American Idol Top 24: Final 12 Girls Perform

Hello America!  Okay, so the girls were much better tonight than the guys were.  Some really amazing performances.  Hopefully, this is the year that they beat the teenage texters out there and get us a strong female Idol winner.  They have been the most successful, after all!  We have the potential to have a really strong top 13 this year.  Naturally, there were still some pretty lousy performances tonight and I guess the judges got the feedback that they were incredibly too nice Tuesday night.  We saw the claws come out a little more.  Anyway, here's my brief recap and picks!

American Idol Top 24 - Final 13 Guys Perform

Hello America!  Well, it's going to be an interesting year for blogging this show.  I've gotten super busy and it would appear so has the rest of the country!  The ratings are still good for TV these days but they are down by AI standards.  Lots of new offerings in X-Factor and The Voice out there.  Plus, it IS the 11th season of the show that started it all in this country.  So 14-16 Million viewers for an 11th season show is not too shabby.  My interest in this season has been pretty consistent with the past few seasons.  EH.   Though, I must say, before tonight I thought the talent shown during Hollywood week is ridiculous.  Some of that was on display tonight, but there was also a lot of mediocrity.  But, I do have some favorites already on the Guys and Girls side.  It will be interesting to see who makes it and doesn't make it tonight.  But I definitely have a few picks for who they should send packing.   This is going to be a fairly brief recap (if you saw my x-factor recaps, then you'll know what I mean!).  We'll get right to the point.  But most importantly, if you're reading this....welcome back!  Let's get down to business.

American Idol Season 11 - Auditions and Hollywood Episodes - Discussion

Hello Idol fans!  After a brief detour with X-Factor commentary, we're back for more Idol madness.  I have to say, after suffering through the live episodes of X-Factor, I actually am looking forward to Idol returning to the screen.  But, I'm sure I'll be suffering from fatigue once again by the time we reach May.   In case you haven't heard, my wife and I do have a new addition in our lives and couldn't be happier! He's sure to be the number 1 priority from now on.  But that doesn't mean, I will refrain from any Idol commentary.  But, I'd look for it to be as bare bones as last season if not more.  Probably less pictures and more like what I did for X-Factor this season.  Day after commentary, real quick blurbs.  For the auditions and hollywood, I figured I'd just keep this post up for us to discuss in the comments.  (same as last year)   I'm going to be late to the game this year as we'll be touring around our child to family and friends (out of town) the first week that Idol is on the air.  So, I'll be sure to comment once I'm back and have watched the episodes.  But, don't let that hold anyone up in commenting!  If there's anything you want to say, just post a comment and I'll catch up.  Once the live shows start, I'll try to keep on top of posting new entries for the performance shows.  So, with all of that said, I look forward to continuing our Idol discussions this season.  See you in the comments!    

X-Factor Finale Part 1 - Final 3 Perform

Hello everyone!  I have mixed feelings about tonight's episode.  There is a clear winner out of these 3, but the judges still have me worried about the clearly less talented one winning.  Maybe they've seen the voting tallies and are trying to "act" like they're behind the guy so they don't look like fools when he wins.  But, I can't honestly sit here and say that he's impressed me every week and there is no way I'm picking him to be the winner of this show.  And I'll tell you one thing.  If he does win, I'm out!  No sense in writing about this show or possibly even watching it when it's skewed to let sub-par people go home with the gold.  ($5 Million gold at that)  If the right thing is done, then we'll see.  Anyway, let's get to the quick recap and picks!