The Unfiltered Ramblings of a DVR Addict

American Idol- Motown Week, No Big Surprises Here

I don’t know what anyone was really all that surprised by the results of this week’s American Idol. Michal Sarver went home last night, despite the fact that the judges really looked as if they might be considering using their save.  Michael had a great story, and seemed really likable, but he never really showed much [...]

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The Final Four Conspiracy Debunked- American Idol, not the NCAA Tournament

Yesterday I posted a story claiming about a staff member leaking that the producers of American Idol had already chosen the final four contestants, despite what the voting said. Those four were Danny Gokey, Lil Rounds, Adam Lambert and Alexis Grace. Less that 24 hours after that story breaks, Alexis was voted off.  There is no doubt [...]

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American Idol- Who's Going Home? Who the Heck Knows?

I said yesterday that I really thought Grand Ole Opry Week would be the end of Anoop Desai.  Damn was I wrong. Anoop got up the and sang the hell out of some Willie Nelson.  I would argue that if he wasn’t the best, he was among the best. The performances were all over the place last [...]

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American Idol- Grand Ole Opry Week

This week on American Idol we see the shift from the songs of the self proclaimed King of Pop to the songs of the members of the Grand Ole Opry.  I couldn’t think of a much bigger contrast in styles of music. I actually think it’s a little strange that we are seeing Idol pull out [...]

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