Archive through March 12, 2003
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Archive through March 12, 2003
Spygirl | Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 05:58 pm     Now Vanessa is singing the show out. |
Mygetaway | Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 05:58 pm     Too bad.. I agree Sea. I would have rather seen Charles or Corey leave.. but that's just me.. |
Jenhavins | Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 05:59 pm     Maybe it humbled Julia and Kimberly Locke just a tad. It seems like the american public doesn't like a debate with a judge...take the critique and say thank you. |
Loremma | Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 05:59 pm     I'm really bummed that Vanessa is out. Now there will be more bland singers! |
Ericka1012 | Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 06:00 pm     I would have rather seen Charles or Corey gone...at least I would have rather seen Julie gone...what a shame...I didn't think Vanessa would go all the way but I believe she deserved better than 12th... |
Seamonkey | Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 06:00 pm     Yup. Oh Well. She's not cookie-cutter like some and I suspect isn't getting any of the major blocs who might have voted for her. Glad she at least got top 12. |
Mygetaway | Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 06:00 pm     Weener, even though I knew that was coming in the show (Monkey line) I missed it when it happened. I voted for Vanessa, but not as many times as my favs. |
Hermione69 | Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 06:00 pm     I am really rather shocked. I thought Vanessa would get the Nikki McKibbin vote. I wonder if that script DID hurt her. When it was down to her and Julia, I would have sworn it was Julia. Ah well. Vanessa had so much personality, I will miss her next week! |
Weenerlobo | Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 06:02 pm     My, it went over like a lead balloon. I hope that she gets signed by someone! Nighty night all! |
Seamonkey | Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 06:03 pm     I think it hurt. Like I said last night, I KNEW from the spoiling that Ryan had said it was scripted and still I missed it and I was expecting to hear it and I was a Vanessa fan, so just think how many didn't hear it, and latched onto that as a reason to vote for someone else. |
Mygetaway | Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 06:03 pm     Thanks again for the spoiling everybody. |
Jbean | Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 06:06 pm     dang, i can't believe it. i think she is very good. that sucks. can't believe carmen didn't get in the bottom 3. whatever. |
Prisonerno6 | Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 06:08 pm     Vanessa gets booted and Julia stays? Man, there really is no justice in the world... |
Hermione69 | Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 06:09 pm     That's a shame. I can think of a few that definitely should have gone before her. Oh well. Man. <Keep your chin up, Seamonkey! I know you really liked her.> |
Ketchuplover | Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 06:10 pm     I hope Vannessa has a great future |
Spygirl | Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 06:18 pm     Me too |
Webkitty | Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 06:22 pm     I wish her the best too, although she wasn't my fav, she wasn't at the bottom of the pile for me either. Take heart, all Vanessa fans, she will get to be in the finale and the tour. Last season, they televised the Las Vegas kick off tour with all the final 10. Plus, most of them will get to do commercials and be seen. I believed her when she said this wasn't the last we would see of her, she had gumption. |
Car54 | Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 06:28 pm     I am sorry to see Vanessa go..I blame it on the cocky scripted comment they had her make to some extent. She looked very good tonight...and sang better tonight than she did last night. Wish she had given that performance when it could help her. I am tickled Charles made it. I like him a lot and think he is going to grow a lot from this experience. I wish Julia or Yodel girl had gone instead. They did a final shot of Julia while Vanessa was singing. She looked really shaken by the close call. Didn't see this posted...but when the 3 were named, Simon said actually there were 5 of the group that should have been at the bottom. Sorry, Sea. |
Hermione69 | Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 06:41 pm     Yeah, he did say that about there should be 5 up there. I found myself wondering which 5 he meant? What do you guys think? He agreed with those 3 that were up there, so who were the other two? |
Scorpiomoon | Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 06:48 pm     As I said in a previous thread, I loved Vanessa since the first audition, but over time, for me, she lost her luster. I'm glad she's gone but I hope she can create something great from her AI experience. |
Seamonkey | Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 06:50 pm     sigh.. not even sure I want to watch tonight.. thanks Car and Hermi.. |
Egbok | Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 06:52 pm     OHhhhh...I had to peek and I'm soooooo disappointed that Vanessa is gone. She's got a bright star and she will be okay!! I loved that she had a potbelly pig named Bacon Bits!! LOL I really thought it would be Julia tonight. Oh well...... |
Prisonerno6 | Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 07:23 pm     Could someone with access to the final results of the various polls post them here? I'm curious where Vanessa falls on those. She seemed right smack dab in the middle on the ones I saw as they were in progress, and *no one* in the "I can really sing" poll here picked her to go. That just seems odd to me, based on what I know about statistics and sampling theory. If the polls are a one vote thing, I suppose that could account for the vast discrepancy. However, if they are also a "vote as many times as you want" poll, then there shouldn't have been that much difference. People who vote in an online poll are going to be a fairly representative subset of those who call in, so with the numbers we saw, the results should have been roughly the same. (The heck with the "Simon picked Carmen 'cause he was pissed at the producers" conspiracy -- the "How did Julia beat out Vanessa" question must be answered!!! :-) |
Muse | Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 07:51 pm     I was very surprised (and disappointed) to see Vanessa go. I didn't even think she'd be in the bottom three. I personally don't think the scripted comments really hurt her. I didn't see a lot of people upset about it online when discussing the episode, and it seemed pretty obvious that it was a joke. I *do* think the hair hurt her, because some people dismissed her as being a Nikki clone (which she really isn't, but whatever). More importantly, I think the fact that she didn't seem like she was in danger of being booted cost her votes. People who liked less popular contestants (Corey, Charles, Carmen, etc) probably voted more than they normally would since they thought they might be eliminated. Although she obviously wasn't the most disliked contestant, people just didn't bother to vote for her. It's kind of like Nikki staying over Tamyra last season...people just didn't pick up the phone. Lesson of the story: vote for those that you really like and want to stay, not based on strategy. |
Wcv63 | Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 08:17 pm     Booooo hissssss....I knew she was being set up with that stupid scripted comment and dagnabit it worked. I'm disappointed but will just roll with it... Too bad...I thought she was very good...much better than others who were "safe" this week. Looks like several have fans already firmly entrenched in a voting ritual. |
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