Recap: American Idol: Meet The Semifinalists! (We Guarantee You’ve Never Seen Them Before)

American Idol

By B-Side | Thursday, February 15, 2007 | 7:30 pm | 37 Comments

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Let’s just put it out there: Wednesday’s episode of American Idol kind of sucked. First of all, nearly everyone they profiled made it through to the top 24. Second of all, because they rushed through the Hollywood auditions, we hardly knew who any of these people were. Likable faces from the auditions disappeared, and in their stead were new, blank canvases. It won’t matter that much once the semi-finals begin next week, but for the love of all things televised, a little character development would be nice!Anyway, the latest episode wasn’t so much an episode as it was a long string of acceptances with a few rejects scattered along the way. I might as well just start at the top. First up was Sanjaya Malakar, the effete young Indian boy whose sister was cut Tuesday night amidst a shower of tears and sobs. Simon told the kid, “You made it through. She didn’t. Satisfying…” Oh Simon. You’re so cruel. But it’s true. SUCK IT, SISTER! Sanjaya quickly and easily made it through to the top twenty four, and up next was Anna Kearns, a girl most memorable for her height than anything else. I remember her audition and being not totally blown away by her, but somehow, she had made it to this point, which kind of boggled my mind.

Anyway, Anna confronted Simon about him calling her a giraffe, and for a moment, she felt the brief joy of victory as Simon apologized to her. However, her dreams then came crashing down as the judges informed her that she would not be moving on. Anna could not believe it. How could they deny such raw talent? And by “raw talent,” I mean “height”? She told the judges that the show had never seen anyone like her, and when Simon asked if she was saying that because she was tall, she said no. Anna never could elaborate on what the hell she was talking about, but it was clear she felt she deserved a spot, simply for the freakshow nature of it. Tall or short — you gotta sing! DENIED.

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We then saw a quick trio of singers get rejected. Gone was Bernard Williams (who?), Eric Davis (who?), and Tammy, the lesbianish pedicab driver. Amidst the hugs, I thought I saw Jenry, but it was merely a Jenry fakeout. He still remains mysterious absent.

Next up was Melinda Doolittle, one of my favorites in the competition. Like I said in the previous recap, if she didn’t move on, this show was full of bunk. Anyway, no need to prolong this. Melinda moved onto the top twenty four and even received a kiss from Simon on both cheeks to boot. I hope she goes far, but her cartoonish face and perma-shrug might cause an untimely exit from the competition.

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As for the second backup singer in the competition, Brandon Rogers, I had the illogical thought that he might not go forward because Melinda had already maxed out the backup-singer quota for the season. However, that assumption really made no sense, as evidenced by the fact that Brandon effortlessly advanced to the semis.

Another one of my favorites, Gina Glockson, was up next. I really liked her a lot — both this season and last — but after two “Yeses” in a row, would another person move forward? Sure thing! The Glockson finally made it to the top twenty-four!

Suddenly, it was time for more quick cuts. Jimmy (the guy Simon had called a smaller version of Ruben) got the ax as did some other guy who looked vaguely like Tiki Barber. Around this time, I started to notice a pattern. If we saw a flashback of the singer during Hollywood week, chances are they’d move through. Everyone else was dropped like a bad habit. Or as I like to say, dropped like watching My Network TV.

Next was Haley Scarnato. I had no idea who she was, and her Hollywood week flashback did nothing to impress me. I really disliked her, but she went through to Hollywood; so that shows how much I know.

Phil Stacy, the goofy guy who looks like a human saguaro cactus / penis, showed up next. I wasn’t overly won over by his shaky audition, and I was kind of dismayed that he skipped the birth of his daughter for American Idol. And since I’m a man who easily forms irrational and unreasonable opinions, I decided I hated this guy. Truth be told, however, his Hollywood Week performance was significantly better than his audition, and I could not deny that he deserved a spot in the top twenty four. I guess. Let’s just hope they keep the treacly “I’m a father!” bullshit to a minimum.

