American Idol 3/1/07 eliminations *spoilers*

[Kamakzie]

Phil is safe
Chris is safe
Sundance is safe
Blake is safe
Jared is safe
Nick is going home

Stephanie is safe
Gina is safe
Sabrina is safe
Melinda is safe
Alaina is going home

Oooh nice an impromptu group song..

Chris R is safe
Brandon is safe
Sanjaya and AJ moment of truth....
AJ is going home
Sanjaya is safe....eeesh..

Lakisha is safe
Hailey is safe
Antonella and Lesley and Jordan one is going home.

Antonella is safe what a shock...*wear skimpy stuff*

Lesly is gone and Jordan is safe..

[mostman]

Ok - let me just say this. If Sanjaya makes it - I might smash stuff.

Just saying.

[mostman]

They got one right (even though she is REALLY nice to look at)

[mostman]

Man - That Sundance is one EMOTIONAL dude!

[HomieG]

And Alaina wasn't? That's gotta be hard to sing one last time when you're going home.

[Kamakzie]

Dang has Pickler got enhanced??

[HomieG]

Is that Kelly Pickler or a smurf?

[mostman]

Bwaaaah hahahaha!

[Odds Bodkins]

Dang has Pickler got enhanced??

Definitely not brain enhancement. :p

[Kamakzie]

Definitely not brain enhancement. :p

They were hypnotizing me! :D

[SoupMan]

I liked that Seacrist asked her what she's been spending her money on. :)

[mostman]

Please Please Please Please....

NO! The sound you here is me smashing stuff. As promised. Friggen Sanjaya. AJ going home is just wrong.

When is Nashville Star on?

[Odds Bodkins]

And A.J. is gone. Stupid America.

[Kamakzie]

Please Please Please Please....

I hope your TV is safe...

[Odds Bodkins]

I liked that Seacrist asked her what she's been spending her money on. :)

As much as he gets railed on, Ryan is king of the veiled barb.

[mostman]

Look at the rest of the idols shaking their heads. They know a travesty just occured.

Im not a veteran of this show - does this usually happen?

[DLL66]

Another one got Daughteried!!!! AJ should not have gone home. He sang the hell out of that song!! Sanjaya is again saved by that stupid "Vote for the Worst" website!! That is some bull*****!!

[mostman]

Another one got Daughteried!!!! AJ should not have gone home. He sang the hell out of that song!! Sanjaya is again saved by that stupid "Vote for the Worst" website!! That is some bull*****!!

for what its worth - VFTW was advocating for Sundance - not Sanjaya.

[Odds Bodkins]

Look at the rest of the idols shaking their heads. They know a travesty just occured.

Im not a veteran of this show - does this usually happen?

Let's hope another one isn't about to happen. It better be the goofy one or the loose one going home... both equally annoying.

[Odds Bodkins]

How this girl is allowed to stay on this show is mindboggling.

[DLL66]

Antonella safe again?

[mostman]

Wow - Simon not happy. Nobody happy.

[LeVich34]

I dont believe I am about to post this, but god bless Seacrest for making fun of Pickler's "spending habits" :D

[mostman]

Hahahaha!!!!

Noooo - they cut her off - that was funny!

"Do do da da - Why did I decide to scat..."

[Odds Bodkins]

Nice improv looney tune... "America don't care for jazz." If that's jazz then... oh, forget it.

[Kamakzie]

That was great "why did I decide to scat?! America doesn't like Jazz!"

[Odds Bodkins]

That was great "why did I decide to scat?! America doesn't like Jazz!"

It's as if she KNEW she was going home. :rolleyes:

I'm happy that 2 of the worst 3 girls went home... Sanjaya staying trumps all good feelings though.

[mostman]

It's as if she KNEW she was going home. :rolleyes:

I'm happy that 2 of the worst 3 girls went home... Sanjaya staying trumps all good feelings though.

Worse is the fact that according to dialidol - he was the second most popular.

What!?!

http://dialidol.com/asp/predictions/Predictions.asp

[Jeeters]

Poor Antonella... this is the second week when giving the vote results that Seacrest has tried his darnest to make her pee her pants. I suspect next week it'll happen.

After Leslie found out she was leaving, she just had a look of "i really need to leave; I think left my curling iron on" for her remainder on stage.

What was with Pickler's hair? I liked that short cut she got last year that everybody railed on her about. But this was just a lame Anna Nicole / Kimber / 'I wanna be a porn star' style.

[bigcb37]

Dialidol is scary accurate...I'm bet someone tells the contestants about the dial idol results each week.

I think Seacrest is great, just the right amount of sarcasm;but wow, those hoots on pickler looked ridiculous

[super dave]

And her butt was just as huge, resembled a carport.

[JFriday]

I think she put on weight, her butt was HUGE. She looked like she aged 10 years with that hairdo.

[astrohip]

Dialidol is scary accurate...I'm bet someone tells the contestants about the dial idol results each week.
At this point, it's just scattershot. It seems to be accurate about the top choices, but most people know that from watching. But two of the four losers were not in the bottom three of Dialidol. And it allowed that 7 of 10 could be in the bottom three. Too wide a net. However, as the season progresses, it does get scary accurate.

[FourFourSeven]

At this point, it's just scattershot. It seems to be accurate about the top choices, but most people know that from watching. But two of the four losers were not in the bottom three of Dialidol. And it allowed that 7 of 10 could be in the bottom three. Too wide a net. However, as the season progresses, it does get scary accurate.
True. It did let us know that Sanjaya and Antonella were safe, though, so the show wasn't really all that exciting when each of them were left hanging.

