A Letter to American Idol
Dear American Idol,
Last week you announced your top 36 contestants.
I’ve just about forgiven you for leaving Jamar Rogers off this list. I’m really not sure where your head was with that one, but I guess there is still a chance we may see him on the wild card show. I hope.
Alright, let’s talk about the girls. I have to tell you that I am not thrilled with any of them. I think you wasted way too much time on Bikini Girl and the other drama queens and I just don’t really have a good sense of who the talented females are in the group.
After tonight’s performance I’m wondering if there even are talented females in the group. So Tatiana is not as awful as we thought she was, and Alexis Grace (aside from her hideous hair, makeup and outfit) did well, but otherwise I wasn’t impressed at all. I won’t even begin to discuss the trainwreck that is Casey Carlson. Let’s just say that I had to cover my eyes during much of the performance to stop her from winking at me.
But what I’m really having a difficult time with is the fact that you threw in a contestant that we never got a chance to get to know in earlier auditions and Hollywood week. Or at least I don’t remember seeing him. Because I know that I would have remembered this guy if I heard him sing.
Who is this Ricky Braddy and where did he come from? I have no idea what he sung in previous rounds because I swear this is the first time I’ve ever heard him. Why did you guys hide him from us? I really don’t understand your reasoning on this. Why waste so much time on the people who didn’t make it? It just confuses us and doesn’t let us get to know people like Ricky who really are talented.
I do have another bone to pick with you, Idol. What is the deal with the new elimination rules? Why are you only letting the top female, top male and next highest vote getter advance to the next round? Isn’t this a bit extreme? Why put so many people through if you are just going to cut them all so quickly?
There are definitely three really great male singers that performed tonight. Danny blew me away with that Mariah Carey song. I just love his raspy voice. So sexy! I have been a fan of Anoop’s since the beginning and even though he didn’t totally bring it tonight with “Angel of Mine” I still want to see him again in future rounds. Then of course we have Ricky, who we’ve already talked about. I’d really like to have the chance to get to know him a little better, but because of your new elimination rules, I may not get the chance. One of these guys isn’t going to make it and that just doesn’t seem fair.
I understand the effort to try to mix things up a bit and keep the show current, but when you lose really great people in the process it is kind of defeating the purpose.
I’d just like to ask the producers to put down Paula’s the drugs you’ve been smoking and get your head in the game again.
Thanks,
A Frustrated Fan
PS Please put Neil Patrick Harris in your audience every single night. LOVE him!!!
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I really don’t like this format, either.
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a BIG Danny fan here!!! I’m cheering for him all the way. I’m not impressed with any of the females either
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First off, I’m a little confused. American Idol says 3 weeks of 12 contestants per week from their 36 finalists. Then 3 finalists from each week make it through. That makesd 9 finalists. Why do they keep saying the “Final 12″? The new rules suck!
Secondly, they need to quit with the PC rules and realize that they are eliminating good talent just so they can have even numbers of both genders. This year I saw some really good male singers that did not make the final 36 because they had to have 18 of each gender. That sucks!
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I was so loving seeing Neil Patrick Harris last night – I think they should have let him get up on stage to entertain us during some of those truly awful performances (or maybe instead of??). Or maybe he could be the new 5th judge?
This new voting process really does confuse me and I’m not pleased.
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I’m with you about Jamar. I was really shocked when he didn’t make it through..And I can name 5 people who shouldn’t be there. I don’t know what is up with A.I. this year
But Danny all the way!! I LOVED his version of Hero!
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I’m a little bit ashamed to admit that I have not been watching it this year. I feel so out of touch!!! I’m cutting back on watching TV as we are thinking of canceling our cable (did you hear that crash? that was me falling on the floor!!!). Now I’m tempted to sneak it in one night.
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I’m pretty disenchanted with the show this season so far. And what are these new rules of which you speak? I missed the first 45 min. of last night’s show since my DVR was overloaded and so was I (with kids!)
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agreed! Especially about Jamar- what was that about???
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I couldn’t agree with you more…this new ‘voting process’ sucks. And not showing talent vs. non-talent? Not to mention putting through people who are so not worthy, but eliminating people who are…not sure where their minds are at!
DANNY all the way, for sure!
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I blogged about AI all last season. I don’t know if I have it in me this year . . . this format is already killing me. And I am pretty much in agreement with you about the choices (and omissions!).
We shall see . . .
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I do know beomg g a judgement after listening to the young folks sing their hearts out is hard and hharno
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American Idol sucks ever since Adam Lambert lost. He was a million times better than Chris which makes me think it is a crooked show. The only way it should be done is the judges vote counts 75 percent towards the vote and the public only 25 percent because it turns out to be a popularily vote. Adam was really popular and everyine knows he was the best so it had to be because he is gay. That is so wrong. So what if he’s gay. He has the most amazing voice so he should have won. I will never watch American Idol again because Adam shgould have won. I tried for 4 hours to vote and couldn’t get through so it’s wrong
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