We begin this missive on America’s most beloved reality show with some handy information.
First, Software for American Idol? Indeed “TalentVoter” allows the user to track their choices, is available in Spanish and most important, programs the computer modem to continually vote in an automatic fashion.
Next, moving on to the first “scandal” of the 2006 competition. Okay, so it’s not much of a scandal but there was all sorts of potential. For a set of sexy twins that posed for an online men’s magazine was titillating. Except the twins were nowhere near nude and only one twin was an actual contestant in this year’s contest. She is Becky O’Donohue and she was one of the first females eliminated. I saw Becky on Fox and Friends already, right after her elimination, such fame!
The steamy, belly-baring photographs of "American Idol" contestant Becky O'Donohue, which have ignited a miniscandal, have also hobbled MaximOnline.com.The Web home of men's magazine Maxim was overwhelmed at times Thursday after several news sources ballyhooed the existence of the photos, in which O'Donohue poses with twin sister Jessie, according to a marketing executive with the magazine's publisher.
The executive added that engineers were working to correct the problem. The site never crashed, but pages were slow to load. Sometimes a note would appear for would-be visitors, saying the site was overloaded.
Moving on here’s some helpful links to all things American Idol, right here on Blogcritics:
Allow me now to lament my total lack of enthusiasm for this year’s crop of American Idol female contenders.
Try as I might I can find no glimmer of a Kelly Clarkson or Carrie Underwood in the top ten female singers who displayed their talents this past Tuesday, 2/28/06. For sure there is singing talent in the feminine mix this year but not one has yet tweaked a button in my brain that flashes “super star”.
Katharine McPhee sang a Stevie Wonder song I never heard of. I thought she reached a bit too far for the high notes. I also did not care for her outfit and gosh, she even looked pregnant for a minute there. The judges considered she made a bad song choice.
Article comments
1 - Trinket
I couldn't agree more, with every word Pat!
Such a rough & uninspired night.
2 - Jackie
Hmmm... now I don't know if I should bother watching the last half hour. I taped the whole show for a friend last night, watching the first hour myself and then switching to 'The Amazing Race' premiere. I was thinking, "Gosh, I don't have much to blog about here" before I switched over. I'll make mention on my own blog, but last night isn't going to get an in-depth from me - TAR was more interesting! I hope the guys do better tonight!
3 - Joelline
Pat, you're an excellent critic, and I agree with your top picks completely; however, your bottom pick is doomed. Those $%##@@%^&**^@@!#$ Vote for the Worst idiots are back again and, although they agree with you that BRENNA is the worst, they're going to make sure she stays in as long as possible. (Their male pick is David Radford). You need to take this into consideration in your pick for the one to be booted. Even though I know they won't get Brenna into the top 3, what really bugs me is that they'll get her into the top "touring" 10: and the VFTW-ers will make sure a worthy contestant is deprived of this opportunity to tour the country (and make a few bucks).
4 - Jewels
Seriously. A Boring Night. Please send Brenna home next, and well, that is all for me on the gals. YAWN.
5 - michelle
Just like to say love the american idol compared to our british pop idol! you guy's have talent but you also have a lot of strange talent going on there too!! we watch every week without fail !!
luv Michelle