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"AI 10 Top 11 Results ECST"
Posted by Snidget on 03-24-11 at 06:28 PM
What will the edit in/out tonight? How shocking will the promised shocking news be? (although from the later dizzyfeet tweets seems the news that has been going around earlier today)

Evidence that Mr. J. Lo mentored the kids this week http://plixi.com/p/86113458 but apparently they decided not to air the nepotism last night. If I thought they were competent I'd swear they cut that out last moment just to make my start post look like I'm crazy, but they are not that good.

Any.way. Keep all news, shocking or otherwise, in this thread until the West Coast sees the eliminations, filler, ads, and what-not for themselves.

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"RE: AI 10 Top 11 Results ECST"
Posted by Estee on 03-24-11 at 06:34 PM
I still can't get over learning half the teens in the cast have an STD.
"Intro"
Posted by Snidget on 03-24-11 at 08:00 PM
What is the motown sound?
"I don't know..."
Posted by Estee on 03-24-11 at 08:02 PM
...but last night wasn't it.
"RE: I don't know..."
Posted by cahaya on 03-24-11 at 08:04 PM
I counted exactly one song performance that would qualify.
"A new sound has emerged."
Posted by Estee on 03-24-11 at 08:01 PM
And it's pitchy.
"RE: A new sound has emerged."
Posted by cahaya on 03-24-11 at 08:03 PM
Care to flip that 'p'?
"Filler 1"
Posted by Snidget on 03-24-11 at 08:03 PM
Judges enter...OMH, J. Lo. figured out how to wear a skirt that comes down almost all the way to her knees.

Ryan comes in. 30 million votes. Outcome may shock you. Performance by Sugarland and Jennifer Hudson. Only 10 spots on the summer tour.

Bring in the top 11.

"Nepotism Montage"
Posted by Snidget on 03-24-11 at 08:04 PM
Pitchy and someone used to performing live needed to help out.
"RE: Nepotism Montage"
Posted by Estee on 03-24-11 at 08:20 PM
I was moving out of the room during one point -- did he actually dare to say something about conflicting judge advice or did I just get a partial context?
"RE: Nepotism Montage"
Posted by zazzy on 03-24-11 at 09:40 PM
He did. It was about their telling Pia to do more. He disagreed with his wife and then said he wouldn't say anymore. (lol)
"Priorties sorted."
Posted by Estee on 03-24-11 at 08:05 PM
This week he does something for his wife. Next week, he goes back to defeating He-Man!

"Group Number"
Posted by Snidget on 03-24-11 at 08:07 PM
LAST EDITED ON 03-24-11 AT 08:10 PM (EST)

Ain't No Mountain High Enough.

Jacob gets the Diva note at the end.

Stevie Wonder!

"RE: Group Number"
Posted by cahaya on 03-24-11 at 08:14 PM
Hey, Stevie! He's picked up a little weight since I last saw him.
"RE: AI 10 Top 11 Results ECST"
Posted by Estee on 03-24-11 at 08:10 PM
Every time Paul dances, Maksim loses another mirror ball trophy.
"Birthday Wishes"
Posted by Snidget on 03-24-11 at 08:13 PM
For Steven from Stevie. Cake and everything.
"RE: Birthday Wishes"
Posted by Sues on 03-24-11 at 08:14 PM
that was cool!! I saw Stevie W. years ago and he was on a center stage that rotated...such fun and a hoot to watch his handlers freak out everytime he stood up and danced...
"RE: Birthday Wishes"
Posted by cahaya on 03-24-11 at 08:17 PM
Steven is one of those cases where it's hard to tell whether he looks older than he really is. I have to look it up... he's 63 today.

Think he holds an AARP card?

"RE: AI 10 Top 11 Results ECST"
Posted by Estee on 03-24-11 at 08:14 PM
And that will be the only cool thing to happen the entire competition month.
"Ford Video"
Posted by Snidget on 03-24-11 at 08:18 PM
recycling in the rain.
"RE: Ford Video"
Posted by Sues on 03-24-11 at 08:18 PM
who was singing in that? sounded like a bunch of 40 year olds...
"Dim the lights"
Posted by Snidget on 03-24-11 at 08:20 PM
looking for the bottom three.

Lauren, Pia Scotty.

Packing their bags in a few months for the tour. All safe.

Sound cut out, who cursed?

"RE: Dim the lights"
Posted by cahaya on 03-24-11 at 08:21 PM
Somebody had to be quick on the switch there.

Meanwhile, a trio of obvious passes pass through.

"RE: Dim the lights"
Posted by Estee on 03-24-11 at 08:21 PM
Sorry...

Just because I knew it was coming didn't mean I was happy about it.

