Jordin-related stories
Posted May 28th 2007 3:03PM by Liz Finn-Arnold
Filed under: OpEd, American Idol, Contestants, News and Gossip
I was never a Blake fan, but as the end of
American Idol season six drew near, I came to admire his attitude even more than his singing or beatboxing skills. I like that Blake never talked back to the judges in a snotty, defensive manner. I like that he took his lumps with a smile and a shrug. I like that he didn't cry "foul" when forced to sing the generic "This Is My Now."
In the age of reality TV where everyone wants to win at any cost, it was nice to witness a guy who actually seemed to be enjoying the experience itself.
In a conference call with reporters,
Blake said, "I honestly didn't care one bit [about] winning or losing, because I call myself a winner just by getting into the top 10."
Continue reading Is it better for Blake that he didn't win Idol?
Posted May 23rd 2007 11:49PM by Liz Finn-Arnold
Filed under: American Idol, Reviewcaps, Contestants, Performances, Episode Reviews
(S06E41) I am exhausted, truly exhausted. TV should be relaxing. But
American Idol's two hour event shows are emotionally-draining. They wear me out. And tonight's show was especially BIG. I'm surprised Ryan didn't call it the "biggest show ever." It actually ran over 2 hours by about eight minutes.
But everything between 8:00 and 10:05 was just filler or commercials. We came here tonight to crown the next
American Idol. The judges give their final thoughts. Randy says, "It's Jordin, baby." Paula is just proud of everyone. She congratulates them both. Simon congratulates Jordin (his pick based on the last song Tuesday night).
74 million votes were cast Tuesday night (for a combined total of 609 million votes cast over the season) and this year's
American Idol is ...
Continue reading American Idol: Live Results Show #13 (season finale part 2)
Posted May 18th 2007 1:22PM by Liz Finn-Arnold
Filed under: American Idol, Watercooler Talk, Contestants, News and Gossip
On Wednesday night, many of us were shocked to see "resident pro" Melinda Doolittle get booted from
American Idol. But more shocking than that, many of us
swore we heard Ryan Seacrest mistakenly announce her upcoming ouster prematurely.
Here's what happened. After Elliott Yamin performed, and before a commercial break Ryan said, "We've got more music coming up live from Maroon 5. Plus, more emotional results and Melinda Doolittle goes home."
Continue reading Did Ryan accidentally announce Melinda's elimination too early on Idol's results show?
Posted May 9th 2007 10:41AM by Jon Peter Lewis
Filed under: American Idol, Celebrity Commentary
Boy, that's rough having to learn a couple songs in a week; I think the challenge took its toll on the contestants. Those guys couldn't have looked or sounded more tired -- a fact which wasn't lost on the judges, it seemed.
There was very little love coming from the judges' table tonight. Only Jordin and Melinda seemed to get any praise on a night that should have been Blake's moment to stand out.
Granted, there's only so much you can do with '70s dance tracks, but it's dance music nonetheless. And you'd think that'd be enough to give him an edge.
Continue reading A light at the end of Idol's tunnel
Posted May 2nd 2007 11:35PM by JJ Hawkins
Filed under: American Idol, Reviewcaps, Contestants, Episode Reviews
(S06E35) Touchy, touchy, touchy. If I learned anything from the comments on yesterday's reviewcap, it's not to mess with the readers and their Jon Bon Jovi. Holy goodness, you guys absolutely obliterated me in the comments. The strange thing is, I kind of liked it.
Fortunately, I only received one death threat, so I'm happy to be coming out of this relatively unscathed. Deep down you know you were really laughing with me, you just didn't want to admit it. What's that you say? You weren't amused? Ok, then let's just start the recap.
Continue reading American Idol: Live Results Show #10
Posted May 1st 2007 11:31PM by JJ Hawkins
Filed under: American Idol, Music and Variety, Reviewcaps, Contestants, Performances, Episode Reviews
(S06E34) Was anyone really surprised that no one got sent home during "
Idol Gives Back"? It was a charity event. Someone having their dream destroyed just wouldn't have fit in with the show.
The fact that no one left had a profound effect on this episode as Ryan was quick to point out since two people would be going home this week.
Continue reading American Idol: Top 6 Finalists (once again)
Posted Apr 9th 2007 12:15PM by Liz Finn-Arnold
Filed under: American Idol, Contestants, News and Gossip
In her exit interview,
Idol's resident rocker, Gina Glocksen,
claims she had no idea she would be going home last Wednesday night.
Gina says, "I thought that I had a really good performance on Tuesday, and I was really proud of the song that I chose and the way that I chose to present it."
Until last week, Gina's fans had kept her safely above the bottomfeeders . Gina says, "I didn't even have a chance to be in the bottom three ever, and the one time that I was, I'm going home. So it was pretty hard."
Continue reading Gina wasn't prepared to leave Idol
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