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WHO'S (INEXPLICABLY) IN): Sundance, Alaina, and Antonella. Seriously, are we going to have to put up with this Vote For The Worst crap for much longer? Sundance is going to bust a vein on stage the next time he's inspired to overemote in public.
WHO'S OUT: Paul the falsetto-challenged; Amy the bland; Nicole the screechy; Rudy the undaunted. All performed their requisite swan songs; Nicole looked like she was going to lose it on stage more than anyone else. (Perhaps she needed that "overrehearsing.")
BUT REMEMBER, SOMETIMES NOT WINNING IS EVEN BETTER THAN WINNING: This year's goodbye-montage song is the Nickelbackian Chris Daughtry track "Home," a genius bit of keep-it-in-the-family placement that ensures the Idol runner-up's place in the Billboard top 10 until at least June.
WE THOUGHT "BROADWAY" WAS A BAD WAY TO SOUND: But everyone seemed pretty excited for Fantasia's announcement that she was going to star in The Color Purple come April. What's next—Ruben Studdard announcing a run of cabaret shows?
THIS YEAR, ALL THE CONTESTANTS WILL GET NOT ONE, BUT TWO LESSONS IN BUILDING THEIR OWN CLOTHING LINE: Celebrity guests for this season were announced last night, and they include brand-building pop stars Gwen Stefani and Jennifer Lopez. We're a little sad that they won't be put through the judgment-night segment of the Idol process; after all, one would think that the reedy-voiced J. Lo needs the gentle "it's a singing competition" reminder even more than some of the outsized-personality hopefuls from the show's early weeks.
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I can't watch the results shows. Those group numbers are too painful. They're like bad high school musical productions.
So my thanks, Idolators, for keeping me posted.
Oh god, I couldn't even bring myself to recap that part. "Sowing The Seeds Of Love" is one of my favorite songs of all time, and hearing Sundance Head sing a verse...
Best part of the evening:
Rudy: "If it's alright with you, I'm gonna go out with a bang!"
(2 or 3 audience member respond with a whimper)
oh- and no reference to Paula Abdul? That chick has Beermuffs- the more wasted she gets, the better everyone sounds. I think she told all 4 departees that they were one of the best vocalists on the show.
What about when Lakisha jumped the gun and approached the departing Nicole, only to realize she was indeed the only one other than Nicole in center stage. So she walked backwards, awkwardly.
I get so much out of other people's discomfort.
That list of upcoming celeb apperances was the saddest thing ever. If they didn't have a Paul McCartney or Michael Jackson to announce, why bother? I mean seriously, J.Lo? Gwen Stefani? I'm SO not looking forward to the group performance of "Don't Speak".
they should force sundance to dress up like one of the harajuku girls.
Re: Putting up with VFTW. Yes, you will have to put up with them for a while. They take credit (I think deservedly) for Constantine Maroulis, Kevin Covais, and Kellie Pickler. All three of those charlatans kept people saying whathafuck? until at least the top 12.
Oh man, so that Village Voice cover story is pretty much their fault, too?! Okay, they are going DOWN.
I think Vote for the Worst gets too much credit. Kellie Pickler made it pretty far on her own last year. They only targeted her for a week or two.
I think people under-estimate the power of sentimental favorites. Like the fact that Sunjay was in the top 4 last night.
The crew at Defamer is donning "Team Sundance" shirts already.
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