Whoo... Damn.

So yeah, I was right when I said there was a particularly weak group of guys this year. These guys could easily be a lot better than they did this episode, but even the ones who did well in my eyes were still quite forgettable. I think tonight was mostly about picking bad songs and trying too hard to be good. I don't think these guys are ALL awful, but come on, this is the round where you have a little fun, sing songs you like, and maybe play it a little safe without being predictable.

Here are my individual thoughts (long-winded replies go!):

Rudy Cardenas - I can't for the life of me understand why Paula liked him, just like I couldn't understand a single word Rudy was saying. Yes, I know the song "Free Ride," I kinda know the lyrics, but every word of the song was slurred! I thought for a second that Rudy forgot the lyrics and was trying to cover it up, but no, he was just buzzing and slurring every god damn word! I can't believe Simon didn't even point this out. Did anyone else understand a damn thing he was saying? I sure didn't.

Brandon Rogers - Decent performance. I'm not sure if he was that pitchy, but he did have a lot of runs, and probably could have sung it a lot better. I agree with Simon, he has a lot of potential, we just didn't see it tonight.

Sundance Head - I'm sorry you're not a fan of his B-Side, I still am, but I agree that he definitely did not have a good night. I had no idea what that song was, so I can't speak for how it compares to the original, but since you DO know the song, I guess I'll take your word for it. I really want him to survive the week, get back into his soulful vibe, and pull off a big string of excellent songs. ... Only to get voted off in a few weeks anyway, of course. :/ Sigh.

Paul Kim - I thought he was good. The performance didn't blow me away, and he probably could have sung it better with less nerves, but I did like him. He's different and he sounds good. Hopefully he'll pick up in the coming weeks.

Chris Richardson - I thought he sucked pretty handily. This was a very odd song choice, and he didn't sing it in any special or even good way at all, honestly. And of course, the judges loved him, except for Simon, who agreed with me! Awesome. Chris Timberlake is a lot better than this. And frankly, Bo Bice did this song good to the point where no one should bother with it again.

Nick Pedro - Nick reminds me of a friend of mine, with his posture and how he talks, sort of stalls his words, his mannerisms... It's kinda funny. My friend can't sing though. Nick though? He can, though I didn't think the song choice was that amazing. He was still decent I'd say, and once again, Simon agreed with me! Sorry B-Side. :) He did seem somewhat nervous, though. Come on, guys, shake off the nerves! If this is a trend this year, then Melinda might not get a single word out tonight.

Blake Lewis - FINALLY we get to see him sing a whole damn song. Blake himself even said "America hasn't seen me sing, except for my audition." EXACTLY! Freaking 1-hour Hollywood week. Honestly, Blake did very well tonight. Probably my favorite performance of the show. And it was an odd song choice, that worked! Creativity.

Sanjaya Malakar - I didn't know this was a Stevie Wonder song, but with how stupid and boring it was, I never would have guessed. Sanjaya sounded good for most of the song, but it was so boring that it could not click! Is his sister trying to sabotage him picking garbage like this? Something tells me not even Stevie sings this song anymore.

Chris Sligh - Well this was a little more of a pick me up. I'm not sure I liked the song choice, but he sang it well enough, and it's just hilarious to see a chubby glasses-wearing nerd guy with a big fro bounding around on the Idol stage singing a rock-ish song. You go Chris!

Jared Cotter - Haha, frankly, I thought Kevin Covais did better than this. Jared absolutely sucked at this song, and I groaned loudly when I heard him come on and realized it was "Back At One." Who is this asshole and why is he in the Top 24 if he sings like this?

A.J. Tabaldo - Like Jared, who is this guy? We never saw his original audition, we never saw him in Hollywood week, I mean what the hell? But surprisingly, he was very nice and I liked him. He's got a fun smile like Sanjaya too. Hopefully he'll turn out to be a Dark Horse, cause lord knows this competition needs one out of the guys.

Phil Stacey - Most excellent. Easily the best vocal of the night, which surprised me considering we have Sundance and Chris on the show. But he was very good, even with the bad start. I'm glad the show could end on a high note like this.