[MarkofT]

What was with Pickler's hair? I liked that short cut she got last year that everybody railed on her about. But this was just a lame Anna Nicole / Kimber / 'I wanna be a porn star' style.It's an old (50's/60's) style similar to Marylin Monroe. Anna Nicole copied MM. Dunno who Kimber is but 'I wanna be a porn star' hair styles are currently long and with a body wave, kind of similar to 70's TV stars as seen on shows like Charlie's Angels.

Pickler's hair style is quite popular with the blue hair set and that is pretty much the demographic they are aiming her at within the Country sphere.

[MFruchey]

I think she put on weight, her butt was HUGE. She looked like she aged 10 years with that hairdo.

That's exactly what I was thinking. She could have easily passed for 30. Looked very much like a country star...

On a side note, were those boobs fake? If so, they were pretty convincing. If not, then oh my goodness...Kelly has grown up.

[spikedavis]

"Just shoes?"

[atrac]

AJ's departure was just plain pathetic. I mean really, just pathetic.

The "why did I scat, America hates Jazz" line was pretty funny. Maybe she would have lasted if this was Japan? Japanese love Jazz and bondage, right?

[deezel629]

Wow, when Antonella hits her knees tonight(to pray) she should be thankful.

[uncdrew]

Kinda predictable, I suppose.

I think I got 3 out of 4 right. I missed AJ, and he wasn't the worst singer. Oh well.



So, do we think www.VoteForTheWorst.com really has any pull? I mean how many people go to a semi-unknown web site and then vote for what that site tells them to?

[MFruchey]

I really feel badly for AJ. He completely did not deserve to go yet. At the same time (and as much as I think he has no business on the show), I also feel bad for Sanjaya. He's got to feel like absolute crap knowing that he's the worst of the bunch and that everyone knows it, yet he's being toted around by the teenybopper set.

Switching gears here:
Am I the only one around not seeing what everyone likes about Haley? I think she sounds like a beauty pageant contestant (big and cheesy) and is nothing special in the looks department. Granted, I'm not coming from a male perspective, but I think many of the other girls are much more attractive. She's not ugly, of course, but, to me, she looks like any other normal girl.

[timckelley]

Since Thursdays I record Scrubs right after AI, I couldn't do any padding tonight. It cut off right in the middle of the scatter's (Leslie's) song. Did I miss anything after her song?

Also, I'm very dissapointed in the men vote. The one I hated worst was Sanjaya, and if he didn't get axed, the least they could have done was axe my second worst: Brandon. But majically they both advance. Wow. :mad:

I noticed the M.C. was polite and never looked directly at Pickler's cleavage. Though she gave him the chance when she started talking about her shoes. He could have look down at them and taken a gander at her pair on the way down. :D

[MisterBubble]

Dunno who Kimber is...

Kimber is a character from Nip/Tuck (speaking of "enhancement") - and thank you, Jeeters! I KNEW her hair reminded me of someone besides ANS, but I couldn't think of who.

Now, let's not all rush to judge poor lil' Pickle. Perhaps when she was out buying those shoes, she also sprang for a really good push up bra!

I'm really sad A.J. went already. He was one of the maybe only 3 or 4 out of all 12 original guys I even liked enough the first week to not FF midway through. (I also enjoyed Chris Sligh, Blake and ummm... Phil was OK too after a rough start.)

I don't get the Sanjaya appeal. All I can figure are that pre-teen girls think he's cute? He's got that '70s idol (Leif Garrett-esque) hairdo - but even Leif sang better, and that's not saying a whole lot. I know in the past contestants have gotten a lot of votes based on the part of the country they are from (like Jasmine and her Hawaii contingent) making a lot of calls whether or not they are actually the best singer. Could Sanjaya be getting a boost from the large Indian American population? (nearly 2.5 million, according to Wikipedia - and you know they're always right ;) ) Just a thought... I'm trying to find SOME sort of explanation for such a travesty! Although that theory may be blown by the fact that Paul Kim only lasted a week. If the foot nudists of America can't band together to save a weak singer, who can?

LOL on Sundance and his emotional state. EVERY time they showed him, he looked like his dog had just gotten run over by a car or something. Hello! You JUST met these people a few weeks ago - just be glad it's not YOU going! If it were more of a Survivor-esque show, I'd think he was faking the tears so the potential jury members would vote for him because he cried when they left. Or maybe he DID somehow find out that he was the one supported on votefortheworst (even though he was FAR from the worst this week) and was crying because of that.

[timckelley]

Switching gears here:
Am I the only one around not seeing what everyone likes about Haley? I think she sounds like a beauty pageant contestant (big and cheesy) and is nothing special in the looks department. Granted, I'm not coming from a male perspective, but I think many of the other girls are much more attractive. She's not ugly, of course, but, to me, she looks like any other normal girl.

I think she's far and away the most beautiful girl there. Her voice wasn't the best, her looks are just too good to eliminate her this early. I hope she makes it to the final 12.

I suppose I might sound hypocritical because I think Sanjaya should go based on his abysmal singing. But I don't see how he's really good looking either, but then again I'm a guy, so what do I know?

