Final 11 Results: Post Game Analysis

Posted by Professor Chan on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 8:08 PM EDT
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This was a pretty dull results show.  Here are my RANDOM THOUGHTS:

Damn.  They plunked Scott down at the piano for the horrid lip-synched dance number.  Boo.  Half the reason to watch this show is gone.


Seacrest holds up a soggy water balloon and intros the Ford Commercial.  Where was Scott during the balloon fight?  Boo.  There's the other half gone.


Then we get behind the scenes where Girl who we already forgot and Jorge went home.  You know what I'd like to see behind the scenes...  The Producers conspiring to rig the voting.  That would be better than wasting 5 minutes of show.  Fast Forward.


Just to keep their Chosen Ones from looking weak Gokey and Lil are 1 and 2 into the Top 10.  Boo.


Yay Anoop makes it.  But Allison doesn't.  She looks like she's wearing a mover's lumbar belt.  Who dresses this girl?  She's in the bottom.  But before Sarver can take a seat Ryan says: "Whoa big boy, get your ass into the bottom three!"  Hah, Sarver thought he was safe.


Brad Paisley sings a dreary song.  Couldn't he pick a peppier song for the show?  That was dismal and dull.  He'd be going home this week. 


Blind Scott is safe!  Yes, more stumbling group numbers. 

So is Megan -- VFTW Victory.


Final contestants Alexis and Glambert.  I love how Randy said he thought "Allison" was going home. Way to pay attention, you stooge.  I also love how nobody listens to Randy after his required "judging segment."  Any time he cracks a stupid joke or a guffaws at his own stupid joke they just move on with the show and never acknowledge him.  When Paula Abdul is on a judging panel with you and YOU ARE THE JOKE, then your career is beyond hopeless.  And you're a loser.  And you're a moron.


In the flashback to Carrie Underwood's post Idol career she reads a desperate stalker card from Simon: "Come back, we desperately miss you."  It's funny because it's true.  Is it me, or is Carrie developing a personality?


Carrie and Randy T. sing a duet.  Well Carrie sings most of the song and Randy kind of chimes in occasionally.  It was a bit awkward, but Carrie sounded great.  She's pretty remarkable now that she's left the evil clutches of Idol Record Producers. 


Another great Seacrest segway as he says: "What a great career Carrie's had..."  As he sits next to Alexis and Sarver, awaiting the axe.  "But yours is going to be crappy" is the unspoken subtext.  Simon says they'd consider saving one of the two.  Good thing for Sarver that he's safe. 


Simon admits that Alexis was the one they were considering saving.  "If it was Sarver, screw him.  He sucks" was more unspoken subtext.


So they force Allison-- Er, Alexis to sing for her life.  And as expected she starts off okay but then dies on-stage.  Her voice cracking as she keeps trying to over-emote every single line. 


And she's going home.


Show over.  We have our Idol tour.  I'm shocked I like so many of these people.  Glambert and Megan of course.  Anoop has potential and Blind Scott is sheer comedy.  And Allison is worth a laugh or two.  So only 50% of the show right now is horrible.  Good job meddling Idol Producers.

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So conspiracy theorists... let's hear your new conspiracies going forward.  And anyone who wants to weigh in on the Post-Game Analysis, this is the place.


--Chan

NormundDontBeGentle
Posted: 3/18/2009 at 8:31 PM Reply with quote
Location: San Marino, CA

I was pleasantly surprised with Carrie's singing. I think the judges weren't really ever going to use their veto -- they're waiting for a week when the chorus line forgets to vote and Adam needs saving.

Alexison's death knell was when they put our Megan into the mix. She was no longer the eye candy (she never really was, but only in comparison to what was there before.) I think we'll see more personality from Allison and Anoop, and several of the others have already shown a proclivity for humor -- intentional or not.

This top ten does not nearly have the talent level of the last few years, but is definitely VFTW-worthy.

SoulPatrol
Posted: 3/18/2009 at 8:35 PM Reply with quote
Location: Northern California

Alexis was boring and dull.......forgettable in every sense of the word.......See ya!

psychobabble
Posted: 3/18/2009 at 8:41 PM Reply with quote
Location: Arkansas

AHH bye bye Allison-Alexis. Hello Caw-Caw.

