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(S06E25) Two important questions will be answered tonight, Ryan says. "Who's going home, and how will Sanjaya wear his hair?"Blake is safe. LaKisha is safe. Phil IS in the bottom three. Melinda is safe. Chris R rebounds from last week's bottom two and IS safe. Sanjaya (yawn) is safe AGAIN. Haley IS in the bottom three. And Jordin, of course, is safe. Which means, either Chris Sligh or Gina is in the bottom three, but we won't know who until the end of the show.
Fast Forward. Turns out CHRIS SLIGH joins PHIL and HALEY in the bottom three. But Philly is sent back to safety once again.
SLIGH vs. SCARNATO? Who's going home? Randy says it's a tough call. Paula says they both deserve "warmth" from the audience. Simon thinks it's "Bye, Bye Curly."
And Simon is RIGHT. It's the end of the road for Chris Sligh who wowed us with his humor and charm early on, but then disappointed with his weekly (weakly) performances.
Am I sad to see Chris Sligh go? Not really. If not this week, I figured he'd be going sometime soon. He seemed really tired lately, and his personality had lost its shine. Once cocky and confident, he just looked like a beaten dog. It's probably better that he leaves now before Idol completely beats the fun right out of him.
The only bad thing about Chris Sligh going is that he was one of my eight-year-old son's favorites (the other being Blake) and he's a little upset about it right now. I'm sure he'll get over it by tomorrow. At least I hope he will.
Did the right person go home tonight? I think so. I think it was time for Chris Sligh to go. American voted, and Chris obviously hasn't built as strong a fanbase as Haley or Phil or Sanjaya.
And yeah, looks like there's no stopping Sanjaya. This is going to be a long season.
Other highlights:
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Ryan comes out wearing a Sanjaya-inspired faux-hawk and says, "I've been Sanjayed." Okay, that sounded dirty and creepy.
- The finalists sing "I Fought The Law" in tonight's western-themed Ford music video. Hey, Chris R. look kinda cute dressed up like an outlaw. Wow, I like him a lot better when he's not singing.
- American Idol Challenge: Which Idol finalist from Birmingham was dubbed the "Velvet Teddy Bear? Bo, Ruben, or Hicks? Again, super easy.
- Exxon Mobile came forward with a generous donation after last week's corporate appeal. No word on exactly how generous the donation was.
- Gwen Stefani sings "The Sweet Escape" and Akon is there to Woo-Hoo. I like the top of Gwen's outfit, but don't think the bottom is flattering. But hey, she still rocks and is the hippest, most contemporary pop star Idol has ever snagged. After her performance she gives a plug for her upcoming tour (which starts April 21). And she also gives a shout-out to baby Kingston (aww sweet, she's such a hip mommy). Ryan tells us Gwen will also be part of Idol Gives Back.
- There's enough time for Chris Sligh to sing his final song, so I really don't know think they need to increase the results shows to one hour in length.
- Phil owes Chris Sligh $50 bucks. I'm guessing that they had a bet about which one of them was getting the boot first.
Next Week: The music of Tony Bennett.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 17)
3-28-2007 @ 11:17PM
antonella said...
Conspiracy!
http://artoftelevision.blogspot.com/2007/03/american-idol-cuts-fat.html
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3-28-2007 @ 11:20PM
Jim said...
He wasn't going to win it, so he might as well have gone home this week. The same can be said for everyone but Jordin, Melinda and Lakisha (in that order).
The big question at this point is: How far will Sanjaya go?
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3-28-2007 @ 11:27PM
Kyle Beasley said...
Every week Sanjaya remains cuts someone else more deserving out of the spotlight. Seriously he should just bow out.
http://kylebeabo.blogspot.com/
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3-28-2007 @ 11:35PM
Dawn Shepherd said...
I totally aggree with you. Sanjaya should have gone long time ago and last was a disaster. I also aggree that Chris probaly wouldn't have one ethier.
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3-28-2007 @ 11:38PM
DeadWrong said...
soon the word SANJAYA.. Will be defined as..
A person of no talent or value is allowed to continue in the place of a more deserving
person.
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3-28-2007 @ 11:53PM
David said...