[timckelley]

Oh and Sundance needs to turn in his man card after that cryfest. That crybaby! :p

[katbug]

Ok, I'll admit it...when he said "Haley, you're safe" I said "Haley who?". I didn't even remember her at all and have no idea where she came from. There are quite a few of those among the guys too...all of the ones who sing soprano. Have you noticed that most of the girls sing lower than most of the guys?! What's up with that?

For now I don't care who goes or in what order, as long as it's not:
Blake
Phil
Jared

Melinda
Gina
LaKisha
Stephanie
Sabrina
Jordin

[MFruchey]

Oh and Sundance needs to turn in his man card after that cryfest. That crybaby! :p

I loved Sundance's crying. It seemed genuine to me, and I like a man who can get check his macho-ness at the door every once and awhile.

[MFruchey]

Ok, I'll admit it...when he said "Haley, you're safe" I said "Haley who?". I didn't even remember her at all and have no idea where she came from. There are quite a few of those among the guys too...all of the ones who sing soprano. Have you noticed that most of the girls sing lower than most of the guys?! What's up with that?

For now I don't care who goes or in what order, as long as it's not:
Blake
Phil
Jared

Melinda
Gina
LaKisha
Stephanie
Sabrina
Jordin

Come on, Chris Sligh deserves to be up there. I thought his rendition of "Trouble" was not only beautifully sung but also honest and raw. He was in touch with the emotion and meaning of the song.

[timckelley]

I loved Sundance's crying. It seemed genuine to me, and I like a man who can get check his macho-ness at the door every once and awhile.

every once in awhile? I think he cried after each of the 4 eliminations. :p

[jradford]

Well, if they're going to screw up this early, AT LEAST keep Alaina in there. She's by far the best eye-candy available, and also an extremely likeable girl. I'm dissapointed. Not because I thought she had any chance to win, but because there were several other girls that have NO chance to win and I have to see THEM instead of Alaina. Oh, well.

On the other end of the Alaina love: Did anyone else think she looked like a 20 years younger Paula Abdul? I did not notice that until tonight. Maybe that explains the crush I had on Abdul during her "Cold Hearted Snake" days. :D

Oh, for the boys, who I couldn't care less about:

Sanjaya sucks. I had AJ as one of the better ones.

[katbug]

Come on, Chris Sligh deserves to be up there. I thought his rendition of "Trouble" was not only beautifully sung but also honest and raw. He was in touch with the emotion and meaning of the song.
Oh, all right. I don't dislike Chris S. so he can be in my "top 6 guys" (heck, there's plenty of room there, lol.). He's got a great personality too, so I won't feel badly about his being on the list.
Actually, I'll go ahead and add Sundance too if he promises to rock out and have as much fun as he did this week each time he performs from now on. :rolleyes:

[MFruchey]

Yeah, I like Sundance. I just can't stick up for "Mustang Sally" as much as for that rendering of "Trouble". I'm going to feel stupid asking this, but whose is the original version of that song? (Guess I could always wiki it.)

Edit: Ray LaMontangne. Guess I have to go wiki him, too.

[BLeonard]

I'm glad Sanjaya gets to hang out another week. I don't have the hate for him that most do here.

I'm much more amazed by AJ leaving and not Brandon. I was sure it would be Brandon and possibly Sanjaya since so many don't like him. I was much more amazed by Brandon being safe than Sanjaya.

I think AJ did a real good job on his song this week. I think they are often better once they know they are leaving and the pressure is off.

I still think the ultimate winner is coming from the female side though and I'm predicting Ms. Doolittle or they heavy black girl whose name I can never remember.

[MFruchey]

I don't hate Sanjaya, but he just isn't getting it right. I liked him enough before Hollywood, but he's picking the wrong songs pretty consistently. "Steppin' Out" is just not a song to pick if you're trying to showcase your vocals. Well-established crooners can easily get away with it, but if you're trying to prove you've got talent, you need to pick a vocally-impressive song. Sanjaya has yet to do so, and, as such, he's proven to be out of his league.

[katbug]

I don't hate Sanjaya either, just think he's not ready for the competition. I actually didn't mind the song he chose, but he's too young (did I use the age reference? Nooo, I mean stage-presence-wise, not chronologically) and inexperienced. He needs to drop the shy act at the door and really come out of his shell. I think the problem is that he is flashing so many of us back to Michael Jackson with the high, soft-spokeness, then bring in the outfit last week with the hat and it's just too close of a resemblance (though I'm sure he was trying more for a 40s lethario than MJ, lol). I actually loved him during auditions!

I think he's getting the Claymate votes.

[spikedavis]

I don't get all the Blake love. I mean, beat-boxing was old by Police Academy 3.

[BLeonard]

I've also noticed they "bury" Sanjaya in the group songs. He has no feature vocals and most of the time his stage placement is practically off camera.

They may be legitimately doing this based on the various contestants perceived talent but between that and the judges criticism I think they are really trying to "kill" him. Perhaps because he IS getting a large vote and they don't want to see him end up winning or almost winning.

I think some of that may work against them though as some voters vote the sympathy vote after the judges trash a contestant.

[MFruchey]

I don't get all the Blake love. I mean, beat-boxing was old by Police Academy 3.

That's exactly why everyone (including me) loves it. I also like to watch breakdancing...80s is retro now. Everybody loves a throwback.

[timckelley]

I don't get all the Blake love. I mean, beat-boxing was old by Police Academy 3.

I think he has a good voice, beat boxing or not.

[Jesda]

Its funny, this season I can barely associate names with faces. They're all so forgettable.

