As soon as I saw the microphone descending from the rafters, I said out loud “Please don’t let Michael Buffer be at the end of that mic…” and apparently today is not my day for wish-granting. I have to admit though, instead of the pomp and circumstance of previous shows where all they wanted to do was try and build up the finale to some unreachable height, I thought the intro and the whole mood tonight was one of self-realization and I’m actually very proud of the Idol crew and stars tonight. I’m proud to say I’m...

I didn’t know what else to call this post…so forgive the lack of a cool title. I was going to call it the “American Idol - Just How Much Can We Fit Into One Hour” or “American Idol - It’s The Week Where The Contestants Go Home But You Won’t Be Able To Tell Because We Only Show You About 10 Seconds Of Footage” but those are just much too long…and too obvious. In all honesty, I would’ve liked to have seen more footage of the contestants at home and less songs. Let them sing 2 songs each, with the...

I should tell you that I accidentally wrote in Brooke White’s name on my scoresheet tonight…I’m not sure what that is besides odd. Anyway…! It’s time for Idol, folks!! Our favorite night of the week, and we’re down to our Final Four! This week, the Idol contestants got to open up the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame songbook (is there actually a songbook?!) and pick two songs each to sing tonight. I was a bit surprised that the judges didn’t pick one of the songs for the contestants. Onto the review! David Cook...

Tonight’s show starts off pretty good…the little arrangement with the contestants (I refuse to call them all American Idols…much like the Highlander…there can be only one) was pretty good.  Andrew Lloyd Webber, while being a bit of a spaz, was pretty genuine in his critique of the contestants and fairly entertaining in his own right. I had to tell Christy who Leona Lewis was, and I myself aren’t that familiar with her music.  Her song was pretty good.  And the haphazard way they did the results tonight was not my favorite. ...

Let me first apologize for the lateness of this post…we didn’t get a chance to watch Idol last night until a bit later in the night, and we were done watching it at 10pm, so I am writing this after having a night’s sleep to think on the performances.  Well, I can’t say I actually did that…but anyway…the top 6 were singing showtunes from the great Broadway composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, and I was a bit apprehensive at first.  Let’s get right into the review. Syesha Mercado - “One Rock ‘n Roll Too Many” Right...