Paula Abdul Owes Jason Castro an Apology

AMEN…….I totally concur

Jason does not deserve this horrid treatment. I feel so sorry for him.

You know, it really has been bothering me for quite some time now that the judges talk among themselves and Simon and Paula poke each other WHILE the idols are singing.

You’re 100% right. She does owe him an apology. I think she should be booed tonight until she does so.

I am proud of you MJ for taking a stand. Even though I don’t know what you look like, I can imagine that determined/angry glare in your eyes as you added this to the front page. This shows you are a caring, compassionate and proactive person,deserving of my respect.

Amen, sister. Seriously though, how can they ream Jason out for not “being himself” after having to perform like that? They’ve treated him horribly the last couple of weeks but last night was inexcusable. I’ve never had a problem with Paula, despite her pointlessness, but I’m going to be very disappointed if she doesn’t apologize to him as soon as the show starts. They all should, for not giving him a little bit of a break. If that had been Brooke, for example, they would’ve coddled her along for the rest of the night.

Has a contestant ever been so royally screwed over in a single night?

Thanks, mj, for your post. You are a ridiculously objective recapper, but I also love this fiery side of your blogger self.

I think MJ has been, for the most part, totally impartial throughout Idol’s run.

Why are they all over looking Jason’s feelings in all of this? All of a sudden, it’s all about Paula, and, her saying it’s fun. Well, excuse me, but, it isn’t fun for Jason the way they have humiliated him these past 2 weeks.

I still believe he is a real threat to Archuleta, and, that’s why they have been going big guns for him. Even if David A. wins, I believe Jason will outsell him in CD sales, and, also be more marketable.

They do this every year to one contestant, make him/her the villian. Jason deserves better than that.

I suppose they will try to make light of the whole situation tonight. Makes me sick.

Bravo, mj. You don’t have to be a Jason fan to agree with your comments. And you don’t have to be a Jason fan to agree that Jason lost his sparkle in that second performance; and why not, he already knew that they judges were going to slam him!

Bravo MJ! I understand after 7 seasons of this, that the judges have their agendas and are not always kind to the contestants when pushing these. Yet, this is the only instance, when a contestant has had an actual performance affected prior to giving it. All of the lies, and the total lack of consideration for Jason’s feelings or how this could affect his standing on the show is reprehensible. Not only should Paula apologize, but, Nigel should also.

I’m not sure what pisses me off more… the fact that it happened or the fact that their only concern is covering their own lame asses, with no consideration for Jason at at all.

Thanks for the post, MJ.

We will never get a Nigel apology….

MJ? Wow, get on with your bad self. An apology is in order. I want to post Paulas exact words as you posted them here – EVERYWHERE. Jason fan or not – the so obvious lying by Paula is awful, no matter who the next contestant is

You go girl!

Ryan slams the viewers for not voting — how about we slam the judges for not even listening to the singers. They should do their fucking jobs and pay attention. Judge the performance we see — not give a critique towards the outcome that Nigel wants. If Randy Jackson gives DA one more tongue bath after a crap performance, the top of my head is going to blow off. It’s getting down-right creepie.

Paula does owe Jason an apology. She owes the rest of us one too — the air was sucked right outta the room after that happened.

Just tell the truth. Stop treating us like fools.

wfowfowfo- awesome post!

I doubt we’ll ever seen an apology. Paula would have to admit that it was a critique from the dress rehearsal and she’s not going to do that because TPTB won’t let her because it will raise additional questions. I totally believe he deserves an apology and I am disappointed that they are again missing the contestant part of the show. I thought their point this year was to focus more on the contestant, so Paula covers her crazy ass and never says a thing about how it affected Jason. URGH! The things my tinfoil hat is thinking are SO bad right now. I am pissed with MJ And her mean face is MEAN MrRJ

It’s going to take them a long time to pre-tape the question and answer section today. Most of the questions are going to be about Paulagate. Do you think if I called and said I was 14 and had a question about Jason’s blue eyes, and then instead asked him how it made him feel to be evaluated before he had performed, it would get on?

hmmmmmmm…….no mention either on how this effects Jason. But it’s not about Jason, it’s all about the show and their egos. And what’s with Debra saying Jason would be relieved to go home?

ha, ha!! All the idols should go on strike tonight until Jason gets an apology. OMG, I would laugh my ass off.

You know, I wish I could get paid millions of dollars to NOT DO MY JOB! That was COMPLETELY inexcusable.

I’d go so far as to say that she also owes David Cook an apology for trying to say that she made those bad comments about him! It was bad enough what she did to Jason, but to drag David C. into it too…well it just keeps getting worse.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not sure what pisses me off moreà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ the fact that it happened or the fact that their only concern is covering their own lame asses, with no consideration for Jason at at all.

I’m going with the latter PJ. Throughout the whole process of covering her ass, Paula has made it clear that she has no consideration whatsoever to what her “ha ha live tv is funny” moment did to Jason. And, that infuriates me.

Like I said on the other thread, if Paula apologizes tonight – when we know full well that she didn’t intend to – it will be because someone at AI read this blog.

Do you think if I called and said I was 14 and had a question about Jasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s blue eyes, and then instead asked him how it made him feel to be evaluated before he had performed, it would get on?

Ah, thanks Jersey. You made me laugh. I needed it.

I would guess that Paula might apologize early on in the show if Jason is safe…but if he’s going home tonight after that, they’ll try to sweep it under the rug. They’re NOT going to want to take the blame for his elimination.

If Jason goes home tonight people are going to be pissed big time. They had better offer him some kind of believable explanation or they’re going to have a mob of angry dreadheads on their hands.

I also think Paula should apologize, but I don’t necessarily care about what it may or may not have done to his confidence. If he leaves, it certainly won’t be Paula’s fault.

If they make some lighthearted lame comment tonight about the “mistake” Paula made, I will be so pissed. I am so pissed now I can hardly think.

I am almost certain that Jason will get an apology. This was a snafu, not a calculated event to throw Jason under the bus. Paula would not be the one to use for that. She was flustered and they were all trying to cover for her, it wasn’t a conspiracy to keep David A safe. She screwed up. If she doesn’t apologize then he will go and they will hope to regroup next week. I don’t think that will happen though.

Part of me would be okay with Jason leaving tonight if only because the press will be lined up and waiting to ask him questions about all of this…how bad would that be for Nigel and the gang? We know Jason’s not into playing games, he always says exactly whats on his mind, although he’s never trying to be mean, it could be negative to the show. Could be uuuugly, haha.

I hope he doesn’t go home- I’m still thinking that rumor of no eliminations tonight might be true but I am hoping not and that Jason is still safe. I think Brooke really wants to go home (I’m a psychic too!)

Do you think if I called and said I was 14 and had a question about Jasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s blue eyes, and then instead asked him how it made him feel to be evaluated before he had performed, it would get on?

If you could pull this off – I would write you a check for a Billion Dollars. (The check would be no good of course, but it’s the thought that counts). Seriously, that would make me laugh until next week.

Absolutely spot on.