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Around this time, we were treated to a random semi-preview of The Simpsons Movie, which sadly, did not look promising. Significantly more fascinating, however, was watching the top forty tour through the Simpsons animations studios. I could have watched that for a full hour. Alas, there were more cuts to be made. Back to Pasadena!

Next up was Chris Sligh, the curly-haired funnyman who actually knew how to carry a tune. As he sat down in front of the judges, he said, “You guys are probably wondering why I called this meeting today.” It was reasonably humorous; although, not as funny as his audition. I have a feeling he’ll be throwing deadpan lines for the next several weeks, each one with diminishing comedy returns. Just a hunch.

Anyway, Simon told Chris that he had a great personality, but his voice could still use improving. Did that mean he was going through? “Unfortunately,” Simon began, “you’re going to be seeing a lot more of us.” Oh, the old fakeout. Little did we realize we’d be seeing it with every. single. person.

Next was Blake, the beat-boxer with spiky hair and a dumb smile. I thought for sure he’d be going home. After all, not since Anna at the top of the show had we seen a person truly profiled and then sent home. Everyone who’d been cut had been done so via a montage. Surely Blake would be going home. He didn’t even sing (very much) in the group rounds!

But sure enough, the law of averages did not come into play here. Blake went through to the next round, and I was wrong again.

We then watched for three seconds as we saw Thomas Lowe get cut (huh? Who? Oh, he’s the British guy). Not faring as badly was Rudy Cardenas, who moved onto the semi-finals, but was so unremarkable that I have literally nothing to say about him.

Next was Paul Kim, the rare Asian male to grace the Idol stage. He revealed his two little superstitions, which were mildly less ridiculous than Ace’s lucky beanie last year. Paul’s whole thing was that he was going to go barefoot every week, no matter what. And yes, I’m already looking forward to the day when he accidentally steps on a tack during a live performance. His other “thing” was that he had a pair of lucky underwear that he’d don for every cut day. No word on whether it had to be washed or not, but for his sake, let’s just hope it does.

Anyway, I really liked Paul, but again, we hadn’t seen a good rejection in a while, and part of me felt like this might be the time for one. Nope. Wrong YET AGAIN. Paula did the ol’ fakeout and said, “I’m really sorry. You’re gonna have to come back.” You crafty wench, you!

Next was Jordin Sparks, the young daughter of the NFL star. Okay, she was young and bubbly. She had to be denied, right? They have to reject at least some of these people. Nope!

Oh wait, I spoke too soon. Time for another montage of denials (again, note the montage). Olivia Quiba-Hurst, Tatiana McConnico, and Monique Vieras (who, who and who?) all dropped like flies. Personally, I would have loved Olivia to hang around, just so I could say OLIVIA QUIBA-HURST ad nauseam.

AJ Tabaldo, who kind of looked like Wilmer Valderamma meets Sucre from Prison Break, was up next. This was his fifth time auditioning, and for once, it looked like he might make it. His voice absolutely drove me nuts — I hated it — but it was good enough for the judges. Moving on…

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Next was Stephanie Edwards. Okay, she was a goner. Totally. Or was she? Simon said, “You haven’t failed. You’ve made it.” Seriously, this is ridiculous. Everyone’s moving forward.

Maybe the luck would end for Leslie Hunt (yes, yes, I don’t know who these people are either). But alas, she too received an invitation to the next round. Urgh.

Okay, okay. In all seriousness, the trend was about to end with Nicholas Pedro. He was the definition of subpar. No way he was moving on. No way at all, but DAMMIT! Not even he was cut! What is going on here?

Next was Alaina Alexander, a girl who rubbed me the wrong way when she first auditioned. She gave a whole teary-eyed speech about how this was her last audition, and if it didn’t work out, she was quitting singing for good. Like we cared. There was some sort of entitled, haughty element about her that wasn’t necessarily as potent as Katharine McPhee, but it certainly was there.

