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Wednesday, May 10, 2006
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Only four singers are left on American Idol, and tonight, they were forced to sing the tunes of Elvis Presley, the “Original American Idol,” according to Ryan Seacrest. It was a challenging night for some of the singers, and the McPheever that had shone so brightly in the middle of the season seemed all but vanquished this time around. On the other hand, man-creature Elliot Yamin rose to the challenge, moving the audience with one number and rocking the house with another. Plus, he was only the second creepiest person on the telecast, thanks to the winsome and plasticine presence of Ms. Priscilla Presley. If you didn’t see her, thank your lucky stars. You won’t be having nightmares tonight.Tonight’s show opens with our favorite moppet, Ryan Seacrest, already hyping the big finale in two weeks. He says fifty million people will be watching and blah blah blah it’s time for the opening credits. Two seconds later, Ryan re-appears on the big stage where we can fully take in his bland, three-piece suit. It’s sort of a gray overload. I guess it’s the new black. I can’t help but notice that Ryan seems to be having a gray love affair these days, and while it’s great that he has gray pride, I think it’s odd that he never seems to talk about his gray sensibilities. Not that there’s anything wrong with it. A lot of my friends are into the gray lifestyle. I just think that Ryan shouldn’t be so ashamed of being gray. That’s all.
Anyway, it’s Elvis week, and so the producers sent the idols to Graceland to really get in touch with their inner King. Of course, cameras followed them the entire way, and as they pulled up in front of Elvis’s storied house, Taylor remarked, “birthplace of rock ‘n’ roll.” Well, not really, but then again, I shouldn’t question Taylor. After all, he was alive before rock ‘n’ roll even existed.
The kids then came to the front door, and holy shit! It’s Michael Myers!!! RUN!!! Oh, wait, no. How silly of me. It’s THE JOKER!!! RUN!!! Oh, wait, no, sorry again. It’s just Priscilla Presley. Yes, she may be the first lady of Graceland, but Priscilla has hardly aged gracefully. Her face has now become a barren wasteland of surgical excavations. A veritable Chernobyl of Botox and collagen. Over the years, I’ve seen Priscilla slowly head down the Michael Jackson route, but these days, she looks worse than ever. She makes Irene Marie look like Christie Turlington. Now whenever I watch The Naked Gun (something I do quite often), every scene will be tinged with sadness. Whither the natural beauty of Jane Spencer?
Why, Priscilla, why???
Priscilla explains her evil plan to trap Batman and kill all of Gotham City.
Also hanging out at Graceland was über-producer Tommy Mottola, who famously married Mariah Carey… and then famously divorced her. He looked svelte and gastric-bypass-surgery-ish, but since he had no creepy plastic surgery, I wasn’t that interested in hearing what he had to say. Let’s get on with the music!
First up is Taylor Hicks who sings “Jailhouse Rock.” He does all his patented moves: the squat-walking, the spinning, the spastic movements. It’s classic Hicks, which is great for some people. But for everyone else (me included), it’s kind of annoying. The audience seems to have fun though — especially Jeri Ryan who cheers from amidst the hoi polloi. Also having a blast: Taylor’s big, breasty friend who I’ll simply call Juggy McChesterson. I’m telling you, there was a lot of cleavage on display.
Anyway, Randy likes the performance a lot, and Paula offers up some empty praise. But Simon? Eh, not so much. “In the real world, that was a terrible impersonation of Elvis Presley,” he says. EXACTLY. This gets Paula all mad, and so she starts barking like a tiny dog near a stranger. Luckily, if there’s anyone who knows how to discipline a tiny dog, it’s Simon, who seethes, “Shut up!” One can never underestimate the beauty of a prickly British person saying those words. It’s like tasting a fine wine.
Simon concludes by saying Taylor’s performance “was just karaoke with a capital K.” Ryan then returns to the stage, and we just know he’s gonna get all snippy and defensive. Sure enough, he unloads his zing machine. “So let’s start with Simon,” he says. “Have you ever LIVED in the real world?” Ooooh! ZING!! Wait… why? Why is that a zing? That was just a sentence delivered in zing fashion but really had nothing to do with anything. Nevertheless, Paula is already on her feet, seal-clapping her approval.
With adrenaline pumping through his veins, Ryan continues: “He has staff at his house. Staff here. A driver. A Rolls Royce. I mean, please, that’s hardly the real world.” So? What’s your point? Is Taylor suddenly supposed to sound better if Simon drives a Toyota Camry instead?
Next up is Chris who’ll be singing “Suspicious Minds.” Before he takes the stage, however, he talks to Ryan about the various fan clubs that have sprung up in support of him. There’s “The Daughtry Gang,” “Chris’s Crew” and “Chris-aholics.” A.K.A. the most unimaginative fan clubs EVER. Chris then reveals the answer to everyone’s question: “It’s boxer briefs,” he says. This causes Ryan to stand up and step away, probably to hide the raging hard-on he just sprouted. “I’m a little uncomfortable with this conversation right now, Chris,” Ryan says. Again, the boner.
We then see a video of Chris at Graceland, and the only thing interesting is that we see Tommy Mottola laugh, and FYI, he laughs like a Billy Goat. No wonder why Mariah left him. The sex probably sounded like some grave exercise in bestiality.
Chris then performs for us, and taking a page from the Bo Bice school of accessories, he sports a flashy pair of sunglasses. Don’t worry, they quickly come off.
He wears his sunglasses at night.
Overall, it’s a good performance, and oh look! Cruella Deville is in the audience!!! Oops, never mind. Just some woman in Chris’s family with crazy gray hair. Seriously, it’s all about gray.
This reminds me: I must Netflix The Shaggy Dog.
Anyway, Randy calls the performance “tender,” Paula gushes, and Simon says, “Sunglasses aside, that worked.” No surprises there.
Next is Elliot who’s looking hairier than usual. I guess it must be a full moon. Anyway, we see footage of Tommy working with Elliot, telling him “You don’t want it to sound like a Bar Mitzvah song.” Quite the contrary! I would love to hear Elliot’s take on a bar mitzvah song!
Elliot apparently had trouble with the lyrics in practice, and when he takes the stage, we’re a little nervous for him. Nothing more exciting than wondering whether or not someone will forget their lines. That doesn’t happen in these late rounds though, does it?
At first Elliot sounds a little boring, but by the end of the song, he has so much momentum that I think our little troll will be okay. “I think it’s his best!” we hear Paula say while the audience is still clapping. Sure enough, the judges love it. “You laid it out. That was hot baby!” Randy gushes. Paula reiterates that it was Elliot’s best performance (and yet, she didn’t cry this time), and Simon says it was the best of the night so far.
Ryan then takes to the stage, and in his excited state, Elliot actually puts a hand on his back. Doesn’t he know better? No one can touch The Seacrest! Especially not a manimal with a passing resemblance to ALF!
