Sure Chris is gone, but you can still chat about the rest of the American Idols

by Ryan j Budke, posted May 16th 2006 8:00PM
AI; american idol; logo; moobyHere's the thing, I haven't heard one person not convey at least some form of total shock over last week's dismissal of Chris from the show. Most of the time those sentiments are quickly followed up with "I'm never gonna watch the show again" or  "Did you hear about how the phone numbers were screwed up?" or "There's no one worthy on there anymore." You know what though? There has been such a stink about it this week, I'm predicting that American Idol will have their biggest show thus far tonight. Come join me and the rest of the American Idol fanatics tonight as we chat live during the show. As with all of our chats, you must have AIM or a compatible chat client (Trillian, GAIM, etc), once you have that, meet back here to this very post at 8pm ET, and that's when I'll unveil the location for our super secret chat room. See you then!

Update:
Come one, come all;  here is the super secret location for our American Idol Chat! Look for me (TVSRyan) in the chat room. See you inside.

Disclaimer: All or parts of the discussion in this chatroom may be posted in a later column on this site.

For Trillian users: Simply click on the link, and as long as Trillian is set as your default instant messenging program, it will open within Trillian.

For Gaim users: Go to the 'Buddies' menu, then select "Join a Chat". Use your AIM account, then enter the room name TVSquadAIChat12 and use Exchange 4. That should do it!

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NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AMERICA NEEDS HELP!!!! KATHERINE CANT SING!!!!!!!!! SHE DOESNT DESERVE IT!!!!!!!!!! WHY???????? I have been crying for like 3 hours!!!!!! VOTE THE BUTT OUT OF TAYLOR NOW !!!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!

May 17 2006 at 10:14 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Katherine should have been voted off a week ago. She has trouble staying in key, trouble remembering her lyrics, and she screeches. Unfortunately her bratty personaly came through loud and clear last night when she snapped at the judges for not praising her (horrible)"singing." She is too bratty, arrogant, and amateurish to be a true American Idol. Taylor and Elliott sing RINGS around her AND they are classy.

May 17 2006 at 2:57 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
nita

I think Chris is the next american idol. He will surely sell more records than any of the last three left. America needs another rocker and Chris is it! I was totally devasted last week. I think Kat is a fake and she will never make it in the industry. She sucked last night. Did anyone else hear her voice crack last night? I like Elliot and Taylor.Taylor is a great performer! I love watching him! Elliot did wonderful last night. I hope Kat goes home tonight, she shoud've went home last week because her performances were not as good as Chris'. Kat shows no personality whatsoever and she seemed to be upset with the judges last night also, as if she thinks she's better than they're comments. Her expressions tell it all. Go home Kat, you don't deserve to be there!

May 17 2006 at 9:50 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Lori

I agree Chris should of won,but he is a winner,and he will do very well.. I don't watch idol now but hope taylor wins... Love Ya Chris good luck!!

May 17 2006 at 9:30 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Lori

I was very disappointed when Chris left he should of been the winner,but I know he will do well. And in my eyes and heart he is a winner.. And since he left no more idol for me,but I hope taylor wins. and kath can't sing and forgets her song but she is still there go figure!!!

May 17 2006 at 9:26 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jamTVman

Last night's show was fantastic. They all did a superb job. However:

Elliot's pick for himself is "Ray Charles (and not a well known number) as done by Donnie Hathaway". That on top of his other songs sends him home tonight.

Kat was great but Taylor seems unstoppable.

No way in a Taylor-Kat final she musters enough votes (will she get Elliot voters? unlikely.)

May 17 2006 at 9:01 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
deanne

I dont think Chris should of been booted off I thought he was awesome...but I guess someone has to go....Love ya Chris!!!!!!

May 17 2006 at 8:59 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Joe T

I agree with Mike that the judges seem harder on Kat than on the others. Kat has been my fave ever since Pickler got the ax so I'm rooting for her to go all the way. And I don't get why the judges trash her for belting out songs. Heck, if I had a voice like hers I'd be belting out songs too. As for the way she looks into the camera, hey she's looking at me and I kinda like it :)

But Taylor had a really strong night and he could easily be the winner. I like him, but just can't get overly excited by him. To me, he's much better than a lounge singer but not quite a star.

As for Elliot, I've never gotten Elliot, don't wanna get Elliot, can't stand Elliot and hope the heck he goes home. But the way this show goes, it's probably a toss up between him and Kat to go.

May 17 2006 at 8:29 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Rabbit

Check out www.dialidol.com. It is predicting that Taylor and Katherine will be the winners tonight. I hope to Corpus Christi that they are wrong. I agree with "T". I don't particularly like Katherine. She has a good voice but just doesn't connect with the songs. I will agree that she did a GREAT job with Over the Rainbow (although I wish she would stop lounging on the stage when she wants to "make an impact.") BUT, on the blues song, she was all smiles. Someone needs to remind her that the genre of BLUES, is just that. They are not happy songs, they are songs about being as low as you can go in life. ARRGHHHHHHHH! Over and over again, she has been given constructive criticism and can't seem to take it and use it and completely make the night hers. Her parents have convinced her she is perfect and she just does things her way, always. It is a very bad blind spot to have.

In any event, although I am disappointed, I guess we will be seeing a Taylor/Katherine showdown. Poor Elliott. I hope Taylor wins. I loved that Randy picked YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL for him. Perfect song choice for him. Go Taylor!

By the way people, you must have been dialing the wrong numbers. Although it was difficult getting through, the numbers weren't rigged to give you a different competitor than the one you dialed for.

May 17 2006 at 7:54 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Sharon Thompson

I think Taylor Hicks has a great voice and for me he is a great entertainer. He feels what he sings. As far as the phone lines, yes there were problems. After trying to vote for Taylor, my daughter and myself couldn not even get a dial tone after dialing 06, then 09. We both tried at least a dozen times, finally did get thru twice on 09. So there definately was a problem with the phone lines. Again!!

May 17 2006 at 6:19 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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