# American Idol week of 3/2 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 2, 2010, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-2/531034 "2010-03-02T20:42:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**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:** [March 5, 2010, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-2/531034/221 "2010-03-05T02:02:57Z")
Danny Gokey is 40 pounds lighter and has developed a total motormouth. Anyone else think “Dude’s on coke” or is it just me? ---
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-2/531034/222 "2010-03-05T02:03:46Z")
> [@Rachael\_Rage](#): > > Where’s your jesus now, mister! Jesus likes good singing.. Lord, I enjoy the song The Climb, but she KILLED it, it died, and painfully. Why on earth was she chosen by the judges to stay in the first place? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-2/531034/223 "2010-03-05T02:03:48Z")
Wikipedia’s article is wonky right now. Would someone please spoiler box who got eliminated? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-2/531034/224 "2010-03-05T02:04:13Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > And tonight on Idol, we have ethnic cleansing. Snert[sup]2[/sup] Haley’s sing-out was so sad.. I hate when they end up with these ridiculously apropos kickoff songs and then warble their way through it. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2010, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-2/531034/225 "2010-03-05T02:08:50Z")
Best sing-out ever was when Phil Stacey was eliminated after he sang “Blaze of Glory”. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-2/531034/226 "2010-03-05T02:10:58Z")
Uh, nevermind. Wikipedia is fixed. [Check here if you need to be spoiled.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_idol_season_9) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-2/531034/227 "2010-03-05T02:59:32Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > And tonight on Idol, we have ethnic cleansing. And the castaway voted out of _Survivor_ tonight was Cirie, a black female. ---
**Author:** ![RachelChristine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RachelChristine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RachelChristine)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-2/531034/228 "2010-03-05T04:22:55Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > And tonight on Idol, we have ethnic cleansing. That’s how I felt when making my picks for the pool! I wanted Haeley, Paige, and Todrick gone, and knew Jermaine had really poor chances of staying. I felt like I needed to change it up to some white folks! Really sad John went over Todrick. John wouldn’t win, but he seems to be a much more decent guy. I had high hopes that he would grow. Sad about Jermaine too, but he was definitely one of the weakest of the singers. Surprised about Michelle, because overall she seemed to be one of the better ones. Knew Haeley would go. I know we’ve had this discussion already, but this really is the worst year. I think back through other years and… Every year had somebody awesome. Kelly/Justin/Tamyra… Reuben/Clay… Fantasia/LaToya/Jennifer… Carrie/Bo/Vonzell… I mean I could go on and on. Then there were the “controversies”, like Jasmine Trias or John Stevens; trainwrecks like Sanjaya or Tatiana; fun contestants that weren’t ever gonna win but were great while they were around; etc. etc. etc. Do we have any of that at all this year? ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-2/531034/229 "2010-03-05T04:44:31Z")
> [@RachelChristine](#): > > I know we’ve had this discussion already, but this really is the worst year. I think back through other years and… Every year had somebody awesome. Kelly/Justin/Tamyra… Reuben/Clay… Fantasia/LaToya/Jennifer… Carrie/Bo/Vonzell… I mean I could go on and on. Then there were the “controversies”, like Jasmine Trias or John Stevens; trainwrecks like Sanjaya or Tatiana; fun contestants that weren’t ever gonna win but were great while they were around; etc. etc. etc. > Do we have any of that at all this year? I’m not giving up hope yet. I prefer to think of this season as a bunch of late bloomers. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-2/531034/230 "2010-03-05T06:08:43Z")
Amazing that Gokey is _still_ telling the story of his dead wife. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-2/531034/231 "2010-03-05T15:27:15Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > I’m not giving up hope yet. I prefer to think of this season as a bunch of late bloomers. It seems every season the judges/Seacrest crow about how this is the strongest field of contestants EVER. I don’t think I’ve heard that this season. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2010, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-2/531034/232 "2010-03-05T15:41:21Z")