Jason DESERVES an apology. If this were me, and put more in real life terms with my job or something, I’d imagine I’d feel pretty awful too if someone had pretty much told me something I hadn’t even DONE yet, but only rehearsed, really sucked.

Way to go Paula! Take the wind right out of the poor kid’s sails.

IF she doesn’t apologize and Jason gets the boot tonight, I just wonder how many people will point fingers at Paula….because that will undoubtedly happen.

As long as we could keep Simon I wouldn’t mind trading in Paula for a more coherent judge.

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I hope he doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t go home- Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m still thinking that rumor of no eliminations tonight might be true but I am hoping not and that Jason is still safe. I think Brooke really wants to go home (Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m a psychic too!)

Correct me if I’m wrong….but they’ve done stuff like that before, a surprise no eliminations night because oh…someone posted the wrong numbers….Idol gives back was on.

Has there been, if anyone would know, a NON-Elimination Results show every season?

Because if there has been I’d totally buy the no elimination rumors.

I think at the very beginning of the show they should declare Jason safe, then apologize for last night then move forward

I would agree with Tony. Jason was treated rudely, but then he out-and-out mailed in that second performance…these people are competing for the national spotlight, and they’ll certainly need to be able to perform well in the face of a tough night or a lot of criticism.

And actually…

Bonus: Debra Byrd is psychic too! She was also interviewed by Ryan (the crew worked damage control hard) this morning, and thinks Jason will be relieved if heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s eliminated tonight.

This is the part that bugs me even more. Shut up woman. How dare someone who works with the contestants say such a thing about any of them.

Although, after the beating he’s taken this week – I wouldn’t be surprised if Jason just walked off the show. Jason – if you give Paula the finger on live tv – and tell Nigel that he sucks donkey balls – then walk off the set – you will be more famous than any idol contestant ever.

Okay, I’m not seriously suggesting that Jason behave that way – and I’m sure he never would. But damn that would make me laugh.

Paula has to apologize, because that was inexcusable, even for Idol. And I want her to be relieved of her judging post at the end of the season. She’s become completely useless.
I have a feeling there just might be a mutiny a-brewing among the Idol fandom, and if Nigel and co. try to sweep it under the rug and ignore it, I’m no longer watching. I’m not even a big Jason fan, I’m a David Cook girl, and I will still buy whatever David sings, but the show and I will be done if they ignore the fallout.
I also recommend that vote totals be released, and prove that this isn’t being fixed in some way.
I’m done ranting. I think.

Paula has to apologize, because that was inexcusable, even for Idol. And I want her to be relieved of her judging post at the end of the season. She’s become completely useless.
I have a feeling there just might be a mutiny a-brewing among the Idol fandom, and if Nigel and co. try to sweep it under the rug and ignore it, I’m no longer watching. I’m not even a big Jason fan, I’m a David Cook girl, and I will still buy whatever David sings, but the show and I will be done if they ignore the fallout.
I also recommend that vote totals be released, and prove that this isn’t being fixed in some way.
I’m done ranting. I think.

If Jason goes home tonight people are going to be pissed big time. They had better offer him some kind of believable explanation or theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re going to have a mob of angry dreadheads on their hands.

I don’t know if Jason’s booting will cause the stir people on the blogosphere expect it to. It’s one thing if he was freaking awesome and she did that, but it’s entirely another when he was pretty bland and didn’t even seem to be fighting for it. Yeah, I agree that Paula needs to apologize for her stupidity. But I don’t think that it will cause enough viewers to say (if Jason gets the boot) that the result was unfair.

If Jason/Brooke goes, I think most people would be OK with that, even with Paula-gate going on. Now, I’d stretch it as to say that if Darch gets the boot, people would OK, possibly pleased with that. I think Paula-gate will get swept under the rug. I highly doubt we will hear an apology and if we do, it’s because Castro is getting the boot. TPTB are kind of stuck in a rut here. No matter what they do, Castro’s fanbase is gonna go crazy if he lives to see next week. However, how strong is that fanbase, really? If they were all that great…after his “GREAT” performances over the past 2 weeks, shouldn’t he be creaming Brooke White as we speak on DI? I don’t know.

Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s going to take them a long time to pre-tape the question and answer section today. Most of the questions are going to be about Paulagate. Do you think if I called and said I was 14 and had a question about Jasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s blue eyes, and then instead asked him how it made him feel to be evaluated before he had performed, it would get on?

LOL. Thanks, jersey. I was pissed for the past 9 hours. That made my day!

I thik Jason was treated badly and should get an apology of some sort.

Even so, I wish he would’ve said something right before his performance about proving Paula wrong. It would’ve been great if he’d done that and then absolutely nailed the performance. I hated that he looked so defeated.

Because if there has been Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d totally buy the no elimination rumors.

Why would there be a non-elimination tonight? Makes no sense. The vote wasn’t adversely influenced any more than it would have been on any other night.

Although, after the beating heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s taken this week – I wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be surprised if Jason just walked off the show. Jason – if you give Paula the finger on live tv – and tell Nigel that he sucks donkey balls – then walk off the set – you will be more famous than any idol contestant ever.

Okay, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not seriously suggesting that Jason behave that way – and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m sure he never would. But damn that would make me laugh.

Another hilarious post- thanks, SpencerJ!

I think Nigel SHOULD apologize, I never said I thought he WOULD – I’m not that nuts!

We all have our own opinions of who phoned in performances and who has the best voice etc – IMO Jason was not the worst one – Archie sucked – he was out of tune and his voice cracked more than once – yet he is always told he is wonderful.

Well, I can tell you three things: Paula not only was at dress rehearsal yesterday, but she made an appearance in the dress-rehearsal audience, walking around for a full two minutes hugging everyone to wild applause. Debbie the stage manager said Paula had never done this with a dress-rehearsal audience before.

Second, it is no secret that the judges watch dress rehearsal, not in the studio but somewhere on site, perhaps in their dressing room. Debbie has mentioned that more than once at rehearsal — “the real judges are here, they’re just not HERE….”

Third, the midway judge critique did NOT happen at rehearsal. As Slezak said on EW today, it appeared Ryan “called an audible” and decided to add the critique between the first and second songs, perhaps because they needed to fill some time.

So in the best-case scenario, Paula got confused, thinking she had already seen both performances. Paula probably doesn’t want to admit that, because it would show that she is not mentally on top of things enough to be doing the show, so she’s invented this new cover story. That’s my take.

I think the judges probably do form an opinion during dress rehearsal, which helps them come up with something witty to say after the live performance. Brooke-esque gaffes aside, the rehearsal and live performances probably aren’t usually significantly different.

But it does hurt the show’s credibility to have Paula’s lame explanation out there. I wonder if she’ll have to “take one for the team” and go into rehab or something.

I can just imagine the panicked meeting this morning as they fine-tuned tonight’s show, LOL! It’ll be mighty interesting to see what their damage control pow-wow came up with.

We all have our own opinions of who phoned in performances and who has the best voice etc – IMO Jason was not the worst one – Archie sucked – he was out of tune and his voice cracked more than once – yet he is always told he is wonderful.

