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Syesha Mercado(S07E40) This is it, the penultimate episode and possibly the most tense and contested results of the whole season. Based just on the comments here, fans of each contestant are passionate, so you can expect the world to erupt in chaos tonight, especially if David goes home. Syesha has been the comeback queen, but I don't know if she has what it takes to break through into the Finals, and after last night's performances I certainly don't think she did enough there. Join us here for our live chat and live out the excitement with billions (give or take billions) of other Idol fans and see who's going to vie for the title of American Idol in next week's finale!

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]]>americanidolreviewcapdavid archuletadavid cookDavidArchuletaDavidCookpaula abdulPaulaAbdulrandy jacksonRandyJacksonryan seacrestRyanSeacrestsimon cowellSimonCowellsyesha mercadoSyeshaMercadoJason HughesWed, 14 May 2008 20:45:00 ESTLythgoe and son David comment on Jeff Archuleta's troubleshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/14/lythgoe-and-son-david-comment-on-jeff-archuletas-troubles/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/14/lythgoe-and-son-david-comment-on-jeff-archuletas-troubles/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/14/lythgoe-and-son-david-comment-on-jeff-archuletas-troubles/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Nigel LythgoeAmerican Idol executive producer Nigel Lythgoe has come out in confirmation that finalist David Archuleta's dad has been effectively banned from participating in David's rehearsals, though he stops short of saying Jeff Archuleta's been banned altogether from the backstage area. In an interesting choice of words, Lythgoe said, "He has been asked not to participate in the choice of music with David or be in the room when David is working out his routines that he wants to sing. He's fine to be in the studio -- nothing wrong with that. We just want David to be able to be free like everybody else to get on and do what they want to do." I find the use of "free like everybody else" very interesting.

Later Lythgoe said they were concerned about giving everyone an equal opportunity and taking away "some of the pressure" that David was under. It's certainly an interesting comment in that you wonder if Idol should even take on that role of reducing parental pressure. He did stop short of declaring Jeff Archuleta a "stage dad," instead saying only that a stage mom or dad is only "someone who's protective."

 

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]]>aidavid archuletadavid cookDavidArchuletaDavidCookfoxjeff archuletaJeffArchuletanigel lythgoeNigelLythgoepaula abdulPaulaAbdulrandy jacksonRandyJacksonryan seacrestRyanSeacrestsimon cowellSimonCowellJason HughesWed, 14 May 2008 15:41:00 ESTShould David Cook win American Idol?http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/14/should-david-cook-win-american-idol/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/14/should-david-cook-win-american-idol/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/14/should-david-cook-win-american-idol/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

David CookFirst, the good news: each of the final three American Idol contestants are guaranteed record deals and a music career. The bad news? I have this awful feeling in my stomach, the way I sometimes feel after eating too many potato chips, that David Cook is going to win the whole thing. That would be a shame.

I know that there are a lot of Cook fans out there, but I'm wondering: have you noticed that he sings just like 88% of the bands you hear on the radio right now? I don't want to call him a poseur, but I'm curious if he has that voice and style because that's how other successful, current singers sing. Don't we already have a Chris Daughtry?*

 

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]]>american idolchris daughtrydavid archuletadavid cookfoxpaula abdulrandy jacksonryan seacrestsyesha mercadoBob SassoneWed, 14 May 2008 11:27:00 ESTAmerican Idol: Top 3 Performhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/13/american-idol-top-3-perform/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/13/american-idol-top-3-perform/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/13/american-idol-top-3-perform/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Idol
(S07E39) It only took until the Final Three, but finally the contestants are going to be able to sing at least one song that is entirely their own choice. No themes, no specific artists just whatever their little hearts content. Expect David Cook to do a rock song, Syesha to do a Whitney song and David Archuleta to do a ballad he's been singing his whole life. After that, the judges get to select a song for each and the producers get to do the same. Traditionally these Top 3 episodes have featured some pretty amazing performances, as the songs are better suited for the kind of vocalists we have left. Now, this may not be your favorite Top 3 (it's certainly not mine), but stop by anyway in our live chat during the episode and talk about how they're doing.

