After this week's diappointing performances I checked out threads from previous seasons' top 12 performances to see if things were as negative as they were this week.
In comparison to 2006:
Good news: It wasn't always like it was this week.
Bad news: So this week was worse than I thought.
http://community.realitytvworld.com/cgi-sys/cgiwrap/rtvw2/community/dcboard.cgi?az=show_thread&om=1697&forum=DCForumID44&archive=yes
Kudos to Geekboy for choosing Taylor Hicks from the outset!
And to Glow, for going to bat for Elliot.
Moving on to 2007--the posters were underwhelmed by the top 12 guys and Glow was calling for a girl to win. Prophetic, Glow!
http://community.realitytvworld.com/cgi-sys/cgiwrap/rtvw2/community/dcboard.cgi?az=show_thread&om=2143&forum=DCForumID44&archive=yes
But much more enthusiastic about the girls:
http://community.realitytvworld.com/cgi-sys/cgiwrap/rtvw2/community/dcboard.cgi?az=show_thread&om=2149&forum=DCForumID44&archive=yes
2008:
Here's where Simon was much snarkier to the top 12 guys than in the past--reminded me of this week--but there were ones he liked, like Archuletta.
http://community.realitytvworld.com/boards/DCForumID44/2434.shtml
And he told Syesha she was one of the most talented girls:
http://community.realitytvworld.com/boards/DCForumID44/2439.shtml