American Idol 8 Top 5 results. Apparently I’m the only one not surprised about Adam.
This is American Idol. I’m tired.
Simon says that he watched last night’s show back, and everyone was good. The competition is wide open right now.
Ryan says they’re gonna sing “I Don’t Mean a Thing”… Um. I think he means “It.” I see Allison is back to her non-enunciating ways. I can’t believe I’m gonna say this: the group medley kinda rocked.
The kids had two birthdays in one week, so they got in the kitchen together and made cakes. And decorated each other with a big food fight. Wow, Allison turns seventeen, and Danny suddenly can’t keep his hands off her. It’s mostly Danny and Allison. Yum, look at how awesome that kitchen is. Hahahaha. Danny started the food fight, so Ryan gives Danny a shiny envelope on stage. It’s a bill for $6,000 from the maid service. Danny says, “You mean American Idol doesn’t pay for this?” Ryan says maybe, if he wins.
Matt’s stage right.
Danny’s stage left.
Allison’s with Danny.
Kris, a boy, is with Danny.
Adam is supposed to choose a group, the one he thinks he belongs in. Adam says, “I love everybody.” Then he doesn’t cop out and sit in the middle of the stage. He actually says, “Based on last night? I think I belong over here.” He goes over to Danny and Allison. I LOVE this. He’s got very confident balls here, because he’s basically saying, “Danny was amaaaaaazing, and I know I am, so I must go in his group.” I’ve gotta love that. Ryan says, “This is not your bottom three.” Then he moves Adam over to stage right and says, “This is your bottom three.” Jaws are dropping all over the place. SPIKE: That’s what you get for not sitting in the middle of the stage like a fraidy cat. DANNY’s looking at Allison like, “Dude, I can’t believe you’re not in the bottom three and Adam is.” Adam’s face is very composed, and Danny has what Stephenie Meyer would call an “unfathomable expression.” Whatever the heck that means. [Steph, you complete me, so you know I don’t mean nothin’ by it.]
Pauler says that this is crazy. All five are awesome. She wishes there could be a five-way tie. Ryan says, “Simon, it looks like you made some bad calls last night based on this result.” Simon’s like, well, we turn it over to America, and not to take anything away from these two…
Hey. Kris should be safe with Danny, but Adam should be in the bottom three, y’all puh-leeeeeeease stop acting like he’s queen of the show. Ok, bad choice of words, but you know what I mean.
Randy says he was talking to Jamie Foxx before the show [Ryan calls him a namedropper]. Simon’s like, me too! Randy says they were all good last night.
RYAN: Kara, when I said Adam was in the bottom three, your jaw dropped.
KAHRA: Yeah, my mouth went open again. That’s what happens with Adam. [Opens mouth wide. Randy has a mild coughing paroxysm.]
SARAHK: Kahra, I see what you’re trying to do, and it won’t work. No one does crazy like Auntie Paula. You can’t compete.
Natalie Cole is out to sing “Something’s Gotta Give” off her new album. Wow, I never noticed before how much she looks like her dad. This is good, I’m kind of loving her. I perhaps need that album.
I’m kinda shocked to see Taylor Hicks back on Idol. That DB didn’t even thank Idol in the liner notes of his first CD. Which is why I’m not buying his second one. I’ve gotta say, in his after interview, he’s all with the Idol love… I’m impressed.
Kris is safe! Randy’s shaking his head and wowing. No, Randy, that’s the right move. Kris was better last night, even though he spells his name like a girl.
Jamie Foxx performs. I made it through most of it. He was a good mentor, though. He says that these five cats are so talented, and they all want to be artists, and blah blah.
Ryan says Kara and Randy were more on their game this week. Simon says one out of twelve isn’t bad.
Adam is safe. Matt is out. It’s the right decision. And what have we learned this week, kids? Never, ever sing “My Funny Valentine” on Idol.
Next week is Rock week. God save us. Oooh. Slash is here next week. Things are looking up.
April 30th, 2009 at 9:44 am
Dial Idol showed results like I predicted:
Danny
Adam
Allison
Kris
Matt
But all were within margin of error, so it was a statistical 5 way tie.
Yeah, Matt’s gone. He goofed on what should have been his best night, and if the judges had listened to America, he’d never gotten this far.
I’d say Adam is most likely a lock for the finale now. I suspect his fan base relaxed and thought he was safe, and that won’t happen next week. If that’s not the case, then he got a large following from the beginning that hasn’t really grown since. I don’t buy that, because I haven’t cared for him until the last few weeks. But then I really was annoyed with this week’s performance, and if the story of him wanting to do drag is real and wellknown, that should put a stake in him (no offense).