I agree. To be honest, I laughed throughout David Archuleta’s performances. Laughed until the tears flowed. That’s how cheesy and terrible it was. But there have always been TCO’s every year. Archie is one of them this year. The reason he gets the MOST backlash of the TCO’s is because the level of his performances have been steadily dropping while the amazing comments keep flowing. I don’t know.

That being said, Jason could have done better. This was a genre he could have excelled at and he didn’t. It is what it is.

I have have posted the same thing. DO THE RIGHT THING! Damage control has been happening all day today – on the news, in the paper, the internet and in on americanidol.com
If they apologize and don’t do an elimination tonight and do a double elimination next week, they will add to their viewership, earn integrity and make us want to believe that the voters determine the next American Idol.

I don’t believe Jason’s fans didn’t turn out in big numbers to support him last night. But the botom line is with Paula’s comments, Jason lost the round even before he sang.

joy, I love the mob of angry dreadheads comment. Just made me smile when I read it picturing all of us.

I, too, am angry about this. Usually I don’t let myself get all riled up over anything about Idol but for some reason (and yes it could be the fact that I am a huge fan of Jason, but…) I am just angry plain and simple. I need to go move furniture around in my living room or something to get my frustrations out. lol :angry_ee:

So in the best-case scenario, Paula got confused, thinking she had already seen both performances. Paula probably doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t want to admit that, because it would show that she is not mentally on top of things enough to be doing the show, so sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s invented this new cover story. Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s my take.

That’s EXACTLY how I think it went down.

1) Paula is crazy
2) She mistakenly started commenting on Jason’s 2nd song, remembering that she saw it during dress rehearsal.
3) Paula realizes what she did
4) Paula, sloppily, tries to cover her ass by lying.
5) Paula realizes that there’s no going back, because she would have to admit that she’s 1) crazy, and 2) was lying.

That being said, Jason could have done better. This was a genre he could have excelled at and he didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t. It is what it is.

I can’t argue with that, dulce. Jason was not in his top form; I liked the first performance, but the second one was dead- quite possibly (at least partly) due to Paula’s crap comments.

If Jason goes, I hope they give him a nice boot.

Bonus: Debra Byrd is psychic too! She was also interviewed by Ryan (the crew worked damage control hard) this morning, and thinks Jason will be relieved if heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s eliminated tonight.

THIS I hate. I hope that don’t add insult to injury, injury, injury by getting rid of Jason to “make it all go away”.

This whole thing is BIZARRE. :eek_wp:

Sort of makes me wonder about the Corey Clark claims now. Hmmm? I still think there was more to that than what they want us to believe. How could he know what the inside of her house looked like if he hadn’t been there? Even the driver backed up his story that he took Corey to her house on numerous occasions.

She isn’t a very good liar, and, an even worse judge. And, these 3 are getting paid how much for this job?

Caffiend at 6:15 – so much word.

The apology needed to take place last night. Tonight is too late to affect the outcome for Jason. It has been determined already, and it’s really unfair. I still think he will not go home tonight, but Paula’s comments really took the wind out of his sails You could see it as plain as day. Poor guy.

Isn’t it an irony? For years Paula has been the nice one of the three, often going out of her way to find something positive to say. I think she deserves some slack, because she earned it. JMHO.

True, Tony, that could have been how it happened. But the point of MJ’s post, I think, I don’t want to put words in her mouth, is that Jason didn’t know what Paula thought of his rehearsal performance. However, right before he had to perform it, she went ahead and told him. The point is what it did to Jason’s mental state right before he had to sing, not whether she’s crazy or lying.

Caffiend, thanks for the ‘insiders’ view. It was balanced and pretty much how I explained what I thought happened last night.

Panz, you too reiterated something I said earlier. If that had happened to David C, or Syesha, they would have taken that wacky precritique and shoved it back in Paula’s face, by giving a great performance.

Secretly I would love to see a do over of sorts, but how would that happen given how this show works and we are nearing the end, can’t squeeze a “by” week in there I don’t think. Would it be a good remedy, yes.

Debra Byrd has an insiders view, as an outsider I have been feeling that Jason hasn’t been enjoying this much at all, and to me it shows in his performance, and that was before Paula’s goof.

Oh back to the do ever, I was looking at that site that is rumoured to be material for next week and I hope that Jason survives cause I have a list of stuff I think he could make a believer out of me with. Brooke, not so much.

She lost the slack option when she didn’t own up to what really happened and said she was going to apologize to Jason for possibly causing him to underperform. JMHO.

jobbix: I want to agree with you, but I think her slack cutting has been happening all along; what does she *really* add to the show? Everyone laughs at her weird comments and no one expects her to come up with anything approaching constructive criticism. That’s the antithesis of her job description. Until now its been fine but her ineptitude has crossed the line.

I just lost respect for Debrah for saying that. I’m sure maybe the contestants have expressed the stress and pressure getting to them, BUT the fact that she would publicly say that knowing people will in fact hear that and not know what to think of it. It’s so stupid.

Neil Diamond had all the potential to be a great night for the contestants, but the hectic and rushed format was just to bizarre. Paula’s little mishap could’ve been an honest mistake, but I also think what she did was just wrong and should be addressed tonight along w/ a public apology to Jason who was caught in the middle of it all. JMO

Another hilarious post- thanks, SpencerJ!

Always happy to be of service Prime

5) Paula realizes that thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s no going back, because she would have to admit that sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s 1) crazy, and 2) was lying.

I think you’re right about this. I also think it’s hysterical that she is deluded enough to think we in the viewing audience are not already aware that she’s completely bat shit and in fact a liar.

Like many others, this situation makes me angry. But, not just because I’m a Jason fan. I’m angry because I was really enjoying this season. There are several contestants this year who have made watching this really enjoyable for me. And now – Paula and Debbie the voice coach and whoever the hell else is involved in the damage control are just putting a damper on my ability to continue enjoying the show.

If Paula does apologize, which I doubt, I hope she at least mentions some remorse for her lame attempt to indicate that her additional, negative critique actually applied to David Cook. Puh-lease.

I think it would be great to see the Idols stage some kind of revolt if no apology is made. I often wondered what would happen if the Idols did the complete opposite if what Nigel wanted. I am sure the show would go right to a break and they would get scolded and when they returned everything would be back to normal. But it’s still fun to think about.

Third, the midway judge critique did NOT happen at rehearsal. As Slezak said on EW today, it appeared Ryan à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“called an audibleà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and decided to add the critique between the first and second songs, perhaps because they needed to fill some time.

Paula claims that she had no idea that the judges critiques were being saved for the second round until Ryan Seacrest announced it at the top of the live telecast. Meanwhile, you knew it, I knew it, the entire rehearsal audience knew it. But she didn’t?

That’s why she started taking notes, because she knew she’d have to critique both performances during the second round, and her crack-addled brain would not be able to handle it.

So Ryan calls an impromptu audible. It’s live television. What’s the big deal? Meanwhile she’s got notes right in front of her…

What amazes me is why nobody stopped Paula when she started to critiques Jason’s second song? Only until she finished dissing Jason’s poorly sung 2nd song did Randy tell Paula the contestants had only sang one song.