... Well, kinda. Ryan really pissed me off with his banter after Phil's performance. I actually thought Simon was less negative than he usually is tonight. Sure he was negative, but he was constructive somewhat, and just honest like he always is. Simon rules, Ryan sucks, and we all know it, so shut the hell up and host the damn show, Seacrest. Also your last name is gay.

Anyway, my favorite performance was either Blake or Phil. I think Rudy and Jared should definitely go home, but I am worried for Sundance and Sanjaya, as they were two of my favorites going into tonight. :/ Oh well... Hopefully the girls will do MUCH better. Good news: We had almost twice as many girls as guys in Hollywood, so they're the stronger crop this year. Bad news: I have no idea who literally half of the Top 12 girls are thanks to the producers not showing them a single time ever before the Top 40 show. So tonight is all surprises, baby. And probably longing for the likes of Ebony and Kia.

It's strange you made a comment about Rudy looking like scott baio (which he does), because when nick was singing I kept thinking "if Boston Rob and Scott Baio had a love child, it would be this guy".

I also thought Chris should have kept his mouth shut after being criticized by Simon. You might have a good voice Chris, but you can't go all Jennifer Hudson and insult someone on the show until you have actully done something with your life.

On a side note, the other day when reading the Grey's Anatomy recap and seeing the image or Izzy drilling that guys head, the maintenance guys in my office started drilling holes in the wall. I definitely got the creepy vibe that you got with the whole shining/lights flickering comment.

As usual B-side, your recap is right on the money in addition to being hilarious. Last night was really painful to listen to, and I started wishing Fox would cut away to House too. Seeing another 25 foot tapeworm would have been better than listening to Sanjaya massacre "Knocks Me Off My Feet", my fav Stevie song. I hated all the guys and at first I thought it was because I was still missing Jenry. Fortunately, this recap confirmed what I suspected, the men's group this year is WEAK. Maybe they were all nervous, but none of the guys really stood out, except for Sundance and Sanjaya being particularly horrible. I hope they don't stay on 2 hours next week too, I don't think my ears could stand it.

And as for Chris S. mouthing off to Simon, methinks he will regret it sooner rather than later. His too-cool-for-school persona was already starting to wear thin for me, but taking on Simon shows Chris's ego needs to be put in check. Yeah, Simon's taste in music is questionable (re Il Divo)but he can tell what works and what doesn't. Chris probably needs to keep that in mind before starting a Teletubbies rant in the future.

Finally, good luck on the TV Guide Channel B-side!

Penis head or alien head. Ha ha.

Every time I hear the name Sundance Head it sounds like an insult.

Wow, these guys were rough. I don't know why but Chris Richardson reminds me SO much of Digger Mole from the cartoon Shirt Tails. (Don't worry, I googled for it's actual name.) Actually he looks like what a love child between Digger Mole and Bradly Cooper (wedding crashers)might look like. Not Justin Timberlake though. Not at all...Other than that. The Scott Baio reference was right on. I've had the Charles in Charge theme song in my head since Hollywood Week.

Great recap for a miserable show. Let's hope the girls are better. My hopes aren't high. I already dislike Leslie Hunt. Don't know why..

I guess I was fortunate because I missed the first 1.5 hours of the night. I tuned in right as Chris Sligh was being ushered off the stage by Seacrest. From the recaps at the end of the show I thought that Brandon and Sunjaya had very soulful voices. If I voted, I may have been swayed to vote for Brandon.

I did not start watching AI till Season 4, which brought us Constantine, Bo and Carrie Underwood. Constantine always creeped me out when he would stare into the camera. I am not sure if this is something that happened on previous seasons, but it seemed so much worse when Constantine would rape the audience with his skeezy glare. I found myself creeped out again last night as the Final 3 of the night felt the need to literally "Make Love to the Camera." I kept shouting "Stop!" at the TV. It is so unnantural and such a phony-baloney schilling for votes. I hate hate HATE it!!! I wish one of the AI producers would tell the contestants to STOP this annoying habit. Coming on the heels of the Grammy's, it is even more painfully obvious when these amateurs play so shamelessly to the cameras. Hey, contestants! You have a LIVE audience right there! Play to THEM!!! If you have any personality or charisma, it will still be picked up by the cameras without you having to sell your wee "It" factor so hard.

