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Title: American Idol Season 9
Post by: TexasLady on January 15, 2010, 09:59:23 PM
Let's use this as an information, general discussion thread. OK?

Here's the schedule so far:

Auditions:
Jan. 19: Chicago 
Jan. 20: Orlando
Jan. 26: Dallas
Jan. 27: Los Angeles
Feb. 2:  Denver
Feb. 3: "The Road to Hollywood"
Feb. 9:  Hollywood Round, Part 1
Feb. 10: Hollywood Round, Part 2
Feb. 16: Hollywood Round, Part 3
Feb. 17: Hollywood Round, Part 4 Top 24 Semifinalists Announced

Voting begins:
Feb. 23: Top 12 Female Semifinalists Perform
Feb. 24: Top 12 Male Semifinalists Perform
Feb. 25:  First Results Show (ET live/PT tape-delayed) Two Male and Two Female Contestants Eliminated

March 2: Top 10 Female Semifinalists Perform
March 3: Top 10 Male Semifinalists Perform
March 4: Results Show (ET live/PT tape-delayed) Two Male and Two Female Contestants Eliminated

March 9:   Top 8 Female Semifinalists Perform
March 10: Top 8 Male Semifinalists Perform
March 11: Results Show (ET live/PT tape-delayed) Two Male and Two Female Contestants Eliminated; Finalists Revealed

Finalists:
March 16:  Perform (ET live/PT tape-delayed)
March 17:  Results Show (ET live/PT tape-delayed) One Contestant Eliminated
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: TexasLady on January 26, 2010, 07:47:19 AM
Trouble, trouble in paradise....


TV TUG OF WAR: It's Ellen vs Simon, And 'American Idol' vs 'X Factor', As Tommy Mottola Is First Choice To Judge Both Shows (And Paula Is Involved, Too)
By NIKKI FINKE Monday January 25, 2010 @ 6:27pm


EXCLUSIVE: It was American Idol's newest judge Ellen DeGeneres’ first day of taping the Hollywood segment, and she was excited and nervous, sources tell us. But then that turned to anger. Because, our insiders say, Simon Cowell was an hour and a half late for the taping. And Ellen stewed while she waited. She had reason: to accomodate both her talk show hosting duties and her American Idol judging duties, she had moved up her schedule so that now she shot the talk show earlier in the day and then jumped in the car to go to Idol. She was on time, and Cowell was not. "Here it was the first day of taping of the Hollywood shows, and Ellen was there waiting for Simon to show up. Ellen's new to the gig and she's very organized and she made a commitment to take this on, and now she's asking herself, 'What did I get myself into?' She called Simon Cowell a prima donna. So right from the start, the chemistry isn't great," an insider tells us.

With that, Ellen Degeneres contacted the pal who brought her to the primetime hit show, Fox alternative programming chief Mike Darnell, and made a request: she asked him to "hurry up and pick" Simon's successor. Cowell has told the world this will be his last season judging Idol to do his own U.S. version of The X Factor. But there's a problem, a big multi-pronged one, and it involves Ellen vs Simon, and Simon Fuller vs Simon Cowell, and American Idol vs The X Factor as well.

Our sources say that American Idol's first choice to succeed Cowell is former Sony music chief Tommy Mottola, best known to the public as Mariah Carey's ex-husband and the top executive behind Michael Jackson's music in its heyday. But Cowell has also designated Mottola as first choice to be a judge on Simon's American X Factor show just announced.

Cowell is reportedly being paid nearly $175 million for launching the new talent search show in the Fall of 2011. (Cowell didn't own American Idol and only gets paid to appear on it, but he does own X Factor and the whole brand. It is currently shown in 17 countries worldwide and is the No. 1 TV entertainment format in Europe. The X Factor format is owned by Syco, a global music, television and film production joint venture between Cowell and Sony Music Entertainment.)

Continue reading here (http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/tv-tug-of-war-its-ellen-vs-simon-and-simon-fuller-vs-simon-cowell-and-american-idol-vs-x-factor-as-tommy-mottola-is-first-choice-to-judge-both-shows/)
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: TexasLady on February 05, 2010, 10:38:03 AM
Have we a phony with Nicci Nix? This might be interesting to watch!  TMZ reports:

'American Idol' -- Duped by a Phoney???

Posted Feb 5th 2010 12:10AM by TMZ Staff

It seems one high-pitched "American Idol" favorite is not who she appears to be -- at least when it comes to her accent -- because Nicci Nix has been on all sorts of reality shows before ... with a completely different voice.