Last up for the first round is Katharine McPhee, and wouldn’t you know it? She’s dressed in GRAY! She announces that she’ll be singing “Hound Dog,” but with a twist. Turns out she’s actually attempting a “Hound Dog” / “All Shook Up” mash-up. Quite ambitious! After the obligatory Graceland video piece, we then find McPhee perched above the judges, and holy McBooty! Low angle + tight jeans = McJunk-in-the-Trunk! I don’t think we’re ready for this McJelly!
Here comes the McRumpshaker.
Anyway, Katharine starts off decently enough as she happily bounces and dances from the catwalk to the stage (with a seductive little layover at the judges’ table). I’m not sure if the McPheever is on, but something sure is because next thing we know, she looks like she’s feeling up her coochie. Look away, children! But then something dreadful happens. McPhee enters the “All Shook Up” portion of her medley, and all of a sudden, she’s like a train that’s switched tracks too quickly. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, SHE FORGETS A LYRIC! It’sa McERROR! Katharine tries to cover up by turning around and making it seem like she pulled her mic away by accident, but it’s obvious what’s happened. From there’s it’s pure disaster. The song become shrill and erratic, and it’s clear that she’s simply out of breath. It’s not as big of a clunker as Kellie Pickler’s swan song, but for McPhee standards, it’s not so McGreat.
McPheever?
Or McFailure???
On the plus side, we do get to see our old friend Nikko Smith in the audience. He’s dressed all faux-Usher — as usual — and while it’s amusing to see him all done up in trendy sunglasses and a hat and whatnot, I can’t help thinking, “Dude. You’re not famous anymore. Just stop.” These days, he’s probably just banking on the chance that when he introduces himself as Nikko, people might think he’s actually Ne-Yo. And if you don’t know what I’m talking about, don’t worry. Consider yourself lucky (although, I do quite enjoy that “So Sick” song).
Anyhoo — Randy looks disappointed, but before he can finish what he wants to say, Paula cuts him off and applauds Katharine’s expert way of covering up her flub. Simon isn’t so nice. “It looked like a desperate, manic audition… it was manic. It was shrieky,” he says. Kind of like what I’d imagine Celine Dion to be like on speed.
Taylor then returns to the stage for part deux. He tells Ryan about a “magical” golf cart ride he and the group shared with Lisa Marie Presley. Apparently, they went speeding right by some reporters and blah blah blah — it was so damn exciting, I almost cared. But not really. I guess the whole idea of golf carts is pretty amazing to Taylor. After all, when he grew up, all they had were horse-drawn carriages and wheelbarrows.
Taylor then sings the Eric Cartman classic, “In the Ghetto.” I think it’s nice, nothing great, but apparently I’m wrong. Randy LOVES it, saying, “That was HOT, America!” Paula says it brought out a whole other side of Taylor, and Simon says, “Absolutely the perfect song for you… you have just sung your way into the semi-finals, young man.” Wow. This leads to excessive yelps of “Soul Patrol!” from Taylor, and ooh! Almost forgot! In the audience is Amaury Nolasco, a.k.a. Sucré from Prison Break. Yay! But next time, let’s see Fox has the balls to trot out Teabag.
Next up is Chris, who sings “A Little Less Conversation.” I really like the performance, especially since Chris stays in a controlled, lower register for the first chunk of the song. It’s great suspense and leadup to later in the song when he explodes into his rocker style. The only thing that sounds off are the last two notes, which are akin to someone vomiting into a toilet. As expected, Randy thinks it’s hot, Paula glows, and Simon — well, he actually doesn’t like the performance very much. Says it’s just OK. Huh? I don’t get it, but who really cares, right?
We then cut to commercial, but not before catching a glimpse of Elliot boogeying on down in the wings. Note to Elliot: NEVER boogey again. It’s like watching a wolverine getting electrocuted.
About two million little girls had nightmares tonight thanks to this image.
Nevertheless, when we return, Elliot takes the stage to sing “Trouble,” and that’s immediately the first word that pops into my head when I see that he has one too many shirt buttons undone. It’s okay though. The chest hair isn’t glaring, and even if it was, Elliot so rocks the house that it doesn’t even matter. The guy is on point tonight, and his performance is excellent. Paula even gets down more than usual, waving her arm around like she’s lassoing some frightened calf and/or Ace Young. By the end of the song, Elliot is full-on sweaty, but hey, he deserves it. The kid brought his A-game tonight.
The raves are unanimous. Ahem, unan1mous (in the spirit of reality TV, right?). Randy says “That was your best performance ever!” Paula revises her previous statement on the first song and says, “THIS was your best performance EVER!” And Simon declares, “You deserve to go through to the next round.”
Once again, Ryan returns to the stage, but this time, he’s careful to stay a distance from Elliot. Seriously, would you want that sweaty thing all close to your gray suit? Didn’t think so. Anyway, Ryan congratulates Elliot on his rockin’ performance and asks, “Did you see the moves Paula was pulling off? I feel like I’m obligated to give her a dollar after that.”
Wh-wh-whaaa? Start the scandal machines! That alleged feud between Ryan and Paula? SO back on.
“A bit disrespectful,” Simon reprimands in all seriousness. Ouch. When Simon says that, you know you’ve crossed the line.
“Mr. Cowell, she still likes me,” Ryan says while smiling bashfully. Uh huh. Once those meds wear off, I’m sure Paula will have quite the earful to say. (For now, she just crosses her arms and gives a perplexed look — kind of like “Should I be offended? Or should I joke along? And look at the pretty lights! So pretty!”)
Last up for the night is Katharine McPhee, who has the daunting job of erasing that past performance from our minds. She sings “Can Help Falling In Love,” which is nice, but as the song revs up, she sounds like her voice is stretching. It’s not terrible, but this is more Mandisa territory than McPhee. Ultimately, Randy says it was better than the last song, but she still had pitchy problems. Plus, she sounded like she ran out of air. Er, McAir.
Paula bashfully comments that she loves when Katharine dances around and has fun. Translation: I liked your first song better, and that’s not a good thing. Then it’s time for Simon to rain on the McParade. “What I wanted was apple pie on its own, and instead, I’ve got apple pie and a gallon of cream on top,” he says, clearly borrowing a page from the Guide to Force Analogies. He continues to pan Katharine, and in a terrible sign for her, the audience boos not once. Silence. That means they agree.
Sorry, Katharine. Hope you enjoy hanging out with Ellen next Monday!
What do you think? Who will go home? McPhee? Or is she too popular?
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ROFL..those captions were awesome.
I think Katherine is toast. “Elvis night” was tilted in favor of Taylor and Chris…Of course, Elliot rose to the challenge…Katherine not so much.
At this point, Katherine is the only reason I watch…..I really don’t wanna see her go.
Suspicious Minds
Alright, opinion time!
Taylor, “Jailhouse Rock” – When I heard he was doing this song, it made me doubt he would completely rock Elvis week. Jon Peter Lewis did this song in Season 3 and got ELIMINATED. Naturally not even Taylor could make the song sound good despite his best efforts. He could have done much better, or better yet – he could have picked a completely different song.
Chris, “Suspicious Minds” – Chris was heralded on the internet has having the best song choices of the night. After this performance it was clear that he really did. The sunglasses were a little big for his face, but who cares? It was funny. Don’t understand why Randy wasn’t so huge on it though. Even Simon loved it.