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]]>aidavid archuletadavid cookDavidArchuletaDavidCookfoxpaula abdulPaulaAbdulrandy jacksonRandyJacksonryan seacrestRyanSeacrestsimon cowellSimonCowellsyesha mercadoSyeshaMercadoJason HughesTue, 13 May 2008 19:45:00 ESTAI Aftermath: 4th place finishers - VIDEOShttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/13/ai-aftermath-4th-place-finishers-videos/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/13/ai-aftermath-4th-place-finishers-videos/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/13/ai-aftermath-4th-place-finishers-videos/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

American Idol - 4th place finishers
Welcome back to "AI Aftermath," where we explore Idol's past. Each installment, as one more American Idol hopeful is eliminated from the competition, we take a look back at contestants past who were eliminated at the same point. We'll examine how they did on the show and what they've been up to since their eliminations. In honor of Jason Castro's elimination last week, we'll be looking at other fourth place finishers.

This week: 4th place finishers, featuring featuring Tamyra Gray (Season One), Joshua Gracin (Season Two), LaToya London (Season Three), Anthony Federov (Season Four), Chris Daughtry (Season Five) and LaKisha Jones (Season Six).

 

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]]>aianthon federovAnthonFederovchris daughtryChrisDaughtryfoxjoshua gracinJoshuaGracinlakisha jonesLakishaJoneslatoya londonLatoyaLondonpaula abdulPaulaAbdulrandy jacksonRandyJacksonryan seacrestRyanSeacrestsimon cowellSimonCowelltamyra grayTamyraGrayJason HughesTue, 13 May 2008 15:20:00 ESTStump the King - Paula Abdulhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/12/stump-the-king-paula-abdul/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/12/stump-the-king-paula-abdul/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/12/stump-the-king-paula-abdul/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Hey, Hey PaulaIt seems we can't get through a season of American Idol without Paula doing something nutty. Whether it's dating a contestant or giving bad interviews or just being wacky. These events inevitably lead to an allegation that Paula has a drinking problem or is on drugs or something equally scandalous.

Some people seem to get very angry when these allegations start flying. These folks are fans of Paula and AI and therefore feel that they must defend her in any way they can. They make up excuses for her behavior which range from sleep deprivation to technical problems. Unfortunately none of them ever admit the truth:

 

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]]>American IdolAmericanIdolPaula AbdulPaulaAbdulSimon CowellSimonCowellPaul GoebelMon, 12 May 2008 08:04:00 ESTAmerican Idol might lower age requirementshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/09/american-idol-might-lower-age-requirements/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/09/american-idol-might-lower-age-requirements/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/09/american-idol-might-lower-age-requirements/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Simon CowellJust when some people are saying that American Idol should shake things up a bit comes this bit of news from one of the judges: they might lower the age for contestants.

Right now the youngest a performer can be on the show is 16 (fan favorite David Archuleta is 17) and the highest limit is 30, which is really old in pop music terms I guess. But judge Simon Cowell tells Extra that the FOX show might drop the lowest age from 16 to 14. Then, if that works out well, the plan is to eventually have contestants audition directly from their mother's womb. That would be fantastic television, having fetuses go up against 25 year-olds.

Cowell also suggests that potential contestants, especially the girls, cry a lot more to get sympathy and get more votes from viewers. FOX should get ready for some phone calls from the L.A. chapter of NOW.

[via TV Tattle]

 

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]]>american idol age requirementsdavid archuletadavid cookextra tvfoxpaula abdulrandy jacksonryan seacrestsimon cowellsyesha mercadoBob SassoneFri, 09 May 2008 15:23:00 ESTAI OD: A farewell to Jason Castro - VIDEOShttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/09/ai-od-a-farewell-to-jason-castro-videos/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/09/ai-od-a-farewell-to-jason-castro-videos/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/09/ai-od-a-farewell-to-jason-castro-videos/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Jason CastroDespite a few amazing performances through his run on American Idol, Jason Castro seemed to be really running out of fuel by the end here. On the show he even said that he felt his inexperience was really starting to hurt him. He could barely handle trying to prepare two songs each week, along with the required group number choreography and those awesome Ford commercial shoots and flying to Vegas to help promote Cirque du Soleil, and was really sweating having to try and handle three more for next week.

