American Idol
American Idol 2008 Crowns A Winner For Season 7!
No better than my record was for predicting who would get voted off every week, I suppose it was inevitable that I would get the ultimate predication wrong as well. In my recap of the Top 2 finale I disagreed with the judges enthusiasm for David Archuleta, but I was forced to agree that little David probably did enough to win the ultimate prize. Little did we know… Continue →
American Idol 2008 – Top 2 Performance Finale Recap (5/20/08)
And so we’ve finally reached the ending that we all knew would eventually come – a showdown between the two Davids. David Cook and David Archuleta met on stage last night as the final two contestants of American Idol 2008, Season 7. It’s been a long fourteen weeks of live performances and here at Pop [...] Continue →
American Idol 2008 Results – Top 2 Announced – (5/14/08)
The American Idol Results show for week 13 of Season 7 live performances finally brought us to our last two contestants – the two Idol hopefuls who will meet on stage and battle for our votes to determine who will be the next American Idol. Continue →
American Idol 2008 – Top 3 Performance (5/13/08) Recaps
Believe it or not, we’re finally down to the Top 3 contestants in American Idol 2008, Season 7. It’s been thirteen weeks of live performances to reach this point and it’s starting to feel like it. This week the last three Idol hopefuls were allowed to sing three songs each – one chosen by the judges, one chosen by the producers, and one of their own choosing. Who would perform the best? Continue →
American Idol: Season 6 Finale Performance Show – The Top 2 DVD Review
American Idol Season 7 is in the homestretch and is winding down. It won’t be long before the winner is announced and the whole thing is in the record books. It seems like the season has gone by pretty quickly. Heck, it seems like only yesterday we were watching the showdown between Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis in the finale for Season 6. Continue →
David Archuleta's Father Banned From American Idol Set
Rumors of backstage meddling and interference on American Idol by David Archuleta’s father, Jeff Archuleta, has been circulating for a few weeks now. I haven’t reported it because there was no way to confirm whether or not the rumors were true. Continue →
American Idol 2008 Results – Top 3 Announced – May 7
The American Idol Results show for week 12 of Season 7 live performances announced the Top 3 contestants and managed to finally cut loose the last of the pretenders, and a contestants who no longer appeared to be having fun, and gave the remaining hopefuls a one in three shot at being named the next American Idol. Continue →
American Idol 2008 – Top 4 Performance (5/06/08) Recaps
Week twelve of American Idol 2008 live performances brought us the end of three months of live performances and double performances from each of the Final 4 contestants. This week’s theme was songs from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. With so many songs to choose from there’s no way the Idol hopefuls could screw song choice this week, right? Well… Continue →
Fox Looking For Ways To Improve American Idol
Even before the Paula Abdul, two-reviews-for-the-price-of-one-performance fiasco, Fox has had their eyes on the numbers for American Idol. It’s no big secret that the numbers are down this season, but the rumors that the show is on it’s last legs are greatly exaggerated…if Fox has anything to say about it. Continue →
American Idol 2008 Results – Top 4 Announced – April 30
The American Idol Results show for week 11 of Season 7 live performances whittled the contestants down by one more and gave the four remaining a 25% shot at being named the next American Idol. Neil Diamond theme week ended up being almost as bad as Andrew Lloyd Webber week, but most of the talk centered on the judges as Paula managed to critique a performance that hadn’t even occurred yet. Continue →