Comments on: American Idol Spoilers – A Top 36 for Season 8? http://www.mjsbigblog.com/american-idol-spoilers-a-top-36-for-season-8.htm American Idol - I Love This Cheesy Show Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: elisad http://www.mjsbigblog.com/american-idol-spoilers-a-top-36-for-season-8.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-169863 elisad Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:14:34 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/american-idol-spoilers-a-top-36-for-season-8.htm#comment-169863 I actually like the old semi, cause it's quick. Better if they just go straight to the final... I actually like the old semi, cause it’s quick. Better if they just go straight to the final…

]]> By: Sarah http://www.mjsbigblog.com/american-idol-spoilers-a-top-36-for-season-8.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-169738 Sarah Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:59:31 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/american-idol-spoilers-a-top-36-for-season-8.htm#comment-169738 Ugh. I really hope they don't go back to the way the semi's were done in seasons 1-3. I really prefer it the way it is now, because we get to hear them sing more than one song, and one fluke good performance in the semi's isn't <em>as</em> likely to get a mediocre person into the top 12. I could see how it might work if they added another week to the semi's and eliminated more people each week, but please please not back to the old semi's. Ugh. I really hope they don’t go back to the way the semi’s were done in seasons 1-3. I really prefer it the way it is now, because we get to hear them sing more than one song, and one fluke good performance in the semi’s isn’t as likely to get a mediocre person into the top 12.

I could see how it might work if they added another week to the semi’s and eliminated more people each week, but please please not back to the old semi’s.

]]> By: Tony http://www.mjsbigblog.com/american-idol-spoilers-a-top-36-for-season-8.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-169733 Tony Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:42:33 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/american-idol-spoilers-a-top-36-for-season-8.htm#comment-169733 <blockquote>I like to vote for the underdogs and the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“rough draftsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  with potential</blockquote> LOL. "rough drafts". I like that :)

I like to vote for the underdogs and the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“rough draftsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  with potential

LOL. “rough drafts”. I like that :)

]]> By: Duke http://www.mjsbigblog.com/american-idol-spoilers-a-top-36-for-season-8.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-169644 Duke Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:16:53 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/american-idol-spoilers-a-top-36-for-season-8.htm#comment-169644 Ju Not reminds me of John Legend. with an amazing falsetto. ME GUSTA! Ju Not reminds me of John Legend. with an amazing falsetto. ME GUSTA!

]]> By: primeminister http://www.mjsbigblog.com/american-idol-spoilers-a-top-36-for-season-8.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-169616 primeminister Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:32:30 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/american-idol-spoilers-a-top-36-for-season-8.htm#comment-169616 So far, the Top 50 is all guys. haha, if they keep this up, maybe Simon will be right! And YAY for Ryan P.A. Johnson! :) So far, the Top 50 is all guys. haha, if they keep this up, maybe Simon will be right!

And YAY for Ryan P.A. Johnson! :)

]]> By: Soapbox0916 http://www.mjsbigblog.com/american-idol-spoilers-a-top-36-for-season-8.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-169608 Soapbox0916 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:09:57 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/american-idol-spoilers-a-top-36-for-season-8.htm#comment-169608 The earlier seasons had 30 plus contestants in them (though they split them into groups and then wildcard). That is probably the number that is needed to handle both the plants and the newbies. I have nothing against people getting a second chance or having experience, but newbies should have a chance at a first time too. I like to vote for the underdogs and the "rough drafts" with potential, so all of my very favorites were elimiated by AI (not the fans) before the semi-finals. I was very thrilled with the Top 50, but felt like I got the wind knocked out of my sail when the top 24 was announced. While last season brought in new fans, it really lost my enthusiam. Last season was not for me, although I am glad that others enjoyed it. I want AI to appeal more to me, but not lose the appeal to others with different tastes. More semi-finalists brings in more types of fans, and then AI can blame the fans for not voting for a particular contestant. Plus more semi-finalists means more contestants that they can keep signed. They can hang onto some contestants that they are not sure about, and see how the public reacts to the contestant, before losing opportunities. If they would have done this last year, they could have hung onto Josiah, Colton Swon, Angela Martin, Kyle the politician, and so forth. This would have also have allowed them to keep the plants, who some I think were music industry agreements to appease someone, while allowing more niche artists who probably would not win, but may come back to haunt AI if cut, to stay in the competition longer and then be voted out by fans instead of AI judges. Also, as CRB stated, the heavily promoted chosen stand out even more in a larger pool. The earlier seasons had 30 plus contestants in them (though they split them into groups and then wildcard). That is probably the number that is needed to handle both the plants and the newbies. I have nothing against people getting a second chance or having experience, but newbies should have a chance at a first time too.

