Summary
"American Idol" - Picking the First Three - Feb. 18, 2009
Ryan says there were 24 million votes cast last night. Judge banter about Simon being a dissappointment after the show. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink. Ryan asks Simon to rate Kara's judging talents and he says she is excellent. Kara shouts, "He's lying!
We get a recap of how this group of 12 arrived.
Group Sing: "I'm Yours," Jason Mraz. This is not a song that requires heavy group male vocals in unison, the whole point is its lightness. Give it to a choir and it starts sounding like an outtake from "The Little Mermaid." At least the women are rocking some harmony but the whole thing is painful. Beyond goofy with lots of circling and bouncing knee dancing as if they've all turned into gangsta rappers. It all winds up with high school musical arms. Eek.
We get a recap of last night's show. Some of it was very painful to watch.
Ryan chats with the contestants on the couches. He asks Jackie to rate her performance. She gives herself a B+/A-. Anoop says the atmosphere is pretty relaxed. Then Ryan bullies him into saying he's supernervous. Tatiana is humbled to be here and wearing Paula's line of jewelry, which Ryan is a little too enthusiastic about. Stevie says she's good and she's proud she's gotten this far. She reiterates how she was confused about young/old song choice.
Ryan begins the elminations.
Casey Carlson is out. (She agrees she picked the wrong song, but she had fun.)
Stephen Fowler is out. (He agrees he picked the wrong song but they can't say he sounded bad.)
*Alexis Grace is in. (She's nervous but excited). Alexis has started streaking her hair pink, ala Nikki McKibbin. However this girl sings very well.
Her parents are thrilled and teary. The producers make her sing her song again. "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Loved You)," Aretha Franklin. (Casey and Stephen are being good sports after their elimination, clapping and smiling). If anything, the relief of being in the top 12 makes Alexis seem a little more relaxed tonight, still a bit strident though.
Ricky Braddy and Jackie Tohn are out. (She didn't think she blew it at all.)
Anoop Desai and *Michael Sarver are out and in. (Michael says his heart is pounding out of his chest and that tomorrow is another day either way. Anoop is nervous). And....Michael (????) is in??? Oh, Anoop. :(
Michael is very thankful and says the guys at his work back at home are either making fun of him for being a "sissy" or they're really proud of him. He sings "I Don't Want to Be" by Gavin DeGraw again. And like Alexis, the relief is clearly working in his favor. Ryan tells us that only 20,000 votes separated Michael and Anoop.
Ryan talks up the new "American Idol" experience at Disney World. We get a look at the opening celebration. We get a snippet of David Cook and Carrie Underwood singing Fleetwood Mac's "Go Your Own Way." What the heck was that Kelly was wearing? It looked like a black sack.
Ryan calls "the next two contestants" down and it's Carly Smithson and Michael Johns. She tells a story about how her weave was missing before the DW show and she had to go to a "bad Asian neighborhood" to get more. He has a finished album with a single coming out in a couple of weeks. For some reason they sing "The Letter" by the Box Tops. They both sound fine and look nice. (If they were contestants Simon would call it a cruise ship/theme park-type performance).
Ann Marie Boskovich and Brent Keith and Stevie Wright are out. (They make them all stand at their seats).
This leaves *Danny Gokey and Tatiana Del Toro who are (duh) in and out. (I'm thinking this means that Danny was the top vote getter and Michael was second since Anoop was so close behind Michael.) Tatiana looks ill and says it's all up to the audience and the power of love. Not enough love for her, though, the winner is Danny - who I predict is the next American Idol (thejuliascott).
Danny hugs Tatiana who looks likes she's going to faint. She obviously is having trouble processing the news, but there are no histrionics or begging. Danny sings his song - "Hero" by Mariah Carey- again. One of Danny's friends holds up a photo of Danny and his late wife. Stevie tries to console Tatiana (who keeps her face covered and is very clearly crying) while the others look on approvingly and sing along.
So prediction-wise, two out of three ain't bad. I'm thinking Anoop will be a wild card.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Simon Cowell Mark Thompson Ryan Seacrest Randy Jackson
Genres : Music Documentary Game-Show Reality-TV
Release date : Feb 17, 2009
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : ABC American Idol
Language : English
Filming locations : Dolby Theatre, Hollywood, California, USA
Production companies : Fremantle FremantleMedia 19 Television
Summary
"American Idol" - Picking the First Three - Feb. 18, 2009
Ryan says there were 24 million votes cast last night. Judge banter about Simon being a dissappointment after the show. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink. Ryan asks Simon to rate Kara's judging talents and he says she is excellent. Kara shouts, "He's lying!
