Top 24 perform

Well, it has been a bad week for me. After all of the snow here, our power kept going in and out, which destroyed my satellite box. I have had to watch recap videos online of Idol this week because I couldn't watch it live! We have a new satellite box now, so next week should go much better.
As for the performances this week, I thought the contestants were all pretty nervous or something because no one did perfectly. Of my predictions from last week, I only got one right- Joe! The other male that went home was Tyler (who time-travelled here from the 70's and has to get back home). The two girls were Janell and Ashley. I am not all that surprised with Janell, but I was pretty surprised about Ashley because she seemed to have so much star quality in the early auditions.
I still think the guys are performing better than the girls, so hopefully the girls will step it up next week.
Talk to you later!

Hollywood Week - #2

This week, the top 24 were determined. There were not that many surprises for me because just like in seasons past, they have really been following the top 24 from the audition rounds and going ahead and familiarizing the audience with them. I think that the men are definitely stronger this year than the women. I am actually really surprised about some of the women that went through, because they did not seem that great to me.
For next week, the girls will perform. Then the following week, the boys will perform. As for my predictions, I think that for the girls, Paige and Siobhan will be the first to go and for the boys, Lee and Joe. These contestants just don't seem to be as popular as the other contestants or missing that star quality. We will have to wait and see what happens!

Hollywood Week - #1

We finally made it to Hollywood! Ellen is now a judge and I think she is doing a great job- very funny. Her and Simon really play well off of each other with the jokes and comments and all. Well, my favorite guy so far has already been kicked off (go figure). That knuckle head forget the lyrics! Guess I have to find someone else to pull for. I did see one guy that seemed to stand out- his wife was having their first child at the same time he had to go on stage with his group. Very sweet and emotional story.
Group week has always had it share of drama and this one was no different. One group of five that included one of the older female contestants got the award this year for most dysfunctional group. It wouldn't hurt my feelings for that entire group to get kicked off! There were a couple of copy cat groups and some more weird and funky dance moves, but nothing to memorable. Upcoming for next week- the top 24 will be selected. Stay tuned......

The Road to Hollywood

In the last audition round before Hollywood week, American Idol showcased auditions from all of the different cities they visited. The only one that really stood out for me was a young girl who said that she grew up very poor and often times didn't have dinner. She sang really well and I hope she makes it far.
As for the bad, the stand out person was a young boy who was very tall, awkward, and a very bad singer. I really felt sorry for him. He said he was on the swim team, so hopefully he will be successful with that because singing is definitely not for him.
The next show will feature Ellen for the first time as the newest judge (she is replacing Paula Abdul). I am really looking forward to it!

Denver Auditions

Well I am getting a late start this week, but thank goodness for TiVo (digital video recorder). I don't know about you, but whenever I am watching a reality show like American Idol, I always look to see if I know anyone and being from Colorado, I was looking more than usual. But no, I still don't know any of the contestants.
I think I may have found one of my favorites for this year. His name was Mark and he first came off as being a real goof ball. He said people thought of him as a Jack Black look-alike. But this guy could sing pretty good and had a real hard luck story growing up because apparently his mother abducted him when he was young. He seems like a pretty cool cat and I am looking forward to seeing more of him.
This week there was a also a girl that said she flew 14 hours from Italy for her audition. I was trying to figure out if she was American or Italian, though, because I thought the whole point of the show was that you were an "American" Idol. I don't think it will matter all that much though because she talks like Minnie Mouse and I don't think she will go far.
There wasn't too many other memorable people, except "Bikini Boy." This guy must have lost a bet or something because he came in wearing just a bikini like that tramp from last season. The judges wouldn't even listen to him sing. Poor guy!
I am getting tired of these boring auditions and looking forward to a change of pace with Hollywood week.