American Idol - Highlights

Haley always seemed like a beauty pageant contestant who happened to wander into the wrong television program. I think her skimpy outfits were her downfall, although being in the top ten and on the American Idol Tour isn't much of a fall. I don't think Haley was getting the female vote. It's one thing to know you are sexy looking and have a good time with it, it's another thing to flaunt it and look smug about it, which is where Haley crossed the line. I guess she figured no one would notice her singing performance if they were distracted, but the obvious distraction ploy became annoying.

Sanjaya really knows how to play to the camera and he had me in stitches this week. Simon said his performance "wasn't horrible". Actually, it was, but I enjoyed the laugh. I like the guy, and he's a nice change from all the Justin Timberlake clones. He's healthy, probably doesn't do drugs and he's got good teeth. A perfect Idol for all the under fourteen's.

Blake Lewis is still my favorite to win.

The real Highlight of the show for me was Simon acknowledging his man boobs. He was hardly humiliated by the incident, but was a rather good sport.

American Idol - Getting Real

Over at WildBell.com, Will Campbell weighs in on American Idol and the Sanjaya Phenomenon:

Why do I subscribe to the idea that things are being manipulated so? Easy: the votes. I don’t believe them. There’s no audit. There’s no Price-Waterhouse organization validating things. There’s no disclosure about the process or which contestant got how many. Just Ryan each week spouting a big old nebulous sum total and week-in and week-out the nice kid with little talent who should be getting the fewest magically isn’t. and the apoplepia grows.

You can read the rest of Will's piece here: And Now for a Few Words About American Idol.

American Idol - I've Been Sanjayed

Yes, it happened to me. Last year my favorite, from the beginning, was Taylor Hicks. A big plus for me was that I found him entertaining. Sanjaya is no Taylor Hicks, but he is…….. well, Sanjaya. I am both entertained and amused. I laughed throughout his entire performance on Tuesday night and then laughed some more at Randy Jackson, who is always amused by Sanjaya.

Sanjaya was in the top three last night, along with Jordin and LaKisha. This is wrong. And it’s even more wrong for me to say this, but something bothers me about LaKisha. It bothers me more than Melinda’s neck, or lack thereof, and that something is LaKisha’s face. She looks like if she had to chew gum and think at the same time, the gum would fall out of her mouth, know what I mean?

Blake Lewis was in the middle three. That’s just wrong too. He is the winner, everyone else can go home now. Or that’s how it should be.

The bottom three: I keep waiting for Phil to shine, but he teeters between steamy crooner and creepy psycho guy. I’m always on the fence about him. Hayley, well she’s playing the T and A card still and needs to go home. Gina is out, no surprise. I was always so distracted by the tongue stud that I couldn’t tell you if she could sing or not.

And you know what else? Sanjaya could win this, he really could.