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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 6:13 am
i think it lasts a a few weeks
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 7:40 am
They are advertising that they are showing 24 hours of audition shows (and I assume the next rounds,) before they get down to the real contest.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 8:14 am
I like watching the auditions. It always amazes me just how clueless some people are. LOL
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 8:41 am
Lol Nick!
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Loyolamom
Member
05-10-2005
| Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 9:54 am
Thanks for the info Pamy and Darrellh!
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Redpen
Member
07-24-2003
| Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 10:30 am
This morning, Patrick Hall, who was in the top 20 last year, was on our local Las Vegas Fox news. He said he had met Paula before AI and she liked his voice. She contacted him with the audition dates and helped him get through the first couple rounds till he could sing before her, Randy, and Simon in Vegas. He's now on a tour promoting his new CD. He's still in contact with Paula and others he met in the AI process. His interview just confirmed what I figured went on all along with AI. When you have 20,000 people show up at each cattle call, only the ones with connections and some who are very lucky get through to Hollywood. It really is a crapshoot.
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Cablejockey
Member
12-27-2001
| Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 10:54 am
Did anyone notice that little montage towrd the end where all the worst singers were doing Dont You Wish Your Girlfriend Was Hot Like Me? They had them all stand there and do this song, I guess before they went in for the audtion. They knew it was going to be laughed at and set these people up. I think its going too far, Bad enough they were picked by the screeners just for the worst of the worst scenes and the whole 'audition' was a farce, as everyone knew they wouldnt be picked.
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Tigerfan
Member
11-06-2003
| Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 11:15 am
To piggyback Redpen's post, there was a 16 yr old on last night that Randy has already picked as a finalist. Her name is Jordin Sparks, she's from Glendale, Az. She has won a local show here called Arizona Idol and is in a few Ford commercials. I googled her name and came up with a long list of her work... http://cdbaby.com/cd/jordinsparks
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Hootyhoot
Member
12-18-2001
| Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 11:27 am
The cruelty and humiliation that American idol is causing for contestants that are either mentally handicapped or lacking in the good looks department is appalling. They are beyond mean in setting them up like that ... I really worry about the mental stability of some of the people we saw. I don't think I can watch this any more ...
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Tigerfan
Member
11-06-2003
| Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 11:41 am
We totally agree with you Hootyhoot!! We said the same thing last night! There is a big difference in showing someone who went on there to be intentionally bad and someone who in their mind genuinely thinks they have talent. Cruel and damaging doesn't begin to describe what they're doing to some of these poor people. They need to focus on more of the actual singers that make it through, or do away with the audition shows altogether. Unfortunately, that won't happen if they continue to get 37 million viewers... 
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 2:05 pm
I was totally apalled and even hurt inside for those two boys they sent in there and then Simon was so cruel about the one boy's eyes. If I could have smacked him, I would have! It made me really sick and disgusted. I've always been very sensitive to anyone making fun of people with any kind of challenge since I had an uncle with Down Syndrome. Boooooo to AI! They ripped them good on The View today, but only mentioned the boy with the eyes. They were kinder to the boy who went after him, but it still made me sick they played with him so much in the whole process. 
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 2:30 pm
www.votefortheworst.com/node/33 Sorry if this is old news.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 2:41 pm
I usually avoid this part of the show, and prefer to wait til they get them to Hollywood, cuz at least for the most part, those contestants can SING. I spent this week PMS/weeping for so many of them that it's ridiculous. And the level of mean-spirited fraternity-hazing/schoolyard taunting they do is painful to watch. At least for me. Simon is the biggest perpetrator but they are all guilty at one point or another and its just sad. It hurts my heart. I want to laugh at someone's silliness, not someone's humiliation. If this is public entertainment, let's just film this at the Coliseum, and throw in some hungry lions for good measure.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 2:53 pm
ETA - I adore the Canadian Idol show and am so PROUD of the judges, for the most part, when they are ascerbic its not to humiliate, its to educate.
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 4:16 pm
The people I feel sorry for are the ones who can sing, but just not well enough for AI. Some of them probably sing in choirs and in bands and with music and backup, they sound pretty good. But it is one thing to sing in a group or with music and quite another to perform without music in front of these three judges when you are probably so nervous you can't breathe. But they have sung all their lives before people and have been told in all honesty that they are good. That must be really disappointing. And we have seen in the past how people grow during the competition. I think the Navy guy will be a prime example. He seemed very open to suggestion and with his work ethic, he will probably be pretty good. The girl, not so much, but as bad as most of the talent was last night, I was glad they passed her through. I suspect that the military people were screened in advance. They are not going to put military folks on if they are terrible. Just won't do it. They will have to have at least a chance of making it. I also think they are going too far with the wierd people. None of them last night were even entertaining in a train wreck sort of way. The one exception was the Amish guy. He was so obviously a fake that he was kind of funny.
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 4:20 pm
Mameblanche - the judges on CI save their more caustic remarks for their fellow judge Zak! But you're right they are always very respectful and I can't remember anyone ever commenting on anyone's appearance. (have you heard Billy Klippert's new album?) Although I would have been hard pressed not to recommend a foundation garment to that woman in the gold shirt. I think Randy has been worse than Simon in some respects. The one guy last night who was the software engineer who said that his collegues told him to try out based on some instrumentals he did (?), I felt sorry for, he seemed either medicated or stoned, not quite all there and they just kept showing him again and again.
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Cablejockey
Member
12-27-2001
| Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 5:08 pm
Ketchuplover--that link was very informative.