"Stuck Like Glue--Sugarland"
Posted by Snidget on 03-24-11 at 08:24 PM
"RE: Stuck Like Glue--Sugarland"
Posted by Sues on 03-24-11 at 08:25 PM
Love her voice and her energy...but man, that's a lot of color in one outfit!! Somebody broke into the crayola box...
"RE: Stuck Like Glue--Sugarland"
Posted by cahaya on 03-24-11 at 08:29 PM
She looks like a leprechaun in that outfit!

Good performance there. I'm trying to remember the name of the acoustic guitarist.

"RE: Stuck Like Glue--Sugarland"
Posted by Snidget on 03-24-11 at 08:34 PM
{voice="Tim Gunn"} That's a lot of look. {/voice}
"James Pro Wrestling Nerd Montage"
Posted by Snidget on 03-24-11 at 08:28 PM
"RE: James Pro Wrestling Nerd Montage"
Posted by Snidget on 03-24-11 at 08:29 PM
I'd start haunting them to get them out of my house after that montage.
"RE: James Pro Wrestling Nerd Montage"
Posted by Estee on 03-24-11 at 08:31 PM
On the one hand, he not only thinks it's all real, but he doesn't let the others watch anything else.

On the other, we got to see Paul get hit in the face with a tray.

"RE: James Pro Wrestling Nerd Montage"
Posted by Sues on 03-24-11 at 08:33 PM
James reaction was worth the cheese factor....
"RE: James Pro Wrestling Nerd Montage"
Posted by realworld10 on 03-25-11 at 09:34 AM
Not a huge James fan - but his reaction was priceless. Looked like an awestruck 10 year-old.
"RE: James Pro Wrestling Nerd Montage"
Posted by cahaya on 03-24-11 at 08:33 PM
Man, they're pulling out all the stops tonight... Stevie, Sugarland and now Hulk!

I'll wait until the Butler game and maybe catch the latter part of the second half of the one of the other games currently in progess.

"Dim the lights 2"
Posted by Snidget on 03-24-11 at 08:33 PM
James vs Paul.

Tonight is unbelievable. Both of you guys are not safe. Your really not safe tonight.

Rocky music starts playing and Hulk Hogan comes out on stage.

Really good and really bad news.

Both guys really are safe, and both are going on tour, bad news is....Mr Ryan Secrest, you are not safe. Fake Punch into the audience. This Is American Idol...rips shirt.

"RE: Dim the lights 2"
Posted by Estee on 03-24-11 at 08:34 PM
Okay, I'll admit it. I laughed.

Oh, come on. It was Ryan getting punched in the face. How is that not funny?

And with James? That's what hero worship looks like.

"RE: Dim the lights 2"
Posted by cahaya on 03-24-11 at 08:37 PM
And with James? That's what hero worship looks like.

In total contrast to last night, pure submission of the ego to a greater power. Hummah, hummah.

"RE: Dim the lights 2"
Posted by zazzy on 03-24-11 at 08:37 PM
Hulk put his hand up to Ryan's forehead...and then slapped his hand as though he was hitting Ryan in the face. Ryan, an actor, who knew?
"RE: Dim the lights 2"
Posted by Estee on 03-24-11 at 08:45 PM
Anyone who's seen him pretending to care about something?

Ah, the art of kayfabe. If only Hulk had dropped an elbow.

"RE: Dim the lights 2"
Posted by cahaya on 03-24-11 at 08:35 PM
Liar! Liar!
"RE: Dim the lights 2"
Posted by Estee on 03-24-11 at 08:36 PM
Could you narrow that down a little?
"RE: Dim the lights 2"
Posted by cahaya on 03-24-11 at 08:44 PM
Sure. It has nothing to do with Sharpo the Clown.
"RE: Dim the lights 2"
Posted by Estee on 03-24-11 at 08:47 PM
...maybe a little bit more.
"The wrestling bit reminded me:"
Posted by Estee on 03-24-11 at 08:37 PM
Does anyone here feel they could not break Paul in half?
"RE: The wrestling bit reminded me:"
Posted by mindy23 on 03-25-11 at 09:52 AM
Estee-without a doubt!!!

"Dim the Lights 3"
Posted by Snidget on 03-24-11 at 08:39 PM
Jacob, Thia, and Stefano.

Jacob is safe.
Thia is hang tight
Stefano is

Thia is in the bottom three, Stefano is also in the bottom three.

Off to the stools with the pair of you.

"Dim the Lights 4"
Posted by Snidget on 03-24-11 at 08:41 PM
Ryan says to stay for the whole night.

Naima, Hayley, Casey.

One of you is in the bottom three.

Sends Naima back to safety (and she seemed to be acting like it was Casey heading back).

Hayley vs Casey.

The person taking the last stool is Casey. Hayley is safe.

"RE: Dim the Lights 4"
Posted by zazzy on 03-24-11 at 08:43 PM
Does Paul have a 4 leaf clover stuffed in his pocket?

