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Graceunderfyre
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01-21-2004

Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 8:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hi all :-) just popping in to get the scoop for the update. . . in case you didn't know, Paula is being investigated, perhaps charged in a hit and run accident. Her vehicle clipped a car when changing lanes and that person wrote down her plates and took a picture of the car with their cell phone camera last December. And I guess they are now tracking her down about it. . . so she prob. is medicated to get through it. . .

here's a link: MSNBC

Graceunderfyre
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01-21-2004

Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 8:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
lol Marej - I got caught not being able to post and came back just now to hit post again and saw you'd already posted that info :-)

Egbok
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07-13-2000

Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 8:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well, this should be an interesting show tonight.

The majority of the contestants are talented singers and I love this season's competition.

I'm also a huge Jim Croce fan and I enjoyed Scott's rendition of Time In A Bottle.

And then the Partridge Family theme song I Think I Love You was particularly touching to me. I used to watch that show and sing along when I was a young teen. About 6 years ago, my dd and nieces discovered the song and they found it to be a fun song to sing while going through their retro period.

Constantine did justice to the song and I totally enjoyed being entertained by him. Did anyone see the article in People Magazine showing pics of all the contestants when they were toddlers? Well, Constantine had that devilish grin way back then...lol!!


Jasper
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09-14-2000

Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 8:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My two cents, I thought Anthony, Nikko, Nadia and Mikayla were all awful last night.

I think that they should probably follow in the steps of Nashville star and just get rid of two people next week. I'm sure there will be an uproar about revoting if the ratings are way down for tonight.

Conejo
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08-23-2002

Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 8:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well, there wasn't anything else on last night that I wanted to watch so I thought I'd give this show another try and I must say that the first half was very entertaining!

Carrie was fantastic - first any only goosebumps this year!

Constantine always looks like he needs to take a bath. His performance was just dreadful. How can he be chinless and still have a double chin?

Anwar wasn't much better than Constantine IMO. Those dreadlocks are always a turn-off - I just always think of how dirty they must be since you can't wash them....eewwww!

Jessica also gave a great performance.

Nikko, I have no idea what song he was singing - but I didn't care for it or the performance. Wish he'd loose the glasses and that pencil gotee.

Mikalah, what language was she singing in???? English and, uh, uh....??????



Halfunit
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09-02-2001

Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 9:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Is anyone else horrified that Chaka Khan and Cyndi Lauper are considered RETRO ??

OMG, those songs are 20+ years old. That's like listening to Surfing Safari or Little Deuce Coupe when the 80's songs were current hits.

I am old.

Max
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08-12-2000

Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 9:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yeah! I didn't get to watch last night, so I'm happy the voting mix-up happened because I'll get to see them perform tonight! :-)

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 9:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Halfunit... LOL! Yes, totally horrified.

Max
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08-12-2000

Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 9:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Half, so am I!

Heyltslori
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09-15-2001

Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 9:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
hobbles in to sit with the old-timers

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 9:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
O/T but I was watching a Seinfield (sp?) episode the other day and was horrified to see that it had been made in 1991 (argh 14 years ago)!

Time does slip away huh?

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 10:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I didn't like Scott this week, to me he sounded a little sharp through most of the song. Mikelah should go, I like her spunk, but her voice seems only suited to a few songs.

I agree with Jasper, they should make this week a non-elimination week and get rid of two next week. Don't know if I'll watch the show again tonight, although it might be interesting to see if Anwar improves or if Nadia can do a slightly different arrangement that actually does justice to the song.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 10:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
And I tried to vote about three times, then got involved in watching TAR and completely forgot about voting and never got through.. tonight I'll be ready!

I'm wondering if they will force them to have the same hair and outfit tonight? Thinking especially about Nadia and Carrie. Carrie's was just strange and Nadia's.. well I thought it was fun; it isn't like she wears it that way all the time and it really DID emphasize her gorgeous eyes.

As for dreadlocks, people DO wash them..

Old?!? You guys are babies!

I had the Jim Croce album that included Time in a Bottle.. it always brought tears because such a talent was gone way too soon. Had a single of the Bonnie Tyler song and of course Cyndi's..well I got to see her sing that in person at the Universal Amphitheatre and of course she was really all over the stage!! I thought Nadia did a better job that most do, but didn't quite get the haunting quality that Cyndi produced.



Alisons
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01-10-2003

Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 10:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Cyndi really defined the mid 80s with that song - and she was haunting. I lived in Philly at the time and everyone was gaga about her! Yes, I too am OLD!

This revote socks! I actually voted last night and am so annoyed that I am going to have to do it again! JUST HAVE A NONELIMINATION LEG.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 10:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
American Idol 4 runs wrong numbers; live show airs tonight, with results Thursday.
During Tuesday evening's American Idol 4 episode, the wrong phone numbers were displayed for three of the remaining semi-finalists. Phone numbers listed during the final recap were incorrect for Mikalah Gordon, Anwar Robinson, and Jessica Sierra. Citing an "insider at the Fox network," TVgasm first reported Tuesday evening that FOX will reair the episode tonight with the correct phone numbers, broadcasting the results show on Thursday evening instead of Wednesday. Early Wednesday, FOX confirmed some of that, announcing on their web site that the results show will air tomorrow night at 9 p.m. ET. But tonight's 9 p.m., hour-long episode won't be a complete rebroadcast of last night's. Instead, it "will combine new live elements with encores of Tuesday's performances from the remaining 11 contestants."

