Is three nights of AI too much, or is it just me? I mean...think about it...that's almost as much time as the average person works a day. Unbelievable.
Anyway, I've (kind of) recovered from my FOX-induced hangover, and I'm bright and chipper with a few more insights on Thursday's eliminations.
I Google "American Idol" daily in hopes of bringing you guys the most accurate information possible, and I have to admit I'm astounded by how many sites have already pegged LaKisha Jones this season's winner.
Those bets are way too premature. Let's remember that we've seen just one -- ONE, people -- round of semifinals. One powerful performance (characterized primarily by belting) does not ensure success. Sure, Simon praised LaKisha, but as much as I appreciate his judgment, he's not always the most accurate barometer of long-term victory.
Simon once rejected season five winner Taylor Hicks, and initially couldn't even remember Kelly Clarkson's name. Also, in season four he called contestant Nadia Turner something like "a steak in a field of hamburgers." Nadia went on to be eliminated shortly thereafter, and has virtually vanished from fans' attention. Think about it.
On a broader note, I'm interested in how the voting actually broke down this week. The Web site DialIdol lets fans download free software to speed dial vote for their favorite contestants on popular reality TV shows. It also claims it has the capacity to track AI's busy signals with 87 percent accuracy.
That said, the site recently unveiled what it claims to be the breakdown of this week's votes. Check out their alleged standings and form your own conclusions.
The summary? In order of popularity, it ranks LaKisha Jones, Antonella Barba and Melinda Doolittle as the top female vote-getters. Top men, in order of popularity, include Sundance Head, Sanjaya Malakar and Chris Richardson (aka: Justin Timberlake).
The site's accuracy on eliminations is a little more difficult to gauge, as they group multiple contestants as being subject to the boot.
I'm a little skeptical of the standings, but I'd like to know what you guys think. Does anyone wish that each week Seacrest would just name the Top 12 in order of popularity?
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3 comments:
I'd like to comment on these alleged top contestants:
1) Antonella: She's #2 because I had her number on speed dial for five hours. She is so hot. She just had a bad night.
2) LaKisha: People will get bored. They always do. She can be perfect every time, but it will be the same, powerful, "belting" type of perfect each time, and votes will wander.
3) Doolittle: She better DooLots to keep those votes coming in. Hate to bring out the truth, but the girl ain't pretty. She has a great voice, but she better make herself shine over LaKisha, or everyone will get sick of both of them.
And as far as the men go, the show has officially jumped the shark if these are really the top three. Grampa at a wedding (Sundance), Mowgli from the Jungle Book (Sunjaya) and J-Tim (Chris) are officially the suckiest singers in the ENTIRE 24-contestant show.
I am starting to lose my faith in America's taste in music. If we don't kick some of these suckas off quickly, I'm turning the channel to America's Funniest Home Videos on ABC.
hey wuz up sanya
im glad thet we dont get to know the top 12 peeps bcuz if we did all the votes wold shift and wed never relly know who was the tru american idol.
To anonymous poster #2:
While I don't completely agree with your spelling of Sonya's name (or nearly every other word you used), I have to say you're on to something about knowing the top 12 during the show. For instance, if Seacrest came out and said that LaKisha received the absolute highest number of votes, don't you think that lots of her fans would skip voting for her so that they could support, say, the person with the #10 spot? I am not sure how edifying it would be to know who's #1 at this point. Just support your FAVORITE to the end.
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