Idol Chatter

[Sir_Galahad]

I was happy to see Bikini Girl go home. I was not happy to see Drama Queen Guy stay. I was surprised that the Osmond fella did not pass and was a bit sorry that the blonde rocker girl didn't get through. But, it seems that the guys have a big lead over the girls this year. It may be the way the show was edited but that's what I took away from it. I still would have liked the show to have been expanded a little more so that we could get more of a taste of the contestants. Seems like a lot of drama in the house this year. But, probably no more so that previous seasons, though.

[BigDrawMan]

i planned to watch duke-clemson and miami-wake, but were so hideously lopsided I watched some idol.

I think the dirtbag looking guy with the bluish hair is the most talented singer, but I sense his inner flakiness will cause him to stumble.

[Ritterskoop]

i planned to watch duke-clemson and miami-wake, but were so hideously lopsided I watched some idol.

I think the dirtbag looking guy with the bluish hair is the most talented singer, but I sense his inner flakiness will cause him to stumble.

If you mean Adam, I want to root for him because he was in the cast of Wicked for a year and a half in L.A.

I realize you have no idea if you mean Adam, as you were only watching it out of spite.

But yes, he has inner wack to be worried about.

[BigDrawMan]

i planned to watch duke-clemson and miami-wake, but were so hideously lopsided I watched some idol.

I think the dirtbag looking guy with the bluish hair is the most talented singer, but I sense his inner flakiness will cause him to stumble.

If you mean Adam, I want to root for him because he was in the cast of Wicked for a year and a half in L.A.

I realize you have no idea if you mean Adam, as you were only watching it out of spite.

But yes, he has inner wack to be worried about.

I think he was from LA, he had a sopranoish range.
I get the vibe he will do something simin wint like and get bounced.

I wont root for him, as he is a pro.

I think that goes against what the show is about.(Or what i think it is about).
I will root for the welder.

[Ritterskoop]

Everyone will root for the welder. He is awesome.

[secondchance]

sheesh. i posted this same video in the other idol thread, before i saw this one. so here we go again. I should become her manager. lol.

Kara singing "Lost" :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBKszP4ZGJw&NR=1

[secondchance]

oh, and I agree with all the observations above.

I like the widower guy a lot, too.

[peacock2121]

i planned to watch duke-clemson and miami-wake, but were so hideously lopsided I watched some idol.

I think the dirtbag looking guy with the bluish hair is the most talented singer, but I sense his inner flakiness will cause him to stumble.

If you mean Adam, I want to root for him because he was in the cast of Wicked for a year and a half in L.A.

I realize you have no idea if you mean Adam, as you were only watching it out of spite.

But yes, he has inner wack to be worried about.

I think he was from LA, he had a sopranoish range.
I get the vibe he will do something simin wint like and get bounced.

I wont root for him, as he is a pro.

I think that goes against what the show is about.(Or what i think it is about).
I will root for the welder.

Stopped me in my tracks.

[peacock2121]

sheesh. i posted this same video in the other idol thread, before i saw this one. so here we go again. I should become her manager. lol.

Kara singing "Lost" :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBKszP4ZGJw&NR=1

There is something that is there when the person singing knows of what they are singing. Kara had me thinking she lived this song.

[peacock2121]

I like the oil rig guy and Lil Rounds.

This is a link to the rumored top 36. They say drama-boy is there.

http://www.poptower.com/tv/american-ido ... sarver.htm

[Sisyphean Fan]

I have only seen 1.5 eps of AI so far this year. I got tired of trying to tape a program or flip back and forth between two or more and ended up seeing none of any of them, so AI ended up being odd man out.

I didn't realize it was Hollywood Week already, which I generally like. Have they done Chairs yet?

[minimetoo26]

I like the really tall 16-year-old girl. Taylor, I think her name is. Very composed and mature.

I love Anoop from UNC. He has a great voice and is probably very smart as opposed to just wanting people to think he is smart, like our current Idol Mr. Malaprop. His style might not be my type of music though. I think he's secure enough to survive the competition without any drama, and he has a future if the music thing doesn't pan out. I don't feel any of the desperation and "I want this so bad! This is my only chance!" that I hate in contestants.

I've heard less than 5 seconds of Jesse Langseth and I think she'll be my favorite once I get to really hear her since she sings instead of shouts like Adam and Lil do. She needs the Glam Squad to fix her up a bit, but not too much. And since she's Jonny Lang's sister, there's a great deal of talent in her DNA.

I don't get Tatiana or Von. At all.

