'Dancing With The Stars' Season 14 Dream Casting
MTV Sets Premiere Date For Pauly D's 'Jersey Shore' Spinoff
soul patrol
Is Nick Mitchell (aka Norman Gentle) ruining American Idol?
Confession time: I was scared when the call came from on high to help cover American Idol this year. Yes, I've watched it from the beginning and got wrapped up with the whole Kelly/Justin thing like the rest of the country, and unlike the rest of the country, I actually saw From Justin to Kelly (thank you, $5 WalMart DVD bin). After the first few seasons, however, I started to lose interest.
I was right there when Ruben and Carrie won, but was in no way a member of "The Soul Patrol." I didn't really care which David took the crown, and I didn't exactly rush out to see Fantasia on Broadway. After seven seasons, all of the contestants started to look the same to me. Everyone ran together, and no one stood out. I know that Daughtry has gone on to have a decent career, but I couldn't for the life of me tell you which season he was on. It was all white noise.
That is, until Nick Mitchell came on the scene.
Will Blake or Jordin become the next American Idol?
Honestly, I have no idea who is going to win this year's American Idol.And neither does Simon Cowell. Mr. Opinionated was uncharacteristically at a loss for a definitive prediction, telling reporters: "I can't call it at this stage. For Blake, he's a brilliant entertainer, but the negative is he's not a fantastic singer. The advantage for Jordin is she is a great singer and the negative is she hasn't done one performance yet which I can remember as a 'wow."'
Several weeks ago, I decided that Jordin Sparks was definitely a shoo-in as this year's winner. And both Ryan Seacrest and the odds makers agreed with me, making me that much more confident in my pick. But after last week's results, I'm no longer so sure.
OC Register interviews Taylor Hicks
If you're a Taylor Hicks fan and wanted to learn some interesting pieces of information to share with your friends about him, you've come to the wrong place.The OC Register recently did a telephone interview with Mr. Soul Patrol and learned he didn't really have all that much to say.
Hicks seemed a little standoffish with his responses and just didn't seem very willing to give anything more than a reserved answer to the interviewer's questions (you can see him give the same treatment to our very own Jay Black here).
American Idol: Ace Folds, Chris Hits Bottom
I'm not shocked at Ace getting the boot. His number has been up since he couldn't top "Father
Figure." (Ugh, that was like the first week, right? And did you notice that Queen was not in his "Bad
Day" montage? Ha ha ha!) But Chris in the bottom 3?!?!?! I suppose that America is to blame. We let
him down. That's what Paula is going to tell us next Tuesday, I'm sure. But, I guess we are to blame. I didn't
vote for Chris last night. I felt sorry for Ace, so I voted for him. It was a sympathy vote that I wish I could take
back. I figured that Chris would slip into the bottom 3 at least once (before triumphantly winning this whole
thing), but not until a later date. I know this sounds silly, and only confirms my complete absorption into
AI addiction, but I felt a little bit nauseas when I saw Chris standing there next to Ace.
The mere thought of Chris going home prematurely made me want to throw up. So, that
confirms it -- I'm officially a member of Team Chris. I'm pledging my allegiance right now.
Live American Idol Chat
Tonight's the first night where everyone is
competing against each other. There's no longer guys against the girls. Only the best of the best will survive from
here on out. So who do you want to see win it all? Join me tonight at 8pm EST right back here for a live chat with me,
and other American Idol fanatics. Again, check back here to this very post at 8pm tonight,
and that's when I'll unveil the location for our super secret chat room. Right now it's being chatted up in the
pre-show by Kimberly Caldwell and
Rosanna Tavarez, waiting for it's big debut. Are you a member of Taylor Hick's Soul Patrol, or one of Mandisa's
Mandisiacs? Come back tonight and sound off.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.
TV Squad Hot Topics
Most Popular Articles
From Our Partners
- Vampire Diaries Boss Talks Offing Originals, Teases 'Major Jeopardy' for All by Season's End
- Project Runway All-Stars Recap: Seasonal Subjective Disorder
- Good Wife Exclusive: Michael J. Fox, Jill Flint, Elizabeth Reaser Returning this Spring
- The TVLine-Up: TV Worth Watching This Friday
- Amy Acker Previews Her Angel Reunion on Grimm, Teases 'Very Pink' Once Upon a Time Gig
- More From TVLine