We get a recap of how this group of 12 arrived.
Group Sing: "I'm Yours," Jason Mraz. This is not a song that requires heavy group male vocals in unison, the whole point is its lightness. Give it to a choir and it starts sounding like an outtake from "The Little Mermaid." At least the women are rocking some harmony but the whole thing is painful. Beyond goofy with lots of circling and bouncing knee dancing as if they've all turned into gangsta rappers. It all winds up with high school musical arms. Eek.
We get a recap of last night's show. Some of it was very painful to watch.
Ryan chats with the contestants on the couches. He asks Jackie to rate her performance. She gives herself a B+/A-. Anoop says the atmosphere is pretty relaxed. Then Ryan bullies him into saying he's supernervous. Tatiana is humbled to be here and wearing Paula's line of jewelry, which Ryan is a little too enthusiastic about. Stevie says she's good and she's proud she's gotten this far. She reiterates how she was confused about young/old song choice.
Ryan begins the elminations.
Casey Carlson is out. (She agrees she picked the wrong song, but she had fun.)
Stephen Fowler is out. (He agrees he picked the wrong song but they can't say he sounded bad.)
*Alexis Grace is in. (She's nervous but excited). Alexis has started streaking her hair pink, ala Nikki McKibbin. However this girl sings very well.
Her parents are thrilled and teary. The producers make her sing her song again. "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Loved You)," Aretha Franklin. (Casey and Stephen are being good sports after their elimination, clapping and smiling). If anything, the relief of being in the top 12 makes Alexis seem a little more relaxed tonight, still a bit strident though.
Ricky Braddy and Jackie Tohn are out. (She didn't think she blew it at all.)
Anoop Desai and *Michael Sarver are out and in. (Michael says his heart is pounding out of his chest and that tomorrow is another day either way. Anoop is nervous). And....Michael (????) is in??? Oh, Anoop. :(
Michael is very thankful and says the guys at his work back at home are either making fun of him for being a "sissy" or they're really proud of him. He sings "I Don't Want to Be" by Gavin DeGraw again. And like Alexis, the relief is clearly working in his favor. Ryan tells us that only 20,000 votes separated Michael and Anoop.
Ryan talks up the new "American Idol" experience at Disney World. We get a look at the opening celebration. We get a snippet of David Cook and Carrie Underwood singing Fleetwood Mac's "Go Your Own Way." What the heck was that Kelly was wearing? It looked like a black sack.
Ryan calls "the next two contestants" down and it's Carly Smithson and Michael Johns. She tells a story about how her weave was missing before the DW show and she had to go to a "bad Asian neighborhood" to get more. He has a finished album with a single coming out in a couple of weeks. For some reason they sing "The Letter" by the Box Tops. They both sound fine and look nice. (If they were contestants Simon would call it a cruise ship/theme park-type performance).
Ann Marie Boskovich and Brent Keith and Stevie Wright are out. (They make them all stand at their seats).
This leaves *Danny Gokey and Tatiana Del Toro who are (duh) in and out. (I'm thinking this means that Danny was the top vote getter and Michael was second since Anoop was so close behind Michael.) Tatiana looks ill and says it's all up to the audience and the power of love. Not enough love for her, though, the winner is Danny - who I predict is the next American Idol (thejuliascott).
Danny hugs Tatiana who looks likes she's going to faint. She obviously is having trouble processing the news, but there are no histrionics or begging. Danny sings his song - "Hero" by Mariah Carey- again. One of Danny's friends holds up a photo of Danny and his late wife. Stevie tries to console Tatiana (who keeps her face covered and is very clearly crying) while the others look on approvingly and sing along.
So prediction-wise, two out of three ain't bad. I'm thinking Anoop will be a wild card.
Genres : Music Documentary Game-Show Reality-TV
Release date : Feb 17, 2009
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : ABC American Idol
Language : English
Filming locations : Dolby Theatre, Hollywood, California, USA
Production companies : Fremantle FremantleMedia 19 Television
