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Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Charleston was rough on the American Idol Judges
Charleston appeared to be a challenge for the Idol judges on tonight’s (Jan 23) installment of American Idol.
The evening started off with Raysharde and his fro…. while he claimed people say he sounds like Clay Aiken - the judges weren’t impressed - nor was I for that matter.
Next up was Deanna - oh wait that is DeAnna and you better not forget it. I’m not sure what was in her Wheaties before the audition - but, watch out.
When the next couple was introduced as the couple that met by the trash can, we all should have known something would be up - and it was.
Michelle and Jeffery, siblings, were up and gave a pretty good performance - Jeffery’s larger than life presence and the sibling relationship gave the two a golden ticket to Hollywood.
The next few minutes of auditions was a montage showing us a sampling of the Idol wannabes. While we didn’t get to see how the Judges voted, I think it is safe to say this will be the only time this season we’ll get to see this set of contestants.
Amy Catherine Flynn, the captain of the dance team at her school, also preaches about abstinence and Randy asks her to give Simon a speech and she does. Whether Simon really needed to hear her speech is a question we can only wonder about… she was peppy and earned a spot in Hollywood.
London Weidberg also got a golden ticket after singing “Good Morning Heartache.”
Lyndsey Goodman, Aretha Codner and Joshua Boson saw their chances for a golden ticket crushed… Joshua went so far as to say American Idol was faked and rigged. I always thought the people from the South we extra nice?
Oliver Highman, was given a chance to audition after leaving the auditions earlier so he could take his wife to the hospital to deliver their first child. I didn’t think his performance was that bad but Simon said it was “corny, old-fashioned, and not very good.”
For me, the brother sister duo might have near the top of the Charleston outing although London gave a strong performance as well.
Any favorites so far?
TweetMoment of Truth - it doesn’t get more real than this
Tonight (Jan 23), right after American Idol, Fox will be airing perhaps one of the more potentially controversial game show/reality TV shows to ever air.
Hooked to a lie detector - contestant will be asked a series of increasingly more personal questions all in the quest to win up to $500,000. The previews for the show have the host, Mark L Walberg of PBS’s Antique Road Show and Joe Millionaire and Temptation Island, asking really personal questions with the cameras panning the audience, filled with family members and friends, as the contestant faces the moment of truth.
Contestants have an out. The contestants are asked questions and their responses are recorded by a polygraph expert. The contests have the option, before the airing of the show, to change their answers and walk away.
Check out this preview:
“The touchier questions could be especially revealing because participants reveal their answers in front of spouses, relatives and friends, hanging on every word. What deep dark secret will someone divulge for hundreds of thousands of dollars?” fox.com
The show is set to air on Wednesdays at 9 pm after American Idol
Would you be willing to do this show for a chance at $500,000
TweetThe real Simon is back
I knew the Simon we’d seen in last week’s show would eventually be replaced with the Simon many of the American Idol fans have come to loathe over the last six seasons.
Tonight’s (Jan 22) shorter format was not only more enjoyable but made me look forward to tomorrow’s one-hour show.
There were two standouts in tonight’s performances David Archuleta and Carly Smithson. Not only can the two sing but their personal stories of triumph weren’t as sappy as the producers could have been portrayed them to be - letting their talent come through in the audition.
Thoughts about tonights auditions? Share ‘em here. Till tomorrow.
P.S. - Why Isn’t Fox updating the Web site with the winners from each audition? I’d like to know who the top 50 are and if there really is a Dayton Connection.
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