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“I really don’t want to cry if I don’t make it through,” she told us, which meant that she would surely cry if she didn’t make it through. Anyway, Alaina entered the judging room and was so nervous that she couldn’t even sit down. Eventually, the judges coerced her to take a sedentary position, but even then, she appeared to be totally out of sorts. I wanted her rejected so badly. Crush her, judges. CRUSH HER!

But of course, since she got over three seconds of air time, it meant that Alaina easily moved through to the next round. Oh, I’ll get her. Don’t think you’re off the hook just yet, Alaina.

Next was Chris Richardson, who was sort of like a shorter, squatter version of Justin Timberlake. I thought his wannabe-JT looks and style would surely annoy Simon to no end, but apparently not. Chris moved on. At this point, I’m pretty sure I had only accurately guessed one person (Melinda Doolittle).

But what about Sabrina Sloan? Sure she was a goner. I mean, just LOOK at her!

“We have decided not…” Simon started, “…to exclude you.” Congrats, Sabrina. I guess.

Then it was time for another quick rundown of rejects. Jerome, Joelle, and Princess Johnson were all cut. As was cowboy Matthew Buckstein, who deserved to go home, solely for turning his chair around and sitting as if he were Dwayne from What’s Happenin’?

Next was Lakeisha Jones, the single-mother who wowed the judges during the “Best of the Rest Show.” We hadn’t seen her all week, and for a moment, I thought she’d gone the way of Ebony and Jenry. Anyway, this Mandisa 2007 was back, and I knew for sure that she was moving on. I mean, she had a daughter! How could the producers deny that?

Anyway, Lakeisha clacked her way towards the judges in her loud shoes and instantly began crying. Simon told her, “I am sorry to tell you, sweetheart, you’re going to be seeing a lot of us.” Okay, the line is getting old. Stop with the misdirection already if you’re not gonna bother rejecting anyone. C’mon, Fox. How could you make this episode so predictable?

Well, Lakeisha clacked back to the elevator, and behind her, Randy yelled out, “Lakeisha’s in the Idol House!” WHO ISN’T???

Finally, we were down to seven contestants. We burned through the first three very quickly. With barely any sort of hype or misdirection, Nicole Tranquillo (huh?) and Jared Cotter (who?) earned spots in the top twenty four. However, Ryan Seacrest had a very pressing question for us. “Is there still one [spot] for Amy Krebs?” NO! Oh wait, I spoke too soon. We watched Amy sing, which might as well have been her acceptance ticket. Sure enough, she too joined the rest of the semifinalists. Sigh.

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“I’m kind of a big deal.”

At long last, we finally reached a dramatic moment in the show. There were two boys and two girls left. For the males, there was Sundance Head, a man who wasn’t afraid to show all of his body hair, and also Tommy, a curly-haired casanova who boasted about being cool under pressure. I was pulling for Tommy, but with the amount of screentime Sundance has received, I already knew how this was gonna turn out.

But until then, we had the ladies: Marisa or Antonella. We all know who Antonella is by now. She blew us away during the auditions, and then she was an accessory to obnoxiousness during the Hollywood rounds. As for Marisa, well, I had no idea who the hell she was. Hmmm… who do you think is moving forward?

Well, the producers set up two chairs in front of the judges, and I personally perked up at the promise that someone would finally be rejected in a suspenseful, non-montage way. In a terrible bit of simplistic misdirection, we learned that Marisa had started strong in the competition whereas Antonella had messed up her words. Who would go forward? Antonella. Surprise, surprise.

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Marisa absolutely crumbled under the weight of this news. In the elevator, she fell to her knees, crouching by the door as her dreams evaporated into thin air. Antonella tried her best to comfort her fallen nemesis, but shockingly, the light, insincere pat on the back did little to improve Marisa’s mood. “Some of the best people here get eliminated,” Antonella said, adding, “Except for me. I made it through. Isn’t that amazing?”

Next up were the boys. Again, it was already obvious that Tommy would be going home. In the interviews, he was cocky and self-assured. Sundance was apprehensive and hairy. There was no way that Idol would reward Tommy, especially after he then jumped several times in the elevator. Let’s just be thankful that it wasn’t Sundance who was jumping. Otherwise, we may have had an unfortunate incident not unlike the opening scene of Speed.