Elliott, “If I Can Dream” – Elliott was labeled as the underdog for tonight, though I disagree, as I felt Katharine was more underdog. But holy crap did Elliott pull this song off! The video package beforehand made you worry, but it was damn marvelous. THIS is why he deserves to be here. I hope people will stop dogging him now.
Katharine, “Hound Dog / All Shook Up” – Why she chose to mix two songs is beyond me. It seems she was doing just fine with “Hound Dog,” and then she totally tanked it when the song switched. Plus she looked like a total moron toward the end, to go with her loss of breath. Poor McPhee. It seems her McPheever died after last week.
Taylor, “In The Ghetto” – I will agree with Simon and many others in that this was an absolutely perfect song for Taylor. It’s a real shame that his first song was such a lame lame choice, because this was likely his best performance of the competition.
Chris, “A Little Less Conversation” – Holy jesus yes this was so awesome. I dare say this was Chris’s best performance so far. (I’m really torn between it, “Renegade,” and “Higher Ground”) The fact that he kept it true to Elvis and then built it to a wonderful climax was great. I guess the only things that could have been improved where the “come on”s and the last two notes. And honestly, I don’t know where the hell Simon got off in saying his comments, because they were entirely unnecessary. I hope Chris doesn’t end up bottom 2 because of that crap.
Elliott, “Trouble” – Jesus christ! This did not seem like an Elliott song at first but he easily turned it into bar none his best performance of the entire competition. Can you believe it? Elliott completely stomped Chris and Taylor this week! It’s inconceivable! Elliott totally has me hooked on him again, and I would LOVE to see him and Chris in the finale. It would be perfect.
Katharine, “Can’t Help Falling In Love” – This seemed like it would be a good soulful Katharine song, pending she turned it into her own and did it justice, and she didn’t. She was mostly off-key or just boring and dreary. McPheever officially died tonight. It was either going to be her or Elliott gone this week, and after Elliott’s work this week, I think McPheever is getting the Daniel Powter salute.
That’s all I say. Fabulous night with only 3 drag-on performances. Best performance of the night was “Trouble,” and worst? I’m torn between “Jailhouse Rock” and “Hound Dog / All Shook Up.” You decide amongst yourselves.
Smokey out.
Seeing Taylor start off by shaking his chicken legs and making those weird ass facial expressions, I immediately turned to my gf and said if Elvis and Jay Leno had a love child it’d be Taylor. Needless to say I was too distracted by this display of Tourettes to really enjoy that first song, however I did feel his second song was on the money, and actually deemed him worthy of possibly winning it all. For every mention of “Soul Patrol” I find him that much more annoying.
As usual Chris, my fave, hits his fans off nicely with his first, but then let’s me down with his choice of song for the second one. All I was thinking during the second song was that this is not displaying your vocal talent, it was flat, and he seem almost bored during it up until the end. But his first song should be good enough to carry him into next week. Also throw on a boa while he’s wearing those son glasses and you have Elton, not Elvis. I feel he will be in the bottom two this week, and hopefully safe, since I voted for him more times last night than I ever will in a Presidential election in my lifetime, my future children’s lifetime, their children’s lifetime, and then ten more for my Canadian buddy, Wizzard.
Ah Elliot, yes I so caught that still in slow mo, and again turned to my gf, and said “Smeigel!”(sp?) So yes he’s the best singer in the competition, and yes he’s still the worst performer in the competition, and yes he’s a poor man’s Clay Aiken. He has the voice, but not so much the look, the personality, or the moves. But he was the best tonight, the kid does want to win, but I won’t buy a thing he makes, he just doesn’t appeal to me. Can you imagine if he won, how can I continue expressing my road rage on the Jersey Turnpike to one of his tunes, sorry I’ll keep my Disturbed playing at max volume, thank you very much.
Katharine, the doll, the sole survivor for the femme fatales. What the hell were you thinking singing “Hound Dog”? I immediately knew it was going to be shaky at best, Ace Young’s “We Will Rock You” at worst. So that was somewhere in the middle. The second song I thought was going to be her saving grace, but as my gf said she definitely oversang it. She should be the one going home based on this week’s performances, but those McPheever fans are numerous. Either way it will be sad to see whoever it is go tonight.
Oops — brain fart. Thanks SmooveA
I missed Jeri Ryan?! Darn you, Taylor, and your accursed moves, making me look away! Seven!!!
I thought Taylor’s “In The Ghetto” was the best of the night. Chris definitely sounded like he was just trying to spew out all the words in the beginning of “A Little Less Conversation”. He did better near the end, but those last notes were just gross.
I feel bad for Kat. In the practices we get to see, I think she sounds great, but she seems to have some problems during her performances; I think she’d make an awesome recording artist right now, but she needs a little more work in becoming a performing one.
Elliott still sounds rough around the edges to me. He has moments in his performances where he sounds good, but there are other moments where he sounds odd (maybe a pronunciation thing). Also, I don’t think I’m the only one who just wants to hold his throat to try to stop the vibrato sometimes.
Does anyone else think that Elliot’s hand are really sweaty? If you shook his hand, he would have the nastiest sweatiest palms? Ick.
I think Katherine is out. They have been setting her up to go, by choosing styles not suited for her, but for men instead. Looks like they want a white guy show down this year.
KH
Elliott was on fire! He’s had my vote from the beginning and I hope to be voting for him in the final.
And what a great surprise to hear his voice when my votes got through.
Go back to the tape and look at Elliott’s teeth. They look normal this week! Did he get caps?
Well done, as always, B-Side! You caught all the great TvGasm-worthy moments from last night that I hoped you would.
I love, love, LOVE Elvis and really enjoyed last night. But it was very heartbreaking to Priscilla looking so horrible. I really thought she looked like the Joker too!
Chris and Elliot are my favorites, and they also chose two of my favorite Elvis songs: “Suspicious Minds” and “If I Can Dream” They both blew me away, especially Elliot.
Taylor was his usual abomination. I still think he’s going to win this, but I am hoping that once we are down to the final two, all of the Chris-Elliot-Katherine voters will get behind whoever is still standing. I know I will.
I haven’t been the biggest fan of Ms. McPhee all season either, but I did feel bad for her last night. Her first song was pretty bad, but I actually enjoyed her second song. Although, obviously the arrangement was way too big for her. B-Side is right…only Mandisa could have handled that. OR the Idol Katherine is always compared to…Kelly Clarkson.
So, I think McPhee’s time may be up, but I also think she has a fairly strong base and has a leg up being the only female left. Elliott’s not going anywhere after last night, and UNFORTUNATELY neither is probably Taylor. So, I think that leaves an upset for maybe Chris getting booted.