Another thing that had me yellig at the camera was Phil Stacey. For the love of all that is Holy, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE invest in a toupee, some hair plugs or at the very least a HAT! His exposed noodle was so disarming and alarming to me it actually detracted from his performance. (Maybe that is a good thing.) I know this is only a personal preference but I cannot stand the current trend of men shaving their heads at the first sign of balding. Give me a confident man with a Grandpa Fringe any day over 20-somethings with Alien Skulls. No, wait... he looked more like Nosferatu.

The above can actually go for most of the guys with skimmed hair. Chris Sligh may be doughy but his hair gives him personality. Same with Sundance. Grow some hair, dudes! Please.

Chris Sligh is not what I thought he was. Turns out he is an arrogant jerk.

Chris Richardson was the best. With his voice plus his red father, that's a recipe for success.

blake is definitely my favorite so far.

although he had a crappy performance, i really like sanjaya's voice. i also have high hopes for paul. unfortunately, i don't either of them will make it too far.

Chris Richardson's dad wants his red Swingline stapler back.

A truly awful group of performances. No one looks like a winner in this bunch. If only Sundance Head had included the poetry part of Nights In White Satin:

"Cold hearted orb that rules the night..."

Now THAT would have been craptastic!

I wouldn't be too critical of Chris Sligh, guys. I don't think he's an arrogant jerk just yet, he just took an easy jab at Simon. I thought it was pretty funny, if unnecessary. Far funnier and less unnecessary than Ryan's stupid-ass attempts.

dude, these guys SUCK.

the little gay indian? AWFUL. the jumbo jet with the satanic fu manchu? it wouldn't surprise me to hear that he hanged himself after the show last night (hopefully they have some heavy-duty shower-heads in the idol mansion). the guys who weren't just god-awful were so weak they wouldn't make it past the first cut at the average public middle school talent show. none of them are even especially attractive, except for the gay indian kid in a vaguely donnie osmond-ish/NAMBLA way.

worst of all, the best of the bunch was the insufferable phil stacey, who ought to be lined up against the wall and SHOT for skipping out on the birth of his child to chase a totally unattainable fantasy. he is SO smug and annoying, and yet, up against a crop that must really have randy and simon wondering how it all went so wrong (paula's too busy talking to the purple elephants and her imaginary pet seals), we are probably stuck with phil for at least a month.

i think AI needs to really reconsider the gender equity thing. based on what i saw from hollywood week, the girls aren't exactly the deepest talent pool either, but there are at least four who can really sing, and quite a few who are cute enough to cover for less-than-brilliant vocals (toilet and nude beach photos notwithstanding).

i was THRILLED to see randy level with almost as many of these guys as simon. mr. cowell can be cruel, but last night, he was being generous, IMO. these guys SUCK, and do not deserve to be coddled. they almost make constantine look worthy; god knows they make taylor hicks and bo bice look like f#$%ing otis redding or elvis by comparison.

Chris Sligh, remember that America likes its fat people jolly, not surly. I think Simon was trying to help him with his critique...the truth is that the viewers react better to songs they know. Of course Jack Osbourne-lite is not going anywhere this week but he should think twice before mouthing off.

jack (#12) - God damn man, calm down. :P It's just American Idol. You're insulting the guys worse than Simon does. I think most of the guys are better than how they showed tonight and I expect & hope that they will pick it up in the coming weeks. And as for Phil Stacey, since you're uninformed: He missed the birth of his daughter because she was born a week earlier than expected. And even so, he's in the Top 24 now and had the best performance of the night, so I'd say it was a good thing he auditioned. Take a chill pill.

