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Did anyone else even watch the season premiere last night? I am ashamed to admit I did.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 23:49 (twenty-two years ago)

I watched that THEN I watched "My Big Fat Disgusting Fake Husband" right after!

― the Eskibox (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 23:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Which was better?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 23:54 (twenty-two years ago)

I watched that THEN I watched "My Big Fat Disgusting Fake Husband" right after!

I didn't even watch that one, and I consider myself to be a reality television junkie whore lately.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 23:55 (twenty-two years ago)

They both had a certain...je ne sais quoi.

― the Eskibox (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 23:55 (twenty-two years ago)

There was nothing on either that I can't find right here on ILX.

― the Eskibox (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 23:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Scooter girl reminded me of a certain ilxor.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 23:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Hmmm...

― the Eskibox (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Scooter girl reminded me of a certain ilxor.

I'm flattered! Or should I be?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 01:42 (twenty-two years ago)

I was REALLY into the premiere, and now I'm sorta into the second episode.

― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 01:44 (twenty-two years ago)

I watched it last night and tonight. And I'll keep watching until the auditions are finished and it becomes boring.

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 02:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Totally.

If Simon & the other dude hadn't been such asshats Paula Abdul woulda totally did it with that blonde kid.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 05:37 (twenty-two years ago)

nick is OTM.

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 12:29 (twenty-two years ago)

They haven't done LA yet have they? Some friends of mine who live out there auditioned, and I want to see if they get aired.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 14:42 (twenty-two years ago)

AI still keeps it interesting with its snarky attitude. I LOVED it when Simon bet that one contestant she couldn't sing in a bar without clearing out half the patrons, and how they proceeded to show her doing exactly that. I also thought the 9-cell split screen with all those contestants mangling the same song was good, last night.

Still, I really hope there are some better performers than what we've seen so far, of those that make it to Hollywood. I think the only guy I've liked was the good-looking dark-haired white guy on Monday's show.

― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 15:26 (twenty-two years ago)

This had nothing on the two episodes of Bands Reunited we watched last night, but I'm sure we'll watch it through the end.

― Andy K (Andy K), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 16:42 (twenty-two years ago)

I think they specifically showed as few of the good auditions/folx who went on to the next round as possible last night. Givin' us what we want aw yeah.

I think that one choreographer dude that sang "America, America" was totally robbed though. He really was good.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 22 January 2004 14:44 (twenty-two years ago)

San Francisco next! represent!

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Thursday, 22 January 2004 14:50 (twenty-two years ago)

That one woman they accused of being too "cabaret" was A) not cabaret at all, B) a damned fine (if a bit nasal) singer. The midget girl was hot. The girl with the squeaky speaking voice/surprisingly-robust singing voice that, when asked what she would do with the million bucks, was prob'ly my favorite so far. The guy right after her had a shitty attitude and deserved to get kicked out, even though he had a decent voice.

I really wish I didn't enjoy this show so much.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 21:06 (twenty-two years ago)

dur hur

"when asked what she would do with the million bucks replied that she would buy a pink thunderbird..."

dur hur

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 21:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Did you see your friends?

― A Nairn (moretap), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 21:29 (twenty-two years ago)

i loved that Hong guy. if i were simon and the judges i would insist that he sing and dance every song he knew.

― Felonious Drunk (Felcher), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 21:30 (twenty-two years ago)

My friends that were supposed to be on totally weren't! What liars.

His name was Hung, omg! I would love my last name to be Hung. He was so sweet. When they showed him in the commercial my roommate said "is he retarded? are they trying to branch out by letting oompah loomahs and retards audition?".

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 21:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Based on what she was singing in the hallway, the "too caberet" girl was WAY TOO CABERET. She was also crazy (to be hanging out with that freaky manager dude).

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 21:34 (twenty-two years ago)

The manager guy was what was most disturbing about her.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 21:35 (twenty-two years ago)

really, just his hat.

― Felonious Drunk (Felcher), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 21:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Man, Hung was a civil engineer major. He wasn't all that bad of a singer he was just an awful awful dancer. He really should have poicked a less goofy song. I'm sure he is great at karaoke.

― A Nairn (moretap), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 21:41 (twenty-two years ago)

That guy danced like Elaine from Seinfeld!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 21:44 (twenty-two years ago)

It's gotta be scripted. It's too GREBT to be true. Heh.

― Francis Watlington (Francis Watlington), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 21:53 (twenty-two years ago)

The pink Thunderbird girl was pretty foxy and she actually had a good voice on her too. She's "different". I'm rooting for her.

