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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 7:20 am
It's a virtual certainty that one of the younger guys will go this week. I can't see Melanie and Josh both being in the bottom two and they will eliminate either Chris or Marcus if they are up against either Melanie or Josh (unless Nicole goes wacky again).
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 9:38 am
I thought it was lowest votes determined who left this week.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 10:10 am
My understanding was that the judges decide until the final two. Did they say something different last night? ETA: I just read somewhere that they said it would only be viewer votes tonight. I'm sure that's not what they said originally when the series started.
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 11:18 am
I guess I just don't want marcus to win because I think the other three are better singers. Marcus is the best dancer for sure, but I wouldn't buy his music. I would buy Chirs Rene's or Josh's cd.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 12:17 pm
Purely viewer votes decide from now on. Which is why I wonder if there'll be a shock - people may assume Melanie and Josh are safe and not vote enough. This year the UK one had viewer votes only from the final four, rather than the usual final three, so I don't know if the US one had it planned all along to match, or if it was just in reaction to the Nicole situation.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 9:11 pm
So who left?
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 9:23 pm
The person who left <cue the pretentious music and lights> was Marcus. What a huge waste of time. They finally eliminated someone that America has showed practically zero interest in for four weeks now. The more I watch this show, the more I dislike it and everyone associated with it. It's a truly astonishing overwhelming display of huge egos and a bunch of pretentious crap.
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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 9:27 pm
They'll announce the the final three after "Florence and the Machine" perform.
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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 9:30 pm
Announcing two acts that are going through......after the break.
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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 9:39 pm
Sorry Jimmer, I didn't see your post. Makes my two following posts irrelevant.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 9:45 pm
That's okay Auntiemike. At least I don't feel lonely in here. 
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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 9:50 pm
You're never alone on these boards. There's always someone lurking. 
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Caln8tiv
Member
09-14-2005
| Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 9:52 pm
Thanks for all the wonderful spoiling! 
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 10:37 pm
Out of curiosity, who was the other bottom two (if they characterised it that way.. I'm just watching the beginning but think I may just delete it after being satisfied with Marcus finally going home
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 10:39 pm
They said they "weren't necessarily the bottom two" but Josh was up there with Marcus.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 10:44 pm
Ah, so we really don't know for sure. Thanks, Kitt!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 10:47 pm
Oh, by the way, I saw part of a really nauseating interview of Nicole I think it was yesterday and it was on whatever channel my DVR was on and I was about to watch something recorded when I noticed it was Nicole. She was positively WHINEY, moaning that she is a mentor, NOT a JUDGE and she didn't want to JUDGE anyone, so she likes it better when that is left up to the viewers. Now you could have fooled me, but I thought she was hired to JUDGE and paid to JUDGE along with her mentoring?
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, December 16, 2011 - 5:08 am
Wow Jimmer! I don't think I've ever seen you be so negative about a show! I have to agree though... The little bit I watched was not enough to make me want to watch every week. I caught it about 3 weeks ago, thought Marcus totally sucked, and was surprised to hear he continued to go thru week after week. I didn't think he was anything special at all. Of the three left, I'm really not a Melanie fan. I did like Josh the first time I heard him (I think I caught the ep where he was singing in auditions). I liked Chris when I saw him 3 weeks ago. But Melanie, while a good singer, just doesn't do anything for me. Which is odd, since I do tend to prefer female singers. She's just not "different" enough or something for me. Sadly for me, I think the odds are very high she's going to win. Which really just makes me uber eager for January, and the second season of The Voice! At least that show was exciting and didn't have eejit fake judges like Nicole. I had this on last night and caught her performing. Ugh. Really, ugh.
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Friday, December 16, 2011 - 9:39 am
Yeah, I did not like any of the performances last night by Nicole or that other gal.
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Rvon
Member
12-11-2003
| Friday, December 16, 2011 - 9:41 am
I love The Voice! That show is so much better than most of the other singing shows. I say 'most' because I love the Sing Off. Now that is a great show with great judges.....Ben Folds, Sarah Bareillas (sp?) and Shawn Stockman. Not wild about Nick Lachey, but he does okay. Oh! I just remembered.....Nicole whatshername was a judge for the first two seasons. Glad she left. I like Sarah better.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, December 16, 2011 - 9:45 am
The thing that bugged me most about Nicole's performance last night was that she sang to the camera. EVERY TIME. Um, you are standing in front of a live audience, at least sing to THEM! The one positive thing I an say is that girl knows EXACTLY which camera is shooting her. (But I really don't like her. She seems to have some pretty fake mannerisms, too.)
