American Idol: Disco Lives On

Even though it was disco night, last night's show was one of the first weeks in Season 8 that wasn't completely horrible. Granted, there were a few weak spots, but overall, the performances were a mile better than last week's movie-themed train wreck.

I do have to take a moment to criticize the judges' double-standard critiques, which are undoubtedly affecting viewers' votes, and unfairly so. They are 100% right to berate Lil for her unoriginal, karaoke performance, but when Danny does the same thing, they shower him with praise. Danny barely changes his arrangements, gives the same trite performance every week, yet the judges fawn over him. The same can be said for Allison and Adam. Even when Adam falters, which I believe he did by watering down "If I Can't Have You" to extreme balladness, they act like it's a miracle, but criticize poor Allison for slowing down "Hot Stuff," which I think really worked for the song. Sigh.

OK, off my pedestal now.

The star of the night was, by far, Kris, who totally changed--and rocked--"She Works Hard for the Money." No one else even came close to the thrill I felt when he performed. I think we're looking at a Kris-Adam final here folks!

I also thought Adam and Allison both did well, although I'm still irritated by Allison's inability to pronounce the words she's singing. And despite Adam's spot-on vocals, I would have preferred something a bit more upbeat for him. He's all extremes with no middle ground, which is the one thing I feel he lacks. Anoop, on the other hand, is all middle ground with no risk, which is his downfall. I keep forgetting about the 'dawg. Matt was just so-so as well; I liked his Justin Timberlake-inspired take on "Stayin' Alive" but his vocal was shaky and off-key in parts. I really hoped he'd kill it tonight, and prove why he's there, but I think he only showed he doesn't know himself as an artist and still needs some time to figure that out.

Lil and Danny are the two underachievers in my book. They both give expected, cliched performances week after week. However, the judges and mothers looove Danny, so I expect he'll be safe for another week.

My bottom 3: Lil, Danny, and Anoop
America's bottom 3: Lil, Anoop, and Matt

Going home: Lil and Anoop - I think the judges' save will keep Matt another week, but no more than that.

Idol Judges Use Save!

WHAT! They saved my Matt!! OOooooh I bet Jeffrey is soo pissed now!

I had nothing to do with it, I swear!

Idol Results Show: Songs from the Year You were Born

First off, I want to apologize to the 3 people reading this for not posting an AI blog last week, and for not posting my prediction yesterday. But not much has changed since last week; the people who deserve to go home are going home.

Maybe it's just me, but it's getting to that point where Idol starts getting really boring and repetitive. The performances are all around lackluster and uninspired; even Adam's "Standing O" from Simon felt a little bland, even though Adam's performance of Gary Jules' version of "Mad World" was close to perfect. After this week, you can't tell me anyone else on that stage deserves to win.

As for the results show, it seemed like they were actually singing the group number, mostly because some of the notes were a little off. Either that or they're becoming pretty good at lipsyncing, because it wasn't as painful to watch as previous weeks(even though the song sucked; I don't even know who it's by). Flo-Rida was not my cup of tea, and Kellie Pickler was just plain awful - someone please explain her appeal, because I don't get it.

Scott finally got the boot this week, although the judges "considered" giving him a save. I'm not quite sure if that was real, or if they were trying to make Scott's trip home a little less severe? If it was real, I'm quite shocked that he was 'one of the two' they would consider saving (assuming Lil was the other) even if it was a fake-out.

Project Runway Conflicts Resolved

Fear not, PR fans! The drama surrounding Project Runway has come to an end and Heidi, Tim, and the gang will finally return to our TV screens this summer on the Lifetime network. No premiere date has been announced as of yet.