The midget wasn't that good of a singer so it's obvious they're just taking her on board for the obvious reasons, ie: she's a midget. They really should've picked the "too caberet" one instead. Doo Wah Diddy Diddy, indeed.

― may pang (maypang), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 21:55 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd love to see Anthony Keidis audition and fail miserably.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 21:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Singing a Chili Peppers song.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 21:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Singing "True Men Don't Kill Coyotes"!

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 21:56 (twenty-two years ago)

I want to know how the bad singers made it through the primary audition at the stadium to make it into the hotel? They must let only the best and worst through.

― A Nairn (moretap), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 21:56 (twenty-two years ago)

*sputters*

― may pang (maypang), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 21:58 (twenty-two years ago)

I figure they must screen out the people who might actually have a valid recording contract too. Such deception!

― may pang (maypang), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 22:09 (twenty-two years ago)

The only person I felt bad for was the muscular guy who gave the 'wrong' answer about what he'd do with the million dollars. I mean, fine, if he didn't deserve to make it on his own merits, then just give him the boot, but to dangle that question out there and then snap his arm off when he says something dumb (which, admittedly, his response was) seemed a bit cruel even for this show.

And I heart Hung. His sense of rhythm was just a tad off.

― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 22:18 (twenty-two years ago)

I think that guy had a shitty attitude. When he cut them off and started talking shit I knew he wasn't gonna make it, I kept yelling at the screen "dude, stop talking! STOP TALKING!".

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 22:19 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm still confused by the sleeping guy who didn't get a chance to sing b/c he didn't care whether he won or not. Mostly because he thought 1 in four odds were really high-go Houston public school system!

― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 22:51 (twenty-two years ago)

THAT PENCIL SALESMAN GUY IS AWESOME HE IS MY IDOL!!!!!

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Thursday, 29 January 2004 04:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Meh

― Aja (aja), Thursday, 29 January 2004 04:33 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd like to see you try.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Thursday, 29 January 2004 04:35 (twenty-two years ago)

How can you? This is the internet.

I can sing better than Gwen Stefanie, but I bet you could too.

― Aja (aja), Thursday, 29 January 2004 04:37 (twenty-two years ago)

I loved the guy getting in trouble for throwing the water at Simon.

― Jon Williams (ex machina), Thursday, 29 January 2004 04:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Now that was great!

― Aja (aja), Thursday, 29 January 2004 04:39 (twenty-two years ago)

I can sing better than Gwen Stefanie, but I bet you could too.

Actually, no.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Thursday, 29 January 2004 04:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Are you kidding?

Gwen Stefanie is like the worst singer in the world!

You most certainly can sing better than her!

― Aja (aja), Thursday, 29 January 2004 04:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Alright, I hope the redheaded Dean Martin sixteen year old guy makes it farther. I think he could be awesome with some time. and i can't tell if i want to bang scooter girl or kill her.

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 17:38 (twenty-two years ago)

What happened to the dwarf girl? I didn't see her at all last night.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 18:03 (twenty-two years ago)

me neither. i'm so glad that cocky shit sixteen year old girl didn't make it.

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 4 February 2004 18:07 (twenty-two years ago)

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3 hours Air Supply, 1 hour Alicia Keys

― Morley Timmons (Donna Brown), Thursday, 13 May 2004 20:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Donna Summer sounded amazing - even after all these years

― Paul (scifisoul), Friday, 14 May 2004 03:31 (twenty-one years ago)

She completely rules, she does.

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 14 May 2004 12:52 (twenty-one years ago)

It's been clear for weeks that Fantasia should win this competition, but tonight the entire show was geared toward burying the other two and selling Fantasia as the greatest singer ever.
Sure, Fantasia's win is the only just and logical ending, but the hyper-subjectivity from everyone who opened their mouth on the show tonight was a bit sickening.

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 02:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Point taken, but given the way the voting has been going I'll take pounds and pounds of hyper-subjectivity with a side of phone-rigging, plz.

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 02:02 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah, they were lobbying hard enough that maybe it'll swing it but right now if i had to bet i'd put my money on diana, no joke.

― cinniblount (James Blount), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 02:05 (twenty-one years ago)

The kicker was forcing Jasmine to sing "All By Myself", which everyone remembers LaToya singing to vault herself into the finals. If that wasn't a not-so-subtle hint to Jasmine that her prescence was not preferred over a certain other Idol finalist, I don't know what is.
(xpost, agreed Dan, but I wish they didn't have to be so blatant about pushing the panic button)

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 02:05 (twenty-one years ago)

relief...
though I finally worked out how Jasmine managed to stay in the competition these last few weeks: she was signalling in Hula to Hawaii !