Its been a travesty the way the judges are pimping for both David’s to be the final 2. Its getting ridiculous.

Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s why she started taking notes, because she knew sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d have to critique both performances during the second round, and her crack-addled brain would not be able to handle it.

And this is exactly the reason that this woman does not belong on live TV (among hundreds of other reasons).

This is from the EW Behind the Scenes blog

“During the recap sequence, Castro mostly kept to himself à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  seriously, as much as I’d like to keep him around for the eye and ear candy, I got the distinct impression he would not care too much if he was gone tomorrow à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  while the rest of the Idols cheered each other’s segments on…”

Are they in on the conspiracy? Paula should apologize, the competition/judges are taking their toll, what happened was wrong, etc. but maybe Jason wants to go home. No reason to not vote for him but he knows he’s not going to win and has probably hurt his post-Idol career in the past two weeks. I bet Brooke wants to go home too.

How mentally weak do you all think Jason is? So yeah, Paula told him he was gonna suck before he sang, and she was right, he did not do well, but that shouldnt have affected Jason ability to perform. You have to be mentally tough. I keep thinking if this had happened to DC, he would have come back and nailed that 2nd performance instead of looking like a wounded puppy like Jason did.

Jobbix, I agree to a point. Yes, Paula is the one who compliments, smooths rough spots over, finds something to praise even if she has to look really hard to find it and struggles to pull out the right words for the situation. We all screw up at some point and this should just be set straight. Please don’t lie about it. I will respect her and AI more if they address it. I think Jason deserves a do over – he didn’t even forget his lyrics!

MJ, I agree. The point is that Paula is out of it, which is something we’ve known for years. And I do think she is backpedaling to cover herself.

And I’ve said before that I do think Jason wants to go home. Not that what Paula did should have any bearing on that. But compare Jason’s performances to Syesha’s. Jason is dialing it in, imo.

Jason will probably get sympathy votes. But if he does go home, I don’t think we can blame Paulagate entirely. I think Jason knows he’s not going to win this thing; he’s tired and over the whole competition thing. He wants to go home to his girlfriend and look forward to the tour.

That said, I picked Brooke to go home tonight, b/c of the Jason sympathy votes and b/c she finished the night on a high note.

What amazes me is why nobody stopped Paula when she started to critiques Jasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s second song?

My guess is it’s because no one actually listens to Paula. Randy didn’t get tipped off to what she was doing until the looks of bewilderment started coming across the contestants faces (just imagining this again in my head is hysterical). And, the audience started to reacting with a WTF reaction.

So, that’s my theory – not only does the audience ignore Paula’s critiques, but the other people on the show do too.

I seriously doubt there will be an apology. There *should* be a safe for Jason and an apology.

All the boneheads care about is keeping the wicked secret machine running to meet their needs.

And, I don’t think it has any bearing that Paula heard a portion of Jason’s Dress Rehearsal.

It’s a REHEARSAL and should never be used in place of the actual performance.

They can afford to dump a few commericals and do the Idols justice.

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She only spoke the truth.

No one stopped Paula because they were not paying attention. They talk to each other, pop sweets in their mouth, ignore the performances that are so important to each Idol, why should the three stooges really care any more. They have made millions because of this show already

If that had happened to David C, or Syesha, they would have taken that wacky precritique and shoved it back in Paulaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s face, by giving a great performance.

100% agree with this statement. This is why, although I feel bad for Castro and feel that someone should apologize to him at some point in life for this, I think Paula CANNOT be 100% blamed for how he performed. There are two kinds of people in the world: the kind that allow criticism like this bring them under and the kind that use it as an incentive to do better. Castro COULD have taken it, said ‘whatever, I’m gonna kick ass anyway’, and then TRIED to make his second performance shine…just a little. It’s bad when people think you’ve given up. It’s even worse when there are excuses flying around the net for it. Bottom line, as a performer, no matter what happens, you still have to sing. The show goes on. You can’t be bothered with what this critic said or this article said. You just gotta go on being yourself and Castro just didn’t do it last night. He wasn’t the worst (no…ARCHULETA took that award right off the bat), though. And even if he does go tonight, he did go from being cannon fodder to somewhat of a dark horse in the competition named David. That’s saying something.

Jason has never forgotten his lyrics, has he? In Hollywood rounds they almost never put someone thru who forgets the lyrics it seems, yet those who do on the show get praised up the ying yang, the camera looks away and they are told how great THEY are

I dont think Jason is mentally weak and who knows what the others would have done? What is really making me the angriest is Paula is lying lying lying, no matter if Jason did good or bad after she LIED – he still needs an apology

sumidol…very true

Singing 101: Remember the words.

Everything else comes after that.

I’m going to scream — Put your hands over your eyes if you don’t want to hear — heh, that sounds like something paula would say.

PAULA HAD NO BUSINESS BASING HIS ACTUAL PERFORMANCE ON A REHEARSAL PERFORMANCE. period.

I think the judges should only judge until we get to the final 12 and after that we don’t need their input….we can judge the idols ourselves.

I just rewatched Jason’s performance of FIBJ on you tube, and, Paula WAS NOT taking any notes at all. She was watching him. So, there’s another big fat whopping lie.

And, if the judges can’t remember how they felt about 5 songs in a row — time for them to check into the AI Old Folks Home.

I would much prefer Paula being shown the door tonight instead of Jason.

They threw him under the bus, drove over him, put the bus in reverse, and ran over him again.

This is sickening. Two weeks in a row of mistreatment of this humble Texan and all they can do is fumble their excuses and throw damaging sound bites our way.

Once he leaves, I am taking my time, energy, and money with me….all the way to Castroville. I will absolutely never watch this show again without Jason in it.

Jason has never given an excuse (until last night, but come on) or any backtalk, regardless of the critique he has been given. I don’t think you can apply this situation to David Cook because he’s never been told he’s bad (I don’t count “Innocent”, they weren’t harsh at all). Jason has been thrown under the bus for weeks now, it’s like it doesn’t matter what he does, Randy is going to hate him, Paula will babble, and Simon will fall somewhere between the two. The last two weeks I’ve read plenty of blogs/reviews stating how Jason wasn’t half as bad as the judges make him out to be. If that’s the case, what could he have done to make his performance better? Paula wasn’t going to miraculously change her mind in 2 minutes’ time.

The problem I have with the making notes during rehearsal thing, is that some performers typically only go about half-out at a rehearsal and save their 100% effort for the auctual performance in front of the audience. This is true of many performers in different types of art.

So, I don’t think it’s fair that if a contestant is like this, and then really brings out all the guns in the live performances, they’re still going to be critiqued based on their rehearsal – because clearly the judge are not paying too much attention to the live performance.

And – I don’t want to hear that crap about how they can’t always hear it that well. This show brings in oodles of money – and if they haven’t figured out a way to fix the acoustics at the judges table after all of this time, and with all of their resources, then they shouldn’t have judges at all.

dulce, I have to disagree. I thought Jason handled himself very well. He got through the performance fine and even managed to smile throughout the judges critiques. That’s something.

