American Idol Season 8 – Top 7 – Results – VIDEO

I hope Miley sings first.

Did anyone else notice that in the intro, they swapped Matt’s and Kris’s clips a little bit? They made it seem like Randy’s comment to Kris (“For me, for you, it was pitchy from note one…”) had been directed to Matt instead.

Interesting.

^ I noticed too! It was wierd.

Wow, Adam looks good. I like the new haircut (shorter). I think he has also been following my advice and has lost a few pounds.

Is it just me or did they do this “talking magazine cover” video in S6?

Eee, Krallison opener solos ftw!

Wow, I like the new Mustang – sweet design upgrades there.

Wow! Matt actually looked GOOD in that Ford Mustang video.

Question: Does Kris ALWAYS wear plaid?!

ETA: Yay, no lipsynching! And they sounded good!

Whoa, Kris pimpage!! And Allison pimpage!!

I think I’m in heaven…. :)

ETA:

Question: Does Kris ALWAYS wear plaid?!

Lol. No, not always, but I swear that boy has only one pair of jeans.

They sound decent this week :)

Kris ! Yes boy – you sound AWESOME!

Is ‘lil capable of singing without going flat?

Hey, they shared the solos tonight. About time.

Lil talks flat. She sings the same way.

OMG…sorry to be a little off topic but the American Idol website has the tour dates!

They are coming to Vancouver BC for the first time!!! Yay!

Matt sounded really, really good during the group song.

wow matt sounded really good.. i really dont want him to go home tonight

Has anyone noticed how after Kris and Allison go first on the group sings? lol, Adam, dude, don’t try looking so sexy when you sing. You look awesome without all the faces.

Still kind of bad…but nothing can be as bad as last week’s group sing.

I’m tellin you people, NO ONE is going home tonight. the save will be used.

Is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹lil capable of singing without going flat?

No.

Lil talks flat. She sings the same way.

True! :laugh_tb:

Tracy,

you thought that was bad? Lol, that was awesome – what were you hearing? And yes, last week was tragic.

Matt always sounds good when he’s not under pressure.

Lol. No, not always, but I swear that boy has only one pair of jeans.

Oh good, I’m not the only one paying attention to his pants. lol

Matt, awesome job dude. No matter how you do on Tuesday, you always shine in the group spots!

LOL The save will be used unless Lil is the one voted off.

Is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹lil capable of singing without going flat?

Yes — when she goes sharp!

Lord, Adam is one smart dude. Amazing comment there.

“Ohh, limo, cool!” I love Allison. No personality? Pshh.

What a long boring commercial for this movie. Worse than that one from the finale last year.

Woot! For the Allison pimpage!

I don’t know…their voices just don’t mesh well together for me.

I wonder with the Matt pimping, if he’ll be saved tonight?

Allison = lovestruck w/Zac Efron.

Well damn. I lost 20 pts

I love it! “Did Simon mean that as an insult?”

What? No group-splitting? I bet they’re using the save this week and will have someone pick a group next week.

aaand I still have no desire to see 17.

Ahhh Allison is safe after going first and bad comments…looks like she officially has a fanbase :)

Adam safe, there’s a shocker :)

OUCH another week in B3 for Anoop…he’s handling it better this week.

Anoop has shed the attitude, I like that.

Anoop in the B3 is bullshit

Anoop definitely doesn’t deserve to be in the bottom three this week (and last week)..I hope he is safe :(

ETA:
Allison didn’t get bad comments..she was pimped by Simon and Paula last night..

i’m not sure they’ll use the save on Anoop.. he’s constantly been in the bottom 3 and they already made a 13th spot for him on the wild card.. its like… how many times are you gunna save this guy?

Go’dam, I knew that was coming, but Anoop does NOT deserve to be in the bottom 3.

Anoop had the best vocals this week and still he makes the bottom 3 – that stinks.

\o/ Well, I can stop watching now. Glad Idol got my two favorites out of the way first. And yeah, they’re totally going to be using the save tonight.

Well gosh, that pretty much leaves us Matt, Kris and Lil for B3. Tough to call since Lil had pimpspot…

eta:

Allison didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get bad comments..she was pimped by Simon and Paula last night..

Oh, you’re right…I guess I was thinking of my own bad comments, lol

Where are they sitting and how are they announcing the people?

Sometimes the place where they are sitting makes a difference who’s going to be in the bottom 3?

If anoop is eliminated before lil , i will officially be done with Idol…..

Not surprised, but really disappointed for Anoop. Being buried at #2 did him in

IMO, Anoop should not be in the bottom three again tonight.

If Anoop survives they owe him the pimp spot.

Dang, JHud. Rock yo’ video spot.

wow, that was quite the package for J Hud. That was more than previous winners have gotten.

Zac Efron: David Cook wants his hat back. And Cook wears it better.

I’m sad Anoop is in bottom three. He outsang at least five of the contestants last night.

Boo.

Anoop takes his usual spot in the bottom 3.

I’m loving Jennifer. Lil, take notes, please.

I love Jennifer Hudson, but I do NOT like this song.

Zac Efron: David Cook wants his hat back. And Cook wears it better

Lol, Zac’s been wearing those things for years before Cook was on Idol. I have a neighbor who is in 5th grade, I know these things! :tongue1_tb:

Jennifer doesn’t sound as good as usual IMO but she still pwns Lil.

Jennifer is reminding everybody of all the things Lil lacks in comparison.

Okay, JHud still yells.

Dang, she did not sound good. I blame the Idol mixers again.

Lil can take notes. She will still fail the class.

I wonder who was sitting in the judges chairs during JH’s song … crash test dummies??

If Lil is safe after last night, I just might lose all faith in America. What makes her so much worse than a lot of the other bad singers this show has seen (and there’ve been a LOT- Jasmine Trias anyone? Scott Savol?) is that she THINKS she’s like the second coming of Whitney Houston/Melinda Doolittle/Fantasia and she’s just NOT. Not even CLOSE. I am SO pissed at the judges for pimping her so much because now apparently people think she’s some great singer and will vote for her no matter what.

I’m missing the show, where are they sitting and how are they announcing the people?

lizland, I agree with you. When is Idol going to hire some good sound guys/gals? First they totally mess up Cook’s appearance (couldn’t hardly hear the band or the strings) and now JHud. The person running the mix/sound board should be fired, IMO.

Who wants to take bets on a Kris-Matt-Anoop bottom 3?

I wonder who was sitting in the judges chairs during JHà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s song à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ crash test dummies??

Yup — just like during performance nights. :wink_wp:

I loved that song Jennifer sang – I’m buying it!

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m missing the show, where are they sitting and how are they announcing the people?

Allison, Adam & Anoop were top row. Allison & Adam safe, sadly Anoop not.

Bottom row = Kris, Lil, Matt, Danny

In that order?

Well, Simon is not going to use the save on Anoop. I hope that he survives this bottom three placement again.

Too late, Simon. Kris already sang.

Simon said Kris was brilliant.

OMG HE IS SAFE whew…….!!!

Wow, Kris could have used that last night, Simon.
Better be Lil.

Kris! Noooooooooo! I may never forgive Randy for his lame comments last night.

ETA: Thank goodness.

If Annop survives again he is for sure this years Syesha

Yeah! Kris is safe!!!!!

Please let Lil go home! Please Please!

Gasp! Lil could go home. Please, please, please let it be true.

See Dial Idol was complete tosh

‘Lil needs to just shut the hell up. She just has to know that bitching about the judges is death.

P.S., DialIdol had ‘Lil #2 last nught so that was a BIG MISS for them.

:clap_tb: Yay for Kris! And is it just me, or are they totally pimping him tonight? (If so, it’s about time.)

THANK GOD KRIS IS SAFE!!!!!!

FINAL THREE RIGHT THERE, Y’ALL. COME ON. WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN.

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Kris IS SAFE!!! YES!!!

This after the fact judging is hilariously awkward.

Yay for Simon praising Kris, BOO for him dissing Anoop. Thus speaketh the show.

P.S., DialIdol had à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Lil #2 last nught so that was a BIG MISS for them.

Yeah, but wasn’t everybody in yellow–meaning everybody was technically in danger?

dang

Dial Idol is correct. Anyone in yellow could go home.

Oh, Dial Idol? YOU CAN SUCK IT.

Sorry. I’m just a little excited.

So wtf, DialIdol? lol I’m not looking at that anymore.

Yay for Kris! Is it just me, or are they totally pimping him tonightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Right? about time to start up the Chosen Third Placer pimping!!! :D

I’m glad they sent Anoop back first. Poor guy deserves a break!

Yay for Kris! Is it just me, or are they totally pimping him tonightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

I think so too.

If Lil doesn’t go home… ARGH. I’ll miss Matt. :glurps_tb: He’s not my favorite, but I have a soft spot for him.

Kris is safe — that’s all I care about.

Lil looks pissed

Wooooooooow

Please let Lil go home!

Darn it, Matt’s doomed. :(

Alright, Anoops is safe.

Wow, DialIdol really blew it this time. If ‘Lil is bottom, Simon may send her home because she has been such b.

Yes, all I would ever wish is that America voted Lil out and then that would make my day!

WOW.

Can Lil be the first pimp spot in a single-performance Finals to be eliminated?

Sob, Matt. Sob, my points!

Glad to see Anoop is safe.

Matt is toast. :\

THANK GOD.
ANOOP definitely didnt’ deserve to be in the bottom, glad he is safe.

The judges through Anoop staright under the bus tonight. I think that Simon, Kara and Paula were all wrong to say that he belonged in the bottom three. He was better than at least most of the other contestants last night.

I am glad that he is safe.

Kris is definitely getting pimped.

Thank goodness – Anoop is safe. What does Simon have against him?

THANK YOU GOD!!!!! WOOOHOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

terps,

‘Lil always looks pissed. If she gets voted off, expect her to go off on the judges if they don’t save her.

My guess though is that Matt will be bottom and judges will save him.

I’m glad Simon told Kris that he sang brilliantly because Randy seriously needs to get his ears checked.

You know I want back and looked at Dial Idol and here the real results. It is a close tie between Lil and Matt to go. The best indicator is the one that shows the states.

http://www.dialidol.com/asp/predictions/geopredictions.asp

Matt is the lowest in yellow states and Lil is the lowest in neon green states.

It is reallllllly close.

Thanks for saying it Simon. Kris was brilliant. I wish more people would have got that performance.

I’m thinking Matt is going and he’ll be saved. But he doesn’t deserved IMO.

West Coast here, so I’m can’t watch yet, but if it is Matt, I think the judges will save him. He deserves to be saved more than Lil.

If matt is bottom guy, they will save him. If ‘lil, dunno because of her lousy attitude. i think she is completely unaware of how badly she sucks.

What is with the judges and syaing that Anoop deserved to be there….he clearly had the best vocal of the night!!! I’m getting tired of this…

Whew! My two faves were safe: Kris and Allison. Yay for Simon telling Kris he was brilliant! That made the show for me. :D

I hope Lil goes. Even though it means losing all 20 points for the pool. I selected Matt to leave, thinking Lil would be safe just because. But I really hope it’s Lil that leaves.

Oh Matt, my stomach is turning right now. Please let it be LIL

Yay! I don’t care who goes home now! Well, I’d like to be Matt for the points, but…yeah.

Go MATT get voted off so I can get 15 points…plus 2 bonus…

i don’t aree with Randy that “Danny worked it out last night.” he DID NOT. I listened to it back with just the audio about 6 times and each time I could point out more and more flaws. it was all over the place!

BTW, last night on DialIdol, ‘Lil BY FAR had lowest RAW VOTES. Just sayin.

You know, I don’t normally have anything against Danny (I feel indifference more than anything with him) but the look he had on his face when Ryan tried tricking him was so arrogant and shocked that it annoyed me. No one expects him to be in the bottom 3 but at least pretending to show a little humility would be appropriate. Frickin’ tool.

I’m pretty sure Matt is going and they will not use the save.

Someone give me a bucket

I have no idea what she is saying. Did she forget her own words?

So…how’s Miley doing?

On second thought, never mind…don’t care.

Please let it be Lil, and please, judges, don’t save her.

Sounds like the show is finally getting behind Kris. I can live with that. :-) Though I fear it’ll be at Anoop (aka Punching Bag)’s expense. :-(

I noticed that when Kris was on the bottom I checked the Geopredictions and it showed that Scott was the lowest in states. Last night I noticed that it is close between Matt and Lil

http://www.dialidol.com/asp/predictions/geopredictions.asp

Damn, Miley sounds good. I’m shocked cause usually she sounds awful live. She is gonna be a fox when she gets to be about 22.

oh lordy, here goes Miley.

And people worry about Allison’s pronounciation? Miley slurs the words together terribly.

Although she’s not as half bad as usual on this particular song.

Lil should stay down.

Don’t she get that not only she jeopardize her idol performance, but also don’t do any good for her after idol chances with her attitude.

Can Miley get any more nasal?

Why, Miley? Why?!

Did she forget her own words?

No, I don’t think so. It’s just that her phrasing is… er… unique.

I just noticed something. Combine Matt’s vibrato with Allison’s enunciation skills, and you get Miley.

Miley sounds like a dying goat

I actually like this song by Miley.

I LOVE the way Adam turned the Horror Show movie comment around on Simon. Ha. He’s not only talented but extremely smart!! Thats how you handle people like Simon. I hope the other idols (Lil) learn from it.

I don’t think Anoop should have been in the bottom. He was good last night. I think it should have been Lil, Matt, and Allison with either Lil or Matt going home. But whichever one doesn’t go home tonight will hopefully leave next week.

Disco week should be quite interesting.

Miley makes Lil sound like Tina Turner

Wow…Miley is kinda awful.

At least the sound mix is pretty decent for Miley. Maybe she brought her own people?

And fuck Kara for agreeing this was the right bottom 3. Kara, you just lost all credibility there with me.

I’m sorry, but Miley Cyrus cannot sing. Its no wonder why some people think they are talented and can make it. If she can, why can’t I?

They do love to hate on Anoop. Putting him in the chair first, telling him he belongs there. Too bad for them that his vocals have been spot on 4 out of the last 5 weeks.

I like The Climb but hearing Miley singing it live is not good. Oy.

I appreciate Demi Lovato’s live voice even more right now.

I think Miley sounded great.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m sorry, but Miley Cyrus cannot sing.

Did anyone notice the camera did not show the judges after Jennifer Hudson’s fabulous performance, but they showed them after Miley was done? Very, very interesting to me.

Matt, be safe…

Huh, Simon is off the Lil love train right? So he might save Matt?

LOL. Someone on Idol is sooo getting fired for that.

Okay, can they save the singers and boot the director? This is getting ridiculous.

If they save Matt, will that mean that I don’t lose my points for picking Allison? :) lol

Miley sounded awful but then she always does imo.

I really hope Lil goes home. I don’t care about my pool points just make her go away.

If they save someone I hope it’s Matt.

Did anyone notice the camera did not show the judges after Jennifer Hudsonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s fabulous performance, but they showed them after Miley was done? Very, very interesting to me.

That’s because J Hud was pre-recorded when the judges weren’t there and Miley was live tonight.

Since Lil is sure she would be saved, I guess they are considering Matt.

Hey, if any of my chat friends are reading this, just want to let you know that I’m ok…I can’t get into the chat for some reason, but I’ll be ok.

I thought you might be worried about me, what with Matt’s….situation, and all.

;)

“Did anyone notice the camera did not show the judges after Jennifer Hudsonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s fabulous performance, but they showed them after Miley was done? Very, very interesting to me.”

That’s because J Hud was pre-recorded when the judges weren’t there and Miley was live tonight.

Is it so hard for them to have a show actually run smoothly? Geez.

Simon can’t possibly be referring to Lil, can he?…Of course she would think “of course they’d save me!”

Did anyone notice the camera did not show the judges after Jennifer Hudsonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s fabulous performance, but they showed them after Miley was done? Very, very interesting to me.

Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s because J Hud was pre-recorded when the judges werenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t there and Miley was live tonight.

Duh

Gotta say I totally agree with the bottom three – Anoop was terrific – for him – but he was still a little boring. I just don’t see him as a top 3 kind of guy.

Alison was not my favorite last night (actually she doesn’t really do it for me) but Matt and Lil really were the worst – and I really like Matt – but yesterday he was just really off – Oh the stress, the stress – it’s really getting to them!

I know many did not like Danny, but I thought he was great – he really is a good singer! I don’t always love the entire song he sings, but often, some part gives me chills.

And I totally agree with Simon – Kris was brilliant – I’m really glad Simon got to make that comment because all the good comments add up and I really, really, really, like Kris. Funny, cause I found his first couple of song choices a bit boring (and didn’t understand how he made it into the competition without being a wild card), although I have always enjoyed his tone.

And Adam is just on ANOTHER LEVEL all together — he is a STAR!! And a mensch to boot.

But the last two weeks I voted for Kris (using Dial Idol)

And here I thought David Cook broke the show and I would never vote again – I guess I was wrong.

Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s because J Hud was pre-recorded when the judges werenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t there and Miley was live tonight.

But Miley twittered a week or more ago that she had recorded her performance for Idol. lol

Did anyone notice the camera did not show the judges after Jennifer Hudsonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s fabulous performance, but they showed them after Miley was done? Very, very interesting to me.

Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s because J Hud was pre-recorded when the judges werenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t there and Miley was live tonight

Trust me, Miley wasn’t live. Every other site was talkin when she taped hers

The worst that could happen would be of course they don’t even use the save.

I wonder now if the judges would save Lil after giving bad performances every week?

Simon canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t possibly be referring to Lil, can he?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Of course she would think à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“of course theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d save me!à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Doubt it. I think he’s referring to Matt.

Matt will be saved

Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s because J Hud was pre-recorded when the judges werenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t there and Miley was live tonight.

Miley was pre-taped, but apparently pre-taped in front of the judges.

:O save drama!!!!!!!

I can’t believe we have Lil another week.

anyone notice how thy were all rooting him on… come on matt!!!

They will save him

Crap. LIL deserved to go home. But they will save MAtt

I’m not watching, but I just want to say, “Go home, Lil!”

Yay for pool points!

I’m betting Simon’s talking about Lil. TPTB had been pimping her hard before yesterday’s performance. Plus, every season needs a black diva girl in at least the top 5.

Will they save Matt? Will they save Matt?

Paula and Kara are stupid.

Miley was pre-taped, but apparently pre-taped in front of the judges.

judges saw jen to

If they save a person this week then two go next week. The contestants will have to work twice has hard next week.

Great, now Lil won’t go home next week because her fanbase will get riled up from her trip to the bottom 3. :dry_tb: And I was so looking foward to her reaction.

Does Matt sound better tonight or is it just me?

He sounded better than last night.

I LOVE the way Adam turned the Horror Show movie comment around on Simon. Ha.

What did he say? (I can’t watch from here)

I’m torn…. I think the save is a bad idea in the first place, but I like Matt… Grr.

they’ll save him

I knew they were gonna save him.

I think I got every point in the predictability thing!

WheW! He’s been saved! That was the right decision!