"RE: Dim the Lights 4"
Posted by Estee on 03-24-11 at 08:45 PM
And the Worsters stuffed into the back one.
"RE: Dim the Lights 4"
Posted by cahaya on 03-24-11 at 08:48 PM
No, the cougars have him in their pockets.
"RE: Dim the Lights 4"
Posted by Sues on 03-24-11 at 08:43 PM
wow, hayley over casey?
"RE: Dim the Lights 4"
Posted by Estee on 03-24-11 at 08:44 PM
Wow.

Either we seriously overestimated Casey's total Frau Factor or that segment went harder for Paul than we thought. (Remember, EW initially picked Casey to win.)

"RE: Dim the Lights 4"
Posted by cahaya on 03-24-11 at 08:46 PM
Wow, indeed.

His ratings on various sites were weak this week, but Haley's by and large were weaker.

He'll be safe, but this scare might get him back behind that stand-up bass again.

"RE: Dim the Lights 4"
Posted by frodis on 03-24-11 at 08:49 PM
Dial Idol had him on the bottom, which actually made me think there was something wrong with Dial Idol (that the fact that they only track phone votes was making them less relevant since there's internet voting now in addition to the text voting.)

But maybe they still know their stuff. Huh.

"Nascar guys in the house, and Jennifer Hudson"
Posted by Snidget on 03-24-11 at 08:47 PM
Where You At.
"RE: Nascar guys in the house, and Jennifer Hudson"
Posted by Estee on 03-24-11 at 08:50 PM
Don't you know you should never end a song with a preposition?

I always look at Jennifer's returns as textbook cases of America Is Stupid. Remember where she finished in her original season. I'm pretty sure she does.

"RE: Nascar guys in the house, and Jennifer Hudson"
Posted by Emty2 on 03-25-11 at 01:14 AM
Ryan introduced her as "not only a Grammy winner, but our only Idol winner with an Oscar"
"RE: Nascar guys in the house, and Jennifer Hudson"
Posted by Estee on 03-25-11 at 08:53 AM
Which is a rewrite of history on a scale normally only attempted by the Texas legislature.
"RE: Nascar guys in the house, and Jennifer Hudson"
Posted by zazzy on 03-24-11 at 08:53 PM
High school English teachers all over the country cringe when hearing Jennifer sing...not over her vocals, but over the words of the song. Please, someone write a grammatically correct song for her!
"RE: Nascar guys in the house, and Jennifer Hudson"
Posted by cahaya on 03-24-11 at 08:53 PM
That song title perfectly describes where Casey's at.
"Back To Safety"
Posted by Snidget on 03-24-11 at 08:51 PM
Thia is going back to safety.
"RE: Back To Safety"
Posted by Estee on 03-24-11 at 08:53 PM
I'm trying to figure out how this couldn't be Stefano. The show can't want to buddy up James this much.

"RE: Back To Safety"
Posted by Sues on 03-24-11 at 08:55 PM
I'm hoping it's Stefano...he was so shaky last performance...almost uncomfortable to hear...actually not almost...
"RE: Back To Safety"
Posted by cahaya on 03-24-11 at 08:55 PM
Well, worst-case scenario, we might see the Save played out of the judges' sleeves.
"RE: Back To Safety"
Posted by Sues on 03-24-11 at 08:57 PM
He just doesn't have the tweeners...and they vote. should be interesting to see if they use the save...so many left
"RE: Back To Safety"
Posted by cahaya on 03-24-11 at 08:59 PM
And it's a done deal just seconds into his song. No surprise, really, apart from how quickly Randy did the cut.

And curiously enough, a few sound cuts following that.

"RE: Back To Safety"
Posted by Estee on 03-24-11 at 09:04 PM
You called it. This kind of ordering "injustice" (quotes definitely needed) had to be addressed. I was like Casey in that I wasn't sure they'd do it this early in the season, but he was arguably worth it.

But we now know it's status quo for post-save use: double elimination. And that still leaves them an episode or two short.

"Dim the lights--going home"
Posted by Snidget on 03-24-11 at 08:56 PM
James catching flies.

Stefano safe, Casey t risk of going home.

The boys talking in the hug, can't hear what, cut out audio for part of it.

Singing I don't need no doctor.

"RE: Dim the lights--going home"
Posted by Sues on 03-24-11 at 08:59 PM
I'm actually glad they did this...I want to see what else he can do...
"Randy cuts him off"
Posted by Snidget on 03-24-11 at 08:57 PM
Just as I was getting into the grove.

They are using the save...audio cuts out.

Casey looks like he's having a heart attack.

