# American Idol - 2/12 & 2/13 - Welcome to Hollywood! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 12, 2008, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-12-2-13-welcome-to-hollywood/437331 "2008-02-12T20:39:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-12-2-13-welcome-to-hollywood/437331/81 "2008-02-13T23:26:39Z")
Another one I didn’t see at all last night - the gay rocker with the eye shadow who brought a sign to his first audition and talked about kids he taught. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-12-2-13-welcome-to-hollywood/437331/82 "2008-02-13T23:32:38Z")
Didn’t see “Islands in the Stream” girl either, who might have been some comic relief. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-12-2-13-welcome-to-hollywood/437331/83 "2008-02-14T01:02:04Z")
Why is FOX advertising Jumper (or whatever that new movie is) so aggressively? ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-12-2-13-welcome-to-hollywood/437331/84 "2008-02-14T01:04:20Z")
Worst promotion ever. Barf. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-12-2-13-welcome-to-hollywood/437331/85 "2008-02-14T01:05:24Z")
Good lookin’ out! Where’s my Randy Jackson catchphrase bingo card? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-12-2-13-welcome-to-hollywood/437331/86 "2008-02-14T01:06:49Z")
Oh, it’s promotion for Jumper. I thought he was just using the Force. I don’t think I can watch a half hour of elevator rides. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-12-2-13-welcome-to-hollywood/437331/87 "2008-02-14T01:09:11Z")
What the hell was the point of drawing it out like that? Just so they could get some tears? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-12-2-13-welcome-to-hollywood/437331/88 "2008-02-14T01:12:15Z")
That Ford Focus commercial is so annoying. Yes, let’s take advantage of our friends by making them pay more for our road trip. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-12-2-13-welcome-to-hollywood/437331/89 "2008-02-14T01:12:31Z")
[QUOTE=HazelNutCoffee] What the hell was the point of drawing it out like that? Just so they could get some tears? :rolleyes: [/QUOTE] That’s EXACTLY what I just told my husband. Stop torturing the girl. I keep saying I’m not gonna watch, yet I continue to do so. ---
**Author:** ![KSO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-12-2-13-welcome-to-hollywood/437331/90 "2008-02-14T01:28:03Z")
Has anyone who’s made it to the final three or four in ANY season been a blubberer? ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-12-2-13-welcome-to-hollywood/437331/91 "2008-02-14T01:30:00Z")
Who are these people I have never seen before? Imagine a show with less chair drama where you actually got to hear all the top 24… ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-12-2-13-welcome-to-hollywood/437331/92 "2008-02-14T01:35:31Z")
[QUOTE=KSO] Has anyone who’s made it to the final three or four in ANY season been a blubberer? [/QUOTE] That nanny was disturbingly out of control. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-12-2-13-welcome-to-hollywood/437331/93 "2008-02-14T01:39:17Z")
Wouldn’t the last contestant automatically know whether they’ve been chosen or not? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-12-2-13-welcome-to-hollywood/437331/94 "2008-02-14T01:40:40Z")
Who the hell is coming up this this schtick? How many more of these stupid drawing out the yes skits must we endure? Thank God the writer’s strike is over. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-12-2-13-welcome-to-hollywood/437331/95 "2008-02-14T01:40:58Z")
Wow, Syesha is not hoarse at all today. Is this filmed the day right after she was going around with signs, not speaking? ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-12-2-13-welcome-to-hollywood/437331/96 "2008-02-14T01:41:19Z")
**HazelNutCoffee** , No, they bring the last two up to the room and dump one and say yes to the other. ---
**Author:** ![Satellite\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Satellite\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satellite_Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-12-2-13-welcome-to-hollywood/437331/97 "2008-02-14T01:41:46Z")
[QUOTE=HazelNutCoffee] Wouldn’t the last contestant automatically know whether they’ve been chosen or not? [/QUOTE] they bring up th last two guys together, one gets in, the other goes home. same for the ladies. S^G On edit: damn, beaten to the punch by a **Nutty Bunny**!! lol ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-12-2-13-welcome-to-hollywood/437331/98 "2008-02-14T01:43:15Z")
[QUOTE=Satellite^Guy] they bring up th last two guys together, one gets in, the other goes home. same for the ladies. S^G [/QUOTE] Then wouldn’t the next-to-last person know? ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-12-2-13-welcome-to-hollywood/437331/99 "2008-02-14T01:43:52Z")
Could thy be any mor obvious about what the decision is going to be? Hint: Whenevere they start by saying “It wasn’t unanimous…” the person is always going through. Theye never bother to say that an ouster was not unanimous. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-12-2-13-welcome-to-hollywood/437331/100 "2008-02-14T01:44:05Z")
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