Idol Chatter

[a1mamacat]

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).

I actually applaud him for wanting to get through on his own, not with his name. Sure, Uncle Donny could promote him, but he seems to have pride in himself and wanted to have pride in his own accomplishment.

[T_Bone0806]

I actually applaud him for wanting to get through on his own, not with his name. Sure, Uncle Donny could promote him, but he seems to have pride in himself and wanted to have pride in his own accomplishment.

Only thing is, if that was his intent, he didn't seem to go about it that way.

Admittedly, the producers may have had a major hand in playing up the family name, with the big production piece and all, but if he really wanted to see if he could do it on his own, he might've used a different name..at least until he made it past the semifinals. He didn't seem to hold back any info regarding his famous relatives. Call me a cynic, but I think he might have suspected that it could get him a ticket past the first line of defense (the associate producers who screen contestants before they're given a spot before the 4 judges).

[peacock2121]

I actually applaud him for wanting to get through on his own, not with his name. Sure, Uncle Donny could promote him, but he seems to have pride in himself and wanted to have pride in his own accomplishment.

Only thing is, if that was his intent, he didn't seem to go about it that way.

Admittedly, the producers may have had a major hand in playing up the family name, with the big production piece and all, but if he really wanted to see if he could do it on his own, he might've used a different name..at least until he made it past the semifinals. He didn't seem to hold back any info regarding his famous relatives. Call me a cynic, but I think he might have suspected that it could get him a ticket past the first line of defense (the associate producers who screen contestants before they're given a spot before the 4 judges).

Cynic