On last night’s AMERICAN IDOL, America voted and got it wrong again. Sure Amanda “Rockin’ Nurse” Overmyer is no IDOL winner, but to get the boot before perennial boredom Ramiele Malubay? And speaking of perennial, how many more weeks is America going to continue humiliating Kristy Lee Cook? Paula is quickly running out of ways in which she can tell her she looks beautiful.
Who needs to stay awake after THE COLBERT REPORT to watch LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN when you’ve got the internet. Missed the cast of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA doing last night’s Top 10 List? Click here to check it out.
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Recently theTVaddict.com was lucky enough to take part in what has become a rite of passage for the weekly AMERICAN IDOL cast off. The dreaded exit interview with the media.
And while we could spend gigabytes of valuable bandwidth discussing Mr. Hernandez’s future goals and career objectives in the world of music. This TV Addict knows all too well that when it comes to Celebrity in Hollywood, people only cares about one thing. SCANDAL! SEX! AND PHOTOS! Err… make that three things.
Thus, the following is what Hernandez had to say about his rocky road to reality TV infamy. And if you really are concerned with Hernandez’s burgeoning music career, I’ll nutshell it. He’s unemployed and is looking for a recording contract.
With all the news floating around the past couple of weeks, do you feel like that’s been a distraction to you in any way, or have you managed to block it all out?
David Hernandez: You know, I did a pretty good job of blocking it all out, as you probably saw on TV. I actually watched my performance back from Tuesday night and I was very happy with my stage presence and everything like that. It was just unfortunately not the best song selection in the judges’ eyes, and America voted. No, actually, I’ve been staying away from the Internet and the TV. If this is the worst thing that comes out of my career, then I’m pretty set to go. Do you know what I mean?
This has actually been really good for me, because I’ve learned how to have a thick skin and still be able to get on stage and perform for 35 million people.
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Quick question IDOL Addicts, what do the four time Super Bowl loser Buffalo Bills and David Archuleta have in common? Turns out they both can’t deliver when it really counts.
Don’t get me wrong. One can’t begin to imagine the amount of pressure any of the twelve IDOL contestants, let alone seventeen year old Archuleta must be under as they walk on the stage to perform in front of Simon, not to mention millions of viewers. But this competition isn’t your run-of-the-mill reality television show. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime career making opportunity. As Randy might say, You got to bring it!
Which begs the question, who do you think is going home tomorrow?
By: Frequent Reader/Contributer Tim G.
When it comes to AMERICAN IDOL, there are constants. Randy has his “Dawgs!” Paula cries, Simon and Randy verbally abuse eachother and just around this time, an IDOL contestant is outed for something.
So imagine our surprise [note sarcasm] when it was revealed today that David Hernandez once made ends meet by removing his clothes. Shocking I know! I mean who can forget such memorable scandals as pictures of a nearly nude teen cavorting in a fountain or women in BDSM gear floating around online? What? You’ve already forgotten? Oh, hmm.
Anyway, I was having a conversation with my friend Derek about the news this morning that went a little something like this:
me: hehe, “Strip club: ‘Idol’ once danced here”
derek: lol
me: uh oh
derek: those pics aren’t too revealing tho
me: nope
derek: but the manager guy said nude lol
me: Mmmhm
me: i’m amazed how these people “slip through” the super-extensive background checks they do on the contestants
derek: yeah really
me: I wonder… could it be that the moral and upstanding institution of American Idol lets some of these people through KNOWING that the scandal will hit?!
me: Nah…
derek: hehe
derek: strippers have dreams too
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This being the first season I’ve seriously jumped on the AMERICAN IDOL bandwagon, I’d like to pose this question to all you IDOL veterans out there.
Is the competition over?
After last night’s mature-beyond-his-years performance by David Archuleta, should the rest of the IDOL contestants start packing their bags? Will any of them be able to compete with as Paula put it, “one of the most moving performances I have ever heard.”
[UPDATE 11:28AM] Apparently, while the woman of THE VIEW ‘watch’ AMERICAN IDOL, they don’t watch too closely. Elizabeth just showed a clip of David Hernandez’s performance from last night, claiming he’s “wrapped up the competition”. Umm… Elizabeth, what show were you watching?
While this TV Addict dabbled in AMERICAN IDOL last season courtesy of a brief bout with Sanjaya Fever [Boy how quickly we forget], this season’s Hollywood Week has me officially hooked.