Late yesterday, Reality TV Magazine first reported the details about the incorrect numbers:

The number for Mikalah was supposed to be 1-866-43657-09 but the text on the bottom of the screen showed 1-866-43657-01 (which is the number for Anthony Fedorov). For Anwar Robinson the screen text at the bottom showed 1-866-43657-02 (which is the number for Carrie Underwood). Anwar's correct number should have been 1-866-43657-10. Finally, for Jessica Sierra the screen text at the bottom showed 1-866-43657-03 (which is the number for Scott Savol). Jessica's correct number should have been 1-866-43657-11.
Curlio.com has screen captures of the wrong numbers, which my editor at MSNBC noted "were not corrected before the show aired on the West Coast."

link

Mizinvanccouver
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02-22-2003

Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 10:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I really enjoyed the following performances (in no particular order); Constantine, Bo, Jessica & Carrie.

I still love Nadia, but I really didn't like her song choice. I really don't care for any of the others.

Was it just me or did it seem like when Carrie sang the backup singers were drowning her? I was having a hard time knowing when it was her singing or the backups.



Mak1
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08-12-2002

Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 10:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Just to confirm how old we are, the singles Seamonkey is referring to were vinyl 45s that we played on turntables, or perhaps cassette tapes....not cds, which weren't even invented yet! Lol!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 10:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I can see where tonight they will just expand the show schedule.. and be sure to check if you have TIVO or a DVR.. right now, my cable schedule doesn't reflect the new schedule so would only record half hour tonight and nothing tomorrow night.. and won't the people who watch Fox on Thursday night be upset to lose a new episode of something? AI of course is their ratings baby.



Sassynegal
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01-21-2005

Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 10:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The only thing I don't like about a do over is the wrong person may go home! They get a 2nd chance if they bombed last night and the good ones have the pressure to be better than they were and if not we may not think they were as good. Seeing them do the same song over we will be more critical I am sure.

I think they should replay last nights episode and then open the lines don't give them a chance to redeem themselves!

Maris
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03-28-2002

Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 10:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/commentary/0,6115,1040669_3_0_,00.html

Karaoke night on ''American Idol'': With most of the contestants' versions of No. 1 hits, it was the same old song

by Michael Slezak



YOU GOTTA HAVE HEART All she did was Carrie the tune

I love karaoke. I've been known to occasionally grab a microphone and sing a little David Bowie or Neil Diamond or even Christina Aguilera (although I have to warn you, ''Dirrty'' is not an easy song, people). I love watching my friends do karaoke too. Heck, I even enjoy watching complete strangers howling their guts out over a cheesy synth track while desperately trying to follow words on a screen. (No, no. I'm not making fun of Constantine Maroulis. Not yet anyway.)

But as much as I love karaoke, there's one place I don't like seeing it performed — and that's on American Idol. In my mind, the very best contestants on this show have always been able to give even the most played-out song a fresh reading. Think back to Fantasia's transcendent ''Summertime,'' or Kelly Clarkson's gut-wrenching ''Without You,'' or Ruben's soulful ''Superstar.'' These Idol performances erased any memory of previous recordings — zigging where you expected zags, emphasizing lyrics in unexpected ways, packing every note with fresh emotion.

To my ears, tonight's Idol episode contained few such surprises. Sure, we had the judges dishing out praise with tooth-clenched gusto, but Simon and Randy lost all credibility for the evening when they challenged each other to a shirtless modeling contest (insert the taste of bile here), and Paula, well, if she had any credibility to begin with, it left the auditorium when she broke out the new-wave moves during the night's up-tempo performances. (Didn't this woman used to make a living as a choreographer? Okay, she apparently choreographed for Heart, but still . . .)

Anyhow, judges' comments aside, the best that most of these performers deserved for their renditions of Billboard No. 1 hits (the night's loose theme) was a shoulder shrug.

Take Vonzell Solomon's ''Best of My Love.'' Did she look gorgeous in her pink tank and olive Capri pants? You betcha. Did she hit the exuberant disco track's tricky notes? Well, most of 'em. But would you really have been surprised if you found out Vonzell had a plug in her ear feeding her note-for-note the Emotions' definitive version?

Now I don't mean to single out Vonzell for criticism. Hands down, she's got the Miss Congeniality award in the bag, but she's got to stop following the bouncing ball and think about what she's supposed to be conveying to the audience. I had the same problem with Carrie Underwood's pitch-perfect but emotionally bereft take on Heart's ''Alone.'' While the song's lyrics suggested Carrie's romantic anguish was so intense that it chilled her to the bone, her blank stare and Heart-lite delivery suggested that, at best, her biggest emotional crisis in life was something along the lines of burying a pet hamster in the back yard at age 11.

