Idol Headlines for 8/25/08

Can you believe that whiney Tampa paper? Why give the public an opportunity to comment on opinion pieces if you don’t want to hear people disagree with you?

Unfortunately this highlights what has been happening all summer from Archuleta fans. Does this sort of heightened protectiveness (no tolerance for any criticism) happen with other celebs or is this a new phenomenon? It has become sort of the “trademark” of DA’s fans which I find completely baffling because David A. himself is such a sweet and polite young man.

It’s certainly not going to help with the Archies equals Soul Patrol equals Claymates comparisons. Fair or no, this just adds fuel to the fire.

Autumn, there were other non idol comments about his other reviews too, so it seems no only the Archie fans were displeased with his reviews… But seeing as David is one of the ‘in’ things right now, why not focus it on him.. lol But others were not pleased with his other reviews as well…
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http://fansofdavid.com/?p=1643

Interview with Kat Slatery, one of the actresses in his music video.
Here’s a clip from it. More at the link above:

Did David seem shy around the actors? How would you describe his interaction with everyone?

I wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t say that David was shy, but he was quiet until he got to know everyone. It was really cute though because during the first scene, no one really ever introduced all of us to him, we just started shooting. Everyone kept whispering à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“do we talk to him?, Is someone going to introduce us?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ..etc. No one really knew how to approach him or what to say. And after we did one take, I walked right up to him stuck my hand out and said à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Hi David, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m Kat.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  He had this huge smile on his face and after that everyone felt comfortable talking to him. I think it was just the initial introduction that a few people were nervous about. After that it felt as though we had all known each other our entire lives. Everyoneà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s chemistry on set was just breathtaking.

Wrong thread

It seems that some of Archie’s fans are going that route, tinawina — it certainly did Taylor and Clay NO favors. It’ll get to the point that they’d rather not write about him at all, rather than put up with the rabid fans defending their baby crap. Not a good idea, imo, obviously.

And that Simon plastic surgery quip? Shove a stick up your ass you foolish twit.

Castro plans to stick to his roots with the new material. “I think the core of it will still be that Jason and his guitar kind of feel.”

That Jason quote makes me very happy. Can’t wait for his new music.

Simon Cowell: All women over 40 should have plastic surgery

This from a man who admitted to placing lifts in his shoes to make him taller. ‘Nuff said.

I didn’t like the two Sean Daly articles that I read from him. He just sounded like a jerk who was trying to be funny. I love snark even on my favorite people but he doesn’t know how to do it properly. I wouldn’t be bothered to actually comment to the doofus though.

Simon Simon Simon… maybe we would like to see you dress better. Your hair hasn’t been looking so hot either. *My best English accent* Shut up and look in the mirror!

This from a man who admitted to placing lifts in his shoes to make him taller. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Nuff said.

LOL. He of the weird haircut and mutliple tight black shirts wants to tell women over 40 THEY need to work on their appearance. Well, alrighty then. :lol_tb:

I think each Idol’s fanbase is going to have those few fans who won’t tolerate any criticism of their favorite. However, the problem arises when a fanbase ends up having more than a few of those types of fans such that the newspaper (or whatever media outlet) decides that the defensiveness / craziness of those fans is itself a story (like the above). That can reflect badly on the particular star/celebrity — and IMO, it’s so unnecessary in David Archuleta’s case because there is nothing to be defensive about. He’s doing really well right now, he’s talented and if people would just chill, more than enough people will get on the bandwagon to make him successful outside of the Idol bubble. These types of stories, however, will just drive people away because, seriously, who wants to be lumped in with a fanbase that’s perceived as full of nuts? I’m not saying that’s the case but the perception is what’s important. If the first time people hear about David is that (1) his fans will spam a site with hate mail because someone uttered one negative review of the guy and (2) his fanbase also happened to have won most fanatical fans on tCA, I think you’re setting things up so the person doesn’t give David’s music a chance.