YES! I love the judges right now. :wub_tb:

THEY USED IT!!!!! LOL cue the hyperbole…

So cute to see the kids so happy :)

Well I gotta say, I didn’t expect Matt to be the Save. At least now we can quit talking about it, lol.

Aw!! Group pile…

BEST SHOW EVER! Even with his off note!

Part of me is surprised and part of me was like “HA! I KNEW IT!”.

What did he say?
(I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t watch from here)

Simon said yesterday thdam’s preformance reminded him of the RHPS and Ryan asked Adam about it today. Adam asked if it was supposed to be an insult.

So predictable. Saved on the night Jennifer Hudson’s performance is shown..so Matt has been saved twice by the judges?? Hmm..

That means vote-splitting between Kris, Anoop, Matt is still alive..and two will be eliminated next week..:|

I SWEAR I HATE THIS SHOW
I LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE THIS SHOW
I HATE THIS SHOW
I LOVVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE THIS SHOWWWWW

Help Me!!!!!

I swear if Adam goes next week becasue they can’t save him I will puch someone

Wow.

I like Matt but I don’t like the idea that 2 people are voted off next week.

They had to save tonight, first so they could do the silly Top 7 Pick the Three Losers Game. Second, they didn’t want to use the save on either Anoop or Lil.

Well, that almost made up for all the crappy save moments. Congrats Matt, now go get your polyester pants on and pick a fun song!

Why the heck am I CRYING?!!
This is INSANE!
I am a grown-up!
I have a life!

Arrrghhhhhhhhh!

Aww, I have not been a proponent of the judges’ save, but that was beautiful TV. I agreed with Simon that he won’t win (sadness), but aww man I definitely teared up with Matt. SO happy for him :).

I SWEAR I HATE THIS SHOW
I LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE THIS SHOW
I HATE THIS SHOW
I LOVVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE THIS SHOWWWWW

Help Me!!!!!

DITTO! :laugh_tb:

Simon said it, Matt doesn’t have a chance at this show. So, why bother saving him? Hope he leaves next week.

Well, yay for Matt. Definitely did not deserve to go before Lil.

But I swear if Kris and Anoop both get kicked off next week I am DONE with this show. Though it looks like TPTB want Kris to make top 5, maybe even higher.

DAMMIT, THERE GOES MY GUARANTEED ALLISON SAVE.

Seriously, Matt’s performance was not good enough to warrant being saved. He’s probably going to get eliminated next week anyway, along with either Lil (yes!) or Anoop (no!). Then again, I guess this means that they won’t be using it on either Lil and Danny, so it works out I suppose. As long as Allison doesn’t get booted before the top 4, that is.

Matt’s save is going to Suck for 2 fangroups next week. ugh.

If Simon ever thinks Adam is weird, I wonder what he would think of this guy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuVxOqoML4c

Yay, Matty!!!!!

I Dont get it either. If Simon says he has no chance at winning, why save him?

It was a great ending but dang was I just hoping for Lil to go back on her Rounds.

Simon said yesterday thdamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s preformance reminded him of the RHPS and Ryan asked Adam about it today. Adam asked if it was supposed to be an insult.

LOL, love him. Cheers.

If Simon says he has no chance at winning, why save him?
Probably got overuled

If Simon ever thinks Adam is weird, I wonder what he would think of this guy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuVxOqoML4c

That guy is CREEPY. Seriously. Wierdly talented, but creepy.

Yay Matt! :) Unfortunately, we lose 2 next week.

good for Matt!! Simon clearly displayed his hatred for Anoop today and has signalled for Lil and ANoop to leave next week, borderline racist — Simon PIGell!

terps – I don’t think Adam will have to worry about being in the bottom three..Danny and (probably) Kris don’t have to either..

Why oh why did they waste the save on Matt???

So what happens with Idol extra? ;-)

Wonder how they will feel if Danny is one of the ones to go next week?

can someone tell me what Simon has against Anoop….I just don’t get it…

I’m glad they saved Matt. He’s got a great voice recorded. Meh next week just may get me voting. It gets dicier with two going home. I just pray one of them is Lil. I’m hoping for an Adam/Kris finale but I’d take either of them with anybody else but Lil or Danny.

I’m mostly delighted that the save is gone for the year. I hope they don’t resurrect it next year. What a fucked up idea.

LAME! Stop trying to make Matt Giraud happen, TPTB! And, yes, Simon, Kris was brilliant last night. I noticed that ‘Falling Slowly’ and the Once soundtrack got the Idol bounce today.

Congratulations, Matt.

Disco night doesn’t bode well for Anoop, especially if he has to dance. I’m hoping for the best, but expecting the worst.

Yay.. I am so proud of Matt.
He really was singing for his life…..
And look we all know he is not going to win but after so many great performances he really deserved the safe.
Awwww man! He looked so desperate.

I love him.. That is all. Matt keep your head high. You have mad talent, you just chose the wrong song.
Matty G! Is a fighter and a survival.

I certainly hope he does leave next week, because if two others do, both would blame him for getting an unfair advantage that would have changed the mathematics of the vote had he left.

The whole thing is just more suspect now than it already was. I don’t think if there was actual vote manipulation we could avoid having one of the many many people who work at the show make a pile selling the story to the tabloids.

But there’s already been wildcard, top 13 and now a vote nullification. AND this was the worst slate of performers overall, and the worst weeding process from the top 36, also chosen by the producers.

Simon clearly displayed his hatred for Anoop today and has signalled for Lil and ANoop to leave next week, borderline racist

I honestly have wondered about that. Indians are England’s equivilant of African-Americans.

Adam is PURE Class. Yes, loved how charmed the t-shirt off Simon and asked if the comparison to Rocky Horror Picture Show was meant to be an insult! There was no way Simon could say it HAD been at that point. Oh Adam. You are one funny boy. :>

“They had to save tonight, first so they could do the silly Top 7 Pick the Three Losers Game.”

Margaux, you’re right, that means they can still do the Top 7 Split groups business next week. We get to go through the speculation all over again!

Disco night doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t bode well for Anoop, especially if he has to dance. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m hoping for the best, but expecting the worst.

I think it doesn’t bode well for anybody with the exception of Adam…maybe not even for him because he’s due for a slow heartfelt ballad. I hate disco anyhow. Blech! I hated it back in the day and my feelings for it haven’t softened at all.

THEY WASTED THE SAVE ON MATT G?????

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

THEY SHOULD HAVE SAVED IT FOR SOMEONE ELSE….

LIKE SIMON SAID…MATT G HAS NO CHANCE IN WINNING THE COMP….

ARGGG

Matt G, I pray you are eliminated next week. Your vocals quite frankly, suck. (Same with Kris.)

It sucked that they saved him. That being said, can America please stop voting for Danny? Thank you

Kris hasn’t been in the Bottom 3 yet. I like Matt however, if that means that he’s safe and Kris is not, I don’t like that at all. I think that a brewing situtation is coming next week on Disco Night. Kind of like calm before the storm.

The judges know that Kris is the only one outside of Danny and Adam that really stands any chance against them (due to the Bottom 3 scenario) and to have 2 people go next time doubles the chances that he gets out. All they need is for him to mess up next week and he’s out AND even if he doesn’t the judges will make up some lame comment to make it so like Randy pulled this week.

Randy you can’t hide your comment, 20-25 million people heard what you said yesteday.

I doubt they would have saved Lil’.

SO glad they saved Matt and he DOES have a chance of at least being in the top 4 or 3.

and that comment about Kara and Paula was uncalled for, they are supporting the contestants. get over it. Simon KNEW he was gonna save Matt, he just wanted a reaction.

and the bottom 3 was right:)

okay, so two people either get voted off next week of the week after. It would have happened at some point I dont see why you guys are freaking out. its a pretty dumb reason to if you ask me.

Jennifer Hudson is so over rated and Miley Cyrus sucked as usual.

Oh crap…. now what… do I get my points???? Danm you AI machine….

i like matt and i understand that paula and cara would have killed simon if he didnt save matt, but i think its a terrible mistake. two ppl have to be voted off next week and if one of our favorites slip up, this will come back to haunt us.

No offense. You put Anoop singing anything other than a boring ballad and he SUCKS. I don’t know what the hype is about him. Go back and watch his performance from last night. It is not that good. It isn’t bad, but it’s boring. He clearly deserves to go with Lil next week. What kind of record would he make? Honestly. And don’t say R&B.

Can we see Danny and Lil go next week? That would be my wish, because I like Kris, Matt and Anoop, and I’m realistic enough to know that Adam isn’t going anywhere.

good for Matt!! Simon clearly displayed his hatred for Anoop today and has signalled for Lil and ANoop to leave next week, borderline racist à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  Simon PIGell!

I don’t think that Simon’s racist at all .. he pimps Leona at every opportunity and thinks she’s fantastic and the majority of his girlfriends are black or mixed race.

That’s the worse possible save ever. There’s going to be a big upset next week. Matt isn’ t going. Adam could be in trouble if he does OTT again without his ballad to carry him through. Lil being bottom two won’t go. Her and Anoop fanbase will go all out. I predic t Allison and Adam could be the surprise elimination.

I got my pool points AND no one got hurt!

It sucked that they saved him. That being said, can America please stop voting for Danny? Thank you

Not a chance…sorry!

Congrats to Matt! I thought his song last night was sweet. He’s a very good singer – hopefully now he can find his groovy self.

YAY MATT! so happy for him!

Well. That was some fun TV right there.

Adam, you are f-king amazing.
Such a charmer.

Matt, congrats on your save.

Next week, how well you perform is going to matter a whole damn lot.
And this crucial week just happens to be… DISCO night.

I love it.

Anoop fans can we all power vote next week b/c Anoop deserves to be in the top 5. Last night was amazing and I just don’t get Paula and Kara saying they arent surprised by the bottom 3…and Simon….I knew they were going to use the save tom no matter what today and I hope it blows up in a big way next week….

I wonder if they’re going to run over yet again since they’re doing Top 7: Part Two.

Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the worse possible save ever. Thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s going to be a big upset next week. Matt isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ t going. Adam could be in trouble if he does OTT again without his ballad to carry him through. Lil being bottom two wonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t go. Her and Anoop fanbase will go all out. I predic t Allison and Adam could be the surprise elimination.

are you trying to say it will be a lil/matt or anoop/danny or kris/danny finale? somehow i dont think so.

The judges know that Kris is the only one outside of Danny and Adam that really stands any chance against them (due to the Bottom 3 scenario) and to have 2 people go next time doubles the chances that he gets out. All they need is for him to mess up next week and heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s out AND even if he doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t the judges will make up some lame comment to make it so like Randy pulled this week.

I don’t know about that. A week ago, I probably would’ve agreed with you, but after tonight, I honestly think TPTB want Kris to stick around for a little while longer. I think that at this point, the producers are aiming for an Adam, Allison, Danny, and Kris Top 4, so none of those contestants needs to worry just yet. Unless they really, really screw up, that is. And with Disco night, that’s a distinct possibility… Great, now I’m second-guessing what I just typed, lol. :P

Total bullshit. Why bother voting? Last night, both judges said Matt stunk it up. And then, after Matt sings for his life, Simon says he sang better the night before! Meaning Matt must of really sucked tonight according to Simon! Why save him if he has no chance of winning?

I think Paula and Karaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s vaginaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s are exploding.

I think that happened last decade when they went through menopause.

I don;t mind that matt was saved, but it seems kinda pointless. Plus, his performance was just bad last night. that 10 second in the middle of the song were absolutely horrible.

I wish Lil would have gone. Ugh. Sooo close.
Hopefully Anoop and Lil go next week. Then either Matt or Kris.

can someone tell me what Simon has against Anoopà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.I just donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Simon probably doesn’t see him as marketable. That’s really all Simon cares about.

I am SO MAD that they used the save tonight.

Matt sucked AGAIN.

Even though I put all 20 points on him, I was hoping it would be Lil going home.

But neither one of them DESERVED to be saved.

Even my best friend who is watching Idol for the first time and HATES Adam (my fav) thought it was ludicrous that they saved Matt.

He will be going home next week anyway and now they don’t have the save if they need it.

They totally should have used it on Alexis Grace who is so much better than Matt or Lil.

And to think I voted non-stop for 2 hours last night for Matt using 2 cell phones. Might have to borrow a few more cell phones for next Tuesday’s show. Thank you Simon, Randy, Paula & Kara. Now I can get a good night’s sleep. Sweet dreams Matty G !!! It broke my heart to see you crying.

“Simon clearly displayed his hatred for Anoop today and has signalled for Lil and ANoop to leave next week, borderline racist à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  Simon PIGell!”

Honestly,It just shows how ignorant people can be,and just because he doesn’t care for them does not make him racist Hello, he loves Alison and she is Hispanic. He has said nothing to them or about them to prove that he is a racist.
stop trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill. :annoyed_tb:

Someone please protect David A from the nuclear explosion next Wednesday night!! He is too sensitive to endure the dramatic mushroom cloud that is sure to arise … run, Archie, run!!

Someone please protect David A from the nuclear explosion next Wednesday night!! He is to sensitive to endure the dramatic mushroom cloud that is sure to arise à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ run, Archie, run!!

If TPTB couldn’t kill him last year, nothing can.

No offense. You put Anoop singing anything other than a boring ballad and he SUCKS. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know what the hype is about him. Go back and watch his performance from last night. It is not that good. It isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t bad, but ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s boring. He clearly deserves to go with Lil next week. What kind of record would he make? Honestly. And donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t say R&B.

Judging by your name, I’m shocked, shocked, SHOCKED that you feel this way!

:rolleyes_wp:

Simon says that a contestant has no chance of winning just because he’s trying to make it more dramatic.
I love Matt.
Anoop is goner next week. ): It doesn’t even matter if he does amazingly.

i thought the bottom three would have been lil, matt and allison with lil going home. anoop shouldn’t have been in the bottom three stupid judges for all agreeing that it was the right bottom three… i wish anoop, adam and kris for final three!

I think Paula and Karaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s vaginaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s are exploding.

The visual!! :shock_ee:

Okay. What is this? This is beyond “jumping the shark”. This is like Fonzy jumping sharks on skies while fighting a floating Mork with his thumb and doing a Pinky Tuscadero hand slap and click all at once.

1. Add a judge.
2. Run out of time for best performer.
3. Have Evil Judge and Good Judge flirt through entire show, season long.
4. Paint Good Judge’s face.
5. Take Evil Judge’s comments out of show for 50% of contestants.
6. Rush the last two contestants reviews every week.
7. Pre-record live performances from past Idols.
8. Pre-record song-and-dance for remaining contestants.
9. Save contestant just for the sake of saying you saved a contestant.

WTF!!!

Worst. Season. EVER.

Adam could be in trouble if he does OTT again

As much as some want it, I think Adam wants to win this thing even more. He won’t be OTT next week. He knows what the stakes are. As he has shown he is not a stupid man. Look at him tonight, the guyliner wasn’t there. He had his OTT fix this week, next week is the push to get into the Top 5.

I just pray, pray, PRAY that Lil’s run in the Bottom 2 continues and she is outta there. The thoughts of having to listen to her try to sing next week make me :blink_tb:

This was just amazing TV.

You can tell Matt is always hiding his emotions.
Ryan even had to put him out for people to see he was crying.

He’s so sweet!..What a difficult journey he’s had. He is super super talented, it’s just that his nerves always get on the way..
Matty G rock disco night for me next week OK..

Miley Cyrus was horrible, judges save was a waste, and that is all I got to say about the show.

I’m really glad they saved Matt. It was good TV. Plus, he totally sang better tonight than he did last night– Simon’s deaf. He better BRING IT next week!

Hopefully, Danny goes next week in a shock elimination.

I’m going to have to vote for Kris with two hands next week. Even when Matt gets voted off, we’re still stuck with him. Now, he’s endangering someone who actually deserves to make the final.

Hey, at least Simon was honest with Matt that he’ll never win the competition! I think he could do pretty good with disco week tbh.

Best elimination show eveh, imo! LOL!

The best part of the night for me was when Simon told Kris (and deservedly so) that he was BRILLIANT last night. That almost matched when he told DC last yr. on the finale that the competition was a lot closer than he originally thought. SORRY, SORRY, Sorry, sorry….I really try to never bring up season 7. THIStype of thing is why I could never, ever dislike Simon as a judge.

Randy coming back with saying that Danny worked it out was lame, imo. He simply said it for Simon, not for Danny.

Jennifer Hudson FTW!!!! She is a STAR!!!!

The only downside, lol, Miley. However, I had to be happy for my 10 yr. old daughter who loves her. Smiling she said, “How can she be such a star and a pop singer?” ehem, (pssst, she meant that as a good thing.) I replied, “You bring up some good points.” ;) I’m sorry, I love my daughter and some day she’ll learn.

So Archie is on Disco week

Lil and Anoop will go next week.

Gotta hand it to Matt though. He said if he had it to do all over again, he’d sing it straight. And, bygod, he did. :-)

So…. Guess there’s some play in how the “save” performance goes, eh? Or is this just a further (a final) evolution of how the final “sing for your life” plays out.

Anywho… Good result, ’til next week, that is. I have to admit that I worry for Adam. Complacent fans and viewers who believe he’ll always be safe and not need votes are what lead to shock boots — and now, we have no save.

america voted him off twice and he still won’t go away like that thing on his head

Oh…

10. Have a non-recording industry, non-singer (Q) give advice for contestants.

BlankSlate
Apr 15th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
Why the heck am I CRYING?!!
This is INSANE!
I am a grown-up!
I have a life!

Arrrghhhhhhhhh!
You’re awesome. Tissue?
I’m not sure if you’re crying for the Matt save, but I am (of happiness).

No matter how good a recording voice someone has, if they can’t stand on that stage and give a good performance week after week, they don’t deserve to get saved.

I know Matt is a talented and nice guy, but he sucks up on stage. He doesn’t connect with the audience and it shows since he has been B3 several times.

He looks so nervous – it is not fun to watch him.

Reminds me so much of Brooke White who I adored but she couldn’t handle the pressure.

Matt needs to get to a hypnotist asap to work out his nerves before next week. The Wild Card, the bottom three two times, the save…What a mind f**k.

I think Lil is still in trouble next week. Her fanbase wasn’t complacent last night. If anything, they were riled up. I think she has had some erosion of her fanbase after so many blah performances. It could be the only thing that kept her around tonight was the pimp spot and VFTW.

If Lil doesn’t deliver next week, on a week that is tailor made for her, I predict she is toast. She may not have the strength to get to 3rd from the bottom.

The other ones in trouble? Anoop and possibly Matt. Again.

All the freakout about Adam’s chances seriously amuse me. Please. Even if he were to commit another ‘Innocent’ or ‘We Can Work It Out’, Adam’s not going anywhere next week. Neither is Gokey. It’s going to be almost definitely Anoop, and probably Lil (her fanbase couldn’t save her this week after she hit the bottom 3 last week, I doubt they’ll be able to do it next week). Kris and Matt are also both majorly at risk. Allison’s probably safe – she went first this week, gave a mediocre performance, and still avoided the bottom 3.

Set your DVRs next week peeps … it’s gonna be epic!

