In the final hurdle before making it to the coveted Top 12, four more contestants must bite the dust tonight when their Idol journeys come to an inevitable end. Similar to the past two weeks, it seems like those leaving tonight among each sex will be more clear cut than not, although traditionally anything can happen during this week. Therefore, I have reasoned that the following four contestants will be departing tonight.
The final two guys of the semifinals to be eliminated are:
>Todrick Hall and Aaron Kelly
Todrick has been a marked man since the semifinals begin, so him going will be expected. His performance of Queen's "Somebody to Love" was mediocre at best, too theatrical and extremely overpraised by the judges, the latter factor being the result of a reverse psychology of sorts to make sure his fans feel he's safe. The second-to-last spot is also traditionally a danger zone, and Mike Lynche's better than expected performance of "This Woman's Work" clearly overshadowed Todrick. Aaron, on the other hand, will fall victim to another young guy with a lot of appeal to tween girls and grandmas - Tim Urban - whose "Hallelujah" was great last night. Tim has slowly been siphoning votes away from Aaron over the past few weeks along with Alex Lambert, so Aaron will most likely feel the full effect of this tonight when he's sent packing.
The final two girls of the semifinals to be eliminated are:
>Paige Miles and Katelyn Epperly
Paige is a no-brainer (although to be fair I think I've said she'd be going the past two weeks as well). This time she really screwed up on "Smile," as it has been universally panned mich like Haeley Vaughn's "The Climb" was last week. Paige couldn't come up with a coherent explanation for the performance when asked about it by the judges, so she didn't win any sympathy votes. Although she showed promise, her time is up. Katelyn will be the "mini shock," because most people will expect Katie Stevens to leave. Unlike Katie, however, Katelyn does not have a built-in fanbase and has had to rely on giving great performances the past two weeks. Tuesday night was a real dud, so it makes sense that this support will evaporate in favor of some of the better performers like Crystal Bowersox and even Lacey Brown.
Last week I only got one out of three predictions right, so I'm now only 2-8 (really disappointing). Hopefully tonight I'm able to up my record with tonight's results.
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
IDOL LIVE predix: Top 16 Results
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Why is alleged scam artist Todrick Hall still on the show?
Todrick was involved in putting together a national touring production of Oz the Musical last year, which billed Diana DeGarmo as the lead (unbeknownst to her, mind you). Naturally, kids were invited to audition for roles in the children's chorus at Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville as documented on the city's News Channel 5. After auditioning and handing over $75 per child for costume fees, the show was suddenly canceled and the parents were told they would not be refunded.
But things didn't end there. According to VFTW, Todrick also co-produced a theater class/performance called Cinderella Rock that cost $60 per child, but that show was also canceled and no refunds were issued.
Whether or not Todrick did these things intentionally, it is unthinkable that Idol would want an alleged scam artist attached to its brand, and considering contestants have been disqualified for arguably much less severe infractions, he should not be there. It can be argued that he never should have been selected as a semifinalist to begin with, and that's true, but the producers obviously dropped the ball on this one. The media had already raised questions before the Top 24 was announced, and if Chris Golightly was expelled for "having an existing contract when he auditioned," this story really needs to get back in the spotlight.
That said, it would be one of the biggest mistakes Idol could make in letting Todrick stay on the show past next Thursday.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
IDOL LIVE predix: Top 20 Results
Things are beginning to become a little more clear now that we're into the second week of live performance episodes for Idol's ninth season. Even though the majority of the latest batch of performances have still been bad, there have been a few surprisingly good showings as well.
This week's picks to leave are a little more clear cut than they were last week. Unless some former fan favorites lose their footings or recent recipients of praise from the judges don't mesh with the voting audience, people won't be left scratching their heads come tomorrow morning. Therefore, I have reasoned that the following four contestants will be departing tonight.
The next two guys to be eliminated are:
>John Park and Todrick Hall
I had John going home last week, but it is finally his time because he just couldn't pick the right song, and because he went in the dreaded (and some would say cursed) second spot, it's pretty a fact that he will be gone. It's not that his performance of John Mayer's "Gravity" was technically bad, but it was just lifeless, so the judges were in fact correct in their assessment of his offering. As for Todrick, he really will suffer from consistently bad critiques and shockingly poor song choices. I mean, c'mon, Tina Turner? Really? No common sense whatever. Todrick's bad attitude is not helping him, and the show's porudcers are probably itching to send him packing due to his growing reputation as a scammer thanks to his Oz the Musical scandal.
The next two girls to be eliminated are:
>Lacey Brown and Paige Miles
Lacey improved over her performance last week, but she's at the point where there aren't really any more expendable contestants. She seems to be skating by, and the fact that she performed third won't help her cause. Paige, on the other hand, will be a semi-shock tonight, as most people will expect Haeley Vaughn to leave. But Haeley has a few things on her side - she's got a great personality and she sang a song that all the little tween voters love. Plus she's young and likeable, so even though she probably delivered the weakest vocal performance, she will kept around for at least one more week. Paige actually did pretty well last night, but she's just not sticking out from her competition. Plus, audiences really don't like it when contestants sing songs originally sung by alums.
Hopefully I'm wrong about Paige. But I hope (and think) I'm right on everyone else this week. After one week of competition, my record is 1-3 in predicting eliminations, so I really need to step it up soon.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
IDOL LIVE Chat: Top 24 Reveal (2/17/10)
After the slow-moving two-hour filler extravaganza known as last night's Hollywood Week episode, we will finally officially know the entire Top 24 roster at the end of tonight's one-hour episode.
The live chat will begin at 9 p.m. ET and will last one hour.
So far, we've seen Michael "Big Mike" Lynche, Katelyn Epperly, Lee DeWyze, Didi Benami, Todrick Hall, Casey James and Aaron Kelly advance to the semifinals. Who will round out the remaining 17 spots?
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