Anyway, once the two guys were in front of the judges, we then saw clips of Tommy shining during Hollywood Week and Sundance languishing. Again, obvious misdirection. Sure enough, the judges denied Tommy, which meant we’d have at least one more week of looking at Sundance’s awful, awful goatee.

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Afterwards, the two guys shook, with Sundance saying, “I’ll make you my bodyguard.” How about you make him your barber so he can cut that damn Brillo pad off your chin.

So there you have it. Our top twenty-four. I’m fairly sure we only know about five or six of them. It felt like we knew more of them last year. Maybe the producers wanted to cut down on the alleged “lack of screen time” bias. Whatever. Let’s just get to the semifinals.

What did you think about the episode?

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37 Comments

  1. 1
    Ms. Fred
    Posted February 15, 2007 at 8:32 pm

    Tommy & Marisa got screwed. They were WAY WAY WAY better. Sundance, while good in the first audition, sucked ass during H-Wood week. I literally cringed when he sang.

    I’m still sad about Bailey :(

    But still happy that Antonella’s slutty, vapid, ignorant trashy friend got banished back to Jersey to pal around with Kina.

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    Ms. Fred
    Posted February 15, 2007 at 8:49 pm

    And where the hell did my opera girl go?!?!?!?

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    HoneyBunny
    Posted February 15, 2007 at 9:08 pm

    I do miss Jenry. Maybe they could just have him in the audience every show…with his shirt off.

    I am ready for the stage, the lights, the audience, the cheesey songs, the fresh out of plastic surgery guest judges pushing their latest CD. I wonder what the BIG surprise will be. We have already seen Simon do his monthly self breast exam.

    thanks for the recap “Vegas” B-side ~

    hb

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    LaSexorcisto
    Posted February 15, 2007 at 9:43 pm

    I hate Gina Glocklin and Paul Kim with a passion. Just for no reason. Actually I hate Gina because uttered the very cliche “I only care about myself” line. How lame. Paul Kim just sucks.

    Blake Lewis should be entertaining during oldies week.

    Antonella is actually a good singer so it wasn’t so bad that she got through. Now Sundance making it was a joke.

    Jared Cotter won’t last one elimination.

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    LaSexorcisto
    Posted February 15, 2007 at 9:51 pm

    Glocklin, Glockson, whatever…she still sucks

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    becca
    Posted February 15, 2007 at 10:42 pm

    Obviously B-Side, you couldn’t be a judge because you don’t know where all the “”talent”" is.

    And I hear ya with the “who? who? who?” because I was watching it thinking I missed a few episodes… which I (pathetically) did not.

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    Audge
    Posted February 15, 2007 at 11:17 pm

    Ms. Fred Good point – we never did see Opera girl again, did we?

    Did it almost seem like Marisa was going to gag when Antonella got the last spot?

    And I’m happy Tommy didn’t make it – he was so obnoxious. Especially in the ride up the elevator.

    http://audgepodge.blogspot.com/2007/02/my-take-american-idol-top-24-revealed.html

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    Smoke_Rulz
    Posted February 16, 2007 at 12:21 am

    Just some assorted notes for me:

    1. I didn’t know most of the singers, but I at least recognized most of the ones they accepted. I didn’t necessarily like their singing, or at least the singing they showed us (mostly the last-chance acapellas I guess). Last year’s Top 24 was WAY stronger than this. But I guess after 6 seasons of Top 24s (with the exception of Season 1), the talent really starts to wear thin (people who make Top 24 are not allowed to audition again).

    2. I’m really baffled by there being no Jenry, Ebony, or Kia Thornton. I -thought- I saw Ebony get eliminated in the group round, but I don’t know if she was the only black girl with a fro. I got my hopes up that we’d get to see those favorites in this episode, but alas, they must have screwed up during Hollywood week, and they DIDN’T SHOW US the screw-ups. They got our hopes up. :( This is why it should have been 2 hours.