One thing I’m sure of – five minutes after the show was over, Lee Dewyze was called into the producer’s office and told that if he’s too fucking cool for this show, he knows where the door is. We all know the group sing numbers are cheesy as hell. That said, they’re a part of the show and a big part of the summer tour. If he’s going to stand there, making the bare minimum of effort, keeping that smarmy “can you believe they want _me_ to do this?” look on his face, then he’s not going to be long for this show. You’ve got an above-average act, Dewyze – but you keep acting like you’re embarrassed to be there, and that problem will be taken care of for you. ---
**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 5, 2010, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-2/531034/233 "2010-03-05T15:45:13Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > It seems every season the judges/Seacrest crow about how this is the strongest field of contestants EVER. I don’t think I’ve heard that this season. You must have missed Hollywood week. ---
**Author:** ![Aries28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Aries28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aries28)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-2/531034/234 "2010-03-05T16:45:44Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > And the castaway voted out of _Survivor_ tonight was Cirie, a black female. GAH! I hadn’t watched Survivor yet. Didn’t think I would be spoiled in an AI thread. 🙂 ---
**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:** [March 5, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-2/531034/235 "2010-03-05T18:47:03Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > One thing I’m sure of – five minutes after the show was over, Lee Dewyze was called into the producer’s office and told that if he’s too fucking cool for this show, he knows where the door is. > > We all know the group sing numbers are cheesy as hell. That said, they’re a part of the show and a big part of the summer tour. If he’s going to stand there, making the bare minimum of effort, keeping that smarmy “can you believe they want _me_ to do this?” look on his face, then he’s not going to be long for this show. > > You’ve got an above-average act, Dewyze – but you keep acting like you’re embarrassed to be there, and that problem will be taken care of for you. Contrast that with how “too-cool-for-school” Crystal appears to genuinely be having fun during the group sings. I thought she would end up like that Amanda chick with the two-tone hair from…was that last year or two years ago? Anyway, she may as well have had “I hate my life” tattooed on her forehead during those group sings, it was so clear on her face. But Crystal, even though you’d expect her to hate it, at least puts on the big goofy grin and tries to do the dance steps as much as she can. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-2/531034/236 "2010-03-05T19:13:31Z")
> [@Aries28](#): > > GAH! I hadn’t watched Survivor yet. Didn’t think I would be spoiled in an AI thread. 🙂 I was going to mention that, too - I’m not watching Survivor, but seriously, people, don’t spoil something as a complete landmine in an unrelated thread. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-2/531034/237 "2010-03-05T19:16:03Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > … > When I see someone playing a simple strum on the guitar, using simple chord structures, and they are constantly looking down at their hands to make sure they’re in the right place, I can make some guesses as to the technical ability of that person. I’m not a great guitarist… David Cook absolutely, it annoyed me to no end how much of a prop his guitar was on the show. For the voting results, all of the correct ones went home. Extra-special schadenfreude that the preachiest people went home on Danny Gokey night. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-2/531034/238 "2010-03-05T22:54:14Z")
My mistake on the Survivor spoiler. Thanks **Marley** for adding the spoiler box. ---
**Author:** ![Barrett\_Bonden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5e9695/32.png) [@Barrett\_Bonden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barrett_Bonden)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-2/531034/239 "2010-03-06T02:22:49Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > She chose a song with a very narrow pitch range, a simple chordal arrangement and an easy, repetitive hook. A lot of CCR songs are like that. I’ll give you the chords and the hook, but Fogerty wrote for himself and the man has an awesome range. Just sayin’. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2010, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-2/531034/240 "2010-03-06T02:41:51Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > Contrast that with how “too-cool-for-school” Crystal appears to genuinely be having fun during the group sings. Bingo. Hell, Crystal already admitted she’s only in this for the money, but she’s still putting her all into it. Let’s face it – if you’re on Idol, you’re selling out. I’m not about to bash anyone for doing so…I mean, you’re selling out for a pretty damn tidy sum. But if you’re going to sell out, you might as well go whole hog. Crystal is putting out the effort – Lee is just acting like a douche, and it’s going to cost him in the end. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-2/531034.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-2/531034.md?page=13)