Keeping Up With the American Idols
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Gossip
You want to win the biggest show in the nation, you’re going to have a break a few commitments. This is the grim reality of American Idol that contestant Brooke White faced when she missed her sister’s wedding, and now front-runner David Archuleta is experiencing the same. After talking about the event for many weeks, it looks like Archie will miss his High School prom.
The show does not allow contestants to leave LA while they’re still participating on stage, which means no rule-bending even for the favorite. Unless David Archuleta gets voted off this week - yeah, right - he’ll be dancing on stage instead of at the high school gym. It could be a lot worse.
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American Idol’s Final Six: Simon Cowell Sounds Off
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The American Idol stage is set for another exciting finale, with only six remaining contenders in the hunt for the title. We’ve suffered shocking results, shockingly bad (and good) performances and more scandals than you can shake a mouse at. But what does ever-surly judge Simon Cowell have to say about this season’s fresh crop of competitors?
This year’s Idol offers it all. You’ve got the foreign-born diva (Carly Smithson), the troubled-home-life rocker (David Cook), the oh-so-adorable kid (David Archuleta), the mellow maiden (Brooke White), the laid-back ladies’ man (Jason Castro) and the powerful pipes (Syesha Mercado). But what do this year’s Idols lack?
“Personality,” declared Simon Cowell in a recent Variety interview. “They are giving very safe answers to questions, making safe song selections,” he expanded. “We are not getting a sense of who they are. We have to try to pull it out of them more.” Cowell even said the elimination of Michael John’s shouldn’t have been such a shocker. “You cannot deliver an uninspired performance at the top of the show,” he lectured, “And you can’t be up there imitating another singer.”
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American Idol Narrows it Down to Six
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As elimination night began on American Idol, host Ryan Seacrest reminded us that “anything can happen on this show.” After a season-high vote tally of a whopping 36 million, what did happen was probably a long time coming - and hardly shocking for most viewers.
Seacrest quickly introduced the judges (Paula Abdul looked spectacular for a change - loved the upswept ‘do) before the Idols took the stage, singing “One Sweet Day.” Idol then reminded all that there’s only one week left to vote in the songwriting competition. Remember, the winning song will be crooned at the finale by the winning contestant. But soon enough, it was time to get down to the real reason for watching: elimination.
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American Idol Top 7: A Vision, or a Watered-Down Version?
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Mariah Carey night on American Idol began on a rather solemn note, as host Ryan Seacrest remarked that all were “still feeling the shock waves here after last week’s surprising departure by Michael Johns.” As a chorus of boos filled the theater, he reminded us that “every single vote is vital.”
But really, all that’s old news. Tomorrow someone else will be kicked to the curb and it will time to interview them. Who will it be?
Superstar Mariah Carey mentored this week, and at the outset I was afraid for the Idols. Carey is a diva unlike any other - a harder theme night could hardly be imagined. She looked fabulous for her mentor sessions, and seemed completely at ease with the cameras and contestants. Were the Top 7 just as comfortable with her songs?
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American Idol: Shock and Awe
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The pushed-back Thursday elimination night on American Idol began with a promise from Ryan Seacrest, who touted “guest stars and surprises” at the top of the hour. There certainly were some surprises, but most of them weren’t at all good.
The evening kicked off with clips of Idol Gives Back, which has so far raised more than $60 million for various charitable organizations. Next, the Top 8 Idols sang “Shout to the Lord” while a huge choir sang in the background. It was, all told, way too schmaltzy for an elimination night. But more of the same would continue throughout the evening.
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American Idol Top 8: An Inspiring Bunch?
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With promos and promises of Idol Gives Back clouding every available moment of American Idol this week, it was only fitting that Tuesday night’s performance theme was songs of inspiration. Singing about peace, hope, joy, dreams and love, the Top 8 contestants took to the stage to win over our hearts. But which of them failed to inspire votes?
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American Idol: Another One Bites the Dust
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The American Idol contestants were all smiles as they performed the Dolly Parton hit “9 to 5,” but tensions seethed just below the surface as this group was quickly shuffled backstage to await their respective fates. The routine was peppy and poppy, with the singers gathering around the judges’ island to finish the number. Joy was short-lived, however, as attentions quickly turned to talk of elimination.
Idol very cleverly turns information which might take less than a minute to deliver (“hey, by the way, you just got kicked off the show”) into an hour-long spectacle replete with stage performances, video clips, and of course the endless cross-promotions. Elimination action is always very cleverly placed, little tidbits leading up to what is supposed to be a dramatic end. Were you shocked?
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American Idol: Dollywood and Hollywood Combine
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American Idol kicked the night off with an unbelievable April Fool’s joke just for fun, before it got around to the business of honoring mentor Dolly Parton. I will say, however, that I think Simon Cowell would be fabulous on The Moment of Truth - and ratings would be through the roof.
Singer/actress Dolly Parton is a superstar, award-winning and top-selling, both in the box office and in the recording studio. But she’s still a southern girl with charm, admits to wearing false eyelashes and even wigs, and maintains that endearing girlish giggle no matter how many years pass. What’s not to love about Dolly? As a mentor, she proved sweet and encouraging with all the contestants. Were the judges just as kind?
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American Idol: And, Another One Gone
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American Idol’s Top 10 began the night as a group. First there was the big number: “Back to Where We Started From.” Then there was a huge iTunes endorsement. Later, the Ford video which showed laughing, smiling Idols on T-Shirts, CD covers and posters. But in Idol, there can be only one.
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American Idol: Did the Top 10 Rock You?
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Weeks of grueling eliminations, group practice sessions, and Ford commercial shoots all boil down to the Top 10 on American Idol. Like it or not, this group will go on tour and join the pantheon of former Idols, forever to be interviewed, followed, and gossiped about for as long as the public finds them interesting. They were told to choose songs recorded in the year of their birth, given one of the world’s biggest stages, and set forth to either astound, or aggravate, all of us. So…how’d they do?
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