American Idols

[LeslieAGD]

Originally posted by SweetestDiva
Somebody PLEASE send Jim Verraros home. Please.

We can only hope!!! I hate the facial expressions that he makes when he sings.

[gphi2k2]

I think Kelly was AMAZING. But here is my prediction for the final two. It will be Justin forsure (btw, funny Timberlake joke there Simon ). And either Tamyra or Christina. They're both so amazing.

I think it will be hilarious when the first two people voted off are the 'LOSERS' who Simon loves so much. Although... I would have said A.J. and Jim are going home forsure, but Nikki really stunk (stank? whatever, she was horrendous), so she may give A.J. a chance. Lucky him. He'll go next week if not tonight.

Is it me or is Jim milking his deaf parents as much as he can? It's not a tregedy to have deaf parents. They seem like pretty stable and well functioning people. I loved it that he said he didn't want the sympathy vote, but would like to be voted on for his talents. Yah, you will be Jimbo. IT'S BEEN FUN....LATER!!!!!!!!!

[Peaches-n-Cream]

Jim and E Jay are going home.

[bets]

Ok. I have a question not pertaining to the singing.

First, I haven't put my 3 cents in on the contest, so here it is, real quick. Of the 2 cut tonight, I agreed with one-- Jim, the other one, EJay, could have gone another night or two, getting rid of instead AJ (who I think is the worst of the group and looks like a rat). My picks (in order of preference) Tamyra, Justin, Christina.

Ok. Now on to my question: What was up at the end of the show when Jim went to hug the other finalists? RJ didn't event get up off his duff to send Jim on his way! I wonder if there is some kind of dislike between the two, or is RJ feeling bad b/c maybe he feels like he stole Jim's place by being the wild card??! VERY INTERESTING.

Even more interesting was how Ryan started WEEPING right when they announced Jim was cut, and then proceeded to hug him FOREVER! Inquiring minds want to know if this was just friendship or something more!!

Those of yall who are addicted to the show might be able to shed some light, I have only been able to watch the first episode, and then the wild card show, and then last nights and today's. So maybe I've missed something.

AND, did ANYBODY think it was REALLY necessary to have a thirty minute show just to boot off two? Really, now, they are really trying to milk it for all it's worth, maybe too much in my opinion.

AND lastly, are any of yall ever trying to call in and vote. I figured what the hell last night, and tried to call in for a while, but it was continuously busy. (I guess that's what happens when 8 million people call in, huh)

Originally posted by bets
Ok. I have a question not pertaining to the singing.

First, I haven't put my 3 cents in on the contest, so here it is, real quick. Of the 2 cut tonight, I agreed with one-- Jim, the other one, EJay, could have gone another night or two, getting rid of instead AJ (who I think is the worst of the group and looks like a rat). My picks (in order of preference) Tamyra, Justin, Christina.

I think EJay shoulda stayed too. I was somewhat disappointed to see him go. I didn't think Rat Boy deserved to stay another week. To be honest, I think Jim could've lasted one more week. He wasn't THAT bad. Nikki's got a great voice, but last night's performance gave me doubts. There are better songs out there--"Ben" just didn't do it.

Ok. Now on to my question: What was up at the end of the show when Jim went to hug the other finalists? RJ didn't event get up off his duff to send Jim on his way! I wonder if there is some kind of dislike between the two, or is RJ feeling bad b/c maybe he feels like he stole Jim's place by being the wild card??! VERY INTERESTING.

Perhaps it's because he injured himself in last night's fall? The way they described it, it seemed like he had a bad spill. I wouldn't doubt it if he had a hard time getting up. Even if there were ill feelings between Jim and RJ, I doubt he'd make it that obvious.

Even more interesting was how Ryan started WEEPING right when they announced Jim was cut, and then proceeded to hug him FOREVER! Inquiring minds want to know if this was just friendship or something more!!

I think it'd be kinda cute if there was something going on. I think Jim's a cutie.

AND lastly, are any of yall ever trying to call in and vote. I figured what the hell last night, and tried to call in for a while, but it was continuously busy. (I guess that's what happens when 8 million people call in, huh)

I called and voted last night...and I was able to get in no problem. Does anyone know how they handle this phone thing? I'm guessing they do it by time zones, right? If that's the case then no wonder I have no problem voting!

[LeslieAGD]

Originally posted by OohTeenyWahine
Perhaps it's because he injured himself in last night's fall? The way they described it, it seemed like he had a bad spill. I wouldn't doubt it if he had a hard time getting up.

I'm sure this was probably it.

I think AJ should have been booted instead of Ejay but, hey, Ejay was an alternate. He made it two rounds further than he would have otherwise. AJ will probably go next week, maybe along with Nikki. It's difficult from next week on because almost all of the eight remaining have great voices. My final four prediction is Justin, Tamyra, Christina, and Kelly. I like Ryan a lot too, but I think she would be better doing Broadway or something.

BTW, the Simon cut-out voiced by Paula was HILARIOUS!

[bets]

Ok it's 4 am and there are no posts from tonight's American Idol?!?! I'm shocked!