It's easy to forget that Jason's only been singing a year or so, so unlike most of these other contestants who've been doing this for years in one capacity or another, he's not only new to singing competitions and performing, but new to the discipline of singing altogether. In Jason Castro's exit interview, he said he came into the competition just to see where it would go and didn't even consider the possibility of him winning until more recently.

 

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]]>aifoxjason castroJasonCastropaula abdulPaulaAbdulrandy jacksonRandyJacksonryan seacrestRyanSeacrestsimon cowellSimonCowellJason HughesFri, 09 May 2008 14:41:00 ESTWho should win American Idol?http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/08/who-should-win-american-idol/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/08/who-should-win-american-idol/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/08/who-should-win-american-idol/#commentsFiled under: , ,

David ArchuletaAt this point an argument can be made for any of the Top 3 to win the whole thing. In fact, that's just what we're going to do. Now that we've said goodbye to so many other hopefuls we're down to a Final Three every bit as strong as Season Two's Kimberly Locke, Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard, though drastically different. All three have proven that they have great voices. All three have proven that they have tremendous fan support. And all three seem to tap into a very different fan-base.

But who's the most deserving of the win? David Archuleta has wowed the judges and audience week after week with his polished vocals, but lacks a commanding stage presence. Syesha Mercado has played the role of the underdog throughout this competition, but has been coming on strong these past few weeks with passion and conviction. David Cook quickly emerged as a front-runner with his powerful rock vocals and innovative arrangements, but is he too limited to be the next Idol?

 

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]]>aidavid archuletadavid cookDavidArchuletaDavidCookfoxpaula abdulPaulaAbdulrandy jacksonRandyJacksonryan seacrestRyanSeacrestsimon cowellSimonCowellsyesha mercadoSyeshaMercadoJason HughesThu, 08 May 2008 17:22:00 ESTIdol Polls: The Top 4http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/08/idol-polls-the-top-4/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/08/idol-polls-the-top-4/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/08/idol-polls-the-top-4/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Jason CastroWelcome back to our weekly American Idol polls round-up. Each week we look at various online polls that were conducted from the end of last week's results up to the performance show Tuesday. And then a few that were conducted after the performance show, but before the results were revealed.

This way we can analyze how the week's performances affected a contestant's overall popularity, which turns out to be not very much except in a few select cases anymore. Well, Syesha managed to take all those last place poll positions right into the Top 3 while Jason's miscues and forgotten lyrics made his fans forget to call in for him. It's been building toward a David-David finale, but if we believe that Jason has never placed number one in the votes, then that means Syesha has proven herself capable of beating the Davids head-to-head. Will the inevitable play out or will a David go home? We'll see next week.

 

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Syesha Mercad(S07E38) Tonight, Maroon 5 joins in the fun as we narrow down the remaining finalists to the Top 3. Where did Brooke's voting constituents go? If they went to Jason Castro then maybe he can pull of a huge upset and supplant a David or Syesha. If they went Syesha's way, it may be the end of the road for Jason Castro. If they all swung my way, who knows what will happen because Ryan forgot to give out my numbers ... again! Chime in through the show and critique the amazing Ford commercials, sound off on the amazing live viewer call-in feature (*cough*crap*cough*) and let us know who you think is going home.

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American Idol 7 - Top 4
(S07E37) Finally, the plethora of mentors is gone and we have a potentially more expansive theme with "The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame." I'm not sure what it means exactly but if it means music by artists in the Hall that's a lot of good songs to select from, and artists that better suit the individual contestants than some of the mentors. I like the idea of mentors, I just don't think it should be limited to their specific body of work on those weeks. What do you think? Chime in about that, the performances tonight or whatever's on your mind in the live chat tonight.

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American Idol - 5th place finishers
Welcome back to "AI Aftermath," where we explore Idol's past. Each week, as one more American Idol hopeful is eliminated from the competition, we take a look back at contestants past who were eliminated in the same week. We'll examine how they did on the show and what they've been up to since their eliminations. In honor of Brooke White's elimination last week we'll be looking at other fifth place finishers.