[spikedavis]

I think he has a good voice, beat boxing or not.

Good voice or not, he's annoying-which makes him unwatchable. He'll be gone soon enough though, so I can stand it for now.

[timckelley]

I find him quite watchable and not annoying, and will not be surprised if it'll be weeks before he's eliminated. There seems to be too many other people worse than him for him to be gone soon.

[deezel629]

I find him quite watchable and not annoying, and will not be surprised if it'll be weeks before he's eliminated. There seems to be too many other people worse than him for him to be gone soon.

Which isn't saying much.

[spikedavis]

Which isn't saying much.

:up:

[Barryrod]

Oh and Sundance needs to turn in his man card after that cryfest. That crybaby! :p

I loved Sundance's crying. It seemed genuine to me, and I like a man who can get check his macho-ness at the door every once and awhile.

OMG...I thought for a minute we were watching the Lifetime Network :eek:

[jradosh]

OMG...I thought for a minute we were watching the Lifetime Network :eek:
Forget about Sundance's crying... WTF was up with Gina's blubbering? Was I the only one that thought it was over-the-top (well, my wife commented too) ? Leslie gets the boot and Gina acts like she's lost the love of her life or something. Strange.

[Donbadabon]

Wow, when Antonella hits her knees tonight(to pray) she should be thankful.

Hilarious. LOL

[timckelley]

Forget about Sundance's crying... WTF was up with Gina's blubbering? Was I the only one that thought it was over-the-top (well, my wife commented too) ? Leslie gets the boot and Gina acts like she's lost the love of her life or something. Strange.

True, but since she's a girl, she doesn't have to turn in any cards like Sundance does. :D

[jlb]

..........When is Nashville Star on?


Crowned their champ last night.......

[Raj]

Antonella safe again?

Yep.

Just goes to show, you don't have to be a good singer to win American Idol.

[MFruchey]

Is it inconceivable that these people have developed relationships by now? They're away from their families, and I'm sure they spend a lot of their time together. If this were Real World (and thank God it's not), they would have already slept with at least four different housemates, got into a fight at a club at least six times, and passed out drunk more times than anyone can count. Kids and young adults often form fast friendships.

[robinreale]

Yep.

Just goes to show, you don't have to be a good singer to win American Idol.

She hasn't won, and she won't. Unfortunately, its also happened in previous seasons where people will put forward contestants who cannot sing either because they are giving them a sympathy vote or because they think they're "attractive," but eventually they go.

I, for one, cannot stomach looking at her anymore.

[Cearbhaill]

Count me among those surprised that A.J. is gone- I thought he would do really well among the pre teen girl demographic. He was cute, happy, non threatening sexually, and could really sing- everything a little girl loves.

I like Chris- both of him (Sligh #1, Richardson #2), then Blake. Phil looks like Nosferatu, and Sundance's chest merkin is icking me out big time.

Girls- I like Gina, Leslie, Stephanie, and Lakisha. I like Melinda too, but her disturbing lack of a neck is all I can (not) see when she is on screen. All the rest of them are totally generic IMO.

[MFruchey]

Count me among those surprised that A.J. is gone- I thought he would do really well among the pre teen girl demographic. He was cute, happy, non threatening sexually, and could really sing- everything a little girl loves.

I like Chris- both of him (Sligh #1, Richardson #2), then Blake. Phil looks like Nosferatu, and Sundance's chest merkin is icking me out big time.

Girls- I like Gina, Leslie, Stephanie, and Lakisha. I like Melinda too, but her disturbing lack of a neck is all I can (not) see when she is on screen. All the rest of them are totally generic IMO.

I said to my husband and sister-in-law that Phil looks like Nosferatu and that I can't look at him anymore, but they didn't get the reference. Glad someone else noticed this. When he wears a hat, it's not all that bad, but when he's bald...Well, I get the creeps.

[timckelley]

I still have Gina's performance of "Alone" stuck on my mind (i.e I can hear her singing it).

[Jeeters]

Yep.

Just goes to show, you don't have to be a good singer to win American Idol.Just like the real music industry, too.

[MFruchey]

Just like the real music industry, too.

*cough* Brittney *cough* ;)

[aindik]

Count me as not surprised AJ is gone. He was boring. Not that Sanjaya is better, but I wasn't impressed with AJ at all.

[RangersRBack]

Oh and Sundance needs to turn in his man card after that cryfest. That crybaby! :p

Yeah he should turn in his man card...I hear Sundance's wife also took over his Tivo!

Sorry Tim, couldn't resist.

[Havana Brown]

I liked that Seacrist asked her what she's been spending her money on. :)


Her answer shoulda been "boobs n' food."

She was cute last year, she looked terrible last night. Well, the boobs looked nice. Her hair was awful and yeah, her butt was huge.

Sanjaya, yeah, you should still be in shock for staying.

Oh, and whoever said something about the Brady Bunch's "Silver Platters" really nailed it. I was in a giggling fit in the beginning of the show when the whole group was singing and all I could picture was that.

Edit: THat was JLB.

Oh, and Sundance is a big wussy!

[jpwoof]

I think he has a good voice, beat boxing or not.

yes very modern.. someone you will hear on the radio these days.

[Jebberwocky!]

I don't get all the Blake love. I mean, beat-boxing was old by Police Academy 3.

outside of you bringing it up in every thread, I never would have known you hated Blake :)

I hope he makes it pretty far - we need more different performers than we have.