[Ritterskoop]

I have only seen 1.5 eps of AI so far this year. I got tired of trying to tape a program or flip back and forth between two or more and ended up seeing none of any of them, so AI ended up being odd man out.

I didn't realize it was Hollywood Week already, which I generally like. Have they done Chairs yet?

The Chair is next week. Best show of the preseason.

[secondchance]

I'm trying to figure out why I don't remember what "the Chair" is. It must be important. It's capitalized.

A reminder, pleez?

Tatiana has GOT to go.

thank you.

[Madigan Men]

I'm trying to figure out why I don't remember what "the Chair" is. It must be important. It's capitalized.

A reminder, pleez?

Tatiana has GOT to go.

thank you.

I think we lasted longer than The Chair did. You didn't see any petitions out there to bring back John McEnroe....

[Sisyphean Fan]

I'm trying to figure out why I don't remember what "the Chair" is. It must be important. It's capitalized.

A reminder, pleez?

Tatiana has GOT to go.

thank you.

It's the last episode from Hollywood Week. They are all in chairs in the room downstairs and go up the elevator one by one, where they sit in The Chair in front of the Unholy Three (four now, I guess), get reamed and then either get sent through to the top 24 or sent home.

The last two of each gender get sent up together and they of course pair them up (became friends, fan fave v. outcast, etc.) for maximum dramatic effect.

I guess I am really out of the loop this year. I have no idea who Tatiana even is.

[peacock2121]

Tatiana is rumored to be in the top 36.


http://www.poptower.com/tv/american-ido ... l-toro.htm

[secondchance]

I'm trying to figure out why I don't remember what "the Chair" is. It must be important. It's capitalized.

A reminder, pleez?

Tatiana has GOT to go.

thank you.

It's the last episode from Hollywood Week. They are all in chairs in the room downstairs and go up the elevator one by one, where they sit in The Chair in front of the Unholy Three (four now, I guess), get reamed and then either get sent through to the top 24 or sent home.

The last two of each gender get sent up together and they of course pair them up (became friends, fan fave v. outcast, etc.) for maximum dramatic effect.

I guess I am really out of the loop this year. I have no idea who Tatiana even is.

ok,ok - now I got it. Thanks! I look forward to Chairs as well.

Tatiana must be the most self-absorbed, clueless girl on the planet.
She sings ok, but her personality will ruin her, eventually.

[Ritterskoop]

They are not sorting by gender this year, into the top 12, anyway. Maybe the 36 will be 18 and 18, but after that, the votes are not sorted boy-girl.

[starfish1113]

Tatiana is rumored to be in the top 36.


http://www.poptower.com/tv/american-ido ... l-toro.htm

Could you spoilerize these from now on? I'm trying to avoid seeing who is on the list because I have a feeling that the list is correct and want to be surprised during chair day!

[peacock2121]

Tatiana is rumored to be in the top 36.


http://www.poptower.com/tv/american-ido ... l-toro.htm

Could you spoilerize these from now on? I'm trying to avoid seeing who is on the list because I have a feeling that the list is correct and want to be surprised during chair day!

Sure will, fishie.

sorry

[T_Bone0806]