Unfortunately this highlights what has been happening all summer from Archuleta fans. Does this sort of heightened protectiveness (no tolerance for any criticism) happen with other celebs or is this a new phenomenon? It has become sort of the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“trademarkà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  of DAà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s fans which I find completely baffling because David A. himself is such a sweet and polite young man.

I just went to that link for the “Dis David Archuleta? Youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re gonna pay, buddy” article. Oh my. I don’t know what the original comments were from the Archie fans, but the ones on there now are pretty awful (so I can only imagine what the others were). I have to agree, the fans definitely do not have any tolerance for criticism and like you said, totally opposite of the sweet and polite Archie.

I am also baffled by the phenomenon of the older women “Crushing” on David (and I don’t mean just liking his song). I can sort of understand the cougar phenomenon with the Idols such as Taylor or David C., but Archie is just a “BOY”. A 17 year old boy, not an adult (yet). This seems sort of creepy to me.

Archie fans are just following a long tradition. I admit I give them a pass because I usually assume most of them are tweens or younger. Maybe, because he puts out such a “goofy/asexual” vibe. It’s not because he was my fav on S7. I hated it when fans of my past favorites overreacted like this because I thought it would hurt their careers. I just don’t feel that way about Archie’s fans for some reason.

I admit I give them a pass because I usually assume most of them are tweens or younger.

In my experience, I find that I first assume the fans are young, and then find out that often they are not. Many of these posters are middle-aged with families.

And it’s not only David Archuleta with the super-invested fans. Not by a long shot. I know from a few of the fanwanking posts I’ve had to delete from this very site that it’s not only DA.

LOL, looks like Tampa Daily took a cue from Washington Post. I don’t mind when it comes from kids or teenagers cause you kind of expect that (and I’m sure Archie’s handlers are banking on it.) It’s when the weirdo comments come from what are obviously older fans that it starts to squick me out.

I am also baffled by the phenomenon of the older women à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Crushingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  on David

Maybe he seems older to them when he sings?? Ick though..

I’m always baffled by women who are all over homely singers. Mick Jagger looks like a wrinkled old hemorrhoid but he’s never lonely a night.

OT Tony Braxton is going to be on dancing with the stars. After trying to molest Taylor during their duet, I would be skeered to watch!

I am also baffled by the phenomenon of the older women à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Crushingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  on David (and I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t mean just liking his song). I can sort of understand the cougar phenomenon with the Idols such as Taylor or David C., but Archie is just a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“BOYà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ . A 17 year old boy, not an adult (yet). This seems sort of creepy to me.

I know the article wasn’t referencing that kind of “crushing”, but let me tell ya, I’ve seen some things along those lines at other sites/forums. It’s downright freaky…and disgusting. :blink_tb: :sick_ee:

And ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not only David Archuleta with the super-invested fans. Not by a long shot. I know from a few of the fanwanking posts Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve had to delete from this very site that ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not only DA.

You are absolutely right MJ. So then I wonder why DA’s fans are being singled out? Are they just more willing to post outside of the “usual” fansites and blogs?

I know the article wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t referencing that kind of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“crushingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , but let me tell ya, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve seen some things along those lines at other sites/forums. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s downright freakyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦and disgusting.

I understand exactly what you are saying however, DA will be 18 and technically “legal” in December if I am not mistaken so I don’t think it really qualifies as “freaky and disgusting”. Plenty of women find 18 to 20 yr old males very attractive but DA is so atipical of the average young male,he presents himself as much younger (13/15) and that makes it harder to swallow. Heck the kid himself has said he has never even had a first kiss.

I understand exactly what you are saying however, DA will be 18 and technically à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“legalà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  in December if I am not mistaken so I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think it really qualifies as à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“freaky and disgustingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ .

Autumn, you would have to have read what I’ve read to understand what I mean by freaky and disgusting. It’s one thing to say he’s cute or attractive. It’s a whole other thing to discuss….anything else. I’ll leave it at that as the article wasn’t referencing that.

OT Tony Braxton is going to be on dancing with the stars. After trying to molest Taylor during their duet, I would be skeered to watch!

