Is this an American Idol blog?

This online web log has clearly switched from a Bachelor blog to an American Idol blog. These seem to be the shows that have the most material. I am not sure if I should apologize for this or just go with it. I guess I'll choose the latter and follow my heart.

So this week I have come to a conclusion of why I like Danny Gokey (the guy who lost his wife to heart disease). Even though I dislike his songs and would never buy one of his albums in a million years, I find myself with a peaceful, easy feeling every time I watch his performances. And I know he won't let me down (because he never flashes the phone number to vote for him).

I like him because he reminds me of that Mormon kid from South Park:

At the end of the South Park episode "All About Mormons," the little blond-haired Mormon kid says that you can make fun of him all day long about being different, but all he knows is that his parents love him and he loves his family.

I think Danny Gokey is like the Christian version of that little kid. The Gokester is not going to apologize for his Christianity and frosted tips. He loves Jesus, seems like a nice guy, and is going to honor his mother and father with his singing.

So for that, I salute you, Danny Gokey.

And by the way, Matt Giraud is the person I cast my votes for.

A Tale of Two TV Characters

This was a great TV week. More specifically, Wednesday was a phenomenal night. It has taken me a couple of nights to digest what we saw. We watched Lost and American Idol at this girl's house:



First, we watched Lost. I think most Lost fans would agree that it was a solid, but not spectacular, episode. Ben is going to be saved. Hurley and Miles talked about everything the viewers talk about. Kate is still mildly annoying.

The most valuable part of this episode was how the actions of LaFluer helped me understand what I dislike about this week's American Idol reject, Megan Joy.

At the end of this week's Lost, LaFluer showed that he can put aside his anger and do what's right. He can save evil (as long as evil is a child).

Tattooed Mom Megan Joy showed that she can only do wrong. She has a bad attitude. When voted off Idol, she said, "It's okay. I don't care." Uh.....yeah right. You care. You need to care. And that's why Simon is not using the "save" on your chest-shaking, weird singing butt.

So I raise a glass to you, Mr. LaFluer. You give a damn.

American Idol: Final 9 (with your fingers)

Just finished watching all 1 hour, 25 minutes of American Idol. The aspiring light rock/less talk singers all got to choose their own songs. All of their songs were supposed to be Top 40. I obviously missed the point of this requirement. I figured they meant current Top 40. Instead, we were treated to any Top 40 song from the past 30 years. Liz and I decided that "Don't Speak" probably came out when we were juniors in high school, about 5 years ago. There was really no rhyme or reason to the song selection.

I have two abnormal observations this week that are unrelated to anything important on the show.

1) I love seeing the random celebrity shots in the audience each week. This week was especially random. There were two celebrities that I noticed. The camera panned to one of the celebrities very quickly with her family. The second celebrity was sitting behind Randy Jackson the whole episode. Did you see them? Look below for their photos.

2) I have a HUGE American Idol pet peeve. It will influence how I vote every week. I am deeply annoyed when the contestants use their fingers to indicate the phone number you should call. It insults our intelligence. We know what the number is. Seacrest told us, and the number is at the bottom of the screen. This means I will vote for Danny Gokey and Adam Lambert because they did not flash their numbers. Unfortunately, all other contestants were in violation.




Did you guess correctly?

So many good things are on TV...

There are fantastic things on television right now, especially the NCAA tournament. I am very excited to watch some of the games during lunch today. But as I sit here waiting for lunch to arrive, I can't get this song out of my head (and trust me, I don't listen to this "type" of music).

Lost: Changed Viewing Habits

I have been watching Lost since the beginning. My favorite part(s) of each show is the anticipation of what will happen before the "thuds." You know what I mean. At the end of the opening scene and last scene of the show, something that starts with an "S" usually happens - - - shock, suspense, splendor, story. You watch the show so you get the point.

I watch Lost in a different way this season. I blame two members of the 5WSNBN. (For their privacy, I'll call them Lola and Soggy Bottom). On Thursdays, the saddest days of the week because it's 6 days until Wednesday, we all tend to discuss a very basic question: Did you like Lost last night?

Since I tend to blindly enjoy every episode, I am always perplexed by why people don't like an episode. Lola and Soggy Bottom routinely have a definitive (and united) answer. They like episodes where something "happens."

When I watch Lost now, I try to figure out whether viewers, especially Lola and Soggy, are going to be yay or nay on the episode.

My guess is that they only thought last night was so-so.

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