[mask2343]

Count me among those surprised that A.J. is gone- I thought he would do really well among the pre teen girl demographic. He was cute, happy, non threatening sexually, and could really sing- everything a little girl loves.
I don't think the pre teen girl demographic could have supported him. His performances were pretty feminine (not that there's anything wrong with that). He even did the "drunk-girl-wave-your-arms-dance". He was a much better singer than most of the guys, but had no chance of winning.

[Kamakzie]

I think Sanjaya is this years Kevin Covais.

[bigcb37]

I still have Gina's performance of "Alone" stuck on my mind (i.e I can hear her singing it).

Alone is a great song. Every year someone on Idol does it and it always kills. Carrie Underwood did it the best though in her season . Gina was so so.

I also have a problem with Melinda "no neck" Dolittle. Where is she hiding it?

[timckelley]

Alone is a great song. Every year someone on Idol does it and it always kills. Carrie Underwood did it the best though in her season . Gina was so so.

I didn't realize that, because this is the first season I've seen. (And I even missed the beginning of this season, at that.)

[Kablemodem]

I also have a problem with Melinda "no neck" Dolittle. Where is she hiding it?

I think she has a problem with her spine.

[TAsunder]

OK, let's talk more in depth about gina's crying. Did anyone else notice that gina clearly doesn't like Antonella all that much? Because it was only once antonella was announced as safe that she got really upset. Which means to me she was hoping it would be antonella and when it was one of two other people, she started crying.

In other words, kudos to Gina.

[Jebberwocky!]

OK, let's talk more in depth about gina's crying. Did anyone else notice that gina clearly doesn't like Antonella all that much? Because it was only once antonella was announced as safe that she got really upset. Which means to me she was hoping it would be antonella and when it was one of two other people, she started crying.

In other words, kudos to Gina.

Gina and the other Illinois girl who was sent home last grew up about 10 miles from each other - I though she was crying because of that.

[MFruchey]

It may not have helped the situation in that it was yet another example of a contestant being kept around for the wrong reasons while other, more talented contestants are sent home. I mean, Leslie wasn't my favorite among the girls and she does have a certain awkwardness about her, but she's definitely a more talented singer than Antonella (who, apparently, is talented in another arena).

[Jeeters]

It may not have helped the situation in that it was yet another example of a contestant being kept around for the wrong reasons while other, more talented contestants are sent home. I mean, Leslie wasn't my favorite among the girls and she does have a certain awkwardness about her, but she's definitely a more talented singer than Antonella (who, apparently, is talented in another arena).It's obvious neither is going to last. What's the difference if Leslie goes home this week and Antonella next week or vica versa?

[Jeeters]

Gina and the other Illinois girl who was sent home last grew up about 10 miles from each other - I though she was crying because of that.+1

[timckelley]

Yes, I think that once Antonella was spared, it became obvious to Gina that there was a grave risk of somebody being axed whom she didn't want to be axed.

[Jesda]

This is the worst show on TV.


I'll keep watching!

[Philly Bill]

It's obvious neither is going to last. What's the difference if Leslie goes home this week and Antonella next week or vica versa?

Actually I liked Leslies voice.

[TAsunder]

Gina and the other Illinois girl who was sent home last grew up about 10 miles from each other - I though she was crying because of that.

That would explain why she went all out with the tears when leslie was off, but she seemed to begin to lose it when antonella was safe. Maybe she knew it was either antonella or leslie from the 3 on stage, since the third was someone who was obviously safe.

[Jeeters]

Actually I liked Leslies voice.I didn't think it was that bad, either. But it was still obvious she'd never last.

[DeDondeEs]

I also have a problem with Melinda "no neck" Dolittle. Where is she hiding it?

I used to know a guy who had the same sort of no neck look that Melinda has, and it was because he had to have some sort of back/spine fusing surgery as a kid.

Melinda seems like two completely different people when she is singing and is not. She is confident and all out there when singing, and quiet and bashful when not singing.

The "men" are very disappointing. I swear most of the women have more testosterone than these guys. Can we get a real man singer who doesn't cry and/or sound like he just came out of the Vienna boys choir? You know like a Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin type?

I am glad Antonella is still around. Great eye candy, you know that is the only reason she is still there. She is an awful singer.

[ahartman]

I don't think the pre teen girl demographic could have supported him. His performances were pretty feminine (not that there's anything wrong with that). He even did the "drunk-girl-wave-your-arms-dance". He was a much better singer than most of the guys, but had no chance of winning.

Feminine? It goes a bit beyond feminine...

Regardless, I was bugged that he was voted off - while he wouldn't have won the whole thing, there are still 4-5 people that should've left before him. Plus, it cost me 2 points in my AI pool :mad:

When Seacrest was dragging out the Jordin vs. Leslie thing, I decided if Jordin went, I'd start voting as much as possible for Sanjaya - force Clive Davis to market that train wreck of a winner.

[timckelley]

I am glad Antonella is still around. Great eye candy, you know that is the only reason she is still there. She is an awful singer.

At this point, she might getting so popular nationally, that that alone may continue to earn her votes and forestall her demise. I wonder how long she'll last. (Maybe a long time?)

I don't put her even in the top two most attractive women there, but the controversary around her interests me enough, that I kind of hope she stays. :)

[TAsunder]

The longer sanjaya stays, the more I think about that lame movie American Dreamz. I think that's how you spell it.