I like to vote for the underdogs and the “rough drafts” with potential, so all of my very favorites were elimiated by AI (not the fans) before the semi-finals. I was very thrilled with the Top 50, but felt like I got the wind knocked out of my sail when the top 24 was announced.

While last season brought in new fans, it really lost my enthusiam. Last season was not for me, although I am glad that others enjoyed it. I want AI to appeal more to me, but not lose the appeal to others with different tastes. More semi-finalists brings in more types of fans, and then AI can blame the fans for not voting for a particular contestant.

Plus more semi-finalists means more contestants that they can keep signed. They can hang onto some contestants that they are not sure about, and see how the public reacts to the contestant, before losing opportunities.

If they would have done this last year, they could have hung onto Josiah, Colton Swon, Angela Martin, Kyle the politician, and so forth. This would have also have allowed them to keep the plants, who some I think were music industry agreements to appease someone, while allowing more niche artists who probably would not win, but may come back to haunt AI if cut, to stay in the competition longer and then be voted out by fans instead of AI judges.

Also, as CRB stated, the heavily promoted chosen stand out even more in a larger pool.

]]> By: Justin http://www.mjsbigblog.com/american-idol-spoilers-a-top-36-for-season-8.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-169598 Justin Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:48:36 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/american-idol-spoilers-a-top-36-for-season-8.htm#comment-169598 Good god... I wish they would just leave everything the way it has been for the past few years. What are they going to do, form groups again and have the top 2 from each enter into the top 12 then do a wildcard? Hello- we did that in season 3 and we formed a pretty crappy top 12! With the exception of a few (barrino, degarmo, hudson, london)... then there were some who were "pretty" good- amy, george, possibly jasmine. then the rest were just ok, if not worse. Good god… I wish they would just leave everything the way it has been for the past few years. What are they going to do, form groups again and have the top 2 from each enter into the top 12 then do a wildcard? Hello- we did that in season 3 and we formed a pretty crappy top 12! With the exception of a few (barrino, degarmo, hudson, london)… then there were some who were “pretty” good- amy, george, possibly jasmine. then the rest were just ok, if not worse.

]]> By: Tony http://www.mjsbigblog.com/american-idol-spoilers-a-top-36-for-season-8.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-169596 Tony Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:48:09 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/american-idol-spoilers-a-top-36-for-season-8.htm#comment-169596 Top 36? So now each contestant will have even less time to sing their song and the show will feel rushed (that is if the top 36 show isn't 4 hours, which is a LOT of American Idol) Top 36? So now each contestant will have even less time to sing their song and the show will feel rushed (that is if the top 36 show isn’t 4 hours, which is a LOT of American Idol)

]]> By: CRB http://www.mjsbigblog.com/american-idol-spoilers-a-top-36-for-season-8.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-169540 CRB Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:56:40 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/american-idol-spoilers-a-top-36-for-season-8.htm#comment-169540 It sounds like a move, if true, that will lessen further the meager amount of screen time that people who aren't being promoted will have to make an impression with the viewing audience. When one combines this with the highly restricted song choices and horrendously limiting themes that we saw last year and it should be quite clear what constitutes "the cream" that will be skimmed for the Top 12. It sounds like a move, if true, that will lessen further the meager amount of screen time that people who aren’t being promoted will have to make an impression with the viewing audience.

When one combines this with the highly restricted song choices and horrendously limiting themes that we saw last year and it should be quite clear what constitutes “the cream” that will be skimmed for the Top 12.

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