I dedicate this to the memory of the Pickler....

NA NA NA NA...NA NA NA NA...HEY HEY HEY...GOOD BYE!!!

Thank God the producers spared us the pain of having to hear her sing once again.

On a more positive note: wasn't Andrea Bocelli's performance simply amazing? I was nearly moved to tears.

Ditto to what XDCX said. No more seeing and hearing her dumb act.

No more Pickler!! HOORAY!!

More proof that God exists. Altho that proof should've come much sooner... :p

I didn't get a chance to go on yesterday, but I echo everyone here.

I think we'll have an all male final but I think one of the guys will get picked off before the last girl is out.

My guess (in order of voted out):
Paris
Elliot
Katharine

Final two between Chris and Taylor, with Chris winning. Although I'm a bigger Taylor fan, the producers have been pimping Chris from the start. There's no way they'll let a 29-year-old, middle-aged-looking goofy guy (with a great voice) win their competition.

I think it could be a Kat-Chris final, but the Taylor-Chris final is more likely. But how do you think the producers sway the vote? The fans vote. The only way to sway would be for the judges to influence the vote by their criticism. They do like Chris. I thought it was interesting that they recanted their criticism of Kat...AFTER the vote. Hmmmmmm?

Oh, they definitely pimp who they want to win, with constant tongue baths. If you remember last year, they did NOT want one of the final two to be Vonzell. They slammed her for singing some torch song with a smile on her face. Then, when Carrie sang Independence Day, which is about spousal abuse and murder, with a big grin on her face, they gave her nothing but compliments. Also, during the final, they criticized Bo's song choice. However, what they didn't say is that those are 19E songs that the contestant has no choice BUT to sing. Think they're not trying to influence the votes??? Think that maybe I have no life and am spending WAY too much time on Idol??

SB said it perfectly - as far as we know, they don't mess with the vote count but they have lots of things under their control. Just my opinion but Simon has a huge effect on how the people vote and how they treated Katharine (and the subsequent "recant") makes one feel a bit uneasy.

DS, SB,

Please don't misunderstand me, I agree the judges can definetly influence the vote. As hard as Simon tried, he could not get Gherkin off the show. Since the past two years have been female, do you think they are leaning toward male? Chris? You wonder if they have talked to him to be less "metal" and more mainstream.

Did we find out who the guest or genre will be next week?

I remember Simon pushing Carrie to win last season so therefore she won.


This is what they are doing next week MC. From the American Idol website.

Awww... poor Paris.

I think that Kathy will get the boot next week. And the final 2 will be between Chris and Taylor. I want Chris to win.

With everyone so talented and after the booting of Pickler, every week is going to be a tough week. Katharine and Elliot need to bounce back next or they'll be in trouble.

I don't understand why Elliott has been in the Bottom so often. Technically, he's a far better singer than the others. I know he's not exciting, and he doesn't fall on the ground twitching, or scream, or dance around on the floor with drummers, but still...IMHO, consistently the best.

DialIdol.com has Taylor getting the most votes for the past few weeks, so I don't see him going anywhere. I think that either Kat or Elliott will be next, and it will come down to Taylor and Chris. Since Taylor is the anti-AI and Chris is The Chosen One, I'm not sure who the winner will be. If the judges see Taylor winning, perhaps they will do a turn-around.

I wonder what the voting demographics are?? Someone might appear to be the best, but the vote distribution could knock out someone you don't expect. Elliot could sneak through just on across-the-board appeal. Chris could go because the older audience won't vote for him. Interesting match ups.

One word: Elliott, Elliott, Elliott!!! He was HOT tonight. He was classy in his first number and sassy in his second. What a great job. He knew his ass was on the line and he brought it. Have been trying to vote and can't get through (at least I couldn't a few minutes ago, but now my daughter's on the phone with one of her friends, and I may not get the phone back for a while).

Chris did better on his first than his second, Taylor did better on his second than his first, and Kat was cute and fun on the first, and just awful on the second. What was she thinking with the suit??? Did she channel a little Morticia there, or what?

Yea I agree with you SB. Taylor was so much better on his first song than his second one.

Chris- He did great as always. I want him to win this season.

Elliott- He did great tonight. I'm not sure if he can win or not though.

Kathy- She'll be going home tomorrow IMO. Did you see she forgot the words on her first song?

BTW I thought it was funny that Simon told Paula to shutup.

Goodbye Kat. Sorry to see her go; twinkly eyes, cute cheeks (face), white teeth and shiny hair, but jeez the girl couldn't dress. Drab colors, sloppy fit, no fashion sense. Who dresses these people? Her song choices were never that good either. She has a sweet, clear tone, but she sometimes picked songs that were "too big" for her.

Chris - has a great voice. Has been showing a little more versatility, which might carry him through.

Elliot - Every week this guy gets better. Last night - excellent. He might be picking up a wider appeal.

Taylor - I love this guy, but I'm not sure if he can carry the votes.

Taylor and Chris could cancel each other out and Elliot sneak in. Having his mother there might help from the sentimental perspective.

According to Dial Idol.com they have Kathy or Chris getting voted off. I agree Kathy but not Chris.

Chris was a little too shouty at the end of his 2nd number for my taste. He didn't thrill me last night.

I'm in shock...I'm in utter disbelief.

I'm gonna rely on this thread and the participants in this thread to find out what happens from here on out. I refuse to continue watching this show.

I hope Taylor or Elliot wins.

I can't believe it...

WTF WTF WTF

WTF is wrong with the people who voted Chris out?

Un freakin' real.,,,but I did warn youse about demographics. Elliot stole a bunch of votes last night and the Taylor/Chris split hurt Chris. Too many blue-haired ladies didn't like that skinhead hard rocker.

Now, can Kat divide the votes.???

And she didn't even bring the girls out last night!! I have not been a huge fan of Chris', but I don't believe that he deserved to go and she deserved to stay. And, btw, does anyone else notice that they haven't mentioned the millions of votes they get in quite some time? Could the numbers be down??

It's totally unbelievable , but, it's actually GOOD for him, believe it or not.

He'll get a record deal somewhere, and it'll be a better deal than the Idol deal where everyone and their grandmother behind the show gets a piece of the pie. He'll be fine, ladies & germs!

But still - the public sucks donkey parts! :rolleyes:

Actually, once you make it into the Top 10, you have to sign a contract promising them a huge percentage of your earnings.

But, do they do it publicly?? :p

Serious??? Eww. :rolleyes: Okay, well, public still sucks huge donkey....

...yes. :p

Public sucking of donkey parts.....

go on....

I read somewhere that the Top 10 has to sign a contract giving 19E (who owns AI) 50% of their earnings. Not sure how long the contract is, though.

And by donkey parts, I'm sure you meant ears, right. DMC knows that the battery on my laptop was in cardiac arrest, but once I read about the public sucking, I had to plug in and stick around.