"RE: Randy cuts him off"
Posted by cahaya on 03-24-11 at 09:00 PM
Seems as though the judges knew well in advance what the result was and even before the show began the decision was made.
"RE: Randy cuts him off"
Posted by Estee on 03-24-11 at 09:05 PM
There's been rumors that things do leak backstage, but we've also had some genuine shock on the panel. I think it's a week-to-week thing. Ryan knew, but Ravening Seacrestia may love his little jokes too much to blow many punchlines early.

"RE: Randy cuts him off"
Posted by zazzy on 03-24-11 at 09:05 PM
And he said OMFG...and they cut the sound when he did.

So who goes next week? Casey fans are on alert, so Casey won't be going. Stefano and Haley next week?

"RE: Randy cuts him off"
Posted by Snidget on 03-24-11 at 09:08 PM
That seems likely.
"RE: Randy cuts him off"
Posted by Estee on 03-24-11 at 09:12 PM
I like the odds, but I think you can rotate Naima and Thia in there. Everyone else is likely safe for now, but the cannon fodder was pretty established going into tonight.

Which makes Casey's insta-fall look all the weirder. What did we miss?

"RE: Randy cuts him off"
Posted by zazzy on 03-24-11 at 09:46 PM
He sang first, and imo he's not that good. I get that he has appeal for some. He has more appeal than Paul imo, but Casey's been uneven in his delivery, he growls and talks a song more than sings in some parts...over pimped. There have been flashes of good, but he doesn't come close to Taylor at all.

And while I'm on overpimped, not all cougs like Paul! If he sounded more like Rod Stewart, ok, but he sounds like bad karaoke to me.

"Ryan talking"
Posted by Snidget on 03-24-11 at 08:59 PM
Casey was certain they wouldn't use the save there is 11 people. They cut him off scared the "stuff" out of him.
"RE: Ryan talking"
Posted by cahaya on 03-24-11 at 09:02 PM
I was picturing Casey's hospital visit #3 after seeing his reaction.
"RE: Ryan talking"
Posted by mindy23 on 03-25-11 at 09:55 AM
>I was picturing Casey's hospital visit
>#3 after seeing his reaction.
>
SOOOOO Was I!!!

"RE: Ryan talking"
Posted by Estee on 03-24-11 at 09:07 PM
Very few people can act that well and that fast. He was absolutely convinced he was out. That post-save reaction was a whole lot of stun looking for a way to express itself.
"Next Week/Tour"
Posted by Snidget on 03-24-11 at 09:01 PM
So two go home next week.

Ryan says predetermined if save used this week then top 11 on tour.

"That's fair."
Posted by Estee on 03-24-11 at 09:03 PM
Both the use of the save in this situation (weaker talents to leave first) and not making everyone sweat out 'Did I make the tour?' a second time. It's not as if the show can't afford to pay one extra singer.

"RE: That's fair."
Posted by CTgirl on 03-25-11 at 09:11 AM
And they've often added a singer to the tour at this point in the show,
"The Worsters...."
Posted by Estee on 03-24-11 at 09:28 PM
Just finished reading their ECST. Their reactions rapid-fired.

Shock. (Casey can't be out!)
Elation. (Casey's saved!)
Conspiracy. (Nigel timed that down to the second, including how long Casey would sing before the cutoff.)
Elation, Part 2. (If one of the favorites bites it, there's nothing they can do!)

But the reason I went over there was to see if they had any solid voting theories on how this mess happened in the first place. Looks like they may need more than a few minutes.

As do we...

"And one for the conspiracy theorists."
Posted by Estee on 03-24-11 at 09:39 PM
If the producers really are scripting this season, is it possible that what they truly want is the comeback story? 'He was out at Top 11 -- but then he rallied, and...'
"RE: And one for the conspiracy theorists."
Posted by CTgirl on 03-25-11 at 09:14 AM
But people still have to vote for him. I don't like him as much as I did at first - he's too screamy. None of my pretend votes would go for him next week. This will rally his fans but I bet he'll still be gone in two or three weeks unless he gets massive amounts of help from the AI insiders.
"RE: And one for the conspiracy theorists."
Posted by Estee on 03-25-11 at 09:58 AM
But people still have to vote for him.

Depends on how deep into conspiracy you want to go.

"RE: And one for the conspiracy theorists."
Posted by mindy23 on 03-25-11 at 09:58 AM
>But people still have to vote
>for him. I don't
>like him as much as
>I did at first -
>he's too screamy. None
>of my pretend votes would
>go for him next week.
> This will rally his
>fans but I bet he'll
>still be gone in two
>or three weeks unless he
>gets massive amounts of help
>from the AI insiders.

I agree. If I wasn't voting for him before, I wouldn't automatically change now, just because of this story. BUT, who's to say that some people won't? I thought the poor kid was going to start throwing up blood right there on the stage, and if he has to handle much more grief and stress, he may eliminate himself....