Originally Posted By amazedncal2 ^^and watching them try to sing and find their mark at the same time
Originally Posted By Rsey103 I liked having 4 judges during the auditions. But now that the viewers are voting, having two Paulas is redundant. I think it's just another way of stretching a half-hour show to 2 hours. That 2-hour show last night had about 8 minutes that were tolerable. Tatiana tried her best to improve her image, performing almost like a grown-up professional. The judges wanted her to make a fool of herself, but she didn't take the bait. Good for her. It must have been hard for her to keep a lid on the crazy for 5 minutes...
Originally Posted By Lisann22 I was really disappointed in all of them. Not the strongest crop in my opinion. Danny was the best but right now at this point in the competition, he's mediocre in my opinion - I see no "American Idol."
Originally Posted By mater4 >>Brent Keith: sings Hick Town. After rewatching, I think he did okay. I can see country fans liking his performance.<< I am a country fan and thought he was horrible. Danny was hands down the best of the night.
Originally Posted By mele I thought it was funny when Ryan told Casey Carlson that maybe she'd have her chance as a wild card. It was such an open acknowledgment that there was no way in hell people would vote for her after that crappy song choice.
Originally Posted By csgoofygirl I zipped through the show on my DVR so I didn't hear how the voting was going to work. Are they choosing the top three through the votes received last night? Are they voting "off" like previous years? Do the judges get to pick someone? We watched them sing, listened to a little of the judges comments and then I deleted it. Guess I should have paid closer attention.
Originally Posted By utahjosh For the first three weeks of the top 36, the top 3 go on to the top 12. (The vote-getting guy and girl go through, plus the next most-vote-getting guy OR girl.) Then 3 (wild card) will be chosen by the producers to fill out the remaining spots in the top 12.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Currently there are three groups of 12. In each group, the top guy and girl get through, plus the next contestant who received the highest number of votes. Then I guess there will be a series of wild-card shows to choose three more to round out the top 12.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I think the judges pick the wild cards, not the producers. But I'm not sure if they just pick their favorites and say "you are now in the top 12," or if they pick several and have another elimination show. The latter seems more likely; after all, there are only 3 spots and 4 judges. So unless it's a "picked by consensus of the judges" thing, the math wouldn't work. If they each got to pick 3 favorites who didn't get voted through, that would be 12; enough for one more show of the sort we saw last night (12 perform, 3 get through).
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Isn't that how it was done in the first season as Kelly Clarkston was a wild card addition to the Top 12.
Originally Posted By utahjosh <I think the judges pick the wild cards, not the producers.> I think the producers run the show more than they'd like us to think. Case in point: Clay vs. Reuben - Who got more votes? The answer: It was a tie. All phone lines for both contestants were constantly busy the entire voting time. It's like pouring a gallon of milk into two different small cups, and then declaring a winner.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 long over here - can't wait to comment but want to ensure no spoilers. am very happy about one outcome - ? on one other
