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Tuesday, February 27, 2007

American Idol Season 6 Week 2 Review -The Guys!

The theme for this evening is to sing songs that are "inspirational" on a personal level. After Paula dropped the profound knowledge to "just have fun", we get into the singing portion. And awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay weeee gooooooo!

Phil Stacey-inspired by his military background, Phil sings us "Missing You" by John Waite. Odd performance because he struggled on some easy parts but powered it up for the difficult parts. He is really starting to have some uniqueness to show off in my opinion, and I believe that he did a good job. But, as alot of times, I agree with the judges that it was good but not necessarily great.

Score: 2.5 stars

Ryan interviews Sundance to where he says people have been saying to be "less crappy". Again, profound advice. AJ says its been a little "mixed".

Jared Cotter-dedicating his performance to his parents (Cue Audience "AWWWWWWWW") And onto the music. "Let's Get it On" by Marvin Gaye, a fun song but tough to try and emulate because of Gaye's unique sound that made it great. However, Jared did a pretty good job with it, had a few off notes, but a song like this in a singing competition was kind of "awkward" sounding. He had a decent strong finish, but it was pretty forgettable. Paula actually gets a good ribbing in on Randy, and makes a fool of herself with off-color commentary.

Score: 2 stars

AJ Tabaldo-another dedication to good ole mom and dad. I wasn't familiar with this song, which is sometimes a good thing with this. It sounded a little like a Harry Connick song that would be a little "souled" up. His performance this week was much better than last, in my opinion. A different song choice, I think it was a great move for him overall. The judges gave him some decent marks, it was in my estimation spot on--except for the obvious homophobic remark yet again from Simon.

Score: 3 stars

Sanjaya Malakar-a dedication for his grandfather. The photos were very endearing to an already "cutie" that the teen girls online are swooning over constantly. "Steppin Out" is his song choice, and when I first saw him with the hat, it reminded me of a young Michael Jackson. Well, I guess he is still darker than the King of Pop. The song could have been much better if he showed some emotion and showmanship, but because he just "sang" it, it really took a lot away from it. The song was WAY too big for him. Poor performance. The judges hit it right on again, although for the second straight week Simon was really tough on him.

Score: 1 star

Chris Sligh-Chris again uses his comedy in dedicating the song to his wife. (They really do make an odd couple) He slows it down this week, and the song is perfect; it had a nice little draw to it, but when he tried to really rock it a little, it again seemed a little awkward, but he still had a good showing. Solid and satisfying. Randy and Paula gave him kudos, Simon really gave him props.

Score: 3 stars

Nick Pedro-Nick's inspiration is his girlfriend Katelyn (another AWWWWWWWWW). Nick needs to craft his interviews better, he talks way too fast!! Another decent song choice in "Fever", but his kind of soft voice mixed with rasp was not a great match. Another situation where a song was a bit too big for the singer. Not something that would be memorable by any means. Randy gives a mixed review, Paula sputters out some fragments, and Simon gives constructive feedback.

Score: 1.5 stars

Blake Lewis-another dedication to his parents (at least these contestants are good role models for all the tweeners watching). "Virtual Insanity" by Jamiroquai was a perfect song choice, and really explored his range and strengths. The bridge with his "talent" made it even better. An outstanding performance that will surely catapult him to a front-runner. The judges gave him high remarks except for Simon (big surprise). I disagree with Simon--because copycatting Jamiroquai is something to be proud of, not ashamed of.

Score: 3.5 stars

Brandon Rogers-a very sentimental dedication to his grandmother. He seems very genuine and just a good man. "Time after Time" was a decent idea, but his execution seemed again, awkward--not a real great choice for his voice type and ability--I felt he could have had something that could have been much more powerful. He has the pipes--it's time to show them!! Not a bad performance, but still kind of average overall. The judges really stressed this to him as well, and Simon really stressed the "Wow" factor need. I agree 100%.

