This is it! The American Idol finale is about to wrap up. Results will be announced tomorrow night. Who will win? Jordin or Blake? And more importantly: Mark, Jay, Marty or me? :) Contestants in the BrendanLoy.com Idol pool, please e-mail your picks to laurenelizabeth [at] alumni.nd.edu by 9:00 PM EST Wednesday!!
Also, looking back to my first post about the Idol pool, when I asked after the Top 24 show who people thought would win… nobody picked Jordin (only Becky had her in the Top 3), but one contestant — Derek Walden — picked Blake, so he is the only person who still has a chance to win that portion of the contest. (But Becky gets credit for having both Blake and Jordin in the Top 3, though she — like so many others back then — though LaKisha would win.)
Current standings of the week-by-week contest after the jump.
Mark Gardner 15*
Jay Johnson 15*
Brendan Loy 15*
Marty West 14*
Toni Namnath 12
Jen Featherston 12
Vicki from NJ 11
Kate Spitz 11
Melissa Clouthier 10
Rebecca Loy 10
Kevin Hauschulz 8
David K. 7
Derek Walden 7
Scott Fort 6
If you would, please clarify, based on your post title, are we voting for who we think the winner will be, or who we believe will be the last ousted (as all other weeks)?
David, I’m surprised you say that given that both of this year’s finalists came from the Seattle audition.
Also, while I have avoided American Idol as much as possible, I did watch tonight, and Jordin was very, very good — I think she put on one of the all-time great performances. I still think Melinda was better, but Jordin has obviously come a long way since I saw her in an earlier episode.
Don’t get me wrong, its not like i thought she was awful or anything, i just don’t think any of the contestants stood out much this season. I mean i couldn’t stand Fantasia because i don’t like the whole breathy/whinny macy gray style, but i did feel she had star power and could understand her winning. This year?
Jay, that’s a good question - I guess you should say who you think will be voted off - but really, as long as you make it clear to Lauren what you mean, it’s fine.
Um, Marty, no. I have an internet connection. I have a television. I’ve also never seen even a single episode of American Idol (for the record, I did see a single episode of one season of Survivor–I was staying with a friend’s family one Thanksgiving, and they were all watching it, so I didn’t want to be rude and leave the room). There are legitimately those of us who know nothing about pop culture, and don’t particularly care about it either. I’m in no way cool, and I have no trouble admitting that, but I still don’t know what’s going on with American Idol. It’s also, I believe, the first of Brendan’s prediction contests I’ve known about which I didn’t enter; largely, this is because it would take too much effort to make completely uninformed guesses each week.
guess yes, pick no, you could have assigned each contestant a number and used a random number generator to make your pick (aka some dice). Or you could have put their names in a hat and picked one each week.
Umm, I have a TV and Internet connection. And based on the decision that I have no interest in this crap totally ignore it (any sane person should be able to reach such a conclusion based on one advertisement for the show alone)–the only reason I’m paying any attention at the moment is that I saw a comment from Mike in my RSS feed as he tends not to be insane I tend to read his comments. Honestly, I don’t think it is a matter of being cool–given the number of people that watch the thing cool would probably be defined as watching it–rather I think it is a mater of caring how one spends one’s free time. Would one rather watch a show with absolutely no redeeming qualities whatsoever or would one rather do something even remotely useful with one’s time. Given the population of this country, it is no surprise really that they would, in most cases, like to do something utterly pointless and useless with their time. Such is life I suppose, but just because you waste your time with this crap doesn’t mean you should assume that someone else is willing to waste theirs.
Marty i don’t think thats entirely fair to Mike, while he doesn’t like the show i didn’t get the impression from his post that he thinks the rest of us are brain dead morons for being aware of its existence. dcl on the other hand is being an arrogant asshole. Get off your high horse for a minute, and read this: Not all of us are interested in reading Dostoyevksy or debating the styles of Picasso vs. Monet in our free time. Believe it or not, not everything has to be pretentious to be enjoyable. Different people have different tastes in entertainment. No one is saying you have to like it or watch it or even that you can’t tell other people its dumb. But the whole “Hi, i’m better than you because I only care about obscure cinema and art and you enjoy watching action films” attitude gets real old, real quick.
David pretty much nailed this one (sorry, Dane, but yeah. The redeeming quality most who watch the show find in it is that it’s entertaining, and entertainment is entertainment, whether it’s American Idol or Masterpiece Theatre). The fact that I’d rather watch a rerun of Law & Order than watch American Idol in no way makes me better than someone who has the opposite preference, nor does that I’d often rather read a fantasy novel or play a computer game. But, marty, you need to recognize that just because a given show is very popular it does not follow that those who say they don’t watch it are posturing about it. Popular is not the same as universal.
Actually, I was thinking more in terms of going and doing something active rather than sitting in front of the television and expanding one’s waste line–that, of course being a different kind of arrogance. Be that as it may I rather like movies that are rise to the level of complete train wreck, be it action or comedy or whatever I think they tend to be fun to watch, if a bit predictable. In this case though, if you want to see interesting new singers go to a local club with some friends and watch a new band and if they suck, go some place else. From what I can tell from the adds, Idol is nothing more than people that can sort of sing doing covers. It’s a record producers job to sit through all that crap not mine–I will say thought that it is a brilliant marketing vehicle–or at least that is the impression 60 Minutes gave. I just honestly don’t see the point in putting up with it.
May 22nd, 2007 at 9:50:02 pm
it’s clearly going to be jordin…so i guess i have to pick blake in order to have a chance to tie all you guys
May 22nd, 2007 at 10:04:03 pm
If you would, please clarify, based on your post title, are we voting for who we think the winner will be, or who we believe will be the last ousted (as all other weeks)?
