Firstly, forgive me my succinctness tonight – I am battling a sore throat and an imminent bout with the flu, so my head is groggy and clogged and I can’t seem to type a few sentences without reaching for the Kleenex. So, this week’s Report Card might lack my usual acuity, wit and, well, portentousness.
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Archive for April, 2008
AI Top 5: A Diamond Mine Or CZ Nightmare? Archu and Syesha Shine, Cook Sizzles and Castro and Brooke Fizzle
Posted in Idol Chatter on April 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
AI Report Card Top 6: Oh, What A Circus, Oh What A Show! It’s David (Squared) To The Finish
Posted in Idol Chatter on April 22, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Bear with me folks as I’m about to state something that will shock many, but no one more than me; it’s a scary moment in my many Idol-viewing moments. And I apologize to anyone I offend. But it must be said.
Ryan Seacrest was right. Okay, I said it. I know, I know…
But, for years, Simon’s backhanded insult [...]
AI Report Card Top 7 Results: One Too Many “Cook”s Spoiled The Broth
Posted in Idol Chatter on April 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I hate to overuse the already-overused noun, but ”shocker” is what it was, only a a different level – it was assumed that Kristy’s country fan base would devote itself to her, so much that I surmised that she might be the last girl standing. I was wrong. Blessedly, wonderfully wrong.
With KLC’s long overdue departure AI might finally have a talent [...]
AI Report Card Top 7: Mariah Mentors In The Battle of the Divas: Cookie Monster Vs. ArchuDiva
Posted in Idol Chatter on April 16, 2008 | 8 Comments »
When I reviewed Kelly Clarkson’s debut dud “Thankful” back in 2003, I pondered “Could I sue Mariah Carey for crimes against the art of the voice?” because Clarkson was another wannabe ingenue mimicking Carey’s trademark melisma. Thankfully, she learned to steer her vocal tics away from that, but the damage has been so irrefutable since Carey’s [...]
AI Report Card Top 8 Results: Idol Taketh Away – Dream On, Michael Johns
Posted in Idol Chatter on April 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m a little stunned, I must admit. Yes, Idol likes to shake things up with these shock eliminations (re: Tamyra Gray, Jennifer Hudson, LaToya London, Constantine, Daughtry, Melinda) but America (and I) expected Syesha to phone home, but the Idol with least votes was indeed Johns. Hey, if this were actually [...]
