American Idol results show begins at 9 tonight. Blogging live and on Twitter.
This is an important one. Whoever fails to advance tonight misses out on the summer tour, the paycheck it brings, and the exposure. Not to mention, the touring experience.
The dreaded lip-synced Idol group number this week is Wham!'s 1984 No. 1, Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go. Here's hoping Andrew and his plaid shirt go-gos home stat. And yet again, these clueless judges blast the kids for singing old songs or irrelevant songs, and yet the group number is a 26 year old song that is older than all but one or two of the contestants? Can you say, unfair, Idol?
Not surprisingly, Tim and Paige find themselves in the bottom three, Ryan reveals. My guess is that Andrew, still in the untouched bottom row, will join them. First, we'll hear a Miley Cyrus performance.
Poor Miley. She's fun on her bubbly Disney pop hits from Hannah Montana, but on this overblown Kelly Clarkson-styled ballad tonight, she looked as if she were about to pass a gallstone through the whole number. The song was in a key way too high for her meager voice to manage. Producers and songwriters: Miley is not Celine Dion. Remember that next time you give her a lung busting ballad to sing on TV.
Katie inexplicably winds up in the bottom three (meaning soul-suckingly bad Andrew goes on tour) but Ryan doesn't leave the youngest girl on the ledge long. She's safe, meaning our bottom two are Tim and Paige.
Paige goes home. No judge's save. Simon tells the lovely young woman he wasn't going to prolong the suspense.
Here's Thursday's print column from page 8A:
American Idol said goodbye to Paige Miles and so Paige, who once showed promise, comes
painfully close to the summer tour and all of the benefits: the paycheck, the exposure and
the road experience. But since only the Top 10 tour, Paige becomes instant also-ran.
Perhaps fitting because Paige mysteriously deflated Tuesday with her off-key Phil Collins cover. Simon Cowell once said she ''had the best voice of the girls'' but she gave up. Odd.
But who gave up first? The judges put through contestants with no voices, charm or X-factor -- with the exceptions of clear standouts Siobhan Magnus and Crystal Bowersox.
The finalists, all 28 or younger, are then saddled with dated theme weeks like Billboard No. 1s and then they are blasted for song choices.
Billboard No. 1s? Come on, Idol. What teenager reads Billboard on their Blackberry?
"I'm not sure what it is you all want,'' finalist Didi Benami asked the judges during
Wednesday's results show.
Judges, Idol, Fox, can you please answer?
Hello all.
Posted by: MrEvans | March 24, 2010 at 09:01 PM
Sorry we missed last night.
Posted by: MrEvans | March 24, 2010 at 09:01 PM
yo
Posted by: lane | March 24, 2010 at 09:02 PM
I watched the tivo from last night, can't they eliminate everyone but MamaSox tonight?
Posted by: lane | March 24, 2010 at 09:03 PM
ok, george michael is rolling over in boy george's grave right now
I am going to watch Modern Family instead of this dreck
Posted by: lane | March 24, 2010 at 09:04 PM
They all so sound so much better with the auto tune behind them. ;)
Posted by: MrsEvans | March 24, 2010 at 09:05 PM
I liked Siobhan. Especially her hair. It was like if Sanjaya and Paulie Walnuts had a kid.
Posted by: MrEvans | March 24, 2010 at 09:05 PM
Sourbox is so angry to have to do these group skits.
Posted by: MrEvans | March 24, 2010 at 09:06 PM
I felt bad that she had to ask Hannah Montana to sign her guitar
Posted by: lane | March 24, 2010 at 09:07 PM
Y'all were missed last night but missed nothing except Sox.
Posted by: Lesley | March 24, 2010 at 09:07 PM
do you think Simon tanked the candidate process on purpose to make X Factor look better?
Posted by: lane | March 24, 2010 at 09:09 PM
this results show is always best watched via Tivo. just fast forward until the last minute. after that wonderful wham! rendition we get miley cyrus. no wonder simon can't take it anymore.
Posted by: Lesley | March 24, 2010 at 09:09 PM
I think so Lane. He has been over this show since they canned Paula.
Posted by: MrsEvans | March 24, 2010 at 09:11 PM
Yes, let's talk to Casey!
Posted by: MrsEvans | March 24, 2010 at 09:12 PM
Meanwhile, how good was "Lost" last night?!?
Posted by: MrEvans | March 24, 2010 at 09:12 PM
I loathe Siobhan.
Posted by: MrsEvans | March 24, 2010 at 09:13 PM
LOST was awesome.