I'm going to try to keep this short since I can get long winded talking about Idol. :)


My favorites of the night were Blake and Phil (once Phil got past the HORRIBLE beginning). Blake is good looking, and will make it far. Phil makes weird faces, so while I think vocally he was ok, I can't stand actually watching him


My biggest letdown of the night was Paul Kim. He was my favorite guy after the first round of auditions (besides the disappering Jenry, of course). He wasn't horrible last night, but he wasn't as good as I remembered. Plus, the whole no shoes thing really grosses me out.


Other than that, I barely remember most of the guys. There was a cute guy in a tie that sang...something, but I don't remember his name or the song. And, unfortunately, I honestly don't care.


Hopefully the girls are better tonight!

Sundance Head was awful awful awful - can't even stand to listen to him. He deserves to go home - but won't - because Vote for the Worst has decided to pick him as their chosen child.

I was specifically told I could play my music at a reasonable volume...

"Chris Richardson's dad wants his red Swingline stapler back."
Best line I've heard all day, Foxbase Alpha!

Yep, the performances I watched last night did suck, I only watched about 1/3 of them thankfully. It didn't help that they all seemed overpowerd by the music & back ground vocals.

Sundance's performance...eww...every time he sang..."I love you..." How can you over-enunciate the word "you?" And why, why, why would anyone pick "Careless Whisper???"

Awesome recap B-Side!

Ryan Seacrest is so annoying it hurts. Did any of you catch Jay Leno on Monday night? Seacrest was annoying then as well and I love the way Simon pokes Seacrest's sexuality. For God's sake Seacrest, just come out, profess your love for Simon and be done with it!

Anyway, last night AI wasted 2 hours on really boring and forgettable performances - I was pissed that House got bumped for this.

I don't think this years Idol will be a guy.

When Gaycrest walked up to Shoeless Paul barefooted I threw up in my mouth a little (hey ya LQ). Then he said he had a pedicure I felt so sorry for the poor person who had to handle his dwarf feet. Ewww.

Note to Big Sigh Guy - not a good idea to call out Simon on Day 1. But you get points for knowing about Simon's Teletubbies past.

Bring on the bitches.

hb

What is the fascination some people have with Sundance? the dude is a drag. Yeah, he was ok in the audition rounds, but sounded like crap from the little bit we heard in hollywood. I want to just rip that awful goatee right off his fat face.

Blake was definitley the most relaxed on stage He sounded pretty good. IMO he was the only one that I could picture even possibly being a commercial success. I mean really, who's gonna buy a CD with Chris Sligh or Penis Head on the cover?

Sanjaya is adorable in a weird xenophile kind of way. He reminds me of a girl I had a crush on in 5th grade. (hmm...maybe she did look a little like a guy, afterall. Was it she that made me gay??) Anyway, i digress. His voice is good, but a little odd. The song absolutely sucked. He needs to get away from the Stevie Wonder thing. That seems to be all he knows.

The JT wannabe was just ok. Why would you bother with that song, though? Its been overdone on Idol. His dancing was lame.

Whats that smell?? Oh, it's just the Asian George Michael airing out his nasty feet, and he has the song to match. He just didn't do it for me or, I fear for him, the rest of America. His odd look isn't going to garner him many votes

Everyone else was just truly forgettable. I predict the two to go home will be Sundance and a toss up between Chachi and Shoeless Cho.

At this point I'm pulling for Blake.

Ugh, these guys were borrring. I watched while running on a treadmill and still had to fight to stay awake.

Songs I'd never lsiten to + Artists I've never heard of + Singers I'll immediately forget = me watching more reruns of Law & Order.

The American Idol will be a woman - might as well cut all 12 dudes right now.

Jesus, Seacrest, could you be in any more of a gay panic?

First he gets all wiggy when all the guys were sitting on the couch and Jack Osbourne made his wholly unfunny "pretty" comment. He said something like, "I'm glad I'm sitting over here on this couch," as if agreeing that some of the boys are pretty automatically makes one gay.

Then he completely loses his shit when Simon calls him "Sweetheart." DON'T CALL ME SWEETHEART! snapped La Seacrest.

