Anybody watch this last year?

I saw a few episodes and really liked it.

Starts again this Saturday.

I watched it all last season. It got a little monotonous because it was quite evident who would win last year.

But I'll tune in this season as well.

Buddy Jewell's win was obvious?

i thought it was going to be that blonde chick.

To me, yes, it was all about Buddy Jewel last season. Plus his original song pushed him over the top.

I watched the first few episodes of Season 1, then lost interest because I'm not a country music fan. I might give it another try this time around.

The contestants this time around are cute:

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I found many of season 1 female contestants pretty nice looking as well.

Nice part about country music. I think Mr. Jewell's career is about the most survivable, too, of all the reality show winners.

Saw this and thought it was pretty great.

How is Kimberly Locke, an AI loser, connected to this show? I know she has a recording contract with Curb records.

I thought it was easy to cut loose 5 of the 20 contestant, otherwise, the cut to get down to 11 was a bit tougher. Glad that the one slim brunette (not the new mother) dressed in black made it through. The guy in the engineer overalls was pretty entertaining. The guy who did studio vocals had a decent voice, but he looks strange, I don't think we'll see Buddy Jewel redux with this guy.

Agreed. I wasn't blown over by the studio vocals guy [Lance?] at all. Really liked the Irish guy [Mal] and the overall guy [Matthew].

I liked the new judges a lot, especially the DJ. Soft spoken guy but a great choice for a judge.

It BLOWS that Mal Rogers, the Irish guy, got kicked off.

loving the show, though.

I liked Mal.

Too bad his brother sold his house and his car to get him there...

... now that's country song material!

He sold his house and his car just to buy plane tickets? I guess the housing market in Ireland isn't experiencing the boom we have over here.

It looks like George Canyon (aka Dudley Dooright) is poised to take the whole thing.

I think the top 3 will be George, Brad and Brent. Lance will probably show up in 4th or 5th. Matt might squeak into the top 4 if his charm keeps his fans calling.

Sheila is probably the strongest vocally among the females, but she's not all that distinctive vocally, though easy on the eyes (reminds me of Summer on "The O.C.). Marty will probably have to settle for singing backup, to me her voice is too weak. Jennifer has the most distinctive of the females, but don't think she'll be in the top 5.

I'm excited to see Willie Nelson perform on Saturday.

So now we are down to 3: George, Brad, and Matt (of all people).

Matt is like Red on American Idol, but with a bit more talent, but still not as good as the other 2.

I think Brad will win. His second song was spot on, and his singing has a way of sending shivers up and down my spine in a good way.

But it's going to be a close race.

Yeah, I'm pulling for Brad and my wife's choice is George.

While Matt's entertaining, Tracy Gershon has it right... he'll get a contract without a doubt, but not this one.

BTW, Tracy is Gina's sister... I thought they looked like siblings...

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I'm still a litte miffed that Lance went home in favor of Matt. Lance is no superstar, but he deserved to be in the final 3. Matt is a fun guy, but the comparison to Red is appropriate here.

Of those left, the gf and I like all three, but we're pulling for Brad. Neither he nor George will have any problems with a record deal, though.