Not many of my guy friends (who would be around his age) would have been able to do that. On live tv, no less.

If he leaves tonight, he has nothing to be embarrassed about.

Has there been, if anyone would know, a NON-Elimination Results show every season?

This has happened before. Season 4 they screwed up the phone numbers on the screen during at least one contestant’s performance, so they played the performances over on Wednesday and asked everyone to re-vote. I doubt this will happen tonight.

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think you can apply this situation to David Cook because heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s never been told heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s bad (I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t count à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Innocentà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , they werenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t harsh at all).

Maybe because David hasnt had a bad performance.

heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s tired and over the whole competition thing. He wants to go home to his girlfriend and look forward to the tour.

I guess that is your opinion because I doubt any of us know that Jason wants to go home to his girlfriend and look forward to the tour.

I know all of them are probably tired and want to spend time with their loved ones but maybe they still want to compete.

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think you can apply this situation to David Cook because heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s never been told heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s bad (I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t count à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Innocentà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , they werenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t harsh at all).

Maybe because David hasnt had a bad performance.

Agreed, Nikki. They (and by they, I mean Simon) have spent plenty of time calling him cocky, smug, etc….

Poor Jason. He doesn’t deserve this. You would think that they would do right by their contestants. They are pissing their viewers off to no end!!

While we’re on apologies, Brooke needs to apologize for IAB, and WOO!!ing during it.

And DA needs to apologize for both of his performances.

Maybe because David hasnt had a bad performance.

It’s pretty subjective isn’t it? In my opinion, “Innocent” as a live performance wasn’t very good. He deserved the criticism he got. He prolly could have handled a little more.

Maybe because David hasnt had a bad performance.

I disagree, Innocent was pretty bad (although I like the studio recording).

David Cook has earned his praise. The point is, Jason does not deserve all the crap from the producers and judges. Nor do any other of the contestants for that matter; no one should be panned before even performing.

Krazeek – you funny

That’s your opinion Nikki. But Jason has never been the worst performer in this contest, however often and unfairly he is treated like it.

Panz, you too reiterated something I said earlier. If that had happened to David C, or Syesha, they would have taken that wacky precritique and shoved it back in Paulaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s face, by giving a great performance.Panz, you too reiterated something I said earlier. If that had happened to David C, or Syesha, they would have taken that wacky precritique and shoved it back in Paulaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s face, by giving a great performance.

That’s speculation. You have no idea how they would have handled it because this situation hasn’t happened to them. There’s no basis for comparison.

I feel for you, Jason. You deserve better than this. I hope you get signed to a huge recording contract. Sweet kid.

While I believe Jason should have come back and kicked some ass, and he didn’t, you also have to think of how long it took you to get riled up and digest. Jason had a commercial break after a beatdown, which he seems to bet getting week after week. Eventually you believe it. As someone said earlier about verbal abuse, it gets to you and you can’t immediately pull yourself out of the funk it puts you in. If that’s where he’s that then I am sure tonight he’ll be doing the ‘choo choo’ with his attitude back in tact and good on him if he does. I hope he doesn’t go home tonight because I’d love to hear what he can do next week given the rock thing. There was a youtube clip (that he asked the person not to even record let alone post on the internet, but I sadly gobbled it up) posted of him singing some song that was upbeat and awesome and I’d love for him to pull something great out!!

jpfan
I agree with you… I don’t want this sort of thing to affect Jason’t post-Idol career. If he is going to continue to get shafted on the show, then I would prefer he leave now, apologies or not. I would prefer to remember things like Rainbow, Hallelujah and Daydream.

I agree 100% on the apology. They just need to bite the bullet and do it. I don’t know what to make of this vocal coach other than even if that were true it isn’t her place to say Jason would be relieved to go.

Between Paula and Debra Byrd, they are trying to get the public to believe that Jason is ready to go home and putting that crap on the airwaves. Jason is the only one that knows if he is ready to go home. Don’t put words in his mouth. Makes me mad.

None of us knows what any of the other contestants would have done under the same circumstances. Something as simple as singing 3rd, having time to go backstage and collect himself, rather than being sat in a chair on stage in front of everyone during the commercials, because he had to sing right away, may have made all the difference. Or, it may not, but, we’ll never know.

MrsTrep: Yes! To everything you said, haha.

Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s speculation. You have no idea how they would have handled it because this situation hasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t happened to them. Thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s no basis for comparison.

No kidding, thanks for saying so eloquently what I was attempting to.

Jason will probably get sympathy votes. But if he does go home, I don’t think we can blame Paulagate entirely.

Caffiend, neither do I. Despite my point of view, in the end, Jason has to bear responsibility for the quality of his performances.

If he doesn’t go this week, he’ll probably go next, unless he steps up his performances big time next week. And ultimately, that is up to Jason.

I can’t get the Byrd clip…. URGH

I’m going to speculate….but I don’t think that David C, having this situation been him, would have gone out there for his second performance and thought I’m going show them!

I’ve personally always thought that he looks bothered and a bit crestfallen when he receives anything negative to say, and that’s AFTER a performance. So I just can’t imagine ANY of the idols feeling too wonderful after knowing that their second song sucked before they even sang it, even David C.

At this point, this competition is tougher. It’s starting to them, I’m sure, feel like anyone’s game and they all want to see how far they can go. There is the added pressure of of all the stress.

Also the fact that even though some are more “seasoned” than others, they are still music business newbies, and none of them, especially not Jason with his entire inexperience, would know how to handle such a critique over something that hadn’t even happened yet.

I can’t imagine that is something easy to just check at the door.

Lastly, I can POSSIBLY imagine Jason maybe having time to regain his confidence if he hadn’t been the FIRST performance directly after the stupid thing happened. He didn’t even have time to fully digest the information and build confidence back up, he just had to go out and sing the song that he knew already sucked.

I think if BY chance he had been a position or two later in the night, it might have made enough of a difference.

I can’t open the Byrd clip either!

I believe it was Carmen who spilled the beans about Debra Byrd giving some contestants more help than others. If she can’t play fair,then she needs to go as well. None of us know if Jason wants to go or stay. Anything is pure speculation. However, after watching him on results night, I’d say he wants to stay. He gets just as, if not more nervous than the others.

To all of them, I say, shut your pie holes, and, leave the kid alone!!!

I’m sure Jason will be fine, no matter what happens. This is a tough business, and you have to have a thick skin. He’s got good friends and family to get him through the rough spots. He’s a good-looking, talented young man with a bright future. I’m not worried about him at all, nor do I feel sorry for him.

http://frommymindtoyoureyes.blogspot.com/2008/01/open-letter-to-this-years-top-24.html

Chris Sligh mentions in this blog that the judges critique based off of the dress rehearsals. I could have sworn he went into more detail about it in a different post, but I can’t find it any more. Maybe he deleted it after last night?