    3. I think you’re a little hard on Philip Stacey, but hey, I think I was a little hard on Baylie and Matt Sato myself. We’re just mean like that. :D As I recall, Philip didn’t expect the birth to happen as he was waiting to audition, so he missed it. I know it must seem like a mortal sin to miss a birth over something like this, but his wife was cool about it, and now he has a Top 24 spot, so I think things are looking up. I don’t think he’ll win American Idol, but you never know which losers could get record deals just by exposure on the show.

    4. Alaina Alexander… I totally forgot that was the “if I don’t make it I will quit my dream” girl. That’s how forgettable she is! :D Also her singing sucks. First round elimination, stat.

    5. Marisa Rhodes was a bit of a surprise, because I actually thought she was a lot better singer than some of the girls they had put through to the Hollywood round earlier during the show. I still like Antonella more, but wow, I’m not really sure what to think here. Then again, I’m not a talent scout, so meh. Shows what we know, ay B-Side?

    6. And finally, I’ll about copy my reply to Tabloid Baby’s article from earlier word-for-word:

    Sundance… I really do not think he did that awful. He was shaky, sure, but he is by far the best male voice in the competition, and he’s still my favorite. So what do the producers do? Show Simon belittling him, have Ryan belittle him through voiceovers, and then put him through to the final 24 as the last male WITHOUT showing us his last-chance acapella performance that they showed for almost EVERY OTHER CONTESTANT ON THE SHOW. How do we know if he did great in it or not?

    Plus the last insult was right there in front of the judges, where Simon basically goes “Jason you sucked, Tommy we liked you” and then they eliminate Tommy. Are they TRYING to turn the public against Sundance? They’re using him as a scapegoat for the delicious controversy the media and the fans eat up. I’m sick of this crap, because they pulled it on Chris last year (although that might have been accidental, it still is bullshit that they missed it).

    I read in a spoiler forum that Tommy was eliminated for leaking information to the media (maybe those spoilers XD), which is a big no-no. And he was also obnoxious like you guys said, so yeah, go ahead and cut him, I don’t care how good he is if he’s an ass. But stop using Sundance as a controversy scapegoat! I really like him and I expect him to rebound big, but by the way the producers portrayed him, he’s probably lost a lot of potential votes of people who rightfully don’t give a crap about his goatee and chest hair.

    That’s enough of my ramblings. :) Pray for 2-hour Hollywood week shows in the future, guys.

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    Smoke_Rulz
    Posted February 16, 2007 at 12:23 am

    argh, “assorted notes FROM me” not FOR. I fail at proofreading again. -.-

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    My Thai
    Posted February 16, 2007 at 5:01 am

    Both Marissa and Antonella deserved to stay. People are only comparing them because they had the showdown. There were a number of generic blah girls who they could have cut over Marissa.

    The cab driver chick was robbed. If she lost twenty pounds of flesh and gained a makeover she would be in.

    Also, I am so pissed that that douche “sundance” got through. He should have been cut when he flubbed the words in the group audition. They didn’t show Baylie any mercy so why should he have gotten a break?

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    soflat
    Posted February 16, 2007 at 6:23 am

    I thought it would get better after the auditions. But now we’re going to see more beatboxing and Sundance. Ugh!

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    subgenre
    Posted February 16, 2007 at 6:51 am

    Smoke_Rulz (#8 but not #9) – THANK YOU for sticking up for Sundance Head. I think he has a lot of personality and a great voice. I am also confused as to why AI Powers-that-Be edited him as they did in Hollywood Week. In a competition that is supposed to be about the music & singing, the PtB sure know how to manipulate the audience’s feelings toward these characters.

    And rag on Sundance’s funky goatee and fuzzy chest hair all you want but at least those things (plus his voice) made him stand out! So much more than the generic JT-wannabe’s and Mall Gal’s that made it through, too.

    Not that I care TOO much since I never ever vote. But I will continue to state my opinion vehemently!

