Archive through March 06, 2003
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Wednesday's Show 3/5/2003:
Archive through March 06, 2003
Fruitbat | Wednesday, March 05, 2003 - 06:16 pm     I am with Simon calling the producers names during the commercial break. To pull a stunt like that to the judges and Clay was tacky. I would have been angry too. They had planned to have Clay know he was Americas choice so their choices made sense. Not to have any of them choose Clay was not believable at all. They all raved that he was the best of the lot. The poor guy. For Clay to experience being passed over after all the praise must have been hell. |
Not1worry | Wednesday, March 05, 2003 - 06:19 pm     I'm with you Seamonkey. Didn't see Carmen as a chance at all. I though maybe Janine or Aliceyn could have been a long shot. There was something about Janine I liked. I was completely unimpressed by Carmen. I thought Vanessa looked great from the knees up. My 3 yr. old used to wear pants and dresses at the same time, and I didn't think much of the fashion on her either! |
Fruitbat | Wednesday, March 05, 2003 - 06:23 pm     I liked that Carmen was picked. Nice to have a surprize and I bet she will shine with some work.....or be the first one off. LOL! |
Hermione69 | Wednesday, March 05, 2003 - 07:11 pm     Aspirin is a wondeful thing. Does anyone know what the plan is for next week? I swear they only showed 6 of the 12 when talking about next week's show. |
Whoami | Wednesday, March 05, 2003 - 07:42 pm     Yea, Ryan couldn't read the card, and nobody but nobody knew who America's Choice was for tonight? And none of the judges (not knowing the answer to America's Choice) picked Clay? *cough* C'mon Fox producers, give us a little credit for more intelligence than that! How cheesy and insulting can you get? |
Wcv63 | Wednesday, March 05, 2003 - 08:32 pm     All in all the show did manage to keep my attention for the full hour. I knew that Clay was America's Choice so I was not worried about his inclusion as a finalist at all. However, I'm sure that he experienced an hour of anxiety and nervous tension. He really is a considerate and gracious young man and he comes across as very sincere in his actions. His "thank yous" to the judges and to America seemed to be both heartfelt and sincere. Kimberly is always "on" for the camera. She is almost hyper in front of the camera and because of this comes across as being phony and insincere. Carmen was a shock. In not one of my scenarios did she figure in. I thought her vibrato, country tone and age would preclude a vote. I just didn't see it coming. Simon has to be questioning his sanity tonight after hearing her sing again. |
Mygetaway | Wednesday, March 05, 2003 - 08:48 pm     I guess I know nothing because I kind of liked Carmen. She needs some work, but I thought she was ok.. I was too afraid to post that last night..LOL |
Jenhavins | Wednesday, March 05, 2003 - 11:31 pm     I am so glad that Clay made it. I have been his biggest fan since the very beginning. I have been out of town on conference and missed the entire program both evenings. I am so glad he made it. Goooooo Clay! Thanks guys so much for posting. |
Fruitbat | Thursday, March 06, 2003 - 05:27 am     I think Clay will win. I would put money on it. |
Djgirl5235 | Thursday, March 06, 2003 - 05:28 am     I think what's happening for next week is this: It's the top 12 all singing Billy Joel songs. The show is 2 hours long, and I think they're going to eliminate the bottom two for the first couple of weeks. They did that with the first cut of the top ten last year, and Ejay and Jim were cut the same night. I think once they get down to eight it will be fine. The final is May 7th so I think that's what they're doing. I'll say that I was completely shocked when Simon chose Carmen. I figured he would pick one of the four second chancers, and I thought it would have been Alison and I was getting ready to change my channel since I couldn't bear to hear her do Angel one more time... I was completely bowled over with his choice... Colour me stupid!!!! I am ECSTATIC about Clay getting through... If that boy can completely shine with an Elton John song, next week he'll blow everyone else out of the water performing Billy Joel - he is so the next American Idol!!!! Um, Hermione - I don't think you really need to ask who to vote for me - just keep calling for Clay (Not like you're not going to for yourself!!!) |
Webkitty | Thursday, March 06, 2003 - 06:06 am     I was going to put Carmen as one of my choices in the poll (I swear!) She seems really nervous, and, she hasn't been seen at all like the others have. Unless she can get a grip on her nerves and really belt one out, (in key) I don't think she has much of a chance. She seems very nice, its too bad. I would put money on Clay winning it all too. He has the best voice by far, imo. I like his personality too. He is confident without being smug or irratating. The only thing that worries me is the teeny bopper vote. Nikki didn't have the best voice last year, but made it to the F3 spot because of her following. I liked Nikki, but felt she should not have advanced over Tamyra, who had the best voice last year, although I liked Kelly too. I will make sure to vote this season, and not let it up to chance. Just my votes won't matter, but if everyone remembers to vote, it could. DJ, I will call in votes for you too! Also, I think your probably right about next week. I would be surprised if they didn't eliminate two. (the two lowest vote getters) |
Djgirl5235 | Thursday, March 06, 2003 - 06:21 am     Thank you Webkitty!!! Wow, now I have two great people voting on my behalf!!! I have a feeling that the top three are as follows: Clay Kimberly Locke Vanessa I would almost put money on it! I'm now excited about the show again - the finalist portion is definitely the best part of it. I love that the contestants offer a wide range of variety, but I can't see a lot of them making it past the first couple of rounds. My prediction for the first two to be voted off: Ricky Carmen (unless she drastically improves) Next week is going to be highly enjoyable for me as I LOVE Billy Joel's repetoire! |
