Auggie, good post. There seems to be a trend to 'oversing' everything. I never hear anyone these days just simply sing the notes. Each note has to go through gymnastics before it can end. Maybe these singers think they're showing off, but I can't stand the sound of it all!
i am PISSED off the result tonight was absolutely ridiculous! i was not a fan of hudson but she did NOT deserve to be voted out. john stevens has no business being in this competition and he knows it
I, too, was outraged that Jennifer got the boot. However, I think it may not be the best thing for someone’s career to win this IDOL thing. If you win you are indebted to the “star making machinery behind the popular song.” Jennifer is, to me, the singer that truly connected to her material. She has an emotional commitment that the others lack. So, although I believe she was robbed, she will be fine, and maybe even better off.
Don't you think John Stevens should have just said, "I'll go! Give Jennifer my spot. I am way out of my league..."
Can any one tell me what songs they sang? We were on the road both nights,and saw neither show!!!
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George Huff tried to sing "Could It Be Magic" and Big Red did something to "Mandy." Both beyond awful.
How can we interpret these results? Maybe the show is rigged or maybe America is racist. Something is definitely amiss. It might be a good idea to throw all the votes to Big Red, let him win the whole freakin' thing and make a mockery of the whole show.
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Who the hell is voting for Big Red? Maybe a lot of us...feel that the best are safe, so we don't vote very much, or at all, while others that actually like big red, sit there and vote for the full 2 hours,,,,,but still.....I don't see how there's that many people that think he should be where he is....he shouldn't even have been in the top 12. And George....ugh....that voice.....could you stand to listen to a full CD of him....drive me crazy. Jennefer was my favorite of that night.....still can't believe it. Definitely seems rigged.....kinda like Reuben and Clay....haha....ooopps don't want to open that can of worms.
I was stunned. That's the best way to describe it.
Now, I'm freakin' MAD!
Maybe John's whole town is voting for him -- or whole State -- and that is why he's staying alive.
We've got to get off our complacent fannies and VOTE VOTE VOTE for the remaining Divas, because obviously most of America is treating this like a joke.
From day one I thought the voting is not accurately reported, especially with the Clay/Ruben thing. They may be keeping red on because he's the only controversial thing going on there and without him there's nothing to complain about. You know, for the same reason Odorosa was kept on the apprentice.
Good point, Sueleen. To win is to be forever branded as the AI, and like most titles won in a popularity contest, it comes with baggage. It remains to be seen whether or not any of the winners will have staying power. Clarkson is already a dim presence in the pop world, and Justin G. disappeared after no one bought his record. Remmber thier film? In theaters 20 minutes. Clay, perhaps the strongest vocalist but saddled with an asexual aging Peter Pan demeanor could become the Wayne Newton of his generation--a safe pop star pre-teens and grannies can giggle about. We'll have to find out if a new Wayne Newton has any staying power. But could a powerhouse like Jennifer be in such a category? I doubt it. She may become something the idols never get to be: a honed, respected musician.
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John Stevens should just leave the show on his own accord....he would get the most publicity ever and probably go further than if he just gets the boot in a few weeks.
I'm from John Stevens home town, and I voted for Jen Hudson 4 times last go 'round. Apparently I should have voted more...
I feel like this election has been rigged, call the Supreme Court to sort this out... I refuse to have an affluent prep school dork steal this elec...victory.
My theory is that 13 year old girls have nothing better to do than call or text 900 times. If they really want it to be accurate, they would have a system where you can only vote once. But they want the controversy that this brings. The stupidity is that these same 13 year olds will only purchase one album...
Am I the last one in America who still giggles when he hears the word "Bush"? Anyway...
I still think it's a brilliant idea for Big Red to win the whole thing. He'll know the victory was hollow and the ladies bumped off will know how insane this big talent show really is. I do want to see him burst into tears at least once. Or, at a minimum forget the words again like he did with "King of the Road" -- one of the simplest songs in the history of music.
Maybe the final can be a show-down between Big William, William Hung and some of those Js from past seasons: AJ, RJ and whoeverJ.
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This is the 1st time that I feel the show is fixed. That final 3 was ridiculous! None of them should have been down there and Jennifer should still be on the show. Big Red is one lucky kid.
If the producers had a minimum age of 18, then we would have been spared the worst singers of the past two seasons. I hope they don't allow anyone to compete under 18 next year. If Big Red wins, there might not be a next season.
I still can't believe the three best singers were the bottom three.
Although I agree that Jennifer should have not been booted off (I'm from Chicago myself), the name of the show is "American Idol" not "The Best Singer."
Our history is filled will plenty of mediocre talents that the majority of the population have "idolized."
Just ask Voiceanth, he idolizes many a mediocre chanteuse.
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I don't think the show is fixed, I just think people assume that the great singers are going to get voted for and then the people who don't like seeing black people ouside of the UPN call and call and call...maybe this point has been brought up before, but I really don't think it's fixed.
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You know, I think it's hilarious that Flame Boy is still in the running. Hilarious in that despite the nannerings of Simon and company, he's still there. I feel bad for him, though -- can you imagine the ego-beating that he's taking week after week?
And while I'm on the subject, don't you think it's interesting that judges keep on harping that he doesn't belong in the competition....but yet, how did he get there in the first place? Uh, they put him there -- or at least got him as far as the semi-finals. I believe America voted him through to the finals, but every decision before that were the judges, right?
As for Effie Hudson, I agree with Borstal -- people assume the big voiced gals are gonna get through, so they don't vote for them.
And if the host says "Seacrest. Out." one more ratchinfratchit time, I'm gonna fly to Hollywood and rip his face off. Reminds me of Jack McFarland's "Stake It!" of "Stake It. UK!"
But at the end of the day, folks, it's a packaged pablum show that has been around forever...all beginning with the Ted Mack Amateur Hour. No need to get all emotional about it.