This week: 5th place finishers, featuring featuring RJ Helton (Season 1), Trenyce (Season 2), George Huff (Season 3), Scott Savol (Season 4), Paris Bennett (Season 5) and Chris Richardson (Season 6).

 

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]]>aibrooke whiteBrookeWhitechris richardsonChrisRichardsonfoxgeorge huffGeorgeHuffparis bennettParisBennettpaula abdulPaulaAbdulrandy jacksonRandyJacksonrj heltonRjHeltonryan seacrestRyanSeacrestscott savolScottSavolsimon cowellSimonCowelltrenyceJason HughesTue, 06 May 2008 11:02:00 ESTAI OD: A farewell to Brooke White - VIDEOShttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/02/ai-od-a-farewell-to-brooke-white-videos/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/02/ai-od-a-farewell-to-brooke-white-videos/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/02/ai-od-a-farewell-to-brooke-white-videos/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Brooke WhiteWhen the end finally came for Brooke White, none of us were too surprised, and her least of all. "I've been packed for two weeks," she said in the Brooke White exit interview. But while she may have expected to go, she had mixed feelings about it. "Part of me wanted to keep going," she indicated. "Song selection and the pressure has really increased with two songs and preparing for the finale. So in that sense, it does feel kind of good to be done with that, but I was welcoming the challenge as well."

There were times throughout her run where Brooke was clearly in over her head, but that was generally more due to the restricted theme week being so far out of the zone of what she does. As she herself said, she really connects with "the singer/songwriters of the '70s." Thus, while a pop career would seem very much not in Brooke's future, if she can find a place in the modern music scene for a modern singer/songwriter, like a Tori Amos, then she should do just fine.

 

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]]>aibrooke whiteBrookeWhitefoxpaula abdulPaulaAbdulrandy jacksonRandyJacksonryan seacrestRyanSeacrestsimon cowellSimonCowellJason HughesFri, 02 May 2008 19:25:00 ESTIdol Polls: The Top 5http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/01/idol-polls-the-top-5/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/01/idol-polls-the-top-5/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/01/idol-polls-the-top-5/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Brooke WhiteWelcome back to our weekly American Idol polls round-up. Each week we look at various online polls that were conducted from the end of last week's results up to the performance show Tuesday. And then a few that were conducted after the performance show, but before the results were revealed.

This way we can analyze how the week's performances affected a contestant's overall popularity, which turns out to be not very much except in a few select cases. After a fairly lackluster night in which he deserved at least a Bottom Two slot, Jason skated into the Top 4. The question now is can the comeback queen break into the axis of testosterone and keep her hopes alive. Syesha has been at the bottom of these polls for over two months now and despite occasionally Bottom Three/Two finishes she's still alive and in the Final Four. Has her time finally run out? She's the last woman standing; does that stand for anything? We'll see next week.

 

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American Idol 7 - Top 5
(S07E36) What an underwhelming evening for the most part. In fact, I'd like to scrub that first round of songs from my memory banks completely. The contestants should be ashamed that they took a good catalog of songs (Neil Diamond's catalog) and made it so interminably boring. As Simon said, luckily they had second songs to redeem themselves, and a few of them even managed to do so. Only Syesha had two strong performances with true heart and emotion, so we'll see how that plays out. Is it the end of the road for Jason? Brooke? Neil Diamond and Natasha Bedingfield are performing. Won't you join our live chat and let us know what you think, starting just before 9:00 PM ET? There's virtual cookies and milk.

You can join the chat by following this link. Look for the full episode review right here later tonight.

 

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]]>aiamericanidolreviewcapbrooke whiteBrookeWhitedavid archuletadavid cookDavidArchuletaDavidCookfoxjason castroJasonCastropaula abdulPaulaAbdulrandy jacksonRandyJacksonryan seacrestRyanSeacrestsimon cowellSimonCowellsyesha mercadoSyeshaMercadoJason HughesWed, 30 Apr 2008 20:45:00 ESTFOX courting fans to tweak faltering American Idol formulahttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/30/fox-courting-fans-to-tweak-faltering-american-idol-formula/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/30/fox-courting-fans-to-tweak-faltering-american-idol-formula/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/30/fox-courting-fans-to-tweak-faltering-american-idol-formula/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Ryan SeacrestNote I said faltering and not failing. American Idol is still far and away the number one show on television. But ratings are down for the second season in a row, so those in charge would be fools to simply ignore this. And since you are the ones tuning the show out more than you used to, they've reached out to the viewing public to see what they feel is and isn't working.

