Once more Idol will hype up the concept of the Final 12, but only the Top 10 kids get to go on tour. Two of the kids celebrating tonight are still doomed to spend the summer hanging out next to the 7-Eleven reminding their friends that there was conspiracy to silence their talent. How they [...]

Part of the fun of having 8 singers in one hour is that we get no “personal time”, Ryan desperately trying to manage the time and the judges doing their best to screw that up for Ryan.

Last night’s womens night was another lackluster affair. Even the one-two punch of Crystal Bowersox and Lilly Scott didn’t completely impress me. This crop of kids should be competing on your local Gimme the Mic. Will somebody turn up the heat? Last week’s Guys round was a play it safe marathon as nobody dared to [...]

Will this be the first diva-free American Idol? There doesn’t seem to be a single female contestant that has an explosive and emotional vocal ability. It’s a tepid bunch even amongst the few talented amongst the remaining eight. Nobody seems able to even fake a Mariah run let alone stick one.
The episode opens with Ellen [...]

Forget the denial of death. Four contestants will deny their fate at the end of this results show. They’ll deny the harsh moment when Ryan Seacrest informs them it’s time to sing one last time. They’ll blame this failure on Simon, the sound mixer and the lighting director. They’ll swear their fans were given busy [...]

Three singers brought it. Three are almost there. And the other four better hope they get the votes to stay. This… is the American Idol recap.

There’s tension for tonight’s live broadcast. If Crystal Bowersox can’t perform because of her illness, she’s cut. Really? Silence would be a major improvement over a few of the ladies from last week. Can the busker pull it out?
Ryan reminds us that they switched nights. Will the girls be better with an extra day to [...]

OK, so Tyler and his Jim Morrison look are surprisingly gone. Guess people don’t like 70s throwbacks or something? Joe Munoz was also eliminated, possibly because noone remembers what exactly he sang or how he sang it. At the end of the day it may not really matter, because while I had [...]

OK, so we’ve completed the Hollywood round and determined the Top 24. We’re going back to the “Pop Hits” well to give the singers as much of a choice as possible to make the final stage.

Crystal Bowersox was rushed to the hospital for complications related to diabetes. The producers have decided to swap the girls for the boys on tonight’s episode so she’s not eliminated for medical reasons.
Is there any reason we should be optimistic that tonight’s second semifinals boy’s round will be a major improvement over the first [...]

Last night’s Top 12 boys episode should be rated the worst two hours of network television ever watched by 23 million people. Fox executives should have spent the night on the phone screaming at the producers for allowing the most unprofessional performers on the stage. I understand that not every pick will be a superstar [...]

So, funny story. I had Tuesday’s show written up for posting today (Wednesday), and saved on my work laptop. So naturally, I was future endeavoured this morning.

More I think about about last night’s Top 12 girls, the less I can remember. The performances were bland, but even worse was the lameness of the judges. While supposedly Simon and Ellen aren’t getting along, they weren’t tangling enough for us to care. Where’s the bitterness? Where’s the mocking? Where’s Paula and what is [...]

Tonight’s the night when we finally get to hear if this year’s contestants are entertainers or karaoke dreamers. No more will the producers get to hide them behind quick cuts and highlights. It does get frustrating seeing certain people advance without them singing a note on the show. It’s hard to predict who truly has [...]

Last week, lead judge of American Idol, Simon Cowell, took part in a conference call interview with select members of the media including myself. Cowell’s brutal honestly has made him a household name in America. This is rumored to be Cowell’s final season on American Idol as he looks to do other things like bring [...]

They have only one hour to expose the final 17 kids that are part of the 24 semi-finalists that will lead to the 12 finalists and finally the 10 kids that go on tour this summer. Get it? They shouldn’t celebrate too much since hurdle is merely a marker in their progress and not an [...]

Tonight begins the process of giving a sense of identity to the 24 semi-finalists. We’ll separate front runners from seat fillers. It’s the solo song which allows Simon to attack them as still not ready to be true stars like Susan Boyle. Unlike past series, tonight a few contestants will be told they are through [...]

Ellen Degeneres didn’t come off as a complete bust in her first day behind the table. The ratings were up compared to last week. She’s bringing in a few extra eyeballs. But now she’s got to deal with the most painful part of the Hollywood auditions: the group song. Five, four or three hopefuls band [...]

Hooray for Hollywood!

After weeks of hopefuls wanting to get that golden ticket to Hollywood, we get to see if the 181 hopefuls can stay in Los Angeles. Can they prove themselves worthy of being the next Kris Allen? This first visit to the Kodak Theater will also let us see if Ellen Degeneres is worthy of Paula [...]