Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819 I thought Simon seemed nicer, so far, this season, as well. That recap was full of funny sarcastic comments that Simon used to make! I forgot about that site, and their humorous recaps. Thanks for the reminder, sfh!
Originally Posted By Rsey103 Why do you think they added a judge this season? I'm thinking shows like that don't make big changes unless there's a problem somewhere.
Originally Posted By mele I think because Paula and Randy can be really ineffectual. They blather on and rarely even make sense. Paula just rambles and compliments people on their looks and Randy just uses the same phrases ("pitchy" and "just a'ight, dog"); they don't add much as judges.
Originally Posted By Rsey103 Paula and Randy have been like that for 7 going on 8 seasons. Why add a judge now? Is there a problem with the ratings? Is one of the original judges preparing to leave the show?
Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819 I'm not sure why they added a new judge, Rsey...I thought mele's ideas seemed right on target. The thing I don't understand is, when two judges say okay, it seems that they let the contestant through. (When the majority hasn't ruled.) So, having 3 or 4, doesn't make a difference. (Unless there's another rule I'm not aware of, like does Simon have more clout than the others??) Tonight they let someone else go through that wasn't very good, but they begged and begged and they got to go to Hollywood. (I think it was the girl in the beginning with the mermaid looking dress.) I don't think that's fair to the other mediocre people that don't carry on and beg. (or the ones that say they sang from the wrong r*ct*m.)
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I'm confused, because I could swear that in KC they let some through to Hollywood with only two votes, and yet this week they seemed to indicate that a contestant needed three to pass.
Originally Posted By mele I'm really kind of ticked by how they treated the first girl tonight. I mean, I thought she was going to royally suck and she was WAY better than some of the other people who they let in. Yeah, she's a dramatic pain in the rump but, geez. Okay, she needs to stop that god-awful laughing.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 the new judge irritates the crap out of me as I watched for the first time tonight ( I have the first ones on DVR to view)-- Who the heck does she know( have pictures on ) ? She acts like it's her show - I wish she'd go away... got to be careful when they mess with a formula that works --
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains I am to the guy from Wicked - I thought he was really good - After all the b.s. Simon puts out there about being too theatrical - he says yes!
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Considering that he sang Bohemian Rhapsody, when Simon said he was "theatrical," I thought sure someone would have been clever enough to say "So was Freddie Mercury." Which would have been true. "Theatrical" and "rock/pop star" are not necessarily mutually exclusive. Anyway, I think Simon knew durn well he had the voice to go through, he was just warning him to tone down the theatricality in the future if he wanted to retain Simon's favor.
Originally Posted By mele Simon was weird last night. He seemed to be down on just about everyone he'd normally let through. (I only watched about half the show.)
Originally Posted By DAR What a completely boring episode. Nobody stood out to me. I wonder if they knew they had a bad episode and figured they'd put that up against the inauguration.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains I am finding it a bit annoying that they aren't showing very many of the people the are sending through - they only show a few and then say all these others made it to -
Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819 I was a little creeped out by the guy at the end and his mother. I mean it was really nice that he stays home and takes care of her, but all of the kissing and 'I love yous' were a bit much. (I have a son with seizure disorder and didn't understand why she needed someone there with her all day, either.)
Originally Posted By beamerdog I've met some people with seizure disorders who were home bound until they got seizure alert dogs. One woman in my class had several different categories of seizures. Maybe it depends on the type that you have. Just sayin'
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I loved the contestant who went first. She was so bizarre and wonderful, posing for the camera, and then that tittering laugh she has. Funny. I thought her voice was solid enough, and I was surprised that the judges were so brutal. I like the new judge Kara DioGuardi. She's a Producer and Song Writer. She's worked on albums for Kelly Clarkson, Jewel, Faith Hill, Pink, Britney Spears and others. So she has some experience to back up being a judge.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss That funny tittering laugh got on my nerves after the first few seconds; it was like nails on a blackboard.
Originally Posted By mele Yeah, her laugh made me feel angry towards the end. Mostly because it seemed so fake. She was odd but I'd take her over Bikini Girl anyday! Wacky can be fun!