I fully expect Ryan to be wearing his "I AM NOT GAY" sandwich board on tonight's program.

In other news, the contestants suck ass. Just like every other year. Why should this year be any different?

Your recap made that two hour catastrophe worth it.

Ummm....is it just me...or does Sanjaya remind u of Mowgli? (Jungle Book).....just a thought.

Anyways, i missed the episode and apparently other than the exchange between Simon and Ryan I didn't miss much. Love the Penis/Alien head......LOL

uh, smoke_rulz, this is tvgasm. it's all about the snark. the title of the article is 'the guys kind of suck.' if you want a kiss-ass fan site, go find one, 'cause this ain't it.

i like to make mean fun of people. that's how i get my pleasure. the only thing remotely entertaining about american idol is its hilarious awfulness, with the occasional appearance of a genuine undiscovered talent (jen hudson being the best example). i wouldn't even watch this show if its gargantuan ratings hadn't driven every other network to air throwaway garbage like 'dateline: to catch a predator' during my post-work couch-veg hour.

p.s.--these guys SUCK! ALL OF THEM!! TAKE THAT, YOU OVERWEIGHT CAT-LOVERS!!! BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!!!

Excellent recap, none of them stood out. But the shocking part is check out dialidol.com
it appears Sundance and Sanjaya are in the top 3????

I think Ryan was trying to get back at Simon for the jab he took at him on Leno the other night. Jay said something like "Ryan, didn't I hear that you were dating those two supermodels?" and Simon goes, "Yeah, David and Ian." Ryan sucks, and Chris Sligh is a pompous blimp.

-# 9: "Chris Richardson's dad wants his red Swingline stapler back." I had to think for a second, but when I got it, I couldnt stop laughing. Good one Fox Base!

-#11: Completely agree Smoke. I thought Chris was awesome last night, and he will continue to wow, and I seriously hope that he won't be voted off due to his "mean" remarks. People are making a big deal of his comments. What about Simon? He said, after Chris sang his guts out, that he sounded like a student. That's more of an insult than Chris's remark about Il Divo and Teletubies.

-#25: I was thinking the same thing. lol.

-#26: I want to see you singing better than last night's contestants. And Jen Hudson? Har you kidding me? She's wayyy to overrated! A hidden gem is more like Clay Aiken, Chris Daughtry, Carrie Underwood, and Chris Sligh.

-I don't know why Paul Kim didn't choose a R&B song. It's the only genre he would be good in. Hopefully he will remain next week.

I think Chris Sligh had that joke about teletubbies and El Divo in his pocket all ready to trot out, but because of all the tension between Simon and Ryan it fizzled.

Spectacularly so. Poor Chris with his unintentional bad timing, but lol at the whole thing!

And I liked Sanjaya. He's only 17; obviously needs work. That's a difficult song to sing but he did well, considering.

I liked Blake too. Everybody else just sort of blended together. "Nights in White Satin"? lol Although for pure cheeze factor, it was much fun.

Favorite part? Ryan and Simon getting snarky. Good entertainment for me, since I only watch for entertainment value. I have never purchased an AI contestant's song or CD. Blech.

But it's a fun show to watch! :)

I just watched the ladies perform and I have to say these guys have got NOTHING on these girls. They should all be packing their bags.

Guys night was particularly bad and I agreed with a lot of what Simon had to say. Ryan needs to stop being such a pissy bitch and allow Simon to make his comments. Ryan only makes himself look bad when he tries to criticize Simon. The entire Chris Sligh moment was uncalled for and it was all Ryan's doing. Simon is entitled to his opinion: and it was a student gig. Who hasn't been to a rowdy, college bar amateur night at which a performance like Chris' wasn't showcased? Ryan, get over YOURSELF and allow the comments to be about the contestant and not yourself. Ugh.

I applaud Chris Sligh for standing up for himself, but he could have handled it in a more mature manner. The other Chris (Richardson) handled Simon's criticism much better by saying he "guessed Simon needed to go back and watch it [the performance] again."

