It Looks Like Idol Is Going Back to the Better Semifinal Format

Posted by thefunnystone on September 12th, 2009 at 1:53 PM
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During American Idol 8, the producers made an idiotic decision. Yes, there were many stupid decisions made, but the worst was to vote people in to the top 12, unlike the previous 4 seasons where contestants were voted out. Voting people out gave America time to know the contestants and didn't let boring people into the top 12 based on one performance (see: Alexis Grace, Michael Sarver). Well, a Variety article that quotes Mike Darnell, Fox alternative chief, suggests that the show may be actually fixing its mistake. Talking about Ellen as the new judge, he said:

"She will absolutely at a minimum be there for the boy-girl rounds," Darnell said. 

Please let it be so. It's so much more interesting to watch. Think about it: Nick Mitchell, Tatiana Del Toro, and Alexander Wagner-Trugman would have  given us at least 2 performances each. Probably more. That would have possibly made the show brilliant. Then again, Idol never actually fixes its mistakes, so it's unlikely that the show will do anything that helps itself.

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Posted: September 12, 2009 - 1:56pm
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dafeedil
Posted: September 12, 2009 - 2:56pm
Joined: 04 Mar 2008

lol F.A.G, and you should get yourself one of those Clark Kent reporter hats, too. I hope Idol does go back to that format, they were stupid to even change it.

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magnacarta
Posted: September 12, 2009 - 3:02pm
Joined: 05 Jul 2009

Alexis, not Alexia

thefunnystone
Posted: September 12, 2009 - 4:22pm
Joined: 20 May 2006

Shows how well I remember her.

Fallen Angel Gabriel
Posted: September 12, 2009 - 4:25pm
Joined: 12 Jun 2006

You should have just left it as Alexia Grace. It was funnier that way. She is so unmemorable and stole Tatiana's spot in the Top 13.

Tsmith818
Posted: September 12, 2009 - 7:15pm
Joined: 22 Jun 2009

I like the format switching back for the most part. Would have been nice to see another round of Norman, Ricky Braddy, Ju'Not, Mishavonna, etc.

Alex Wagner Truman WOULDN'T have made it past the top 24 anyway though. His performance was arguably the worst of the entire season.

leelee25
Posted: September 13, 2009 - 9:05am
Joined: 19 Feb 2009

At first I was glad when they changed the format back to the original way with voting people in, because I miss the way the show was before it became the monster it is now. But last season would've been completely different if they had kept they boy/girl rounds, and in a better way I think. Some seasons have still ended up shitty that way, but at least we can hear a little more so I can truly know who I like and who I hate going into the top 12!

sum1
Posted: September 13, 2009 - 5:55pm
Joined: 17 Apr 2008

Alex was NOT the worst. Stevie Wright was.

I support Top 24 over Top 36, but the downside is that cool people have a smaller chance of making it, and we will probably have less VFTW love.

The best way to balance the two formats would be to make the semifinals longer and make it a Top 36 with Top 24-type elimination and boy/girl days. Not sure about you, but I like the semifinals. Many trainwrecks occur there, and there are a lot of people to choose from. This is not gonna happen, though, since they'll never squeeze 18 performances into 2 hours.

The waste-of-space contestants in this year's Top 13 were Jasmine Murray, Alexis Grace, and Michael Sarver. Jorge Nunez should have made the tour.

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oakland_face
Posted: September 14, 2009 - 12:02am
Joined: 27 Aug 2009

aren't they talking about boy/girl rounds during Hollywood week? I think they have had those regardless of whether it was a top 24 or 36 type semi. I'm all for going back to top 24 too though, unfortunately the show is never willing to admit they make mistakes so they'll have to find some excuse to revert to top 24.

LuvRedHairRockers
Posted: September 14, 2009 - 7:18pm
Joined: 17 Feb 2009

Either way, the show drags on longer than it needs to. Isn't the top 24 when they have 2 singing nights and then the results show? Idol three days a week again? ugh... I feel my scrotum shriveling already.

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