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    subgenre
    Posted February 16, 2007 at 6:58 am

    Smoke_Rulz (#8 but not #9) – THANK YOU for sticking up for Sundance Head. I think he has a lot of personality and a great voice. I am also confused as to why AI Powers-that-Be edited him as they did in Hollywood Week. In a competition that is supposed to be about the music & singing, the PtB sure know how to manipulate the audience’s feelings toward these characters.

    And rag on Sundance’s funky goatee and fuzzy chest hair all you want but at least those things (plus his voice) made him stand out! So much more than the generic JT-wannabe’s and Mall Gal’s that made it through, too.

    Not that I care TOO much since I never ever vote. But I will continue to state my opinion vehemently!

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    MTV4ME
    Posted February 16, 2007 at 7:12 am

    I missed Hollywood Week….so I guess I don’t have anything to go off of except the brief clips they showed prior to acceptance or cutting.

    Sundance is horrible. In his little clip with the two girls, you could see one wincing at his voice. I don’t think he’s that great. Additionally, the open shirt collar, chest hair and gold necklace gross me out.

    The Justin Timberlake wannabe is hot. There I admitted it. I’m 30 years old and it’s sad in an of itself that I watch and comment online about this show, as well as find this guy attractive. BUT the female viewers need someone to balance out the genetic perfection and blank stare of Antonella.

    On a side note, what happened to the adopted model guy that was also sent to Hollywood? He was 16 and looked oh about 23 or so….his face was sculpted to near perfection by the gods…??

    Anyhow, I am rooting for Doolittle, the single mom in the brown dress (was there more than one?) and the Blue Traveller-esque guy with the sense of humor.

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    Justine
    Posted February 16, 2007 at 7:56 am

    ok, please tell me someone knows what I’m talking about when I say the one white chick with the huge underbite looks exactly like Stuart’s mom on MAD TV?? Horrific, disgusting, yuck! These people suck!

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    UglyAllie
    Posted February 16, 2007 at 9:23 am

    Maybe having a relatively unfamiliar top 24 will be interesting (or maybe I’m just entirely too optimistic and it’s going to suck.) I guess we can’t have incredible talent every season.

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    Jezebel
    Posted February 16, 2007 at 9:55 am

    This season is gonna suck!
    I don’t know if I can take Paula’s slurring wackiness and random breakdowns for very much longer.

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    Violenza
    Posted February 16, 2007 at 10:18 am

    Up until the last montage of all the finalists, I thought Rudy and the penis cactus baby-missing guy were the same person! Even now, I’m not so sure. Also, I really think some heads need to roll on the Jenry thing. It’s just unbelievable.

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    eellsinoc
    Posted February 16, 2007 at 10:37 am

    On a side note, what happened to the adopted model guy that was also sent to Hollywood? He was 16 and looked oh about 23 or so….his face was sculpted to near perfection by the gods…??

    This is the infamouse Jenry discussed above. Your statement about his is dead on. When they previewed him the night before our audition I was panting at the TV, saying to my husband, “Oh my who is that guy?” Then the next night they revealded he was like 16, and I felt gross and creepy. But seriously – the guy was hot. Where did he go?

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    Rock Star
    Posted February 16, 2007 at 11:33 am

    Opera Girl, Jenry, Woman with High Pitched Speaking Voice, Akron…Only ones I can think of right now, but seriously the producers did a reallllllly shitty job this year. What was that? Basically my sentiments will just echo everyone else’s on here. My favorite is Sanjaya, and they’re obviously going to cut his hair and get rid of his dirt stash, so the image thing shouldn’t be a problem. When it came down to Sundance and Tommy, they made a bed decision, but really they could’ve just cut any of the other generic guys in the competition and kept Tommy. He was good, altho I would never be able to hang out with his cocky ass.

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    Courtney
    Posted February 16, 2007 at 1:06 pm

    I laughed so hard at you perfectly describing Melina Doolittle…

    Cartoonish features and a permashrug…how accurate!

