American Idol season eight gets makeover

Re: American Idol season eight gets makeover

feeds@yuku.com (8trackmind) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:53:55 GMT

My all-time favorite Idol post was a photochop of Carrie's Some Hearts CD, with an added caption saying it contained the song "Jesus Take The Wheel (Noel Take The Hubcaps)." I often wonder who did it.

Group 2 was inches away from perfection. If it had Heather Piccininni insead of Lisa Leuschner and Jonah Moananu instead of Matt (who was awful, but not one of the all-time worst semifinalists) the show might have gone off the air permanantly, due to Simon and Randy...

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feeds@yuku.com (pjadedd) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:53:32 GMT

Blah, wrong thread.

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feeds@yuku.com (Angela in WI) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:45:39 GMT

I was reading Simon's interview on the website and they are bringing back the Wild Card. They are also going to have a 4th judge, and I don't know how crazy I am about that. But as long as Simon is still there, I'm there!

Re: American Idol season eight gets makeover

feeds@yuku.com (Antithesys) — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:23:04 GMT

I ONLY watch the auditions and so it looks like my already tenuous relationship with AI has come to an end. All they needed to do was not air the obvious fakes.

Re: American Idol season eight gets makeover

feeds@yuku.com (Spanky Hot Dog) — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:42:28 GMT

pjadedd wrote:

MakePaulaCry wrote:
^ Excuse me but what the fuck are you smoking? The Noel BROTHERS WERE AMAZING!

Obviously not enough to remember their names. It was the Roman Brothers, Jesus and Noel.

The Roman Brothers!!
I forgot about them.
Jesus <3

Re: American Idol season eight gets makeover

feeds@yuku.com (pjadedd) — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:18:57 GMT

MakePaulaCry wrote:
^ Excuse me but what the fuck are you smoking? The Noel BROTHERS WERE AMAZING!

Obviously not enough to remember their names. It was the Roman Brothers, Jesus and Noel.

Re: American Idol season eight gets makeover

feeds@yuku.com (MakePaulaCry) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:10:05 GMT

^ Excuse me but what the fuck are you smoking? The Noel BROTHERS WERE AMAZING!

Re: American Idol season eight gets makeover

feeds@yuku.com (8trackmind) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:48:25 GMT

Actually I agree completely with Lobster. David Cook was middle of the pack until the end of the semis. By top 11 or 10 week most people were saying the final would have the two (surviving) Davids.

I thought Archie didn't give a single good performance from top 12 night all the way through top 4, then was better on top 3 night and the finale (it's probably not a coincidence that this happened AFTER his dad got booted from being backstage). But better doesn't mean great....

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feeds@yuku.com (suckshardcore) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:42:17 GMT

I should have said hypothetically or in theory the best 3 would be going through.

Clearly there is rigging and stupid/fangirl voters to factor into the equation.

Re: American Idol season eight gets makeover

feeds@yuku.com (Podunk Town) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:35:53 GMT

suckshardcore wrote:
Yes but with 36 they're only letting the 3 best through each week, and then 3 from the wildcard.

lol@thinking the 3 best will actually be the ones voted through

Re: American Idol season eight gets makeover

feeds@yuku.com (pjadedd) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:20:59 GMT

As for Jim and Matt, you have to remember two things. With Jim, it was season 1, when there was a lot of anti-Simon sentiment for being mean. With Matt, he was in possibly the worst group ever, but actually had a personality.

Re: American Idol season eight gets makeover

feeds@yuku.com (suckshardcore) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:18:38 GMT

Yes but with 36 they're only letting the 3 best through each week, and then 3 from the wildcard.

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feeds@yuku.com (Podunk Town) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:35:23 GMT

Aren't Matt Rogers and Jim Verraros good enough reasons not to go back to the old format?

Also I'm hating the increase to 36 semifinalists. They can't even find 24 people that are very talented so what makes them think they can find 36?

Re: American Idol season eight gets makeover

feeds@yuku.com (suckshardcore) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:58:22 GMT

Hmmm, I just read about the format they're using this year.

While the groups format isn't perfect and has it's cons like groups being stacked and other groups being weaker, I think it'd be interesting to go back to it.

I've grown tired of the 3 weeks of semis format. More so for Canadian Idol I've seen it more as people not having to be good, just having to be not the worst. Shitty people can slip into the Top 12 as long as they're not fodder,...

Re: American Idol season eight gets makeover

feeds@yuku.com (pjadedd) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:55:41 GMT

fffingybyach wrote:
Yea, pjadedd. I routed against Fantasia, whom I could not stand. But didn't like Diane DeGarmo either, lol....

Do sort of remember there being a couple of hot guys in Blake's quartet, assuming Chris "not much talent" Richardson was one of the other guys.... Hadn't remembered that the Hollywood round was only one episode.

It was Blake, Sligh, Tom, and Rudy (who...

Re: American Idol season eight gets makeover

feeds@yuku.com (fffingybyach) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:13:40 GMT

Yea, pjadedd. I routed against Fantasia, whom I could not stand. But didn't like Diane DeGarmo either, lol....

Do sort of remember there being a couple of hot guys in Blake's quartet, assuming Chris "not much talent" Richardson was one of the other guys.... Hadn't remembered that the Hollywood round was only one episode.

Re: American Idol season eight gets makeover

feeds@yuku.com (MakePaulaCry) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:05:33 GMT

i fully realize i'm probably the only here who thinks this, but i thought fantasia was AWFUL during the show, AND SUCKED afterwards. her voice is nO ONES favorite, but technically, she was VOMIT INDUCING - pitchiness, NEVER professional sounding. during the show, she was ALWAYS HORRIBLE FROM the material she was singing (ie. "summertime"), which is why she came across more "GANGSTER SLUT". when she was able to sing whatever she...

Re: American Idol season eight gets makeover

feeds@yuku.com (pjadedd) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:01:47 GMT

fffingybyach wrote:
Eh. I'm sort of glad to see more of the Hollywood rounds but all I can remember is that Blake Lewis trio hitting it out of the ball park and then the entire lot of them turned out to be mediocre at best turds.

Fantasia was never my cuppa tea. Liked LaToya, sort of, that year, but not overly invested.

I knew that Archie was an obvious top 12 contestant from his aw shucks,...

Re: American Idol season eight gets makeover

feeds@yuku.com (fffingybyach) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:57:27 GMT

Eh. I'm sort of glad to see more of the Hollywood rounds but all I can remember is that Blake Lewis trio hitting it out of the ball park and then the entire lot of them turned out to be mediocre at best turds.

Fantasia was never my cuppa tea. Liked LaToya, sort of, that year, but not overly invested.

I knew that Archie was an obvious top 12 contestant from his aw shucks, I'm too humble, sympathetic vocal cord paralysis story audition. The weekly tongue bath...

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feeds@yuku.com (pemmiekim) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:15:58 GMT

i fully realize i'm probably the only here who thinks this, but i thought fantasia was pretty good during the show, but SUCKED afterwards. her voice is not my favorite, but technically, she was strong - no pitchiness, always professional sounding. during the show, she was restrained by the material she was singing (ie. "summertime"), which is why she came across more "tastefully". when she was able to sing whatever she wanted to after the show ended, then it became...

American Idol season eight gets makeover

feeds@yuku.com (Spanky Hot Dog) — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:27:24 GMT

Less auditions, more semifinalists, wild-card round, new judge highlight changes for television's biggest program.

When you're the biggest thing in television, you can do what you please. American Idol has done just that, deciding to spruce up its format, as announced by...