Hanson so IS brilliant

LOL again Flipit! Megan "bird flu" Doi was worse than Papaya Sanjaya doing "Bath Water". I honestly think Megan's performance was the worst in the history of AI. I was wondering what your take on Hambert's transformation would be and once again you nailed it with your KD Lang observation. HAHA. Thanks for the laughs.

Put Adele in a blender with Amy Winehouse, then remove all the talent...and what you have left is Megan. Yuck.

Gokey (and I say this as a fan) was disappointing. Cholaheta was by far the best of the night.

I was certain that Paula's under-my-skirt was about her ben-wa balls. That's why she looks so pleased all the time.

Megan, Megan, Megan, if you're not going to show off your tits, why bother? I'm very disappointed. I think she deserves another week so she can work on her wardrobe. Although the results show was last night and I haven't watched it, so for all I know she's already been canned.

Still, there's far worse than her -- Oil Rig Bear, for one thing, who should never have been allowed into this and is definitely taking the spot that could have gone to any number of people. Ditto with the weird-faced dwarf guy. Sideways mouth!

Actually, while watching this episode, I came to the conclusion that this crop of singers is decidedly MEDIOCRE. Even the favorites -- the only one who stands out a bit is Hambert, but he still seems stuck in theater/Vegas show/stripclub...I just don't seem him as a bonafide 'recording' artist. At least he's entertaining to watch.

Chola-girl was okay. She seems far better than she is only because the others suck so much --she has the voice, but not the bod and definitely not the experience-- but in 10 years, she could indeed be one very fine singer. At any rate, she sang one of my favorite songs of all time, so props for that. Right up there with Suicide's Frankie Teardrop.

Speaking of songs...the Motown catalog is HUGE. Amazing stuff in there, and the best they could do was....Heatwave? They just chose the most beaten down, overplayed songs, probably because the main voting audience wouldn't normally listen to none of that 'race' music.

I'm pleased that AI has gotten the message and toned down the religidiocy. Praise the Lord!

Though I don't care for him and his theatrics, I do think Adam has a nice voice. There was just way too much falsetto in the song he did for my taste. My favorites of the night were Matt and Allison. Seeing as Allison was bottom 3 last week and Matt was bottom 3 this week, maybe I should start voting. I wish there wazs a number you could call to vote someone OFF, cause I would blow that up for Scott. When I saw him in the pink pants all I could think was "that's just wrong."

Oh and I totally agree about Adam's brother or whoever that was with his family. Yum. Just keep him on the TV while Adam sings and I might start to like him.

Uh......yeah....

My picks at the beginning of the season were Adam, Lil and Gokey. I still think I'm right, although the latter two did themselves no favors.

What kind of magical ju-ju is Megan spreading over America that keeps her butt safe week after week? She is a no-talent ass-clown who just happens to be reeeeeally hot. Because hotness comes in sooooo handy on the...radio...yeah, maybe we should all vote for her.

Anoop: great voice, looks like a CPA. Sorry. It will never happen.

You could tell that Sarver was ready to go home. And the "save your butt" performance? You could tell he was all no-pressure, cuz he KNEW they wouldn't save him. What a difference from Alexis, who I swear would have jumped straight up to Jesus if someone came up behind her and said Boo.

Sorry, just realized I was commenting on the results show. Anyone else notice that they seem to let the show run overtime JUST enough to cut off on everyone's DVR's just as they're delivering the big news?

Flipit, I love you! Adam as k.d. Lang. Brilliant. And I have no clue if that is his brother, but damn, he's a cutie. Almost as cute as the Billy Idol lookalike from a few weeks back, wearing the quilted, studded black jacket? Hot. Adam should just stock the audience with his good-looking crew.

Mo-town. Ugh.

I liked Gums. I don't get America's vote. Again. But I've spent the last eight years cursing America's right to vote and being from Texas (unlike a certain president) who unfairly got the blame. Bah.

Gums was cute. He sang well. I wanted to get laid, which is what that song is supposed to do.

Kris? Boring. Yes, he's cute in that sort of Zac Efron sort of way that is both charming and utterly forgettable. Less hair, less teeth, but an Efron, definitely. The sort you love at 12 and by 30 are embarrassed to have had his lip-glossed face plastered on your bedroom wall.

Scott. Ruined a perfectly good song by trying to Hornsby it. Again. Trying something different is not getting backup singers to dance smarmily around a baby grand. They could have been naked and you still would have sucked, dude. Next time, get your brother to pose naked on the baby grand and I will totally vote for you. Bonus votes if you can get Ham's brother up there with him.

