# American Idol 3/17-18 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 17, 2009, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-17-18/489792 "2009-03-17T20:10:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-17-18/489792/161 "2009-03-19T01:55:19Z")
Please don’t use the save yet… ---
**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:** [March 19, 2009, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-17-18/489792/162 "2009-03-19T01:56:56Z")
And Mikie’s safe. Alexis is gone… unless they save her. S^G ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-17-18/489792/163 "2009-03-19T01:57:27Z")
Carrie Underwood has to be a double-edged sword for Simon. On the one hand, she’s American Idol’s most successful product. She’s validation that the show can produce a megastar. Also, she’s a walking advertisement for the show simply because that’s where we first saw her. On the other hand, she’s a country artist and Simon hates country music. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2009, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-17-18/489792/164 "2009-03-19T01:57:53Z")
They’re going to use the save card. The fix is in. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2009, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-17-18/489792/165 "2009-03-19T01:58:18Z")
… and based on this performance, they won’t be throwing that save away tonight… S^G ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-17-18/489792/166 "2009-03-19T01:58:25Z")
Her desperation is painfully awkward to watch. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-17-18/489792/167 "2009-03-19T02:02:28Z")
Alexis was one of my favorites. I wish it was Sarver. Are there any female favorites for the final four? ---
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-17-18/489792/168 "2009-03-19T02:03:40Z")
I wondered what on earth was the point of Michael (Michael, right?) mentioning his small daughters comment. Its like saying hey vote me off, my daughter thinks I don’t care. Weird. ---
**Author:** ![David\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@David\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_B)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-17-18/489792/169 "2009-03-19T02:04:26Z")
So much for the stupid conspiracy theory. Of course, the conspiracists will now just say Idol wanted to prove the staffer wrong, so they booted the most expendable. But with conspiracies, you can’t win. ---
**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-17-18/489792/170 "2009-03-19T02:05:01Z")
That was cruel. I never heard of Jeff Buckley covering Ring of Fire, and I’m a huge fan of his work. At first, I thought Adam’s version would be close to Dilana’s in Rock Star Supernova, but the resemblance was only for the slow intro - and Dilana had him beat by a mile. Then, when he went into the high notes, all resemblance with her version vanished. Does anyone have any idea whose cover he really used as inspiration? I never heard Coldplay’s version, could it be theirs? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-17-18/489792/171 "2009-03-19T02:10:31Z")
Check out post 147 ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-17-18/489792/172 "2009-03-19T02:17:23Z")
Click only if you want to hear a truely painful cover of “[A Ring of Fire](http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/song/Ring_Of_Fire/1765682)” Go ahead, I know you can’t resist. Your dog will howl, and I would bet someone a beer that they can’t listen to the whole two minutes. There are some things that even I won’t do for a beer. ---
**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-17-18/489792/173 "2009-03-19T02:24:33Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Check out post 147 Thanks a lot. Multitasking is not a way to do things in my case. I had missed that post. ---
**Author:** ![RachelChristine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RachelChristine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RachelChristine)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-17-18/489792/174 "2009-03-19T02:26:03Z")
Wow. I really liked Alexis. I didn’t think she’d win, but there are several much worse singers. I don’t blame them for not using the save though. It’s still early and she’s not mega-great. I feel a bit sorry for Sarver because they said that they were seriously considering saving one of them – Alexis. And I just have to add – was that the worst group sing ever? I usually like them, no matter how goofy they are, but I almost couldn’t listen to that. Someone kept sounding like they were way off or something weird. And it just overall sounded wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-17-18/489792/175 "2009-03-19T02:46:50Z")
> [@RachelChristine](#): > > Wow. I really liked Alexis. I didn’t think she’d win, but there are several much worse singers. I don’t blame them for not using the save though. It’s still early and she’s not mega-great. I feel a bit sorry for Sarver because they said that they were seriously considering saving one of them – Alexis. Off the top of my head Scott and Sarver were worse. C’mon, it was Country week and Sarver was arguably one of the worst performers of the night. If you’re a Country performer and can’t nail Country week, how good are you? Scott doesn’t have a great voice, though I suppose he uses what he has well. Alexis has a better voice, and I wanted to see if she could do something with it. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-17-18/489792/176 "2009-03-19T02:50:53Z")
So who do you guys think they are saving the Save for? Lil, Adam, Danny for sure – anyone else deserve a Save? Anoop? ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-17-18/489792/177 "2009-03-19T02:52:15Z")
Was I the only one laughing hysterically during Alexis’ sing-out when the judges put together that fake huddle? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-17-18/489792/178 "2009-03-19T03:09:16Z")
Michaela has to go to bed early tonight. So, explicitly, please, in a spoiler if necessary. Who’s gone? ETA: Thanks in advance. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2009, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-17-18/489792/179 "2009-03-19T03:24:50Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Michaela has to go to bed early tonight. So, explicitly, please, in a spoiler if necessary. Who’s gone? > > ETA: Thanks in advance. Alexis. ---
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-17-18/489792/180 "2009-03-19T03:53:43Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > So who do you guys think they are saving the Save for? Lil, Adam, Danny for sure – anyone else deserve a Save? Anoop? Yes! Anoop. he must be saved, IF he needs to.. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-17-18/489792.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-17-18/489792.md?page=10)