May 22nd, 2007 at 11:53:51 pm
Whoever wins i think there is one word that sums up this years American Idol, and that word is “yawn”
May 23rd, 2007 at 1:33:46 am
David, I’m surprised you say that given that both of this year’s finalists came from the Seattle audition.
Also, while I have avoided American Idol as much as possible, I did watch tonight, and Jordin was very, very good — I think she put on one of the all-time great performances. I still think Melinda was better, but Jordin has obviously come a long way since I saw her in an earlier episode.
May 23rd, 2007 at 3:25:06 am
Don’t get me wrong, its not like i thought she was awful or anything, i just don’t think any of the contestants stood out much this season. I mean i couldn’t stand Fantasia because i don’t like the whole breathy/whinny macy gray style, but i did feel she had star power and could understand her winning. This year?
May 23rd, 2007 at 3:26:05 am
besides, Jordin is from Glendale AZ, she just auditioned in Seattle
May 23rd, 2007 at 8:48:37 am
Jay, that’s a good question - I guess you should say who you think will be voted off - but really, as long as you make it clear to Lauren what you mean, it’s fine.
May 23rd, 2007 at 10:46:09 am
This show is still on? I’m with David, yawwwwwwn.
May 23rd, 2007 at 11:21:01 am
I love how people try to act like they don’t know what’s going on with American Idol.
If you have an internet connection and a TV you know exactly what is happening on the show…don’t try to act “cool” like you don’t know.
May 23rd, 2007 at 11:31:15 am
Does it matter? Both of them are going to get record deals.
May 23rd, 2007 at 3:08:46 pm
Um, Marty, no. I have an internet connection. I have a television. I’ve also never seen even a single episode of American Idol (for the record, I did see a single episode of one season of Survivor–I was staying with a friend’s family one Thanksgiving, and they were all watching it, so I didn’t want to be rude and leave the room). There are legitimately those of us who know nothing about pop culture, and don’t particularly care about it either. I’m in no way cool, and I have no trouble admitting that, but I still don’t know what’s going on with American Idol. It’s also, I believe, the first of Brendan’s prediction contests I’ve known about which I didn’t enter; largely, this is because it would take too much effort to make completely uninformed guesses each week.
May 23rd, 2007 at 4:23:35 pm
guess yes, pick no, you could have assigned each contestant a number and used a random number generator to make your pick (aka some dice). Or you could have put their names in a hat and picked one each week.
May 23rd, 2007 at 4:45:09 pm
Umm, I have a TV and Internet connection. And based on the decision that I have no interest in this crap totally ignore it (any sane person should be able to reach such a conclusion based on one advertisement for the show alone)–the only reason I’m paying any attention at the moment is that I saw a comment from Mike in my RSS feed as he tends not to be insane I tend to read his comments. Honestly, I don’t think it is a matter of being cool–given the number of people that watch the thing cool would probably be defined as watching it–rather I think it is a mater of caring how one spends one’s free time. Would one rather watch a show with absolutely no redeeming qualities whatsoever or would one rather do something even remotely useful with one’s time. Given the population of this country, it is no surprise really that they would, in most cases, like to do something utterly pointless and useless with their time. Such is life I suppose, but just because you waste your time with this crap doesn’t mean you should assume that someone else is willing to waste theirs.
May 23rd, 2007 at 4:47:04 pm
Because I am sure you two brainiacs are out solving the worlds problems and curing cancer while the rest of us watch Idol. Give me a break.
May 23rd, 2007 at 4:53:39 pm
Marty i don’t think thats entirely fair to Mike, while he doesn’t like the show i didn’t get the impression from his post that he thinks the rest of us are brain dead morons for being aware of its existence. dcl on the other hand is being an arrogant asshole. Get off your high horse for a minute, and read this: Not all of us are interested in reading Dostoyevksy or debating the styles of Picasso vs. Monet in our free time. Believe it or not, not everything has to be pretentious to be enjoyable. Different people have different tastes in entertainment. No one is saying you have to like it or watch it or even that you can’t tell other people its dumb. But the whole “Hi, i’m better than you because I only care about obscure cinema and art and you enjoy watching action films” attitude gets real old, real quick.
May 23rd, 2007 at 5:19:38 pm
David pretty much nailed this one (sorry, Dane, but yeah. The redeeming quality most who watch the show find in it is that it’s entertaining, and entertainment is entertainment, whether it’s American Idol or Masterpiece Theatre). The fact that I’d rather watch a rerun of Law & Order than watch American Idol in no way makes me better than someone who has the opposite preference, nor does that I’d often rather read a fantasy novel or play a computer game. But, marty, you need to recognize that just because a given show is very popular it does not follow that those who say they don’t watch it are posturing about it. Popular is not the same as universal.
May 23rd, 2007 at 6:11:33 pm
Actually, I was thinking more in terms of going and doing something active rather than sitting in front of the television and expanding one’s waste line–that, of course being a different kind of arrogance. Be that as it may I rather like movies that are rise to the level of complete train wreck, be it action or comedy or whatever I think they tend to be fun to watch, if a bit predictable. In this case though, if you want to see interesting new singers go to a local club with some friends and watch a new band and if they suck, go some place else. From what I can tell from the adds, Idol is nothing more than people that can sort of sing doing covers. It’s a record producers job to sit through all that crap not mine–I will say thought that it is a brilliant marketing vehicle–or at least that is the impression 60 Minutes gave. I just honestly don’t see the point in putting up with it.
May 23rd, 2007 at 7:22:20 pm
how about we agree to disagree? ehh?
May 23rd, 2007 at 11:45:17 pm
fair enough.