Oh, the shocking memories! :eek_wp:

Damn, sounds like a real professional shoot. Just get in there and git ‘er done! At least let them have a snack and chat before they act like they’re BFF’s.

The comment in that section to Sean Daly are not bad at all. Sean probably enjoyed a little reaction. Archie’s fans are mild considering, and I will leave it at that.

I haven’t seen alot of disgusting stuff about Archie. I know there are some adult women who find him attractive. He’s a cute kid and will only get cuter. I have a daughter his age and think wow, he’d make a good catch, lol. Now if there are some women wanting to have his babies, then yuck! Otherwise I am sure there were men looking at Britney and Xtina when they were 17. As long as they don’t pull a Toni Braxton during a meet and greet, talk is talk.

Tell Simon I’ll get that tummy tuck when he gets his man-boobs lifted.

Tell Simon Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll get that tummy tuck when he gets his man-boobs lifted.

….or reduced.

[Fantasia] looked and sounded much better than she did in the spring when she revisited à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and was a hot mess to the point Simon Cowell looked downright dumbfounded.

Speaking of shocking moments….. :lol_tb:

Even Natasha Bedingfield said she had a crush on DA ON AIR!

havenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t seen alot of disgusting stuff about Archie. I know there are some adult women who find him attractive. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a cute kid and will only get cuter. I have a daughter his age and think wow, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d make a good catch, lol. Now if there are some women wanting to have his babies, then yuck! Otherwise I am sure there were men looking at Britney and Xtina when they were 17. As long as they donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t pull a Toni Braxton during a meet and greet, talk is talk.

I actually was reading in one forum about a lady, cougar, who asked David A. for a hug and ended kissing him in the neck… at the beggining I though that the person that posted the story was a teenager, so I didn ´t really care about it, until I saw the picture she posted of her and David… she looked like a 40 year old, like she could be his mon or my mon (I ´m 24)…that ´s really freeks me out…not all the older members of the fanbase are like that but some make thing that Archie should get a restriction order agins them

.The comment in that section to Sean Daly are not bad at all. Sean probably enjoyed a little reaction. Archieà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s fans are mild considering, and I will leave it at that.

About this most of the Archie forum and Fansite have adopted a positive view about it… choosing to ignore all criticize… but still there are fans that are more “protective” about it… but I don ´t think the comments that he choose are bad… I certanly had reading some worst comments for others Idols fanbase…

Just wanted to state that Sean Daly writes for the St Pete Times. St Pete Times owns the domain tampabay.com but they have very little distribution in Tampa itself. I can’t stand him. He once wrote how he likes to go to Justin Timberlake’s concerts because of all the girls and their hawt moms. Mind you did not say the girl’s hawt moms. He said both. Very creepy. FYI, Tampa Tribune’s site is TBO.com and Walt Belcher put up an okay review (nice blurb about Charly Belcher’s daughter – I think no relation). He also did an interview with Ramielle (apparently she went to school near here), Michael Johns (‘the dance”), and Carly (tatoos). They were from the 22nd but I don’t think they made the headlines because it’s a blog.

Concert Review

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The Archie phenomenon – one of the things that makes him so interesting to fans! I think that those who are touched deeply by his singing don’t know how to reconcile those feelings with the fact that he is so young. Certainly when he sings he is years older than his chronological age and so it might seem easy to fall in ‘love’ with the singer as we do. Where the lust comes in I don’t get and Gwendolyn, I know what you mean, some of those women should be arrested.

On the other hand, as an older mother of older sons, I don’t see much difference between cougars salivating over an attractive 25 year old and someone almost 18. And I don’t mean that in a critical way. Testosterone is testosterone is testosterone and I’ve seen Archie exude it at times – the only difference in the two ages is their personal experience with sex, so in Archie’s case, I get beyond annoyed with the inappropriate chatter. To some, the innocence factor itself is a huge turn on I guess, just like it is for men.

As for the rabid fans, I agree that there really isn’t too much difference in the fanbases of the male contestants this year. Archie probably calls forth a bit more protectiveness because any unfunny snark or mean-spirited criticism against him seems so unwarranted in a boy so guileless and innocent in all other respects. I’ve never understood the loathing that he calls forth from reporters and bloggers.

