American Idol - Season 10

[NDN]

Really? Kiss of death Scotty? I’m sure you’re all over it NDN!

Scotty would make a good auctioneer.

Scotty: I thought it was ok but not amazing this week. Just the opposite, I’d have Scotty do as traditional county as possible instead of trying to push him out of his comfort zone. That’s where he’ll hit it out of the park every time.

He'll hit it out of the park because that's where he'll be; at a park, on a swing, crying because he didn't make it to the top five on American Idol. The funny thing is, I'll be on the swing next to him trying to figure out how the hell he made it this far.

Samuel L Jackson is narrating a Disney movie? WOW that’s hilarious.

I think I'll go see this. Between the commercial and something compelling about the Jordan Sparks tune, something is telling me to go see this.

James: Wait, having a marching band drum line is contemporary? That **** hasn’t been cool since like the 1850’s. Plumes were NEVER cool! I know I was in marching band! The song was completely and utterly awesome. Yes, taking the last chorus up the octave was nuts. It’s kind of bad though that they pushed his performance up so early, it deserved better.

J-Lo called this the best "theatrical" performance of the night, but it seemed pretty tame to me.

Haley: Yeah she’s still terrible. She should sing the entire time with backup singers, they cover up how bad she is. Kind of like you drench cheap liquor in soda so you can’t taste how terrible it is.

Oddly I think Haley is one of the only contestants that doesn't use the backup singers to drown themselves out...

I’m not sure if Maroon 5 is more or less epic than my suggestion of having Casey do Lady Gaga.

Gaga would be fun for him.

Casey: Continues to be epic. This week he was even relevant too! OH WOW I did not expect him to just walk right to J-Lo and kiss her. He drove Randy and Steven to swearing and Ryan to wearing a beard! No one can possibly top that.

Haley topped that tonight my friend.

Lauren: God damn it why the hell are they giving her the pimp spot? She’s deserved to be in the bottom 3 for god knows how long but people keep voting for her! So they are going to pimp her for more votes?!?!
It wasn’t too bad again, but she just will never hit the level of Casey or James or Scotty in my mind.

To steal a quote from you, you're bat**** crazy if you think Scotty is on any kind of level that Lauren hasn't already reached a million times over.

[NDN]

The results are in (they were in last night but apparently we had some server issues that were out of our control so none of us could post)!

America's Bottom Three: Haley, Jacob, Stefano

They quickly whisked Haley away back to safety, which left Jacob and Stefano.

Haley was not deserving of the bottom three, but Jacob and Stefano definitely were (Stefano more so than Jacob).

Ultimately, Stefano was sent packing and Jacob was sent back to safety.

This is perfectly fine by me, but I wouldn't have been sad if either one of them left.

Here's how I would like the remaining six to finish (based on what we've seen thus far). I'm not opposed to changing my mind, but for now, this is where I am at with everyone.

1. Casey
2. James
3. Haley
4. Lauren
5. Jacob
6. Scotty

Here's how I think America has them finishing at the moment:

1. James
2. Casey
3. Scotty
4. Haley
5. Lauren
6. Jacob

Although Haley has been in the bottom more often, I have to believe America will see that she is stronger than Lauren. She should last longer than Jacob because I think we are all tiring of him, but sadly the voting majority will undoubtedly put Scotty ahead of all three of them. I think Scotty will continue to be obviously weak as fewer contestants remain, landing him in third. From there, I think James will appeal to more of the majority, and Casey will stay true to himself and take some fun risks, ultimately leading to him losing the competition for himself.

[Ringo]

An unnamed insider with the show who spoke on grounds of anonymity stated that James (Durbin) can really put the away the beer. And that he can finish two family size bags of pretzels in one sitting.

He noted that Lauren "Peaches" Alaina is addicted to Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Hostess Pink Sno Balls, Little Debbie Shortcake Rolls, and Big Macs.

And Jacob "Ebenezer Baptist" Lusk has a self-imposed quota of 35 buffalo wings per day.

"Peaches" Alaina when informed that she will have to put herself on a diet of carrots, celery, and six raisins per day yelled out five expletives that would even make Howard Stern blush.

In a related story. Simon Shindlebocker has defended his demand by saying that it has gotten to the point where 16-year-old Miss Alaina is going up one full dress size each week.