Elliott v. Taylor in the end???
oh, dear. poor katherine went from mcpheever to mcph&%k-up.
but, as Katieshole points out, Katherine was certainly at a disadvantage, as Elvis night really played to the boys’ advantages and left her out in the cold. but ‘hound dog/all shook up’? bad call to begin with, made worse by the unforgivable lyric drop and the subsequent descent into histrionic desperation.
without a doubt, elliot owned the night, and it’s been fun to see the guy go from being awkward and unsure of himself to a confident, self-assured performer. he was the only one all night who didn’t look like he was in some rural midwestern high school talent show.
superficial logic might screw him–chris is the favorite, and taylor has his ‘soul patrol.’ the split vote and the fact that katherine could pull some sympathy votes and has no other cute girls to compete with might mean the most surprising and unfair ouster since mandisa got sent packing. but katherine wasn’t just slightly off–she embarassed herself, and you could see it on her face at the end of the night.
it’ll be a crime if elliot doesn’t advance, but if he goes, he went out hard, and everyone will know he got screwed.
Looks like Chris knows who is selling the hoodie of infiltration.
Good God! When did Priscilla Presley turn into Jocelyn Wildenstein? ***WARNING If you don’t know who this is, DON’T GOOGLE her. Please, this message is for your own good.***
All I saw was the last Katharine song, which sucked. Terrible choice of garment also. Was that a conservative business suit with a contradictory belly baring? Weird and ugly. Thanks B-Side. Bye McKatharine.
B-Side…you need to STOP for real! You were killing me with the Ryan and his “gray” tendencies! Love your recaps..sometimes i think it is better than the actual show. Well..maybe more than sometimes and last night was a good example. Why oh why did we do Elvis??? oh yes..i forgot..to kill off any remaining hope of a female possibly pulling off yet another win.
Sometimes i wonder if i am watching the same show as everyone else. Specially when i hear the judges comments and think…i shoulda never went to the fridge for that ice cream..i musta missed the best part of the song!! Frankly i was bored last night. I got to the point where i didnt care and that is never a good sign. When u r watching to see how loony Paula can be or how Simon can shut down Ryan repeatedly every week instead of caring bout the singing..something is wrong.
Elliots a nice guy and he seems to be building momentum these past few weeks..wouldnt it be interesting if he took it all? Same thing was said earlier on about Mandisa (still the best talent the show had) and I hope it doesnt count against him in the end.
Taylor..i cant take him seriously..ever..and its sad to think people would actually pay money to see him perform or buy his album when u can see the same thing every weekend at your local Holiday Inn lounge. If he wins he may very well kill Idol for me forever.
I am McSad today for i feel that the McPheever has cooled off to a chilly demise. Maybe she wanted out after her best McFriend Pickler was voted out and she was left with hairy and scary boys to contend with. But there must be some reason the last few weeks she has not been on her McGame. (Black Horse and the Cherry Tree aside) I agree with raggedy_andy in that she will make a great recording artist just needs to work on her stage presence. But they said that bout Carrie last year too and she doesnt seem to be hurting too much. I am tired of the comparisons to Kelly Clarkson. Kat doesnt fancy herself a pop/rock chick from what i have seen of her. She will find her McNiche and be fine. Unless there is a huge upset…i will be sitting by the tv with my McTissue wiping away tears as we watch her have a “bad day”
Speaking of upsets…could the Golden Boy Chris be the one? Maybe he doesnt want to be a Bo Bice almost runnerup on Idol afterall. I couldnt get thru for McPheever once last night and from what i hear…Mr. Daughtery’s busy signal total was the lowest…hmmmm..ought to be interesting.
B-side, The reason that Ryan made the snarky comment to Simon about living in the “real world” was that Simon said to Taylor that in the real world his performance of Jailhouse Rock would not be considered anything special.
I too thought that Elliot owned the night. He was far and above the rest and his stage presence actually showed. I voted for only him b/c at this point I think he needs my votes more than the others. Based on last night’s performances, Kat should go. I’ve liked her all along, but if she can’t hang with the boys she can’t stay. Chris roughed it through weeks that were more suited to her style of singing. She should have been able to pick something that showcased her voice, and she failed on many levels. To any of you that commented on her weight last week though, notice that she had a jacket on that exposed her FLAT stomach in the second song.
First of all, great recap, B-Side!
There’s one thing I don’t get about this year’s competition: IMO Chris is the most monotonous and one-dimensional singer left in the competition. Am I the only one who thinks this?
I am SO tired of the whole angst-ridden rocker act. Does this guy ever smile or show some emotion?!? Granted he has a great voice, but I am so bored by him it’s not even funny. The act is getting old, dude!
Best moment of the night was Gaycrests comment about giving Paula a dollar – I nearly peed my pants and had to go back twice to make sure I heard it correctly. What a hoot – that “feud” between them might get ugly now – next thing you know Paula will be calling Ryan gay!
Not being much of an Elvis fan, I was at a disadvantage last night – but boy – McPheever was awful and embarassed herself and all the Mcfans. Daddy should have been crying last night but for a whole ‘nother reason. Her mom is a Paula-bot who claps like a trained seal even after her daughter dropped the words to a song even I know the words to. Paula commented on how nice Kat’s shoes were at the end which is the kiss of death as we all know.
Elliott’s dancing before the commercial break was one of the most awkward moments EVER on the show. I turned to my son and said, doesnt matter how great he sings, that little siezure may have cost him the show! He did sound great but I didnt think it was his best performance ever – I want what Paula and Randy were smoking!
Taylor cracks me up – there isnt a lot of love for the Soul Patrol on this site but I think he is great. He is entertaining, has a great smoky voice and I enjoy his spastic Joe Cocker-esque movements. During the second song, where he was so subdued and the judges loved him you could see he was wanting to twitch and shout and it was all he could do to hold back. Thats the beauty of Taylor, he truly gets into singing and no matter how he looks doing it, he loves it and all the awkward moments and stupid gestures just endear him to me more.
Chris was good – not great to me but I think he and Elliott could have a goat calling contest and Chris would win. The little “S” chops/sideburns made my stomach crawl and frankly, even though I think he is cute, I didnt need to know what kind of drawers the boy pulls on in the morning. I think Chris is talented – he just doesnt need Idol anymore and I think Idol will hold him back. He needs to front a band – drink too much, sleep with groupies and tour the country in a VW bus. Not the mega-Idol monstrosity bus I am sure they have lined up for all the tour dates. I think for someone with his all around rocker look and feel, Idol will homogonize him and spit him out like the Bo Bice Top 40 machine whose rocker-lite is played on every pop station 2 times each hour.
At this point, I think all these “kids” have brought their best game. I think a guy will win this year and I think it just might be Elliott. Any of them work fine with me but I think tonights bottom two might be Chris and definately will be Kat. Kat may go home but if anyone has control of this show (outside of the legion of fans whose votes make all the decisions) I dont think they are ready for it to be an all male show just yet. Cant wait to see what happens tonight!
I thought Simon’s comments were right on last night about everyone. But Paula…my God. Is it asking too much for just ONE critique of these performances that is constructive and not totally pointless ? Randy was almost as bad last night.
See, I told you! I told you! I had prediction vomit over Taylor singing Jailhouse Rock. I KNEW he was going to sing that horrid song.
http://www.tvgasm.com/archives/american_idol/002078.php#comments
(comment #12)
Anyway, thank god his second song was better. I must admit that Elliot was awesome last night! He was by far the best.