For the first time in seven seasons I’m invested in these no name dreamers from the start and looking forward to watching these twenty-four contestants evolve into the next Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood or Taylor Hicks. Well, maybe not Taylor.
Got an early pick for the winner? Post your guesses below.
Your IDOL TOP 24 are: Back Row L-R: Alexandrea Lushington, Robbie Carrico, Jason Castro, Danny Noriega (striped shirt), Brooke White, Amanda Overmyer, Michael Johns, David Cook (bandana), Luke Menard and Carly Smithson (standing far right). Bottom Row L-R: Chikezie Eze, Colton Berry, AsiaÕH Epperson, Kady Malloy (seated, black dress), Joanne Borgella, Ramiele Malubay, David Hernandez (seated, front), Amy Davis, Alaina Whitaker, Syesha Mercado, Jason Yeager, David Archuleta (seated), Garrett Haley and Kristy Lee Cook.
CR: Timothy White / FOX
Today marks a very special day in the annals of TV Addict history. After almost two years we finally did it. We scooped everyone! Ausiello! Kristin! Entertainment Weekly! Perez! You name it.
TheTVaddict.com is the first to present your final twenty-four AMERICAN IDOL contestants. For photographic evidence, Read the rest of this entry »
By CT
There’s a difference between laughing with someone and laughing at them.
Sadly, the folks pumping out endless audition episodes of AMERICAN IDOL haven’t a clue how to distinguish between the two. What’s even sadder is that the sorry mess that is the highest rated (although beginning to fade) show currently on the airwaves is brought to us by Nigel Lythgoe, president of 19 Television, which also produces the sublime SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE? Worse, Lythgoe serves as a judge on the dancing competition, where he actually offers thoughtful, balanced, constructive critiques as opposed to those offered by one-note Randy, waste-of-space Paula and Simon Cowell, who each and every week declares someones performance to have been the worst he’s ever seen, followed by the word “seriously.”
Then again, Lythgoe also knows that DANCE gets a fraction of IDOL’s audience.
Hard as it may be to believe, when IDOL launched back in 2002, there was only one episode focused exclusively on auditions before moving on to the Hollywood round. By season two, we were up to three audition-centric episodes, although even these focused more heavily on the talented singers than the so-bad-it’s-not-even-close-to-good performers. This season — the 7th — we’ve already suffered through four audition episodes, with no end in sight (if only because I’ve stopped looking).
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Proving once again, Americans will do almost anything for their fifteen minutes of fame. A nine-months-pregnant Antoria Gillon arrived at Texas Stadium with hopes of becoming the next American Idol.
However, as the time of her audition approached, she realized she was in labor. Determined not to miss her shot, Gillon sang her best while in the midst of contractions. After completing the audition and learning she will return for the next round, Gillon was taken to a local hospital, where she gave birth to a healthy son – whom she named Simon Randy Ryan Jamil Labarron Idol McCowan. Baby Idol arrived early Tuesday morning and weighed 6 lbs. 7oz.
The football players of FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS aren’t the only ones who’ll be using their muscle to shore up NBC’s schedule this fall. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the network is set to announce that THE BIONIC WOMAN has gone from pilot to series with EASTENDERS alum Michelle Ryan in the lead role. Anyone worrying that the world might not need a remake of a somewhat cheesy 70’s series should keep in mind that the show’s pilot was written by BATTLESTAR GALACTICA executive producer David Eick. Consider our DVR’s already set.
In other news, ABC’s Wednesday night line-up may be in trouble. When your much-publicized new comedy - NOTES FROM THE UNDERBELLY - can’t even hold onto the viewers who tuned in for ACCORDING TO JIM, that’s bad. Worse, LOST tied its low in the all-important 18-49 demographic and it’s second-lowest household rating. Even if you don’t quite understand ratings, it’s pretty easy to see that’s not a good thing. With that in mind, we’d like to make a recommendation to ABC: With only 16 episodes per season for the next three years, holding them until January might not be the smartest idea in the world. Yes, we get that the idea is to have a repeat-free season which covers both the February and November sweeps periods. But might it not be wiser to move keep the show away from demo-devouring AMERICAN IDOL? They may not share a time slot, but we can’t help thinking that for many households, “Seacrest, out!” is slang for “nighty-night” as opposed to “quick, turn the channel.”
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