As we say goodbye to Kristy, we say hello to Brooke White. The sun rises on a brand new era in VFTW history. Everyone's sure this is her last week in the competition, so let's try to save her for one more week if possible. Her mental instability is the greatest of any Idol contestant ever, meaning we could get some VFTW gold this week. And if not, the resulting breakdown from her elimination will still be fun. We'd like to try to delay it by a week or two if possible though. Good luck, Brooke, and don't cry. You've got a whole ton of new power voters picking up the phone for you this week and we're crazy about you!
American Idol is idiotic enough to start the American Idol Live Hotline (323-874-7777). If you call, the voicemail asks for a question you'd like to ask the contestants or judges. It also asks you to leave a phone number so they can call you back. They want to get someone to ask a question live on the air. So feel free to call and attempt this with a fake question, and then switch it up to a VFTW question when you're live! Of course, the "live callers" will probably all be production staff pretending to be callers. So do what we've done so far and just leave the hotline a bunch of funny messages such as
"Did you (GASP) notice that (GASP) David Archuleta (GASP) does this annoying (GASP) gasping (GASP) this during his (GASP) performances?"
"Hey Hernandez, I've got 20 singles with your name on them. Shake it over this way, sweet cheeks."
"Hey Brooke White, this is He-Man. You'll never conquer Eternia. And eat a cheeseburger while you're at it."
Remember, we may not make it on the show, but they still have to go through all of our messages and listen to each one.
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Did plants like Kristy Lee Cook and Carly Hennessy make it? How about inoffensively bland Drew Poppelreiter, Colton Swon, and Brooke White? Read on and find out. (Photochop by Unravel)
When American Idol debuted in 2002, its supposed goal was to find the best undiscovered talent in America. Singers like Kelly Clarkson and Clay Aiken, who had dreams of stardom but never had the connections, were catapulted to megastardom. The producers found diamonds in the rough and launched their careers. But a disturbing trend has surfaced with the spoiled contestants of American Idol 7 – they’re no longer even remotely undiscovered talent. A large percentage of them are failed singers and entertainers who have already had their shot at fame. Yet Idol thinks that repackaging these failures is a good idea to make us watch their show. Gone are the days where you or your friends could try out for Idol and make it big. Now you have to already have connections. Read on to find out more about how this year’s show will just be a boring hash of recycled pseudo-celebrities who weren’t good enough to make it the first time around. And keep checking back as this article is updated almost every day with new information.
(Last updated 1/26/08 with the top 24)