Does anyone else here think that Ryan is getting a little too big for his britches? Ryan honey, people tune in to see the contestants and Simon..not you..you’re merely incidental to the show. I LOVE Elliot and always have through this competition..He did great last night, but did anyone else find it disconcerting that he was singing Trouble while wearing a pink shirt?
LMFAO
This recap was awesome B-Side.
I think Elliot was by far the best last night. The guy has a fantastic voice; he’s just not “TV” pretty. Katherine sucked ass yet again. Chris was okay. I was so distracted and turned off by Taylor’s seizure-esque dancing I honestly don’t know if the guy gave a good performance.
Chris – enh. His second song was just a muttering mess; I don’t care if it was true to Elvis or not.
Elliot pulled off a minor miracle, saving his two best songs for the clutch.
Kat, oh Kat.
It’s funny how polarizing Taylor is with his schtick. I think the two songs show his funny side and his soulful side. I really liked “In the Ghetto” (even better than Cartman’s version).
Never did catch “McPheever” and don’t understand why so many did. This girl has not impressed me one iota since day one. I’d much rather see Mandisa and even Paris still going at it than Kat. In fact, little Paris could have rocked the socks off any Elvis song.
Maybe someone already posted this, but right before Ryan said the thing about giving Paula a dollar, the camera was on some audience members (elliot’s fam?) and then it jerked forward, then we see a wide view. It looked to me like Paula was mowing down the cameraman to get to her seat.
I have been a steadfast Mcpheever fan, however, last night was embarrassing. Despite being geared toward the men, she should have risen to the occasion. However, Tommy Mattola seemed smitten with her, and I’m sure she’ll find success whether or not she wins the show.
My vote is now for Elliot, I hope he wins-he deserves it.
Oh, and another reason I think Chris may be a goner tonight…last night was the first time I got through the voting lines for him. And SEVEN times at that (I know, Gigi here has no life).
I tried numerous times to get through for Elliot…didn’t get through ONCE.
Was curious about McPhee and Taylor, but didn’t want to risk giving them a vote if I actually got through.
Boomersmommy, totally agree…always thought Kat was overrated. Mandisa was much better, and Paris (despite her annoying personality) is, leaps-and-bounds, more talented than Kat as well.
One of the previous posters said that Kat shouldn’t be compared to Kelly…and I agree, but not due to style reasons, but because Kat isn’t as powerful or consistent as Kelly.
I really liked the arrangement of her second song…it was really quite different, and anyone with a powerhouse voice (Clarkson, Mandisa or even Paris) would have knocked it out of the park. Kat dropped the ball. Sorry, she’s just not in the same league.
B-Side…Your recaps make Wednesday mornings way more fun!
Katharine – it’s American Idol, NOT The Talent portion of the Miss America Pageant. Goodbye Mc Don’t-Let-The-Door-Hit-You-On-The-Way-Out.
hb
See this is my issue with “pop” music…Taylor may be somewhat spastic, but he can SING and ENTERTAIN. He has talent. Granted, those buying his records may not be the same people buying Ashley Simpson albums. I Still think people should give him credit, even though this is American Idol.
Chris was alright. I do and don’t like him. Suspicious Minds is by far my favorite Elvis song and unfortunately Chris doesn’t compare to Elvis. His second song was terrible. Keeping it that low key was boring and his voice didn’t carry well enough for me to buy it.
Elliot was pretty damn good, but I don’t see him beating Chris or Taylor. I’d like to see him put out a record though. He doesn’t sound at all like he looks.
Katharine could have easily worked beyond the Elvis night. Regardless of it being geared towards the men, she was good enough to sing her way into the finals. She screwed up.
Oh, and by the way…Ryan called Paula a strip-per. Ryan called Paula a strip-per. Ryan called Paul a strip-per…
See this is my issue with “pop” music…Taylor may be somewhat spastic, but he can SING and ENTERTAIN. He has talent. Granted, those buying his records may not be the same people buying Ashley Simpson albums. I Still think people should give him credit, even though this is American Idol.
Chris was alright. I do and don’t like him. Suspicious Minds is by far my favorite Elvis song and unfortunately Chris doesn’t compare to Elvis. His second song was terrible. Keeping it that low key was boring and his voice didn’t carry well enough for me to buy it.
Elliot was pretty damn good, but I don’t see him beating Chris or Taylor. I’d like to see him put out a record though. He doesn’t sound at all like he looks.
Katharine could have easily worked beyond the Elvis night. Regardless of it being geared towards the men, she was good enough to sing her way into the finals. She screwed up.
Taylor looked like a damn fool in that magenta suit … but not quite as bad as Vampira, oh wait, that was Priscilla Pressley … what happened to her?
Elliot is looking better but might be the ugliest idol ever … what do you think? take a look here for your other options
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Elliott is definitely building up momentum. I wonder if he’ll pick up the Paris voters. I was thinking they would go to the lone girl, but maybe they’ll go to the RB set. Did anyone else see the poll on BET, Elliott by far romped after Paris left the competition.
The competition gets really interesting because big blocks of voters are now being freed up.
Go Elliott Go!
Regardless of the outcome, one thing is clear: The Elvis catalog blows. Sheesh!
Can we get past the haze of fond memories of time-gone-by for a minute and collectively realize that all this “King of Rock and Roll” crap was just good timing in the 50s and 60s? Or we we not discerning about music back then?
LQ I thought the same thing at first about Kat’s belly being out but when I looked at it again I saw that the shirt was just a fleshy color.
Oh and here’s a conspiracy theory for you:
Yesterday, the Associated Press made available to media outlets feature stories on the backgrounds of the Idols, for inclusion on web portals and in newspapers.
That is, the AP made available profiles of Chris, Elliot and Taylor.
No Kat.
Conspiracy powers activate!
Every song from Viva Las Vegas was worth singing, but none made it onto the show. Sigh.
Elliot’s song was from the movie King Creole. He didn’t try to copy Elvis’s version at all, and made it completely original, and this is why I think it was the best song of the night.
Chris’s version of A Little Less Conversation was once again just a copy, and this time of a DJ remix. Not really “true” to Elvis. No idea what Chris would have done had he been forced to give his own interpretation. I think he needs to loosen up a little more. The song was supposed to be about having some fun.
They really do have it out for Katherine. They are determined not to have the standard pop singer win this year.
Taylor? Ugh. Enough already.
Awww stop picking on my poor Elliott! He doesn’t look creepy, he doesn’t look like a troll, or an elf , or Alf… he’s adorable and handsome! heh
Anywho… it’s hilarious over at the official AI boards.
Kat fans just keep coming up with excuse after excuse as to why she sucked so bad. Main excuse being that Elvis night was unfair to her b/c he’s a guy.. or something like that :\
Too bad there wasn’t a screen capture of Eliott at Graceland. He looked like he was turning into a werewolf the way his hair was styled back and his snout and pointy ears moved about when he howled his practice run with Tommy Motola.