April 30th, 2009 at 9:50 am
Watch it!
April 30th, 2009 at 10:49 am
Maybe there IS video of Adam eating a puppy after all… Or I jinxed him. That has been known to happen before.
In any case, after watching it for myself I realized what might have hurt Adam in the voting. It was the first week he really sat back on his laurels and just coasted on being Adam. Every other week he performed as if he wasn’t satisfied with just being good, he performed as if he wanted to crush everyone even worse the next time. Not last night.
Also, his entrance struck me as very Mr. Roarke/Mephistopheles - it gave the “Feeling Good” a sinister overtone that was very effective. Sadly, “effective” in this case probably creeped out enough of America to depress his vote totals.
BTW - you’re right, the group sing was much better this week. And I think they sang it live, not synched.
Also - am I really sleepy this morning, or did they forget “Idol Gives Back” this year? Or did I miss it the week we went to NC? I don’t even remember endless promos for it like normal.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
how can pauler be surprised — this happens every single season — a real shock would have been if adam was dumped out, but even that is not unprecedented
April 30th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
Since they never reveal the actual counts, how do we know that is is TRULY the botom two or three? I wonder if they don’t mess with things to bring a little drama.
April 30th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
I think Adam should win but haven’t voted for him the last three weeks because I thought he was a sure thing……I’ll be voting from here on in…..if he’d been voted off I probably would have quit watching IDOL this season.
April 30th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
So a contestant has a bad week. Aren’t we supposed to be judging them on their overall performance? Adam should not have been one of the bottom two.
I think the top 3 should be Danny, Allison and Adam.
I won’t get my wish but I also think the top 2 should be Adam and Allison with Adam winning the whole thing.
I’m SO glad Matt is gone. UGH he was annoying. Couldn’t stand him.
Next up, on my wish list: Kris. Can’t stand him either. I always fast forward through their performances, (Kris and Matt), to get to the judges reactions first. If they were, “that was da bomb”, I’ll rewind and watch as much as I can stomach…which isn’t much with those two.
You harp on Allison so much about her enunciation but just listen to that voice. I love her voice and I can’t believe that she was ever in the bottom two this season.
Anyway, my prediction is that Danny will win because of the three I like, he is the least of them. Adam will lose votes because his fans think everyone else will vote for him and some of them will be turned off by all the rumors. Allison has already had to deal with being in the bottom 2 a couple of times and some people have an issue with her enunciation. That leaves Danny who will sail to the win. I’m not saying he’s not good, I’m saying I don’t find him nearly as interesting as I do Adam and Allison.
Adam makes me want to watch him live.
Allison makes me want to buy her albums to listen to that voice.
Danny sings well but he doesn’t make me want to buy tickets or albums.
So of course, Danny will win.
May 1st, 2009 at 2:18 am
Rumors? What rumors? Rumors are typically stories that are known to be false right? I don’t necessarily think any of the things that have been said of Adam are worthy of being considered rumors. Except MAYBE the one about eating a puppy. Maybe.
Allison sounds like she’s been smoking for 50 years. And she’s been boring since the week she sang that song by Heart. Which I think was week 1.
Can someone tell me when Kris has had a bad performance? HE knows how to be innovative in different ways every week, not in the same way week to week (insert indulgent scream here). Kris is likable, humble, a genuinely nice person, oh yeah, and he is an extremely talented musician.
Danny is up and down for me, for you. Paul says “this whole season has been up and down for me for you.”
We finally have the best of the bunch though. Which is nice. It’s nice to not have a Sanjaya or a Jason Castro in the mix this time around. Sorry Sarah, I know you loved you some JC.
I’ll say it again. It’s hard to follow David Cook. He will always be, in my opinion, THE American Idol. If the stars align, Danny will win. I wish Kris would win, but I don’t think that will happen. I’ll keep voting though, although it didn’t do me any good this week…..
May 2nd, 2009 at 3:46 pm
Jessica, they are my opinions. There’s nothing to debate about opinions.
May 4th, 2009 at 10:50 am
My Snarky prediction from March 27th:
“Prediction: The TOTUS has been named 4 times on the show so far - plus Simon on latenight talk show creating false controversy about snubbing the White House. This is all an intentional set-up for a Very Special visit from the Permanent Campaign. Watch for it.”
News link from May 1st:
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/entertainment/President_Obama_To_Visit__American_Idol__.html
Because…….HE is our REAL American Idol. No?
May 5th, 2009 at 11:41 am
Serenity, I understand they are your opinions. If I’m not mistaken, the purpose of the “snark” blog is to voice and “debate” opinions. There’s nothing attacking about my statements, sorry if you took it in such a way.