Posted by: lane | March 24, 2010 at 09:13 PM
And everything ends with an upward inflection? So that every sentence sounds like a question?
Posted by: MrEvans | March 24, 2010 at 09:13 PM
of course that's siobhan's boss. hippie. but the halloween costumed 'siozhombies'? a strange, strange girl she is. she needs to dump the a-ha look asap.
Posted by: Lesley | March 24, 2010 at 09:14 PM
What was that banter w casey all about? I didnt notice a thing last night other than his genius "I'm a big fan of.....your dad's" to Miley.
Lost was amazing!
Posted by: Lesley | March 24, 2010 at 09:15 PM
Here you go, Lesley...
http://cnettv.cnet.com/family-guy-ha/9742-1_53-6882.html
Posted by: MrEvans | March 24, 2010 at 09:16 PM
Lee Dewyze is the Tim Tebow of Idol
Posted by: lane | March 24, 2010 at 09:17 PM
I think he messed up in rehearsal...
Posted by: MrsEvans | March 24, 2010 at 09:18 PM
Genius! Thanks MrE. Scary how that video was so groundbreaking way back when.
TURban looks like one of Skipper's friends of Barbie and Ken fame.
Posted by: Lesley | March 24, 2010 at 09:19 PM
who gives a crap about them having fun? how about giving the audience some fun?
those two are justified to be in the bottom 3
Posted by: lane | March 24, 2010 at 09:19 PM
Kim Jong Il is next and then any of them can go home. Muting Miley. That should be the name of her next album.
Posted by: Lesley | March 24, 2010 at 09:20 PM
Aaron has a half a pack of rolaids in his pants right now
Posted by: lane | March 24, 2010 at 09:25 PM
miley's hair extensions came from her dad's mullet
Posted by: Lesley | March 24, 2010 at 09:26 PM
is she having a seizure?
Posted by: Lesley | March 24, 2010 at 09:27 PM
Standing ovation? Maybe they were just walking out from her singing.
Posted by: MrsEvans | March 24, 2010 at 09:28 PM
her speaking voice may be more annoying than her singing voice.
Posted by: Lesley | March 24, 2010 at 09:29 PM
Miley is on the fast train to Lohan-ville.
Posted by: MrEvans | March 24, 2010 at 09:31 PM
Actually, I think I'd rather hear Miley talk than sing these lung busting ballads. Ouch, that hurt.
Posted by: HoCo | March 24, 2010 at 09:35 PM
didi so reminds me of brooke but hasn't annoyed me like brooke did. yet.
Posted by: Lesley | March 24, 2010 at 09:36 PM
strip!
Posted by: MrsEvans | March 24, 2010 at 09:37 PM
ellen would perhaps like to see didi do her.
Posted by: Lesley | March 24, 2010 at 09:38 PM
I like Didi
Posted by: lane | March 24, 2010 at 09:38 PM
Simon had it right yesterday -- they overrated his Paula acoustic in hollywood
Posted by: lane | March 24, 2010 at 09:42 PM
Blasphemy. Andrew was the worst.
Posted by: Lesley | March 24, 2010 at 09:42 PM
WTF? No way! I am calling BS!
Posted by: MrsEvans | March 24, 2010 at 09:42 PM
jonas brother now? this is like romper room goes to hollywood.
Posted by: Lesley | March 24, 2010 at 09:43 PM
Paige was god awful though
Posted by: lane | March 24, 2010 at 09:43 PM
Rudi better go home tonight.
Posted by: MrEvans | March 24, 2010 at 09:44 PM
I may vomit.
Posted by: MrsEvans | March 24, 2010 at 09:47 PM
And the crowd goes wild! Geesh!
Posted by: MrsEvans | March 24, 2010 at 09:48 PM
this is like the proverbial Disney World show Simon always makes fun of
Posted by: lane | March 24, 2010 at 09:48 PM
Didi's like a sexier Brooke, she really works the cameras well.
I'm sick that "soul suckingly" bad Andrew goes on tour. But for some strange reason Paige just threw in the towel last nite. Something's up there.
Posted by: HoCo | March 24, 2010 at 09:48 PM
Excellent call Lane!
Posted by: MrsEvans | March 24, 2010 at 09:48 PM
a pebble in the water. did kara write this one? wow they're really getting it these two.
Posted by: Lesley | March 24, 2010 at 09:48 PM
ooooh! my panties!
Posted by: MrEvans | March 24, 2010 at 09:49 PM