Anyone else think that Elliot looks like Jim Nabors up there singing? It’s got something to do with the mouth shape and the misshappen jawline.
Gollllly!
I don’t understand why people think that they have it out for Kat when they did so many songs that were perfect for her week after week. I think she was trying way to hard lastnight.
Elliott is the best singer and it would be ashame if he got voted off.
Oh and B-side, you crack me up!!
OMG — What the hell happened to Pricilla Presley? Her face looks like a weird clay mask. It was horrible, but I couldn’t look away. I predict Chris is going to go home tonight in a real shocker. I cannot WAIT to see Simon’s fac and watch Paula flood the stage with her tears.
Zoobabe — I understood that Ryan was making a reference to Simon talking about the real world, but still, the zing made no sense! I guess Ryan was implying that Simon can’t talk about the real world because he doesn’t live in it, but I don’t see how driving a Rolls Royce affects someone’s ability to hear music on the radio.
Also, Wade, I notice that every week you put a nice big link to your blog in the comments section, which is fine, but then on your blog, you link to every American Idol site under the sun except this one. Poor form, dude.
gigi- my voting was the exact opposite. i only got thru for chris once (and tried numerous times). and i got thru to elliott about 5 times (again calling quite a few times).
trixie- i totally agree about seacrest getting too big for his britches. does anyone else remember dunkleman from season 1? i miss him- he kept ryan in his place.
I missed the 1st half but saw enough in the recaps to not care. And B-side, your recap once again made me LMAO at work-when will I be caught so I can stop acting like I’m checking email??
The boys rocked, McPhee you blew it for the girls. She was indeed shrill & shrieky & deserves to go home. Even Simon has lost his hard-on for her.
I think Taylor’s “In the Ghetto” was the best of the night. It’s a very schmaltzy song-like “MacArthur’s Park”, guilty pleasure songs that you sing at the top of your lungs when you are in the car alone. He had a great arrangemnt, dare I say…he brought the Soul Patrol…okay, I have to vomit a little…I’m back, better now.
So, what’s going to be the God-awful video they are forced to do tonight? What amusing hijinks will the bulldog get them into this time?
All I meant was that Simon is being particularly critical of Katherine, I think because he doesn’t want to give her a contract. By saying to Taylor that he’s guaranteed himself a place in the finals he’s definitely trying to influence the voting.
Meanwhile, the contract they have to sign sounds pretty awful. Did anyone hear that Pickler violated the contract for singing the national anthem? Apparently she’s not supposed to sing anything at all anywhere without permission. I wonder if that means Mandisa can’t sing hymns in church, either.
Sweat soaked, creepy, trollish (that’s funny, you don’t look trollish) Elliott is great! He found the self-confidence he needed to be our next AI. I see him in the final 2 with Chris.
LQ – I was going crazy trying to think of who Priscilla Presley reminded me of…..then you made the Jocelyn Wildenstein reference – OMG – suddenly the veil has been lifted. Thank you – If I can forget her face I will sleep well tonight.
no mephisto you are not alone..
I was eye rolling during Chris’ songs..the trebbly pearl jam voice is so played…He’s a cover artist.
I also found it interesting how he was ratcheting up the self promotion with the websites and boxer brief comment to garner support.
Leave it to Seacrest to hijack the wonderful momentum Elliot was experiencing with his well deserved accolades. Elliot rocked. All of a sudden, mid euphoria, Ryan pulls a tacky stunt like that. the guy is trash.
I thought Simon was dead on last night.
I don’t think Katherine was at a disadvantage. The lyrics speak for themselves. Dolly Parton covered In The Ghetto..it doesn’t have a gender. Like Simon had said..she started off her second song well..and just went beserk and all over the place. Mottola had said if she really focused on the lyrics, she would nail it.. she chose not to do that once again, and fell back on vocal pyrotechnics as a substitute for “making it your own”. if she stays , it’s the NAMBLA vote that keeps her on.
Taylor?..ehhn..whatever. “Birthplace of RockNRoll” uh huh..okay..taylor and Elliot would be a good finale..
I get your point now B-side. I guess it was just a lame-ass attempt on Ryan’s part. He doesn’t exactly live in the “real” world himself (by his own standards).
dialidol.com has taylor and elliot in the top 2, katharine and chris in the bottom. (it’s a website that apparently uses rapid dialing to measure busy signals or something… it’s like 80something% accurate though!)
Nice blog competitor call-out B-Side. Fantastic recap. Love the gray pride!
dredge:
Uh, NAMBLA? The North American Man Boy Love Association?
I don’t think Kat looks too boyish…
;>)
Once I saw these words:
“Good God! When did Priscilla Presley turn into Jocelyn Wildenstein? ***WARNING If you don’t know who this is, DON’T GOOGLE her. Please, this message is for your own good.***”
I didn’t even have to look. I knew that it could only have been LizardQueen. The quizzical looks that I’ve received from my co-workers in response to my huge guffaw of laughter were definitely worth it!!! You rule, woman.
I have nothing to say about the show, you guys have covered it pretty well. The REAL question tonight is whether AI is ballsy enough (what’s a “ballsy”???) to go through the final three weeks with no female presence in the competition.
I say they will choke. Chris and Kat in the Bottom Two, with Chris being shown the door in a MAJOR capitulation to the Neilsen’s…
Trixie, my husband had the same comment about Elliot and the pink shirt. I told him that when the song was recorded in 1958, it was the extreme of rebellion for a guy to wear a pink shirt. Kind of like B-Side and J-Unit daring to ditch their uniform of khaki pants and blue oxfords.
Sad to say, AI’s going to hang the “No GirlS Allwed” sign tonight. Even the awesome McPhee can overcome last night’s meltdown, not when the guys sang so well.
I HATE PAULA AND SEACREST! Yes, HATE!
ooops..you’re right whawha..yeesh.way tired….um..how about the Humbert Humbert crowd..just change it to NAMGLA
everyone keeps saying how taylor and his “shtick” is getting old. It’s more like all of the bagging on him is getting really old.
people like the guy, get over it. taylor fans don’t get the support behind chris or katherine. it swings both ways
I’m right chuffed to be blurbed on the home page!
WOW WOW WOW, you are all getting me so excited to see the show tonight!!!
Such a great re-cap B-side, TVGasm, we got a hot one tonight!!!!
Nothing to add, except, I could get through on Elliots line, and I did many times, but there were busy signals right up to the last half hour. When I saw Mcfeever hang her head in resignation after Simon, I thought fer sure she’s gone, but now with this Chris line info . . . ooooo, so damn interesting, and so refreshing to see Elliott being championed by so many! yay!
hmmmmmm. First and foremost, B-side, your recap is absolutely hilarious as always and made me laugh outloud (as always). I so appreciate your humor. For those Chris critics, I’m not sure what show you were watching last night but I saw two of his best performances! Both songs were great (who cares about a few end notes?) To compare him TO Elvis is stupid; I don’t think Chris himself would ever consider such a comparison. He looked hot in his shades and performed wonderfully. It IS a competition remember so the props, talk of boxer briefs (which gave me a fabulous visual), and his fan clubs are totally legit. Any way you can obtain more votes, baby. He deserves to stick around and McWhore deserves to be McGone. For the record, I thought Elliott kicked ass and Taylor was pretty entertaining. Peace.