That's right, American Idol conducted a market research survey to find out what we really think about the current season and the show in general. Basically they asked if we like the Top 12, why we watch the show and how we watch the show (DVR, live, etc.). Do we visit the web site, blah, blah, blah. Interestingly, there are several questions specifically eliciting feedback on each of the four main components of the Idol machine. It seems they're feeling out the public on how important Ryan, Paula, Randy and Simon are to the show.

 

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American Idol Top 5
(S07E35) Hey look, another mentor that's a solid hundred years older than every single contestant. But Neil Diamond's still a cool cat so I forgive him. Oh and what do you know? Neil has an album, Home Before Dark, coming out next week. I'm sure that's just a coincidence. He really did the show because he enjoys it and truly wants to help the contestants. Not to promote an album. That Neil he's a swell guy. Why don't you drop by tonight and chat us up about it in our live chat?

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]]>aiamericanidolreviewcapbrooke whiteBrookeWhitedavid archuletadavid cookDavidArchuletaDavidCookfoxjason castroJasonCastroneil diamondNeilDiamondpaula abdulPaulaAbdulrandy jacksonRandyJacksonryan seacrestRyanSeacrestsimon cowellSimonCowellsyesha mercadoSyeshaMercadoJason HughesTue, 29 Apr 2008 19:45:00 ESTHow to vote for your Idol like a pre-pubescent girlhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/29/how-to-vote-for-your-idol-like-a-pre-pubescent-girl/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/29/how-to-vote-for-your-idol-like-a-pre-pubescent-girl/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/29/how-to-vote-for-your-idol-like-a-pre-pubescent-girl/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Carly SmithsonTired of your fingers bleeding and still only getting 219 calls in for your favorite contestant each Tuesday night? Do you go to bed with hand spasms, because let's face it your fingers aren't as young as they used to be? Well, now you can still vote for your favorites like a teenager with more free time than you have left in the rest of your life without all the hassle and stress (do I sound like an infomercial yet?).

Gizmo5 is a software package that can be installed on your computer (XP, Vista and Mac!) as well as your mobile phone. A new contact is created named "Idol Voting." Simply select this contact and select 1 to cast 25 consecutive votes for your favorite Idol contestant automagically (I know what I said; it's magical to me!). I know it works because I tested it last week voting for Brooke and Jason and ... oh! ... um ... sorry about that, Carly fans. Well, you can still save your favorites this week. And your fingers, too.

PS: If someone at Gizmo5 is reading this, Carly was cut last week so you can remove her from your site. Cool?

 

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]]>aibrooke whiteBrookeWhitecarly smithsonCarlySmithsondavid archuletadavid cookDavidArchuletaDavidCookfoxjason castroJasonCastropaula abdulPaulaAbdulrandy jacksonRandyJacksonryan seacrestRyanSeacrestsimon cowellSimonCowellsyesha mercadoSyeshaMercadoJason HughesTue, 29 Apr 2008 16:41:00 ESTFive annoying American Idol clicheshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/29/five-annoying-american-idol-cliches/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/29/five-annoying-american-idol-cliches/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/29/five-annoying-american-idol-cliches/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

American Idol JudgesThe fine folks over at AOL Television put together their "11 Biggest American Idol Cliches," but as the self-proclaimed guru of all things Idol, I figured my legions of fan (yes it's singular on purpose) are clamoring for my take. You have to figure that after nearly eight years on the air any show is going to rack up it's long, long list of annoying things.

And yet, I don't get nearly as annoyed when Jeff Probst yells "Come on in guys. [Team A] getting their first look at the new [Team B]. [Contestant Name] voted out at the last tribal council," even though he does it every single week. "[Team members], you're the last team to arrive. I'm sorry to tell you that you've both been eliminated from The Amazing Race." No big deal. So why do Ryan, Simon and the gang at American Idol drive us so crazy week after week?

 

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