Wait!

11. Have a Top 32.
12. Have a wild card week where the judges save 12 of the eliminated 24 or something.
13. Add a staircase to Heaven and have Ryan walk down it.
14. Have the guy who does crappy voice overs for FOX, and host of a bad game show introduce the judges. Then stop doing it. And start it again. And stop it again.

:)

That is all.

Ok, I know I may just be delaying the inevitable for next week and perhaps one of my other favs will be in trouble because of the double elimination, but I am so glad Matt was saved this week! Love his soulful style, now he just needs the confidence to go with it and he will be set.

Matt, Kris and Allison are three people who I can actually imagine listening to after Idol and that’s what I look for in my own personal Idol. Can’t wait to see what they all pull off next week…it’s going to be a bit bizarre, but hopefully it won’t be worse than this week!

Using the save has nothing at all to do with Matt. It’s all about buzz and ratings.

So, Matt got panned by the judges last night, and Simon tonight says he has no chance of winning. Way to completely defeat the purpose. :rolleyes_tb:

I was very pleased by the show in whole.

Allison is seated with Adam and is given some good screen time. Then is the first one safe.

Jennifer was absolutely stunning, the performance was just breathtaking.

Lil is in Bottom 3 again, no bounce for either the last weeks result or talking back to Simon.

Danny shows himself again to be an arrogant so and so. Keep it going man, I’ll give you a standing-O as you leave before the finals.

Annop first back to the couch, actually clapped for that and I’m not much of a fan of his. Guess I was just glad it wasn’t Lil.

Miley was at least easy on the eyes.

They got rid of that stupid save. No saving Lil’s sorry big butt next week.

In all the best result show this season, for me that is.

Madcap Jester
Apr 15th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
DAMMIT, THERE GOES MY GUARANTEED ALLISON SAVE.

Allison won’t need it. With Simon finally behind her, and probably guaranteed end of show placement next week… I think she’s almost a shoo-in for the top 4.

I said tonight, there’s the top 4 on the couches, and I think it’ll stay that way barring any crazy circumstances. Even if Allison or Kris ends up in the bottom three next week, I think they’ll be the top of the bottom three. I predict goodbyes to Anoop and Lil next week. Anoop clearly doesn’t have the voter support even when he does an awesome job (and he might suck at disco night), and Lil will trainwreck on disco night. I think Matt has potential to shine on disco night.

I think it was obvious the save would be used this week regardless of who it was for….otherwise next week would be a freebie week and everyone would know it, so it makes sense from the show’s standpoint. I guess it’s just luck that Matt ended up being the one that got it….saved twice by the judges, doesn’t say much for his commercial appeal. I like him, I really really do so it’s all good….just hope he doesn’t take away votes from Kris next week. I hope Lil and Apoop go next week, just not diggin either of them and think Allison, Kris, Danny, Matt, and Adam would make a good top 5

Is it just me or does Lil remind others of Eddie Murphy doing Buckwheat doing Fantasia?

edit: well. now you’re banned. how about that.

Using the save has nothing at all to do with Matt. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s all about buzz and ratings.

luckeee55, I think you hit the nail on the head with that comment. Simon’s asking Matt how many times he’d been in the bottom 3 and telling him he was better last night was proof to me that Matt wasn’t being saved because they thought he was personally worthy (and this is coming from a Matt fan). It made awesome television, the drama, the tears, the crowd cheering, the kids’ excitement. By the way, the kids’ reactions was heartwarming to watch. Before Matt began singing you could clearly see the other contestants on the sidelines pumping him up with the cheers and then when he got saved, they didn’t look worried for what that might mean for themselves next week, they were happy to see their friend back and surrounded him with bear hugs. Corny, but it made for some great tv.

I knew when they pimped Matt from the very beginning of the results show, that he was out and then would be saved.

How in the hell did Anoop end up in the bottom 3 AGAIN. He had one of the best performances of the night. WTF? At least he was sent back to safety first. I’ve gotta hand it to the guy, though. He’s a fighter. He deserves better than what this show has given him. And Simon? You can suck it.

I see lots of people say Anoop is inconsistent, but Matt is no better, and when his performance is off, it is pitchy and all over the frikkin place. People may not like Anoop’s ‘performances’ but at least he sings on pitch. None of his songs have been a vocal disaster like some of Matt’s have. And what was Simon’s comment about Matt’s sing-for-your-life not being as good as it was last night? What? Last night was pretty bad.

And when, I’d like to know, are the judges going to call Danny out for his pitchy singing?

Judges, you suck. Producers, you suck even harder.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m going to have to vote for Kris with two hands next week. Even when Matt gets voted off, weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re still stuck with him. Now, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s endangering someone who actually deserves to make the final.

I was thinking exactly the same thing when I saw that stupid, dramatic, control-freak judges’s save.

Thank goodness – Anoop is safe. What does Simon have against him?

The don’t want him messing up their chosen 2. He is singing well and couldn’t knock one off. They refuse to allow that to happen.

How in the hell did Anoop end up in the bottom 3 AGAIN. He had one of the best performances of the night. WTF? At least he was sent back to safety first. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve gotta hand it to the guy, though. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a fighter. He deserves better than what this show has given him. And Simon? You can suck it.

I see lots of people say Anoop is inconsistent, but Matt is no better, and when his performance is off, it is pitchy and all over the frikkin place. People may not like Anoopà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹performancesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ but at least he sings on pitch. None of his songs have been a vocal disaster like some of Mattà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s have. And what was Simonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s comment about Mattà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s sing-for-your-life not being as good as it was last night? What? Last night was pretty bad.

The Anoop hate coming from the judges was so thick you could cut it with a knife. For that alone I may power vote for him next week. I don’t care if he sings “Disco Duck,” I’ll vote for him over Mr. Inconsistent (Matt) and the Mouthy Mom (Lil).

I know Matt is a talented and nice guy, but he sucks up on stage. He doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t connect with the audience and it shows since he has been B3 several times.

He looks so nervous – it is not fun to watch him.

Reminds me so much of Brooke White who I adored but she couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t handle the pressure.

I think Matt could do very well on stage if it wasn’t a competition. It brings a very different kind of pressure than just being up on stage singing a song. The competition thing really makes everyone so much more nervous. And I think Matt would perform very differently without all the extra fear. I have seen glimmers of it – top 9 for instance.

Oh crap. I just got home from work, set my VCR to tape and only got through the Ford commercial and the tape stopped. Can’t wait for the videos tonight. I haven’t read all of the posts, but I have to agree with Suzanne who is currently just ahead of where I am writing my post. I don’t think they should have saved Matt. I like him, but he really had a bad night last night and hasn’t put together two good nights for weeks and weeks. I wanted Lil to be voted off because she was as bad or worse, but Lil isn’t taking votes away from Kris. Again tonight I am thrilled that Kris was safe, not even in the bottom three. That is awesome. I think Kris, Adam, and Danny are the only three remaining never to have been in the bottom three.

Is Anoop the only one left that has not had the pimp spot?

I honestly think it fitting that they use the save on somebody who can’t win. They have no need to use it on a winner. I’m just relieved that it’s gone and I can start watching the show again. I so freaking hated their games at which they “debated” whether they’d use it or not. I just wish they would have used it on Alexis…the most deserving save IMO and it would have been a non-issue much sooner and I could have gone back to watching the show. I did find it so very distasteful that I stopped watching elimination shows, and I’m not even invested this year (well I did make an exception for our currently reigning idol).

I’m pretty sure that Danny [throws up in mouth a bit] or Adam will win this year. I can’t see either of them being in the bottom three during the time the save could be used. The save is ultimately worthless. I just hated how they milked it and got the poor kids’ hopes up.

LMAO, oh the drama. And without pulling out the Huff, too. Nice slight of hand there AI. Now who did not see the save coming after Matt was featured heavily in the Ford vid and the group sing? But still, awww, the group hugging was sweet. Next week is probably going to suck when someone hits the seal who hasn’t been there yet. Perfect way to amp up the drama of the first save-less results show and make Matt feel like crap if he goes through. Wonder if they will dust off the Huff then.

I can’t decide which was more awesome…Adam enjoying the Rocky Horror analogy, or turning it back on Simon and totally charming him into giving a compliment.

J Hud was meh, but Miley was horrific. That song is like the scourge of earth, musically speaking. Ick.

I think Paula and Karaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s vaginaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s are exploding.

The visual!!

:help_tb:

I hope Lil and Apoop go next week, just not diggin either of them and think Allison, Kris, Danny, Matt, and Adam would make a good top 5

1. I agree.
2. Nice typo.

Is Anoop the only one left that has not had the pimp spot?

Allison hasn’t either

ETA: ooops….yes she has…right?? maybe Anoop is the only one that hasn’t??? sorry

@Danica_K… I think this week “Pitchy Meter” went into overdrive. Everyone in the first half of the show was off. Really, really bad.

I like Adam when he tones it down. I don’t like it when he does the BILLY MAYS HERE WITH ANOTHER AMAZING VOCAL RENDITION SET TO 11 LIKE I’M THE FREDDIE MERCURY AND SPINAL TAP tour.

The save explains everything. Another Top 7 night which they are going to place Danny in the pimp spot. Yes, I’m refusing to give that theory up. So sue me.

SallyS
Apr 15th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
america voted him off twice and he still wonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t go away like that thing on his head

Arenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t you an a$$hole!

Took the words right out of my mouth!

I can see why they used the save this week. This way there is nobody stumbling their way into the Top 5. They’ll all have to work their butts off next week to get there.

Pictures Adam in the John Travolta white suit singing Staying Alive…….

I am no Miley Cyrus fan but have seen her perform several times and there was something wrong tonight. She is usually more animated and can barely contain herself from smiling all the time but tonight was different. She was holding back and didn’t seem herself. Perhaps Jamie Fox and his posse with their racist rant had a chilling affect on her. She may be a be a world wide superstar but she is still only 16 years old and those hateful demeaning remarks had to hurt. His comments were inexcusable and he should be fired. I’ll never see another one of this racists movies.
Disco week …heaven help us…… Perhaps they could have a polka week.

That was wild. And yes it made for great TV! But really it was so set up.

I’m ok using the save on Matt. It’d be riskier to use it next week and then have 2 out of 6 go. They’re going to control it as much as they can. I doubt it will affect the bottom group that was going to go home anyway, just maybe the order.

Kris was freaking adorable from the group sing to yelling for Matt then cuddling up into Matt’s chest. ha ha. I thought he was going to tackle him to the ground. ok he’s officially my number 2.

Wasn’t one of the selling points of the judges’ save that it would override a shocking, unexpected elimination? So what exactly would have been “shocking” about Matt leaving? He’s been bottom three before, he had a not so hot performance and somebody had to go home. It would have been better to not use the vaunted save at all than to let it go with a whimper and not a bang. One more tick in the “things screwed up this year” column.

Is Anoop the only one left that has not had the pimp spot?

Allison hasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t either

Allison already had the pimp spot. Anoop had it during a non voting round. So basically he should get the pimp spot next week.

Is Anoop the only one left that has not had the pimp spot?

If you don’t count the Wildcard show which the public didn’t get to vote, yes, he’s the only one left.

If you don’t count the semifinal stages, then there’s also Danny.

Disco and David Archuleta. Great combination!

The last part of tonight’s episode was really exciting.

Pictures Adam in the John Travolta white suit singing Staying Aliveà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

Adam has to do something by the Bee Gees.

Things that made me happy tonight:

- Allison pimping in the recap. *dramatic pause* “We could see you all the way through to the end.” *dramatic reaction shot* :laughing_tb:
- Simon interrupting to say that Kris was brilliant.

Things that made me not so happy:

- Miley. Her singing is bad enough. Then she does all those weird uncomfortable flying arm gestures that make her look like she’s swiming.
- The save. It’s not so much that they used it or that they used it on Matt, it’s that Simon said he didn’t think he can win. Then why use it? Doesn’t that defeat the whole (presented) purpose?

Next week is going to suck. Thank goodness there’s Archie to look forward to.

Thank goodness – Anoop is safe. What does Simon have against him?

The donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t want him messing up their chosen 2. He is singing well and could knock one off. They refuse to allow that to happen.

That’s what I love about Anoop. He won’t lay down and take it. He comes back swinging every damned time. No matter what the judges say, or if he ends up in the bottom 3, or if he gets sandbagged in the pimpmercials and group sings, or whatever. The guy is obviously a very hard worker and a fighter.

I hope he kicks ass and takes names next week, stays safe, and gets two judges’ pets asses kicked to the curb.

I don’t care what all the haters say. Anoop lays down a fantastic performance and all the judges can manage to say is that he stayed in tune and did a good job. Yet they fall all over themselves to tell Danny what a god he is, even when he’s awful (and he was not good last night). They have never given Anoop the credit he deserves because he could potentially muck up their pre-planned road to the final they are gagging for.

I wonder what the hell is going on behind the curtain over there in Idol Land. I know the producers reserve the right to tweak results to their liking, and it’s TV and there must be DRAMA. I just hate that they don’t even pretend to care any more.

Anoop, dude. Shake it off and come back like a righteous motherf*cker next week.

I would choose a root canal AND a kidney stone over ever having to hear Miley Cyrus attempt to sing again.

Is Anoop the only one left that has not had the pimp spot?

Yes. Lil, Danny, and Adam has had it twice (I think) and the rest has had the pimp spot once

Maybe this was already answered but I missed it. If the save wasnt used tonight, Was it only in play for Next week Top 6, or could it also have been used for Top 5??

Whether of not Matt stands a chance of winning the competition, I’m THRILLED he’ll be back next week. Even when he falls on his face (which unfortunately, happens more often than I’d like), I always look forward to his performances because at least I’m never bored by him, and when he’s on, he’s awesome. I don’t feel the same about any of the others, frankly, even though I really like Kris, usually like Allison, and often like Adam. I dunno, I feel lame saying this, but the best part about the save was to see the contestants ALL so happy for Matt. I definitely cried a little. I don’t care if Matt will never win, it just felt to me like he was just grateful to be staying another week because they’re all such good friends– ha, I’m such a sap. Much has been said about Matt’s bitchface, lack of likeability factor, etc., but he REALLY seems like a great guy and the others love him. And I think out of everyone, I always felt he would be the most grateful if saved, and it really appeared that way. Sorry for rambling, but I’m so happy! Could hardly have happened to a better guy, IMO.

I am no Miley Cyrus fan but have seen her perform several times and there was something wrong tonight. She is usually more animated and can barely contain herself from smiling all the time but tonight was different. She was holding back and didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t seem herself. Perhaps Jamie Fox and his posse with their racist rant had a chilling affect on her. She may be a be a world wide superstar but she is still only 16 years old and those hateful demeaning remarks had to hurt. His comments were inexcusable and he should be fired.

Agree with this (something was off, and Jamie’s rant is inexcusable)…but Miley taped this performance 2 weeks ago maybe?

Well, I guess Anoop or maybe Danny will close the show next week.

I really wish they hadn’t used the Judges’s save. The only person who should have been saved so far has been Alexis.

Disco week is never good. Has there ever been a Disco Week when more than one or maybe two people were decent. It’s always this huge humiliating disaster for almost everyone. Bad thing–it will probably favor Lil, who is royally over ripe to go.

Wasn’t Kris awesome singing Falling Slowly?

Anoop, dude. Shake it off and come back like a righteous motherf*cker next week.

YES!!!! its taking its toll on him though….honestly its too much….I really want to know what Simon was thinking…y does he think Anoop deserves to be there? I hope this save is setting them up for the ultimate upset next week..

And who else was annoyed with Kara and Paula throwin Anoop under the bus…Kara you loved his performance more than Matt’s and Paula said he sang that perfectly. Honestly it’s getting too much..

I’m ok with them using the save on matt he is my second favorite after adam, but it is weird though that he could potentailly win after being voted off by the public twice. haha.

I loved Jennifer Hudson’s performance, she didn’t overdo it, and she looked beautiful too, liked the outfit!

Miley is meh for me, i have nothing againest her but girl seriously cannot sing.

Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s what I love about Anoop. He wonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t lay down and take it. He comes back swinging every damned time. No matter what the judges say, or if he ends up in the bottom 3, or if he gets sandbagged in the pimpmercials and group sings, or whatever. The guy is obviously a very hard worker and a fighter.

I hope he kicks ass and takes names next week, stays safe, and gets two judgesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ pets asses kicked to the curb.

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t care what all the haters say. Anoop lays down a fantastic performance and all the judges can manage to say is that he stayed in tune and did a good job. Yet they fall all over themselves to tell Danny what a god he is, even when heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s awful (and he was not good last night). They have never given Anoop the credit he deserves because he could potentially muck up their pre-planned road to the final they are gagging for.

I wonder what the hell is going on behind the curtain over there in Idol Land. I know the producers reserve the right to tweak results to their liking, and ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s TV and there must be DRAMA. I just hate that they donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t even pretend to care any more.

Anoop, dude. Shake it off and come back like a righteous motherf*cker next week.

For that alone, I’ll be texting/dialing my ass off for him. Anoop’s a fighter. He’s not going down without a fight. It wouldn’t surprise me if he sings “Jive Talkin’” next week.

The way it’s going, Danny could sing “Ave Maria” to a disco beat and the judges would love him for it. Stop pimping judges or I’ll stop watching.

I think Anoop is so beloved due to his a capella group performances and not due to anything he’s done on the Idol stage. He has sung fairly well and fairly badly on the Idol stage, but he’s never had anything close to a moment IMO. I haven’t seen him change anything up awesomely. When he sings well, his fans say he should win, but it takes oh so very much more than singing well (just ask Archie, Kat McPhee, Bo Bice and so many others). There’s a connection that has to be made to make people want to vote for you. I don’t believe Anoop has (nor ever can) made that connection.

The interesting thing for me is to see who the peope vote for when their favorites leave. Sure some won’t vote, but the majority will vote for somebody else. That’s what wins seasons. I think last year was a prime example of that. While Archie was the frontrunner since Imagine, if you weren’t voting for him then, you just weren’t going to vote for him. I honestly think he got the vast majority of votes from people whose fans got eliminated. The only fans I think who split fairly evenly between Cook and Archuleta were Syesha’s.

This year will be interesting because I think the same thing I said about Archuleta, that if you didn’t get him in the beginning and weren’t voting for him then, you weren’t going to, could be said about both of the frontrunners, Adam and Danny. I’m thinking the remaining Anoop/Matt/Kris fans will most likely vote for one of them. Or who knows, maybe we will have our first rocker chick winner in Allison, though I think she’s got a hard row to plow to win this thing. Anyhow, should be interesting.

nope, totally agree with you sma11ie. It was so nice to see the kids cheering Matt on and then so happy to get one more week with their friend, even if it meant twice the danger next time. *sniffle*

eta:
and now I just had an evil tptb-ish thought. If they bring this save nonsense back, make the remaining contestants vote on it too? muhahaha

cay – I dunno, maybe it’s more they’re secure that their chosen one(s) is safe and won’t need it, or at least not as soon as next week.

An evil part of me says that Simon went along with the save just to be mean to Lil. I think he dislikes her more than Anoop. Simon at times seems a softie, but when he’s crossed he can be childish.