If I were Sanjaya I would bow out just for the fact he is being made fun of EVERYWHERE.
That said I no longer care about him, I just laugh and move on like he's not really there. If I were Chris tonight I wouldn't have hugged Sanjaya. It's pretty clear that the rest of the group doesn't want him around. And Chris R and Blake seem a little too friendly to me...
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3-28-2007 @ 11:56PM
jdl said...
sanjaya is the chicken little of 2007 theres always got to be someone who sucks but keeps going on it keep the people watching to seee when they finally will get the boot
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3-29-2007 @ 12:13AM
David said...
Yes! Someone said Chicken Little besides me. I thought no one had a clue what I was talknig about. It's why they need to raise the age. No more "well he's young" BS.
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3-29-2007 @ 1:04AM
Mel said...
Yea!! Go Sanjaya!
Never liked Chris Sligh anyway. Came off arrogant and condescending.
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3-29-2007 @ 1:47AM
David said...
"Never liked Chris Sligh anyway. Came off arrogant and condescending."
Unlike Sanjaya who comes off as an arrogant no talent closet hack who acts like the show is "dress up time".
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3-29-2007 @ 1:49AM
cj said...
Wow! America is keeping that kid in. Can't blame him for being horrible...the judges brought him in. Can't blame him for still being there...America won't relases him from his pain. Quite honestly, would you bow out in the same situation?
That being said, I should kick myself for not entering my dog. Now, you should see her hair!
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3-29-2007 @ 1:52AM
Mel said...
I don't think you get that America created Sanjaya, he's capitalising on his asset to his benefit.
Which is really as American as apple pie, and is my American idol. Disagree and you're a commie terrorist.
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3-29-2007 @ 1:58AM
bryan said...
OK, does anybody really care who wins American Idol this year?. Although, I haven't been a Sanjaya fan in the past, I'm starting to realize that he is definetely more interesting than the remaining group of finalists. I think there are much better singers, but none of them have the "it" factor required to sell tons of records. Sanjaya is probably the only finalist that could sell a million albums. No, he's definetely not a great singer, but he has that androgoneous teen idol looks that little girls seem to love (such as Leif Garrett, Shaun Cassidy, etc.) He really just needs to get out there and show more confidence in his singing and he could probably surprise alot of people.
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3-29-2007 @ 2:08AM
Phish said...
JESUS H. CHRIST!!! will you ppl just stop with the sanjaya bashing and or praising! HOLY CRAP, since when did this show become ALL ABOUT sanjaya?!
granted he sucks, but the more you IDIOTS bitch and scream, the more ppl are gonna vote for him just to see / hear you bitch and scream!
MORONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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3-29-2007 @ 2:11AM
Mel said...
David, what do you think this show is actually? I saw it as a "dress up" show from the start.
And Sligh should be kicked out from his youth ministry as well for betting. FOR SHAME!
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3-29-2007 @ 2:12AM
Mel said...
I don't watch American Idol, but this is the first time I actually look out for the results.
Sanjaya's magnificent like that.
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3-29-2007 @ 2:24AM
PB said...
Not a surprise that Chris got kicked off tonight ... he's been slowly going downhill since Hollywood week.
Did anyone else think that Gwen Stefani was lip synching? I think she was ... sheesh. What a rip.
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3-29-2007 @ 6:03AM
funspot6 said...
sanjaya is a joke dosent he see this, no one thinks he can sing think of the ones who can sing...
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3-29-2007 @ 6:16AM
sjohnmassoud said...
Sad that Chris left actually. He seemed like a decent guy, I liked his sense of humor. But when you have these NAMBLA people and their kind voting for him, well what can you expect from a bunch of perverts.
Isn't it sad that little perv is still on and more talented performers like Stephanie were kicked off.
Maybe people should boycott Howard Stern?
Not that I'd ever listen to him. I quit listening to him in 1979 after he called TWA and asked how much a 1-way flight from National Airport to the 14th Street Bridge was. (this was days after a plane wrecked in the Potomac River)
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3-29-2007 @ 6:55AM
Gus said...
This season I dont have a favorite its boring,as for Sanyaja, the sound of two cat screwing is more musical than this clown.
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