Why, then, has Simon prematurely crowned Carrie season 4 champ (especially when she didn't exactly rule last week with ''When Will I Be Loved'')? Maybe it's the same reason Carrie got such bombastic backing-vocal support while other competitors had to stand on their own: She'll probably sell a lot of records. After all, what better client for a team of music marketing execs than a completely blank slate?

Speaking of blanks, what's happening to Anwar Robinson? In the semifinals, he seemed able to turn decades-old ditties into fresh, modern numbers. But the last two weeks, he's been a pale imitation not only of the original artists he's covered but also of performers from previous Idol seasons. Anwar's ''Ain't Nobody,'' for instance, was in every way inferior to LaToya London's slinky season 3 version, and even more so to Chaka Kahn's original. With his stiff-limbed choreography and forgot-the-Claritin whine, Anwar's suddenly looking like a serious contender for the bottom 3.

Nikko Smith and Bo Bice were also guilty of less-than-inventive takes on Sisqo's ''Incomplete'' and Jim Croce's ''Time in a Bottle'' respectively, though for my money, I'll take Bo's mercifully restrained vocals over Nikko's off-key histrionics. At least these two get credit for picking numbers that haven't been Idol-ed to death.

Nadia Turner also did something fairly original — molding her fearsome Afro into a gloriously absurd fauxhawk. So mesmerized was I by her tantalizing new 'do that she got halfway through ''Time After Time'' before I realized her rendition was severely off-key. Still, Nadia's been so stellar the last few weeks that she could've covered ''Macarena'' (that hit No. 1, didn't it?), and I'd still be digging her like an old soul record.

But you want to know who I'm really digging this week? Jessica Sierra, Anthony Fedorov, and (God help me) Scott Savol, all three of whom delivered their No. 1s as if the songs were written specifically for them. Jessica had the biggest challenge, squeezing the bloated beast called ''Total Eclipse of the Heart'' into the seconds-long slot allocated to each contestant. But just as she packed her ample cleavage into a strange-fitting orchid baby-doll top with random orange bow, Jessica managed to pack her performance with perfect pitch and raw emotion, and without doing a cheap impression of Bonnie Tyler.

Anthony's song choice, ''I Knew You Were Waiting for Me,'' was perhaps the only one cheesier than Jessica's, but his voice was potent as always, and he was the one performer who showed there's more to commanding the stage than walking down a couple of steps and standing on a platform behind the judges. (See, we Eastern European boys do know how to bust some moves!)

As for Scott, he overcame his tired selection (c'mon, Jessica covered ''Against All Odds'' just a couple weeks ago!) with a fiercely felt vocal and an oddly moving toss of his spectacles. The guy has zero stage presence — as punctuated by his odd metronomic sway throughout much of the performance — but this week he proved that vocals trump choreography every time. (Sorry, Paula!) And thanks to the Idol phone screw-up, this week his fans get to vote for him twice.

Sadly enough, though, two contestants had neither of those weapons in their arsenal. Constantine Maroulis' shout-sing interpretation of the Partridge Family's ''I Think I Love You'' proved there's not a melody so appealing that Constantine can't ruin it. Please, someone bring back David Cassidy! And I'd rather pass the mike to Susan Dey than hear Mikalah Gordon mangle another ballad in front of a live TV audience. Don't get me wrong, I have a real soft sport for the spunky Vegas teen's schtick, but her ''Love Will Lead You Back'' led me right to my happy place for a good five minutes.

Still, even though either Mikalah or Constantine will likely be sent packing this week, they can keep their chins up. Neither one can really carry a tune, but as any karaoke bar regular knows, it's better to get laughed off the stage than not have anyone notice you're up there at all.

What do you think? Which is the worse Idol offense: being bad or being boring? Did you think Simon jumped the gun in predicting Carrie as a future hitmaker? And can Anwar get his groove back?



Tishala
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08-01-2000

Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 10:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I wonder whether the judges will comment on them again. Will Paula get her meds right tonight? How did they put up the wrong numbers for a pre-recorded show but they get them right for live ones?

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 11:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sassy - they are replaying last night's performances, combined with something live - at least Ryan. Not sure about the judges.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 11:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think, for Paula, a designer straight-jacket may be the optimum choice. Well at least it would be my choice for her.

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 11:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
From a Newsday.com article:
... A [Fox] spokeswoman declined comment on the snafu, but said that the judges may speak with contestants, and review their own evaluations again - another "Idol" first. Then, phone lines will open again and presumably the correct numbers will be posted. Voting will take place for two hours...."

If Paula is allowed to review her own evaluations, Sea's wardrobe suggestion might be necessary!

Hippyt
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06-15-2001

Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 11:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sea,I still have that Jim Croce album. Course,I have nothing to play it on,lol.
I was so looking forward to Lil Nanny exiting tonight. Now we have to sit through more ear-bleeding performances.