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Dke1212
Member
07-13-2005
| Friday, December 16, 2011 - 10:34 am
All three left are good. I want Chris to win. There is something about that guy that I just like, a lot. And, I think he has more 'supporters' than people may think. I always start watching the results show about half hour late so I can FF through the guest acts.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Friday, December 16, 2011 - 11:09 am
Melanie reminds me of a "Leona Lewis" sort of singer, who was another Simon Cowell find from Britain. She can really sing a song, but something is missing for me in the performance.
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Dke1212
Member
07-13-2005
| Friday, December 16, 2011 - 12:10 pm
I agree Kookliebird. Melanie is a great singer, but.... I thought it was funny last night when the final 4 sang at beginning. Chris, Marcus and Melanie were moving to the music. Then you had Josh, just standing there. 
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Friday, December 16, 2011 - 12:29 pm
Josh really looks sullen at times, I hope it doesn't affect his votes too much.
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Heckagirl631
Member
09-08-2010
| Friday, December 16, 2011 - 2:21 pm
I've been voting for Josh like crazy. They really do cut the phones off right at 2 hours after the show.
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Texasdeb
Member
05-23-2003
| Friday, December 16, 2011 - 7:24 pm
It's a good F3 & they're all different & good at the way they are. Is it who is the most talented at this point?......who knows. How do you rate talent?.......The best vocals IMO is no question, Melanie. Originality would go to Chris. Who's music would I come the most likely to spend money on....Josh. I think Simon is the best liked Judge/Mentor & that could hurt Chris & Josh...& especially Josh because I think Nichole is the least liked Judge/Mentor. Will folks vote on how they like the Judges/Mentors?.....who knows. I don't vote so I can't be upset no matter how the outcome is.
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Llkoolaid
Member
08-01-2001
| Friday, December 16, 2011 - 10:46 pm
I think Melanie has the best voice, technically. I like to listen to Josh and would buy his music, his last song last night sent chills through me, loved it. Chris just makes me happy every time he performs. I will be happy for any one of them that wins, and I believe they will all get deals out of this. I like this show, just don't care for L.A. Reid and dislike Nicole. Replace those 2 judges and we would have a better show imo.
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Saturday, December 17, 2011 - 11:36 pm
The thing about this show that disappoints me is that it has deteriorated. When they were doing the auditions, I really liked all of the judges. I thought Simon was much nicer than on AI and I really liked LA. I thought Paula was much stronger and assertive than in the past. And I really liked Nicole. Then came the mentoring. I still liked the judges and thought on the whole they did a fairly good job, although I disagreed with some of the choices. But once the live shows started it just deteriorated. The judges, especially LA and Simon became so obviously prejudiced toward their own contestants that if often seemed they were actively trying to undermine the other judges people. And the personal sniping became actually ugly at times. The show became more about the judges than the competitors. I like the host fairly well, but I do not like the constant questioning the contestants when they are under so much pressure asking them how they feel and delaying the announcements until they are near the breaking point. It seems that they really want drama and breakdowns. I recorded the performance show this week and fast forwarded through everything but the actual performances. I did not even watch the results show this week. I just recorded it and then watched right at the end to see who got eliminated. Saying all that, I think they picked a fairly strong final three. I will be pulling for Josh because I love his voice and would actually buy his CDs, which I probably would not do for the other two. But I am OK with whoever wins. I will think seriously next season before I commit myself to this show. It made me angry too many times this season. I don't remember ever being angry with AI or AGT. Even when my favorites got axed or I seriously disliked the winners, I never felt angry. I just feel any show that is supposed to be a pleasant experience but ends up making me yell at my TV is not good for me.

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Llkoolaid
Member
08-01-2001
| Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 6:46 am
The hardest part of this show for me was watching 2 little girls and one little boy break down on tv. If they want to show younger talent, showcase them like Dancing with the stars does, don't put them in a competition, where they are under such pressure and sometimes harsh critism, when you are 12 or 14 any critism is felt as harsh, and it is usually taken as personal attack, kids need postitive reinforcement, they can not take the negative well, their skin is just not thick enough yet, life will do that for them but at that young age most of them are just babies even though they think they aren't.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 3:08 pm
No tour for you!
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