Thursday night (March 3), "American Idol" announced its Top 13 finalists. The first 10 were the top five male and female vote-getters, then the judges picked three Wild Cards after a live sing-off. What do you think of this format of having only one round of semi-finals?
We don't like it. We don't hate it either, but overall, we prefer to see the finalists perform more than once in the semi-final round.
The dangerous thing about this format, which is similar to Season 8 except it had a smaller pool of semi-finalists and was condensed to one week instead of strung out over four weeks, is that each finalist had to put forth only one good performance to make the finals. That opens the door for someone to get through who maybe isn't that good, but just had a good night. So far, it looks as though all the people who advanced are strong singers,...
We don't like it. We don't hate it either, but overall, we prefer to see the finalists perform more than once in the semi-final round.
The dangerous thing about this format, which is similar to Season 8 except it had a smaller pool of semi-finalists and was condensed to one week instead of strung out over four weeks, is that each finalist had to put forth only one good performance to make the finals. That opens the door for someone to get through who maybe isn't that good, but just had a good night. So far, it looks as though all the people who advanced are strong singers,...
- 3/4/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
After weeks of painful auditions, bickering judges, and thousands of hopeful American Idol's, we are finally down to the Top 36. One of these lucky 36 will join the ranks of Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Jordin Sparks, and recent winner David Cook. With the help from the four judges, Simon Cowell, Paula Adbul, Randy Jackson, and Kara DioGuardi, lives will be changed forever during season eight of American Idol. Our favorite split personality Nick Mitchell/Norman Gentle made the cut along with Puerto Rico native Jorge Nunez-Mendez and oil rig roughneck Michael Sarver. For the Top 36, their Idol journey has only begun and they face weeks of long nights, harsh criticism and for one, a dream come true when they are crowned season eight's American Idol. American Idol Top 36 Anoop Desai Von Smith Alexander Wagner-Trugman Adam Lambert Taylor Vaifanua Jasmine Murray Arianna Afsar Casey Carlson Meghan Corkrey Mishavonna Henson Stevie Wright...
- 2/12/2009
- by cjoyce@corp.popstar.com (Colleen Joyce)
- TVStar
After weeks of painful auditions, bickering judges, and thousands of hopeful American Idol's, we are finally down to the Top 36. One of these lucky 36 will join the ranks of Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Jordin Sparks, and recent winner David Cook. With the help from the four judges, Simon Cowell, Paula Adbul, Randy Jackson, and Kara DioGuardi, lives will be changed forever during season eight of American Idol. Our favorite split personality Nick Mitchell/Norman Gentle made the cut along with Puerto Rico native Jorge Nunez-Mendez and oil rig roughneck Michael Sarver. For the Top 36, their Idol journey has only begun and they face weeks of long nights, harsh criticism and for one, a dream come true when they are crowned season eight's American Idol. American Idol Top 36 Anoop Desai Von Smith Alexander Wagner-Trugman Adam Lambert Taylor Vaifanua Jasmine Murray Arianna Afsar Casey Carlson Meghan Corkrey Mishavonna Henson Stevie Wright...
- 2/12/2009
- by cjoyce@mail.popstar.com (Colleen Joyce)
- PopStar
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