[Greg Bimson]

katbug made an interesting point, by stating she didn't want to see these six women go:Melinda
Gina
LaKisha
Stephanie
Sabrina
JordinYet, since next week, we will be down to six females, and it appears that Antonella will always be in it to win it, which one of the above six won't be around for the Final 12?

[timckelley]

katbug made an interesting point, by stating she didn't want to see these six women go:Yet, since next week, we will be down to six females, and it appears that Antonella will always be in it to win it, which one of the above six won't be around for the Final 12?

I say get rid of Melinda.

[uncdrew]

katbug made an interesting point, by stating she didn't want to see these six women go:



The six women I don't want to see go are:

LaKisha
Melinda
Antonella
Sundance
Hailey
Sabrina



Oops, I meant Gina, not Hailey

[DeDondeEs]

The six women I don't want to see go are:

LaKisha
Melinda
Antonella
Sundance
Hailey
Sabrina



Oops, I meant Gina, not Hailey

LOL. American Idol has broken one of the key reality show rules. When a contestant has a baby and they show the contestant saying how much they miss their baby, they have to fly the wife and baby out for the next episode.

Also i'll add this. Why after America has voted for their favorite singers do they take the least favorite one and let them sing AGAIN?
I want to hear an encore of what most people thought was the best singer. They should just show the video montage of the person kicked off and be done with it. Instead of saying "Hey you just lost a national popularity contest, now get out on stage and sing to all of those people, a majority of which would rather hear someone else sing"

[timckelley]

I don't want Gina or Hailey to go, but I don't expect Hailey to make it too far up the ladder though.

By the way, one of the women I do want to see go (and badly) is: Sanjaya. :p

[FourFourSeven]

which one of the above six won't be around for the Final 12?

I don't know, but you're definitely right. At least one of them is gone. However, Lakisha and Melinda (the two favorites) are clearly safe unless they forget their words and start picking their noses on stage.

Heck, they'd STILL be better than Antonella...

[aindik]

Also i'll add this. Why after America has voted for their favorite singers do they take the least favorite one and let them sing AGAIN?
I want to hear an encore of what most people thought was the best singer. They should just show the video montage of the person kicked off and be done with it. Instead of saying "Hey you just lost a national popularity contest, now get out on stage and sing to all of those people, a majority of which would rather hear someone else sing"

Part of the allure of American Idol is the naked cruelty. Making the voted-off person sing again is akin to "dance, monkey, dance."

Of course, they'll say it's about giving the contestant one last time to shine, etc.

BTW, anyone else think Chris Daughtry wrote that "Home" song just so Idol could use it?

[Jayjoans]

Sanjaya will keep advancing. What is there now, something like 4 billion east Indians on the planet? Capture .0001% of that vote and he's the new AMERICAN IDOL.

[DeDondeEs]

Sanjaya will keep advancing. What is there now, something like 4 billion east Indians on the planet? Capture .0001% of that vote and he's the new AMERICAN IDOL.

You know I was thinking the same thing. Plus with his singing and looks, he would fit right in as a Bollywood actor.

Back on the making the least popular singer perform topic. It would be akin to a television station getting its Neilson ratings and re-running the lowest rated show the next week.

[Jebberwocky!]

Sanjaya will keep advancing. What is there now, something like 4 billion east Indians on the planet? Capture .0001% of that vote and he's the new AMERICAN IDOL.

if that happens, they would have to cancel the show because too many people would stop watching.

[Jesda]

Oh snap, with VoIP, all of India could mess with the phone system and cast a vote!

[tivoboyjr]

Oh snap, with VoIP, all of India could mess with the phone system and cast a vote!

And everyone in India works in tech support, so that should be easy for them to figure out.

[uncdrew]

And everyone in India works in tech support, so that should be easy for them to figure out.


These comments are getting really close to becoming ... funny.

[katbug]

re. Blake: I like him despite the beat-boxing, and appreciate that he only brings it out occasionally. I'm not at all into that style, but think he used it perfectly when he did use it. It's his voice that I was surprised and blown away by.

I really liked Leslie's voice, but get kinda weirded out by her look combined with her voice. Not sure why...anyone have any guesses? My sister's having the same reaction and we can't figure out why.

I agree about the inhumanity of making them perform one last time before they leave. Not the unfairness to them, but to us, the viewers. Hello? If we didn't vote for them, chances are that we didn't enjoy the performance the first time...why should we have to listen to it again?! If they have to have one last chance to shine, they should pick their best song throughout the competition.

[JETarpon]

In all the years of watching AI, I never laughed as hard as I did at the "just shoes" comment.

[katbug]

I love Kelly, but she looked like she was trying to become Dolly (the boobs, hair, shoes, etc.). I don't know if she got a boob-job or not though, she could have come by them with the rest of the weight she gained. I miss the old Kelly! :0(

[pdhenry]

I really liked Leslie's voice, but get kinda weirded out by her look combined with her voice. Not sure why...anyone have any guesses? My sister's having the same reaction and we can't figure out why.When you figure it out let me know - I was having the same problem. Something in the expression on her face, like her eyes were always dilated or something...

[JLucPicard]

I also liked Leslie's voice, and I'm kind of a sucker for an 'under-bite', which she has. That's kind of unusual (I think) and that may be what looks a little off.

I'm not a fan of chest "enhancements", but I am a fan of female backsides, and I thought Kelly's was just fine.