My weekly review is this:
Scotty is starting to show his true colors, no one really likes him of the other contestants ( Stefano wouldn't even hug him after he was kicked off)
Scotty comes off as a smart *** who is the leader of his crew ( the boys) and nothing he says or thinks can be changed. What a ginornous EGO.
Oh by the way, what a nice dosey doke feeling that performance gave me.
He would have fit right in on the Howdy Doody show.
In fact Scotty looks just like Howdy Doody. Sorry Tay I am just a former kid from the peanut gallery



James hit notes that maybe a dozen people can hit in the world and he is working his *** off to win it. Crying for Stefano will get him more votes

Haley: really sounded great going that huge song and did it effortlessly

Casey: sounded good until the last 30 seconds when he started shrieking and lost his breath still has yet to impress me

Jacob: Is he still here?

Stefano: I actually liked his performance for the first time.

Dial Idol got it Right and wrong with Stefano getting the fewest votes and Jacob getting the second most.

Can't wait for Carole King week NOT
1971 - "I Feel the Earth Move" (#1)
1971 - "It's Too Late" (#1)
1971 - "Sweet Seasons" (#9)
1974 - "Jazzman" (#2)
1974 - "Nightingale" (#9)

ZZZZZZZzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzz

[NDN]

It's that time of week again, so here are my thoughts on tonight's show.

Overall, I find myself more confused than ever before as to where to place each contestant. James was the stand-out of the night, but I think the other five were all really close this week. I was actually more entertained tonight than I thought I would be with the songs of Carole King.

James: This was a fantastic effort. I only wish he would have had the balls to do the entire song without music because that first part was unbelievable and I wouldn't have had any problems listening to an entire song like that.

Casey: This was great for what it was, but I'm not sure it's what I was looking for tonight. I certainly can't criticize any of it (loved the piano at the start) but I can't put it at the top of my favorite Casey moments.

Haley: This wasn't anywhere near the best she's been, but I hope America will agree that it was good enough to keep her around. It seems like even with a not so great performance a lot more people are rooting for her than ever before. At least that's the impression I got (that was echoed by the Judge's comments too).

Scotty: This was my favorite Scotty performance (granted that's not saying much). I think he showed more range than ever before and FINALLY one of his songs sounded different than the same thing he's done up until now. If he can grow and keep pushing himself, I might have a harder time giving him so much ****.

Lauren: This wasn't great and it wasn't horrible. Unfortunately, I don't think that does much for her at this point in the competition. If she lasts another week, she better really go for it!

Jacob: Again, not great and not horrible. Unfortunately, I think he has worn out his welcome a little more than Lauren has and think he'll get the boot this week.

Bottom Three: Jacob, Lauren, Haley
Going Home: Jacob

[NDN]

I forgot to mention the duets!

If duets count (and they aren't supposed to) then I put Haley higher up on my list tonight and not in the bottom three. Her duet with Casey was epic and was probably my favorite part of the show tonight.

The duet between Lauren and Scotty was forgettable (as were there other three this season).

I didn't like the duet between James and Jacob, but I did like that you actually got the impression that Jacob was finally having genuine FUN!

[Ringo]

First off I wish Jimmy would lose the hat
mad at AI for matching up Lauren and Scotty for the 3rd time for their duet which Lauren totally creamed Scotty.
Casey and Haley teamed up again wasn't fair either.
However James and Lusky sounded great. It was corny as hell and FU Steven for dissing them, but there were some great sounding moments in their duet and James made some great Elvis moves. Did you hear those two match those high notes perfectly togther. Awesome. Go back and watch again.

Jacob- has a fantastic voice but sang a forgettable song
Scotty- started out sounding country but lost it several times during his song
Lauren- sounds great but all too country is getting old
James- had another star moment this week James 2- Scotty-0
Casey- I loved this performance and even though he is such a goof off on stage, Casey is 10 times more entertaining than Scotty
Haley- Bad song choice and it bored me

Have to thank AI actually after more thought, putting James and Jacob together. When Jacob gets the boot tonight, his fan base will now support James. I was already counting on this to happen, while the country vote will go to Lauren now and the tween vote to Scotty now fading.
Should be close thanks to the producers who are getting sick of Scotty being a smart *** and not listening to them.
Best quote of the night: Lauren " Scotty never compliments me!"
FNPOSAW he is.

[NDN]

Just finished watching the results show and I am quite disappointed.

They sent Casey home tonight and it's a crying shame! He was one of my favorites on the show and he was extremely talented. I looked forward to seeing his performance each and every week.

I don't get excited about watching Jacob, Lauren, or Scotty each week, so I really hope it comes down to James and Haley at the end or I might quit watching.

As everyone pointed out in this thread, I think Casey lost it for himself. The song last night wasn't going to appeal to the masses and that's why he went home tonight.

On a semi-related note, I watched The Voice tonight and I quite enjoyed it. For the first show I think they did a great job and I think this one has some potential! I have to see how the next "round" after the "blind auditions" goes before I can say I am officially on board though.