Megan was painful enough for me the week to change the channel to ANTM, because starving stick insects bitching about what bitches the rest of the model bitches are is totally more entertaining that Megan joyless performances. Joss Stone makes you look like total ass, chica.

I wanted to like Oil Rig, but it took it to the church and over the top. Like, how when I was sitting in church as a kid, my mom -- an alto -- tried duking it out with this chick who was a soprano? Meaning, during "Holy, Holy, Holy," all I ever wanted was for the singing to stop or ear plugs. Possibly both, because we still had the Kyrie coming up and our Pastor was *not* Church Lady. So in that way, Oil Rig totally churched it up and made me have flashbacks to wholly uncomfortable childhood memories.

Anoop. Hate the song, liked his vocals.

Ham. I'm in love. He and Bill Idol boy and his brother need to form a girl group. Hamson. I would totally buy that shit. He killed this song. So beautiful. That last note reminded me of Jeff Buckley, but it was completely Adam, too. Awesome. This guy is already ready for an album, even if Church Lady wins it all.

Church Lady has totally bought into his own shit. Arrogant arse ignored Smokie. I am no longer objective about this guy, you know. Maybe I never was, but he just comes off as a dick. Sorry your wife died, but, man, you just ooze insincerity. Tonight, I wanted to smack you.

Allison, I love you girl. Even if you are a mini-Kelly and sort of sort the same every week. Unlike Scott, you have charisma to pull it off. Still, I have to think unless they have a Broadway Week and Church Lady and Ham off each other over the chance to sing "Jesus Christ: Superstar," you may be SOL. Cute 16 year-old singer has already been done.

Dear producers:

Please get Matt a cortisone shot to the forehead. That blemish is OUT OF CONTROL.

Love,
Peggy

Megan looked like Jon Benet Ramsey would have if she grew up. She has terrible posture and saggy boobs but that girl is beautiful. Its hard to notice her butcher the song with that face. She has an interesting voice but seems to have given up.

Ham threw me for a loop - I didnt think he had it in him and neither did the rest of the world...he wasnt as great as he was surprising. He rocked the Zac Efron/Chace Crawford look though. Hes to feminine looking to be KD Lang

Allison is the one we should be watching. Girl has natural talent. She might need a diet and a fashion consultant but she can SANG.

Little picked the wrong weave and the wrong song - this should have been her week like last week should have been Oil Rig's. They both were lacking!

"Like playing darts in a crowded bar with no help"...That comment alone caused coffee up my nose...what a great way to start a Friday! Simon and Paula are over the top rude with these contestants. This show is not about them --these contestants want comments/criticism/whatever. After Wednesday's performance, I am on Team Adam FTW!

My penis is in mourning over Michael's ouster. I'm wearing black boxer/briefs in tribute to him. And let me tell you something FLIPIT, if you keep posting unflattering photos of Michael I'm going to track you down, pull down your pants and SLAP YOUR ASS -HARD.

Uh, my plastic surgeon could take care of GUMS' unfortunate mole/zit problem. I would suggest GUMS seek professional help.

Didn't Nathanial wear Scott's pink pants? I think AI recycles!

The creep stalking Scott's sister is very sexy. Daddy, come over here. I got something for you to stare at.

You know, Meagan always has great looking eye makeup. Last week she had copper eyes and this week they were blue, I think. Whoever is doing her eye makeup is doing a great job.

Oh, one more thing: Church Lady is so arrogant that he completely disregarded Smokey's advice...and he bombed. Yep, CL, I'd say that Smokey's "been in the business" a bit longer than you...

FYI -- It's BERRY Gordy, not Barry.

I LOVED Motown week!
Smokey Robinson’s been churning make-out music since the 60s. My parents snogged to his tunes. To this day, if I hear "Being With You" I’m right back at the Junior High dance with Bonne Bell lip gloss and Gloria Vanderbilt jeans. *sigh*

Yeah, it irked me that Gokey ignored Smokey's advice but it really pissed me off when Smokey gave Adam a standing ovation that Adam took in stride with a little tight-lipped smile. WTH? Smokey gives you mad props and you TAKE IT IN STRIDE??? Anyone else would have lost his shit. Ya know, get teary or something… Sheesh.

OOooo, and even worse; KARA decided to make a big deal about standing up following Adam’s performance AFTER Smokey frickin’ Robinson already stood up. Puh-leeze. Sit down, woman. You cain’t follow Smokey.

