American Idol

I’ll be splitting this blog posting into The Awesome, The Fantastic, The Mediocre, The Awful, The Expected, and The Actual Results. And so we begin. The Awesome What Adam Lambert was wearing when he sang “Beth.” The platform boots; the studded cages around his shoulders; the bedazzled eye makeup and then … KISS. Awesome. It’s so Spinal Tap, I love it. Even the platform that KISS descends to the stage looks like a little Stonehenge. There’s pyrotechnics! Explosions! Long tongues! The realization that none of the members of KISS sing all that well. Mom Lambert is way into the KISS […]

So this is it. The last time we’ll have a performance American Idol show all year. It begins with all of the pomp & circumstance you’d expect, although Idol still insists on using the ‘girl’ winner in the opening credits. Why, I’m not sure. The only thing we definitely know about this year’s winner is that it will NOT be a girl. Kris won the coin toss, so he’s going second, but if you’ve been Googling Idol at all, you already knew that. Ryan mentions that we should all build in some extra time on our DVRs for tomorrow night’s […]

by Ruth Anne Boulet So last Friday, I was one of the throngs who made their way down to the Summerfest grounds in Milwaukee to see Danny Gokey. Not because I’m a fan, but because I wanted to see just how crazy it would be. And it was quite crazy. I couldn’t see anything, and really couldn’t hear anything either. But I can say I was there, and I saw the ‘Cougars for Danny’ T-shirts. My only disappointment is that the one, repeat, one beer vendor was on the other side of the crowd from the entrance, so there was […]

We’re finally winding down this, the 8th season of American Idol. If I listened to the judges, tonight might seem superfluous. Why bother having a top 3 when the finale of Adam vs. Danny has been preordained? That’s the thing with American Idol. Sometimes what’s expected doesn’t occur. Can Kris Allen really break out & stay around another week? I live right here in Milwaukee. We’ve actually got someone in the finals this year. It was pretty crazy on the lakefront last Friday when Danny Gokey came back to town. Am I a fan? No. Nothing would make me happier […]

by Ruth Anne Boulet Tonight’s results show is a whole ton of filler for a 5 second show. I know that all results shows are a ton of filler, but with this episode, American Idol is shoving as many performances as possible to keep our interest. That’s probably a wise move. As the season draws to a close, viewers get more & more emotionally invested in the outcome. There’s less tolerance for stupid patter between the judges. Like a really stupid Ford commercial. Wow. Does American Idol want Ford to go away? It seems like it with the amount of […]

Paula Abdul was addicted to painkillers for years. Shocking. It’s like finding out Clay Aiken is gay. Ryan tells us that there was an accident right before the show started with glass exploding everywhere. That’s putting it mildly. To get the on the scene reporting, check out MJ’s Twitter account. We get a Slash package, which omits that David Bowie was a father figure. I learned that this weekend. Seriously, check out Wikipedia. For those of you who may not approve of the Rock and or Roll, let me share a little something with you. Rock can be learned to […]

by Ruth Anne Boulet Over 47 million votes came in last night. Way to participate, America! Idol seems to be losing energy on the Ford Commercial. This one is done to the song titled ‘Energy’ and the Idols don’t have much of it. They basically get to stand still & fake run. Then stand still again. They’re even shot from a distance so they don’t have to sing. The Idols must be getting tired. This week’s group number is “It Don’t Mean a Thing” … and I can’t tell if they were actually singing it or not. It sounded a […]

So this week’s theme is the Rat Pack. The question is — how tightly will American Idol adhere to the Rat Pack, or will it simply be songs of that era? American Idol has decided that Jamie Foxx would be the best mentor for Rat Pack week. Huh? Oh, they give us a ‘package’ telling us just how much it makes sense. Whatever. I barely listened. Kris Allen — The Way You Look Tonight Jamie notes that Kris isn’t trying to sing The Throat Olympics. He also said if Kris loses, they could maybe do something together. Ok, Jamie, you’re […]

by Ruth Anne Boulet This week we’re back to lip syncing. But at least this week, it’s with a purpose. The Idols are lip-syncing because they are being choreographed by the one & only Paula Abdul. Paula did not work with them on lip syncing. Ryan first pulls out Lil Rounds & brings her to the middle of the stage. But this time, instead of sending her over to the stools of doom, she just gets sent packing right at the top of the show. It’s almost as if Idol has decided she’s not worth the time anymore, so just […]