Is making the Top 12 more of an achievement than making the Top 16? Really, I don't see much of an upside. Ryan's Tintin hair looks FANTASTIC. Chris is rolling his eyes already. I had a horrible day today, and it's about to get worse! THIS is American Idol!
So I make it here in time to watch the show live and you give me Blake Lewis?! Oh F-you, TV, you and your VOCAL ENTENDRES, go straight to Hell. Seriously, look at this and try to tell me this is anything other than a sick ghastly joke. Oh hooray, it's the Jay Kay Dance Impression™, how I've MISSED that. This song is all about being let down and being through with somebody. That speaks to me right about now! The response is tepid. Listen to that total lack of enthusiasm! Tremendous. This is a star-making show, you know.
Chris rewinds it to show me Danny and Ramiele getting all sad and huggy with each other, aww. Kady looks particularly angry at having to have suffered through those VOCAL ENTENDRES. She's trying really hard to get me to like her.
Why yes, Amanda is wearing a poncho.
To catch Chris up on what he missed, the camera pans across a lineup of our Top 8 dudes! Chris: "Ugh, GOOD LORD." His reaction to "Hello": "Oh no, not Lionel. No, Dave."
I really miss being able to burn through these commercials, my word.
Every time Ryan says "Take a stool" it weirds me out. So who are we getting rid of?
Aww, she got her boobs out a day too late. Sorry! Asia'h is DEVASTATED! Because she has to listen to this song again? Ramiele is far more restrained with her emotion. She's been taking glamorous crying lessons from Danny.
Yeah, well. I got nothing to say about this one. This is really quite a song to go out on, isn't it? I note that Kristy is singing along. And he leaves us with the magic word: "JITTERBUG." Sizzle points! It's all about sizzle points.
Her mistake was letting us forget her Tragic Story™. Ohhh Paula is heartbroken. Ohhh she can't stop talking. I never knew "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" could be delivered so angrily! Somehow she's much better tonight, what? Like much, MUCH better. Paula agrees with me! Bye now!
WRONG. AMERICA GOT IT WRONG. YOU GOT IT WRONG, AMERICA. Oh man. I seriously, seriously, seriously thought there was no way he was going home. Ramiele is devastated. I'm devastated! Although I guess it's only right that this show should eliminate and avoid entertainment at all costs. Ugh. I hate this show!!! Aaaaaaand this show hates me. My one hope is Danny passes the zest torch to David H., or maybe he'll just keep showing up in the audience looking pouty and sensational. Or perhaps he'll field those "live viewer disaster in the making phone calls" Ryan's going on about.
Pieman's 3 for 4 again this week! I'm impressed. I'm DEpressed.
So who are we stuck with?
MY ONLY HOPE based solely on cuteness, ethnicity and/or gayness:
UNRELIABLE:
LAME:
CREEPY:
SNORE:
A SAD REFLECTION OF OUR SOCIETY:
Just think, this show will take us pretty much all the way up to the NBA playoffs, right? I just depressed myself again. This IS American Idol!
Posted by Kim at March 6, 2008 08:54 PM | The Sound of Breaking GlassKim - I must say I was quite disappointed about the three I got correct. I will miss Danny, but all the middle-aged women here where I work were creeped out by him. One even said "is he a guy or a girl, make up your mind." See, that's why the people who vote don't vote for him. I am guessing you're like me and don't actually vote for any of these people, right?
And I was nearly 4 for 4, since Kristy and Asia'h were the last two women up there!
Please don't give up on recapping the show as I enjoy way too much (in fact, I enjoy it much more than actually watching the show).
I admit that I was thinking you must be yelling at the television when they led off with Blake Lewis. Ugh.
Keep on.
Posted by: pieman at March 7, 2008 07:17 AMI'll second the nod for your re-caps being better than the show (I followed pieman over here from Chris's place last year).
I also thought that Blake's appearance would not make anyone's day better...and just kept thinking what his and Kristy's kids would look like. Dead eyes and no lips...brrr.
Posted by: cranlsn at March 7, 2008 08:05 AMHonestly, Blake Lewis was worse than ever. I wasn't even having a horrible day until then. And I didn't even watch the show live. Please don't do that to yourself. You deserve better.
When I look at those faces and think of how many I'd love to slap, punch or kick, it makes me worry. I hesitate to say who my favorite(s?) are, for you know I am cursed.
Posted by: jane at March 7, 2008 09:57 AMCome on, Jane, you've got to say your favorites, so we can at least have sympathy for you when they get booted.
My favorites: David Hernandez, Jason Castro on the guys side. Jason's just soooo relaxed, dudes.
On the female side, I can't help liking Brooke. She seems nice, too. And, I think that's it.
David H, Jason and Brooke. Yup.
Posted by: pieman at March 7, 2008 10:21 AMOh I could never give this up. Are you kidding me? I'd have to find some other outlet for my seething rage. Or do I only have seething rage because of this show? Hmm. That's a Good Question!
I'm still in mourning over Danny. Bless you all for your words of kindness at this difficult time. We have a rough road ahead of us, and I need you now more than ever!
Posted by: Kim at March 7, 2008 05:15 PMI sure hope this works on the new server!
Posted by: Mr. Trax at March 11, 2008 02:03 AMHey, you were scaring me there for a minute! I thought I might have to go without recaps for this week, people!
Posted by: pieman at March 11, 2008 02:09 PM