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Lizajane

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 05:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I like Ryan too, but I'd put Billy over Toya. Maybe Audrey as well.

Ohh Ryan's doing Drift Away...love that song!

Jan

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 05:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ryan singing Drift Away

good as usual I guess. Not my style is all.

Lizajane

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 05:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Wow, Sass was the only negative. I thought it was great.

Jan

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 05:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
hmmm the compilation CD of all 11 finalists is available now:

Canadian Idol CD

Jan

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 05:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
so whom is everyone voting for??

Scorpiomoon

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 05:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh wow!

Did you guys see how the audience responded to Ryan? WOW!

It almost looked like they were going attack Zach!

I love Ryan, but judging from his choice of clothes, it looked like he came straight from a house painting job or something.

I swear to God, if Billy sings "Tiny Dancer" next week, I am going to scream.

Jan

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 05:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I was thinking that Ryan is like Clay from AI...he needs a makeover maybe?

Jan

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 05:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
well I am off to see Paradise Hotel and Love or money. See you later! HAve a happy night :)

Scorpiomoon

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 05:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I am trying to vote for Ryan. He was great.

Lizajane

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 05:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Night guys.

Tatyana

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 06:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I loved Jenny tonight, I thought she was the best and she got my votes. I also liked Ryan but Audrey and Billy weren't my favourites. But I don't know if Jenny will survive, I got in about 25 votes in 15 mins :(

Beaver_Gal

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 06:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I am from Ryan's home town, so I've got to vote for him . Kingston has gone crazy backing him. Every restaurant seems to have a billboard supporting him and the radio stations remind everyone to vote. I was able to get in 3 votes as soon as the judges finished their comments (just before the lines are supposed to be open) but none after 9:00. I can remember hearing he and his dad and brother sing at a local restaurant a few years ago, while we were eating. Would have paid more attention had I known then, what I know now.

Shoofly

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 08:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Jenny has won me over, but, she has to find the right song to make it always work as well as it did tonight. And she really is cute!

Billy, way to go. He loves to sing.

Ryan makes it look easy, maybe too easy. I want him to really surprise me next week...knock it out of the ballpark!

Toya, sorry last week I got the light jazz, but this time, nope. Also, think she needs to not be so 'expectant of being given the crown'.

Kellirippa

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 09:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
What time do you Easterners get CI? It comes on here (AB) at 9, so we vote 10-12, is it the same for you? (Don't all explain to me how 9 in TO is earlier than 9 in EDM, LOL).

I was out this evening and just came in in time to see Ryan finishing up, and catch the recaps and phone numbers...what exactly was that theme?

And yes!! I finally see some "loreal makeover" results on a few heads.

....And finally...when Ben dropped his trousers to settle (and god, I hope put an end to) the boxer, brief question, they showed a shot of Mila giggling in the crowd.. Is it just me, or is she just the cutest little thing that was ever married to a politician?

Scorpiomoon

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 10:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
BG: Very cool! I'm glad to read Ryan has a whole town backing him.

Shoofly: I agree about Toya. There's something about her that just rubs me the wrong way. I wonder what she is like off-stage.

Kelli: We get the show at 8PM EST (6PM MST). Here, voting close just as the show starts for you guys. :)

Snee

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 11:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
kelli, here in b.c. we get idol at 8 pm so we see it and vote the same time as you abtn's do.

i KNEW jenny was going to sing that song. i just KNEW it. (and i'd like a prize, please.) she did it very well.

i didn't especially like gary this week. his diction is really getting to me. i thought audrey was pure uninspired bubblegum. billy was billy and i love ccr, but he didn't blow me away. toya was very good.

i loved ryan. not only did i really enjoy his performance but i like that he seems more versatile than most of the others. with billy, for example, it always sounds the same to me. i would like to hear ryan sing something really pure, clay-style notes if you will, to see how he does.

anyway, i voted for ryan, toya, and jenny (some).

i still miss karen-lee. i thought she was the best singer and the most versatile of the bunch from what i heard when she was in the group. *sigh*

scorpio, perpare to scream. i can really see billy choosing tiny dancer, and i'm 1 for 1 with jenny and 'summertime' so i'm almost on a roll! hehe!

Jasper

Tuesday, August 19, 2003 - 06:18 am EditMoveDeleteIP
My 2 cents, Again I agree with Snee, I said to my husband regarding Gary that I couldn't understand what he was trying to say. I really disliked his version of Unchained. Audrey - her accent was more pronounced than usual, and it seemed flat.

Jenny and Ryan were the best. (and to Jan I don't think this was the same song Jenny sung that had them all sobbing at her auditions, I forget what it was, but not this one)

I just like Billy, liked his version as well, so I would rather see Gary or even Audrey go this week.

Kellirippa

Tuesday, August 19, 2003 - 07:43 am EditMoveDeleteIP
...sorry, missed most of last nights show, what was the theme?

Jasper

Tuesday, August 19, 2003 - 09:01 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Summer Hits

Kellirippa

Tuesday, August 19, 2003 - 03:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
thanks Jasper..(wow, lame theme!).

Alegria

Tuesday, August 19, 2003 - 03:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Next week's theme is Elton John.

I think Audrey is having a hard time due to her lack of English. She must be learning the songs phonetically and there is something stilted about her performances. She is who I think should be leaving but I think Billy will be picked. I have always thought Jenny was wonderful; she seems best suited to jazz/blues. Toya seems the most in control of her voice and the material. This has been a great summer for tv :)

Lizajane

Tuesday, August 19, 2003 - 04:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
And Toya is out

Lizajane

Tuesday, August 19, 2003 - 04:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Can't say that I'm really sorry. She was good, but as others have said on this board, she has already had her shot. I'm glad my favourites (Billy, Ryan) are still around.

Anyone else find the judges' on "the way Canadians have been voting" to be somewhat condescending? If we don't agree with them we must be wrong?

Llkoolaid

Tuesday, August 19, 2003 - 05:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I was in shock with the bottom 3 , I thought Gary and Toya did a good job last night. I really thought the bottom 3 would be Billy, Ryan and Audrey with Billy definately going. I agree with the judges with the way people are voting, but it is just a matter of taste. Jenny is growing on me, don't ask me why. I really like Gary and Audrey. Toya didn't do much for me but she does have an amazing voice. Ryan is up and down for me, sometimes I love him and others I don't get. I think Billy has talent but I don't like his personality but that is not what it is about. God only knows who will go last night. I am glad there is no poll because I would be at the bottom.

Kevin just did a commercial for ATV, it is sure nice to see him getting some attention.

Tweety

Tuesday, August 19, 2003 - 07:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I've been away for the last two weeks (since the night the Top 11 were announced) in a place without TV and was surprised to see so many had been eliminated already as well as who had been eliminated, although I didn't see the performances.

I agree with most of the comments of the posters here and find them refreshing since they are at variance with the judges and press articles I've read. (In particular one I read this morning predicted Toya and Gary as the final two based on last night's performance and instead they were in the bottom three).

I enjoyed Jenny's voice last night, but didn't think her dress suited her, and was frankly, distracting. I didn't like Gary at all.

I was surprised at the bottom three tonight and in particular the elimination of Toya. I think she has a better voice than many of the others (although personality wise, some of the others have more character!)

Did anyone watch the judges closely when the final result was read - they were in complete shock. Toya was one of their top picks for finalist. It appears to me that the judges do not have the same influence on Canadian voters as the AI judges do on American voters. Part of this could be because most of the judges comments are so complementary instead of polite (or in the case of Simon, not so polite) criticism.

All of which leads me to this question: is the voting really being based on talent, or is it communities rallying to support their home town favourite?