My fave is still Matt. Blemish notwithstanding.

I'm convinced that blemish is actually Matt's unicorn horn, and I'm hoping he stays on the show long enough for it to grow in.

Megan is Vote For The Worst's choice --do they really have any kind of influence over the voting?

At any rate, there's no way Matt truly was at the bottom (no, no, Mr. Dangerous, not that bottom), they just did that for dramatic purposes.

TheVoiceOfReason: I didn't think that Ham was giving a tip-lipped smile. I thought he looked like he was biting his lip to keep from crying. At least that's what I do when I am trying not to cry. He was pretty deep into that song.

Matt is great. The song worked for me much more than any other guys' but Ham's.

I don't think the guy's makeup guy is as good as the girl's. Clearly, they have some sort of background in drag and/or beauty pageants b/c they cake that stuff on! I think Matt's blemish might be a mole. It doesn't look angry enough to be a zit to me.

Then again, they caked so much makeup on it, it stands out like a unicorn horn, poor baby. Having a mole didn't hurt Cindy, let that mole go free! (Or if it is a zit, put the danged thing out of it's misery.)

jennaboa - I like the way you think girl! Having Scott and Matt's brothers pose on the piano - helluva an idea babe.

Jenna: Okay, benefit of the doubt and all. Maybe.
Adam is still too polished, though, which is why I dig Matt so much.

Chola and Ham did the best and they both have the best stage presence. Most contestants get on this show and say they have been singing since the were little kids but you can tell these two have been 'performing' since they were little. Even with Ham being over the top he is easily the best guy. Chola out did the girls and most of the guys and even if she does not have the best body it did not stop Kelly C or Jordan S from winning and isn't that one of the reasons for the show, to get people seen who might be overlooked by music industry excects that often look at image before talent anyway.

I think Lil is going to fall into that same pit that Malinda and KiKi did on their season in which they were outshone by Jordan and Blake. Malinda and KiKi delivered great singing during the audition and to make it through the weeks into the top 6 girls, but then on the big stage they either made bad song choices or did mediocre performances or just lost the public's appeal. This happened to Aussie and Irish last season too. Lil was not great this week or last and while she may still be pulling in votes she is not delivering on stage and if she keeps that up she will not make it into the top 3, nor would she deserve to be there.

Someone might have already said this but I think the guy sitting with Adam's family is his boyfriend. He looks ALOT like the guy Adam was kissing in the picture that was "leaked" several weeks ago. Plus, last week, the caption underneath them said "Adam's family and friends" and the mystery guy was sitting there.

ATLchick, I was thinking the exact same thing about it being his boyfriend. Of course I would love to believe it is his adorable and charming straight brother, but I don't know many straight men who would wear a scarf inside just as part of an outfit.

Uh, I think Adam can have a "friend" and it doesn't necessarily have to be his boyfriend.

BTW, he and "the friend" probably did "it."

Finally, Adam doesn't seem like the "one-man-man" type. I suspect Adam has LOTS of boyfriends.

Blazergirl:
Besides Chet from the Real World?? :) None that I know.

Mr Dangerous:
You most definitely could be right. I was just trying to place him for people that had no idea if he was friend or family. I guess I'm saying he's at least a friend with benefits.
Adam's probably not a one-man guy, with that smile and obvious confidence.

And it takes a lot of confidence to get caught snogging someone who looks just like you, only younger. ;) Oh, vanity! (But I don't blame him one whit.)

The kid with the scarf looks like he's 14, and Hambert looks like he's pushing 40...hmm...we can change start calling him Humbert...

That was good Itchy.

Matt almost got nailed by America's short attention span. Then Adam made everyone forget anything that had happened before.

Adam was awesome... the best. I played it back four times.

Allison was great, too.

Anoop was very good - 2 weeks running now.

How was Megan not in the bottom three??

Megan is still in it because she is really gorgeous (except for her blue arm)and she'd got some 'tude. That, however, will only carry her so far as we all know. Meanwhile, KD Lang? I laughed and laughed (but not as much as the confused dandelion comment a couple weeks back).

Speaking of which, I am so ready for Scott to go. The newness has worn off and now its just blahhhh. Plus he's holding everybody else back in the group numbers - there's only so much sitting down dancing you can do.

ATLChick,
That is because Chet does not know he is Gay. He thinks he is Metro.

fire@will,
I am all for a AAA final three with Allison, Adam and Anoop (in that order).

Scott should have never made it past Hollywood week. They could have sent him home with that Osmond kid.