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2010/02/05/american-idol-nicci-nix-accent-italian-fear-factor-making-the-band-video-clip/#ixzz0egEDVWnV
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: Jobby on February 06, 2010, 04:58:31 AM
I hate the auditions and am glad the real show is starting soon.
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: ugot2bekidinmeny on February 07, 2010, 10:58:33 AM
ha ha ha :lol3: when i saw her audition she looked a little familiar!! Guess i HAVE seen her before!! :doh:
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: TexasLady on February 07, 2010, 03:25:55 PM
She fooled me! I'm so trusting...  :res:   :lol3:
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: tory on February 08, 2010, 04:36:49 PM
yea me too but i wonder y with all the info they get about the contestants before they even go befor simon and the bunch did she get that far??? i now a little about the aud prosess and she had to go trew severl audtions just to get to them so????? wth..i loved pants on the ground he was put on so 19 e could own the rights to him and that song jmo.. as for simond does he realy need his hands in every ones pockets, how much money does the guy need?? and if he realy doesn't love elen he will buy her out of her contract for sure.
on a positive note i think we r going to get an awsome top 12..
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: TexasLady on February 08, 2010, 04:40:31 PM
That's RIGHT! She couldn't have flown in from Italy and go right through to the judges. It doesn't work that way! Good point Tory! :tup:
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: tory on February 08, 2010, 06:15:29 PM
so to conclude as far as idol /19e r concered knowing this would get out and start a bruha, they deff planed it...caus press is press good or bad and they know it huuuu.
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: TexasLady on February 22, 2010, 10:54:11 AM
Will New 'American Idol' Twitter, Facebook Rules Make A Difference? Unlike past years, semifinalists can now use social-media sites during the season.
By Gil Kaufman

   
Up until this year, when an "American Idol" hopeful made it to Hollywood and beyond, he or she had to maintain a strict radio silence or risk being booted from the show for blabbing. But on Wednesday night, as season nine's top 24 were announced, "Idol" brass also revealed that this year's semifinalists would be allowed to post to "Idol"-approved MySpace, Facebook and Twitter pages, a potentially monumental thaw in the "Idol" universe.

"I think it's a great idea," said longtime "Idol" follower MJ Santilli, who runs one of the leading "Idol" fan sites, MJsBigBlog.com. "[It's] a way for the contestants to keep in touch with their fans and reveal parts of their personalities we don't see on the show. For instance, I never realized what a great sense of humor Kris Allen had until he began tweeting about Snuggies and SkyMall products!"

A spokesperson for "Idol" did not return requests for comment on how the new social-media functions will fit into the overall face of the show. It was unknown at press time if the contestants would be allowed to post freely or if their comments would be vetted by "Idol" brass before going up, and though all had Twitter feeds by Wednesday night, at press time, none of the contestants had tweeted anything to the accounts yet; their Facebook and MySpace accounts were all uniformly blank at press time as well, save for photos and a bit of basic biographical information.

Continue reading:
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1632183/20100218/index.jhtml
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: georgiapeach on February 23, 2010, 09:22:54 AM
wow...that could seriously be a great tool to get votes...
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: bee1233 on February 24, 2010, 02:11:51 AM
Ok was it just me or......................When Katie sang I Feel Good.....All I could picture was Adam Lambert strutting down the stairs last season.  I don't think any idol should sing that song on the show after Adam. :duno:
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: TexasLady on February 24, 2010, 03:37:43 PM
Ok was it just me or......................When Katie sang I Feel Good.....All I could picture was Adam Lambert strutting down the stairs last season.  I don't think any idol should sing that song on the show after Adam. :duno:

I didn't remember it, probably because it was so different from Adam's performance. When he performs, the first thing is you cannot avoid watching his every move because he is such a good performer. However, I do agree with you, it's never a good idea to sing something that can be compared to someone else who sang it better.
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: TexasLady on March 10, 2010, 11:08:02 AM
Viewing reminderfor tonight, March 10, 2010: Idol is on one hour later. 9:00 PM ET/8:00 CT.
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: ImANewUser on March 12, 2010, 11:50:45 PM
Lilly/Katelyn/Alex was robbed. That is all.
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: TexasLady on March 13, 2010, 08:36:23 AM
Lilly/Katelyn/Alex was robbed. That is all.

 :'(  Can we just start over?
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: Jobby on March 13, 2010, 11:06:04 AM
The problem with the top 24 voting format is that...

