With the usual dosage of pomp, and an extra shot of circumstance, American Idol's 8th season came to a thunderous close tonight. The entire season was full of twists and turns. Where the show lacked in talent this year, it made up for itself amply with surprises. The first and possibly most noteworthy of which [...]
American Idol Season 8 Episode 300
05/13/2009 by
Last week on Idol, Alison Irehetta got sent home. And I'm glad. Because she's 16, and being 16 and a pop star just doesn't work out well for anyone. I don't know who was more traumatized…her, or us. Either way, at least we learned last week that America can learn from it's mistakes. The thing [...]
American Idol Season 8 Top 4: Jesus Christ, They’re Superstars!
05/06/2009 by
Last week on Idol, Matt went home. Praise be to your deity of choice. I'm going with the Flying Spaghetti Monster. This week on Idol, nothing at all is going to be as good as Paula Abdul finally admitting that she has a drug problem. Which is really sad for her, what with her new [...]
American Idol Season 8: Ratz Travel In Packs. Brats Sing In Them.
04/29/2009 by
Last week on Idol, the pressure finally got to Anoop Desai and after he went missing from a few rehearsals, the token lesbian and the guy who touched Tupak once went to his apartment and found him dead in a pool of his own blood. This week on Idol, my kids are still up. Because it's [...]
American Idol Season 8 Top 7
04/22/2009 by
Last week on American Idol, I was reallyreally drunk in a bar in Los Angeles when I was supposed to be watching Matt Giraud getting served his walking papers. In a impressive display of karma's favorite dance move she likes to call Retribution, my passport was stolen by a pair of teal shoes, I caught strep throat from a baby who made three [...]
American Idol and Hollywood Unite in Borefest
04/15/2009 by
Mr. Lady is not available for her usual American Idol recap. The Palinode will be donning the hazmat suit and antigrav boots this week. Last week on American Idol the kids took on songs from the year of their birth, which meant that the lamest power ballads of the eighties were hauled out for enjoyment. Oh [...]
American Idol Season 8 Operation Piss Off Gen X. All Of It.
04/08/2009 by
Last week on Idol, Megan Joy went home. Her bio on the AI site quotes her as saying that what she thought made a great performer was passion. I'd say that, and not looking like a thrift store jewelry case. Oh, and talent. This week on Idol, Paula is wearing a strapless dress for the third week [...]