Megan said her fans are voting but some think she is getting the VFTW website votes.

The VFTW people do make a difference at this stage of the competition because there are still so many contestants, so the votes are spread out more. When it gets down to 4 or 5 people, and the fan bases are consolidated, VFTW doesn't matter anymore.

But at this point, they are what is keeping Megan in. And they are the reason why the judges over-ride was created...in case there's a week when Megan stays and one of the favorites (Danny, Adam, Allison, Lil, or Matt) gets the boot. Those five would bring out the over-ride.

I also think it's a mole on Matt's forehead...and it's big enough, he should be having it checked. Even if it's not a health hazard now, he might want to get it removed.

Most of the time when I think about this show, I completely forget about Kris and Scott. I can't figure out how they made it this far. And why, when Kris sings, we rarely see his teeth.

Okay, so I was talking to my straight-ee brother on the phone last night and he watches AI with his son. My brother thinks Adam is the only one with talent but he likes the girl with tattoos on her arm. I asked him "why?" and then there was this long pause. Uh, he really couldn't tell me why he liked her butI knew. Blame the straight-ees for Meagan being there. She is without a doubt the prettiest contestant and I certainly understand why they vote for her.

I can't believe you didn't mention kara's six words that were actually eight, I was so distracted by that I didn't hear anything else.

Semencrest made fun of her for the six words thing on the results show..."I got three words for ya--Kara Dia Gwardi"

I like the concept of VFTW (even though the people who comment on the site are kind of lowbrow), but I find it hard to believe they can really affect the results out of 36 million votes. I think they're just stroking their puds--the producers clearly manipulated the 'results' this time.

Still, I'm happy to have Megan to look at because, let's face it, apart from her all too abundant rounds, Lil looks like she has Down's Syndrome and I find it hard to fantasize about the handicapped. And yeah, we straight guys always fantasize about the ladies on tv. Not necessarily in a sexually blatant way, but at least in a cloudy daydream-like gosh-she'd-make-perty-kids biological way.

And Chola already looks busted at 16 --so on the one hand, she's a minor, on the other hand she looks like a grandmother. Neither of those hands are enough to stimulate my, er, imagination.

They should have kept the other redhead, Jesse or whatever, nice bod on that one. And a better singer than the first four to be eliminated. And Scotty. Who should be next.

I'd had hopes that Megan would develop into a decent singer on the show, but it looks like that's not happening. She needs voice lessons badly--she's got the basis of a great voice but she just doesn't seem to know how to use it yet.

Still, I prefer to listen to (and watch) her sing than the Church Lady's bullshit shouting matches --sure he knows how to growl, but he's just pretending to sing. And he looks like a troll.

And Matt's just ugly when he's singing--which works fine for Tom Waits. If he's lucky, he'll stick around for a couple more shows, but he won't win. He might salvage a career.

Humbert should win --he's corny enough to be America's Idol. Hard to believe the trailer-trash/jesus-freak crowd vote will go for him though.

Someone else asked the same question at VFTW and here's the response:

"There's the flaw in your reasoning. We are nothing if not dedicated here at VFTW. I'd guess we average a good 500 votes per person, not 20. I personally can put in over 1,000 votes in 2 hours easy. If we have 2,000 people voting (a pretty safe bet) that's 1,000,000 votes, which would have been almost 3 percent of the total votes this week. Nothing to sneeze at and more than enough to put someone over the top. Fact is, nobody really knows how many votes Worsters cast each week. I was just making very rough estimates, but I suspect I undershot the actual total."

Interesting if true.

How on earth can they get in 1,000 votes in two hours? The very few times I tried to call in, I only got a busy signal. I would try for an hour and get nothing...I gave up voting after a couple of seasons.

VFTW wants people to think they have "all this power."

They ain't got nuthin'. VFTW isn't RELEVANT.

"Then, for some reason, we cut to KD Lang."

Before the makeover, he looked like Joanne Worley

I'm w/ Mr. Dangerous, that stalker is hawt, but calling his sister slutty, well, let's just say, if I get to hell first, I'll hold the door open for you!

I'm agreeing with most here, Lil needs a serious step up, she should pretend she's Mary J singing a motown classic, coz that's a better slot for her than tepid diva . . . I'm just sayin', there's a lot of diva out there . . .

I think Chola is adorable, and could grow to be a hottie, but I don't care what she looks like, or Gokey or Matt for that matter, I'd just like their voices--what they would actually release would control whether I would actually buy any of it . . .

I mercifully zipped this whole epi, such joy!