Hollywood Week

That was pretty good..we had fighting, we had psycho's, we had resolution to storylines, we had people like Genesis who we never heard sing ALL season ("Hi I'm Genesis")


Day 1 was the individual acappella performance. You sang, you got voted in or out, no arguing, no debating. If you had shined prior or you showed promise, you were clearly given more leeway.

Day 2 was group day. The night had the typical fighting, with people being much too forgiving at times (If people want to quit, let them, and make the person explain to the judge why they don't have a team. But no one ever does that...)

Day 3 was the solo performanace that get you kept or cut. The "which room will be cut" had no drama this year, as most of the people you knew would be cut, are all in the same room.

The highlights for me...
-The chaos of pre group day practice. Bikini girl finished her 15 minutes of fame, being injured, crying in her room, killing her group (and getting the girls who were phased by her kicked out) and posing on the way out the door (as well as being a total b*tch on the way out). There were other messes, but this was the best. Tatiana Nicole Del Toro gets special mention too. WOW, pyscho. And she is 24...when i read that i was blown away. Mentally, she is like 15.
-Enough good talent / stories that we can easily have a superlative Top 12. Adam Lambert, the musical singer who looks like a Jonas Brother, Arianna Afsar (so reminds me of Jordin Sparks personality wise), Casey Carlson, Jasmine Murray, Joanna Pacitti (the girl everyone will whine is a pro), Daniel Gokey (the widower), Lil Rounds (great name), etc. We have (real) bikini models, broadway singers, and people who hang off oil wells sodering. Good stuff.

The top 36 is revealed today! (or spoiled right here)

http://www.joesplaceblog.com/2009/01/30/the-top-36-of-american-idol-8/

This looks like it's really going to be a fun season. I hope they spend some time explaining the new voting rules, as well as tell us which 12 we will see next week.

JUAN