What is wrong with the people who are voting for these American Idol contestants? How could Nikki have survived yet another week after her hideous, out of tune performance last night? I just don’t get it.
Sure, R.J. WAS out of his league, but he surely was better than Nikki last night.
Last week, Christina gets the boot and this week R.J. and Nikki is still alive? Amazing!!!
Who cares? They might as well cut straight to Tamyra and that other broad.
Oh, tell me. I think it was the little bout with Tristan, her son, presenting her with the rose bit that saved her. So fake. R.J. wasn’t great, but Nikki was even more out of her league. Personally, I believe using your kids like that is pretty heinous. Ugh.
Did anyone else find that bit with them in the Ford irritating beyond belief? I mean, the fact that none of them can act and that it was obvious filler material…
Eh, it’s a toss-up between RJ and Nikki–I was happy to see either one get the boot.
Yeah, the Ford Focus part was just awful. They really should stop showing that girl from Texas without makeup, too.
I just can’t believe Nikki is still there. I’ve seen better performances at 1am at a Karaoke bar. Hell, I’ve DONE better performances at 1am at a Karaoke bar. She just sucked beyond belief.
I don’t know what was worse - her performance, or finding out that Burt Bacharach wrote “Always Something There to Remind Me.” How bizarre. And using her little boy like that was just painful. You could tell that the judges didn’t have the heart to rip her apart in front of her little boy.
RJ really isn’t bad. He’s not as good as the other three, but he’s got a really good voice and he can dance. He would be fantastic in a boy band. In my opinion he’s better than Enrique Iglesias. I bet he comes out of this with a record deal.
I have a question. Did any of you watch “Pop Stars” (the one with Eden’s Crush)? I swear I think Nikki was one of the contestants that didn’t make it to the final group on that show, too. She had long blonde hair at the time. Can anyone confirm?
I totally agree with this. I can only think these Ford bits are being done targeting the average 12-13 year-old female who must think they’re just “to die for.” Yeah, they’re the target audience for the Ford Focus. Memo to self: NEVER consider a FORD product!
He’s got to get past his “deer-in-the-headlights” facial expression. He just never really seemed comfortable on stage. Can’t blame him since he seems to have been Simon’s major target for shredding. I’ve read that R.J. is a very devout Christian and had some reluctance to perform certain songs. The magazine (I think it was ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY) suggested that he might have a huge career in Christian music. He does have great teeth and a wonderful smile!
You know what killed me last night?
“RJ, your dreams have been crushed, and we’ve broken your heart…sing us out to commercial!”
Ahh, so that’s why he was dressed like a Mormon missionary on Tuesday night!
I’ll miss R.J. and his big ol’ smile. At least we know that next week is definitely Nikki’s week to go though, right? Right? Just to make sure, I’m definitely going to be calling in for Kelly. I think her and Tamyra should definitely be the final two, but I’m nervous Justin legions of teenyboppers are going to be working overtime voting for him. It’ll be interesting to see who’s going to be in the bottom two next week.
That was the CRUELEST thing they’ve ever done on this godforsaken show! Good catch!
My thoughts exactly.
They did the same thing to Ryan Starr. She couldn’t sing, though-I think she was sad.
Hey, at least them singing is a better thing to play over the credits than that repetitive “aah, aah, aah, ooh-ooh” stuff.
After a quick internet search, I can say that the answer is yes.
And I’m surprised as you are at the wonderful talents of Mr. Burt Bacharach. Looking at a list of songs he’s written, and the medley the five sung, I’m convinced Burt Bacharach can do everything. He wrote Always Something There To Remind Me, yes. But he also wrote both Close to You AND Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head! Burt Bacharach can do anything! ANYTHING! Or maybe I’m just going insane again. I don’t know.
The wife and I have a bet on the eventual winner. I picked Justin, she picked Tamyra. Who do you think are the majority of those 14 MILLION people that voted? Teenage girls, and they’re voting for Justin. I agree that Nikki remains ONLY b/c she used her kid in that shameless pandering flower thing.
I’m starting to hate this show. The three judges are the only people I respect, and Paula’s losing me. The hosts are cloying and awful, the stupid Ford fillers make my teeth hurt, and I’m tired of getting jerked around by their over-produced format, commercial breaks, etc.
Side note: In San Francisco, after they showed the show at 9:30pm, I switched over to watch the 10pm Simpsons, and it was the Sideshow Bob episode that spoofs Cape Fear. My wife never understood what I meant when I kept calling Justin Sideshow Bob, so she was quite amused.
“Hello, Mr, Thompson.”
“I think he’s talking to you…”
Thank you mobo85!
I think Tamyra should win. I’ve been surprised by how the general public has voted, so I have no idea who WILL win.
Mr. Elf thought it was hysterical when I told him that people on the net were calling Justin “Sideshow Bob.” 
Tamyra and Kelley are the top two.
The whole kid giving flower thing, I see no harm. I had the pleasure of being at that taping (woohoo, it was fun!!) and it just seemed like the obligitory flower presentation at your final performance that I have seen at plays and such. I didn’t think that was some ploy.
I like Nicky better than either of the boys but I have not called in to vote. This next week though I think I will be using my redial button for Nicky cause I would like to see Justin go first. My opinion is that it doesn’t really matter who goes, it will end up Tamyra and Kelley.
The thing is, they might want one girl and one guy for balance…
Which would suck because Justin is no comparision with the Tamyra and Kelley.
I didn’t see the flower thing as innocent because no one else did it. If everyone else had gotten a flower, okay cool, but this was just Nikki. And it was her child. I thought it was kind of creepy, because it’ll be depressing for little Tristan to hear his mom get slaughtered by the judges. But they really didn’t say anything that mean. Even Simon. I was expecting a lot worse from them, so I didn’t like it at all.
And oh my god- Justin DOES have Sideshow Bob hair!! I’ve been thinking of him as mop-head. (But let’s face it, Sideshow Bob has a superior voice and a better do.)
It’s a pretty good show, but they are full of themselves. It’s entertaining and all, but they are NOT going to entice me to buy that ugly looking car, and I’m not going to orgasm because the guys are so sexy. Well, here’s hoping Justin and Nikki go.