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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 9:13 pm
At the risk of sounding like I'm offering faint praise, while there are some women in this season who are exceptionally talented, I think that Antonella is more talented than many of the people who have made it further into the show in past seasons. In other words, I don't think she is nearly as bad as some people have suggested.
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Azriel
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 9:17 pm
I agree Jimmer. Antonella has talent. She picked a sucky song and didn't sing it exactly like the original, so it didn't sound perfect to a lot of people. I thought it was great that she tried to make the song her own. The tone of her voice and the range of her voice are very good and she has a lot more potential than others that made it this far in past seasons and more talent than many others in this season.
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Buggles
Member
09-07-2002
| Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 9:30 pm
I thought Antonella was awesome in her audition - she was one of my early favorites. But I agreed with the judges that last night she was very pitchy and got swallowed up by her song. It was surprising and disappointing to me that she was so weak relative to the competition and failed to show off her unique talent. Hopefully she will do better next week.
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Bandit
Member
07-29-2001
| Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 9:59 pm
Antonella has been of my favorites since the beginning too, but I also think she was terrible last night. But I think she's still there because she's done really well so far and was nervous and had a bad night. She deserves another chance. I'm fine with the picks.
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Azriel
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 10:19 pm
I think a lot of people think Antonella sang the song badly because she didn't do a karaoke version, so it didn't sound 'right' to them.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 10:33 pm
I liked what she did with the song. She sang it differently than I've heard it sung before (no bad jokes please). I thought she was pretty good and showed some originality. That song is also very polarizing. People either seem to like it or hate it.
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Starshine40
Member
07-30-2002
| Friday, February 23, 2007 - 12:16 am
Texannie, I think the gal who started to go onstage was trying to get all of them to do so to give support to Nicole as she sang her last song. I know the one was Lakisha but not sure who was the 2nd one.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, February 23, 2007 - 6:15 am
thanks Star. It was just so odd and uncomfortable.
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Bonbonlover
Member
07-13-2000
| Friday, February 23, 2007 - 8:59 am
There is something endearing about Sanjaya. But I must say I am amazed that he was top 4 in votes...
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Friday, February 23, 2007 - 10:23 am
Texannie, I saw that too and was embarrassed for Lakisha but felt like she was just confused about when they were suppose to join her on stage. I'm still loving Lakisha!
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Biginjapan
Member
07-23-2005
| Friday, February 23, 2007 - 10:57 am
I don't think Lakisha should have done Jennifer Hudson this week. It just seemed wrong to me.
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Bonbonlover
Member
07-13-2000
| Friday, February 23, 2007 - 11:10 am
Safe - Jordan, Stephanie, Sabrina, Leslie, and Melinda, Antonella Out - Amy Wasn't that a bit awkward they way they went through the first row...had everyone sitting down, then Ryan called Amy over and said you have been eliminated...
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Friday, February 23, 2007 - 11:20 am
They've never learned how to tell someone they are eliminated. It seems the producers, directors or whomever are always trying to find some cutsy way to do it so the person is 'shocked'. Never liked this part. Just tell them straight up rather than 'trying' to make it dramatic.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Friday, February 23, 2007 - 11:23 am
I agree that is an ugly and unentertaining part of the show.
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Friday, February 23, 2007 - 11:43 am
I thought it was particularly harsh how Paul was eliminated. I know you like Antonella Jimmer but her performance seemed odd to me, like she was either a few beats ahead or behind. I wasn't surprised she stayed though. It was going to be Alana, Amy or Hayley, both Alana and Hayley's performances seemed off to me. I really wish they didn't make them sing again when they have been eliminated. (I'd love to see someone like Jacob Hoggard on AI)
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Nessietessie
Member
02-03-2007
| Friday, February 23, 2007 - 11:44 am
I used to love Ryan Seacrest, but now he seems a bit rude. Didn't he cut of Quincy Jones as he was speaking? The women this year for the most part are fantastic! I have been disappointed in Sundance, he sounded so much better in his audition, hope he improves! I love Paula's hair extensions, wish I had some of them! Randy is getting more real in his critiques, and it seems most everyone is on pins and needles waiting to her Simon's critiques, as he is honest about how they performed.
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Bonbonlover
Member
07-13-2000
| Friday, February 23, 2007 - 11:47 am
and what was with Simons comment to Rudy after he had been eliminated..."I cant make a good singer out of an okay singer..." (something to that effect) Come on...the guy made it to top 24 out of how many thousands that auditioned??? and you just told him he was out of the competition...why be nasty...give him a pointer or two so he can go on an be a lounge lizard or whatever..
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, February 23, 2007 - 11:52 am
I really thought cutting off Quincy Jones mid-sentence was....just incredible.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Friday, February 23, 2007 - 12:43 pm
I'm glad other people noticed the Quincy cut-off. Not only rude but probably career-wise not a smart move. Perhaps it was a miscommunication problem. I sincerely hope so. I think Lakisha thought that she needed to come out of the gate strong and that she certainly did. It will be interesting to see what she follows up with. She is riding a lot of momentum and expectations and if she is the performer we hope she is she will be able to continue to deliver.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, February 23, 2007 - 3:09 pm
Jasper: quote:I really wish they didn't make them sing again when they have been eliminated.
LOL... I was thinking that when Amy sang... "Um, we didn't like her the first time, do you have to inflict her on us AGAIN????" 
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Friday, February 23, 2007 - 3:32 pm
I agree, but I guess it gives them one more chance to book a future job in the industry.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, February 23, 2007 - 5:07 pm
Or their last minute and half of their 15 minutes of fame? 
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 1:38 am
Yeah, but after being told you're leaving because the public thought you couldn't cut it makes it even harder to sing as evidenced by that last girl. Yikes. I felt sorry for her. I wouldn't want THAT last min. of fame!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 8:23 am
D'ya think they could decline that final performance? I mean, seriously, I would.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 8:34 am
Of course, they could decline it. No one is holding a gun to their head. It's a free country (well in that respect anyway).
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Buggles
Member
09-07-2002
| Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 9:01 am
I think they should sing something different when they go out. I always cringe when the judges reiterate just how awful their song choice was and how much they suck at it, and then Ryan tells them to repeat the performance. My jaw also dropped when Ryan cut off QJ, and I asked my hubby if it was just my imagination....
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 10:29 am
I imagine they have been warned repeatedly what is going to happen. They know there are going to be the "dramatic pauses" and the ucky way they are elimanated. They know that if they are cut, they have to sing again. I imagine most of them want that last chance to make an impression that they can sing. I think cutting off Quincy was inadverent. He had a time constraint and was probably not expecting him to make more than a single comment. They kind of spoke up at the same time, and Ryan might just not have heard him. Or someone might have been telling him in his ear that there was no time. After all, this was not an interview. Quincy was not the guest star, he was just a visitor. And remember, they were pushed for time at the end. Ryan commented on it. I agree that Lakisha was just wanting to support Nicole, but was unsure of whethere they were supposed to or not. I know I have seen them do that in the past, but usually not until the song is almost over. It was the first week and they may all be a little unsure of procedure. Maybe I am looking at the world through rose colored glasses, but I saw no malicious intent with either of them.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Tuesday, February 27, 2007 - 11:29 am
I sometimes think that they sing amazingly better when the stress is off after they are eliminated (except for some who could barely sing in the first place). For instance, one of the guys eliminated was awesome when he sang this time around.
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Fiat
Member
10-07-2004
| Tuesday, February 27, 2007 - 3:28 pm
I agree that it stinks that they have to sing again the song which got them eliminated. Of course this wouldn't work in the first week, but maybe later eliminations, let them pick their favorite past performance.
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