American Idol (FOX) -- Season 14 Thread -- Premieres 1/7/15
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American Idol (FOX) -- Season 14 Thread -- Premieres 1/7/15
**SEASON PREMIERE, PART ONE** - "AMERICAN IDOL XIV" - (8:00-9:01 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p- Dolby Digital 5.1
SUPERSTARS MADE HERE ON THE SEASON PREMIERE OF "AMERICAN IDOL XIV" WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, ON FOX
Part Two of the Two-Night Season Premiere Event Airs Tomorrow, Thursday, January 8, at 8:00 PM ET/PT on FOX
Everyone's favorite singing competition returns for its highly anticipated 14th season. The fun begins when host Ryan Seacrest and returning judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick, Jr., travel to Nashville, TN, to discover the city's best talent. This season promises to deliver the most talented group of singers yet and, as always, it's up to the viewers to root and vote for their favorite contestants, ultimately crowning the next AMERICAN IDOL. Don't miss the auditions from Nashville in the all-new "Auditions #1" Season Premiere, Part One episode of AMERICAN IDOL XIV airing Wednesday, Jan. 7 (8:00-9:01 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (ID-1401) (TV-PG D, L)
Host: Ryan Seacrest
Judges: Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban, Harry Connick, Jr.
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37 episode 14th season. They are cutting the show to 1 night per week when it hits the live shows.
I don't know if anyone even cares about AI anymore, but I figured 1 thread should be made.
I stopped watching when Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj joined the show. I watched a few auditions and they were just terrible judges. I just found it too difficult to keep up with this and other shows I enjoy more. Plus, this will be competing with The Voice around February and I still like The Voice, but I cannot keep up with 2 singing competition shows in 1 season.
The last season I watched in it's entirety was when Phillip Phillips won. That's when I got super burned out of singing competition shows. I still like The Voice as I said, but I am reaching a tipping point with 2 cycles per season.
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I'll watch because the wife still loves it. I'm so burned out on singing shows, but I do like this panel of judges.
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That whole scene, with him at first trying to be a gentleman by the way he held her, to Harry and Keith playing while he sang was just amazing. It was surprisingly touching.
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J-Lo's admission about not being able to pick guys (for relationships) was kinda hilarious.
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I'll agree... I didn't think it would work at first (and certainly it wasn't enough to make me stick around last season... who won again?) but they do seem to have good chemistry, even if it's probably all scripted.
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I finally knocked the last few weeks of season 13 off my DVR.
I thought the dancing guy was a little creepy--just me, I guess.
I didn't get the raves for the I Can't Make You Love Me guy. He sounded offkey to me.
I like the judges as well, and as a jazz/standards fan, it's nice (and surprising) to have Harry Connick Jr. there. I was amused by this exchange:
Contestant: I can't wait to meet Nikki and Mariah!
Other person: Heads up: It's Keith Urban, J-Lo, and Harry Connick Jr.
Contestant: Who is it?
Other person: Harry Connick Jr.
Contestant: And who?
I thought the dancing guy was a little creepy--just me, I guess.
I didn't get the raves for the I Can't Make You Love Me guy. He sounded offkey to me.
I like the judges as well, and as a jazz/standards fan, it's nice (and surprising) to have Harry Connick Jr. there. I was amused by this exchange:
Contestant: I can't wait to meet Nikki and Mariah!
Other person: Heads up: It's Keith Urban, J-Lo, and Harry Connick Jr.
Contestant: Who is it?
Other person: Harry Connick Jr.
Contestant: And who?
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Looks like Fox is finally putting full episodes of American Idol online at various outlets, including their own web sites.
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no bad. I am in for the rest of the auditions.
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They let in some terrible singers for the New York auditions...
Either Harry is smoking crack, or the producers have lessened the talent requirement just for cannon fodder for the Hollywood week episodes.
Either Harry is smoking crack, or the producers have lessened the talent requirement just for cannon fodder for the Hollywood week episodes.
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I loved it during the auditions when Harry told one of the contestants it seems fake to sing with a country accent if you don't normally have one. All the while Keith was listening, tight-lipped.
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I just saw the news. I'm not surprised ,ratings have been dipping and interest in some of the winners as dwindled. I've watched this season and it has been lackluster at times and Tyanna shouldn't have been voted off a couple of weeks ago. She is much better than Jax.
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Also, as much as I love Harry being willing to talk about the music of being a singer, it does get irritating when he talks to a musician and says, "You have to be in the pocket, do you know what that is?" The ones who play music are the last people who need to have him say things like that, but he actually said that to Clark.
I suspect I'll actually miss AI when it's gone. Not because I think the people coming off the show are idols, but because I like having a weekly show where I can hear (and see) some music. I wish it were fewer songs from 30-60 years ago that the contestants have absolutely no connection to, but there you go. When AI goes, I lose some weekly musical performances (with only The Voice remaining to my knowledge).
Also, I miss X-Factor. I read the valid comments here about it being overproduced, but it put out some excellent performances IMO. X-Factor has at least one act still going strong (Fifth Harmony). Who knows? Maybe something else will eventually rise to take AI's place.
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No comments on the finale? I still enjoy AI but I guess the show has run it's course. I was rooting for several of the singers (Joey Cook being my favorite) and Jax was the last one standing until she got knocked out of the final showdown. I think this was the first time I had no interest in the final 2 and didn't watch. I did speed through the results show, watched a few duets and the judges number which was good. The highlight for me was simply seeing Nicole Kidman in the audience. Then they announced a winner between two singers I could care less about and I'm a fan of the show. I did enjoy the season up until this week. Still, looking forward to next year and sad to see it go.
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I was rooting for several of the singers (Joey Cook being my favorite) and Jax was the last one standing until she got knocked out of the final showdown. I think this was the first time I had no interest in the final 2 and didn't watch. I did speed through the results show, watched a few duets and the judges number which was good. The highlight for me was simply seeing Nicole Kidman in the audience. Then they announced a winner between two singers I could care less about and I'm a fan of the show.
I did like some of the celebrity duets because it is always cool seeing the contestants geek out a little to perform with one of their idols.