ETA:

skylight1219 Apr 30th, 2008 at 7:19 pm

None of us know if Jason wants to go or stay. Anything is pure speculation. However, after watching him on results night, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d say he wants to stay. He gets just as, if not more nervous than the others.

:clap_tb: Amen!

mj Apr 30th, 2008 at 7:14 pm

Jason will probably get sympathy votes. But if he does go home, I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think we can blame Paulagate entirely.

Caffiend, neither do I. Despite my point of view, in the end, Jason has to bear responsibility for the quality of his performances.

If he doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t go this week, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll probably go next, unless he steps up his performances big time next week. And ultimately, that is up to Jason.

I agree. It’s kind of getting to the point where I can’t see him going much further anyway. He has done much better and gone much farther in the competetion than I suspect he expected (tongue twister much?), and I think he’ll probably have a great career ahead of him no matter what.

Great post.

I’m thinking Jason probably will get the apology from Paula tonight, if she’s a decent human being. If she doesn’t…I just don’t know what else I’m going to do, but they’ll probably need to remove her for her safety. I don’t think she owes DC an apology for saying that the negative comment was intended for him. His LOL moment at her screwup was good enough for me.

Jason is the biggest threat Archie has. Of all of the contestants, he’s the only other one to grab the younger viewers, and my guess is that he has a nice share of them. Also evident is the votes he continues to split with Brooke. If she goes home, that alone is a boost for Jason and could possibly threaten Archie. However, Brooke and Archie could also be sharing a significant amount of votes as well. Jason sticking around tonight (and I’m sure he will) is a Top 2 threat.

Tonight will be very, very interesting. I’m tuning in just to see them try to clean up that bloody, gory, twisted trainwreck. Heh. Gotta love live, reality TV.

If Randy Jackson gives DA one more tongue bath after a crap performance, the top of my head is going to blow off. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s getting down-right creepie.

Haha, Good one! I really liked Archuleta in the beginning. I am first and foremost a Jason fan, though! I still like little David, but Randy is so obnoxious about him, it’s making me not want to! If Jason’s voice would have cracked like that, last night, Randy would have been all over him for it, such inconsistent judging! I also agree with many of you, that Paula’s dip shit comments should have made Jason want to try even harder, but I also have to consider the fact that he has been berated for weeks now! I can only imagine that at some point, his 21 year-old psyche HAS to be affected by it all. Cook probably would have used it for fuel and made his performance even better, but he is also more experienced, older and hasn’t been knocked around nearly as much, by the judges!

In regards to the apology, I wouldn’t be surprised if there IS one, but I expect it to be lame and half-assed. And as for the question and answer segment, I fully expect them to take that out all together, which will me SUCH a transparent move by the producers. All in all, I think Jason still wants to be there, does anyone remember how freaked out he was last week when he wasn’t called until the end, back stage (on his knees), and once he got out there? He obviously still cares about this competition!

I don’t need to see the apology on my TV. I prefer she do it in private and let’s get on with the show.

What she did last night was the highlight of the evening. It’s sad that Jason was caught in the middle; but it was a great moment of TV.

I believe it was Carmen who spilled the beans about Debra Byrd giving some contestants more help than others. If she canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t play fair,then she needs to go as well.

I agree with Debra needing to go if she can’t play fair, but I can’t use Carmen to gauge that assessment. She was beyond help before she even sang her first song on the show. I never understood that wildcard pick – especially for Simon.

After Paula said she wanted to dangle David A.’s squished head from her rearview mirror and the whole world gasped, AI probably made a decision that they needed to tell her what to say, instead of leaving it up to her. So I guess all those long pauses from her are moments when she’s trying to remember her lines. She’s such a train wreck that no one can fool-proof anything when she’s involved.

I think if BY chance he had been a position or two later in the night, it might have made enough of a difference.

I totally agree!!! The least they could have done was shuffle around the order a bit! Give everyone a chance to get there bearings, again!

Until one of the contestants walks out on stage and says “yeah, I’m over this shit, send me home”, I’m going to assume that they all want to be there.

I am intrigued to see how Seacrest is going to handle his little review of Jason’s judges comments tonight. My guess is that he’ll try to diffuse the situation with humor. Make a little joke at Paula’s expense and move on.

It all seems to be about Paula right now, and, spin city going into overdrive. What about Jason? How come Nigel has been silent all day? Not a peep from him anywhere to be seen or heard.

I am sympathetic to Jasons circumstances last night and angry with Paula but my votes were not sympathy votes. If the only song he ever did well was SOTR I would still vote like crazy for him. On any cd I have I hardly EVER like ALL the songs, I have a favorite and a few others I really like. So, that is why Jason gets my votes.

SpenserJ Apr 30th, 2008 at 7:34 pm

Until one of the contestants walks out on stage and says à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“yeah, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m over this shit, send me homeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m going to assume that they all want to be there.

I am intrigued to see how Seacrest is going to handle his little review of Jasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s judges comments tonight. My guess is that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll try to diffuse the situation with humor. Make a little joke at Paulaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s expense and move on.

Yup!
Haha, that’s about right, probably! I sound about as succinct as Paula!

Unfortunately, I think we will be celebrating Jason home tonight. I hope not. Obviously it’s not fun to get kicked off the show, but this would be a REALLY un-fun way to go out.

I agree that if he’d had a few more minutes, he may have been able to get himself together enough to give a more lively performance. Still, all in all, he WAS better than Archie and Brooke…that’s not saying much, though.

What I hope is that they pull him out first and tell him if he’s safe or not. Don’t make him be one of the last 2 standing there waiting to find out like last week. He’s been tormented enough.

Also, I LOVE how people are so psychic about Jason. Unless he tells someone that he wants to go home, I assume he wants to stay. He always looks nervous on results night to me.

Also, I hope he stays because it will annoy the producers. And I’m all about that.

Lastly, I hope that the reason that Nigel is quiet today is because he’s wallowing in his sorrow over David A. leaving tonight. I know that’s just wishful thinking, but hey, I can dream.

MJ, take this down if it isn’t ok, but this is part of the recap at TWoP

“And that sucks, because really the only new thing, the only news, the only bad thing about what has happened is that Jason Castro now gets to sing live, in front of millions of people, a song that he already knows is going to get shit on. And that is sad. That’s the new part of AI history that applies here, and that’s what we should all be talking about tomorrow, instead of how we’ve finally exercised our power over this show in a way that means nothing, because we’ll still be watching tomorrow night and five years from now.”

For as much as he shits on the show, I like that he really can have a heart and see beyond the snark.

ETA: ITA with Krazeek about hoping that Archie goes home so Uncle Nigel has kept a lid on it. They said a record number of votes on the radio ad today and ‘you might be surprised’ from Simon was in it as well.

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It’ll be interesting to see how AI deals with this tonight. They’re usually pretty good about addressing stuff.

I just fixed the debra byrd link

“No one stopped Paula because they were not paying attention. They talk to each other, pop sweets in their mouth, ignore the performances that are so important to each Idol, why should the three stooges really care any more. They have made millions because of this show already”

That would explain it. Is it possible that Ryan let Paula make a complete fool of herself because he read the article about changes might be made in an attempt to boost ratngs. Let Paula fall on her sword, and get the axe after AI 7.

in the end it’s kinda like the $64,000 Question, isn’t it?