― Paul (scifisoul), Thursday, 20 May 2004 02:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Also she was unbearably cute.

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 20 May 2004 02:56 (twenty-one years ago)

a real pleasure to hear Tamyra and Guy Sebastian* tonight

*maybe Tower U.S.A. will now be able to move some of his CD
(quintuple platinum in Australia has to count for something)

― Paul (scifisoul), Thursday, 20 May 2004 02:58 (twenty-one years ago)

What counts as platinum in Australia? Mil? Half-mil?

― m.e.a. (m.e.a.), Thursday, 20 May 2004 03:02 (twenty-one years ago)

hahaha

platinum in Aus = 70,000

― the surface noise made by people (electricsound), Thursday, 20 May 2004 03:04 (twenty-one years ago)

(barely a handful of albums in australian history have sold more than a million here)

― the surface noise made by people (electricsound), Thursday, 20 May 2004 03:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Damn, more indie-rock labels need to start getting wise and saying their records are "platinum sellers!" and in teeny-tiny print somewhere note that they're going by Aussie or Greek or Chilean definitions of platinum.

― m.e.a. (m.e.a.), Thursday, 20 May 2004 03:08 (twenty-one years ago)

agreed (about the cuteness) Dan
I keep expecting to find a thread called:

Which American Idol contestant would you ... y'know?

though I prefer Nickalicious's make out club idea
several of them are kinda adorable
I think it's the empathy factor
what they're going through is so intense that some of it transmits to us
and we identify with them

― Paul (scifisoul), Thursday, 20 May 2004 03:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Tamyra proved AGAIN that she was far and away the best singer from season 1 tonight. Also, she's writing her own songs and cowrote this year's Idol song = she is the American Idol contestant who will make the most money from the music industry.

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 20 May 2004 03:14 (twenty-one years ago)

hooray!

bizarre though - in the sense that it makes Kelly Clarkson's rise more of a temporary, less stable phenomenon
maybe she was the one who benefitted most from the intensive workshop-like training

― Paul (scifisoul), Thursday, 20 May 2004 03:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Why would you buy Guy Sebastian's album when it's so lamentably disappointing?? Ha ha though watch out Oz Idol peeps, Paulini's finally got a record deal!

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Thursday, 20 May 2004 05:56 (twenty-one years ago)

woohoo!!

― the surface noise made by people (electricsound), Thursday, 20 May 2004 06:25 (twenty-one years ago)

i'd like to write songs for paulini

― the surface noise made by people (electricsound), Thursday, 20 May 2004 06:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Jim what would they sound like do you reckon? I'm imagining something like Sugababes "Breathe Easy (Acoustic Jam)".

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Thursday, 20 May 2004 08:01 (twenty-one years ago)

she is the American Idol contestant who will make the most money from the music industry.

MORE POWER TO HER.

― Stacey Pollen (Andy K), Thursday, 20 May 2004 11:39 (twenty-one years ago)

they'd probably sound like His Name Is Alive

― the surface noise made by people (electricsound), Thursday, 20 May 2004 12:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Does it make me pathetic to wish for the first time in my life that I was in America, just so I could vote for Fantasia next week? I guess it probably does, but GO FANTASIA!!

― syntaxfree (syntaxfree), Thursday, 20 May 2004 15:20 (twenty-one years ago)

I have a bad feeling Diana Ditrollhead will win.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Thursday, 20 May 2004 16:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Hahahaha! Diana DiMonchichi!

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 20 May 2004 16:16 (twenty-one years ago)

i think diana had the best single performance last week (tho maybe i just liked the song)

― ryan (ryan), Thursday, 20 May 2004 16:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Fantasia's second song was the best performance of the night.

I think people get so impressed by the size and maturity of Diana's voice that they don't hear the BAD BAD BAD BAD pitch issues. (Granted, Fantasia has this issue too, which is one reason why I was so firmly behind Jennifer and LaToya.)

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 20 May 2004 16:24 (twenty-one years ago)

If I were going to vote at this point, I'd vote for Diana -- I don't think she's the best of the bunch, but I've never liked Fantasia, and I've really been trying to the last few weeks. I mean, I can tell Fantasia has skill, obviously, but her voice sets my teeth on edge. I'd probably buy a Diana album; I'd almost certainly change the station any time a Fantasia song came on. But I'm not surprised it's come down to them.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 20 May 2004 16:39 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm not a fan of Fantasia at all, but I hate Diana even more. She seems as though she should have been the star of Showbiz Moms and Dads instead of AI. Everything about her is so robotic and rehearsed, you can tell she has been coached and forced to entertain since she was very young. So when she's sings it's like a big empty -- even though she can be technically proficient, you never get the sense that there's any personality or feeling or signs of life behind it.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Thursday, 20 May 2004 16:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Jennifer was the best.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Thursday, 20 May 2004 16:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Dan OTM about Tamyra -- how did she score this "Idol" songwriting gig? That's a major coup.