Now, LQ! dont you think saying don’t google in big print like that is going to make us have too . . . lucky for me I’ve seen the cat woman, but unluckily I missed Pris, oh well.
Isn’t it better to be a hot older momma who looks good and feels good about herself, at her age or one close. You just can’t be wrinkle free at 61 and not think there’s a disturbance in the force!!!
Props to you Happy gal, I remembered your prediction as I watched the show, and I thought someone also called out Suspicous minds!
Ryan’s dollar comment was his best yet–and Simon, looks who’s talking Mr. Minx . . . Go gray, Ryan, embrace the gray!!!
juddfan, B-Sides pics of Pris are the best reference since she was constantly moving about on camera..take in the bizarre visage..the swollen face from waaay too much botox and nipping and tucking..she looks like one of the puppets in Team America.
I really felt bad for Priscilla. I mean, her face literally looked like a latex mask. It was awful. She could have aged quite gracefully.
Thanks for that, Dredge, seems we’ll soon have an AI hall of plastic surgery fame, from Kenny to Pris to that friend of the long necked crooner with the beestung lips from hell! (some would add Barry and Rod to the list, but they didn’t bug me as much)
Last week I didn’t get to chime in on that DRECK!!!!! group song . . . I’m afraid I’m becoming bewildered with Clive Davis, isn’t he supposed to be the guy with the knack for hits!? Has anyone heard Bo’s song . . . sooooo trite . . . and the video, ugh!
Could Chris please put down the mike stand, please, it’s so damn awkward when he does the Bo holds. Whoever said the glasses were more Elton!–right on!!!!
i was really shocked when i saw her. at first i thought it was Lisa Marie but then..WTF? Noooo!
I don’t know that Rod the Rapscallion would qualify..he looked more insane than surgically altered. But def Barry.
I also forgot about that horrible group song. I wonder what they’ll do tonight. Oh yeah and the ford commercial! agh!
I heard that chris is going tonite…sorta hope its true …
I must be evil, I don’t know why the thought of Chris leaving is sooooo damn exciting, it’s not like he’s Ace or anything, but McFee needs to go, after last night, and the botch on Against all Odds, she deserves the boot on her well rounded booty!
Is Priscilla a Scientologist like Lisa Marie & Michael Jackson? Okay, they don’t believe in psychology and from what I understand & I could be wrong because I have not reached the “inner sanctum” or whatever they call it & don’t care to ever go there, they (Scientologists) are not fans of using medicine, etc. to cure what ails you. “They” say that to be healthy you just need to get your vitamins and exercise. Well, how healthy is copious plastic surgeries, hair replacemnts, shoe lifts, and using Jenny Craig to lose weight? I’m not saying any of these things are bad, but apparently L. Ron believed the only kind of acceptable intervention is that which appeals to one’s vanity. Do they know that therapy could do more for one’s well-being than altering your appearance? Sorry for the rant, & I know it has nothing to do with AI, but I feel better now. Thanks.
Hey juddfan! I know I goof around a lot, but that warning was sincere. Just thinking about that lady makes me shiver in a bad way. Somehow I stopped caring about this. If anything I hope Taylor wins because he’d be the most fun at a cookout. Know what I mean? Chris would be off brooding somewhere, wondering if everyone really understood how serious he is. Katharine couldn’t stop blowing kisses at herself in the bathroom mirror. Elliot would be in a sweaty heap somewhere, munching on his fingernails, worried he might have to talk to a girl. But Taylor, good old Taylor Hicks would be holding court around the bonfire, telling stories, singing songs, and acting like a spaz.
HEy LQ, you know I tease you with love, always!!!! and I didn’t mean to imply you weren’t sincere, just speaking to my own train-wreck tendancies. Cat woman has gone from bad to worse last I saw.
Good point on the Scientologists too, tvaholic, I’ve actually got a knife and needle frequenting ex, and I keep warning him, those lips get much bigger, and all anyone will be talking about is how much work you’ve done, and not how good you look–Therapy, yes! Surgery nooooo . . .
Just got out of a meeting and I am dying to dish about AI.
LQ – You are too damn funny.
Dredge – You know how I love to read your posts.
B-Side – Don’t ever leave me.
Priscilla looked like she had been to see the Surgeon General in that movie “Escape from LA”.
Do you think if Elvis lived he would be on this plastic-train too?
Elliott has just gotten better and better since day 1 and last night he lived up to his potential.
I hope he stays tonight.
Simon coming to Paula’s defense was almost as strange as Ryan thinking that he is in any way shape or form funny.
whew…I fell much better now!
hb
Please tell me why are Randy and Paula even on the show at all??? Randy is really annoying with his teenage ebonics, I mean how old is this guy? And Paula is always drugged and her clap is really odd. Actually I wouldn’t mind keeping Paula on for pure entertainment value, and replacing Randy. Who could we replace Randy with? Any ideas?
Chris, please go back to Pearl Jam land and carry your mic stand with you. Even though Kat has really blown it the last few times, at least we have some eye candy and girl power.
Elliott should win, do you think he could get his teeth and jaw fixed by the finale?
God I hate this feeble form of communication. I meant “Hey juddfan! What up? I miss ya’ baby!” I know you would never give me a hard time. How can I get away from here? TVgasm is the new crack pipe.
LQ-I’m suckin’ on that crack pipe with you. Much too tempting to come here rather than attack the crap on my desk I need to do eventually.
Andreka-I agree, if he doesn’t stop with the “Yo dwag” crap I’m gonna stroke out. Paula is entertaining but adds nothing to the show but unintentional comic relief.
Priscilla Presley has been scary looking for quite some time now. I don’t know why she messed up her face like she did. Unlike her fellow plastic surgery victim Joan Rivers who was ugly to start with, Priscilla had great bone structure and probably would have aged gracefully. Now we’ll never know because she really does look as if she’s plotting to kidnap Batman and take over Gotham (I think she looks more like the Joker than the Bride of Wildenstein).
And as for who will go home, it probably will be Katharine, as much as I hate to see her go. I didn’t think any of the performances were all that great. I guess Elvis songs, kind of like Stevie Wonder’s, are more difficult to sing than they appear.
I’m good LQ, and save me a hit off the crack pipe, after this week, I’ll need a big ol’ hit! Feels good to be in the flow with you guys this time, I’ve been missing the sycronicity (as I’m sure you’ve missed my bad spelling–NOT!)
So here’s what’s happening tonight:
While announcing the bottom two, the show will also announce the top two, which means the third place person has more pressure next week to change the viewing public’s mind.
According to the executive producer, the sendoff will be “tasteful.” Apparently no torture this week or lame Seacrest gags of drawing out a person’s name before saying they are safe.
Next week, the final three sing three songs each: one of the judges’ choosing, one of their own choosing and one chosen by Clive Davis, who will be producing the winner’s album.
So there!