How does a 32-year-old song that many viewers probably had to Google end up as a showcase number on the most popular show on television? That’s the great mystery, especially for a show whose ratings stranglehold is slipping and whose relevance to the current pop music scene is in doubt.

SO TRUE

I completely agree with your post, mj. Thanks for writing that.

Has anyone seen the pic of David C with Rosie O Donnell?

Can you imagine the hate towards Jason if David Awletta is voted off?

Makes me wonder who they will sacrifice tonight. I, for one, think it’s time for Jason to go home; but if he got the fewest votes last night, TPTB know what is coming if they send him home tonight…even if he did indeed get the fewest votes.

Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.

This show has run is course. Please let this be the last season.

Jason ain’t going nowhere. But I’d like to see DC voted off.

I don’t anticipate AI to address is at all, for some reason.. we’ll see though.

A little off topic, but, RollTide – I’d just like “Roll Tide” to you.

As for AI, the Today Show said they were going to make some changes to next season. They threw out the possibility of someone not coming back, a new type of voting and some other things. It would be awesome if last night made their decision for them and they decided to drop Paula. Of course, that probably won’t happen since her snafus are great for their ratings. What other show allows you to watch a tiara loving, former pop-star demonstrate the effects of mixing alcohol and meds on TV. I don’t know that she mixes alcohol and meds for sure, but the tiara thing is completely true.

I think it is lose/lose for AI. I’m pretty sure they’d like to just get rid of him tonight and make it all go away. But you know it’s the first thing everyone will want to address in all his exit interviews. On the other hand if they keep him around he has the potential to rebound and outlast one of their TCOs.

What pisses me off royally is how their treatment of him may effect his prospects for a music career after AI.

I hope they don’t. I want to be entertained this evening.

Well doesn’t Paula have a contract to fulfill too? lilq?

Nola, Jason wouldn’t get that treatment if he was a low vote getter. All the behind-the-screen gymnastics is because he’s a threat to their planned double D finale. They want a non-threat to go through like say Brooke?

justshootme, I don’t think you have anything to worry about, as far as this whole thing affecting Jason’s career badly. I know i’m no music exec, or PR person, but I just don’t see why it would. I think if anything, he’ll be remembered for handling it all with the grace and poise that we all love him for:)

hmmm, I don’t think the real Mrs Castro would use ‘ain’t’.

Just sayin’.

I dunno… I just rewatched the Paula “stuff” on my DVR, and after the whole thing is over and they go to commercial, Jason’s the one smiling, laughing, and nodding his head after Simon says they all need to give the performances of their lives. So, either he’s a really good actor, or he wasn’t really bothered at first. Not to say that it didn’t get to him, but he seemed to be *genuinely* laughing about it before they went to commercial.

Thanks Beth I hope so. I want my Castro album dammit!

I’m not sure how long her contract is for, I’m sure they can drop her like she’s hot for a small price. If the price is less than the $ they could lose due to low ratings, then I’m sure they’ll pay it. Those contracts protect the show more than the celeb.

Me too Girl/Guy, ME TOO!!!!

I sure don’t see Jason as a threat to a D/D finale.
Come on. Listen to Neil Diamond sing Forever In Blue Jeans
and September Morn and then go back and hear the hatchet
job of Jason’s performances.

As bad as what Paula did was, it’s still an excuse to keep
Jason around a little longer, just as the “he was too sick
to perform last week” was an excuse.

Damn the drama. If Jason’s voice came from Scott Savol’s body,
nobody would give a rats ass.

I think maybe someone was frighten by a rastafarian as a small child.

Ah, Nola, I disagree. I love the tone and sound of Jason’s recorded voice. I loved the tone and sound of Sligh’s voice last year. For me, it is about the voice. Were the last two weeks his best performances? No, not by a long shot. But I’m willing to let it slide because he has had performances that I absolutely love.
ETA: Sorry Chris if you’re reading – no dis intended!

NOLAI actually really liked Scott Savol, but you are probably right, to a degree, haha. But that’s just part of having the whole package. I genuinely love Jason’s voice! But his style isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, and I get that.

I don’t think that he is a threat to the David’s, though! Maybe if he’d had a few more good weeks, but not at this point. Having said that, I like his style more, but I don’t think it’s AI, ya know?

If Jasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s voice came from Scott Savolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s body,
nobody would give a rats ass.

You might have a point there.

Like others, I think AI is screwed no matter what they do. I would hate that another contestant might take the fall as sacrificial lamb for their problem.

Forget what we think about someone’s rendition of a song because we all have different tastes. Jason has a lot of fans.

I just bought Jason’s studio version of Forever in Blue Jeans.
It’s excellent!

bethanysuzanne
Apr 30th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
NOLA I actually really liked Scott Savol, but you are probably right, to a degree, haha.

Just between you and I, I thought Scott Savol gave some fabulous performances.

Damn the drama. If Jasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s voice came from Scott Savolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s body,
nobody would give a rats ass.

Like I have said before I love Jasons voice, his tone, his way of singing and pulling emotion from me. I am a mother of three and am not panting over his body, eeewww that would be like incest. Jason just happens to have it all and is lucky and if he is gone tonight I have no fear we will be hearing great things from him. If you like Marilyn Manson you probably won’t connect with this type of singer

Paula is coming up now on Fox News Channel.

My itunes only has it as a pre-order and it won’t let me order it. It says this item no longer available.

Yeah, me too! I really loved the Hall and Oats, she’s gone! and the Brian Mcknight, One more cry……..but that’s so off subject, so i’ll stop:)

On O’Reilly?

To download the singles: click the Idol Gives Back banner on iTunes home, then click All Idol Songs (or whatever) on the right hand side. It takes you to the Idol page, but the songs are all there and available for purchase. At least, that’s how I bought mine 45 minutes ago.

If you like Marilyn Manson you probably wonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t connect with this type of singer

And even if you wouldn’t touch MM with a 10-foot pole, Castro might not be your cup of tea.

Funny that I loved Daughtry but David Cook does nothing for me. Music is so subjective: you never know exactly what the “it” is that will make you swoon over someone.

Damn the drama. If Jasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s voice came from Scott Savolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s body,
nobody would give a rats ass.

While I’m SURE this is true for some….I will not jump on the I want Jason bandwagon. Not a fan of Dreds on my man, although they suit Jason, and I don’t find him attractive. Cute, yes, attractive no. He’s more endearing to me than anything, but I’m also too old for him.

Secondly, I am also a fan of voices. I’m not 14 anymore, so I’ve long given up teen idol fandom and started liking music for the sake of it sounding good.

Although I won’t DENY that is some of Jason’s appeal…after all I was a teen girl once too and my musical tastes were questionable, but if he was hot, did it matter what came out of his mouth?

I got my FIBJ and it’s velvet. His voice is so soothing AND very sensual! Love it.