So few of these guys were memorable. I think the best performance was by Blake. Phil Stacey did begin horribly but he ended very strong. Both Chris Sligh and Chris Richardson also stood out but for different reasons. I would have to say that pretty much all of the other guys were standard and boring. NONE of the remaining guys stood out from the others except for bad reasons.

Paul Kim and his shoes are bizarre -- I don't even remember his singing. Nick Pedro was shaky and bad. Sanjaya has a different voice and stands out because he is obviously much younger than everybody else. Sundance has yet to show us any of the talent he first awed us with in his initial audition. Who is Rudy or Brandon? I still don't know some of these guys because they are sadly so un-impressive.

I definitely hope next week is a drastic improvement. If not, I am hoping Randy, Paula and Simon make an executive decision and decide to cut more of the guys than girls for the final 12. The way it stands now it wouldn't be anything close to fair allowing just as many of these guys in the final 12 as the girls I just saw impress.

jack (#26) - I suppose you got a point, but still, I'm a pretty big asshole, but I'm not gonna bother getting so bitter over a stupid reality show. Also... overweight cat-lovers? XD

TWilliams (#31) - I'll be watching the girls in about 15 minutes. :) Considering I don't know half of them, they better be as good as you say.

I actually liked Chris Sligh's comment to Simon, I like it when people talk shit and come back with stuff like that.

I love Sanjaya, he's my favorite, and altho he probably didn't deserve my vote, I voted for him because I really do want to see him for a few more weeks.

The other Chris I thought was really good. I'm a huge Gavin Degraw fan, and I thought it would annoy me to hear that song sung by someone else, but it didn't, I liked him performing it! Simon said that if you closed your eyes and just heard the vocals, you wouldn't have thought it was a great performance. However, I think So You Think You Can Dance has it right when they say they're looking for America's FAVORITE dancer, not America's BEST dancer. It's the same with American Idol, to be truthful. And he is a reallllllly good performer. That said, I watched the women tonight, and it was like a completely different competition.

Roleepolee, you still think Lakisha can't sing??

Ugh. I cringed for 2 hours last night. I'm surprised my face didn't freeze like that. I'm currently watching the girls perform and I hate every single one of them. Sure, they're all talented, but I only like maybe...3 of them - Jordin, Melinda, and umm, crap, Stephanie? The other black girl? Is that her? Ah well. Her, you know.

But these guys, blechhhh. Sundance ruined an awesome song. I can't believe he did that, he ruined one of my favorite songs ever. What's your problem?? Why'd you do that, huh?? Jeez, you big jerk.

I liked Blake's performance, but I didn't know that song, and even without ever having heard that song, I knew I hated it. It sounded like a Coldplay cast-off, and I hates me some Coldplay. But he sang pretty well. So I don't hate Blake, I just hated the song.

Chris R. gets my vote for most annoying person EVER. It was too warbly, if that makes sense, like he was purposely making his voice jiggle. I can't really explain it, it just did not sound good. Justin Timberlake you are not, shorty.

(PS - I just looked over at the TV when it cut to Elena's parents, and the sight of her I'm assuming father made me laugh out loud)

And damn youse all, I love me some Fat Jack Osbourne. I've never heard that song either, which was a common thing last night, but I liked his performance. I'm on the same boat of those that say his Il Divo/Teletubbie jab will help him rather than hurt him. I don't see it as him being an arrogant dude, to me it's more like he's quick on his feet. And yeah, I realize he's probably been saving that joke for weeks.

And finally, me = hate Gina Glockson.

OH yeah, and the last guy to perform did really well too...and I really don't mind Seacrest at all...

Ah shit. I'm not waiting until the recap for the girls show is up, I'm saying this now. God damn, Lakisha! Just...god damn! Fuck! Shit! Expletive! I swear to god, when she was singing, I could see all the little white girls on the balcony peeing themselves.