Score: 2 stars

Chris Richardson-"Big Mama" gets the call for the dedication from the 22-year old, he reminds me of Elliot Yamin with his purity. "Geek in the Pink" was his choice, and when I first heard him start, I thought "this will be difficult to pull off." One, because it doesn't have a huge range for vocals, and it takes precise timing with all of the words. Chris did a good job with what the song offered, but the choice overall was not the best. Still, the fact that it was not pitchy at all is a very good accomplishment. The judges raved over it, I thought it was good, but not THAT good.

Score: 2.5 stars

Sundance Head-A very emotional dedication to his son. He's such a nice guy, but I think he knows he's gotta bring it this week. And believe me--"it was broughten". :) He really turned in a much better performance and this is exactly the type of genre that fits his singing style and voice. He rocked it HARD tonight. I was impressed by his ability to bring it back to the way he started out in the auditions. Randy was very impressed and his consensus is exactly how I feel; an excellent job.

Score: 3.5 stars

After this week, the guys really showed their abilities that most people expected from them. This is actually a tough night to choose, but if I had my choice, I believe it SHOULD be Sanjaya and Nick. But since Sanjaya's clan will follow him through garbage song after garbage song, I think it will actually be Nick and Brandon.

Until next time.....GOOSEY--OUT!!!

Labels: American Idol, American-Idol, Blake Lewis, Blake-Lewis, Chris Sligh, Idol, Idol results, reality TV, Simon Cowell, television, tv

"The Class Rides a Bull" Season 1 Episode 18

We've come to a breaking point, literally, with the relationship between Nicole and Duncan, and the focus of this episode is Nicole's trying to pack and leave to tell Yonk she's leaving him to be with Duncan.

Another storyline going on is Ethan's supposed "relationship that should be" with Kat and her impending relationship with Benjamin.

The combination of these stories makes a sum of some great comedy, especially in this episode. I honestly am always very excited to see Richie Velch (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) show off his chops with his wit and snappy delivery, and even though this episode again showed these off, Ethan was actually quite funny in this episode. Jason Ritter does a great job of playing the guy who is still seeking himself in this world, still confident on the outside but very vulnerable on the inside. When you combine that with the fact that he had to tell Kat about Benjamin's supposed "affair", with her cynical nature, they just mesh wonderfully when it comes to comedy.

The whole story takes on a "three's company" vibe when one party wants to do something, the other doesn't know, someone is trying to help but not tell someone who is there with them, and the hijinx ensue. Richie again has some great one-liners "I'm burping hooves", "What was my time?" "You are an Animal!" "How did that happen?" and so on and so forth. Him getting up to ride the bull was laugh out loud funny (he lasted about .0000001 seconds on it).

The most surprising part of the episode was at the end, when in Duncan's desperate attempt to stall Yonk while Nicole packed at home, he grabbed his arm while getting off the bull and collapsing. This puts an interesting twist on what will happen--will Yonk die? If not, will Nicole feel worse about it and not leave him? Will Duncan feel bad because he values Yonk's friendship?
Likewise, the situation with Kat and Ethan should now heat up a little because of Kat leaving Benjamin. What will be interesting is the tension that goes between this "water and dirt" differences but yet most people agree the chemistry is ripe for the picking.

Nonetheless, "The Class" impresses me every week, and we haven't even really jumped back into any storylines for a while that were previously discussed with developing Richie and Lena more, Kyle and Aaron (I know he's been in Chile, but jeeeesh!), and of course Perry and Holly and that "weird" relationship. Has anyone noticed that Holly has been used little to none for quite a while now, and Perry is getting more play? I have started to think that perhaps her character is going to get "relocated" and killed off, perhaps the audience just isn't taking to her as originally.

I am looking forward to the upcoming finale episodes, and will be sad when I have to wait until next season to see Richie and the gang crack me up yet again. I am very happy that the execs at CBS did not choose to kill this off when it started off with a lukewarm reaction--this is certainly the "CLASS" of the new comedies this year!!

Goosey

Labels: comedy, funny shows, Jason Ritter, Jason-Ritter, Lizzy Caplan, Lizzy-Caplan, Richie Velch, Richie-Velch, television, The Class, The-Class, tv