American Idol...spolier alert!

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?thread=988563&boardname=off&dt=2559&boardid=2

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Stay off the internet if you don't want to know. It's going to be plastered all over news sites when it happens not when it airs in your time zone.

Muscle23ftl, that made my day! :)

Oops, didn't see the other thread. And good point Muscle23ftl! :)

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Many sites will allow people to find the results after clicking onto the actual article.

As for the winner, I actually wanted Kris to win. I just don't think that America would want to actually buy a CD of Adam's. If you download his singles on iTunes, you'll find he's much better as a live performer. Kris is better suited to mainstream pop/r&b.

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Oh god, that song. Possibly the most depressing, downbeat victory song in all of recorded history.

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The song "No Boundries" was just awful. So cheesy, but Adam sounded amazing singing it. He was so much better on that song than Kris.

I'm kinda mad we'll never hear Adam's studio version of that song.

I believe that song is only released by the winner.. I won't buy it. I don't think Kris sounded good at all singing it. Not his fault totally, it was a really bad song.

Sorry, that was bad.. he isn't singing right with the music. Couldn't listen to more than a few seconds.. So not buying.

(an example IMHO:)
Wicked lost the Best Musical Award to Avenue Q, not necessarily because it was a superior musical but because Wicked didn't need a "Best Musical" label to sell tickets.

That's EXACTLY why Wicked didn't win the Tony. Bravo.

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I thought he was supposed to have been potentially in the frame for Spiderman even before Idol. I would be extremely surprised if he isn't on top of whatever short list now. On the other hand, I don't think he would want to, or be able to, commit himself to a long contract at this point. He will get himself an album deal anyway, and he will get lots of opportunities.

Reality, as someone said above, is that Adam didn't need to win to get the advantage of the exposure. Kris Allen did. So on a personal level, in a way, it is the better way round to get the most for both of them. And Kris will have a great time for as long as it lasts. But the sentiment that bought him votes, for being small and cute (and possibly not gay), won't buy him an extended career. And in the long run, as well, the credibility of the whole show stands on the real quality of those who have effectively won through the process. The producers won't be too pleased with the result because they know that, in practice, if the integrity of result is too obviously seen to be on the wane, so the audience will eventually follow in due course. It has such a huge audience that it obviously has a bit of leeway, but I wouldn't be too surprised if popularity has effectively topped out now. Apart from anything else, it might influence Simon Cowell's decision, if he really is considering dropping Idol. And I don't think it would survive that long without him.

Updated On: 5/21/09 at 06:19 AM

Don't be so negative...Kris is very talented.
I think from last week, Kris was already ahead of Adam and Danny. Then after Danny got eliminated, Kris got all of his votes from his supporters due to the fact that if you are a Danny fan you're going to have more in common with Kris than Adam.
Also, even though he really wasn't the underdog I think most people (myself included) still felt that Kris was the underdog and that always scores sympathy votes.

Also, was this the first time that favorite or better singer didn't win?
Let's see...David Archuleta lost last year, so no.
Clay Aiken lost in Season 2, so no
and Diana DeGarmo lost in season 3, so no.