I have found a new sport. It involves getting on a message board, not AI official, but regular ones like MSN's comment section after they recap the show, and saying something negative about Gokey.

Wow, it's like the funniest shit to see how many emotional fuckwits there are out there. Jesus gets defended less.

Someone made the comment that not liking Gokey = no musical taste. Then me and Music went and cried for the sad state that AI has brought people to.

TheDancingCookie
Posted: 3/18/2009 at 8:51 PM Reply with quote
Location: The Isle of Hate

As I said in a different thread - I believe this was AI's way of upping the 'drama' - wow, shock exit from someone we really thought was going to be Top 4. Sorry producers, most of us never considered Asexis a contender, especially after her performance the other night. But America will lap it up and it will make the show more 'controversial' which means more ratings. Personally, I think we need another shock exit please. Dead Wife please.

Bottom line - Asexis took Lady Tatiana's place in the final. She was tainted. She's gone. I'm glad.

I'm not sorry to see Sarver go by the way - beefy guys are far and few between on this show so keep him around as long as possible please - woof. I mean, he's a doofus but woof.

Professor Chan
Posted: 3/18/2009 at 8:53 PM Reply with quote
Location: Van Nuys

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Hey Psychobabble,

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Can you post some of the funniest responses here so we can enjoy them together?

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And also, how did they defend Gokey's horrible performance this week?

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Best wishes,

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Chan

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winwin07
Posted: 3/19/2009 at 2:13 AM Reply with quote
Location: STL

So that insider reveals the planed final 4 so they sweep in to discredit the credible report! My conspiracy theory....

tala
Posted: 3/19/2009 at 2:15 AM Reply with quote
Location: Action Heights, IL

I didn't watch the results show. I never really do, but I have been this season for Scott. Good thing I didn't miss anything spectacular.

I kind of thought earlier on that Alexis would have been one saved by the veto. They're holding on to that puppy for Lil I guess because I can't see DWD or Adam with the lowest votes before the top 5.

I wonder if that chick who "knew the top 4" feels like a douchebag now.

grumpyoldman
Posted: 3/19/2009 at 3:00 AM Reply with quote
Location: Northern New York

How dare Mr. O'bama have a press conference on a Tuesday night during Idol season?

beatlestitch
Posted: 3/19/2009 at 3:36 AM Reply with quote
Location: Houston, Texas

Worsters are so simpatico! We seem to be on the same page every week with analysis of the train wreck/addiction that is American Idol! The lip synching number sounded so strange because of the way the audio was tuned up. Did anyone else notice that? It was like listening to an old 33 1/3 vinyl record with the sound just coming out of one channel of the speaker. God awful! It also reminded me of the Brady Bunch number: "Keep on keep on keep on singing and dancing all through the night". The beat was similar and the choreography harked back to the Brady kids in their beaded fringy technicolor pantsuits. Was it Kris who lifted Megan up onto the piano in that number? They looked a bit nuggly. It would be great to be a fly on the wall in the mansion to see what type of hanky panky might be going on there! I wonder if the other contestants are thinking, "damn, Scott's on the tour and now we have to babysit him the whole time." Megan didn't even pat him on the back or anything when he sat back down next to her on the couch. Although she is a germ fest this week so maybe she's keeping distance. I do feel sorry for Scott. Does he really have an awareness of the bullshit going on around him? The producers may keep him there just to make him a laughing stock. If the judges had put Alexis back it may have put Sarver on the chopping block again next week. I bet he's so glad she's gone. The look on his face was so telling while he was sitting on the chair. He's too much of a wise Texan to not realize what contrived crap that whole show is. At minimum, he'll get a gig at the Houston Rodeo next year after it's all over. I'm glad Adam is still there. He really is hilarious. I do like how he just laughs right at the judges when they recap his comments. Maybe he's really in our camp! Ryan is such a tool! "Kieran bring the boom over". We will be a day later watching next week because of Pres. Obama. Does he realize how this affects the consciousness of the nation????!!!!!!

wv918
Posted: 3/19/2009 at 3:37 AM Reply with quote
Location: West Virginia

I don't think they ever intended to use the save. All that was just for drama in an otherwise boring show. Soon as Ryan sent Allison to the safe couch I knew the save wouldn't be used.

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