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Rosem4243
Member
06-27-2005
| Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 7:38 pm
I accidentally flipped to AI last night and was appalled at what I saw and cannot believe this is the number 1 show in America? <77> All I have to say is: I'm embarrassed to be an American.
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Sherbabe
Member
07-28-2002
| Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 9:04 pm
Before he wowed Simon, Paula and Randy during last night's "American Idol," Thomas Daniels took his fair share of punishment from real judges over several criminal charges, including drunk driving. TMZ has unearthed legal documents which reveal that in 2004, Daniels was convicted of DUI in Clackamas, Oregon. The 21-year-old, who was the first wannabe to get the green light from the "AI" crew on last night's show, pled guilty and was sentenced to a one-year alcohol diversion program and a $680 fine. Daniels also attended eight AA meetings and saw a counselor once a week for two months. After the completing his DUI sentence, the incident was wiped from Daniels' record. TMZ spoke exclusively with Daniels who said, in reference to his DUI, "I was young and dumb and drinking and driving." In December 2005, Daniels was arrested again; this time for hit and run. He failed to appear in court for the arraignment for the hit and run, so Daniels was arrested again. TMZ could not find the disposition of the hit and run. Daniels called the incident "another young and dumb situation." When asked if he disclosed his criminal past to "American Idol" producers, Daniels had no comment.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 9:07 pm
So far the only one I liked is Sanjaya (the one who came with his sister)...and I feel like I should go to jail since he is 17...LOL Hopefully there will be a few late 20's I can root for and not feel weird.
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 9:31 pm
Hey, if Trump can give Miss USA a second chance, and seriously consider letting her pose for Playboy, shouldn't AI follow Trump's moral compass?
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 9:31 pm
Hiya Jasper! I HATED the setup of that area where they had all the 'oddballs' singing that song... the lyrics were DELIBERATELY humiliating too IMHO. I just really want to smack the producers with a ton of raw stinky fish I am so angry about that. I hate that there is no recourse for this type of thing. I also worry that some of the more unstable ones might commit suicide or something and I can imagine the spin of how its not the show's fault, etc. If you think I am nuts, trust me, they are really pushing the envelope with these poor souls, so its not that unlikely. I know if it were me, I'd be in bed for a month too embarrassed to show my face, at the very least. The unimaginable hurt caused to these people wasn't neccessary for a few laughs. BUT if the outcry of disgust is heard and affects the ratings, then maybe, they will tone it down. This whole scenario was setup months ago, with the entire production staff, I'd wager. It's one thing to have a William Hung situation, its another to take it this far... and make it Pathetic Souls on Parade being trotted out just to be tormented, and made fun of. Some of them were so out of it, they probably didn't realize how badly they were being treated. Hurts my heart...
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Sage
Member
07-20-2000
| Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 10:03 pm
Because of other shows that were on that I'd rather watch over AI, I didn't watch this. It seemed like at first, the first couple of seasons, showing the auditions, and having a laugh over those that were in great denial about their "talent" was funny. But the subsequent seasons, they showcased more and more of the not so talented people, just for the laugh. From the few clips I've seen aired on other shows of what has transpired these past couple of nights, I am appalled at the behavior of these "professionals", making money off these poor souls. I'm not going to watch this until they are in Hollywood. As a side note, this show was one my Mom and I loved to watch together. She's gone now, and I don't know how I'm going to react when I start watching it. It won't be the same without her. Oh well, life goes on.
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Friday, January 19, 2007 - 1:00 am
I watch to see if I can spot the ones who will go on. I remember saying from the first night I saw Taylor Hicks that he was unique and would go far. I had no idea just how far. It is fun to try to spot the ones who will make the "real show." I am so over the "trainwrecks." It was kind of funny the first couple of years, but no longer. There are two kinds of these people. The ones who are sincerely so tone deaf and so stupid that they have no clue just how bad they are, and the ones who hope they will catch someone's eye and get some kind of fame from it, ie William Jung. The first group are just sad and the second group is just boring. Only occasionally is there one that is even interesting any longer. A few of the really bad contestants are necessary to show what they have to weed out to create the show, but it seems they are showing more of the bad ones and less of the potentially good ones every year. Did you notice how few "on the bubble" ones there were the last two shows? It seemed that everyone was either completely hopeless or obviously good enough to go on. But saying all that, anyone who has ever seen the show and the tryouts or has even heard about it has to know what they are letting themselves in for. And if you are interested in music enough to try out you would know at least something about the show. They have to sign all kinds of release forms. Should we really feel sorry for most of them? They put themselves out there to be ridiculed. As I said in an earlier post, the ones I fell sorry for are those who can actually sing, but are just not good enough for AI.
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Llkoolaid
Member
08-01-2001
| Friday, January 19, 2007 - 9:38 am
I hate the pathetic ones, always have since A2 when they really got bad, every year they seem to play it up more and more. I remember people in this forum saying they loved that part of the show, I wonder how they feel now. It is well past being funny. I endure it because maybe if you are very lucky you get to see a good singer, and I want to be able to follow the finalists from beginning to end. It is not just American Idol either, we do have the same crap on Canadian Idol, albeit not quite as much but who knows what this season will bring. What makes the producers of these shows think their audience is made up of the type of people that would find it funny to thow rocks at a pen of bunnies, or giggle over a downs sydrom child tripping and falling. I guess it is just a numbers thing, and if we keep tuning in to watch it this is what they think we like. I think I will wait to the Hollywood shows to start before I give than anymore of my tv time.
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