Comments on: American Idol Season 8 – Kansas City Auditions – Recap

By: Elvina Anderson

Elvina Anderson — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:02:15 +0000

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By: dzbebepnai

dzbebepnai — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 05:40:29 +0000

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By: mj

mj — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:57:33 +0000

Thanks poporange for the info- if I understand you correctly Taylor was never given the opportunity to sign with 19. They picked Pickler and Daughtry instead.

There were rumors to that effect, but never proven.

Also, other runners-up not managed by 19 out of the gate: David Archuleta, Bo Bice and Diana DeGarmo.

By: cookcricket

cookcricket — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:09:18 +0000

Yeah I watched Idolatry (which I love!) this morning from the headlines. I was about to register to make a defense for Danny, but saw several others did. Thanks prime!!!!

Unfortunately Kristen’s response will only make it worse for those on the fence about this to start with. 1) She’s never walked in his shoes, and 2) she of all people should know how AI edits these things to milk it to the nth degree.

Finally, and I’m projecting here: For all we know his wife may have requested that he do this regardless of what happened…we just don’t know the whole story…

By: hicksaholic

hicksaholic — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:22:24 +0000

Thanks poporange for the info- if I understand you correctly Taylor was never given the opportunity to sign with 19. They picked Pickler and Daughtry instead. I always thought it was Taylor’s choice. Under that scenario all the handwringing from Taylor fans as to whether he made a wise choice is irrelevant. Back to Season 8

By: May

May — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:35:20 +0000

^^^^I kind of agree with Kristen.
However, it’s hard to predict how someone will deal with their grief, so I’ll wait to see how things play out.

By: primeminister

primeminister — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 11:27:30 +0000

Unfortunately, Danny Gokey’s “backstory” is already causing some backlash.

Check out the video from EW’s Idolatry.

Kristen: “I don’t know what kind of f*cking lunatic goes on American Idol 30 days after his wife dies and cries in a completely insane, theatrical way to the producers.”

By: cookcricket

cookcricket — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:01:49 +0000

AI has seemed to make a choice to exploit Danny. I hope they don’t pound it into the ground. Anyone would be raw with emotion after losing their spouse only four weeks earlier. He wants to remember his wife and do this for her. This can give him some purpose in life to move forward. If AI exploits the situation, that’s on AI, not on Danny. He seems (at least at this point) to have the chops to go far!

smallie, I agree, Jessica seems like one who can tough out about anything! This only causes her to appeal more to me.

By: sillypraguer

sillypraguer — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:29:46 +0000

Am I the only one who thought that India looks so fun? I never care about personalities so much, but this girl is oozing with personality. No idea if she can sing, but I hope we see more of her, just for amusement value. Maybe in the heavily advertised Hollywood rounds.

By: sillypraguer

sillypraguer — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:27:29 +0000

re: Danny, the X Factor loves contestants with sob stories and milks them even more than AI. Some past X Factor contestants have claimed that they were told to talk about certain things on camera if they wanted to go on in the competition. Check out Niki Evans or Daniel Evans vids … I doubt that they would bring this stuff up so often unless they had to.

By: Grammie Kari

Grammie Kari — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 06:41:57 +0000

I sort of disagree with many views in that Von Smith knows exactly what he is doing. I believe heÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s had vocal training. I mean, why would he appear on The View in 2007? (Although, Whoopi did make fun of him.) I believe this is a manipulation situation.

This week on The View, they showed a clip of Von's singing when Rosie introduced him in 2007. Whoopi was not impressed and implied that he was constipated.

YouTube sensation = built-in fanbase = potential voters = a huge viewing audience = no-matter-how-your-auditon-goes-youÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re-still-going-to-Hollywood.

I think you have this right on the money, Gwen. Also, because he did mess up on the audition, people are talking about him. Is this planned? Hmmm...

By: Terrie

Terrie — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 04:05:44 +0000

davidlove Jan 16th, 2009 at 3:07 am

Watched DannyÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s audition again, just to make sure I wasnÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t trippin over his backstory. Yup, I still like him bunches. Not only is his voice all kinds of wonderful, heÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s got loads of personality.

Me, too, plus Danny’s got sweetness, soulfulness, sensitivity, oodles of heart, and a non-threatening handsomeness that recalls Robert Downey Jr. I can understand why he reminds some of the ultimate AI sweetie pie, Elliott Yamin.

His backstory hits close to home and I was bawlin’ like the yellow-haired man-child who got rejected by Simon “Legree” Cowell. I think the crew asked him intentionally about his wife because they are all about milking the drama and you couldn’t miss his teary reaction in HDTV. Since he eschewed any tendency to self-pity in his audition clip, I doubt that he is trying to exploit his heartbreak.

That he is the praise and worship leader at two Wisconsin churches is the Nutella icing on the brownie for me.

By: Bobbi

Bobbi — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:15:52 +0000

I haven’t read all the replies so forgive me if this was already said. When I saw Von Smith auditioning, I remembered him from Rosie O’Donnell bringing him on The View. She had seen him on YouTube and I guess he had become somewhat of a sensation there. The thought crossed my mind that they might have passed him through to appeal to YouTubers. YouTubers in their minds equating to younger viewers? Possible? I can’t imagine why they would pass him based on his audition!

By: IdolFanatic

IdolFanatic — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:45:07 +0000

I really like the new commercials and and the Cook promo they did during the KC show. Regardless though, they’ll never convince anyone that you HAVE to win this show to succeed. Cook would’ve had the same success with or without the title. The finale was just of a formality.

By: sma11ie

sma11ie — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:53:42 +0000

^^ That’s also my impression as well, so not quite as sad as the Saracen situation, but still, you have to make a lot of sacrifices to take on something like that. I like her cuz she kind of reminds me of Kelly (not vocally though), and seems tough. Anyway, so excited for season 3 of FNL, haha!