It's one of only 2-3 "network" TV shows we watch in my house... and for A.I. the eight of us are glued!

I'm rooting for the Joe Cocker-ish fella, but am fairly sure he can't win.:(

I predict the crooner was voted out yesterday. We'll find out tonight.

I have yet to match ANY "reality" show for more then the few seconds it takes to flip the remote. I absolutely refuse.

I love them all. Not the "Survivor" and "Apprentice" crap, but stuff like
Cops
Emergency Room/Paramedic shows
Etc...
And our all-time favorite: America's Funniest Videos. We DVR 'em and ff through the bad humor and advertisements. We've seen most episodes many times, but still laugh our rumps off over those clips!

Well I forgot about AFV. I have watched that on occasion.

I was wrong. The crooner is still in...

... but so is my favorite, the Rocker!

I only watch an hour to two hours of TV a week, I try to catch my name is earl, the office which is so funny it should be illegal(all on nbc thursdays starting at 9), wildn out and the shop which are both on mtv(also on thursdays starting at 10)

Hi,
I, and my wife, really enjoy American Idol, and sometimes it's great to use the VCR to record. I LOVE fast-forwarding passed all the commercials! Only hitch is when she wants to watch it Live, so she can call in an vote.
My wife likes the "Dancing with the stars", and I'm sure another episode will be forthcoming.
I don't care for the reality shows with the "eating insects", etc, Rather watch old Gunsmoke, Bonanza, and Andy Griffith shows. It's sad about Don Knotts, he will be missed by many.

I didn't notice this thread here before, I guess because I don't check the member discussions board much. But I absolutely love American Idol, too. I am very pleased with who was chosen for the top 12 and look forward to the future episodes! Rick I also really like "The Rocker"... I can't remember his name. I also really like Bucky. Bo and Reuben are my eternal favorites, though, haha. I was so excited to see Bo perform again the other night. Of the girls, I like Katherine McPhee, Mandisa, Paris Bennett, and the blond girl with the southern accent (also don't remember her name) who was compared to Carrie Underwood by Simon. I think this year is going to be really interesting, there are a lot of great singers.

I like some of the other reality shows that were mentioned, too. I think The Amazing Race is my favorite other than American Idol, and I also like Wife Swap, because it brings 2 very different families together, and usually there is some improvement to both families afterwards. Trading Spouses was like that too, but I can't seem to find it anymore.

I can't say I care for the mean-spirited shows like Survivor or the Apprentice, though. Too much fighting and betrayal. And did anyone see My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiancé? That one was just awful.

Anyway thanks so much for starting this thread, Rick! You'll see me posting here after each American Idol show... I absolutely love it, I'm the biggest fan! :) :) :)

I am fairly confident that a guy will make it this year... althought I think America will not vote Taylor in.

TV in my house is off on Wednesdays and Sundays so I have to watch the recording of wednesdays singing taped. I'll watch it before Thursdays voting and see if I can predict who will go bye bye.

Well I finally was able to watch this past week's episodes. It was no surprise to me that Melissa went home, although I don't believe she was the worst singer by far. But she's been in the bottom three and has narrowly missed going home several times, so I knew she'd be leaving sooner or later.

Rick, I agree with you about Taylor. He is an awesome talent, but he looks too old to be the American Idol. I think Chris (bald guy) has a good chance to win this year. Katherine McPhee is also very good, but I agree with you that it will likely be a guy.

I think the next two guys to go will be kevin and ace.

None of the gals impress me - and it seems Mandissa is really the best... but would America vote someone in who'se so large? I know it sounds mean, but a pretty face goes a long way on American Idol, that I know...

Yeah I agree... Kevin and Ace are not as good as the rest, and Mandisa is too large. Reuben won 2 years ago and he was large, but he was also a guy, and the public seems to be harder on large women than on large men.

The only thing I wish is that I could vote! Since I am outside of the US I can't. I can vote in Canadian Idol of course, but I don't like it as much.

So Kevin bit the dust.

I think the next guy to go will be Ace. Not sure about the gals.

Rock on Taylor Hicks!

Yeah I was really glad Kevin went! Everyone seemed to like him but I just found him annoying. I thought Lisa was going last night, because she's been in the bottom several times and her performance wasn't great this week.

I'm not sure about Ace, but you could be right. I guess it depends on how he performs next week. Bucky might go too, he's been in the bottom a couple of times now.

Btw, I love the picture of the pope you have as your avatar lol. John Paul II I think? I can't imagine Benedict doing that.

Yeah, Kevin was definitely too dweebie to be an AI.

When Bucky is in his groove, he does great.. but sometimes picks weak tunes.

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Yeah, Kevin was definately too dweebie to be an AI.

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Yes!! If they do a remake of Revenge of the Nerds he should definitely star in it. That creepy guy Scott from last season can be his body guard in the movie LOL.

Btw, who would you like to see as the top 3 for the final show(s)? My favorite for the top 3 would be Taylor, Chris and Mandisa. But I don't think it's going to turn out that way.

I think Chris and Mandissa are shoo-ins for 2 of the final three. Yep, I'd LOVE to see Taylor in it too, but have no clue who it might be.

Last year I'd have sworn that the Rocker couldn't make it to the final 2 but I was wrong on that one. Who knows how these things can go.

Errr. I wasn't very happy with the performances last night, they mostly all sucked IMO. I'm going to predict that either Lisa or Ace will go home tonight. Probably Lisa. She's not the worst but she's been in the bottom three consistently. Who I'd really like to see go home is Kelly, as I think she did really poorly last night. But she has a strong fan base and I don't think she'll go home just yet.

I agree! Very boring show last night. Simon loved Taylor, though. That was cool.

Ace stunk a big one, and Chris went way overboard. Until now I've thought he was awesome, but that Creed tune was too much. If he was going to do Creed, he should have done Arms Wide Open, or something else mellower than the one he did.

I agree: Ace or Lisa out of there tonight.

Yep I agree about the Creed song. Creed is just way too hard alternative for American Idol. As Simon said, Creed wouldn't be caught dead on the show, and he's right. Chris is very talented and he'll make a great alternative album, but he should try to sing some softer songs for a change.

I thought Taylor did awesome. In fact, I think he does wonderfully every single week. I love his voice, and I wish him much success. I'm certainly going to buy his first album when it comes out.