# American Idol 4/8 and onward **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 8, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-8-and-onward/444500 "2008-04-08T19:33:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Carm6773](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2bfe46/32.png) [@Carm6773](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carm6773)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-8-and-onward/444500/141 "2008-04-10T23:56:11Z")
5 minutes until Elimination show ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-8-and-onward/444500/142 "2008-04-11T00:05:11Z")
[QUOTE=ShelliBean] I kind of liked the Band from Television as a novelty item but I missed everything up until Terry Hatcher walked onstage to karaoke that song. Was the entire band made up of actors? I thought I saw someone from Desparate Housewives, House and some other familiar looking people. [/QUOTE] The blonde Brit doctor from “House” played the sax. Hugh Laurie usually plays piano/keyboard for Band from Television, cause he was talking about it on Jay Leno, though I didn’t see him last night. Bob Guiney (?), from “the Bachelor” was on drums. Mike from “Desperate Housewives” played guitar. ---
**Author:** ![Carm6773](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2bfe46/32.png) [@Carm6773](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carm6773)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-8-and-onward/444500/143 "2008-04-11T00:19:14Z")
Yay! David C. safe! ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-8-and-onward/444500/144 "2008-04-11T00:24:22Z")
Hugh Laurie is an awesome piano player and singer (for example, it’s really him playing and singing on Jeeves & Wooster; he’s also played on Inside the Actor’s Studio). I would have enjoyed just him performing. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-8-and-onward/444500/145 "2008-04-11T00:49:24Z")
Wow, bad segue Ryan. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-8-and-onward/444500/146 "2008-04-11T00:52:30Z")
Bwahahaha. American Idol is the new presidential campaign front. Classic. That alone was worth watching tonight. Hillary: “Yes, _I_ have worked with all those groups.” McCain: “Someone wrote this joke for me. Please ignore my wooden delivery.” Obama: “Something generic about working together to change the world.” ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-8-and-onward/444500/147 "2008-04-11T00:56:22Z")
Okay, that was not what I expected. Although I had no problems with any of the bottom three going. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-8-and-onward/444500/148 "2008-04-11T00:58:52Z")
That’s an hour of my life I’ll never get back. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-8-and-onward/444500/149 "2008-04-11T01:01:30Z")
Spoiler me! I can’t watch right now. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-8-and-onward/444500/150 "2008-04-11T01:03:49Z")
Well, he’s not Carly but I guess I’m okay with it. Worst sing out ever. It was Michael Johns, Southern Yankee. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-8-and-onward/444500/151 "2008-04-11T01:05:17Z")
Thanks, **Silver Fire**. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-8-and-onward/444500/152 "2008-04-11T01:10:26Z")
What the hell is wrong with Ryan Seacrest? “At this stage last year, we didn’t send anyone home…but this year, sayonara, dude!” I’m kind of bummed. I never thought Michael would win, but I thought he/she would last longer. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2008, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-8-and-onward/444500/153 "2008-04-11T01:14:15Z")
That was COLD, Seacrest. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-8-and-onward/444500/154 "2008-04-11T01:23:15Z")
[QUOTE=PunditLisa] The blonde Brit doctor from “House” played the sax. [/QUOTE] I assume you meant “the blonde Australian doctor from “House” played the violin”…? Who was the guy who Jordin sang with? David Cook is safe, that’s all I cared about. 🙂 Ryan was a bit of a dick to do the whole “last year we didn’t send anyone home” hopes-up for a smack-down setup. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-8-and-onward/444500/155 "2008-04-11T01:24:50Z")
It was rather harsh, made me giggle though. Kinda cool that they got the right bottom three for a change. ---
**Author:** ![slanted\_zipper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/977dab/32.png) [@slanted\_zipper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slanted_zipper)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-8-and-onward/444500/156 "2008-04-11T01:27:10Z")
Was that planned? He was about to go for the falsetto and suddenly fell down? Cuz thats what it looked like. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-8-and-onward/444500/157 "2008-04-11T01:33:02Z")
He fell down? Looked like he just did a dramatic rocker thing to me. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-8-and-onward/444500/158 "2008-04-11T01:34:28Z")
Jordin sang with a guy named Chris Brown. The name means nothing to me, and the song was horrible. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-8-and-onward/444500/159 "2008-04-11T01:35:26Z")
Yeah I got the name, just have no idea who that is. It was an annoying song. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-8-and-onward/444500/160 "2008-04-11T01:42:38Z")
[QUOTE=OpalCat] I assume you meant “the blonde Australian doctor from “House” played the violin”…? [/QUOTE] Correct. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-8-and-onward/444500.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-8-and-onward/444500.md?page=9)