# American Idol 2/23-25 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 23, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-23-25/530154 "2010-02-23T19:32:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-23-25/530154/1 "2010-02-23T19:32:23Z")
I’m pretty sure it’s on 3 nights this week. They have to narrow it down until there are 12 finalists, if memory serves. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-23-25/530154/2 "2010-02-24T00:28:26Z")
_ **Courtesy Bump** _ according to Program Guide, there are 5 HOURS of IDOL: Girls Sing Tonight (2 hrs) Boys Sing Tomorrow Night (2 hrs) 4 contestants are eliminated Thursday Night (1 hr), I guess it will be two boys and two girls. Last years winner, Kris Allen performs during the elimination show on Thursday. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-23-25/530154/3 "2010-02-24T00:44:13Z")
For those AI fans who don’t frequent The Game Room, this year’s [Idol Pool thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=548425) is active. Signups are open, and first picks have to be in before Thursday’s elimination. ---
**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 24, 2010, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-23-25/530154/4 "2010-02-24T01:10:04Z")
Paige will be our first contestant eliminated. That was terrible. Weak, wavery, no power, no energy, pitchy. Simon’s wrong about her voice, incidentally, at least if that song was anything to go by. That was shit. Kara doesn’t fucking know a goddamn thing about music, by the way. Why is she on this show? Paula at least knew something about music, even if she was stoned out of her gourd all the time. ---
**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 24, 2010, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-23-25/530154/5 "2010-02-24T01:11:22Z")
I like when they sing oldies and I love All Right Now. But Paige wiffed it. Seriously, it was over the place. Ah, Kara nailed it. The chorus was just not very good. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-23-25/530154/6 "2010-02-24T01:11:51Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Paige will be our first contestant eliminated. That was terrible. Agree, I don’t get why they’re raving. The taped segment was better. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-23-25/530154/7 "2010-02-24T01:16:27Z")
I didn’t like it either. I hope it gets better or else I will tune into womens bobsled. ---
**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 24, 2010, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-23-25/530154/8 "2010-02-24T01:19:37Z")
Ashley is even worse! She needs to stay out of that lower register and out of the higher ones too. That was worse than Paige. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-23-25/530154/9 "2010-02-24T01:22:54Z")
Paige at least showed some stage presence. Ashley, not good. I’ve forgotten everything about you already except that you’re from Chelsea. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-23-25/530154/10 "2010-02-24T01:23:15Z")
“O” fer two. I didn’t like the song at all. Switching back and forth to the womens bobsled. ---
**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 24, 2010, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-23-25/530154/11 "2010-02-24T01:23:16Z")
Ryan lost some weight, didn’t he? He looks like a bobble-head. ---
**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 24, 2010, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-23-25/530154/12 "2010-02-24T01:29:46Z")
Janell is no Ann Wilson, that’s for sure. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-23-25/530154/13 "2010-02-24T01:30:14Z")
Janell = awful weak karaoke. ---
**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 24, 2010, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-23-25/530154/14 "2010-02-24T01:30:30Z")
Good Lord, what is going on with these girls? The h’what about love is killing me. Janell couldn’t hit anything, she sounded wobbly and scared. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-23-25/530154/15 "2010-02-24T01:30:52Z")
I liked Janell when she sang with the guitar but her two performances since have been kinda sucky. Agree with Simon. ---
**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 24, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-23-25/530154/16 "2010-02-24T01:31:53Z")
Is anybody going to be any good tonight? Janell might get by on looks for a while, but she doesn’t really have that much of a voice. I think she really got exposed on that song, and I thought she was probably a lock for final 12 going in. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-23-25/530154/17 "2010-02-24T01:33:25Z")
Janell (Tim Tebow’s girlfriend?) was slightly better. I thought the rendition was awkward and the backup singers were terrible, which was distracting. Who is playing American Idol catch phrase bingo? I have heard “ **not the right song choice** ” and “ **too big for you**.” I am waiting for Simon to say “ **indulgent**.” I have seen Simon scratch his eye by sticking up his middle finger yet. But I am sure that will happen. ---
**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 24, 2010, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-23-25/530154/18 "2010-02-24T01:36:20Z")
My girl Angela would wipe the floor with these girls. ---
**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 24, 2010, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-23-25/530154/19 "2010-02-24T01:39:04Z")
“Fixing a Hole?” What a weird song choice. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-23-25/530154/20 "2010-02-24T01:39:07Z")
Lilly, this years “quirky” girl. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-23-25/530154.md?page=2)