D-Hoffs, where’d you hear that?
Dawg, Mac Davis wrote In the Ghetto.
Oh yeah, and did anyone catch the weird hug Elliot gave Ryan? We had to stop the tape and rewind to look at it again.
christ, how is the mcpheever still going strong? chris should’ve won, no question.
I hope Katherine Mcphee doesn’t get voted off. Who cares if she didn’t sing as well as the other contestants; it’s not like the other 3 are really good or anything. Let’s not fool ourselves into thinking this is about true talent. Mcphee will sound good when recorded like everyone else does. Might as well choose the cute girl over the 3 bland-looking guys. If Mchpee gets voted off there won’t be any reason to watch American Idol anymore with 3 old, bland looking guys left.
Just as I predicted, AI has no ballz.
Post #52 — “..The REAL question tonight is whether AI is ballsy enough (what’s a “ballsy”???) to go through the final three weeks with no female presence in the competition.
I say they will choke. Chris and Kat in the Bottom Two, with Chris being shown the door in a MAJOR capitulation to the Neilsen’s…”.
Do I know television, or do I know television? American Idol has proven once and for all that IT…IS…RIGGED.
Didja catch simon’s cryptic “I know who SHOULD go home tonight.”?
IDOLGATE!!!
Chris just got voted off after a great performance last night. Ryan handled it abominably. He is an ass.
Throughout the entire show, Kat’s got this look on her face like she’s about to walk the last mile. Chris was stunned. Taylor had the same look on his face that Kardajian had when they read the “not guilty” verdict to O.J. He was like, “what the f— just went on in here?”. Kat’s mouth was a perfectly formed “O” for about a minute and a half. Even SHE knew something was not right. The look on Chris’ face, stunned disbelief at first. But by the time Seacrest finshed rambling, I think Daughtry had it figured out, cuz he looked a little pissed to me.
This reeks. I predict that this is the end of the Age of Innocence for American Idol. They are going to have to start showing us some numbers or we will refuse to watch next season.
Don’t be sheep, ya’ll! Let FOX know that WE ARE NOT STUPID. WE’RE MAD AS HELL…
Mcphee fans aren’t mad, they’re quite happy. And apparently there’s alot of them.
Maybe it wasn’t that the show is rigged, maybe it’s just that the voters are not really that objective. Anyway even if AI started showed numbers, couldn’t they just fabricate the numbers if they really wanted to manipulate who gets voted off in order to improve ratings?
Hi, riav!
Once they start showing the numbers, an enterprising young investigative reporter could match those up with actual call logs.
It would be a slam-dunk. But as long as these votes are held in the blind, we have to take their word for it.
Hmmm, didn’t something like this happen in Florida a few years ago? Something about an election? A man named Dubya?
I like McPhee also, but right is right and wrong is wrong. Why do Americans accept things like this so easily? This is the reason that we’re in deep poo in Iraq and Afghanistan right now. We’re a nation of sheep, munching our caramel corn, putting our brains on auto-pilot and never once doubting anything or anyone in “authority”. We are being manipulated, from foreign policy to gas prices to news coverage.
When will we begin to see that if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s a doggone duck?
And this one’s quackin’ it’s head off…
G-money, totally agree that Katherine should have gone down tonight, love Chris and Dubya is a jacka**…but gotta get over it…
Elliot for American Idol 2006!
whoever controls the phone lines controls the competition. if one contestant’s message took a split second longer than another’s or if a few phone lines were effed up, it’d change the entire voting total. its not how many times fans make calls, its how many times calls go through that count.
i think that’s why finals are always so close (diana degarmo vs. fantasia – come on)…..there are only so many phone calls that can go through in 2 hours and especially the first 20 minutes after the show when most people probably vote. its not conspiracy, its just flawed methodology.
Yeah, showing the numbers would make it harder for the producers to flat out rig the results. Also, if numbers were shown, it would be more incriminating if it turns out that the results were rigged.
Although, even if the numbers aren’t shown, I guess it’s still possible for a dedicated investigator to go in and look at the call logs to determine the true results. I don’t think there would be all that many people who would undertake such a deep investigation for the sake of something like AI though.
Well I don’t really like Mcphee … beyond the fact that she’s a cute girl and the other 3 aren’t… so I guess I do like her haha.
Well, at least we can look forward to Chris on the AI compilation CD…although if they put his cover of Creed on it, I am SO totally disowning him
Gigi: You know, you’re right. I’ve gotta get over this (G-Money takes a deep breath, gathers his “chi” and exhales). Ahhhhhh! That’s better! Now what was I ranting about again?
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riav: Kat is definitely an eyeful. All red-blooded American males will probably get over this fairly quickly (myself included).
Chris Daughtry, we’ll seeya at the top!
“It’s better to have someone think you’re a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.”
America has spoken…and we don’t look too bright.
This was a McFarce. I even voted for her last week, so I’ve been supporting her. I expected this week to continue the “Survivor”-esque pecking order by knocking off Elliot without regard to performance. But he had a great performance and wasn’t going to go down quietly. Kat, however, McSucked. Don’t get me wrong, I’d still McDo her and another wardrobe pop-out would be highly welcomed. But this ain’t American Eyeful.
Chris may be better off, as others have mentioned. He’ll make an album and it will sell well, and he could do fine on his own tour right now. We got a taste tonight of what that god-awful Idol Tour is going to be like with the schlock Elvis medley. Was this broadcast in Branson?
Not sure who to pull for anymore, but it apparently doesn’t matter. The “winner” was determined quite a while ago.
All hail the corporation!
Thank you Rupert, for giving me what you think I need.
B-Side,
Great recap. Let me start by saying that I started the season as a true Chris Daughtry fan. From auditions, the guy seemed like a humble, decent family man, who really loved his wife, despite her size and utter unattractiveness. I stayed faithful to Chris throughout the weeks, but I have to say that as time has passed, I have grown more and more irritated by what seems like an inflated ego on Chris and a attitude of self-importance.
For those who said he’s better off voted off the show, I agree completely. Someone will snatch him up quick and put together a marketable CD of alternative rock that the people at IDOL would never allow him to release. Problem is… Chris belongs as a front man to a band, not a solo artist.
As much as I liked Chris, all my greatest fears were proven true when Beanpole Ryan announced he was going home. The look on his face could have sent an army of lesbian bikers running. Even that annoying little pain in the ass Paris managed to put a smile on her face when she got the boot. Chris… NO. He stood there with a pissed off look on his face that said, “What the F*&^? Don’t you know who I am??”.
Well, give it a year Chris… the answer will probably be NO.
Too bad, the guy had talent, but his big, shiny, bald head got too big for the stage. OH, and one last thing. Put the damned Mic stand down. It stopped being cool a long time ago, like with Poison in the 80′s
I gotta pray now that Katherine takes the prize. Can’t imagine ever having to see the other two idiots on MTV or anywhere else for that matter.
Something is really wrong at AI. They need an independent firm for voting and numbers.
Elliot has an awesome voice.
Leavem alone
As for Priscilla Presley. IS SHE PREGNANT? Check her out?