On the other hand, as an older mother of older sons, I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t see much difference between cougars salivating over an attractive 25 year old and someone almost 18. And I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t mean that in a critical way. -

The key words here are “almost 18″. Uh…..underage. Uh….wrong. Pretty black and white in my opinion. When he turns 18 and becomes an adult, the cougars can go to town and it will not offend me.

Testosterone is testosterone is testosterone and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve seen Archie exude it at times

Ok, now I am going to spend the whole day trying to get that image out of my brain.

elle, What I have a hard time with is the constant battle cry of “He is only 17 and just a baby, how dare anyone be so mean to a child” mixed with the worship and inappropriate chatter. How can you claim him to be a child and find him sexually irrisistable at the same time? It doesn’t jive with a lot of people.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve never understood the loathing that he calls forth from reporters and bloggers.

Me either. In fact, I don’t understand why any of them have such harsh critics really. They are all obviously very talented to some extent and should be applauded IMO

I see Warren Sapp is also on Dancing with the stars. Sapp is such a loud mouth. This is gonna be interesting. I also saw Susan Lucci, Lance Bass, Cloris Leachman, and several others I never heard of listed. Cloris Leachman should be fun. I absolutely loved her on Young Frankenstein and Scary Movie.

Cloris Leachman???? Good Lord! How old is she? Wow, just Wow! And Susan Lucci? I love her to death but it sounds more like “Dancing with the Seniors” instead of “Dancing with the Stars”……………

Cloris Leachman has got to be in her 80′s but she is the cooliest 80′s person I’ve ever seen. I’m rooting for her day 1.

Cloris Leachman???? Good Lord! How old is she?

She is 82! Wow. Good for her.

I already know that I am going to be watching Rocco Dispirito. That man is one hot chef!

mac, IMO I don’t think it will be any more appropriate the minute he turns 18 than it is now, because of who he is.

Yeah I just read what I wrote and even I got embarrassed. Sorry!
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Picture of Rocco Dispirito here. Is it bad of me to love him for his famous “meatballs”? :laugh_tb:

Ha, ha. I think Archie combines a passionate intensity (when he sings) with a complete dorky, awkward personality. Right now, it’s working for him but as he gets older, I’m not quite sure what’s going to happen. I like the voice and the goofy kid that goes with it but I don’t find him sexually irresistable. :eek_wp:

Oh, just to clarify, Rocco is also going to be on Dancing With The Stars. I don’t think I actually said that in my previous posts. I am not just randomly throwing his name out there!

Well I’m of the age that I apparently need plastic surgery, according to Simon. Of course, that twit remark is like a lot of his remarks.

Im not a huge DA fan, I do think he is a cutie and I love his voice but I did not like Crush when I downloaded it. Maybe Im too old to get it lol. For me, anyone couldve been singing it, didnt show off that voice.

As for the 4th judge, she already wants the prime seat. Guess she doesn’t understand the new kid on the block has to “earn” things. I enjoy the repartee between Simon and Paula so hope she stays there. If not, I do think there may be some fireworks between the two gals. Simon would love that extra attention so he might just seat her there, although I think he’s very protective of Paula and may not want to move her. I still laugh when I think of him picking himself, his mom and Paula as the 3 people he would save on a boat if he could only pick 3. I guess his gf terri was to float alongside the boat rofl.

Terri isn’t Simon’s gf anymore, hence, the reason she is floating in the water. A while ago, she may have made it into the boat!

Review of last night’s concert.

Go Cloris Leachman – I will vote for her also. I just saw her on a roast of the guy who played Danny on Full House, ha, cant even remember his name but She BLEW away ALL the other comics, sooooo funny and still very vital in my opinion

Archie posts a new blog from Dallas on his myspace.