At least we know there are no “chosen ones” this year, or they would have saved the “save”. Anything can happen now. Kris, Allison, and Danny got great pimpage tonight. Fans of Anoop, Lil and Matt were put on notice that were the bottom. The race – even the top 5 – is wide open. Kind of exciting.

Yes. Lil, Danny, and Adam has had it twice (I think) and the rest has had the pimp spot once

Danny only had 1 pimp spot about 9 weeks back on Semfinal Group 1.

Effectively, the producers gave up on Anoop since last week, choosing Adam and Lil over him.

I didn’t think Miley was all that bad. They’ve certainly had worse guest singers. She was looking a little more grown up tonight, which I thought was nice. Her hair flinging was distracting though…….lol, especially at the end when she pulled the hair off her face then immediately flopped it back down in her face.

I am pretty much disgusted. The fans decision to select the winner have been diminished. Regardless, what a sweet guy Matt is – the viewing public has spoken (twice). You see, our opinions don’t matter.

Prior to this, I felt this was the worse season of the show. Tonight clinched it for me. The judges have more control than they ever have! If there is any justice, both Matt and Lil will go home next week.

I’m an Anoop fan.

What stood out for me tonight was the other performers on their feet cheering Matt on. Seriously, they have so much more invested in this competition than any fan or fan group and yet they can applaud another and wish him well. That says a lot about all of them, whoever you support. And it says a lot about Matt G. He must be a super nice guy and he deserved the save!!!

Great tv tonight. That’s for sure. And on the bright side, Anoop was No. 5 tonight, even if in the Bottom 3! And tomorrow, I’ll get an email with my iTunes dl of Everything I Do.

I’m good with that.

UGH! Why did they save Matt…. AGAIN?
He’s been eliminated two times. It’s clear that majority DO NOT WANT.
As much as I love Adam, I wish he’d go in the double elimination next week just so TPTB can know how much this decision is SO MUCH FAIL.

Jennifer Hudson is my girl!! Now thats talent.

I Dont get it either. If Simon says he has no chance at winning, why save him?

Because it added to the Drama. Next week, when he is eliminated, THAT will add to the Drama.

Remember, this is only a reality show.

AInoob
Apr 15th, 2009 at 10:50 pm
Using the save has nothing at all to do with Matt. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s all about buzz and ratings.

luckeee55, I think you hit the nail on the head with that comment. Simonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s asking Matt how many times heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d been in the bottom 3 and telling him he was better last night was proof to me that Matt wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t being saved because they thought he was personally worthy (and this is coming from a Matt fan). It made awesome television, the drama, the tears, the crowd cheering, the kidsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ excitement. By the way, the kidsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ reactions was heartwarming to watch. Before Matt began singing you could clearly see the other contestants on the sidelines pumping him up with the cheers and then when he got saved, they didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t look worried for what that might mean for themselves next week, they were happy to see their friend back and surrounded him with bear hugs. Corny, but it made for some great tv.

Still not sure how to quote but oh well.

I agree with this post. I believe Matt was not the bottom vote getter, this was all set up for TV.

And, lol, that votes matter anyway.

And, Simon and Paula didn’t give critiques on Matt’s performance last night. I don’t think he was the worst of the night and Adam Vary, the EW writer again said what several people keep saying “Matt sounds great live.” He was there last night, heard for himself. Paula also said Matt nailed it in rehearsal. His buzz/electricity is not carrying through the TV. Whoever said he doesn’t connect with the audience has never heard him perform live.

The argument he was voted off in top 36 – is crazy. Look who was in group 2. Group 2 by far is the strongest group imo AI has ever had. Adam, Allison, Kris?
I’ll take #4 for Matt. BTW: Matt, even on his awful VLV, he got more votes than many on their great performances.

I am happy, regardless of what happened tonight. It was a feel good show at the end and all the Idols looked genuinely happy. Be happy for them.

Wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t Kris awesome singing Falling Slowly?

I can’t wait to buy the whole song tomorrow.

mj, I have a request. Please if possible put up a video of when Simon tells Kris he was brilliant. I was waiting for this to happen and so happy it did, that I either didn’t see Kris’s face at that point, or don’t remember it. Thanks!:)

Anoop, dude. Shake it off and come back like a righteous motherf*cker next week.

PREACH!

they would cry if adam got eliminated…they would be crucified for using the save for matt by TPTB with all the buzz adam generates.

i love adam, of course, and he has to be there to the very end.

I now watch the show in DVR and fast forward through anything but the contestants singing — everything else is so manipulated to get the desired results. I never thought the manipulation could get worst than Season 3, but we may have a new winner.

Not only has Anoop never been last (I don’t count wildcard because America didn’t vote), but he’s only been in the second half once? Poor guy is getting treated like he has leprosy — if they could have him perform in the show that comes on before idol, they would do it.

Did Simon really say that Anoop deserved to be in the bottom 3? There were only two people in tune last night and Anoop was one of them.

Honestly, I think Allison, Danny just toying with ai ptb now and putting on their worst performances possible just to see how far they can go before someone stops them. I could not understand a single word Allison sang tonight either — and I know the words to the song.

I hear a shark jumping — it’s faint, but it ‘s getting louder.

I am thrilled it was used on Matt. The kids got awesome talent and I don’t get some of the hate half the time. He’s a good person and great singer. Matt had to average performance while lil has had 5 yet she wasn’t the one going home? I hope matt stays next week and matt fan have to vote bigtime and don’t split votes. Lil should go now will be anoop or Matt and to me matt has more talents. However, he won’t beat the others and would go the next week.

can someone tell me what Simon has against Anoopà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.I just donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Looks like Simon doesn’t like people of Indian descent. He didn’t like Sanjaya either. At least Anoop can sing. Oh well.

lol, adam is not going to be eliminated.

As much as I love Adam, I wish heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d go in the double elimination next week just so TPTB can know how much this decision is SO MUCH FAIL.

Can you imagine if that happened with one of TCOs (Danny AND Adam) landed there without a save? Hey, a girl can dream, right?

The judges cut off their noses to spite their faces.

The save sucks!

I honestly don’t think there is a chance for Adam, Danny or O’ so hopefully Kris, to go in the double elimination next week. I think Lil, Anoop or Matt will be in trouble.

I especially think Adam’s momentum is so strong that he could do just about anything he wants next. I believe there are a lot of text voters out there for him. I’m hoping this is the same for Kris, and think the last two weeks have shown this.

I think Anoop is so beloved due to his a capella group performances and not due to anything heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s done on the Idol stage. He has sung fairly well and fairly badly on the Idol stage, but heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s never had anything close to a moment IMO. I havenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t seen him change anything up awesomely. When he sings well, his fans say he should win, but it takes oh so very much more than singing well (just ask Archie, Kat McPhee, Bo Bice and so many others). Thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a connection that has to be made to make people want to vote for you. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t believe Anoop has (nor ever can) made that connection.

Your opinion, and you’re entirely entitled to it.

I happen to disagree. I knew nothing about Anoop’s a capella group until after I’d seen him actually perform on the show. I just dig the guy’s voice, the way he wrangles a song. Has he done a total Adam-style revamp of a song? No. But his talent lies in something far subtler, in picking the sweet spot of a song, finessing it, and making it his own through the melodic changes he makes and the phrasing he chooses. I happen to love the way he works a song.

As for the connection, well. I think in the beginning he did connect with the audience. Then came Beat It and the editing. Folks my not think the editing has any influence, but it does on the average viewer. And his last two performances have shown his emotional connection to the songs. My opinion, naturally.

He has always sung well. Even his worst performances have been decent vocally.

I have no illusions that he will actually win Idol. I think we’ve all known since about, oh, week one, who TCOs were. No mystery there.

But he’s solid. And he deserves to stick around longer than Lil and Matt at the very least.

I don’t know whether I will LOL or feel extremely bad for Matt when he gets eliminated for the third time.
And wow, was his elimination shocking? I thought the basis for this judges save was to prevent the shocker elims. Wow it is so shocking that I managed to put all my points on him on the pool when I wasn’t even able to call Megan’s elimination properly. This judges save stuff is so full of FAILLLLLL!

YES!!!! its taking its toll on him thoughà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.honestly its too muchà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.I really want to know what Simon was thinkingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦y does he think Anoop deserves to be there? I hope this save is setting them up for the ultimate upset next week..

And who else was annoyed with Kara and Paula throwin Anoop under the busà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Kara you loved his performance more than Mattà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s and Paula said he sang that perfectly. Honestly ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s getting too much..

Yes to everything. I was so pissed at Simon tonight. Anoop was probably his best last night which is pretty good but gets crapped on by Simon who then makes a point of saying Kris was brilliant. Blech…

It’s doubtful that they’ll give Anoop the pimp spot next week even though by rights it should be his. They don’t care, they just want him to go home. I hope using the save tonight comes back to bite them in losing one of their favorites, especially Kris or even Adam. It would serve them right with all of their manipulating.

I really hope the videos are up soon. I am so sorry to have missed the show tonight. I was looking forward to hearing Jennifer Hudson and now that I know Kris is safe, the show might be enjoyable. Each of the final 7 contestants have their fan base now and actually everyone that has made it to the top 7 probably deserved to be saved. At this point I am predicting the following order of finish from first to last.
Adam
Kris
Danny
Allison
Anoop
Matt
Lil

This of course depends on no one having an outright awful performance, although Matt and Lil were both awful last night and both are still there.

That being said, this is the list that I would prefer from first to last:

Kris
Allison
Adam
Danny
Anoop
Matt
Lil

Either way, barring something extraordinary from someone, either phenomenally good or excruciatingly bad, I predict Matt and Lil will exit next week.

Flashdash? That misprint has me LOL. P.S. What does the Z mean?

Not only has Anoop never been last (I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t count wildcard because America didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t vote), but heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s only been in the second half once? Poor guy is getting treated like he has leprosy à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  if they could have him perform in the show that comes on before idol, they would do it.

Did Simon really say that Anoop deserved to be in the bottom 3? There were only two people in tune last night and Anoop was one of them.

This.

JHC! I know it’s only a damn TV show, but I’m still a bit pissed. Oh, okay, a LOT pissed.

They either really hate the poor guy (for no reason I can fathom), or think he’s a threat to one of their beloveds.

Next week I’ll be voting so hard for Anoop my phone lines may just combust.

Alright, where’s KrazeeK? I’m all for the get rid of Lil and Gokey at the same time plan. Anything to keep the Soul trio alive!

I am no Miley Cyrus fan but have seen her perform several times and there was something wrong tonight

Maybe she finally realized her song sucks donkey balls.

Wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t one of the selling points of the judgesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ save that it would override a shocking, unexpected elimination? So what exactly would have been à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“shockingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  about Matt leaving?

Absolutely nothing.

He didn’t have a strong performance and the judges gave him poor comments. He’s never really been a front-runner this season. I really doubt there would have been wailing and gnashing of teeth if he’d gone home…because, you know, he got fewer votes than the other singers did. Kinda the point of the show, no?

And if Simon doesn’t think Matt can win, then what is the point of saving him?

Danica_K, AMEN. A freaking men.

This show has hit a new low. I don’t even know why I’m surprised. The inconsistency of the judges, the dirty manipulation of the producers, the focus on DRAMA11!11!11111, the way they’ve been using Anoop as their punching bag the whole entire damn season….it makes me sick.

Anoop, show them what you’ve got. Give an in-your-FACE performance.

I so want two of the judges/producers’ favorites gone next week. Poetic justice at its best.

Why don’t they all go next week and we just crown adam

Matt, is killing it on the piano. Has anyone ever said “Dude, you killed it on the piano?” Not much. Look at what he is doing – he is extremely talented. There hasn’t been anyone like him on the show before who jams out on the piano. Brooke, Archie, and Scott have all played. And yes, Kris did play the keyboard extremely well but Matt is giving us more than Danny and Lil and has traded spots with Kris and Anoop at times throughout the competition.

Yes, he deserved the save. I am sure despite what I believe about voting counting, that the judges, the mentors, the writers and studio audience all have been treated to his musicianship and that is why he was saved. The majority of people who haven’t heard him live cannot understand it.

I don’t get why Simon made a big deal about Matt being in the bottom 3 twice. So has Allison, and Anoop has been there 3 times. If its going to go by that then the competition is down to just Danny, Adam and Kris since they haven’t been in the bottom 3 yet.

This year sucks. It’s official.

I went out tonight. In years past I would have postponed or planned around idol, tonight I taped it and went to the movies. I fast forwarded most of the crap and basically they used the save for Matt? I mean I knew it. I predicted they would. But it means absolutely nothing except it may blow up in their faces as Lil and Matt may blow the roof off the sucker, next week, and will live to suck another day. Danny may tank, along with Kris, Adam, and Allison. Then two really good contestants could go, and quess what Ma? The save has been used.

Why?

Because this year sucks.

Michelle Apr 15th, 2009 at 9:29 pm

Okay, JHud still yells.

Oh, but she yells like a STAH!!!!

I so want two of the judges/producersà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ favorites gone next week. Poetic justice at its best.

me too….I hope Anoop fights through this….

I feel this week is “Matt Week” 1st he gets the main solo in the group song. 2nd he gets the strange role in the ford video and then he gets saved.

I was very happy to see Matt stay in the competition. I cant figure out why Lil hasn’t gone home yet. Who is voting for her?

Thanks, Danica. Yep, our opinions differ. I find Anoop very innocuous and that’s where opinions truly differ. I do recognize that he has a nice voice. I just find him and his voice very boring. I have never found anything exciting in the least about him. Hell, I’d be excited if he put out a couple of bad notes while singing a truly rousing song. He is just too safe in his performances. When he’s not being safe, he fairly sucks. So, yeah, I don’t get him.

I will stand my my statement that the majority of his fans loved him before hearing him on the idol stage. You may be like me and don’t look at youtube videos, but maybe we aren’t the majority.

Has anyone noticed that Danny is seriously packing on the pounds???
He has man boobs.

Danica_Kà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ I think this week à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Pitchy Meterà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  went into overdrive. Everyone in the first half of the show was off. Really, really bad.

First half of the show was:

Alison
Anoop
Adam
Matt

The only one of those who wasn’t pitchy was Anoop. Adam gave a real performance, but he was moving around a lot and missed a few notes.

In a perfect world, Danny and Lil would have the worst performances next week. Then we can all be happy.

i like matt and i understand that paula and cara would have killed simon if he didnt save matt, but i think its a terrible mistake. two ppl have to be voted off next week and if one of our favorites slip up, this will come back to haunt us.

Disco is usually the worst theme. It’s very hard to pull off. I don’t see Adam having a problem; but all of the rest will be on the chopping block. The judges will give their We know they will praise Danny, so he won’t have to worry.

That leaves Anoop, Lil, Matt, Kris and Allison. Two of these will be eliminated.
So, the judges chose a week when most will be horrific, due to the theme, and then will manipulate which 2 will go home.

This is not the show we all learned to love. We don’t even have a say with our votes anymore. The bastard judges will just overrule us.

Anoop did have a good vocal last night but he’s still just blah to me, really nothing special at all so he could go at any time now and I’d be okay with it….same with Lil. At least Lil had her moment in the semi’s…her one and only but still one more moment than Anoop has had. Even Matt has come closer to having a moment than Anoop…..seriously I don’t see his appeal at all.

primeminister
Apr 15th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
Has anyone noticed that Danny is seriously packing on the pounds???
He has man boobs.

:lol_tb: and so very much more funny that he was holding a hot dog (or some sort of food…) in the pic.

Lil will probably come out with “Last Dance” and actually do it justice next week. (Hope not, I am SO tired of her.)

:drunk_tb:

^^^ Kara and Paula during Matt’s song.

Studio recordings up for east coast! Adam’s studio of BTBW…the arrangement is soooooo WEIRDLY INTERESTING! It reminds me as if Manson did this song. The electronica sound gives the song a new twist and a current shelf life. This electronica sound is what I can hear on Adam’s album! As usual, his vocals are superb. But that’s a given at this point.

I’m so uninvested in this year, I may venture over to the tubey place tomorrow or whenever to hear them. I truly don’t even care. Last year, I was all over each and every one of them. Maybe I’m tired, maybe this year sucks. I haven’t decided yet.

The vids are going to be a little late tonight..

Having some technical difficulty.

i found kara and paula’s behavior very unattractive during matt’s “sing for your life” thingy

What the hell? Did Simon and Kara honestly say that?
Please MJ, upload a video so I can see this for myself.
There’s no denying that Anoop had one of (if not THE) best performances last night. Kara and Randy both loved it and yet Kara agreed with the bottom 3?
This show is just getting bit too biased now, all you hear is Adam, Danny or Allison.
The only part I agree with tonight was Simon praising Kris.

Studio recordings up for east coast! Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s studio of BTBWà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦the arrangement is soooooo WEIRDLY INTERESTING! It reminds me as if Manson did this song. The electronica sound gives the song a new twist and a current shelf life. This electronica sound is what I can hear on Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s album! As usual, his vocals are superb. But thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a given at this point.

I’m looking forward to hearing it! I think the uptempo stuff Adam does sometimes needs more than one listen to get used to the changes.

AI is going to start here in a couple of minutes.

Anoop did have a good vocal last night but heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s still just blah to me, really nothing special at all so he could go at any time now and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d be okay with ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.same with Lil. At least Lil had her moment in the semià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢sà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦her one and only but still one more moment than Anoop has had. Even Matt has come closer to having a moment than Anoopà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..seriously I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t see his appeal at all.

Agree. I don’t get it either. I wanted to get excited about him b/c he already had a following on the internet during the semis, but I just think he’s a tall, good-looking guy who sings pretty well. No ingenuity, no re-working songs. Just a good, straightforward cover singer. If the objective is to get a singer who could succeed as a recording artist, then the winner has to be someone who has a unique sound and a unique vision with arranging music. That ain’t him.

Kris is definitely getting pimped

IMO, he deserves it! He has been the darkest of the dark horses yet.

Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s what I love about Anoop. He wonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t lay down and take it. He comes back swinging every damned time. No matter what the judges say, or if he ends up in the bottom 3, or if he gets sandbagged in the pimpmercials and group sings, or whatever. The guy is obviously a very hard worker and a fighter.

I hope he kicks ass and takes names next week, stays safe, and gets two judgesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ pets asses kicked to the curb.

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t care what all the haters say. Anoop lays down a fantastic performance and all the judges can manage to say is that he stayed in tune and did a good job. Yet they fall all over themselves to tell Danny what a god he is, even when heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s awful (and he was not good last night). They have never given Anoop the credit he deserves because he could potentially muck up their pre-planned road to the final they are gagging for.

I wonder what the hell is going on behind the curtain over there in Idol Land. I know the producers reserve the right to tweak results to their liking, and ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s TV and there must be DRAMA. I just hate that they donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t even pretend to care any more.

Anoop, dude. Shake it off and come back like a righteous motherf*cker next week.

Danica, you made my night with this post! This should be the rally call for Anoop fans everywhere!

