TVSquad

Ah, man. I thought I'd be really glad to see Kellie go, but she's so sweet and innocent that I felt really bad for her when she got voted off. But, America doesn't need any more dumb blonde singers (although, Britney doesn't seem to be doing much lately, so maybe there is an opening). Hopefully Kellie gets some professional help with her voice, because she was the amateur of amateurs in this bunch of six.

When Ryan split the final six into three groups of two, we learned that Chris and Katherine received the most votes this week. I wouldn't be surprised if those two battled it out in the final two. I think they're evenly matched-- with personality and vocal ability. Next week, Taylor, Elliott, and Paris are all in extreme danger of being sent home.

On a side note, wasn't Andrea Bocelli spectacular? The man's voice is like butter.

Did anybody else think Ryan Seacrest's high-collared shirt looked like he just returned from a shift as a Candy Striper at the hospital? He just threw on a jacket and tie and showed up to host American Idol. By the way, did you think there was tension between Seacrest and Paula? Yeah, I didn't see it either.

When I saw that Andrea Bocelli and his producer, David Foster, were going to be on the show, I thought that seemed like an odd match. It turns out, it was. Very odd. Bocelli didn't really seem to help the contestants much and his producer only butchered their songs. The complicated arrangements did weed out the professional singers from the weak ones (ahem, Kellie Pickler).

We're down to the nitty-gritty on American Idol -- only six contestants left. This is traditionally the point where we really start to see a separation between those that can sing, and those that can't. After Ace finally got the boot last week, Kellie shouldn't be too far behind. For those that were worried that they were going to be singing Bocelli songs, don't worry, they're only working with the legendary singer as they perform classic love songs. Come join me and the rest of the American Idol fanatics tonight as we chat live during the show. As with all of our chats, you must have AIM or a compatible chat client (Trillian, GAIM, etc), once you have that, meet back here to this very post at 8pm ET, and that's when I'll unveil the location for our super secret chat room. See you then!

Update:
Come one, come all;  here is the super secret location for our American Idol Chat! Look for me (TVSRyan) in the chat room. See you inside.

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