OK, maybe TMI. ;)

[bruinfan]

So, do we think www.VoteForTheWorst.com really has any pull? I mean how many people go to a semi-unknown web site and then vote for what that site tells them to?
they take credit for taking the following people far into the competition

scott savol
kelly pickler
kevin covais
jon stevens

i think they have some pull

antonella definitely makes it into the final 12... i bet she makes it to the top 9...

she's bound to have ONE good week that will carry her for another 2...

[katbug]

Hey, I take the credit for Kelly and Jon. Loved those two!

Scott and Kevin I'll give you (especially 'cuz for the life of me I can't even remember the name Kevin Covais!)

[MFruchey]

It's obvious neither is going to last. What's the difference if Leslie goes home this week and Antonella next week or vica versa?

I wasn't really representing my own views, just something that Gina might have been feeling. Many of the contestants must be feeling vulnerable when Sanjaya and Antonella seem to be getting preferential treatment by the viewers.

[Jesda]

I'm saving this episode just for Kelly's fake hooters.

[DUSlider]

So has anyone else with a computer attached to a phone line tried Dialidols software? I was curious, downloaded it to my backup laptop, hooked it to a phone line and let her rip, though I got started late.

I had it set to keep the people I wanted off the show unsafe and it voted for the others it though had the best chance of being voted off. When all was said and done it voted for Gina 467 times. Had I started right from the beginning it would have gotten in 800 votes... If VFTW implores its followers to use this software I see them having a large influence.

[justapixel]

Sanjaya will keep advancing. What is there now, something like 4 billion east Indians on the planet? Capture .0001% of that vote and he's the new AMERICAN IDOL.

That was my thought too.

But, I have a little plan to get him off the show.

At the end of Idol, east Indian time, we should all get on the phone and call tech support. That will prevent them from calling in for Sanjaya. The second wave can run to the Quickie Mart for a Slushie.


:)



I keed, I keed!

Sundance was crying like a little girl. He started crying when the first person got kicked off, and didn't stop until the end of the show. He was sobbing. He's SO not hot, I could never vote for him now.

[justapixel]

In all the years of watching AI, I never laughed as hard as I did at the "just shoes" comment.

She has great comedic timing, that girl. She was very funny.

She got boobs AND a butt.

And, shoes, of course.

[Jayjoans]

That was my thought too.

But, I have a little plan to get him off the show.

At the end of Idol, east Indian time, we should all get on the phone and call tech support. That will prevent them from calling in for Sanjaya. The second wave can run to the Quickie Mart for a Slushie.


:)



LOL

/Apu on/ Oh, think of all the big fun we will have /Apu off/

[uncdrew]

they take credit for taking the following people far into the competition

scott savol
kelly pickler
kevin covais
jon stevens

i think they have some pull

antonella definitely makes it into the final 12... i bet she makes it to the top 9...

she's bound to have ONE good week that will carry her for another 2...


Interesting...

Now I think Antonella will make the final 12 with or without that web site backing her.

[uncdrew]

I had it set to keep the people I wanted off the show unsafe and it voted for the others it though had the best chance of being voted off. When all was said and done it voted for Gina 467 times. Had I started right from the beginning it would have gotten in 800 votes... If VFTW implores its followers to use this software I see them having a large influence.



467 times?!?

Uh, is that allowed?

Do you pay for the calls?

I figured a bunch of teeny-boppers hit redial a bunch, and put in several dozen votes. And obviously a computerized calling system could get through way more than that.

But yeah, if enough people cast 500 votes each, it might change things. Do we know how many total votes are cast each week?

[aindik]

467 times?!?

Uh, is that allowed?

Do you pay for the calls?

I figured a bunch of teeny-boppers hit redial a bunch, and put in several dozen votes. And obviously a computerized calling system could get through way more than that.

But yeah, if enough people cast 500 votes each, it might change things. Do we know how many total votes are cast each week?

Seacrest said this week it was something like 32 million. I assume he meant both nights combined.

[ahartman]

She has great comedic timing, that girl. She was very funny.


You are giving Pickler waaaay too much credit. She's an idiot, plain & simple.

[DLL66]

That was my thought too.

But, I have a little plan to get him off the show.

At the end of Idol, east Indian time, we should all get on the phone and call tech support. That will prevent them from calling in for Sanjaya. The second wave can run to the Quickie Mart for a Slushie.


:)





What a plan!!! LOL :up: :D

[timckelley]

Darn. It didn't occur to me that people were cheating and voting hundreds of times via software. :( It defeats the spirit of the show. :(

[JLucPicard]

Other than reading it referred to in these threads, I have no idea what dialidol is. Can it really be used to cast hundreds of votes for someone via the phone lines they give? I thought they had things in place to prevent that, or is that not possible?

[pdhenry]

American Idol allows you to vote as many times as you want. I have no idea why - it must appeal to certain parts of the audience to be able to hit redial incessantly.

I think other call-and-vote shows may limit voting to one vote per calling number.

[Philly Bill]

All they have to do is charge a buck a call and donate it to charity. That'll stop it.

[gschrock]

Darn. It didn't occur to me that people were cheating and voting hundreds of times via software. :( It defeats the spirit of the show. :(

FWIW, if you look at the fine print when the show airs, they reserve the right to disqualify votes that they think are done like this. Hard to say if they really do, but I'd think a phone number that votes 500 times might raise a red flag.

