Originally Posted By DAR Man I wasn't impressed with a lot of them. I really liked the girl who's father died she was terrific. And well Miss Florida Fair
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka It irritates me that we have week after week of audition because, in reality, there's only a few moments of real show. Did we really need to see a 10 minute clip about Paula's inability to say yes or no to people? It's bad enough they show it during every show but do we need a recap?
Originally Posted By DAR I must admit that while I'm tired of the bad singer montage, I LOVL at the gramourus gramourous frossy frossy line.
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun Mele, that is why I usually DVR it and start watching an half hour after it starts. I go through the commercials and silly montages that I have no interest in. I, like Simon, had hoped the Miss Florida Fair would be horrible. Unfortunaly she was pretty good.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 sun-n-fun, that is also how we watch Idol. For whatever reason the montages are a snorefest for me this year and I am thrilled to be able to zap them. Sometimes I drive DH crazy but he can always go back and watch if something catches his eye. topdisneymom, thank you for the info I am so ready for next week. Bring on the good, the bad and a couple of snarky catfights
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I've always wondered why they give us 8 nights of initial auditions, with a few good singers (but often just 30 seconds of each) and a lot of bad, but then give us only two nights of "Hollywood week," which winnows the 160 or so actually talented people who made it to Hollywood down to 24. That's possibly the most interesting part of the process for me, with a lot of drama (of the good and bad kinds), yet they always give it short shrift, IMO. It's interesting to see how people react to being in Hollywood (often for the first time), how they deal with being put into groups with people they do or do not like, how they try to stick out in what is still a crowded field... yet we don't get enough of that, and two nights later we're down to the final 24 all of a sudden. I'd rather see, at most, 6 nights of the initial auditions, and 2 more nights of Hollywood week.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Same Dabob2 - the Hollywood part is my favorite before the 24 are picked.
Originally Posted By danyoung >What annoyed me last night was the "Stuck in the Middle" montage. They obviously had TOLD all the bad singers to sing that song - maybe even taught it to some of them, since many were too young to know it, probably.< ALL of the montages are like this. They teach the song to bad singers, don't give them enough time to learn the song, then laugh at them when they don't get it right. I think the montages are the worst part of the audition shows.
Originally Posted By danyoung >... that is why I usually DVR it and start watching an half hour after it starts. I go through the commercials and silly montages that I have no interest in.< I do the same thing, skipping over the sob stories and all the background for people I don't really care about. If the person makes it further in the competition, we'll see all of those back stories again, anyway. And I'm getting to where I skip over most of the bad auditions, too!
Originally Posted By danyoung I felt a bit cheated by the very last audition show, where they promoted the best and the worst. It was ok for what it was, but it was just more of the same - in no way was it the best or the worst.
Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819 There was an article in my paper this am about Idol and they had a link to see the top 24 finalists. (Rumored, it says on the site.) I'll post it if anyone wants a peek. (I doubt if it's true, but, we'll find out tomorrow!) it was go.philly.com/ idol24 (I left the space in case there were posts on the site that were inappropriate.)
Originally Posted By DAR I've heard that the Top 24 have been leaked too. I haven't looked and won't but I can tell you two that will definitely be in. And I'll tell you later.
Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819 I'll have to take a peek now to see if any of the top 50 are in the list on that site. I missed the group thing this year. Did anyone else? Does anyone else think the girl from Ireland looks like Boy George? My DH doesn't agree and the kids don't know who he is. Also, her tongue was blue, and we were wondering if people are getting tongues tattooed now. DS said she probably had some blue candy before she sang. (But, every time?)
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka I'm glad they're letting them play instruments this time around. I wonder if that is just for this week or if they'll let them play throughout the competition. I like to see if they are more talented but I wonder if their playing may be more distracting than helpful.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling There are some really good singers in this field. I am looking forward to seeing if they've got some depth to their talent. David Archeletta (sp?) and the Australian guy that sang Bohemian Rhapsody stand out to me right now. There are a few of the girls too but I didn't catch their names.
