First off, before I'm accused of fan-tarding myself, let me repeat that I LOVE this site and EVERYTHING it stands for, and I LOVE mocking and ridiculing this self-important reality show!!!
But lets at least admit that we enjoyed being taken for a ride here. The Producers finally got one "right" - and ended up with a final 2 that they could profit from REGARDLESS of who "won" (and really they had this as far back as the final 4 if you think about it).
I-Dull is NOT and NEVER HAS BEEN about "finding an international star" or "discovering unknown talent" or any of the other Clap-trap manure they brag about. Its about MAKING MONEY (not that there is ANYTHING wrong with that!!!!!)
Madame fans, wipe the tears from your cheeks, Other-Guy fans wipe the smirk from your faces - and think clearly for a minute. Last night they "win" no matter who they claim got the most "votes" -
If they make Madame the winner, they have a dynamic entertainer (not unlike what Taylor Hicks was) PLUS they get to brag about how "open minded" they are. BUT, the down side is everyone fully EXPECTED Madame to win.
SO - by saying Kris is the "winner" - they have something FAR, FAR better than the most entertaining and dynamic I-dull winner ever!
But what could be better than that, you ask incredulously?
Simple.
What's better than crowning a talented winner?
Creating CONTROVERSY!
Back when everyone assumed the final 2 would be Madame and Dead-Wife-Pimp, the Producers thought they'd have a great "Controversy" by selecting "evil" over "good" (have you already forgotten how fast they shit-canned ALL prior obviously gay contestants??? Hernandez, Noriega, etc)
But they soon had a problem! No one really CARED that Adam is gay, hence (almost) no one saw him as an "evil" choice, and week by week, "good" Danny was creeping out more and more people, hence few people thought he as actually "Good".
The solution? Emergency Re-Write of the script! (about 3-4 weeks ago) - instead of "Good" Danny vs. "Evil" Adam, they wrote a different plot - "Bold and Flamboyant" Adam vs. "Humble and Lovable" Underdog.
They sent all the signals out that Flamboyant Adam was the favored cast member with no chance to lose, then
!SURPRISE ENDING! - Humble and lovable Underdog "steals" the crown at the last moment.
Simple plot - and it took ALL of us in.
Hats off to those evil Idol Douche-bags! - they fooled us.
Again.
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A reader named Joseph sent us the 2 album covers for Adam Lambert and Kris Allen's versions of "No Boundaries". One looks like it took some effort and the other looks slapped together. Joseph also mentioned that Adam's version of the song has a ton of production while Kris's doesn't. Idol probably assumed Adam had this thing in the bag and didn't take too much time to work on Kris's art. Too bad we messed that one up.


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