[katbug]

They should go to the 1 call per phone line thing. Then they wouldn't have to worry about screening multiple calls via programs, etc. and we'd actually feel like our vote might be worth something. I don't even bother voting 'cuz I know it's pointless.

[wprager]

FWIW, if you look at the fine print when the show airs, they reserve the right to disqualify votes that they think are done like this. Hard to say if they really do, but I'd think a phone number that votes 500 times might raise a red flag.

The thing is, whether or not DialIdol actually manages to get through with 500 votes for someone, the way it works to make its predictions is to note how many time a particular number was busy. Every contestant has a different number. While each of those numbers is probably tied to multiple lines (allowing many simultaneous calls) that number is still limited, and *you will get a busy signal* if enough people are calling. What DialIdol does is keep track of the number of busy signals (relative to the number of calls placed, of course) and "translates" that to a ranking. The higher the busy signal ratio, the more people are trying to call that number and, consequently, the more votes eventually being logged.

It is freakishly accurate in predicting the top/bottom 2-4 contestants. By taking a quick peak around 11PM EST I could tell that Sanjaya and Antonella were sticking around (so I was prepared for the bad news on Thursday night;-)

[gschrock]

The thing is, whether or not DialIdol actually manages to get through with 500 votes for someone, the way it works to make its predictions is to note how many time a particular number was busy.

Yeah, but if you look at what I was quoting, I was responding to whether using software to vote hundreds of times might be affecting the outcome.

[justapixel]

They should go to the 1 call per phone line thing. Then they wouldn't have to worry about screening multiple calls via programs, etc. and we'd actually feel like our vote might be worth something. I don't even bother voting 'cuz I know it's pointless.

But then Ryan can't announce, "Over five million votes came in, and America has decided...."

[uncdrew]

The thing is, whether or not DialIdol actually manages to get through with 500 votes for someone, the way it works to make its predictions is to note how many time a particular number was busy. Every contestant has a different number. While each of those numbers is probably tied to multiple lines (allowing many simultaneous calls) that number is still limited, and *you will get a busy signal* if enough people are calling. What DialIdol does is keep track of the number of busy signals (relative to the number of calls placed, of course) and "translates" that to a ranking. The higher the busy signal ratio, the more people are trying to call that number and, consequently, the more votes eventually being logged.

It is freakishly accurate in predicting the top/bottom 2-4 contestants. By taking a quick peak around 11PM EST I could tell that Sanjaya and Antonella were sticking around (so I was prepared for the bad news on Thursday night;-)


That's quite clever.


I thought it just used the people dialing with them as a sampling. Like the Gallup poles and such.

[katbug]

But then Ryan can't announce, "Over five million votes came in, and America has decided...."
Exactly! :p We'll find out a little more realistically how many people are voting. It's funny how much pride they take into how many votes they got called in, like it's their actual viewership.

[unixadm]

I agree that they should limit the number of calls per number.

When they did "Last Comic Standing", voting was limited to 3 calls per number.

Of course, there are ways of cheating....I called 3 times from my cell phone, 3 times from my wife's cell phone, 3 times from my house, and 3 times from my office.

On a particular voting session, because I have Vonage, I guess they couldn't capture my phone number correctly, and I was able to vote more than 3 times.

But even with the "cheats", it would limit what people could do.

I think they should allow 1/2 the amount of votes as the number in the competition at that point.

10 people in the running...you are allowed to vote 5 times.

8 people...4 times..

etc...


This has gotten out of hand....the contestants are showing shock as to who was eliminated, and even the judges are shocked.

The producers brought this on themselves...they turned it from a singing talent contest to a popularity contest driven by the internet.

Oh well.....in the end, I expect that the best couple of singers will end up in the head to head, and both of them will have a great career in front of them.

[wprager]

Didn't it used to be 50 cents per call? I'm sure of it. This year it's toll-free. Last year it would have been pretty expensive to DialIdol $250 worth of Pickler. I wonder if the reason it's toll free now is that they had implemented something else to throttle the auto-dialers. And, besides, just what percentage actually use DialIdol? Is it statistically significant?

[pdhenry]

Idol has been toll-free for as long as I've been speed-dialing...

[Dreaday]

Yeah I thought it was always free. I love Chris!!!!!

[wooh]

In all the years of watching AI, I never laughed as hard as I did at the "just shoes" comment.

For me it was Simon's "And... I love puppies."

[bareyb]

And Alaina wasn't? That's gotta be hard to sing one last time when you're going home.
It's even worse that they are required to sing the very song that got them sent home in the first place. :rolleyes:

[JETarpon]

I used DialIdol last year, but haven't set it up this year yet.

It's actually a pretty slick little program. You can give it a list of people to vote for, explicitly, and it will rotate through, voting for them. You can also give it a list of people to "make safe" and it will vote for anybody in that list who is currently in trouble. Or you can give it a list of people to "make unsafe" and it will vote for anybody NOT on that list who is currently in trouble. While it runs, it connects back to the server periodically to report your results (who you voted for, how often you got through, and how often it was busy) as well as get the current approximate ratings, so it knows how to vote for make safe/unsafe.

It is quite easy to cast hundreds of votes in that 2 hour window. Just run it, and forget it.

If they REALLY wanted to screw with the results, they would develop a version that dialed out using freeworlddialup or some other free VOIP service that allows free toll-free numbers. Then you wouldn't even need a phone line AND you could spoof your caller ID information to vote in multiple timezones. I bet freeworlddialup wouldn't like that, though.