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 20 May 2004 17:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, Nicole OTM (except I still like Fantasia less than Diana). Diana seems like she'll be better in ten years, if she's still around and hasn't been turned into something terrible and/or self-parodic. I can see her going through some silly Fiona Apple-inspired anti-record-label reinvention period in her late teens/early 20s, when she gets resentful of the industry, and then putting out some perfectly competent albums after she grows up. Simon's right, ultimately: she's too young. It doesn't matter that other singers have turned out good work at the same age or younger: she's still too young.

But I like her voice, in that way where you can hear a song and think, "ehh, this song isn't doing it for me, but there's something going on there, maybe I'll dig the next single."

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 20 May 2004 17:04 (twenty-one years ago)

don't forget that at this point, their voices are overtaxed, not in peak condition
so not the best time to render full judgement
but this week it was clear that Fantasia has the most powerful (best) voice
of the remaining 3
Diana has really been pushing hers (I'm impressed with her growth & drive - she's shown a lot of emotion & heart in her singing lately)
I suspect Jennifer's voice is powerful enough to have pushed every week all the way to the final with no diminishment

― Paul (scifisoul), Thursday, 20 May 2004 19:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah... I predicted it would be Jennifer and Fantasia; if so I'd have a tough choice. Diana's surpisingly good, but I have to base my decision on which singer I'd find the least annoying when heard repetitively (inevitably) on Top 40 radio. And I'd TOTALLY prefer Fantasia.

― x Jeremy (Atila the Honeybun), Thursday, 20 May 2004 20:01 (twenty-one years ago)

The New York Times on the current season.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 22 May 2004 14:46 (twenty-one years ago)

The article is right on certain points. However, the notion that "The show has lost its innocence" is naive and misguided. These problems with AI have always existed since the first season, they are just drawing more attention now.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Saturday, 22 May 2004 14:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Wow. When you can sing a K-Ci and JoJo song and STILL destroy your competition, you are a serious talent.

Simon's comment about "You are the best contestant we have ever had in all the world" was severe hyperbole, though.

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 00:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Has there been a WB Superstar USA thread? Don't worry I won't start one. It's the equivalent of holy fuck, i have a crush on my boobs et al on ILE. A parody of something that's kind of silly to start with. AND YET, some of the acts are shockingly bad.

― Skottie, Wednesday, 26 May 2004 03:45 (twenty-one years ago)

bump

― teeny (teeny), Thursday, 27 May 2004 10:42 (twenty-one years ago)

diana's hyper-polite hilaryduffitude freaked me out

― s1ocki (slutsky), Thursday, 27 May 2004 15:19 (twenty-one years ago)

I wanted to cry. It was a very beautiful ceremony, and a milestone in our popular culture.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Thursday, 27 May 2004 15:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Just saw the grand final - wow I can't believe I ever doubted Fantasia, even for a week! She is amazing.

I hope that her album is more like Lina than Macy Gray though.

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Saturday, 29 May 2004 05:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I hope it's more like Khia

― Morley Timmons (Donna Brown), Saturday, 29 May 2004 05:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Ambushed by okay-somewhat-expected emotion: the way Fantasia busts out the scream slightly for "you see i've WAITED ALL MY LIFE" when she sings "I Believe". Right now this is my favourite moment in music ever.

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Sunday, 30 May 2004 23:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Come on people where is the love?

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Monday, 31 May 2004 02:47 (twenty-one years ago)

It actually kind of reminded me of when five year olds say 'this is the worst day of my life'. Cause really folx shes nineteen.

― Nellie (nellskies), Monday, 31 May 2004 03:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Fantasia saying "I broke my shoe" as one of her first ever comments as American Idol did rather seal her likability for me. Diana would probably just have been shrill-ly obsequious.

― syntaxfree (syntaxfree), Monday, 31 May 2004 15:36 (twenty-one years ago)

twelve years pass...

John Stevens from Season 3, a few years ago. his voice hasn't changed significantly since he was 16 (that's...not really a good thing).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZMCo71QBRI

― Neanderthal, Thursday, 29 December 2016 19:29 (nine years ago)

he begins to struggle at the 2:05 mark or so

― Neanderthal, Thursday, 29 December 2016 19:30 (nine years ago)

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