Oh my, I just downloaded Kris’s studio version of Falling Slowly. It is simply beautiful. Very much like the performance, but the lower register much clearer. So happy with it. I really hope he stays to the bitter end.

Matt, is killing it on the piano. Has anyone ever said à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Dude, you killed it on the piano?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Not much.

But it is not a piano playing contest. The piano adds to the performance but if the vocals are not good or at least emotionally compelling, the piano playing is moot.

Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s what I love about Anoop. He wonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t lay down and take it. He comes back swinging every damned time. No matter what the judges say, or if he ends up in the bottom 3, or if he gets sandbagged in the pimpmercials and group sings, or whatever. The guy is obviously a very hard worker and a fighter.

Anoop had the BEST or second best performance last night. There was such purity and passion in his voice. I was so happy for him. He needs to keep the positive vibes from that performance and bring it on for the Disco show!

I knew nothing about his group and cannot view YouTube performances. I just know this is an intelligent, sweet guy with a beautiful voice. He has been screwed over by the judges, especially Simon. I feel bad that he was in the bottom three.

I hope he gets some good advice on what to sing next week! I’d prefer if he’d stay away from the BeeGees. Anoop deserves to be in the TOP 5, and I hope Lil and Matt will leave next week.

gingerly, lets face it, this season for all of its talented singers is just way too Cookless.

Hmmm… Adam could do Rod Stewart’s, “Do You Think I’m Sexy?” :clap_tb:

Danica, you made my night with this post! This should be the rally call for Anoop fans everywhere!

Meg, you can steal it and post it anywhere you like. If it’ll get folks off their backsides and burning up the lines to save Anoop, I’m all for it. :)

Stats time…
Contestant (bottom 3 appearance)

Anoop (3) *all 3 consecutive weeks*
Matt, Allison, Lil (2) *Lil’s are consecutive*
Kris, Adam, Danny (0)

Percentage of contestants getting “eliminated” after falling into the bottom 3 the week before : 25%, just one out of 4. (Not counting the week after Michael Jackson.)

Wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t one of the selling points of the judgesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ save that it would override a shocking, unexpected elimination?

Good point. So instead of the elimination being the shocking part, it was the use of the save itself that was shocking.

Not exactly logical, unless you consider that it’s all about the SHOCK.

Loved the group hugs at the end. It was a total feel good moment. I do believe the judges (Simon) are privy to the actual vote counts and that makes me think Adam and Danny both have fairly healthy leads. Although things seemed really close on Dial Idol and Lil was ranked 2nd behind Danny. (But I don’t think she’s getting much in the way of text votes.)

Thanks Danica! I’m taking it to the forums right now!

It would have been lil that went but vote for the worse the asses they are voted for her. Matt is just as good as the rest. He had two average perfomances while lil has had 5 and others have too. Sorry but Alison was bad yesterday but she and kris are getting the pimping.

Matt, is killing it on the piano. Has anyone ever said à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Dude, you killed it on the piano?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

But this is a singing competition. I mean it’s not piano idol. I know he has a lot of fans here, and he is a talented pianist. But I just can’t get excited because he doesn’t deliver good live performances. I say this every week.

Using the save for Matt was just one of another stupid ass decisions in a season loaded with stupid ass decisions. (fourth judge, judges save, fourth judge). Why use the judges save, supposedly to save a Jennifer Hudson caliber performer on someone the major judge has said cannot win? There is not enough pimping in the world to get this guy to top three over Adam, Allison, Danny and Kris, so why use it? Because they could. It did make for good teevee, but it will not make a good season. Voter nullification is a good thing? I don’t think so.

Is Anoop the only one left that has not had the pimp spot?

I don’t pay attention to the pimp spot until the Top 12 (or, in this case, Top 13. That is when we vote and that is when the competition begins.

Top 13 – Alexis
Top 11 – Matt
Top 10 – Allison
Top 09 – Kris
Top 08 – Adam
Top 07 – Lil

So……….. I think it’s a safe bet to say Danny will sing last next week.
We all know it won’t be Anoop :(

Miley looked stoned.

Hey, if any of my chat friends are reading this, just want to let you know that Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m okà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get into the chat for some reason, but Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll be ok.

I thought you might be worried about me, what with Mattà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢sà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.situation, and all.

;)

OMG – I kept wondering where you were! I gave you multiple shout outs. And, even though I totally saw it coming, I was actually really excited for the Matt save. I have no explanation for this. I guess I just love fun teevee stuff. I’ve been making fun of Matt’s singing for WEEKS. Yet, somehow, when they saved him and he got all teary eyed, and his friends amongst the contestants got so excited – I totally went along for the ride.

Aww, I have not been a proponent of the judgesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ save, but that was beautiful TV. I agreed with Simon that he wonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t win (sadness), but aww man I definitely teared up with Matt. SO happy for him :).

I know! I totally freaking fell for it too. And, when Adam & Kris gave him big hugs, well those two have earned my votes on multiple occasions, but now they’re getting even more.

I like Adam when he tones it down. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t like it when he does the BILLY MAYS HERE WITH ANOTHER AMAZING VOCAL RENDITION SET TO 11 LIKE Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢M THE FREDDIE MERCURY AND SPINAL TAP tour.

I actually like Adam a lot when he goes to the crazy place, but this is just freaking hilarious.

Maybe she finally realized her song sucks donkey balls.

And also – that she doesn’t have the voice to sing it either.

Has anyone noticed that Danny is seriously packing on the pounds???
He has man boobs.

I called out the chubbers from the get go. You would think in the AI mansion, they’d only be delivering them something like the Zone diet or some such crazy nonsense. What the hell is Gokey eating?

I had the distinct feeling that Simon was going to use that save tonight. I’m sure there’s some kind of strategy behind it for them, but I don’t care. It made the ending interesting for me. Plus, I think it makes next week intersting too. I’m stoked for double elimination.

I do not believe that Lil will do well on Disco. I think she’ll be crappy again, and Simon will be further disappointed, and I don’t think he’s planning any kind of redemption arc for her. He’s decided that Allison is his female horse in this race, so he’ll continue hanging lil out to dry. She’ll take one of those elimination spots, but who will take the other? I have no clue at this point – but I’m excited to find out.

My secret wish is that the double elimination leads to a shocker, and that shocker is that we finally get to put the Go in Gokey! Not likely, but a girl can dream.

Oh PJ……. if you get a chance to read tonight……. guess who fell 35 spots below you in the pool? HA HA Sucker!

I’m just really happy that they saved Matt. And yeah I was shocked, I figured the save would only be used on one of their pets (Adam, Danny, Kris, Allison). I think Matt is a talented guy and I’d much rather see him each week over Lil/Adam/Anoop.

Loved the group hugs at the end. It was a total feel good moment.

It’s nice to finally get a feel good moment in a season of so many feel bad moments.

Eh. I’ll treat the save like a non-elimination round on The Amazing Race. I think that whoever came last tonight, would probably have been saved. It’s the story arc they were looking for (even the gimmicks get story arcs). From “Not even going to consider it” to “two-vs-two” to “let’s use it!” the night that Jennifer Hudson triumphantly returns to Idol, 5 years to the episode she was booted (even though she wasn’t there herself, those headlines just write themselves).

I won’t hold the save against Matt any more than I hold the pimping against Adam and Danny. It’s the producers game.

ShariG Apr 16th, 2009 at 12:03 am

Oh my, I just downloaded Krisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s studio version of Falling Slowly. It is simply beautiful. Very much like the performance, but the lower register much clearer. So happy with it. I really hope he stays to the bitter end.

So happy to hear this Shari!!! I will downloading it tomorrow! Thanks! I hope he stays too! :)

He was not pimped at all during the auditions, or during Hollywood. He was saved by the people’s vote in the top 36 and his vocals have been right on ever since. A couple of his performances have left a little to be desired, but that’s okay by me. I really like that he has come up as such a dark horse. I’m trying to figure out if he just doesn’t realize how brilliant he is, or if he is just overly humble. GO KRIS, is all I have to say! :)

Oh my, I just downloaded Krisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s studio version of Falling Slowly. It is simply beautiful. Very much like the performance, but the lower register much clearer. So happy with it. I really hope he stays to the bitter end.

IKR?! I have goosebumps all over listening to it. It’s so beautiful. Makes you want to fall in love all over again. :wub_tb:

Kirsten
Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s nice to finally get a feel good moment in a season of so many feel bad moments.

Eh. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll treat the save like a non-elimination round on The Amazing Race. I think that whoever came last tonight, would probably have been saved. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the story arc they were looking for (even the gimmicks get story arcs). From à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Not even going to consider ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  to à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“two-vs-twoà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  to à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“letà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s use it!à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  the night that Jennifer Hudson triumphantly returns to Idol, 5 years to the episode she was booted (even though she wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t there herself, those headlines just write themselves).

I wonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t hold the save against Matt any more than I hold the pimping against Adam and Danny. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the producers game.

I agree 100%.
Moreover, if the produces didn’t use the save this week and instead saved it for next week, they would have had the problem of trying to fit 6 people singing two songs in one hour.
And considering the show’s pacing as of late…

This week was the ideal time for the producers to use the save.

I wasn’t shocked at all that Matt and Lil were the bottom 2, that Matt was the lowest vote getter, or that they used the save on him. I did enjoy the real happiness that all of the contestants showed when Matt was saved. From their perspective, they get to have their friend with them for one more week, so who cares that 2 will go home next week. It will make good television to see how saving Matt again affects the outcome next week, and how it affects the competition as a whole, but I think it has the potential to alienate a lot of voters, too, if Matt stays for a few weeks while someone who’s been good more consistently, like Kris or Allison, goes home next week. The save could backfire in the producers faces for sure.

I’ve listened to Adam’s, Kris’, and Allison’s studio versions. All 3 are good, but Adam’s, in particular, is incredible! I’ve loved him since the first spoilers came out last fall, but I have not been sure that I’d like his post-Idol music. If it sounds at all like the studio version of Born to Be Wild, I’ll be a big fan. It fits right in with Kelly Clarkson, Pink, and Lady GaGa, but it’s still distinctively Adam. He even made me like that song, which I’ve always been kind of meh on.

Ok upon my fifth listen to Adam’s studio recording, it’s fantastic! OMG, his BTBW proves my theory that Adam can absolutely be current and is born to be a dance pop star! This electronica arrangement is so hardcore I love it. It’s so Lady Gaga meets Fall Out Boy Meets Queen Meets Led Zeppelin! FANTASTIC!

But I can see once again it’s gonna be another love or hate hit for Adam. His fans will plode for this and his non-fans will go ew. lol.

Congrats to Matt for the save! I hope he can get ahold of his nerves somehow – he really is a talented vocalist, and records so well…and by the way, to all you Danny lovers out there lurking (yes, I know you are out there! :) Danny’s studio version of Endless Love is fantastic! Gave me the chills…

OMG the studio version of Falling Slowly is gorgeous. CHILLS. This might be my favorite mp3 from the entire season.

OK, the whining about it not being America’s choice is laughable. It hasn’t been America’s choice in years. Vote for the worse has been overriding the viewers will for years now and they did tonight by voting for Lil who is the one who should have gone home not Matt.

Your run down of the show is incorrect. Matt was told that he had the least amount of votes, but he was not eliminated, he went on to sing for his life and was saved. He was never told he was going home.

Matt totally deserved the save since Lil is still in this competition and she has sucked for weeks.

Anoop’s fans “get” Anoop, just like Adam’s fans “get” Adam, Kris fans “get” Kris, etc, etc…

I had never seen or heard of Anoop before American Idol. I was so blown away by him on the show I searched for him on You Tube sometime after the Top 13. Anoop has it going on, he’s amazing! Anoop has a lot to offer and I’m so excited to see him perform every week.

I’ve loved every performance Anoop has given on the show. I bought every one of his performances on iTunes and I watch them every day. I also purchased all of Anoop’s studio versions and every one is phenomenal, I’m listening to them right now! Anoop is definitely the artist I will be looking forward to seeing in his own concert and buying his music.

I’ll definitely be voting for Anoop next week, especially if he doesn’t get the pimp spot…. and I don’t expect him to. No way did he deserve Bottom 3 this week, but I know he’s splitting votes with Kris and Matt. If Matt hadn’t been saved, I think Anoop fans could breathe a bit easier next week.

Here’s hoping Lil goes first…. It’s probably too much to hope that Lil and Danny will be the eliminations and I’ll get the Top 5 that I want. Oh well.

love Kris’s studio version.

All Matt G studio’s are awesome He is radio ready. The kid is killer on piano and has a killer voice. He is a real talent.

I’ve always wanted to chat, but chat says my login password is wrong , but if my login password is wrong then how can I be here? The A in advanced logic just has me caught in a logic loop…..

Translation….I was never meant to chat

MrRJ

I too am unable to open the chat door. My password isn’t accepted either. I even tried changing my password and so far, still can’t get in. I have a feeling it’s a wild party in there.

“I hope he kicks ass and takes names next week, stays safe, and gets two judgesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ pets asses kicked to the curb.”

My dream team for elimination next week? DANNY AND LIL

Danica K. I love you! Great post, agree with it all, it’s so freakin’ true, and it makes me sick how badly they are treating Anoop. He gave a beautiful freakin’ performance in a sea of crap last night and gets only “good” reviews from Randy and Kara, and then Kara says that yes, it is the correct bottom 3? WTH?! I will never understand why Kara is there, I hope she’s gone next season.

Although will all this “drama” and crap they throw to Anoop I may just not watch at all. He could give the BEST performance of the night next week, or of the season, but it wouldn’t matter because they judges or the producers will manipulate more than ever.
He deserves the pimp spot, but at this point, I’m expecting him to be put through the ringer every week. Sigh.

Aside, good for Matt for getting the save, but will that be enough for next week? He’ll have to kill it, just like Anoop.

Maybe if I brought some Heinekin…..

I love how Paula said all of the B3 had some flaws in their performances. WHERE was the flaw in anoops? How about Danny’s vocal mess? Good lord, I am so done with these judges. Hate Kara and her constantly pounding the desk and trying to talk over all the others. During deliberations, Randy is my favorite because he doesn’t say anything. If Anoop doesn’t get the last spot next week, i am going to be PISSSSSSSSED. GOOD EFFING GOD

OK let me get this straight. Simon agreed to save the wildly inconsistent Matt, who he obviously is no fan of.

That means he agreed to never save any of the leading contenders — Adam, Gokey, Kris and Allison.

WTF? This is nuts!

Okay. We’re all gonna have to come up with a master plan to get rid of Lil and Gokey in the same week.

Gokey could come out in hot pants and hum the theme song from teletubbies and he would still be top vote getter. Now Lil, there we have a chance…..just let her choose a song and sing it and that should be enough. I wanna put the “go” in Gokey, but I don’t know how.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m just really happy that they saved Matt. And yeah I was shocked, I figured the save would only be used on one of their pets (Adam, Danny, Kris, Allison). I think Matt is a talented guy and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d much rather see him each week over Lil/Adam/Anoop.

Oh, I knew they were going to use the save tonight. So many things pointed toward it. Last yr. (and yrs before?) they had each contestant sing 2 songs on top five and there was no way they could have 12 songs in 1 hr. Also, as someone mentioned, if they would have waited until next wk. it would have been so obvious that they were using it just to use it, esp. after Ryan talked it up so much week after week. However, the final hint was the fact that Paula was not up dancing immediately after Matt started singing. IIRC, she has danced each week during the ‘so-called’ deliberations.

Okay, so now onto a different topic. I am really wondering if Randy is going to be there next year. We have read headlines indicating/hinting that Pauler and Simon are in negotiations for their contracts. Have we heard anything about Randy? No, at least not that I’m aware of. Also, he still doesn’t bring much to the table. His comment tonight about Danny was directed towards Simon, not Danny. During the deliberations I was watching and Simon, Kara and Paula were talking. After the fact, when Paula and Kara were up dancing, Randy finally went over to Simon, asked him about it and Simon just shrugged.

Finally, did anyone else catch that yawn Randy tried to hold back on national TV tonight?

ETA: The save tonight made me quite happy. I stand by an earlier that this was one of the best elimination nights ever!:)

I did enjoy the real happiness that all of the contestants showed when Matt was saved. From their perspective, they get to have their friend with them for one more week..

CathyMK – I love that they were behind Matt all the way. I know they would have been happy to see Lil saved, but probably not ecstatic like they were about Matt. The picture this week should be genuinely happy, hopefully no pasted on grimaces (Allison) or crossed-arm pouts (Anoop).

I’m glad they saved Matt. I know he was hit or miss, but of the contestants left, he (and Adam, of course and maybe Allison) will do next weeks’ theme justice. Did I just use ” justice” and “disco” in the same sentence? lol.

Off to research disco songs…

Someone said in a previous post, that this was a singing competition, so Matt’s piano playing ability wasn’t that important. Well, Idol is more than just a singing competition. (That’s Randy’s mantra, by the way, and who listens to Randy anyway.) To be a successful recording artist/performer, you need to be more than just a great singer. (Remember Syesha?)

Certainly, you have to be able to sing well. But you also have to feel the music, interpret and express the soul of the song, and be a well-rounded musician. You have to have charisma and be able to draw the audience into your world. Some very good technical singers with great voices never manage to do that. And others with just so-so voices are mesmerizing.

I’m just waiting to see who will be that performer this year. I’ve still not been sucked in by anyone, but a couple have come close to winning me over. Time will tell if there will be another “Kelly Clarkson” or “David Cook” for me this year.

Oh, and Kris, too.

All Matt G studioà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s are awesome He is radio ready. The kid is killer on piano and has a killer voice. He is a real talent.

I know right? I just downloaded his Bryan Adams song and he is once again INCREDIBLE. Why are those nerves ruining his live performance?
Matt your voice records amazingly, I love it! I am ready to buy you record, so please come out next week and kill it for all thos naysayers.
You have it in you, just forget 30 million people are watching you. Please.
Go Matty G, go!

Anoop was probably his best last night which is pretty good but gets crapped on by Simon who then makes a point of saying Kris was brilliant. Blechà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s doubtful that theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll give Anoop the pimp spot next week even though by rights it should be his. They donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t care, they just want him to go home.

Kris did a nice job, but he wasn’t brillant. TPTB want him in the TOP 3. I don’t know if there is anything Anoop can do to get Simon to like him. Anoop did NOT deserve to be in the bottom three. I just hope Anoop can handle this. So many ex-Idols have said that dealing with Simon was the hardest part of being on the show.

Simon set this up to get the results HE wants. Too bad, because Anoop seems like such a nice , talented young man!

OK, I’m fine with the save. As long as nothing tragic happens to Adam or Allison. :unsure_tb:

I think Anoop is so beloved due to his a capella group performances and not due to anything heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s done on the Idol stage. He has sung fairly well and fairly badly on the Idol stage, but heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s never had anything close to a moment IMO. I havenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t seen him change anything up awesomely. When he sings well, his fans say he should win, but it takes oh so very much more than singing well (just ask Archie, Kat McPhee, Bo Bice and so many others). Thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a connection that has to be made to make people want to vote for you. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t believe Anoop has (nor ever can) made that connection.

Your opinion, and youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re entirely entitled to it.