1) Tatiana is a nincompoop. I want to push a grapefruit in her face like Jimmy Cagney in that movie. She would make Misterrogers want to belt her one right in the kisser. After pissing everyone off within earshot of that annoying laugh, she gets through (they forget the words and still get through..so much for "forget the lyrics and you're out"). Then she thanks everyone from God to "the guy who holds the sound stick thing". I think we can likely conclude that the Top 36 are pretty much already picked, judging from the results of group night.
2) There is an abundance of drama queens this year so far. Only a couple of them are women. Judging by what is out there on YouTube, Adam is REALLY toning it down for the show. He has a powerhouse voice, but he has too much threat of developing Constantine-itis for me to jump on his bandwagon. I am withholding judgement at this point.
3) I like the guy whose wife died but I want to like him for his voice, not his sad story. The producers best stop milking that.
4) Von Smith couldn't be more over-the-top if he wore a Carmen Miranda headdress and had a bullhorn surgically implanted in his throat. He makes Ethel Merman sound like Ben Stein. Drives me crazy.
5) I'm not sorry to see the Osmond guy go. It's one thing if your father had one hit 40 years ago and has vanished off the face of the entertainment world (Sundance, Season 6)..it's another if your whole freakin' family is in the business and still have enough connections to at least get you heard by industry bigwigs. I'm sorry, if Uncle Donny can't get you a job, maybe you're just not flippin' good enough.
6) I liked Lil Rounds in her first audition. I did NOT like her at all on her first song in Hollywood. Part of it was probably the fact that I hate the WHitney version of "I Will Always Love You" with every bit of my heart, but I also heard too much melisma and not enough staying on key. She will have to win me back.
7) I have mixed emotions concerning that comedian who has inexplicably made it through so far. He has shown that he has a terrific voice, but has also shown that he is more interested in goofing on the whole process than in actually making a serious run at the top. I don't think that there's anyone more surprised that he's still alive on the show than he is. I also think he has a better shot at being a singer than he does as a comedian. Apparently he just wants to get his 15 minutes of fame in rather than get serious about the show. If the judges (and the viewers) are waiting for him to drop the "comedy", I think we are going to be waiting a long time...still, even though the act is already getting tiresome, part of me wants him to stick around for the novelty he's bringing to the program.
7) OK, we've established that I don't like Tatiana, Von, the quivering whiny bring-the-drama kid with the lip piercings, and there are several others that don't immediately spring to mind as I write this. However, I am saving the most disdain for Joanna Pacitti. I wish that the voting was to vote AGAINST someone, rather that FOR. I'd be pushing those buttons until my fingers fell off. I posted a couple of weeks ago about all of the connections and chances she has had in the industry. Starring on Broadway as "Annie" at age 12, two separate recording contracts with major labels, 4 songs on soundtracks for major Hollywood motion pictures...and then there are her relationships..a friend in the hierarchy of 19 Productions (who just happen to produce "Idol") and a boyfriend who is on "Dancing WIth the STars" (Mark something or other..I don't watch the show, I forget his last name..starts with a "B" I think). Anyway, add this little tidbit...Boyfriend Mark has just released a cd with his band..and one of the songs on this cd was written by.......Kara DioGuardi, the new judge on "Idol"! Tell me where this doesn't constitute a conflict of interest. Your boyfriend records a song written by someone who's judging you in a competition. I'm sorry, Paccitti's ass should be booted IMMEDIATELY.
8- So...despite my distaste for rap, I rather enjoyed the first quartet on group sing..it was a fun performance. I also enjoyed the acapella sing by Danny (the guy who lost his wife..I hope that's the last time I have to refer to him as such) and his group, and there were a few other voices that sounded good in their too-brief exposure. I am thrilled that idiot-Bikini Girl is gone, as well as bitchy Nancy WIlson (I had actually hoped that her "compatriots", lip-pierced whiner and "I want to rest my throat" girl would also get the heave-ho, but ya can't have everything). I liked hippie chick's personality, but she ultimately was not very good. I will root for welder guy and oilrigger guy, as they actually seem to be AMATEURS with no industry connections. Hopefully we won't find out otherwise.
9) Tatiana is a nincompoop.

[T_Bone0806]

They are not sorting by gender this year, into the top 12, anyway. Maybe the 36 will be 18 and 18, but after that, the votes are not sorted boy-girl.

From what I understand, they are splitting the shows into 3 nights, where 12 contestants (6 guys, 6 gals I assume) vy for your votes. The top male and top female votegetters each night are in the finals. That's 6. Then the NEXT highest votegetter, male or female, from each night gets in the finals. That's 3 more for 9 total. The judges/producers then call back contestants who didn't make it for a "wild card" process, in which THEY will select the last 3 to be included in the finals. SO, potentially, you could have as much as 9 out of 12 coming from one gender, but don't be surprised if the judges do their best to "even it up" as much as posible.

[MarleysGh0st]

5) I'm not sorry to see the Osmond guy go. It's one thing if your father had one hit 40 years ago and has vanished off the face of the entertainment world (Sundance, Season 6)..it's another if your whole freakin' family is in the business and still have enough connections to at least get you heard by industry bigwigs. I'm sorry, if Uncle Donny can't get you a job, maybe you're just not flippin' good enough.

Really? One of the Osmond family was competing in AI?

[peacock2121]

5) I'm not sorry to see the Osmond guy go. It's one thing if your father had one hit 40 years ago and has vanished off the face of the entertainment world (Sundance, Season 6)..it's another if your whole freakin' family is in the business and still have enough connections to at least get you heard by industry bigwigs. I'm sorry, if Uncle Donny can't get you a job, maybe you're just not flippin' good enough.

Really? One of the Osmond family was competing in AI?

The son of one of the brothers - Alan, I think. Donny and Marie's nephew. He suffers from MS and has had bad enough attacks to have him in a wheelchair for a bit. He displayed no signs of his disease while on camera (that I saw anyway).