There's no wildcard round. I'll rather they do another week of elimination until the Final 8, and then the 16 eliminated contestants (8 guys and 8 girls) will perform on a special wildcard week and then each judge will pick the person that they like best. :)

At least this makes the show so much more better... it gives a chance to those people who were robbed to have a second chance!
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: bee1233 on March 13, 2010, 01:42:21 PM
I feel so guilty for not voting.   :'(  I have been watching it on DVR after the voting is over.  Guess I better try to watch more timely from now on.  I thought this week the guys really did step it up compared to the past few weeks.

I really like Lilly so sad to see her go.  :groan:
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: TexasLady on March 14, 2010, 09:07:23 AM
I was really hoping that they will bring someone back with the wild card round.   :'(  

Vote For the Worst was pumping for Paige. I'm not sure how much influence they have now but I'm with Bee, I didn't realize that Lilly was in danger and didn't vote for her as much as I could have. She is so unique and so much better than some of the other girls.
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: Cocoa on March 14, 2010, 10:18:34 AM
I'm sad Lilly was gone... but is she another girl that sounds/imitates Lily Allen? TOO many voices like those.
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: TexasLady on March 14, 2010, 10:38:40 PM
I have a harder time keeping the guys straight than the girls but I do agree, several of them run together in my mind and sound about the same as well.
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: Ruth on March 15, 2010, 07:54:29 PM
Alex didn't deserve to go, and Lily TOTALLY didn't deserve to go. But personally, I was sadder to see Alex go. Maybe he ain't excellent yet, but he has such a unique voice, you'll know that it's him when you hear him. Not to mention that he has been on a steady improvement since week 1. Yes, he had his nerves and all but he's been improving so much. I feel that he has lots of raw, untapped potential in him that might surprise us if he had made the top 12. Oh well. And I feel so bad for Lily too. I'm sure she did expect to be in the top 12... That was one of the the most shocking eliminations I would say. Who'd have expected that? For once, I'm kinda annoyed with America's voting but it's been said and done, now we can only see of the top 12 will be able to step it up and not make the season suck. Because it was so good until the wrong people got eliminated. But oh well. We'll see. Hopefully it'll still be good and those "undeserving" finalists step it up and surprise us and those deserving ones do even better.
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: Cocoa on March 16, 2010, 08:29:06 AM
Asia'h Epperson is the most shocking elimination ever in Idol History, I guess. I hated Lilly.  :lol3:
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: Jobby on March 16, 2010, 11:26:05 AM
Asia'h Epperson is the most shocking elimination ever in Idol History, I guess. I hated Lilly.  :lol3:

I second that!
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: ugot2bekidinmeny on March 17, 2010, 01:59:22 PM
 :waves: Ok so here's my breakdown on last nite's performance.

:bow: Siobhan she rocked it!! too bad kara had to compare her performance to Adam Lambert. not that it's bad but the girl is trying to make her own image!

second Crystal, she's a great singer  :tup: just not a performer on the stage.. they are dollin her up though! nice and current  with the look and clothes and they are working on her teeth! :res: she looked great! and she was confident when talking to the judges :tup:

3rd possibly lee  but the man needs to put some spice in  his  step! he's got a great voice needs way better song choices!!

who r gonners :waves: in my opinion: paige and  urban :duno:

just for the heck of it Big Mike needs dancing lessons!! :colors i felt like he was gonna trip and crush the stage!!  :hides: from mike fans!!
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: Cocoa on March 18, 2010, 06:05:08 AM
Asia'h Epperson is the most shocking elimination ever in Idol History, I guess. I hated Lilly.  :lol3:

I second that!

Now another Lily-Allen-sounded-girl is out!  :yess: Buh-bye Lacey!  :wohoo:
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: TexasLady on March 18, 2010, 08:12:15 AM
I'm not surprised that Lacey was eliminated but it could just as well been Paige and she will go soon.
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: ugot2bekidinmeny on March 18, 2010, 10:53:23 AM
I wish it was Paige or Urban last night. :'(

i feel that with all the experience that Lacey has if she got a chance to work with some artists on the show she would have gone further and/or done better.

