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callalilly3000 693 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Reality Show Commentator" 03-12-05, 01:45 AM (EST) "Do you listen......" to the judges comments? Now that the top 12 has been estabished. I am sure alot of people have already picked a favorite contestant. That being said. Do you really listen to or are you swayed by the judges comments after your favorite has performed? ie.... Bo Bice is up. He sings, and..... he isn't as good as in previous weeks. The judges respond with... Randy---- "Bo, Bo, Bo... How ya doing tonight Dawg? Man, that wasn't your best performance, you were a little pitchy in spots. It was just OK for me Man. I think you can do alot better. It was just OK." Paula--- "Bo, you know I am a big fan of yours. Every week you have been great, but I have to agree with Randy, I have heard you sound better. I still think you are wonderful!" Simon--- "Bo, If am being honest. I can hear that caliber of singing in any Karaoke bar, filled with 100 hundred drunk singers and they would all sound better than you did tonight!" Next up.... Mikalah. She sings, and she is pretty good this week. The judges respond with... Randy--- "Mikalah, Mikalah, Mikalah" Wow Dawg! That was awesome! Were did that come from man? You really brought it home tonight! Great song choice, that was your best performance so far in the competition." Paula--- "You have such spunk, and you are soooo beautiful! That was just wonderful. I love the softness in your voice tonight. You were great. Keep up the good work, and thanks for listening to me when I said to have fun, because you sure did the week!" Simon--- "Mikalah, other than looking like an under aged hooker. That was brillant! You may not win this competition, but based on that performance, I think you may be around a few more weeks." So, what do you do? Your favorite is clearly Bo, but the judges didn't give him favorable feed back. You can't stand Mikalah, but the judges praised her performance. Do you still vote for Bo despite what Randy, Paula, and Simon said? Or do you vote for Mikalah, who in the words of the judges, had a better night? Slice and Dice Shop 2004   Top

Subject     Author     Message Date     ID    RE: Do you listen...... TeamJoisey 03-12-05 1    RE: Do you listen...... callalilly3000 03-12-05 2  RE: Do you listen...... strid333 03-12-05 3  RE: Do you listen...... Wheezy 03-12-05 4    Mikalah should take Paula's advice.... Ricky 03-13-05 8  RE: Do you listen...... shedevil 03-12-05 5  Not swayed DontGetMeStarted 03-12-05 6    additional entertainment niteowl 03-12-05 7  RE: Do you listen...... Sweety Tweety 03-13-05 9  RE: Do you listen...... badger 03-13-05 10  RE: Do you listen...... opinionated 03-13-05 11  Why have judges in the first place? Cygnus X1 03-28-05 12    RE: Why have judges in the first pl... ginger 03-28-05 13  RE: Do you listen...... brvnkrz 03-28-05 14  no, i don't listen sorgee 03-28-05 15  RE: Do you listen...... seahorse 03-29-05 16

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TeamJoisey 3558 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Thong Contest Judge" 03-12-05, 01:51 AM (EST) 1. "RE: Do you listen......" Good question. If I felt strongly enough in this situation, I would vote repeatedly for Bo. I don't think someone should be eliminated based on one bad performance in a genre that puts them out of their element. You didn't specify, but was this "Streisand Night?" These reality show contestants need a reality check!   Top

callalilly3000 693 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Reality Show Commentator" 03-12-05, 01:58 AM (EST) 2. "RE: Do you listen......" I don't think someone should be eliminated based on one bad performance in a genre that puts them out of their element. You didn't specify, but was this "Streisand Night?" You are so right. I didn't take the theme weeks into consideration when asking the above question. To answer my own question. I would continue to vote for Bo. Slice and Dice Shop 2004   Top

strid333 2928 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Howard Stern Show Guest" 03-12-05, 12:12 PM (EST) 3. "RE: Do you listen......" Well, the way I always voted for in Canadian Idol, was that if a certain performance blew me away, I would vote for the person. If the person were consistantly good, I would vote consistantly. However, if there were a really, really bad performance (for example, singing the entire song out of key which Gary Beals, runner-up of CI1 did), I will never vote for the person. Why? Because if I'm paying $50 to see a concert, I want the guarantee that I will get my money's worth. I don't want the person to forget all the songs that were meant to be sung, and I don't want to have all the songs with wrong and sour notes. Three is the perfect number.   Top

Wheezy 9153 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 03-12-05, 02:01 PM (EST) 4. "RE: Do you listen......" I would not vote for Mikalah under any circumstances.   Top

Ricky 1106 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest" 03-13-05, 06:58 AM (EST) 8. "Mikalah should take Paula's advice..." If I were Mikalah I would take Paula's advice from the end of the Top 12 results show. She told her to be goofy again. She's been too serious the last couple of weeks - not herself. As Simon has said in the past, half of America hates Mikalah because she's goofy and annoying and half of America loves her because she's goofy and annoying. Anyway you slice it though - half of America is alot of people. Especially when people can vote 2,3,or 20 times. In the end, those of us that walk away winning, win more than just a loss - Audrey, Apprentice loser   Top

shedevil 1 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "American Cancer Society Spokesperson" 03-12-05, 03:50 PM (EST) 5. "RE: Do you listen......" I listen to everything the judges say, I appreciate their opinions, but I don't let them tell me who to like or who to vote for. I would continue to vote for Bo, unless he stopped sounding good to me but it would have nothing to do with what the judges said. The judges will never convince me that Mikalah is talented.   Top

