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Eroica
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07-28-2005

Monday, April 11, 2011 - 8:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Eroica a private message Print Post    
According to Nigel, they might change the voting next season.

http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/pia_never_
front_runner_nigel_bfKP14UahTPwzYrdpv4pIL


Eroica
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07-28-2005

Monday, April 11, 2011 - 8:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Eroica a private message Print Post    
Say bye, bye to the BF in Howard Beach

http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2011/04/11/2011-04-11_pia_toscano_and_dancing_with_the_stars_pro_
mark_ballas_go_on_first_date.html


Darrellh
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07-21-2004

Monday, April 11, 2011 - 9:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Darrellh a private message Print Post    
They should charge for the voting. A nominal fee for each vote. That will lessen those that actually vote several hundred times a night for their favorite. The proceeds can go towards the Idol Cares charity.
Also, Idol has always promoted those who have interesting life stories. The kind that will make viewers feel sorry and vote. Then they get mad because it works. people feel sorry for an underdog, and vote like crazy for them. This usually knocks off a more talented singer.

Babyjaxmom
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10-20-2002

Monday, April 11, 2011 - 10:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyjaxmom a private message Print Post    
I'll say it one more time. I tried for two hours to vote for Clay Aiken for the 2nd season finale, and never got thru one single time! I stopped wasting my time after that. The voting system is really messed up. I only watch the show for entertainment and don't get that invested in who wins. I was happy the year Adam Lambert went to the finale. I didn't care that he didn't win, was just happy to be able to watch him perform.

Bonzacat
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07-08-2003

Monday, April 11, 2011 - 4:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonzacat a private message Print Post    
Pia record deal is just a rumor - USA Today:

Pia Toscano label-deal reports premature

Jag2000
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07-01-2009

Monday, April 11, 2011 - 6:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jag2000 a private message Print Post    
I read today that Pia was on Jay Leno on Friday and she sang, she had a date with Mark Ballas (DWTS) over the weekend.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, April 11, 2011 - 6:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Presumably they have added more phone lines (and there are more cell phones too, not to mention facebook online voting) since Clay's season.

While I do like the SYTYCD and DWTS voting formats better, it sort of sounds like they just want to have their judges anoint a winner. So just do that. Forget the voting.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, April 11, 2011 - 6:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Hmm I'm guessing the party will go on, but without Pia..

Babyjaxmom
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10-20-2002

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 7:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyjaxmom a private message Print Post    
Well, Nigel came right out yesterday and said Pia was never a frontrunner:

http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/04/11/pia-toscano-never-frontrunner-nigel-lythgoe/

A beautiful singing voice does not a star make! I don't look for her to be a big star, despite what the Hollywood celebrities (who don't even watch the show) are telling us.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 7:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
The ones who won and are still struggling aren't "idols." They were milquetoast "winners" who had no business winning AS an idol.

If Pia already has "management" and has already signed a deal, then yeah, there's fishiness going on and I'm liking HER a lot less. There's something a bit hookish and disingenuous about her getting an album before the season is even finished.

Then again, I really don't see her as being a star. She can sing, but she needs to go to charm school before she'll really succeed.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 8:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
And also learn how to speak in public without sounding like she's reciting a script...reminds me of the scene in "Bull Durham" where Kevin Costner is teaching him what to say in interviews...LOL!

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 9:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I think that's a mistake/sour grapes on Nigel's part. Pia leaving generated some controversy and publicity.

Plus it could discourage voting and interest. Nigel talks too much.

Lazylu
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04-09-2010

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 9:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lazylu a private message Print Post    
On MSNBC there is an article about Pia when she was on the Today show. She thinks the fans should decide the bottom 3 and then the judges decide who goes home. I'm sure she would be in favor of that. Isn't that a plan Nigel might put forth next year.

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 10:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Yes, it is Lazylu. Plus, by having America vote for the three worst performances of the night, it would eliminate the need for the judges "save."

Lazylu
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04-09-2010

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 10:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lazylu a private message Print Post    
Well, they need to do something about the voting. IMO

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 11:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
That's how they do SYTYCD in the beginning... bottom 3 by the public and the judges send the loser out the door...

I'm thinking Pia has an ego that is bigger than I thought. Not attractive, Pia, not at all.

Lazylu
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04-09-2010

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 12:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lazylu a private message Print Post    
I don't think I would like the judges to decide the final two.

Bob2112
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06-12-2002

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 12:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bob2112 a private message Print Post    
I think in SYTYCD the vote goes to the public when there are either 2 or 3 dancers left. This way the judges can pretty much get their favorites into the finale and then they really don't care who wins.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 2:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
I was thinking in SYTYCD it is when they get down to the top 10. Up until then the public votes and they lowest vote accumulators (accumulaters?) "dance for their lives" and then the judges do the eliminations. Does that sound right?

Babyjaxmom
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10-20-2002

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 7:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyjaxmom a private message Print Post    
We love SYTYCD and wouldn't mind them changing the voting on this show to be the same as that one. The viewers still get to decide the winner at the end.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 5:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
No one is safe. Every vote counts. Yeah Pia no one voted for you and you were out. Really.

Oh and Ms Lopez? Totally over exposed.

Kellirippa
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07-10-2002

Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 7:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kellirippa a private message Print Post    
What would be the point to letting the judges have more say in who stays and who goes? Has Steven had even a single negative or constructive thing to say regarding performances? Has Jennifer allowed anybody to go home without tears in her eyes, all the way back to the initial auditions?
The fact is that it is the record buying public that makes or breaks a singing career. Dancers are judged on technical skills, body type and ability to portray a choreographer's intended vision, and so I can appreciate that a panel of industry judges can see things that the average member of the public may not see in a dance performance. Singing however, is completely subjective. There are a great many singers with highly successful careers that are not the best technically trained singers. A singing career is based on picking the right material, marketing and public appeal.
A dancer's success comes from being judged and chosen by choreographers and producers. A singing performers success comes by and large from being "chosen" by the public.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 8:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
I voted for Scotty and Lauren last night. Jacob can go away, casey is awful, paul is horrific, and hailey's growling is irritating (bad mood this morning)

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 8:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
So far I've fast forwarded thru Paul, Lauren, and Stefano. I've not watched the remaining 5. I'm already bored. Sad but true.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 8:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
I don't think any of them are stand-out, but since I like country music, my interest is piqued by Scotty and Lauren.

Although I did enjoy Stefano last night.

James and Jacob sure think an awful lot of themselves.

Hailey just bugs me, don't know why. Growl and yodels.