Show review
The Guy Next Door finally swept America away
Score one for The Guy Next Door. There were two reasons I was extremely pleased when Kris Allen was announced as the new Idol: • It kept my streak alive at six years of correct Idol predictions. • And I won a dozen doughnuts from my boss. Seriously, what a finale. Fittingly, the finest finals [...]
The Guyliner vs. The Guy Next Door: Who will win?
This was everything it was supposed to be, the best finals ever from the best Idol season ever. Kris Allen vs. Adam Lambert, or as Ryan Seacrest so aptly put it: “The Guy Next Door vs. The Guyliner.” Honestly, I did not want this show to end. Each of the two guys’ three performances was [...]
Danny’s gone, but America couldn’t have missed with this vote
More than four months of watching two and sometimes three times a week. Seeing some of our favorites cast aside along the Idol road of wannabes. Does anyone remember Jackie? How about Rose? And countless morning-after conversations around the proverbial water cooler. It all came down to this. Adam and …. Kris?! Were you surprised? I was, [...]
So who will meet Adam in the finals? And does it really matter?
Let’s not kid ourselves. Adam is a lock to be in next week’s finals. Tuesday night’s performance show was little more than a Danny vs. Kris matchup to see who advances to become the final stumbling block en route to Adam’s coronation as the eighth American Idol. The Boys Club final three all proved their mettle, but [...]
So long, good friend; Allison’s departure was classy
For the first time since the finals began, I really felt like I lost a friend Wednesday night. It’s at moments like that when you realize the emotional attachments you develop with these people, individuals you will never know or meet. But for the last nine weeks, they’ve been an important part of our weekly [...]
Show struggles to keep pace after brilliant beginning
Did you feel the show went straight downhill after the first 10 minutes or so? Everything, and I mean everything, was anti-climactic after Adam blew the free world away with that dazzling interpretation of Led Zeppelin’s classic for the ages, “Whole Lotta Love.” As I sat and listened, I didn’t want the song to end. [...]
Rat Pack Night was Idol’s finest night of the season
“They weren’t just singing a song, they were singing a lifestyle.” – Jamie Foxx, describing the “Rat Pack” genre of Frank, Dean, Sammy and Joey. What an incredible, incredible night. I think any devoted Idol follower expected this season’s eventual final five to be … well, incredible, since back in January. And on “Rat Pack” night, each [...]
It was time for Lil, the contender, and Anoop, the nice guy, to go
Anoop, you seem like a nice guy, but it was time. It was getting painful watching you every week in the bottom three. Lil, we once thought of you as a con-ten-duh, but you faded in the finals. It was your time, too. So with Wednesday night’s exiting of Anoop Desai and Lil Rounds, we [...]
Everything’s back to normal, and Adam has his MOMENT
After the show, I knew I would sleep very well Tuesday night. All was right with the Idol world again. All four judges offered comments on each singer and the show ended on time, or close to it. And most important, Simon critiqued them all, not just some. The debacle that was the April 14 show is [...]
Judges finally use ‘save’ rule; Matt lives to reach Disco Week
Would they or wouldn’t they? They did. “Idol history has been made!” screamed Ryan Seacrest. Matt Giraud became the first finalist in the eight-year history of the show to be voted off the program but ultimately rescued — or “saved” — by the judges. Of course, this is the first year the save rule has [...]
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