“Hi guys. I’m here in Dallas, Jason’s lovely hometown haha, and just wanted to mention how amazing the olympics were! I watched a lot of the track and field stuff, swimming, diving, gymnastics, and whatever else I could get a glimpse of while we’re out doing’ our thing. I wish I could have watched more! But it was amazing to see stuff like michael phelps. That’s just crazy! I was only able to watch a small bit of the closing ceremony since our Houston show was going at the same time, but from what I saw it was really cool. So just wanted to ramble a bit on that haha.

On a side note I just wanna thank everyone sooooo much for your support with Crush! I was shocked to see it number 1 on iTunes and then I about died when I saw it number 2 on the hot 100 lol. Someone told me during the Sunrise, Florida aftershow about the billboard debut but I thought they were mistaken and didn’t believe them. But wow! I’m just ecstatic to know that you guys like the song and thanks so much for helping make Crush do what I thought was the unthinkable!

I’m still working on the album and we’re all trying really hard to do our best. Well we’re at the venue now so talk to you guys later!”

Here is an interview with Cookie from Ft. Lauderdale that is just full of awesome. I was going to quote portions, but are just too many to choose from. Some album news, and the reporter even mentions Mavid!!

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7012061365

FolkFan, thanks for the concert review!!!

EmmaJK, thanks for the interview with DC!!!!!!!

im recording the disney interview today(archie).
So far talked about choir, and song writing.. lol

In choir, people would stop singing to listen to him sing…. haha. Talks about song writing process how if he has something to say or needs to get out he kind writes it down, sometimes a melody will come first or lyrics, but says its best when they come at the same time because you get a feel for the song the best. Made an analogy.. Its like writing down a diary/journal entry but for everyone to see/hear.

Disney certainly likes to space out this interview… there’s like 1-3 songs between questions @___@;

EmmaJK, Thanks for finding that! Awesome interview!

In and out of music, Cook just wants to stay true to himself and be someone worthy of respect.

Cook has done that a hundred times over already and didn’t Simon predict it? LOL “That was rather worthy…..”

Did anyone catch that Lacey Schwimmer is going to be one of the pro dancers on DWTS this season?? She’s going to be paired with Lance Bass. (For those who may not be aware, she was the 4th place finisher on SYTYCD season 3, and is the sister of Benji Schwimmer, the winner of SYTYCD season 2. She assisted Benji when he choreographed the West Coast Swing routine for Katee & Joshua this season. She also appeared with the SYTYCD dancers on Idol Gives Back this year. And was rumored to have gone out on a date or two with David Cook after said taping. ) I was a huge NSYNC fangirl back in the day, so I may have to vote for them.

This People article mentions the pairings.

I also have to say: OMG!YAY! Maks is back! My fall eyecandy is all lined up, and I could not BE more happy!!! He’s paired with Misty May-Treanor, so they should have a good run on the show. I may have to vote for them too. Yayayayayayayay for Maks being back this season! My interest in that show really waned last year, and I think Maks not being there was a big part of it lol.

Obviously, all fanbases have their crazies. But, the Archies collectively– no disrespect to the sane ones that post here– have well earned their reputation as the new Claymates.

The Tampa Tribune isn’t the only paper that has written something about it. A reviewer from Salon posted about it too after he received hundreds of irate e-mails for his finale review.

But, aside from the immediate spamming that occurs over any negative word written about DA in the online press or blogs, let’s remember that these are the fans who CANVASSED DOOR TO DOOR to get out the finale vote.

(Knock, knock!)

“(wearily) Ok, who are you here for? Who do you want us to vote for”

“Obama?”

“No? Ok, Hillary then?”

“Hmm, McCain?”

“Not Romney?!”

“Archuleta???????”

Thanks for the People link Sarah – Wow Cloris Leachman really is 82! I wasn’t too excited when I first saw the celebrity list today, but now that I see some of my fav professional dancers are paired with them, I am excited!!!!! I do like SYTYCD better but good to have DWTS to look forward too in the fall.

Oh oh, maybe Lacey will have to dance a waltz to TOML. It’ll be the first time anybody ever stomped her way through a waltz.