NOLA, I totally agree with you. I don’t even think you’d have to give him a different body. If he hadn’t had the dreadlocks, I doubt a good many of his fans would have evr been fans. His image has definitely played a role in getting him this far.

I just don’t see that Jason was all that bothered by what Paula said. This is the guy that doesn’t get embarrassed by anything he’s done. He just does his thing and if you like it, you like it. He doesn’t appear to have ever taken the judges criticism and changed anything he does. That’s fine but you have to take the lumps. He didn’t give an inspired performance with either song last night although probably not as bad as the judges said.

Obviously Paula was in the wrong and should apologise but I still don’t get why someone didn’t stop her.

I think Jason should have gone home last week but he does have a decent size fanbase. I don’t think what happened last night will cost him votes and may have gotten some pity votes. I don’t know if that’s a good reason to keep him there but Brooke could also go quite fairly.

I think Paula’s excuse about not knowing about the speed judge round, is a cover for her confusion, but not a cover for the show itself.

She is saying she didn’t know because she has to come up with some way to not look so stupid.

I personally do not think the show is rigged or even scripted. It was just Paula not even paying attention to what was going on.

Stefunny – I know – you are right. It all is what it is. I argued with my husband last year when I got the Daughtry cd that I BET you a million dollars that a whole bunch of these will be # 1 and he said NO WAY and look what happened there, he was only into Smashing Pumpkins and Staind and now he will listen to Daughtry – so we shall see what happens here.

personally do not think the show is rigged or even scripted. It was just Paula not even paying attention to what was going on.

HER NOT PAYING ATTENTION IS JUST AS BAD, SHE GETS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO “JUDGE” AND THESE KIDS LIVES ARE DANGLING IN FRONT OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE, PUTTING THEMSELVES OUT THEIR TO BE RIDICULED OVER AND OVER IF THEY HAVE A BAD PERFORMANCE AND SHE DOES NOT PAY ATTENTION!!!??? THESE IDOLS LOOK TO THEM WITH SUCH HOPE ON THEIR FACES EACH WEEK AND I KNOW IT IS THE NATURE OF THE SHOW BUT TO HEAR YOU SUCK BEFORE YOU EVEN OPEN YOUR MOUTH IS BAD BE IT JASON OR ANYONE ELSE

Hey, I like Marilyn Manson! And I love Jason too.

Are you kidding me? Let’s protect Paula’s feelings, but who gives a rat’s azz about Jason’s feelings and the rumors that were started about David when they thought those comments were for him. Geez.

OMG! He’s Safe! I was just about to go in hyper mode!

Sorry Anjyl – my bad. I like your profile song – wish one of them had sung that.

Speaking of Marilyn Manson, my grandson beat him at pool a few weeks ago, here in New Orleans. LOL

Can’t believe the excuses they’re trying to shove down our throats. After listening to Paula’s interview with Ryan, it’s even more appalling. She continues to hold to her story that her ‘second song’ comments were directed at David Cook, but worse yet admits that none of them heard Jason’s first song (they were too busy looking for paper to take notes on) and she had heard only a few sec of his 2nd song in dress rehearsal. THIS is supposed to restore our confidence? And the bigger issue is that these pre-conceived opinions are surely applied to all contestants, not just Jason. That’s why we get “that was the bomb” even after certain performers have forgotten lyrics in the live performance.
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NOLA, I totally agree with you. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t even think youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d have to give him a different body. If he hadnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t had the dreadlocks, I doubt a good many of his fans would have evr been fans. His image has definitely played a role in getting him this far.

Could we not make outrageous non-fact based generalizations about fanbases and their motivations? It smacks of baiting, and as the regulars around here know, I DO NOT tolerate fan wars. Thank you.

Like many others, this situation makes me angry. But, not just because Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m a Jason fan. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m angry because I was really enjoying this season. There are several contestants this year who have made watching this really enjoyable for me. And now – Paula and Debbie the voice coach and whoever the hell else is involved in the damage control are just putting a damper on my ability to continue enjoying the show.

This is exactly how all this made me feel, too. I was having so much fun with this season, even with some of my faves already gone and the resignation that my ultimate favorite would not be getting to the top, and then, just like that, my enthusiasm was deflated.

I keep thinking if this had happened to DC, he would have come back and nailed that 2nd performance instead of looking like a wounded puppy like Jason did.

I believe that, too, but we would never know now, would we? I am a little disappointed, too, that Jason did not react to that situation by singing the heck out of that second song, but I do not completely blame him because maybe there was not enough time to recover from what was just starting to sink in.

Maybe because David hasnt had a bad performance.

Innocent live (I love the studio version, though) was not very good, and neither was I’m Alive the other night. I like David Cook, too, but not all of his performances have been good…to me, at least, since it’s all subjective.

She only spoke the truth.

I don’t totally disagree that the comment might have been merited if Jason had already done his second song (in the same way that he actually did) by the time Paula made that comment.

There was a youtube clip (that he asked the person not to even record let alone post on the internet, but I sadly gobbled it up) posted of him singing some song that was upbeat and awesome and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d love for him to pull something great out!!

Badfish!!! ;D

lilq
Apr 30th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
A little off topic, but, RollTide – Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d just like à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Roll Tideà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  to you.

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My goodness, they finally turned up Jason’s mic and he sounded terrific on Cracklin’ Rosie. I wanted him to sing the whole song. He was smiling and just having a good time. His fans always knew he had a unique sound. I am so happy for him.

Grammie — I agree — he was truly the best, those two too-short lines in the beginning fracklin’ Rosie — and then it all turned to shit.

I rewatched those to parts more than once. FF between the rest of it.

So glad Jason’s safe.

Castro/Cook for the final would be my choice.

I’m not shocked we didn’t get the apology. But, I am kind of surprised that they decided to turn this moment into a “we love Paula, and so should all of you, no she’s not a crazy pill junkie cause Ryan says so” thing.

From the obvioulsy planted “Why are you so nice Paula” phone-in question, to her demure “look at me I’m trustworthy” outfit – the whole thing was just bizarre. However, a couple of weeks ago, I did mention that I was tired of seeing Paula’s boobs, so I am at least glad that Nigel managed to convince her to cover up the girls.

My only hope is that perhaps she apologized to him privately. Still, I feel for the kid.

From the obvioulsy planted à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Why are you so nice Paulaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  phone-in question

Funny, from her question asking the little girl if she wanted to be a singer to the rambling segue about how hard the contestants work, I kind of thought that that was her idea of an apology (or sorts)- without any admission of guilt and under heaps of typical addled Paula-b.s. It felt like Paula wanted that moment to be significant somehow.

whoops, deleted.

Looks like Slezak agrees with MJ and many of us. I’m sure this will be posted shortly but in the meantime… here is his article. Check out page 2 – “what should have been said”:

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20007164_20171835_20196803_2,00.html

I have just watched Paula’s interview on ET and I am furious. It is all about Paula. Poor Paula and the rumors. Excuse me Paula, but you could have said, “I am sorry for what I did to Jason.” Not one word about the fact that he had only sang one song. She is so self-centered it disgusts me.