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.

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

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

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.

Glocklin, Glockson, whatever...she still sucks

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.

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

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.

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

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?

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

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!

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!

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.

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!

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.

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

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.

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?

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.

I laughed so hard at you perfectly describing Melina Doolittle...

Cartoonish features and a permashrug...how accurate!

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".

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.

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.

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!!

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..

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.

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

"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.

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?

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...

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.

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.

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)

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

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.

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.