 She put her originality on her career. I'm sure she'll have some  music out in no time !  :tup:

what gengre does anyone know they are doing for next week? I don't recall if ryan mentioned it :colors:
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: Ruth on March 18, 2010, 11:03:58 AM
Well that was an expected elimination. I don't know, but I feel that we have too much "excess baggage" this season. We know that Tim, Aaron, Paige, Andrew and Katie possibly aren't gonna win. Michael, Casey and Didi are possibly gonna keep doing the same stuff over and over again and eventually be gone. We're now left with Lee, Siobahn and Crystal who could and I hope go really far. Siobahn is too "extreme" to win it (look at Adam Lambert last season). Hmm.
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: ugot2bekidinmeny on March 18, 2010, 02:54:29 PM
I think Adam didn't win it because he is Gay. and that's the only reason why. there are still thousands of closed minded people out there .

Siobhan i think  is just alternative, edgy.. gives the veiwers a feeling of anticipation to what will she do next.

look at lady ga ga .. she's off the charts dress and performance wise but still we all wait  and watch on the tv to see what she's gonna do next.

The King of Pop was the same way! :'( rest his soul

 out of my 3 i think Siobhan has the best chance to win it :tup:
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: TexasLady on March 18, 2010, 07:16:42 PM
The ones I see going far are Crystal, Siobhan, Lee,
Well that was an expected elimination. I don't know, but I feel that we have too much "excess baggage" this season. We know that Tim, Aaron, Paige, Andrew and Katie possibly aren't gonna win. Michael, Casey and Didi are possibly gonna keep doing the same stuff over and over again and eventually be gone. We're now left with Lee, Siobahn and Crystal who could and I hope go really far. Siobhan is too "extreme" to win it (look at Adam Lambert last season). Hmm.

I dunno about Adam not winning because he was gay. I know I voted for him over Kris. The teenyboppers were all gaga over Kris.

I see Crystal, Big Mike, Lee, and of course Siobhan making it to the the final 5 or 6. Andrew will have to pick it up and choose better songs or he won't be around too much longer. I'm not sure about Didi, she might be able to pull it out and make it pretty far. She won't win though. Paige, sad to say won't last too much longer but I'd like to see her do better than she has. The rest of the guys really are a blur to me. They all seem the same, no one stands out.

I am glad that this year they brought back the Judges Save!
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: TexasLady on March 19, 2010, 09:52:19 PM
BTW, I didn't get the Indian headdress at the end of Kesha's song...  :duno:
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: Cocoa on March 20, 2010, 01:48:35 AM
BTW, I didn't get the Indian headdress at the end of Kesha's song...  :duno:

She was trying to be Lady Gaga? :lol3: BUT BUT BUT the TV-Headed-Men are cool!  :jam:
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: Jobby on March 20, 2010, 08:24:13 AM
I'm just looking forward to Crystal and Siobhan every week. :lol:

The others i can't be bothered with.
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: TexasLady on March 24, 2010, 08:09:48 AM
I'm just looking forward to Crystal and Siobhan every week. :lol:

The others i can't be bothered with.

One of the others will be gone tonight Joab! Who will it be?  Paige, Tim or Andrew?
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: Jobby on March 24, 2010, 09:20:21 AM
I'm just looking forward to Crystal and Siobhan every week. :lol:

The others i can't be bothered with.

One of the others will be gone tonight Joab! Who will it be?  Paige, Tim or Andrew?

Okay, i've increased my looking forward list to Katie, Aaron.. joining Crystal and Siobhan.
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: ugot2bekidinmeny on March 24, 2010, 09:56:00 AM
   :waves:

OK fav last night was Crystal. :tup:  i think they way they softened her up last night was good.  We always get a "rocker chic" who sings Bobby McGee she did it nice. :tup:

Siobhan last night was good BUT she reminded me of Sheila Easton" you got the look" video! i think she's too much with the screaming at the end of a song. hope she changes it up!

Lee D!! way to improve buddy!   :jumpy:  played to the crowd, had fun, nice tune!

ok goners for me would be paige and tim possible andrew.

just sliding thru would be arron, big mike, casey, didi(and she was shaky last  nite) and katie is starting to find a groove.

yeah that's all i got folks. not a riveting season at all! :colors
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: Jobby on March 24, 2010, 10:06:20 AM
Predicted Bottom 3:
Tim, Paige, Andrew

Going Home:
Anyone of them, i don't care.
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: TexasLady on March 24, 2010, 12:23:12 PM
Oh someone agrees with me!! I'm so tired of the scream! Once was good! Twice... Ummmm... Three times... NOOOOOOOOOOOO!! My ears!  :lala :lala :lala

I think Urban could go home, Paige seems to have a few who like her, I don't, either she's scared which makes her pitchy or she just doesn't have it in her to sing well.  The slide was too much.  Could also be Andrew.