I hear ya, dante. I was kinda WTF about the list when I first read it (except Lance Bass – he was always my fave guy in NSYNC. I always pick the gay ones lol), but when I found the People link, I got more excited.

ESPECIALLY when I saw that Maks is back. He is just effing HOT. :blush_tb: :wub_tb:

here is the Disney Interview:

(this one is from idf, I had issues with my recording haha)
http://www.mediafire.com/?jyokmn0vj4m

(here is the song writing portion that she missed, I clipped this from mine. The only end part cut off is him saying yeah and mmm)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/nre47a

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its a really great interview! He kinda talks and talks after each question.

So, “Dancing With the Stars” Starts in September…. Off topic posts spring up in two threads. Lots of chatter on the blog about it. Hm. I guess I should cover it this year? What do you guys think? .

Of course, I’ve never watched it. I kinda hate the reality shows that feature washed up celebrities…but what the heck?

I guess I should cover it this year? What do you guys think? .

This guy thinks yes, please!

I guess I should cover it this year? What do you guys think? .

Oh yes, please do! I need something to tide me over until AI starts again!

Hm. I guess I should cover it this year? What do you guys think? .

For Cloris Leachman’s sake, yes!

lol, yes, do it for Cloris!

Hey, DWTS is *kinda* on topic. Look! DWTS – Lacey Schwimmer – SYTYCD – Nigel/19 – AI. It all goes back to the stages of separation. LOL.

Nah, I’d love it if you covered it!! I didn’t watch much last season because Tuesdays had AI, DWTS, and Big Brother all at the same time, but since my hottie Maks is back this season (and he is my tv boyfriend, I claim him NOW! ), my eyes will be glued to my tv this season.

Hey, DWTS is *kinda* on topic. Look! DWTS – Lacey Schwimmer – SYTYCD – Nigel/19 – AI. It all goes back to the stages of separation. LOL.

LOL. And Paula wants to be on it. So it’s on topic!

Why was this show on in the winter last year? Did it have to do with the writers strike?

“Hey, DWTS is *kinda* on topic. Look! DWTS – Lacey Schwimmer – SYTYCD – Nigel/19 – AI. It all goes back to the stages of separation. LOL.

LOL. And Paula wants to be on it. So ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s on topic!”

And didn’t we read that Kellie Pickler wanted to be on DWTS!

I didn’t watch much last year as Kristi Yamaguchi was so much better than any other contestant and was getting 10′s about the second week……but I did watch the other seasons and plan on watching this year.

It would be kind of fun to follow it here and maybe even do the pool. So I vote yes for mj to cover it.

ETA: I suck at blockquote but I was trying to quote from earlier posts – sorry!

Why was this show on in the winter last year? Did it have to do with the writers strike?

No, I think they usually do a fall and a spring season. I’ve only watched the full seasons of 4 & 5, though, so I’m not sure.

It’s a pretty fun show – the REAL host, Tom Bergeron, is one of the best live hosts there is. He’s cheesy at times, but can say some pretty hilarious things. Samantha Harris, the “other” host, is useless. LOL. And the judges can be pretty funny sometimes too. Talk about not making sense, meet Bruno Tonioli and his crazy analogies!

The only real “WTF” thing for me this season is Kim Kardashian being on the roster of stars. What, exactly, has she done to become a star? Make a sex tape?

No, I think they usually do a fall and a spring season. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve only watched the full seasons of 4 & 5, though, so Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not sure.

Eep. Don’t think I can handle the spring season, except in the most rudimentary way, especially if it programs against Idol.

Wow, 2 a year? Isn’t that oversaturating the market a bit?

Yeah, you’d think two a year would be oversaturating, but people eat this stuff up LOL.

Here’s my fave dance that my hot tv boyfriend Maks has done on the show. It was the first Rumba he did with Mel B (of the Spice Girls) in season 5.

Just wanted to state that Sean Daly writes for the St Pete Times. St Pete Times owns the domain tampabay.com but they have very little distribution in Tampa itself.