Oh yeah, I like Sanjaya a lot, too. That's it for me tonight. I promise. I really do.

brendanhamLincold, I think ALL of the girls were peeing themselves when Lakisha performed. It was NOT a white/black thing.

brendanhamLincoln, I think ALL of the girls were peeing themselves when Lakisha performed. I don't think it was an exclusive white event.

who got the pedicure?

Rock Star, good point about the best singer and favorite singer comparison. You're ABSOLUTELY right about that.

Furthermore, yes, Lakisha did sing well. But theres just a unexplainable.. haughtiness (?) about her that really turns me off. I think I was a little harsh in my last comments about her, but I still don't like her personality, and singing methods. It just seems so over the top to me. and not in a good way.

Sundance Head? He should change his name to Toiletbrush Chin. What an idiot. The over-enunciation thing was EXTREMELY annoying...to the point where I just wanted to throw him down on the ground and piss on him! That is a true sign of a complete NON-professional. Maybe he learned how to sing by singing along with Jim Neighbors records.

Chris Sligh (is that Booger's illegitimate kid from Revenge of the Nerds XII?) has a decent voice, but he's not funny anymore (gee, that was fast). Now he's just an arrogant prick, who's obviously just being defensive because he's too lazy to put down the double cheeseburgers. Sure Ruben was big, but a cute guy. Slight is annoying to even look at. His arrogance is even keeping him from trying to even look like an entertainer, because I'm guessing he thinks that since he can sing well, it's ok to look like a near sighted Frosty The Snowman with a Shirley Temple wig on. I'm sure the wardrobe people have been begging with him to lose those glasses more than they begged Gaylor Hick to dye his hair. Maybe if he put a piece of masking tape around the bridge and replaced one side of them with a pencil.

It's official - after watching the girl's show tonight...I will be tuning out on Tuesdays until they get the guys out of there. They ALL suck ass compared to the most mediocre performance by any of the girls. They should do away with the gender thing, and not try to force an even split of 6 and 6. Besides, some of the guys are pretty girly and some of the girls are pretty manly...so what's the damn difference?

By the way - anyone speculating which Osbourne is HIV+? My money's on Jack, and I doubt he got it from drugs if ya know what I'm saying.

He Lives..... Thank God
Well B-Side, you did good and in that you have 5 hours of just AI to recap each week I can fogive the AR slight to our sensibilities... but the fill ins are just not where you and JUnit have left us... They will get better and we will patiently wait.

Oh I think everyone of these guys could go home and I would not miss a thing...
(oh, uncomfortable flashback to the chicks last night... she sucked singing THAT song)

Even before the chicks I thought these guys froze like deer in headlights or something....
sucky sucky sucky......

and one word to Sanjaya Malakar, not that it matters because he is leaving I think....--your sweet girly voice mixed with over waxing your eyebrows-- to letting your sister pick your songs...to the hair... my goodness, if you do see Michael Jackson lurking around there you better run fast because you my friend are in danger. You need to stop letting chicks run your career because they have run it off in the ditch already.

That said... they all need to go home.

#39 - hey d ~
Gaycrest got the pedi.
(insert gut wrenching sounds here)

hb

Oh man! I can't believe someone (#14) told jack to "calm down". That is absolutely hillarious.

B-Side, great recap as usual. Congrats on the Idol Chat; I'll be sure to set my TiVo. To think, I remeber when you were pixilated. (some of these new kids won't even have a clue what that means...shhhhh!)

Based on these performances, only three of those guys should be given the chance to improve and go on....AJ, Blake & Phil. While I don't remember what AJ sang, I do remmeber he made me smile - which doesn't happen often when I'm watching this show.

Girls > Boys a thousandfold

hey hb..
barf...Seacrest actually said that?
#23 is right..this is a gay panic.

hey d ~
yep, he did. i even played the tape back just to make sure I heard him right. would not surprise me if he also got his Ryan 'waxed'....ewwww.

hb

I was afraid Sundance might bomb again, and he did. Not a good start at all. I thought Paul Kim would be much better than he was. I couldn't even enjoy Phil Stacey's performance because it suddenly occurred to me who he looks like--ever seen the movie "Nosferatu"? Dead Ringer.