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    raggedy_andy
    Posted February 16, 2007 at 3:11 pm

    AI’s off to such a bad start IMHO, making the first audition shows full of a lot of crap and cutting Hollywood Week down to just two days, showing us very little. I too wonder… Who are these people?!

    I thought the same thing about the other back-up singer. Now, back-up singers all around might flood the auditions next year. I like Melinda, but I’m worried about how far they’d let her go.

    I didn’t like Tommy at all (both personality and singing), so I was glad they cut him. He sounded too breathy or something and sounded like he was trying too hard to get his voice in the lower registers. B-Side, if Sundance did make Tommy his barber, he’d probably fro the goatee instead of cut it off. :-P

    I like Jason. If not because he’s my type and his potential, then for the mere fact that others and I may innocently say things like, “We want Head” or “Give me Head”. Plus, those who don’t like him can say things like, “I don’t like Head” or “I didn’t get Head last night”.

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    Smoke_Rulz
    Posted February 16, 2007 at 3:13 pm

    subgenre (#12) – I’m glad I made you happy. :) I really did not think he did that awful, and I’m pissed off the producers are portraying him like they are.

    This Top 24 is not gonna be as strong as last year’s, but come on, let’s remain optimistic here, people. They may be pulling a lot of bullshit with these shows right now, but we have some legitimately great talent in the Top 24 that will no doubt shine when the bad singers are shaved off by the voting public. So let’s just hope for the best. Don’t let your expectations dip TOO low going into next week.

    On a side note, I like Blake Lewis, if they would just SHOW HIM SINGING! His beatboxing is great, yes, but we know he can sing: His audition was good, and he made it to Top 24, so evidently, he can sing. Is he another person they’re trying to make us turn on? God damnit.

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    IJustWatch
    Posted February 16, 2007 at 4:52 pm

    The too-skinny girl who likes to wear short dresses, or long-sweater jackets as a dress, ALAINA.. is only there for aesthetic reasons. Like many of those kids. Oh well.. I’ll still watch.

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    iroxy
    Posted February 16, 2007 at 6:53 pm

    This was a great recap, B-Side, as always…and it was much better than the episode, in which many good voices were cut in favor of people who make me go ugh.

    OH! I totally can’t believe you didn’t comment on the fact that during the top 24 dance segment for the boys, dude numero uno (seriosly cannot remember his name) completely made fun of that eccentric panther guy! Made the entire episode for me.

    And HOLY MAN, raggedy_andy, that was one of the funniest things I have ever read!!

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    Dyllani
    Posted February 16, 2007 at 10:50 pm

    Great Recap,

    So what happened to all the stand-out auditioners? I bearly know any of those who move on…

    My favorites right now are Sanjaya & Melinda, hope they do wll…

    This year had better have a Wildcard Round, I’m just not blown away by the semi-finalist…

    I hope they do a Wildcard like in season 2, Each judge pick a faverite, and America picks 1..

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    626
    Posted February 17, 2007 at 11:14 am

    Wow, this is the worst top 24 since the first season!

    While I like Sundance, I also wanted to see Tommy get through. He was more talented than alot of the other guys that got through.

    Melinda is very likeable, but she seems to have a problem with facial expressions like that girl that had a second chance to audition in Hollywood. I wonder why the judges didn’t mention it at all.

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    couchpotato
    Posted February 17, 2007 at 12:26 pm

    Alania is gonna be the first female out. Jared is my new Jenry!

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    roleepolee
    Posted February 18, 2007 at 11:34 am

    “And yes, I’m already looking forward to the day when he accidentally steps on a tack during a live performance. “-I couldnt stop laughing at this! That would be so funny and sad at the same time. He better not make any enemies on the show! He is good, but I gotta say, his voice is one Dimensional, and his low register is too weak. He seems like a cool guy, so I hope he makes it to top 12.

    I think Jenry and especially Ebony, WILL be seen during this season. NO way AI is just forgetting about them two. The producers are just making us curious as to where they are, and I bet that they will bring them back during the season and replace 2 singers who gets eliminated. I think that’s why the hollywood week has been cut short to just 2 episodes.