My two favorites when S8 began were Anoop and Danny.

I struggled with all the hate toward Danny. Still do, in fact. I also was furious about how tptb seemed to be playing Anoop time after time, starting with the Top 13 announcement.

That said though, time has passed, and I have realized that both could leave next week, and I wouldn’t be so sad because I have never connected to either of them as they performed. (Although, to be fair, I am sad when each person leaves to some degree.) IMO, gingerly hit the nail on the head. For some reason, there are not enough people who are connecting with Anoop, despite his excellent vocals, so maybe much of the voting audience feels the same way.

Btw…I also think that was why Alexis was voted off so early. For all three of them, singing seems to be a performance rather than a conversation with the audience…even when they try to imbue the performance with emotion. Emotion does not equal a conversation.

I’ve purchased all of Kris’ studio versions and almost all of Matt’s. I have two of Danny’s and two of Anoop’s, and none of any of the others. Kris and Matt make me believe what they are “saying;” Danny and Anoop used to; and the others never have.

I guess that speaks for itself.

Anoop has been in the B3 all due to performance order–no doubt about it. They had to use the save this week because next week, it would indubitably be Lil and then they wouldn’t use the save at all, thus making this all a bunch of hullabaloo. Why am I so invested in this show?!

Now Lil, there we have a chanceà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..just let her choose a song and sing it and that should be enough./blockquote>

That, MrRJ, was damn funny!!

I love how Paula said all of the B3 had some flaws in their performances. WHERE was the flaw in anoops? How about Dannyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s vocal mess? Good lord, I am so done with these judges.

Well, Paula has to say something when Ryan asks her the question. This is probably her go to phrase as she likely has no recollection whatsoever of last night’s performances.

Okay. Weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re all gonna have to come up with a master plan to get rid of Lil and Gokey in the same week.

Well, it would be easy enough to divise a voting plan that would cover our wished for Top 5, but what the hell are we going to do about the rest of our moronic countrymen?

At the beginning of the season, I was calling the “save” the “Gokey Veto” because I just didn’t believe they’d use it on anyone but him. Now I’m just glad they’ve used it up and no longer have that option. Part of me thinks they’ve opened a window for us. The other part believes that if the viewers love that crap he was spewing last night, there is no stopping the Gokey train.

I just downloaded his Bryan Adams song and he is once again INCREDIBLE. Why are those nerves ruining his live performance?

All Matt needs is a little “reverb” in his mike, and his nervousness wouldn’t be noticeable. And if you want to get “knollish”, that’s all controlled by the producers. The sound people can make anyone sound good/bad by how they run the soundboard/mix. :nono_tb:

Why do you think that so many people who have been at the live performances say that many of them sound so much better live, than on the TV? OK, now I’m taking off my tin-foil hat and coming off of my soap-box. I’m a bit jaded where TPTB are concerned after some of the reported shenanigans of Season 7.

Paula and Kara are the ultimate cougars. What the heck were they doing while Matt was singing?

I think seventh place would’ve been a good place for Matt though I would’ve rather had Lil eliminated. Why would Simon preface the save with “I don’t think you have a chance at winning this competition” and then use it? Wasn’t that the whole point of the save? I will not be happy if Allison or Adam get the short end of this BS save stick. I still think Matt’s going home next week unless he pulls off some kind of Elliott Yamin Song for You performance.

I felt so bad for Anoop. When Ryan said he was safe, he looked like he was kinda disappointed. Poor guy. I’m totally gonna vote my ass off for him next week regardless. I’m a sucker for the underdog.

A couple of other thoughts:

Want to see the sorry state that corporate pop music is in? Watch Idol. :glurps_tb:

A singer of the caliber of JHUD is wasted on a completely forgettable, tuneless song when she should be singing material as terrific in its own contemporary way as Aretha’s was back in the day. Great talent, crap material for this girl.

And Miley Cyrus? A pitch-fest, pretentiously wrapped up in big production values. And an adolescent poured into an absurdly too-grownup dress and heavy makeup which wipes away any innocence left in this young show pony. At least David Archuleta acts and looks like a teenager, instead of a Vegas wannabe. Blech.

Another thought on Matt. OK, it was sweet watching his fellow contestants crowd around and show him some love. But wouldn’t they do it for anyone who got the big Save? These kids are living together, sharing long and sleepless days and crammed working schedules that test their sheer endurance (except Gokey’s I guess, apparently he’s bored), and facing these overly dramatic public executions every week for their musical sins. As David Cook has said, the bonding begins in Hollywood on Day 1, and gets more and more intense, so that by the time they hit the road together they’re really a family.

I’m still puzzling, tho, why they would waste this save on a talented but extremely inconsistent contenstant, who clearly doesn’t have a big enough fan base to make it much further. Perhaps they actually WANT the high drama of a double elim next week, just to rachet up the stakes and ratings. Maybe they’re eager to see some of the best-liked and best-equipped contestants get offed because it makes “good TV.”

Or maybe they’ve just completely lost control of this season, which if it keeps going in this direction is going to be judged as one of AI’s worst?

If I wasn’t a stone cold hopeless addict, I’d swear off it for good. Maybe this year will cure me! Unless, of course, Kris wins or comes in No. 2…….. :jittery_tb:

Oh and by the way, not sure if anyone came up with this already but I’ve got a winner for Kris next week: “How Deep Is Your Love”….

Well, once upon a time, there was a payment scale floating around the internet for the Idols on tour. I assumed it was real. It progressed by elimination order. Is that still how they pay them. Because it’s none of my business, I wanna know. What will the two that get eliminated get paid?

Why am I so invested in this show?!

I think part of the answer for me is that I have watched the show from the beginning. We have had some awesome years, especially last year. I just hate to see what this show has become. I need to let it go.

OK, I’ll try once I see Anoop make it into the TOP 5. Otherwise, I’ll just relax and watch this mess end. At least Adam will be around to add a special something to the ending.

Pssssst! Kris is the STCO!

MrRJ
Did you do the register part for chat? It is number 2. I think I have a totally different password for chat.

Unfortunately, the soundboard guy/gal has screwed up on every singer at one time or another this year. Unexplainable to me.

Seems a lot of you will be power voting for Anoop next week.
Add me to the list! I’m mad as hell and I’m not gonna take it anymore. LOL

Unfortunately, the soundboard guy/gal has screwed up on every singer at one time or another this year. Unexplainable to me.

Amen to that.

So watched the group sing…best one to date….ok and since they all had solos vocally the 2 best were Kris and Anoop..the rest sounded off key and like they were running out of breath….

I am dreading Disco night…

ETA:I will be power voting for Anoop next week….

You gotta get into chat MrRJ….Spense hangs out there…sniff…sniff.

Still scratching my head over the use of the save on a guy that couldn’t get into the top 13 on his own, had to get a wildcard and hits the B3???

Now I’m on the “Let’s get rid of Lil and Douchebag in one week” train…life would be bliss.

Hmmmà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ Adam could do Rod Stewartà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Do You Think Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m Sexy?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

I love it! Actually, he could do any of Rod Stewart’s songs and I’d be happy.

wordnerdarchie Apr 16th, 2009 at 1:26 am

Pssssst! Kris is the STCO!

Well, if this is true, they’ve done a pretty good job of keeping it stealth. The only thing I have seen in this direction, until tonight, was Simon offhandedly saying he hoped he’d make it through on the top 36. (But he said this to Michael Sarver too, who was pimped before the top 36.)

Having said that, again if he is the STCO, (believe me, I’ve thought about this somewhat, lol), he deserves it, imo! :)

Put me on the list of power-voting for Anoop. Can’t take it anymore. He can sing like shiz next week…but I’m still voting.

Put me on the list of power-voting for Anoop. Canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t take it anymore. He can sing like shiz next weekà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦but Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m still voting.

I fudged that one up. LOL

For disco night, ADAM SHOULD TACKLE GEORGE BENSONà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢S à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“LOVE BALLADà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP8XqK6C7wc)!!!!

He can have tender moments with the first part and display his great low tones at the same time. Then he can kick up the tempo with the second part and have mad fun the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“glambertà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  way. This performance will (1) definitely stand out from the rest and catch everyone by surprise (again), (2) showcase his wide vocal range without compromising the high falsettos he loves to hit, (3) appeal to a wide audience. Besides, who doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t love George Benson (and Jeffrey Osborne)?

If not à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Love Balladà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , then George Bensonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Give Me the Nightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ . McFadden & Whiteheadà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ain’t No Stoppinà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  or Sophie Bextorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Murder on the Dancefloorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (re-arrange and pull out killer moves) might prove interesting.

To Dlynne: I love your suggestion of Rod Stewart’s “Do You Think I’m Sexy”! He would totally work the camera and send hearts swooning:)

Adam performing Diana Rossà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m Coming Outà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  would be hilarious! Ha. That would take America by a storm.

Bottom line, though: Adam Lambert – “Love Ballad”

Dlynne Apr 16th, 2009 at 1:46 am

Hmmmà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ Adam could do Rod Stewartà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Do You Think Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m Sexy?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

I love it! Actually, he could do any of Rod Stewartà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s songs and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d be happy.

OMG, I’m looking forward to Disco Week next week! LOL, I was never really into disco music, but it takes me back…I told my kids tonight that I needed to find something from Saturday Night Fever on utube so they could understand the concept.

Baxter, Baxter, Baxter, where have you been young lady????? You just made my heart go pitty pat.

If you are looking for a Lambert Disco song……Queen–”Don’t Stop Me Now”

Thank you for the videos, MJ. They were worth waiting up for. And I will be power voting for Kris next week and for as long as he is on the show which I hope is right up through the final two. I love his voice and his personality. I don’t think anyone is going to stop the Adam Lambert train, but I would love to be able to see and hear Kris for the entire season. Matt and Lil really have had the worst performances of the top 7 for more than one week. They should be the ones to go next week. Let’s hope Allison, Kris, and Anoop have strong performances.

My point about bringing up Matt’s incredible piano playing (thank you btw, for saying this isn’t just a singing competition) is that Danny, without an instrument can screw up 2/3 of a song, end well and get praise from all the judges, when Matt is playing the heck out of the music on the piano, staying with the band and singing, all at the same time. This is not Scott, or the kids from last year that play more ballad songs. He is exciting on the piano! Because he goes off key for a few notes in the middle – but sounds beautiful in the beginning and end, plus killed it on the piano and then gets reamed is ridiculous. He is bringing more to the table than just his vocals. The fact that he is self-taught and doesn’t read music is even more amazing. Is Matt’s combination better than flat Lil’s songs so far?

We all admire who we want for different reasons. I think it would be nice of the judges to say something positive about Matt’s piano skills. Maybe this was their way by using the save.

# Anoop Desai wonders why he hit B3. Kris Allen is safe, Simon tells him he was à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“brilliantà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ . Lil Rounds is sent to the B3 and babbles on and on. Danny Gokey is safe, Matt Giraud is sent to the B3. Anoop is sent back to the couch. Simon says heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s willing to save one contestant – VIDEO

mmmm-wah, *throwing kisses* to mj for including Simon telling Kris he was brilliant in this vid. Thank you!!!! I guess it was part of the show, right? LOL.

In watching this video, I have to say that Kris and Danny both seemed very firm in who they are as artists (like it or not) and Lil and Matt didn’t. JMO

no you guys got it all wrong…one thing comes to mind for me and adam’s disco choice- Sylvester’s “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)”! :clap_tb:

” Young Lady”????…giggles….Ok you are now back in my good graces after wanting to slow dance with Spense earlier today….ahem!!!!

What exactly is considered a “Disco” Song??? Is it a time frame??? A certain sound??? Artist??? Seems like a rather, once again, very broad catagory.

Oh, but she yells like a STAH!!!!

True true, who am I to argue with an Oscar AND a Grammy? :wink_wp:

I still can’t be mad at Matt. No matter who the save was used for people would be annoyed.

Wow, a lot of sudden rallying for Anoop. He’s safe and will sing another week, now vote harder! He’s been bottom 3 three weeks in a row and that can’t be good for his nerves. In the end like Anoop himself said, it’s up to the voters.

And as a fan of both, I gotta laugh at the idea that Allison and Kris are now somehow frontrunners and safely under tptb’s umbrella. They clawed their way to where they are now by being consistently amazing almost every single week to the point that the show couldn’t ignore them anymore.

They’ve survived crappy performance slots, neglect, bad critiques, and the rare subpar performance by convincing enough people week after week that they’re worth keeping around. IMO that’s what puts them a level above Matt and Anoop. But they still are not anywhere near the heights of Adam of Danny safety-wise, so don’t relax, Kris and Alli fans.

g0dsavethequ33n said: “…Sophie Bextorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Murder on the Dancefloorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ …”

Oooohhh, Sophie Ellis Bextor!! Love her. I hadn’t even considered anything even approaching current (and yes I know ‘Murder’ is a couple years old already). I like it, good call.

But I was reserving the last dance for you!

Sing glory I found her
My mind is now sounder
How about that final dance?
A dance so full of romance

OK, so maybe for the disco group number they can do YMCA by Village People? Heh.

I wasn’t that big of a Kris fan but I did like the song he chose and knew if from the Irish film “Once”. He did a nice job. He reminds me of the late Dan Fogelberg.

Looking for a list of disco songs… found this list of top disco songs

Top Disco Songs

Someone said in a previous post, that this was a singing competition, so Mattà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s piano playing ability wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t that important. Well, Idol is more than just a singing competition.

yes it’s not just a singing competition but it’s also not a piano playing contest. if he’s not singing and connecting with people, well enough…there is no need to point out his piano playing because it has become irrelevant if he did not put on a good performance anyway. and plus, i really doubt that the judges can tell the difference between mad piano playing and just okay skills unless your whole performance is a mad piano solo… they probably think “oh cool he plays a piano…” and doesn’t pay attention to how half-assed or how hard the work someone is putting into it. it’s a minute and a half performance, it’s hard to take it all in, and their focus should be on the vocals first and foremost.

My point about bringing up Mattà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s incredible piano playing (thank you btw, for saying this isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t just a singing competition) is that Danny, without an instrument can screw up 2/3 of a song, end well and get praise from all the judges, when Matt is playing the heck out of the music on the piano, staying with the band and singing, all at the same time.

yes of course the overpimping of danny’s mediocre performances isn’t fair at all but this is AI. nothing new. danny shouldn’t be praised for his so-so singing and matt shouldn’t be praised for his less than stellar performances just because of his piano playing. his piano playing should add to the effect of the entire performance, not be the performance. and his vocals have come short most of the time and he has a hard time connecting with the audience so it’s hard to look past that.

There is quite a cartoon figure of Lil on the VFTW website….

What exactly is considered a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Discoà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Song??? Is it a time frame??? A certain sound??? Artist??? Seems like a rather, once again, very broad catagory.

I just did a little research, thanks to google, and it’s not as broad a theme as I thought. There are a few years of disco during the mid ’70s. There are a LOT of one hit wonders and then there are a few like Donna Summer, The Bee Gees and The Jacksons which had a few hits during that time period.

I hope that nobody chooses to sing anything by Donna Summer – it’s just too painful to listen to. But there are some good R&B disco songs that Anoop, Matt and Kris could sing well.

My biggest complaint about the theme is that the lyrics are VERY repetitive. There isn’t much substance, unfortunately.

ETA: Earth, Wind & Fire and KC and the Sunshine Band had a few hits each as well.

I am not sure how I feel about the judge’s save, Matt was already a WC and didn’t really stand out last night.
I guess he was better than Lil and maybee Danny but that’s not enough to argue for a save. I guess they just really wanted badly to use it and it made for good TV (I expect this to be back 100% next year).

Next week will be hard, 2 eliminations among the seven left is brutal and on disco night it’s even worse.
I see Adam being the only 100% safe, Lil is pratically already eliminated. The rest is wide open.

What a waste of a good hour. America’s votes are in…and…overruled? Why? Because Kara and Paula have the hots for Matt, that’s why. Not…because Matt performed well, because he didn’t. Not…because he has a chance at winning, because he doesn’t. I thought the save was for when America didn’t get it right. Thing is, we did. But our vote was just vetoed. Blechhh and arrrggghhhh!

So now, next week, two are eliminated. Terrific. The only good thing I can find in this situation is that the judges have already used their ace. Sure, they’ll continue to sway the vote with their subtle and not-so-subtle comments. But no more master manipulation cards left. For that, I am grateful.

And I must say that I am more than tired of the way the show treats Anoop. He nails his performance and then gets told he deserved to be in the bottom 3? Because each of the bottom 3 had flawed performances? Sure, and so did the rest of the contestants sitting in the safe seats. In fact, my opinion is that Anoop had fewer flaws than anyone last night. But, for some reason, Simon, especially, just does not like him. Since when is this show, Simon’s Idol?

For me, Jennifer Hudson’s performance was disappointing. It was screechy and lacked any real substantive power. Main difference between Idol and now, is that she’s obviously got way more resources so she looks hotter. But her performance did nothing for me. But it was much better than Miley Cyrus, who was atrocious. I couldn’t even listen to the whole thing, it was that painful for me.

Hello! Hello!

Hmmmà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ Adam could do Rod Stewartà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Do You Think Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m Sexy?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  [Grammie Kari]

I love it! Actually, he could do any of Rod Stewartà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s songs and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d be happy. [Dlynne]

I just thought that song is so campy and fun. Yes, I could see Adam doing it! LOL! Actually, I think Rod recorded only two songs during the Disco era. Now, I can’t remember the other one.

Adam’s choice will be the easiest to make because he can do just about anything. This will be an outrageous week for him. However, it’s time for a slower song, right?

SONG CHOICE IS THE SECRET FOR ANOOP’S SUCCESS!

I was a swaybot for the results show tonight. I will write a recap later if MJ is interested. Being a shorty in the faux mosh pit is a bit challenging, but I was close to Zac Efron (too bad I didn’t give two shits about that). I had a good view of the contestant couch, though. ;-)

The Matt save was a really beautiful thing live. I wish they had saved Alexis, but no way that early.

I agree with Kirsten about the story arc, but would argue they wouldn’t have saved Lil or Anoop. They would have waited a week and saved a boy or Allison. Kara was on AI Extra extolling Matt’s virtues. I hope we don’t have a Corey Clark sitch on our hands.

ETA: As for disco, apparently Adam and Danny are excited about the theme. ;-) Oh, and in season 4 it was 70s dance music and they totally helped Bo by allowing him to sing Vehicle. I doubt they’ll be so kind to someone they want gone. Bo was my fave that year, so I’m not ragging on him. Just the process.

I am so happy that they used the save for Matt and to me it makes perfect sense. Who else would they use it on? Their TCO’s Danny and Adam won’t see the bottom 3 anytime soon. He IMO is totally deserving of it. He is mad talented both vocally and musically. IMO he is the only true musician left on the show.

It was such a heartwarming night and brought tears to my eyes. I was so touched by all the love Matt received from the judges, audience but especially the other contestants. Obviously he is very well like and for me that shows what an amazing kid he is. I have to say I grew to love Adam, Kris, and Danny more tonight. They seemed just so genuinely happy and excited for Matt. I thought it made great TV! If Matt leaves I will be voting for Kris which before tonight I wouldn’t have.