DontGetMeStarted 880 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Fitness Correspondent" 03-12-05, 04:14 PM (EST) 6. "Not swayed" at least not yet. We sat around during Mikalah's preformance holding our ears and saying 'watch because we are hate this, and are assuming we are tone deaf, the judges will love this' and whalla that is what happened. I don't think I would ever vote for her based on what I've seen thus far. I'm in the I think she is spunky camp so I don't dislike her (hubby does). I really like Bo, Nadia and Jessica... I liked Nikko also. So far I have only voted for Bo. I am actually getting really sick of Paula heaping on the praise to performances that are not so great. I can understand not wanting to hurt someone but she has (at times) crossed over to the land of giving people false hope, which I think is meaner than being blunt.   Top

niteowl 199 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Blistex Spokesperson" 03-12-05, 07:05 PM (EST) 7. "additional entertainment" I find that my cynicism this season (after naively watching previous seasons) has added a whole 'nother dimension of entertainment to the show. I only listen to the judges to catch them trying to manipulate the viewers....then I yell at the t.v. and spout conspiracy theories while my kids watch in amazement. "Whatever, ma, it's just a show!" My daughter only listens to the few singers she likes already and leaves the room for everything else. Is it possible that the "American Idol" is being chosen by 40-something housewives re-living their youth? Where are Donny, David, and Bobby when you need them?! (think Donny would have made the top 12?)   Top

Sweety Tweety 16 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Got Milk? Spokesperson" 03-13-05, 01:09 PM (EST) 9. "RE: Do you listen......" LAST EDITED ON 03-13-05 AT 01:10 PM (EST) So, what do you do? Your favorite is clearly Bo, but the judges didn't give him favorable feed back. You can't stand Mikalah, but the judges praised her performance. Do you still vote for Bo despite what Randy, Paula, and Simon said? Or do you vote for Mikalah, who in the words of the judges, had a better night? There is no way I would vote for Mikalah! She is so inconsistant. Furthermore, if Bo had great performances up until that night, why would I think of changing my vote? Everyone has an off night, especially if it is a ridiculous theme night. Let me make this point. In season two, I really wanted Clay to win. After about the third week, I realized that the judges had another idea of who they wanted to win. Meaning, Ruben. Week after week, Simon would find a way to bash Clay's performance. He would grasp at straws, picking on his facial expressions, dancing, broadway, etc. All I did was vote for Clay even more. I had the attitude of "Screw you Simon! Clay is my American Idol." So, in way, I do listen to the comments of the judges. They do sway my vote. If they pick on my favorite, I vote for them over and over. ETA: Spelling   Top

badger 1273 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Beef Jerky Spokesperson" 03-13-05, 01:54 PM (EST) 10. "RE: Do you listen......" i don't typically listen to the judges... randy: sometimes he's good at recognizing singers who are out of tune. "you were a little pitchy tonight, dawg." but sometimes he really misses the boat, and i wonder how well he's actually hearing the performance "live." paula: her comments are meaningless as she praises everyone. simon: he knows "the business," but sometimes he is so fixated on a certain singer's success (or failure) that his criticisms are as meaningless as paula's praise.   Top

opinionated 151 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Blistex Spokesperson" 03-13-05, 01:56 PM (EST) 11. "RE: Do you listen......" I pick who I like on my own, and vote for those people regardless of what the judges say. The one exception is that I sometimes vote more times than usual for my favorites if the judges have given them bad reviews that week, because I don't want to see them eliminated. The judges can tell me over and over again that Mikalah or Constantine, for example, are good...but I have ears and know who's a good singer and who's not. I'm not going to vote like some sheep following the herd.   Top

Cygnus X1 7505 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 03-28-05, 04:37 PM (EST) 12. "Why have judges in the first place?" Disclaimer: I'm one of the six Americans who doesn't watch this show, and I have no desire to start now. If what Randy, Paula, and Simon say carry no real weight in the voting (or, apparently with Paula, carry no weight anytime), why even have them? Solely for entertainment? Or just to winnow the field in the beginning? I chose to bump this thresd rather than start a new one.   Top

ginger 22512 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 03-28-05, 05:07 PM (EST) 13. "RE: Why have judges in the first place?" I listen to Simon. But then, I usually agree with Simon. Paula is uselessly complimentary so I completely disregard her. Randy sometimes makes a pithy comment, but most of the time I sort of tune him out, too. I am usually curious about overall cumulative judge reaction to a given performance because I sense the songs sound very different when you're in the soundstage as opposed to listening at home.   Top

brvnkrz 20491 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 03-28-05, 06:36 PM (EST) 14. "RE: Do you listen......" I am not swayed by the judges. At this point I have chosen my favorites and I would continue to vote for them until the end unless the started to progressively get worse week over week. Yep, another Syren   Top

sorgee 1455 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Beef Jerky Spokesperson" 03-28-05, 06:52 PM (EST) 15. "no, i don't listen" simon is not completely in touch with american culture. paula seems to be either drunk or stoned every episode. randy, well, he's kinda of a has been. nothing here to see folks. move along.   Top

seahorse 14337 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 03-29-05, 08:31 AM (EST) 16. "RE: Do you listen......" I listen to their comments, but although they have an influence on occasion there is a backlash against their opinions. Handcrafted by RollDdice   Top

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