    The only people who can actually sing in this season’s top 24 is doolittle and chris sligh..I bet that is why the crappy singers got through as opposed to the average singers who got cut. Nobody will choose the average singers so the producers decided to just choose the crappy singers so that doolittle and chris will be the top 2. That’s another theory of mine. I will never watch this show again if any of the 2 singers I mentioned gets voted off. That’s how bad I think the other contestants are singing-wise, compared to the 2 I mentioned.

    Last but not least, Antonella is so great. I’m so glad that she’s part of the top 24, although I’m for certain that she will be voted off. She was really classy when she got chosen over that other mystery girl. Unlike some stupid ditz contestant who would be all smiling and saying how good she feels, Antonella tried to console the poor girl, and remained her cool. And I’m so freakin happy that her “friend” was cut. She was a biatch, and I bet they will not be friends anymore when Antonella goes back to NJ.

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    Rock Star
    Posted February 18, 2007 at 5:40 pm

    Roleepolee…
    “The only people who can actually sing in this season’s top 24 are doolittle and chris sligh”…
    Are you kidding me? Uh, Lakeisha Jones?

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    roleepolee
    Posted February 18, 2007 at 8:29 pm

    I hated her from the begining, and I don’t think she’s that good of a singer either, rockstar. She’s a total drama queen for the camera, first of all, and you can tell she’s trying really hard to come across as this passionate person to gain sympathy by acting as someone who’s “been through a lot” and the contest is a way for her to obtain enough $ and take care of her daughter. Please, give me a break. Fantasia was a single mother, and she didn’t try so hard to gain sympathy from the viewers. You could tell that she lived a hard life, and has a young child to take care of, but you never saw her act like a wounded dog on the show. She just worked really hard, and her talent made her a winner…

    And her singing. Well, I guess different people has different tastes, but I just don’t think she deserved to be among the 24. She’s over the top, and screams through her songs, unlike dolittle or chris, who projects a powerful voice without even trying. That’s real talent…

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    Smoke_Rulz
    Posted February 20, 2007 at 2:52 am

    Well roleepolee… I’m not too hyped over Lakisha Jones either, but I’ll have to disagree with you when it comes to Chris. I freaking LOVE the guy, but I think “projects a powerful voice without even trying” does not describe his voice in the least. Rather, I’d give that distinction to Sundance Head. Melinda, however, I completely agree with.

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    zoobabe
    Posted February 20, 2007 at 11:53 am

    right now my faves are Chris and Gina.

    the guy that looks like JT is hella cute, but I need to hear him sing more…

    we’ll see tonight.

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    roleepolee
    Posted February 20, 2007 at 10:08 pm

    Smoke_rulz, you’re right about Chris. He does have a voice that is projected with a little force, but his lower notes are effortlessly very strong, and I still think he’s the best singer in the group. My only hope is that he doesn’t get eliminated because of his looks. All the guys with the exception of philip and Sundance fit the usual idol look, but with the curly hair and all, I’m getting worried. I seriously hope that he’ll win this season.

    But melinda will be a stiff competition! (no pun intended)

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    GIFFORDSAZ
    Posted February 20, 2007 at 11:12 pm

    Did the real B-Side recap this show or was it the OTHER B-Side?

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    Rock Star
    Posted February 21, 2007 at 5:23 am

    I don’t understand how you come up with these outlandish statements on someone’s character just based on a few minutes that we see them on camera… She’s not a drama queen, she was just being honest. And some people are just belters, while others are not.

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    roleepolee
    Posted February 21, 2007 at 2:25 pm

    Oh, cmon, rockstar. You’re on ms. crybaby’s side? *Sigh*, fine. When the season continues, you’ll see her true colors. And it won’t be pretty, and she will suck and be voted off. Just wait and see….I remember when I used to like Colie when Real World Denver first aired. Then look what happened! It will be the same situation with you and Lakisha.

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