Actually, while Sean is indeed the music critic for the St. Pete Times, it’s distribution in Tampa is quite healthy. The St. Pete times is the largest newspaper in the Tampa Bay Area and it has the second largest distribution in the State of Florida (Miami is first). Traveling North, you’d get all the way to DC before you found a newspaper with a bigger circulation.

It far eclipses the Tampa Tribune in both circulation and industry awards. Anyplace in Tampa where the Tribune is for sale, you’ll also find the St. Pete Times. And, they sell a whole lot more of them throughout the area. That’s why when you see the Idols in downtown Tampa, you see them at the St. Pete Times Forum, because they actually had the money to buy the naming rights.

That’s not to say that Sean isn’t obnoxious often, because he is. He has liked some Idols in the past though. And, if you really want to see him get his hate on, you should read his old Taylor Hicks archives (or anyone who wasn’t Mandisa during Season 5 for that matter – Sean was bitter that year). He did however come around to Daughtry, ’cause Sean can sometimes be a bandwagon jumber LOL. His non-idol related music recommendations and concert reviews are usually quite good though.

So much to comment on today, and so little time. Maks is back? YAY. He’s the main reason to watch DWTS – hotness!! And, I worship Rocco. He’s got mad cooking skills, and his cookbook “Flavor” is about the best cookboock I’ve ever read. I could watch Rocco do cooking demonstrations all day long – he’s mesmerizing.

Count me in as another who really likes Tom B. as a host, enjoys the judges, and thinks Samantha’s interviews can only be endured on Fast Forward. Like SYTYCD, we get to see the rehearsals and the moments of joy and the discouragements and the bumps and bruises–which I wish we got to see on Idol.

So, obviously I wasn’t done…

I see Warren Sapp is also on Dancing with the stars. Sapp is such a loud mouth.

I once rode in an elevator with him – he’s huge. And, for a very long time, he was a big football hero here in Buccaneer country. But, what we should all remember about Warren, is that he is the mother effin asshole who sent a body double to go take a paternity test for him. Each of the women he has had children with has had to routinely take him back to court for back child support, health benefits for the children, etc. And, at the top of his game, the guy was earning like six million dollars a year.

Warren’s talent on the field was pretty amazing. But, he’s a low grade human being. It disappoints me to see him on a show I like. And, I usually love the football guys. Bummer.

Completely offtopic but I feel compelled to respond regarding my statement of the that St Pete Times is not Tampa’s paper:

Here is the circulation by county:
Hillsborough (this is Tampa) – St Pete Times 32,500 (coverage = 7%)
– Tampa Tribune 144,000 (coverage = 31%)
St Pete has most of it’s distribution in Pinellas County – 190,000 for a 44% coverage and yes has a greater circulation than the Tribune. My point was St Pete is NOT Tampa’s paper. It’s a Pinellas county paper.

These stats are as of July 2008
http://www.usspi.com/markets/Tamp.pdf

If you cover it and do the pool MJ, maybe I will watch the show in it’s entirely, something I’ve never done. Might be something else to tide us over…..

The comment section in the Fantasia article reminds me again to never call out any one fanbase for ‘enthusiasm/fanaticism’.

Just in case it hasn’t been posted yet…Jasonnn’s official website is now up and running.

http://www.jasoncastromusic.com/

My point was St Pete is NOT Tampaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s paper. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a Pinellas county paper.

That’s all good. But my point was that in the Tampa Bay Area, more people read it. And, when attending a concert at the Forum, you’ll find people representing each of the six counties in the greater Tampa metro area.

Actually, my bottom line point is a fan-base warning. Don’t attack Sean Daly in his comments section. There is no doubt you will be made fun of by a) his loyal readers who comment on there every day – I swear the guy has a fan club; b)TBO will write an online article about your fanatacism; c) you may end up being made fun of in a print article in the second largest newspaper in FL. The fans cannot win in these situations.

Thrilled to hear you’ll be covering DWTS, mj! It is a fun show for all the reasons already enumerated.

I am so happy Maks is back! The show wasn’t half as good without him. I still think he and Mel was robbed!