American Idol 6
 

It starts tonight! :D Who else is excited?

Only for the auditions. I usually pee myself laughing. After that I quit watching.

I'm a huge AI nerd... love this show!!

I wish they would show more good people. I get so annoyed watching people who are obviously putting on an act just to be on TV.

I love AI!! Couldn't wait till tonight, but I was a little disapointed at the turn out. Only 18 from MN went onto Hollywood?!

Me too!!! And man, did that city stink. What a waste of time...

I used to love the auditions, now I think i'll wait until they get to Hollywood. The producers have gotten so caught up in showing these people who are ridiculous and who are totally faking it. It's not even funny anymore.

Was it last season that by the time they did the Hollywood stuff, we didn't really know the finalists b/c they never gave them much air time during the auditions? It was a bunch of people that I never saw before with the exception of the poor singing cowboy... wonder what happened to him?

Last night was rotten - completely overdone in so many ways. I used to love the auditions (better than the rest of the show) but last night wasn't even funny. The only time I remember laughing out loud was once at the beginning when Simon told that girl "the good news is that singing is not for you - now you can move on to something else" and the other was when the big girl with the awful blonde hair & terrible eyeliner (was it Brenna?) came in - just the look on Simon's face when the door opened and she walked in... priceless.

Other than that, the funniest part of the show was watching the rejected candidates walk right into the locked door. You gotta figure they thought it was funny too, or they would have put a "Use other door" sign up after the first couple people did it.

"Hey Paula, when's the last time you made a record huh?" Classic. Personally I lost it when Randy went off on the vocal teacher and Simon sat there and anatagonized the poor guy for pure entertainment. Now that was hilarious.

For those of you who think MN was bad, Simon came out weeks ago saying that Seattle (which airs tonight!) was the worst city they've ever held auditions in!

I don't know what to think about that. Part of me is happy that the talented musicians in our area stayed away, and part of me is sad because I know there is so much musical talent in this city. What I do know is that I won't be watching AI this season (after tonight) because of the completely over-the-top insulting remarks about my city that FOX thinks is good PR for the show.

I have no doubt that the AI auditions bring all the freaks out of the woodwork, if only so they can get on TV. And from the previews I've seen, that will be the case on tonight's show.

Yep. They air mostly the bad auditions. They probably think that gets them more viewers. I enjoyed watching the bad auditions the first few seasons because they were real. But now there's a bunch of people who put on an act just to be on TV. I don't think anyone thought the juggler guy was for real. His "tears" were so fake. His mother was trying so hard to look sad but you could tell she was about to start cracking up. I grabbed a book after that audition and just read until I heard someone that sounded good.

The girl in the black outfit with the awful eyeliner made my cats run under the couch. No kidding. Don't these people have friends? I'd hobble my friends before I'd let them humiliate themselves on national TV.

The chick who did the Lion from the Wizard of Oz made my cat hiss at the TV. No joke. Mike & I couldn't stop laughing at the freak kid in the red shirt who was also juggling & dancing. His meltdown just had me holding my sides in laughter but I can't believe his mom is actually encouraging him to keep going b/c he's good & going to be famous one day. She's totally bullshitting her kid. He SUCKS!!!

my dog barked at the TV when the King of the Forest lady was singing.

I'm over the bad auditions... they have got to the point to where they are lame and I don't want to watch them.

Let's hear some good people sing.

As far as the mid-west goes, I definitely was not blown away by anyone that actually made it to Hollywood last night (out of the ones that they showed) ... which was definitely dissapointing.

In past seasons they seemed to show a little bit more and I was able to get drawn in early on because of one or two people that blew me away that ended up making to the late finals.

Out of the people that they did show last night, I think most of them were a stretch as far as being able to go on to the next round.

We're not the only ones who are peeved by AI showing only the bad people: http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/0...eut/index.html

I just find it so completely ironic that we are now watching season 6 and yet this people come in and they think "omg I'm so good, they are immediately going to say yes". Then they get so pissed when Simon tells them the truth, that OMG they suck!

I'm sorry, if I actually made it to the audition with Simon, Paula & Randy, I would walk in expecting them to say I suck (especially Simon) and if I got something else I'd probably pass out.

One thing to remember is that the people start out with a group audition (with a different set of judges) then if they make it they move on to the audition with Simon, Paula and Randy. Also, some people can sound really good in groups. A friend of mine from high school, well she could blend really, really well, but if she did a solo, you would think nails on a chalkboard (and that is the nicest way to put it).

I mean I think I have a good voice, but I would still walk in expecting Simon to say I suck. LOL.



I'm loving the auditions in Seattle. I honestly say I love watching the bad people, but I do have to say I wish they wouldn't "carry them on" so long. I mean you can tell they aren't "AI material" in like 5 seconds.

My favorite line so far this season:
"There are troubled people here" - Paula Abdul

I really liked the brother and sister duo that went through to Hollywood tonight in Seattle!! Although I do think the brother will go futher, but we will see.

I never knew that. I mean, I knew there were other judges/producers to whittle down the group, but I never thought about how it worked.

Man, these Seattle auditions make me feel embarrassed for my city! They seriously have put the biggest dorks imaginable on TV so far. I think that mother-daughter pair was faking, though...it had to be a gag. That's the only way I can explain it :rolleyes:

I wish they would do the longer segments on singers who are either awesome or right on the edge. It really bugs me when they do it for people who disappoint the moment they sing the first note.

Here's something I noticed in Seattle...

The "cattle call" auditions, where everyone reported to initially audition, was Key Arena. But when they talked to people outside the audition room and showed them walking outside, that was the W Hotel. So, they must send the "special" people who get through the first screening on to the second location.

