marino13 Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 When someone like that Adam guy is considered "too edgy" (read gay) to win, you know there is something wrong with the show. He was clearly the more entertaining of the two and a better singer. I would argue that Kris is more legit in that he can play guitar, piano and sing. Adam is a theater guy with freakish vocals that they are trying to turn into a rock star. His vocal style reminds me of 80's hair metal and is just not my cup of tea. Also, the judges salivated over him all season which creates a resentment by fans of all the other contestants that it is rigged. These are all the reasons that I wanted Kris to win last night. Don't assume that Adam's sexual orientation cost him the crown. I am sure there were people that voted for and against him because he is gay and for and against Kris because he is Christian. Also, the Arkansas vote was supposedly huge and Californians usually have better things to do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Californians usually have better things to do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Californians usually have better things to do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marino13 Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Saw this list of all Idol winners/runners-up and their home state on another site. The south has dominated this thing, the people vote in droves. Also, the homecomings of the top 3 are always an indicator. Kris had huge crowds and Adam could barely fill the high school football bleachers. Kelly Clarkson - TexasJustin Guarini - PennsylvaniaRuben Studdard - AlabamaClay Aiken - North CarolinaFantasia Barrino - North CarolinaDiana DeGarmo - GeorgiaCarrie Underwood - OklahomaBo Bice - AlabamaTaylor Hicks - AlabamaKatharine McPhee - CaliforniaJordin Sparks - ArizonaBlake Lewis - WashingtonDavid Cook - MissouriDavid Archuleta - UtahKris Allen - ArkansasAdam Lambert - California Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 When someone like that Adam guy is considered "too edgy" (read gay) to win, you know there is something wrong with the show. He was clearly the more entertaining of the two and a better singer. his voice made me cry (in a bad way)... SOOO bad. neither of the finalists were any good imo tho Quote Link to post Share on other sites
explodo Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Saw this list of all Idol winners/runners-up and their home state on another site. The south has dominated this thing, the people vote in droves. Also, the homecomings of the top 3 are always an indicator. Kris had huge crowds and Adam could barely fill the high school football bleachers. Kelly Clarkson - TexasJustin Guarini - PennsylvaniaRuben Studdard - AlabamaClay Aiken - North CarolinaFantasia Barrino - North CarolinaDiana DeGarmo - GeorgiaCarrie Underwood - OklahomaBo Bice - AlabamaTaylor Hicks - AlabamaKatharine McPhee - CaliforniaJordin Sparks - ArizonaBlake Lewis - WashingtonDavid Cook - MissouriDavid Archuleta - UtahKris Allen - ArkansasAdam Lambert - California Dear South, Please leave the Union. Thanks, Daniel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 and take AI with you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
isadorah Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 don't be lumpin' Kelly Clarkson in with the rest of them. she rocks!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
explodo Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 and take AI with youAllen Iverson? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I would argue that Kris is more legit in that he can play guitar, piano and sing. Adam is a theater guy with freakish vocals that they are trying to turn into a rock star. His vocal style reminds me of 80's hair metal and is just not my cup of tea. Also, the judges salivated over him all season which creates a resentment by fans of all the other contestants that it is rigged. These are all the reasons that I wanted Kris to win last night. Don't assume that Adam's sexual orientation cost him the crown. I am sure there were people that voted for and against him because he is gay and for and against Kris because he is Christian. Also, the Arkansas vote was supposedly huge and Californians usually have better things to do. Maybe the gay thing had nothing to do with it but a I still think in the end you are always going to get the most boring winner who does not scare people in some way. When you get 100 million people voting, you are always going to get the lowest common denominator. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilco Worshipper Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 And by "Ellen", of course, I mean DeGeneres not myself. However, the girls and I will be watching at least the 1st few funny weeks. I know watch me fall is on board. Anyone else?!? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 I'm watching right now ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilco Worshipper Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 That 16-yr old Katie something or another (w/ the grandmother w/ Alzheimer's) - GREAT voice! And the hottie who is in remission! Oh my... (Yes, I forgot his name!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 How did this thread get to be 26 pages already???? The show just aired. Another excitng year and maybe the last. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilco Worshipper Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 How did this thread get to be 26 pages already???? The show just aired. LouieBBecause I know HOW to use the search function! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SarahC Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 I'll be watching too. Not sure who I'm rooting for outta Boston. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 "Pants on the ground, pants on the ground. You looking like a fool with your pants on the ground. Hat turned sideways, gold in your mouth your looking like a fool with your pants on the ground!" GREAT SONG! This should start a movement in communities for those fools to raise their pants! This guy deserves a grammy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SarahC Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 he was totally awesome for sure! the girl from TN that jumps off bridges made me smile cos i know people who are like her. and she said "arrow-plane" which might perpetuate a stereotype, but still made me giggle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 he was totally awesome for sure! the girl from TN that jumps off bridges made me smile cos i know people who are like her. and she said "arrow-plane" which might perpetuate a stereotype, but still made me giggle.She was also running around downtown Atlanta without shoes on.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
isadorah Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 the TN bridge jumping girl absolutely warmed my heart. i am rooting for her. i am also starting to think this show has become "American Country Idol" :shrug. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 Chicago next week..yeah. This show ain't gonna be shit when Cowell leaves. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jessiemonkey Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 im gonna try to get into it this year again. it will def. suck after simon leaves. but im kind of excited to see what happens with simon and ellen.ellen is hilarious Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SarahC Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 She was also running around downtown Atlanta without shoes on.. what are shoes? they don't sell them foot warmers in these parts. (seriously? whoa.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 "Pants on the ground, pants on the ground. You looking like a fool with your pants on the ground. Hat turned sideways, gold in your mouth your looking like a fool with your pants on the ground!" GREAT SONG! This should start a movement in communities for those fools to raise their pants! This guy deserves a grammy! According to this USA Today article he's a pretty interesting dude. General Larry Platt: A closer look We all got a good chuckle Wednesday out of General Larry Platt and his Pants on the Ground song. Entertaining as he was, I couldn't help but wonder why the American Idol producers saved the last spot of the show for a 62-year-old guy with a funny song. Now I think I know. Take a look at the photograph on the home page of the Civil Rights Veterans Movement website. See the young man on the left, looking directly into the camera? That's Larry Platt, age 16. "We had come by bus in 1963 to a church in Savannah, Georgia to plan a march to desegregate the city," Platt writes. "Reverend Hosea Williams and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were our leaders. That particular planned march was canceled and we were singing to raise our spirits before returning home." Platt worked with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Georgia, organizing sit-ins in the South. He was beaten during the Bloody Sunday march from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery. He got his nickname, "General," from the Rev. Hosea Williams because of his heroic efforts on behalf of the civil-rights movement. The Georgia General Assembly proclaimed Sept. 4, 2001, Larry Platt Day in Atlanta, because of "his great energy and commitment to equality and the protection of the innocent and for his outstanding service to the Atlanta community and the citizens of Georgia." He remains a community activist in the Atlanta area and recently has become known for publicly protesting foreclosures. If anybody in that Atlanta crowd deserved his 15 minutes of fame on national television, it was Larry Platt. When he tells you to get your pants off the ground, you'd best listen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Anybody? Somehow I got sucked back into this debacle again this year. Took last year off. They keep saying how strong the competition is. Horseshit. This is the weakest batch of contestants I've ever seen. All this talk about poses, look, wardrobe and such is now out front whereas it used to be a side thing. this show blows. Yet, i continue to watch.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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