Come on Matt you have to bring it together next week…leave the nerves backstage. You are mad talented but before you can convince anyone else you have to convince yourself. Pick a great song and just sing the hell out of it! I know you have it in you to blow the roof off! I will be voting for you like mad next week.

Wouldn’t it be funny if they could use the save during the final two.

Ryan: “And the winner of American Idol 2009 is…..Person A!”
Simon: “Um, no”

I feel really bad for Anoop, though. He sang well. He KNEW he sang well. And yet, he managed to remain in the bottom 3 again. You can tell that he’s really disappointed. He tries to be so diplomatic about it, with his light frankness about being surprised. Inside, he’s fuckin pissed. lol

I’d vote for Anoop….but I don’t care about anyone in this season THAT much. :)

I’m bewildered as to why Simon would say Matt hasn’t got a snowball’s chance in hell of winning then save him. Makes absolutely no sense! What if a frontrunner needs it next week??? Were they just dying to use it now?

I’m equally as bewildered as to why anyone votes consistently for Hokey Gokey. This playing the Dead Spouse Card is getting tired. First holding up photos, playing videos, squeezing out some tears, now the eyes upwards towards heaven, Simon throwing in ‘it means a lot to you, congratulations”. It means a lot you, congratulations? Everything he sings sounds like the last thing he sang. And everything he sings sounds like country. He can sing, no doubt there, but he just isn’t all that good. I’m not getting it. He’s on my last remaining nerve. :rolleyes_wp:

As is Lil. If they say one more time about her great voice which she hasn’t displayed yet, I’m gonna throw the TV off the deck. WHAT great voice? If it hasn’t materialized by now….. Also, VFTW is backing her.

I hope and pray and will light candles the 2 to go next week are Lil and Hokey Gokey. But you know it won’t be. For some unknown reason Please Go Gokey has got armies voting for him, a mystery right up there with the Bermuda Triangle. I wouldn’t buy a damn thing he recorded. B O R I N G.

On the other hand, I’d buy Adam Lambert singing the phone book.
:clap_tb: :devil_tb: :jittery_tb: :thumbup_tb:

Seeing Gokey do Disco may be quite interesting though….
:devil_tb:

JUST DISGUSTING BEYOND BELIEF!!!!!

First off, I figured they would use that stupid save tonight. I don’t think they used it to keep Giraud more than to make sure other “nuisances” are disposed of quickly…mainly Lil/Anoop. If Lil/Anoop had been the ones OTD, no way would that save have been used. With Giraud fans on high alert and 2 going next week, it’s gonna be Lil and Anoop.

Secondly, why save freaking Giraud when he has no chance to win (which I agree with of course). In fact…why use that save at all? The ONLY person who has a chance in hell of beating Adam Lambert is Kris Allen. Allison has NO CHANCE. There are people holding out hope, but she’s not as smart a player as Lambert nor as good a singer. Danny Gokey won’t pick up fans. He’ll bleed them if anything. And well…Lil/Anoop/Matt are clearly fighting for 5th place (which isn’t bad…especially since the horrid pimpage this year is the worst I think it has ever been).

Thirdly, if they want Anoop GONE…just ignore him. They are going out of their way to be mean. I Know they don’t care and I kNOW that this is showbusiness where “heart” has no place, but whatever. There was a time when this show emanated HOPE and FUN and low and behold…the show became a ROUSING success because of it. Now, it’s about pushing people down to pull others up. It’s turned into everything that it claimed it wasn’t. And that is just SAD.

BTW, I’m placing ALL my points on ANOOP next week. ALL. He’s toast…just toast. Giraud fans are on the HIGHEST alert now and the vote split will cause Anoop to bleed votes no matter how he does IMO (that and I’m certain he WILL get thrown under the bus next week….I can already see the writers penning their disses). Kris has been billed as a frontrunner and there is no reason for fan base to abandon their throughbred, especially with Simon calling him brilliant and all. Yeah…could be surprise boot, but I seemingly doubt it. Too early for a shock like that. Lil might be number 2 to go. I’d welcome that for sure. The others, I think, are too far ahead, albeit Allison, I don’t think, is untouchable to the level Gokey/Lambert are. I expect FULL ON BUSES to come after Anoop next week. In fact, these busses might make the ones that came after Castro look like the little handicapped ones.

To Anoop: Dude, nevermind. I like the fight in you and certainly keep it up. If this is the WORST thing that ever happens to you in life, you are in for a fabulous life. You do have a great voice and NOTHING that this idiot show can do will ever change that. That voice is yours alone.

Disco week will be tough. Judge by all of the 7 finalists performances so far, only Adam that was comfortable and totally nailed with upbeat songs . Danny will also be safe cause he will get the pimp spot next week.

Others five will had tough challenge.

This save by the judges was supposed to eliminate the “problem” they have every year with a shock boot. There was absolutely nothing shocking about last night’s results. America didn’t put Matt in the top 13. We’ve put him in the bottom 3 twice and Tuesday night, he really earned that place. They have totally subverted what made this the most popular show in the country. In many ways, it is so much more rewarding to watch the earlier seasons on Rewind.

I also wish the media would drop this 30 million number. They haven’t had 30 million viewers in quite some time!

Simon said Matt wasn’t going to win and maybe a 5th place finish but i’m glad they used the save, it’s dispensed with now so no more ridiculous fake deliberating and best of all they can’t use it to save Lil or Gokey should the American voters actually get it right one week.

Seems a lot of you will be power voting for Anoop next week.
Add me to the list! Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m mad as hell and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not gonna take it anymore. LOL

Me too. I didn’t split votes this week because I knew he needed it the most and I’m doing the same next week even though I’d hate to see Allison leave. I’m just so pissed at his treatment. :annoyed_tb:

I do agree that the save was supposed to be for a shock boot plus someone who had a chance of winning but still am not unhappy that they used it for Matt. Maybe they’ll get the drama they want next week. I’m kind of hoping their pet, Kris, gets cut along with Lil but it will probably be my guys Anoop and Matt. :down_tb:

Not sure why people are making a deal about Matt (or anyone) having been a wildcard and voted off by the people. That’s the thing about this season, it made us vote based on 1 performance so a lot more than fanbase, talent, etc came into play or Michael Sarver probably wouldn’t have made it and I’d argue Kris also if not for his looks. It was all superficial at that point and it would be interesting to know how this season would have shaken down if not for the format change. I have a feeling that someone like Alexis would still be here and Allison may have a stronger fanbase. I’d also argue that everyone including Adam & Kris have had inconsistant performances so anyone could deserve the bottom 3 at any given time even if they don’t get there.

Danny/Adam or Adam/Danny, 1st and 2nd place. All the rest are just aiming for 3rd.

I turned it off last night when they said Adam and Allison were safe. I love Allison, but yeah, she’s aiming for 3rd. I didn’t care about the rest.

IMO, the “Save” was good TV. The encouragement from the other Idols. The chanting of the audience. The energy in the building. The rush to congratulate. The Idols just letting go and dancing. That was a moment and I couldn’t help but smile. So, well played producers.

I’ve made my piece with the Save. Sure, two people will get eliminated next week, but that’s already happened once this season. I didn’t hate on Anoop because Jorge got booted (okay, Jorge was a sweety, but he wasn’t going to win and we don’t know who was the Final 13 member, but the producers certainly made it seem like they wanted us to think it was Anoop). In the end, there can be only one so 12 of these kids are going to be eliminated (and as Kristy and Kelly demonstrate, if Sony wants to give you a contract, they will give you a contract regardless of when you leave. And Bucky has showed us that even if the show hated you and Sony didn’t sign you, doesn’t mean that you can’t get signed by somebody else and have a decent sized hit). The producers define the rules and this year there is a save and next week two will go home. If one of my favourites gets the boot and could have been saved next week had the save not been used, I’ll just remind myself that there is probably a large faction of viewers who “don’t get” my favourite and would have been mad about his save.

Now, onto who I think needs to get eliminated next. Bruce Grower, the director. I mean, seriously, he seems to get worse every week. The group number is coreographed. Bruce, that means the kids will be doing the same steps and be hitting the same mark every time they perform it. Maybe you could try to frame the shots properly since you know where the contestants are going to be. There is no need to see Matt ascending onto the catwalk behind Simon while Allison is singing or Danny coming down the stairs behind Lil. And Ryan uses the same cues every week to go to commercial. Maybe you could ask him for a handy cheat-sheet of them so that you don’t leave Simon rolling his eyes at you because you don’t go to commercial and Ryan basically has to come up to the control booth and rap you on the head so that you pay attention. How much do you get paid? A bunch of interns from the local vocational school could probably do a better job. Wise up. You and your stupid rapid-fire jump cuts are ruining the show.

Best thing about following AI on-line is reading all of the comments and seeing the 100′s of different interpretations that result from the actual event. That is exactly what this show is all about and it is what makes it the #1 show on TV. It has absolutely nothing to do with finding the next great recording star but everything to do with stirring up the masses and getting them to respond to a very simple premise: singing for your supper.

I congratulate the imbeciles who created, work on, and manipulate this show. They make the viewers react and that isn’t always an easy thing to do. And as viewers we are really rather “stupid” because we sit through 30 minutes of commercials during an hour telecast to watch and comment on something that would take 5 minutes in the real world.

I LOVE this cheesy show…I love the over done dramatics, I love good singers doing bad performances, I love trying to figure out who these kids really are, I love booing the snarky comments of the judges, I love that this show makes me feel smart sometimes, I love that it is so easy to know how it is going to be scripted in any one night, I love the way that TPTB have learned to manipulate sites like DialIdol to make the show even more controversial. These producers are brilliant!

I must be a cold-hearted b*tch because I don’t give a crap if the contestants like Matt and the whole thing was so heartwarming. I don’t want to hear him sing anymore. (But I can’t be angry at him for getting the save – he can’t help it if Kara and Paula want to do him). They’ll have to pimp him to the high heavens next week to justify their decision (even if he isn’t good, sort of like they did with Allison this week and with Danny on most weeks).

I hope it somehow backfires and Anoop takes Kris, Danny or Allison with him. That would be fun. (Actually, as long as Anoop finishes #6, I’ll be fine with him leaving next week. I do not want him finishing #7 after coming in 5th on Top 7 night). There will be no shock boots this season unless it happens next week.

So next week, Danny in the pimp spot, Anoop sings first, Adam and Matt near the end. I hope they lose the judging pairs next week – they won’t need time to intro a mentor, so maybe they can somehow fit it in all four judges.

PJ – you’re having quite a trip out there! I can’t wait to hear all about it. And – when we were in chat – someone thought they spotted you on TV.

Bax & MrRJ – I’m so glad you guys have made up :)

IMO, the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Saveà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  was good TV. The encouragement from the other Idols. The chanting of the audience. The energy in the building. The rush to congratulate. The Idols just letting go and dancing. That was a moment and I couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t help but smile. So, well played producers.

Totally agree. They totally got me with that one.

I can’t be angry with Matt, even if his save proves to be detrimental to one of my favorites next week. I’m not a fan of his singing, but I think he’s a great guy. And, none of this shit is his fault. Plus, he doesn’t suck near as bad as Danny & Lil, so I’ll just focus my anger on them LOL.

Now, onto who I think needs to get eliminated next. Bruce Grower, the director.

Honestly, when they screwed up that going to commercial moment, I thought Seacrest’s head was going to explode. Ryan likes to run a tight ship – this crap must be making him crazy. I play little stories in my head of Ry Ry going Apeshit backstage and screaming and kicking things, then coming back out all calm and collected to do his next bit on live tv.

My guess is that Seacrest is probably right there with you on the eliminate Grower train.

American Idol just circled around for another leap over the tank of hammerheads and great whites. Stay tuned, kiddos, next time they will jump backwards while blindfolded!

I thought last night’s show was GREAT! I wasn’t a big fan of the whole save idea from the beginning, but I thought it really made for some awesome TV. Very dramatic. I really wasn’t expecting them to save Matt (I thought they might save it, just in case). I was so happy for him. When he started crying, I started crying. Loved it!

Wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t it be funny if they could use the save during the final two.

Ryan: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“And the winner of American Idol 2009 isà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..Person A!à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 
Simon: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Um, noà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

:laugh_tb:

As for Anoop, I’m not particularly upset about him being in the B3 myself. He’s been very inconsistent and if you listen back to his performance without watching, he did hit serveral bum notes. The overall vocal wasn’t that strong. Very forgettble IMO, so I wasn’t surprised.

ok I will admit dat when matt was saved i cried a lil bit i cant help it i like da poor mans timberlake but i will say dat they should have saved da save 4 allisson or adam cuz lets be honest there is always a shocker in da competition I remember when constant douche left it was like da whole world turned upside down i swear u woulda thought da world had come 2 an end da way people were screaming and cryin running down da halls when they heard da news and like every paper on da planet it was like almost front page news the idol boards were slammed with hate mail talks of a recount protests etc ……lol and if adam goes its gonna be armageadon all over again lol which was stupid becuz dat night da performance was just bad referring 2 contant doche america is nuts matt doesnt have a shot in hell next 2 adam den again adam doesnt need da show matt however needs as much exposure he can get becuz its not gonna be as ez for him 2 get signed da competiton aint over yet and adam already has work out there waiting 4 em and allisson will also get signed right off da tour …..so she can go too becuz she will be signed either 2 jive rca alantica arista or maybe j records 19 entertainment perhaps? the others will quickly fade 2 black but i think megan will end up on tv or modeling becuz of her looks and attitude jus like constantcrap and michael sarver will cave and switch 2 country i smell a tim migraw sarver duet lol

I don’t agree about bum notes with Anoop but you really could say the same thing for all of them that night. Not all are called on it but that’s normal on idol. I can say I don’t think Anoop deserved to be in the bottom 3 but unless they’re pulling something, he was. I thought for sure Kris would be in the bottome 3 last week because he did deserve it but he wasn’t.

All I can hope for is that my favorites bring it next week. I know they’ll be gunning for Anoop again and of course he won’t be getting the pimp spot but he can’t control that. I’m sure Simon will make sure we know he doesn’t like him yet again. I still can’t wrap my head around him saying he deserved the bottom 3 but thought Kris was brilliant. I don’t get that at all. Even if you liked his peformance it was shaky at the beginning and I don’t think he rearranged anything so not sure where brilliance comes in.

3 weeks ago when Matt hit the B3 and Ryan asked Simon if he will use the save on him, Simon said ‘NO, the public did not like them that is why they are there’. The other dummy judges nodded their heads in agreement. 3 weeks later, history repeats, Simon says ‘Matt: Good news you are saved’. Really?

“OMG. I think Paula and Karaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s vaginaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s are exploding”

Now THAT is funny MJ – Matt sucked bad on those high notes but I did enjoy him in the beginning – but this was oh so planned I bet. Even me, who cannot stand Anoop – thought Simon treated him badly – that was all kinds of wrong, he wasnt paying attention and barely cared. Maybe Anoop is giving bad attitude behind scenes also for Simon to be that way, I know he is a harsh judge but something is up for him to be THAT way?

SOOOO happy Kris got the Simon love though and I thought he was best on the group sing, for the past two mornings MTV has been running a news ticker that says “Kris Allen shines on Cinema night” pretty cool. Now Adam – besides being such a wonderful singer, he is sooo well spoken and charming. I did enjoy last night and LOVED Jennifer Hudson, she is wonderful.

Oh and the thing that this save did is that, for me at least, I am NOT splitting votes next week, well maybe a few for Kris but I am not taking any chances that I won’t get to see Adam singing 3 songs a night!

I’m glad Simon was able to give Kris his deserved praise.
I think the save was wasted. The idea is that it was supposed to offset a “shocking elimination”. The problem is that, this year, there is one really strong talent, maybe 1-2 contenders, a huge gap, and everyone else. So far those strongest contenders have not been dallying around in the bottom 3, and have not landed “shockingly” there yet. So, in the next 2 weeks, if Kris, Allison, or even Danny land there, they won’t be saved. So it really didn’t work the way they promised it would, because of the craptastic group they gave us to choose from to begin with.

I agree that Anoop has a nice voice and sings on key, but he is beyond boring in his song choices. Whenever he tries to mix it up (Beat It) it doesn’t work. He’s trapped in an almost easy listening box. Lil really can’t manage to even hide the anger in her face. She sure won’t get an acting gig.

I want an Allison/Adam/Kris top 3. I’m pleased that the last couple weeks in a row, the bottom 3 were the right folks.

Ah, yes. Great TV.

I also believe they hear Matt’s studio work and want to have him around long enough to have him focus on a direction and to justify the contract they’ll sign with him. And, yeah, they like him better than a few others that they hope to see go next week (as do I) and who likely will go next week, since hopefully Matt’s fans are now awake and other minions will climb on board. :-)

A Top 5 with Matt is better than a Top 5 without him, end of (my) story. Mileage.

So watched the group singà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦best one to dateà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.ok and since they all had solos vocally the 2 best were Kris and Anoop..the rest sounded off key and like they were running out of breathà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

I am dreading Disco nightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

ETA:I will be power voting for Anoop next weekà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

Count Me in!! I am so MAD!!I mean of all the unfairness in the world. I read so many reviews yesterday and ALL of them had Anoop in the Top 3 or 2 performances of the night. Simon is in love with stupid Danny- for what reason I have NO idea. But you cant count on him. Last time Matt was in the bottom 2 he said he deserved to be there and he saved him yest. Although he said Anoop deserved to be in the B3 he was smiling and clapping when Anoop was said to be safe. It’s all very confusing. I throwing ALL of my votes Anoop’s way next week because he easily has one of the best voices and I think he was unfairly treated. I don’t care!! He’s deserves to be in the Top 5 and does NOT deserve to go home before Lil, Danny or Matt!! And that’s that!!

I must be a cold-hearted b*tch because I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t give a crap if the contestants like Matt and the whole thing was so heartwarming. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t want to hear him sing anymore.

This. Can’t stand goatman anymore.

” agree that Anoop has a nice voice and sings on key, but he is beyond boring in his song choices. Whenever he tries to mix it up (Beat It) it doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t work. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s trapped in an almost easy listening box. Lil really canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t manage to even hide the anger in her face. She sure wonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get an acting gig. ”

Yes – exactly – he is a one note singer, pleasant (only when singing) lovely voice but has not hit any home runs really and Lil-dont GET me started

“I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know but he deserves to stay over Lil and Mattà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦I am not delusional ”

And definitely yes to this also

Count Me in!! I am so MAD!!I mean of all the unfairness in the world. I read so many reviews yesterday and ALL of them had Anoop in the Top 3 or 2 performances of the night. Simon is in love with stupid Danny- for what reason I have NO idea. But you cant count on him. Last time Matt was in the bottom 2 he said he deserved to be there and he saved him yest. Although he said Anoop deserved to be in the B3 he was smiling and clapping when Anoop was said to be safe. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s all very confusing. I throwing ALL of my votes Anoopà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s way next week because he easily has one of the best voices and I think he was unfairly treated. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t care!! Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s deserves to be in the Top 5 and does NOT deserve to go home before Lil, Danny or Matt!! And thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s that!!

