With the first eliminations of the year, we were unfortunately treated to only four contestants leaving rather than the 20 I would have preferred to see eliminated this evening.
Other unfortunate parts of this evening? How about the entire hour? We were forced to endure yet another cheesy group performance that was as poorly lip synched as a Britney Spears concert. Even worse? They picked the worst song ever. What the f-ck is "American Boy"?! For a show that rips the contestants for song choice, what f-cknut picked this diddy?
As for those eliminated this evening, we saw a few of the more engaging performers leave the stage tonight as Janell Wheeler, Ashley Rodriguez, Joe Munoz, and Tyler Grady made their time on Idol extremely brief. Munoz lacked any personality and talent and Ashley was just okay to look at, however Janell Wheeler was one of the top five female singers and at least Grady had a personality which is more than most of the nerd pack of 2010.
Idol rounded out the worst week in Idol history with former contestants Alison Iraheta dressed up as a spider and performing her newest (non-hit) single while Kris Allen visited Haiti where locals asked, "how the f-ck did this dweeb win American Idol?!". And is it really fair to tease Haitians with potential donations from Allen's performance this evening? I guess every penny counts, but since no one bought his debut album, does Idol expect to raise any real cash for Allen's mediocre version of a Beatles classic? At least Allen can laugh his way to the bank with the $650,000 he has made in the last year. Start saving those $$ because your 15 minutes are just about up.
It truly is going to be the longest season ever...
first...i agree with most of the things you said, and always enjoy your blog!
ReplyDeletethat being said..."American Boy" is an Estelle/Kanye song. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic5vxw3eijY) It was about as popular as "The Sandlot." Let me guess, you haven't heard of that either.
to be fair, i don't think 24 amateur singers could make a hit while lip syncing ANY song regardless of its original popularity.
i would also like to mention that you are correct re: the Kris Allen visit to Haiti. It was corny. i think we can all be thankful that Adam Lambert didn't win idol last year though, because visuals of him/her visiting the poor children of Haiti would have left us all with nightmares.
i'm hoping that the talent finds its way out of these idol hopefuls sooner than later or this season will be hopeless.
keep doing what you're doing...and seriously, go rent "The Sandlot" - it's an American classic!
I was sorry to see Janell go I thought she had talent. I was very disappointed in Chris Allen's "butchered" version of the Beatles song. I don't think there are any real standouts this year!
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