didn't notice the outfit, but the montage was damn funny. The Paris Hilton wannabe part was excrutiating - Randy and Paula's facial expressions were hysterical.

hyperacitve boy was just out there - I can't believe Randy and Paula said 'Yes' to him.

Which probably explains the different clothing on the racoon. I'm sure they tape the "pre" auditions as well, and may even dictate the song the performers sing.

Actually a couple of the losers were in there, and none of them had sung that song in their audition. I almost think that they called them back in in at a later date to perform that song for the cameras just to have a 'funny montage'. I bet the judges weren't even in the room when it happened, and they just edited in reactions from other auditions.

I laughed that the one guy sang that song from Trading Places. :lol: (the one about Constance)

Randy obviously recognized it but did not know from where, and the guy didn't clue him in.

You should probably be saying
:johnwoo: American tv viewing public

It's not *entirely* Fox's fault that millions upon millions of viewers turn out for one and not then other.

I watch both, so I don't have to feel guilty about anything. ;)

Yeah, Im sick of FOX taking shit for keeping Arrested Development on for 2 more years than its ratings deserved.

The sheriff deputy singing the same chorus over and over and over and over and over .....:lol:

Anyone have that clip?

All the people go in front of the producers first before they see any of the judges the day before. Then they pick out the best and the worst and send them through to the next day to be judged. That is why she was on twice with different outfits.

I'm just wondering if they picked the final 12 yet. Because like other years, most, if not all the people with the backstory (like lost :-) got into the final 12. Fox likes to pimp a few people early so we get attached to them, yet this must not be a strong group this year as the blonde chick with the dad in jail to the bald rocker dude wasn't that impressive in the previews. Tonight we had 3 backstories I think. The two sisters were ok, but the crooner won't make it that far. The "catfight" chick from the band was the best and will probably make it far.

Sorry for jumping in here - but recently I caught a repeat showing of the 1/2 final and Final of American Idol 4 (I think?) on ITV in the UK. I have to say that, IMO these people blew our UK X factor/Pop Idol contestants out of the water (certainly vocally). :) I liked the exuberant Bo Bice, even though he didnt win that season, and as for when he sang his song one week on stage with no band/music.. whoa! :)

The only problem I had was that I wasn't familliar with most of the songs the finalists (Bo Bice and Carrie Underwood) were singing.

I swear on my kids life, for a minute I thought hte fake bake girl was Ashley Simpson. I honestly did.

How did the two sisters BARELY make it through? I thought they were really good and the one was cute as hell (nice rack).

So far, I thought the best was the twins who sang to paula (held her hand). They shoudl just go do their own thing as a duet (i'd never buy that type of music, but i thought they sang well).

I used to watch this show for the initial auditions. Now I'm horribly bored with them. I'll start watching when the field gets narrowed down in a few weeks.

Someone should post a chart with the most auditioned songs, and how many people tried them.

Anyone else think that AI has totally moved away from the Gospel Booming R&B sound, ...there was nothing duller than the '3 Diva's' phaze of the show, and there trying to downplay those auditions and pump the other acts

Considering that last year's finalists were a country act, and a southern blues act, that's probably a good move.

These auditions are funny, but it's dangerous. If we get stuck falling for a George Huff type and end up having to watch the damn show to see how he does I'll be very upset!

There was that one kid who came with his grandmother who looked and acted like a Rachel Dratch impression on SNL. I felt bad for him. Poor kid.

Oh, well. He knew what he was getting in to.

How about those hot sisters?

BTW...on the AI website, there was a poll for who was the best runner up, with Clay finishing first, and That 16 year old from S3 finishing second with Bo WAY behind, slightly ahead of justin...I think that poll proved to AI that theres a HUGE population of the people who are not AI fanatics, and would never visit the website, that still vote anyway.

Bo getting massive amounts of phone votes but being a non-factor on thier web poll means that people tune in to hear MUSIC, not just the pop-phenomenon...and the show is BETTER when they provide us with a rock/country/vocalist act

You might never see a winner who does a Jodeci song again

me too. dont care once it gets to the final 10 but watching these idiots think they are good somehow is addicting to watch.

and is it me or did some people get more than one chance? i know the very first guy (chicago shirt) did but at the end they kept showing the same people singing new songs (really tan chick, chick in wedding dress, dude in middle eastern costume, etc)...

wow had no idea - i thought anyone who watned to audition would get a chance in front of those 3. so i guess simon/randy/paula only see the best or the worst of the worst.

he is giong to be by far the worst hollywood AI singer ever. cant believe he got through. hes gonna look awful next to all the good singers.

but it makes good tv! :)

Irrelevant and impossible since:

a) we don't get to see everyone's audition because
b) not all the songs sung are "cleared" by the music company holding the rights to have it sung on the show.

This was a big issue the 1st season I think when everyone wanted to sing Robbie Williams' "Angles", and AI couldn't get clearance for it at all. So not only was it never heard in auditions, but also it was never sung in any of the following competition.

Don't ask me WHY someone would want to deny clearing a song - as it is a free advertisement - but it happens.

The reason they don't clear it is because they don't want to run the risk of it becoming a joke. Not that it's a good song regardless, but "She Bangs" is only about William Hung at this point and if the publisher ever thought it could become a "classic" dance pop song that could rake in revenue for decades, those hopes are ruined.

How'd you like to be in his group next round when they tell certain people in a group to step forward and then they take one of the two rows. If he's in your row, you know your done.

I liked also how Paris Hilton Wannabe kept putting her hand to her ear as if she were wearing headphones. I guess she sees singers do that on television when they're working in the studio and she thinks that's what singers do. What a dipshit!

Also, is it just me or did her mom look totally strung out?

Exactly! Lets say they normally take 40...the producers could have told them that this year they will take 45, make the extra 5 total wackjobs, and cut them asap.

It will spice up the Hollywood round which is the MOST BORING of all the phases, where all the drama is provided by the 'generic flaming black dude crying' and 'generic fat chick that everyone hates and refuses to practice'

Now, not only is this nutjob there, but HE AFFECTS ALL THE OTHER CONTESTANTS

I still think "The Gong Show" did it better...