I think the editors went a little too far with the bad auditions in MN and Seattle. It's one thing to show clips of a lot of bad people, but they've stretched those segments out way too long. Ryan is also being really patronizing out in the hallway. It's all just a little too cruel for me.

I spotted a couple that I really liked. Rudolpho was one and then the girl who was 16 and said her Dad was an NFL player. She was good. I liked the brother and sister too. Although the brother has the better voice, he looks kind of bizarre and I don't know that he'd get many audience votes unless they help him change his look (and tone down his smile some). The sister was gorgeous and could sing well and I could see her getting more of a following over time.

I think they're too cruel also. I really only want to see the good ones and see if any of them stick in my head. I don't think they showed a lot of them who are going to Hollywood at all.

I agree. I liked him a lot better than her.


What the hell was up with the chick with the scary blonde hair, red lipstick, freaky mom, & no bra? I seriously think that her mom & dad must be related b/c there was just something not right with her. Ewww...

Really, last night seemed like an explosion of mutants in Seattle. Some of those people were really scary & bizarre.

I agree. I mean, it got pretty pathetic to the point where it's not laughable anymore :( I was watching that red-haired guy singing and you can tell right away he's totally faking it just to be on TV. I could imagine yesterday he might be sitting at a bar with his buddies and laughing at himself!

Sure AI is just showing bad people, but did you catch that ONLY 8 out of what, 12k+ people made it through from Seattle? And only 17 from 17k from Minneapolis. So yeah, what else do they have to show?

They showed every single person that went through from Seattle. Is it their fault that better talent didn't come out? Be it for whatever reason.

But yes, I wish they didn't show the losers at all. I don't laugh anymore, I just fast foward my DVR and look for good ones. :)

No, they said 8 on the first day made it through. In total I think it was around 16 they said. But in past seasons, when 20-something people would get through from each city, we still only saw a tiny portion of them.

At this point, AI has gotten so popular that everyone and their mother is trying out, even though they know they can't sing. I think a lot of them do it just because they can. So, the numbers of auditioners grow, but you've got to be really good to make it onto that show.

I'm offended that they picked probably the biggest weirdos they could and made it look like my city is full of, as was said above, "mutants." They didn't show any of the normal people who went through, except for a few good ones. I thought the comments from Simon to the guy with the "eyes" were really cruel, and this year they seem to be encouraging them to keep singing so they can humiliate them as much as possible. It was obvious that some of those people on last night especially had some emotional problems, and instead of just letting them sing a few bars, they let them sing a whole song (or two, since the end of the show showed a number of them singing a Pussycat Dolls song that they did not audition with at first), then insulted them on top of it. When they do that to 16 year olds it bothers me even more.

I won't be watching any more of the audition shows, and just like in past seasons, I won't be watching much of AI either.

A girl in my sorority tried out a few years ago when AI came to Orlando. She had an amazing voice but she was cut during the second round (I think there's 3 rounds during the actual try-out stage...before Hollywood). From what I heard from her and have read on the AI message boards, the producers are looking for a particular type of person to put on the show. For instance, they love people who have unique background stories. They cut people with great voices if they don't fit what the producers are looking for. Although AI is a talent contest, it is also a television show. A normal, everyday person with a good voice doesn't create television ratings the way that a redneck girl with an ok voice and a locked-up daddy (a la Kelly Pickler) does.

I'm guessing this was the reason only a few people from each city have been making it through. I'm sure there were a lot of people in Seattle and Minneapolis who could sing but just didn't have what the producers were looking for.

Um blonde with the no bra... that was the first thing I noticed. Did you SEE how far those things hung down? What a freak show.

Did anyone notice the girl sitting at a desk or something wearing headphones in the audition room? I noticed her last night. What exactly does she do? I thought maybe she keeps track of the contestant names and numbers but wasn't sure.

Yeah, I couldn't stop staring at the no-bra. And that silky shirt she was wearing just made it even worse. Ugh.

The girl inside the door i'm sure was just a staffer.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who saw the no-bra factor. I was blinded by her shirt for a second, and then it occurred to me...she was wearing no bra! I'm not small chested by annnnnnnnnnny stretch of the imagination and I know if I walked around like that my back would hurt! What was she thinking? And she's almost 27?
Oy, and the fact that she and her mom have that hideous rat's nesty hair and too-red lipstick. "Like Mother Like Daughter" went a little too far there...but at least Mom seemed to be wearing a bra!
Her voice drove me nuts too--like a very monotone Minnesotan (Don'cha know?)

This is kinda off-topic, but did anyone think that Paula was completely wasted on Tuesday night? Her speech was slurring, and she was just rolling her head around everywhere! The woman needs rehab...

She was bombed. The TWoP recap has a few hilarious paragraphs concering just that point. (the whole thing is here: http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com...ontent/a12752/)

Mike thinks that watching her is just as amusing as watching the mutants on the show. Her head was rolling around and at one point, she was flopping her wrist around & staring at it like it was something special. I figure that's why they focus more on Simon & Randy's comments than time on her drunk ass.

Wow...Timika is a mess...

I'm settling in for a laugh session...

SHE DID NOT JUST BUST OUT "SECRET LOVERS!"

secret lovers, that's what we are...

why did Simon look like he had titties when he got up to shout at the cheerleaders?

these fools.... gosh...

I think they're just planting/paying off people to do really bad. I keep hearing that they are screened by producers before getting to go in to see the judges, so they are obviously only keeping the very very good and the very very bad. How long til the real competition starts?

wow. they're singing selena songs.

I just saw my recording of last night's episode. I loved Sundance Head. He was just awesome.