Here's my rundown:
My girl, Tamyra, sang my absolute favorite Tina Turner song "Fool in Love" , and she did it AWESOME! She's taking the competition, in my opinion.

AJ?!?! Sux much? GOD! GO HOME! You're driving me crazy and this is the 2nd week in a row you've sang a song that annoys me!

Kelly really stepped up tonight, in my opinion. She has a great voice and she has stage presence.

Nikki, sang JANIS JOPLIN?!?! That's holy ground for me, and while I halfway liked it (cause I could tell that was more her style than last week) she seemed off beat at the beginning. I couldn't tell if it was on purpose or accident.

Ryan has a cool voice, but she's got bad stage presence, which can also be said for AJ (yuch!!!) and kindof Nikki and RJ (because he just straddles and rocks back and forth while raising his eyebrows over and over again)

May I just say that for once I agreed with Simon on every comment?!? Maybe he does know what he's talking about!

My order of preference:
Tamyra
Kelly
Christina
Justin
Nikki
Ryan
RJ
AJ

Well, what do you all think?

[LeslieAGD]

What was the "theme" last night? I know last week was motown, but I missed the beginning again!

I think Kelly has really kicked up her chances of winning. I'm sticking to my final four prediction.

[Peaches-n-Cream]

The theme was songs from the 1960's. I thought Kelly and Tamyra were the best.

[AlphaSigLana]

My picks for faves are in order Tamyra, Cristina, Kelly, and Justin.
Aj needs to go. I've never had a problem voting, but maybe that is bc I live in CO. It's like a 20 sec phone call," Thanks for choosing contestant number (insert number). Don't forget to Watch American idol on fox sponsored by Ford Focus."

[kddani]

Yeah! AJ's gone. I'm happy.
Ryan really sucked last night, but I didn't want to see her go b/c i know she can do better. And she was definately better than AJ. Glad to see that they've gotten rid of all those who shouldn't have been there to begin with!
I'm not sure who I want to win or go. I really don't like Justin. I don't like his look at all, he looks like he walked off the Partridge Family or something. I don't know, it just might be that lately I don't like skinny guys. But i just think he's a huge dork. I pretty much like everyone else though....... it's going to be tough from now on for me to decide.
I LOVE THIS SHOW!

[AOIIalum]

Good heavens, what was up with Paula tonight? I do actually *like* her, seriously! But either Simon/the writers came up with their little bit of sparring at the end or Paula just went off the deep end. Paula, honey, get over it--no matter how much you try you aren't going to be able to outsnark Simon. It's that British accent

I'm not complaining about AJ being voted off, although I expected it to be Ryan. I think Ryan expected it, she was there in body but certainly not spirit! She looked **HORRIBLE** tonight, very spaced out and her face looked puffy/bloated. Then again, she probably figured she was about to be kicked off Idol-island and probably almost was.

Snaps for Nikki not being in the bottom 3 this week. I hope she finds another "Total Eclipse" performance for next week and blow everyone away. I think with the right songs and right support, she could have a nice career.

And while I'm on a roll: Please, please, please, find some new hosts for AI2. Hey, producer/director/writer-types: come up with some decent filler instead of "dramatic commercial breaks." I thought the crowd was going to rip the host-bots to shreds after the second "and we'll find out after these messages" break.

What about Simon's body language when Christina was in the bottom 3? Oh boy, could he have done anything other than said "I don't care what the American public says, I'm gonna sign the girl and make her a STAR!" Come on Simon, think with your brain and not the rest of your anatomy, honey.

Justin...Justin...Justin...what was with that weird psuedo-apology to Simon? Wonder if his train-wreck from last night has reminded him of the humility he appeared to possess a couple weeks ago...

Kelly freaking rocks! Period, full stop, end of subject.

Anyone know what next week's theme is? Here's hoping it's not "love songs of the 1970s" or some such blather.

Christin

[LeslieAGD]

I liked the scene with all the finalists signing together.

I guess they're just eliminating one a week now?

[gphi2k2]

I am SO glad someone else said they don't like Justin. He is SO cocky it makes me crazy. I really really don't like him. And he has no vocal range. Yah, sure, he has presence. But whatever. Let's trim his hair a bit and then see how many 13 year old girls still swoon .

I almost ALWAYS agree with Simon. Last night was no exception. And i'm really really getting sick of the judges bickering. It was funny at first, but now it's just boring and lame and really embarrising to watch.

And I can't BELIEVE christina was one of the lowest 3! She's been amazing every time, except for this last week, and nikki really wasn't good this week or last week.

As for Ryan, I totally commend her for coming out and doing something different. It's not like we haven't seen her shine and sing amazingly before. My guess is she thought 'well, they know i can sing, now let's show them I can rock!'. guess it didn't work out for her but I really can't believe she was second only to AJ!!!!!!!

Kelly is still my favorite. And Tamyra. In my dream world, they'd be the top two. I have a feeling swooning little girls will determine the outcome differently

[Peaches-n-Cream]

The women really are a lot better than the men. I agree that Kelly and Tamyra were the best. They seem like they could be stars. Justin is cute, but that hair looks like Side Show Bob's from the Simpsons. Just kidding! I really like Justin, too.