asked him if he thought the vote was right, and he would not say what we were all thinking. It's not Sanjaya's fault. He looked honestly shocked at the outcome. I wonder if he knows about that site. Of course, technically, they were backing Sundance Head last week, but I think a lot of their voting also went to Sanjaya because Sundance Head disappointed them with a reasonably good performance. Bah!

Sundance was great in the early rounds...what is going on with that kat??

I will change the poll when we get to the final 12..makes it easier...

vftw has been influential over the past few years (John Stevens, anyone? and they claim responsibility for getting someone into the final 12 last year who shouldn't have been there but I forget who), but i think this is the biggest influence they've ever had...and unfortunately, math-wise, it isn't hard to see why. Since everyone is else voting for the few people they want to protect, it's nearly impossible to compete with a bloc all voting to protect one person, when the general audience is splitting their votes.

I can only see two ways for AI to combat this --
1) change votes to voting to eliminate rather than voting for your favorite...which they probably won't do mid season, too confusing.
2) LIMIT the number of votes per phone number, as some other recent reality shows have done. People have autodialer banks that they use to influence the outcome and Fox doesn't care...they just get to announce that more people voted, which they know is not true. I think DWTS's method was very fair...people could cast a particular number of votes each week, which decreased with the number of contestants remaining. Therefore, say if there were six contestants left and you thought Emmitt and Mario were equally good, you could go with three votes for each. (One of the flaws of limiting to one vote per household is that there would be a 'second favorite' effect...let's say most people like contestant A over B and B over C...but C has a small but enthusiastic fanbase. probably B will go home because most would vote for A, and a few would vote for C.) to a degree, it could still be manipulated by having multiple accounts at abc.com, but not as easily as AI's unlimited phone votes. it would also probably address some of the criticisms that the reason so many Southerners win is that the phone system allows more calls through from those areas.

of course, seeing as I ultimately do like Lost better than AI, it would be rather amusing if vftw helped to contribute to a backlash against AI...but at this point I doubt it would be to Lost's benefit, as ABC hasn't given Lost much of a lead-in that people can switch to. :(

I can't believe Antonella and Sunjaya remain.... VFTW is at it again. I'm also a bit floored at the double-standards at play here with Antonella being allowed to stay... (Is it because she's easier to look at?)

Carency - true, having those mechanisms in place would help alleviate this... Also I think the judges should probably have some weight in the vote. Their vote could be considered perhaps half or a third, and let the viewers make up the rest. That way no matter who the fans vote for, even if it is the worst, the judges could help bring the vote back in line. Sad that the show is coming to this...

I can't believe Antonella and Sunjaya remain.... VFTW is at it again. I'm also a bit floored at the double-standards at play here with Antonella being allowed to stay... (Is it because she's easier to look at?)

Carency - true, having those mechanisms in place would help alleviate this... Also I think the judges should probably have some weight in the vote. Their vote could be considered perhaps half or a third, and let the viewers make up the rest. That way no matter who the fans vote for, even if it is the worst, the judges could help bring the vote back in line. Sad that the show is coming to this...

Yeah, that alternative would help too. IIRC, both So You Think You Can Dance and Grease: You're the One that I Want have the viewer vote determine which 2 or 3 performers are at risk, and then the judges decide which of those goes home.

I was vying for Antonella and Sanjaya to go too! One is just plain talentless and the other creeps me out. I can't believe AJ left he was actually rather good :/

Yeah, that alternative would help too. IIRC, both So You Think You Can Dance and Grease: You're the One that I Want have the viewer vote determine which 2 or 3 performers are at risk, and then the judges decide which of those goes home.

Oh, I would love that. I've always kind of wished it wasn't totally up to the fans. And especially now with these problems that are coming up, I would definitely like them to switch to that method.

What's the likelihood that they'll switch to a format like that one?

Yeah, that alternative would help too. IIRC, both So You Think You Can Dance and Grease: You're the One that I Want have the viewer vote determine which 2 or 3 performers are at risk, and then the judges decide which of those goes home.Exactly. There needs to be a bit more checks and balances built in here...

What's the likelihood that they'll switch to a format like that one?When the winners don't sell enough records? Ayuh! ;)

Well, maybe if there was an online petition or a blog about it or something. But since I am not nearly interested enough to do that, who knows. Maybe someone else will. Or maybe one already exists? You never know.

well, the greatest likelihood of change would occur if the contestants that the judges like keep getting sent home, and they're left only with people they don't want to give a record contract to. they have made adjustments to the voting process before -- in response to the complaints about the filled-to-capacity voting lines for Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard, they allowed multiple lines for each contestant to get more calls through.

Hate to say this, but I'm watching "guy night" and Sunjaya's looking more and more like his sister every week..

They were all terrible. Chris Slight at the end was good. I don't know why the judges didn't like it.
I am not liking this season, and the VFTW.com thing is ruining it.
Bah humbug.

They were all terrible. Chris Slight at the end was good. I don't know why the judges didn't like it.
I am not liking this season, and the VFTW.com thing is ruining it.
Bah humbug.

I thought Blake was okay, and Brandon, also. Both of their performances added a little different flavor. Chris Richardson didn't get on my nerves nearly as much. Phil creeped me out tonight. Just because you like a song, that doesn't mean you should sing it. :rolleyes: The rest could go as far as I'm concerned.

Phil was creepy. I thought he was horrible. I have heard better things come out of our hound dog's mouth.If he makes it to next week, I will be convinced it is just 13 yo girls who are voting. That said, I don't see w