Let’s see, American Idol is looking for a pop star, and the top two contestants (arguably Bo and Carrie) don’t even really sing pop. It’s ironic that the judges keep telling them to be true to themselves when all that’s going to happen is that they’ll be pushed towards the mainstream audience of Top 40 and Billboard and given an image. They’ll have songwriters, musicians, stylists, and sent on American Idol tours with the likes of Fantasia et al. I wonder if any of them have had second thoughts about trying to win this competition, especially after Mario Vasquez bailed.

So, I’m back in the Great White North where the Fox channel is on cable, and thus I have a legitimate excuse to foist my American Idol reviewing duties over to David.
Be Nice to the Substitute…
David’s thrown himself into the reviewer role enthusiastically, as you can see. He even Photoshopped. He’s only got a few [...]

These are the Top 5 contestants remaining on American Idol:

Holy Guacamole, Constantine got eliminated. Granted, he picked the worst song imaginable for his voice: “How You Remind Me” by Nickelback, which was much more suited to Bo’s. But both Anthony and Scott were all over the scale on their songs, and their selections (Celine Dion [...]

Breigh pretty much summed up my thoughts about this week’s American Idol:
Barbie Meets the Stepford Wives
Go have a look, she’s been Photoshopping!
You know, out of all the modern dance styles one can see in a club, 70’s disco has to be my favourite. (My absolute favourite is breakdancing, but you don’t see it in clubs.) [...]

Drat. Drat. Drat. Set the wrong time on the VCR, so I missed tonight’s results show. Had to go to the Idol message boards to get the results for last night. Needless to say, I dug through a lot of vitriol and netspeak and some pretty outrageous conspiracy theories before finding out who the bottom [...]

Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
And another one gone, and another one gone
Another one bites the dust
Hey, I’m gonna get you too
Another one bites the dust…
… in the immortal words of Queen. And then there were nine. I was in the middle of something when it came on, and I forgot to [...]

Anybody who’s ever watched “Amateur Night at the Apollo”, a Harlem institution since 1934, can’t watch American Idol and feel too sorry for the contestants. The audience members at the Apollo Theatre are famous for booing the acts they don’t like in 10 bars or less, sending the weak-kneed performers into panic mode, then drowning them out altogether with a chorus of disapproval. At least Simon sits through the whole performance, even if it’s obvious he’s in aural distress.

Let’s take the heat off the contestants for the moment and JUDGE THE JUDGES!
Paula Abdul is driving me bananas. Once a cheerleader, always a cheerleader? She is a one-note song, but at least she’s found her “NITCH” in American Idol *eye-rolling*. (If I hear her mispronounce “niche” ONE more time…) The woman is a clotheshorse [...]

The folks at American Idol came to their senses this week and cut our torture in half. Elimination Wednesday was only half an hour instead of an hour. So, there should be far less crying than previously, right? Dunno ’bout that… maybe more drinking, instead.
We watched Monday’s performances later that night, and Tuesday’s and tonight’s [...]

I had a tough time deciding what the subject line of this post should be. Other ideas included:
Elimination HumiliationLet’s Rub Salt in the Wound and Pour Lemon Juice Over ItCry, Baby, CryA World of Pain
American Idol is in its fourth season, but it’s still fairly new to me. Something tells me the writers and producers [...]