Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Double Elimination


33 million votes. That's a lotta votes. I've been a fan right from the start; I knew Kelly Clarkson when she was a waitress in Texas and yet I have never once voted for a single contestant. (But I will be the first to rant and rave if one of the contestants I like gets voted off.)

That won't happen tonight. Jasmine and Jorge had it coming. Granted, I would have rather seen Scott MacIntyre get the pink slip first, but it will happen all in good time.

I like the new Judges Save rule - I think it's a great addition. And I love how Simon doesn't mince words. When asked if the judges would use their one and only save on Jorge he simply replied, "No." No sugar coating for Simon. Ryan, on the other hand, is so kind and eloquent when he consoles the loser Idols. Now if we could only get the producers to eliminate the part where the losers have to sing the song that did them in....

They are keeping it all in the Idol family this season with Carry Underwood serenading the Idols home and past Idols performing each week on the results show. I wouldn't mind seeing Jennifer Hudson grace the big stage again.

And no, I will not comment on Kelly Clarkson's size. Nor will I comment on the fact that Kanye West needed to pull his pants up. I am a fan of both artists and will save my politically incorrect comments for those performers who deserve it....

Two down, 10 to go....

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I like the save rule, but why does Ryan have to pause to ask the judges when everyone knows they're not going to save Joerge or Jasmine?

Anonymous said...

For the drama! I think it was cruel to hang it over their heads. It would have been a huge shock for the judges to use their one and only "save" on the first elimination.

Still wish Anoop and Megan Corkscrew would have gotten the boot. Next week one of them is history.

Anonymous said...

As I told my girls, Kelly Clarkson is a full grown woman shaped just like a full grown woman, and there is nothing wrong with that! We had just watched "America's Next Top Model" before AI and I was very clear with them that it is both more healthy and more beautiful to have some shapes than to look like a 12 year-old boy!!