What a crazy show. I am not sure I'm digging this new format of eliminating 9 people....?? Maybe I am.
Pro's - these 3 can now get down to business and feel secure that they are now on the big stage. They have 2 weeks off to prepare. It's over and done with, we move on. We don't have to listen to the crappy ones week after week.
Con's - The weaker, but not weakest, contestants do not get a chance to redeem themselves and learn and grow from week to week. We don't get to keep our favorites in to hear more from them and to become fans.
Generally I liked dumping off the really bad ones one by one, and then getting America to enjoy more of the better ones. I don't know about this, what do we think? Oh, and it's the top girl vote and the top boy vote,, then the next in line. I am not sure it should go by gender, shouldn't it just be who is the better talent?
That being said, were there any surprises?? We all knew that my little blonde pink haired girl would be there. We all knew that Danny Gokey would be there, but then American Idol had to be all tricky and put Tatiana up there against him as the last two people in question. The suspense, the drama! I could just see the biggest upset in the world and I told my husband if Tatiana goes through I'm kicking this television screen right in the face. He reassured me that there weren't enough haters to vote her through then there were fans of Danny's. He was right, and I still have a TV. (thankfully)
Anoop vs. Michael Starver (oil rig) . Now this was tricky. I liked them both. Didn't like their performances yesterday so I had to base it on what I had previously seen of them. Dang. We now have Michael in the top 3 and yes, I am happy, but I feel bad for Anoop who was indeed good too.
Now, American Idol producers are no dummies ( well mostly they are, but on this?) How did they put the contestants in each group? They knew they wanted the best in the top 12, so I figured they probably split up their favorites into each group and put the most horrible in 3 groups as well. So from that little observation, next week I'm thinking the favorites will be Adam Lambert, Jasmine Murray, and that piano guy with the black vest on, or hey what a minute, that Megan Corkery is in that group too and we haven't heard jack from her, but Simon loved her..... hmmmmm.. Next week will be very important, so don't forget to vote.
Did we love the impromptu visit from Carly Smithson and Michael (can't remember, Australian) from last year's show? I thought they did great! They were two of my favorites last year! OK... great show!
Next week Ryan tells me it's on Wednesday and Thursday.... why can't they just stick to their schedule... grrr.
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I loved Carly and Michael last year too but I thought the song they sung was kinda dumb. Don't get me wrong, they sang the heck out of it, it was just a boring song in my opinion. I'm happy with the three who went through. I think Anoop is a better singer than Michael, but that's what happens. I'm with you on the format though. It's nice to have more options to vote for, but you really don't get a chance for any of them to really grow on you before the majority get sent home. And I totally understand why they put one girl, one guy through, because if it was just the top three, I think all the little tweens would vote just guys through. I just hope a crappy girl doesn't get through over Anoop!
I liked Anoop too, so hopefully we will be a wild card pick. I'm not sure I like this new format yet. As for Megan Corkery I think not being shown during Hollywood week will hurt her, no fans yet. The ones who got through last night all had been shown singing during the past.
I wasn't happy that Michael Sarver went through. I didn't think he did a great job. I wouldn't like to see the other country guy (something Keith) instead. I also like Anne Marie Boskovich. I hope she goes to the wild card show. I'm not a fan of Anoop, so I didn't really care that he got cut. I'm not sure I like the new format, either. If they would've done this previous years, do you think Jordan Sparks would've won? David Cook would've made it, but Jordan won her fans through week after week of good performances. Interesting to think of...
The schedule this week changed because of a presidential address.
I like that they are mixing it up with this new format. I'm excited for the wild cards!
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