My thoughts for elimination:
1: Tim Urban
2: Paige
3: Andrew

I liked Andrew but I'm beginning to think Simon had it right, they were wrong about him in the auditions. If he doesn't go tonight, get it together Andrew!
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: Cocoa on March 24, 2010, 06:14:48 PM
I hate this season. I'm really not looking forward to watch an episode, because there's nothing to look forward to.

Sigh. I'm now waiting for X Factor....
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: georgiapeach on March 24, 2010, 08:17:30 PM
That is one scary avatar. :ascared:
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: TexasLady on March 25, 2010, 07:17:43 AM
Has AI jumped the shark?  :duno:

I'm not loving it all that much, at least not at the moment.


(That avatar is sort of scary...) :lol:
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: realshowfan on March 25, 2010, 07:58:21 AM
That is one scary avatar. :ascared:

Annoying Orange!

Well, to stay on topic, I think eliminating Paige this week was kind of fair. That was my pick of who would go home.

Siobhan, Aaron & Crystal FTW!
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: ugot2bekidinmeny on March 25, 2010, 10:06:59 AM
Ok so bye bye paige :waves:

 and now Usher becomes a mentor but what was the genre again?  :duno: has to be what he does which is R & B right?

 if that's so i wonder how casey will fit into that :duno:

this group just bores me.  :zz: i used to be like "don't call me i'm watching Idol :ugot but now i'm like" i'll catch up on I tune performances w/out all the commercials and stunts the judges  pull and what they say" :secret

Funny TMZ joked about having snoop dog  :smoke replace simon. i think that would be hysterical!   :lol3: at least then it would make sense as to why their comments are soooo off the wall! :smoke
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: Jobby on March 25, 2010, 10:40:33 AM
Katie in the bottom 3.. BOO!

Paige and Tim.. whoever goes i don't care.. but Paige was the most horrible singer last night... but she had a splendid few performances that we can remember.. and it's a pity she's gone actually.

One of the guys will be gone next week.. we're down to 6 guys VS 4 girls. -_-
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: TexasLady on March 25, 2010, 03:38:08 PM
Katie in the bottom 3.. BOO!

Paige and Tim.. whoever goes i don't care.. but Paige was the most horrible singer last night... but she had a splendid few performances that we can remember.. and it's a pity she's gone actually.

One of the guys will be gone next week.. we're down to 6 guys VS 4 girls. -_-

I think Katie is doing better and better so I think she'll be OK for awhile at least. Paige is a pretty girl, OK voice but it was past time for her to go. Maybe she will gain some maturity and overcome her fear of being on stage and do well for herself. I think she has stage fright which makes her pitchy. It could be like Simon said about Andrew. Maybe they made too much of the audition.  :umn:
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: ugot2bekidinmeny on March 25, 2010, 06:26:42 PM
saw Paige on fox's morning show and she had laryngitis.

Says she has had it for a while now and it definitely affected her singing.

but she's ok with it all.  :tup:
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: TexasLady on March 25, 2010, 06:38:08 PM
saw Paige on fox's morning show and she had laryngitis.

Says she has had it for a while now and it definitely affected her singing.

but she's ok with it all.  :tup:

That could be what her problem was. Didn't it start with Crystal?
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: ugot2bekidinmeny on March 25, 2010, 07:48:26 PM
saw Paige on fox's morning show and she had laryngitis.

Says she has had it for a while now and it definitely affected her singing.

but she's ok with it all.  :tup:

That could be what her problem was. Didn't it start with Crystal?

I'm not sure who it started with but many of them got sick!  and someone always gets laryngitis! it happens every season! :colors
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: Jobby on March 27, 2010, 01:22:31 AM
I just thought i missed Ashley, Janelle and Michelle. :( Should have repaced Lacey, Didi and Paige!
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: Ruth on March 30, 2010, 01:50:05 AM
Tim HAS to go this week. I'm thinking Andrew will last another week at least. We can't afford to lose anymore girls! But frankly speaking, even though there's been much hype about the girls rocking this season, I don't really see any of them winning. Didi and Katie are out, Siobahn is too "extreme", Crystal stood out way too early. So... I don't know. But then again, the other contestants don't impress that much as well. This season, I must say, is pretty boring. Sigh.

R&B/Soul this week! Mike's chance to shine? I think Aaron could do pretty well too. Maybe Katie... Hmm.
Title: Re: American Idol Season 9
Post by: Jobby on March 30, 2010, 10:17:39 AM
I totally see all the remaining girls making relatively far. The guys are in trouble.