AnnJo you are my girl….I’m getting 2 phones ready next week!!

You know that confused me also about Simon clapping when Anoop was declared safe. Sometimes I feel he does that to 1. rile up the fanbase 2. B/c he knows Anoop will come back fighting the next week after getting a bad review..reverse psychology…

I don’t know but he deserves to stay over Lil and Matt…I am not delusional that he will win but he has some of the best vocals prob 2nd to Adam.

I am still hoping for some upset elimination in the form of Danny/Lil…

There was a time when this show emanated HOPE and FUN and low and beholdà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦the show became a ROUSING success because of it.

Oh, I don’t know about that. Ask Nikki McKibbon, or that guy with the deaf parents from season 1, and I doubt they felt the hope and fun emmanating much. And there was that nice redheaded teenage boy who was rumored to have gotten death threats in Fantasia’s season because he outlasted J Hud or La Toya or some diva. Point being, there have been villains and pimpees on the show since it’s inception. I think it’s just that with the passing of time, more and more people are wise to the shenanigans, so there’s the perception that it’s getting worse or more overt. I don’t think Adam and Danny are pimped any harder than Ruben or Jordin or the three divas or the two Davids. I do think in general, if you tend to get invested in the singers, AI a lot more enjoyable when you dig the pimpees.

Anoop is so the new Castro, except they took steps to neutralize him a lot earlier. I don’t remember them coming for Castro right out of the gate, but both are early fan fave fodder with a decent fanbase and very little judge support. It’s funny that like Castro, Anoop started defying the odds and giving top tier performances that always seem to garner lukewarm praise. The head games, the bus being upgraded to a steamroller all seem very familiar. I kinda wonder if, at this point, Matt, who the judges seem to like even though they have kinda given up on him catching on in a big way, was saved in part to ensure he outlasted Anoop and we’ll have Anoop and Lil leaving next week. Although the possibility of a shock boot next week might be hard for them to resist, which makes me concerned about Kris, who is going to live or die by song selection with disco being so far outside his wheelhouse.

Disco week will be exciting! I was so glad to hear Simon’s comments on Kris. I have listened back to the performances of all and his was great ! The more I listened the more I really liked it. It was nice for a chnage that Kris got a little of the attention. All I ever hear on the show is the pimping of the same ones over and over. Most did not even know who Kris was when he made the top group because they never even showed anything about him ! I am so happy for him . Well deserved for a very talented person ! I think next week will hold a lot of fun with all the reworking in progress. The advantage is going to those few that already have songs from that are online that they have sang in the past and have done well with it. Some are actually pretty good ! Another FUN week instore. Wonder hoow long til’ they start performing two songs a week. My only complaint is that the show needs to be longer…cant get enough ! :jittery_tb: :jittery_tb:

“Anoop is so the new Castro, except they took steps to neutralize him a lot earlier. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t remember them coming for Castro right out of the gate, but both are early fan fave fodder with a decent fanbase and very little judge support. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s funny that like Castro, Anoop started defying the odds and giving top tier performances that always seem to garner lukewarm praise. ”

I just dont agree to this, I swear I loved the Anoop Dawg at the get go but just lost it thru bad singing, dancing – attitude but I would have to be dum not to know he has a nice voice, unlike Castro he does not have the beauty or the charm or the sweet spirit of that very lovely man and that is what carries you farther than just a nice voice does.

studio version of Adam: amazing voice:

shows he can sing just as well in his lower register:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5qB-9yrSXk

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think Adam and Danny are pimped any harder than Ruben or Jordin or the three divas or the two Davids. I do think in general, if you tend to get invested in the singers, AI a lot more enjoyable when you dig the pimpees.

So true – the manipulations have been around forever. I’m pretty sure that my WTF are they hearing reaction to the judges assessments of Danny are quite similar to my reactions to their critiques of Archie’s boring ballad brigade last season. So yeah, the show doesn’t feel much different to me from year to year – and, I still love it.

Anoop is so the new Castro, except they took steps to neutralize him a lot earlier. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t remember them coming for Castro right out of the gate, but both are early fan fave fodder with a decent fanbase and very little judge support.

I think they didn’t rev up the bus so early for Jason because it was so damn unexpected to them. His job was to come out and be fodder. Then, he came out with that Daydream performance, a bunch of people jumped on his train, and TBTB were like “oh shit – what do we do now?”

I don’t necessarily think they expected Anoop to go deep this year, but I also don’t think they considered him fodder from the get go. He got a fair amount of screen time during the early shows that some others in the competition didn’t have as much of. My guess is, that at some point, they’ve realized that while he has a great voice and he can sing quite beautifully on a ballad, he’s not so much a dynamic tv personality. That might be what has made them decide to throw him overboard.

Sumidol, I meant as far as story arc, not really comparing them as artists. I loved Castro, he was probably my third fave after Cook and MJ last season, but I don’t think the judges ever truly got on the Jason train and I don’t think they really got on the Anoop train, either. Jason did kind of fall apart towards the end, although it was understandable with the pressure and the bus throwing, and I know a lot of peeps I spoke with who casually watched the show were majorly turned off by the “I was thinking Bob Marley” when it was my favorite quote of the season much the same way people got turned off by Anoop’s backtalk when I saw where he was coming from at the time.

I hope they all wear some disco clothes next week and have alot of fun with it !!! Down to the disco shows hair, shoes everything !!!! You know Paula will be in extra dancing mode !!! Cant wait to see it !! Maybe Anoop will sport a Fro, Adam in some stacked shoes and shiny stretch pants, or even better Danny wear the Fro with a peace shirt on !!! Allison needs to do something with her hair. I am betting no instruments will be played next week

I think Anoop would do better with Simon if he did not show such a attitude when he is in the bottom three. It just does not look good. It was bad enough last night that Ryan mentioned it. I understand being disappointed and upset but put on the game face. If he had been in the bottom last night I think that his actions would have kept him from getting that save. I love Anoop but really think that he could act better. In fact I know he can.

“Sumidol, I meant as far as story arc, not really comparing them as artists. I loved Castro, he was probably my third fave after Cook and MJ last season, but I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think the judges ever truly got on the Jason train and”

Ok – I gotcha but for me, I think that Anoop was actually one of their frontrunners, pimpee at first – he got a lot of exposure, pimpage, shoot a 13th place was made specially for him cuz they liked him so much THEN it all seemed to fall apart. With Castro he got no exposure at first but he just caught on like wildfire with the fans.

I think they are revving up the bus for Anoop and have had this planned from the second he walked into his audition. TPTB always make sure they have fodder at every level of the competition.

Anoop is midlevel fodder–similar to what I believe they wanted Jason to be last year (though I think they underestimated his appeal and Paula-gate mussed things up for them).

Anoop is my favorite (I just like my singers to sound good; I don’t need a blinged-out dawg-and-pony show), but I would consider it a major victory if he got to 5th place–4th in my wildest dreams.

TPTB are manipulative, but not particularly creative. It seems like they are setting up the double-boot of Lil and Anoop next week. Lil has never performed up to what they have said she is…so next week, they can pretend that Lil is a shock boot. Yawn.

I think the 13th spot was created for Jasmine, not for Anoop.

I agree with janerazor that Anoop was probably always intended to be a middle of the pack placement. He got airtime, but not a lot of early OTT praise, which is pretty consistent with someone they expect to finish around 7th (which incidentally, is where he will finish).

I get a lot of the boring comments, but for me, most of the others aren’t exactly setting the stage of fire with their fantastic uptempo performances (neither did last year’s runner-up, IIRC) I think he has the prettiest natural voice while many of the others have vocal ticks or affectations that bug me in varying degrees. Incidentally, I think he probably has one of the better voices for disco, but he cannot seem to embrace his inner air humper and will probably not perform up to the high standards of the likes of Danny.

I still hope Anoop goes down with someone other than Lil. This season could use a little shock boot since the eventual winner is kind of obvious. There isn’t even a real villain yet.

“Incidentally, I think he probably has one of the better voices for disco, but he cannot seem to embrace his inner air humper and will probably not perform up to the high standards of the likes of Danny. ”

YOU are always pretty funny and watch him win the whole damn thing and shut all of our mouths!

(whats an inner air humper by the way – lmao)?

I think they know “Disco” night will be bad for someone like Anoop so they use that to get him eliminated. But even in that situation, I think it’s still better for him than being in Bottom 3 (or 2) every week even with good performance. Then he won’t get hurt by the hate from the judges week by week.

Anyway, I still hope he will do well and the bottom 2 this week (Lil & Matt) will be eliminated. Especially with Lil, I don’t want to see her on the show anymore!

As for Anoop, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not particularly upset about him being in the B3 myself. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s been very inconsistent and if you listen back to his performance without watching, he did hit serveral bum notes. The overall vocal wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t that strong. Very forgettble IMO, so I wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t surprised.

Right. I have been since performance night and there is maybe one note that wasn’t bang on. That’s it.

As for being inconsistent, out of six performances he’s had two that were panned (although Randy and Paula were honest enough to mention that his Caught Up vocals were really good). No worse than Matt, Danny (who never gets called out for his awful performances, and he has had a few) and yes, I’m going to say it, Kris.

Mileage etc.

I agree that Anoop has a nice voice and sings on key, but he is beyond boring in his song choices. Whenever he tries to mix it up (Beat It) it doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t work.

You know, I hate it when people post on the internet and say things like I’m about to say, but I’m going to do it anyway (and hate myself just a little for it, but whatever).

Beat it wasn not Anoop’s choice. His song was changed the Sunday before the show, and the Top 13 show was aired on a Tuesday. He had another song prepped and cleared for this week, but it was changed over the weekend. You won’t hear Anoop bitch about this (Gokey I am looking right at you).

So you can take it or leave it as you wish. I would suspect other contestants have had the same thing done to them, particularly if they are not TCO. I mean, how did Kris get the only recent song on the list?

Now, onto who I think needs to get eliminated next. Bruce Grower, the director. I mean, seriously, he seems to get worse every week. The group number is coreographed. Bruce, that means the kids will be doing the same steps and be hitting the same mark every time they perform it. Maybe you could try to frame the shots properly since you know where the contestants are going to be. There is no need to see Matt ascending onto the catwalk behind Simon while Allison is singing or Danny coming down the stairs behind Lil. And Ryan uses the same cues every week to go to commercial. Maybe you could ask him for a handy cheat-sheet of them so that you donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t leave Simon rolling his eyes at you because you donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t go to commercial and Ryan basically has to come up to the control booth and rap you on the head so that you pay attention. How much do you get paid? A bunch of interns from the local vocational school could probably do a better job. Wise up. You and your stupid rapid-fire jump cuts are ruining the show.

SO TOTALLY TRUE. How many times last night did I see contestants setting up for their next entrance on the group sing, and omg that failed throw to commercial??? Not to mention how many overruns already this season. $632k/30 seconds of ad space buys THIS?

I think the 13th spot was created for Jasmine, not for Anoop.

I’d have to disagree with this. I think it was a foregone conclusion that two of the WC’s were going to be girls to even things up just a bit. The 13th spot was either for Matt or Anoop or as strange as it sounds a little of both. Matt and Anoop were fairly strong going into the semifinals so having them eliminated was a little surprising…Yeah, I know mileage.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d have to disagree with this. I think it was a foregone conclusion that two of the WCà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s were going to be girls to even things up just a bit. The 13th spot was either for Matt or Anoop or as strange as it sounds a little of both. Matt and Anoop were fairly strong going into the semifinals so having them eliminated was a little surprisingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Yeah, I know mileage.

Paula and Kara have both said in interviews that the 13th spot was created for Jasmine. They announced Anoop as the 13th for the drama.

Paula and Kara have both said in interviews that the 13th spot was created for Jasmine.

Hm. I’ve heard Kara say that there was some argument about whether to WC Jasmine or not, but neither has said that the 13th spot was created specifically for Jasmine.

Although the possibility of a shock boot next week might be hard for them to resist, which makes me concerned about Kris, who is going to live or die by song selection with disco being so far outside his wheelhouse.

I have been in ‘wait and see’ mode for Kris for several weeks now, and other than ASWTDID, I have yet to be disappointed. So here we go again! My hopes do get higher and higher each week though, and they’re kinda up there for next week…we’ll see. ;)

I’ve not been a great lover of Matt from the beginning, but I know many here have been.

It just seems to me that while there are rabid fanbases, I wonder how many people vote based on that evening’s performance. I have friends who decide who they like week to week – they don’t get behind one or two people and vote them all the way through, which is how I typically vote.

So I guess it could be said that the negative comments about Matt and Anoop by the judges have been the cause of the B3 for Matt and Anoop. But even though they made negative comments, the fanbases didn’t rev up and vote enough to keep them in, like they did for Castro last year.

I have a feeling that even though both of these guys have decent enough voices, something they are doing or not doing is not getting the masses to vote for them. I mean, let’s face it – the comments about Taylor Hicks weren’t that great, and look what his fanbase did……

I think Matt and Anoop are not catching on with the casual viewer and voter, and that’s why they keep getting in the B3. To me, Anoop has a lovely voice, but I’m still not voting for him and I guess somewhere along the way Matt has made an impression on quite a few on here, but not to me, and I’m not voting for him either. They’re not capturing the masses with their performances is what I think is happening.

The whole “save” thing was a big flop from start to finish. Just didn’t add anything to the show, and made it more annoying instead.

The best thing about last night’s show was Jennifer Hudson. She was incredible. Beautiful, classy, and I loved the song. I don’t even like r&b but I liked it a lot.

Yes, my recollection is that the decision about Jasmine wasn’t unanimous, and she was the 13th choice.

I like Anoop personally and he does seem sooo over this competition, but I think next week will be his swan song. Principally because I think he will go uptempo and those are the types of songs that just don’t work for him. He doesn’t have the confidence or swagger to carry them off, certainly not at this stage of the competition after being beaten down for so many weeks.

Because it’s disco and because of the herd mentality, I think most of the idols will do uptempo songs, with the possible exception of Adam who may slow it down, particularly since he’s already done PTFM and I think he’ll want to avoid comparisons. Of course, it’s always tricky trying to predict what Adam will do. I don’t even bother reading most of the song prediction posts for him, because there’s no way to figure out what he’s thinking. I do know this. I will be power voting for him and no one else. I like Kris and Allison but there’s no safety net now and Adam’s the horse I’m riding to the finish line. This is no time for Adam fans to be complacent!

The save thing felt the week on IGB when they didn’t eliminate anyone And then the next week they got rid of the two obvious boots. If I liked Matt more or thought he had a shot in hell of making Top 4, I’d care more but since it’s neither for me, it just seemed like Let’s Make A Deal or something.

The public (for whatever reason) isn’t digging Matt like some judges do. It’ll probably be a relief when he finally does leave. So I’ll guess Anoop/Matt/Lil or some combination of that for next week.

I would love to see an Adam, Kris & Matt Top 3.

I think that Matt is very similar to Elliott Yamin in the way that he has a very special gift/instrument but doesn’t quite know how to use it. When he is given direction…referring to iTunes studio versions…he is brilliant! I hope he hits his stride and makes GREAT choices in the weeks to come.

Kris I think is extremely marketable. I relate him to Jack Johnson…an easy on the ears artist. Charming, sweet, melodic.

Adam is just balls to the wall fierce and fun. I can’t wait to see what he is going to do. I just adore his demeanor and his authenticity. Camp counselor FTW!!!

Not hating on Matt, but while Elliott spent his time in the bottom three, he wasn’t voted off until Top 3. He had a pretty strong fanbase in a year when almost the entire Top 10 had huge support. And almost all Elliott’s performances on the show were praised. He just lacked charisma in a season loaded with stars. Matt is hanging on becase Kara and Paula like him. That’s really about it. But maybe he’ll break out and make it to Top 5 (doubtful but possible). Then it’s tough luck Anoop and Lil. No saves for you.

Were they part of the group that was cheering Save for Matt? Somehow I doubt it.

Yes, my recollection is that the decision about Jasmine wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t unanimous, and she was the 13th choice.

My recollection is that the only reason Jasmine (which was one of two, I think, predetermined *girls*), wasn’t unanimous was because they were debating about Jesse instead of her. Simon said that Jesse nearly made it in, which imo would have put Lil, Matt or even Anoop out sooner in the top 13.

If someone shows an official report that someone definitely said Jasmine was the 13th choice, that’s fine.

However, imo, it’s now a mute point because none of the WC’s are going to make it top three.

LOL, I’m so glad this is just a TV show, but as of right now, I’m thinking last night’s show was one of the best of the season. ;)

“Yes, my recollection is that the decision about Jasmine wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t unanimous, and she was the 13th choice.”

Hmmm – I remember they announced Jasmine was chosen and then it was two guys, the first guy was chosen and Anoop looked so bummed and then they said both would move on, so he was 13th in, at least that is what I recall, was it Matt and Anoop standing there?

but, yeah moot point fer sure cookcricket

^^Just because Anoop was the last one announced does not mean they created a 13th spot specifically for him.

Nobody is on record stating that the 13th spot was created specifically for one contestant.

BTW, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m placing ALL my points on ANOOP next week. ALL. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s toastà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦just toast. Giraud fans are on the HIGHEST alert now and the vote split will cause Anoop to bleed votes no matter how he does IMO (that and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m certain he WILL get thrown under the bus next weekà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.I can already see the writers penning their disses). Kris has been billed as a frontrunner and there is no reason for fan base to abandon their throughbred, especially with Simon calling him brilliant and all. Yeahà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦could be surprise boot, but I seemingly doubt it. Too early for a shock like that. Lil might be number 2 to go. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d welcome that for sure. The others, I think, are too far ahead, albeit Allison, I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think, is untouchable to the level Gokey/Lambert are. I expect FULL ON BUSES to come after Anoop next week. In fact, these busses might make the ones that came after Castro look like the little handicapped ones.

To Anoop: Dude, nevermind. I like the fight in you and certainly keep it up. If this is the WORST thing that ever happens to you in life, you are in for a fabulous life. You do have a great voice and NOTHING that this idiot show can do will ever change that. That voice is yours alone.

LMAO!!!!!! Your obvious frustration in your post made me laugh and made my day…especially the part about the buses thingy. Anyway, just wanted to say….COUNT ME IN x 1000000! I personally always liked Anoop and his smooth vocals but was always a casual voter. So next week, i’m dedicated all the way. It’s pissing me off to see the judges are the ones who are inconsistent in their judging. :rolleyes_wp:

All I know is that now that the Save is gone, so is my vote splitting. I used to feel comfortable throwing mercy votes at other contestants, but now it’s all Lambert all the time for me.

“Nobody is on record stating that the 13th spot was created specifically for one contestant.”

Well, yes it is but that doesnt really matter anymore, he made it this far and that is wonderful for his fans.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Nobody is on record stating that the 13th spot was created specifically for one contestant.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Well, yes it is but that doesnt really matter anymore, he made it this far and that is wonderful for his fans.

Who?

Kris is brilliant!! Yay to Simon! Randy is stupid.