Conejo | Thursday, March 06, 2003 - 06:36 am     Go Clay Go! I thought Carmen seemed like a really sweet girl, but I think she's out of her league (then again EVERYONE is out of their league when compared to Clay) IMO I liked Paula's new DO. Didn't care for all of the shenanigans on last nights show - it's almost getting to 'bubble gummy' for me! I'm totaly over Ruben and that outfit! Pack your clothes and go home (oops, forgot you only have 1 outfit, so no packing required)JMHO Trenyce looked better last night, but she still needs to do something else with that hair (start by removing that flower pot)! |
Hootyhoot | Thursday, March 06, 2003 - 06:43 am     Clay has one of the best smiles I've ever seen ... nice eyes, too. |
Alisons | Thursday, March 06, 2003 - 06:53 am     I think that Carmen has a lot of potential, and I would be very surprised if they picked her without her getting a pretty good sized vote. The judges knew who America voted for, obviously, since none of them picked Clay. I doubt that they would have put her through if she were one of the lower vote getters, because what would be the point? That thing that she does with her voice I think is a trill, not vibrato. |
Essence | Thursday, March 06, 2003 - 07:15 am     I like Clay a lot, but he's not my favorite. I know I'm in the minority on that, but my favorite is Ruben. I just love his voice and he has that spark about him. I'll wait to see how he does during the upcoming rounds, but for right now he's got my vote. |
Weenerlobo | Thursday, March 06, 2003 - 07:16 am     Yep Alisons, that's why I called Carmen's vibratto a "bumpy road vibratto." It reminds me of when you were a kid and were riding down a real bumpy dirt road, you drove your parents nuts by holding a note and laughing so hard at how it sounded. Christina Christian had an annoying vibratto last year too, but she really worked on taming it. Trill is a real good word for it. |
Ladytex | Thursday, March 06, 2003 - 08:08 am     I'm with ya, Essence. I think Clay is great, but he's not my favorite, either. I'm pulling for Ruben and Kimberly Locke (minus the 'tude). I like Carmen, too, but didn't think she did such a good job the other night. She seems like a sweet kid, not a Brittney or Christina clone, and I hope she gets better. |
Realbiz | Thursday, March 06, 2003 - 08:41 am     I still didn't get this - why couldn't Ryan read the name on 'people's choice' first? Was it just a 'suspense' or did he had to talk to the judges before anoucement(to avoid a double nom)?? |
Not1worry | Thursday, March 06, 2003 - 08:49 am     Thanks for explaining how this might be going to work. Billy Joel is my absolute favorite artist, but I'm afraid some of these people will destroy his songs! It could be really painful for Billy Joel fans to listen to. What on earth will Trenyce and Julia do to his songs?? I agree, Clay will blow them away with Billy Joel songs. (Hmmm....sort of seems like they are stacking it in his favor with the choice of artist. Although I'm sure he could sing anything well.) I think Carmen will go out very early, I can't imagine what she could do to improve enough to compete. I think Charles and Ricky will go early too, and hopefully Julia as well. Then again, I never heard what made them so great in the first place. That was so annoying with the Am. Choice card last night. Just say you're announcing it last, for crying out loud. |
Brenda1966 | Thursday, March 06, 2003 - 09:16 am     Wow, they're going to sing Billy Joel next week? This is getting good. Totally shocked to see Carmen picked. The way she stands with one leg straight and the other crocked, never moving except to slap her hip, drives me batty. I don't think she'll last long. Kimberly is such a camera hog. Didn't she do pageants? When she was sitting on the couch next to Ryan and the camera squeezed in on Ryan, she got closer to him to get in the shot! She's very polished, but I don't think her singing is great. PErhaps she'll be the next Brittney Spears. I can see Clay winning it all. I think he has a huge following in the older crowd, plus I know a few teenyboppers who love him too, so he could go all the way. Thank goodness Corey didn't have a hat on. I didn't like his hair-do, but it was better than a hat. |
Walker | Thursday, March 06, 2003 - 10:36 am     i am so glad clay made it..he is by FAR the best singer of all of them..i can certainly see him as a star he has something very special about him..i absolutely love him..and im betting on him to win it..GO CLAY! |
Walker | Thursday, March 06, 2003 - 10:44 am     im with you brenda..i dont think theres any chance carmen will last and if she does ill be just as shocked as i was when simon picked her..i just dont see anything special about the girl. |
Pantageas | Thursday, March 06, 2003 - 11:08 am     I agree with Webkitty on unpredictability. There's no TELLING at this point how the voting will go. Part of that is the structure. Remember, you're not voting on who the "best" performer is until the final two; instead, you're voting on who you want to go further in the competition. Tamyra didn't "lose" last year because Nikki was a better singer(obviously not!); she "lost" because more people were concerned about Nikki advancing than were concerned about Tanyra's chances. I remember an old Eddie Murphy bit about drunk people voting for a fringe presidential candidate as a "goof", then being aghast the next day when they realized he had been elected. Personally, I think Carmen did ok on Tues., sounded terrible on Weds. I think Chip was this year's version of R.J. - getting lots of criticism he really didn't deserve. My personal favorites so far are Kim L. and Ruben(Clay & Vanessa are #s 3 and 4). And I'm wishing broken legs for Julia, Kimberly C. and the Craggle!! |
Denecee | Thursday, March 06, 2003 - 11:44 am     Did anyone else notice something wierd about Corey? He kind of sulks onto the stage like he's the only one going thru this process. Maybe that's not a good description but there is something wierd about him. Could it be that I just don't like him?(at this point anyway) Hmmm... My favorite is Clay all the way. I also like Ruben and Trenyce. |
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