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September 28, 2004
The Live Results: Adam’s ‘On The Spot’ Thoughts
Ladies and gentlemen - without any ado whatsoever, allow me to introduce Adam from Quixotic Boards (which is currently offline, but anyways…) He has delightfully responded to my call to arms, and for that I am very much grateful. Disagree with him? Want to lick his inner thigh? Comment below!
What is with starting the show with the solemn faces as the contestants stand in a straight line? Its soooo…. overtly fake. It’s like baaaad amateur theatre!
Chanel’s voice was actually not too bad last night. I don’t get the Chanel bashing!! - After watching the recaps - I just have to say - how great are Chanel and Casey! Woo!
Haha. Rikki Lee looked like a chipmunk last night! No… no really she did! A little red-lipsticked chipmunk!
Just after the recaps my mum walked in and said “Has that shit one left yet… that… the one who wouldn’t know talent if it hit her over the head… you know… the girl who can’t sing… shit… whats her name… Chanel?”
My mother isnt allowed in my room anymore. Never again.
She then watched the judges lip service of Hayley and went “Yeah… wasn’t she good!”. It’s sad to come from a family who are so easily amused by corny dance moves and a shiny red dress!
God… that video package of Mark just shows how daft he is!!
I’m quite uninspired by the group songs this time. They suck compared to last years. Too many different/diverse voices. That and the fact that, once again, its like nursing home hour at my local amateur theatre… “Make it as expressive as possible darls, the old lovies are bit hard of hearing so you must be as over the top as possible!”
Don’t talk to the audience. Don’t. It’s bound to fail… eventually. Or straight away. Unscripted moments… oh dear. And Andrew and James really aren’t trained to deal with audience. Or live television. Or hosting. Or television. Or anything where we have to see or hear them.
I just had a thought. Does anyone else think that some of the contestant’s performances are taking on a few too many Young Talent Time elements? Not that I was around to watch YTT, but… well… some of these guys performances are quite with the kitsch and camp.
Jess did you see the Chanel / Daniel Inside Idol snippet? Haha.. those cheeky silly monkeys! Forgive me for ever doubting your wisdom Jess! (worships ground Jess walks on)
Mantra: “Don’t let Chanel go, don’t let Chanel go, don’t let Chanel go, don’t let Chanel go” …. (after ad break) THANK GOD! I knew Chanel fans wouldn’t fail her!!
Casey is in the bottom three… being compared with the likes of Marty. My world is being rocked!!
Hayley is safe. And somewhere in the word a hundred angels lose their wings.
They do this every week. EVERY WEEK! How come James and Andrew still manage to stumble over their words when doing the results bit? It doesn’t frickin change!
Casey is saved. Marty and Emelia are the bottom two… hrmmm. Let it be Marty… please!!! Emelia is at least entertaining to watch. Watching Marty is like watching paint dry!
Did Andrew G give Dicko an evil? Or did I imagine it? Maybe he just had wind.
Oh blooming heck! We get this close to getting rid of Marty each week, yet he’s still here. WHOEVER YOU ARE.. STOP VOTING FOR HIM! Please! Marty… is… the epitome… of… shite!
Hmmm. That send off performance of Emelia’s was… well… quite flat! But I can admire her for embracing all her flaws and having a pretty damn good go at the competition! Even if I think she went downhill from the semi’s!
Well… that left me… empty. Why exactly are Hayley and Marty still there? Who votes for these people!? (glares)
And on a more important note: Dicko is the marketing manager of BMG right? Yet has anyone else noticed how he consistently incorrectly guesses what the public wants!? How the hell does he do his job properly? How can someone in marketing, especially music marketing, have so little idea about what the public want and desire!? He should be embarrassed!
Posted by Jess at September 28, 2004 4:46 PM— Filed under Australian Idol 2004 Blogfest
Comments
im sorry, but your blog is so damn freaking whiney. all you ever do is cattily complain about everything. at least the bigbrother blog was entertaining and somewhat funny. you sound like a 15 year old. or maybe you are, and in that case, it figures.
Posted by: shannon | September 29, 2004 5:13 PM
a) Read the About section. You'll see I'm not 15. b) I don't think Adam's (yes, you'll note it was a guest post and this is not in fact Adam's blog) post was particularly whiney - at least not about anything that didn't deserve an odd whine. c) Even if it was, if things are shite we like to say so round these parts. d) If things are good (ie Chanel, etc) we also like to say so round here. e) Glad you liked the Big Brother blog. I apologise though if our catering to your every whim has been lacking in the Idol section.
Since we love constructive feedback, and your criticisms may well be correct, I would love some suggestions on how to improve. Perhaps you can send us a link to the witty, perpetually positive, wonderful Idol blog that you write? I would love some pointers as my Idol blogging momentum is waning and your justified attention to the Idol blogs flaws simply confirms my suspicion that I may not be contributing quality blog entries.
If this is indeed the case, I will happily throw in my Idol-blogging towel and concentrate on the equally worthy and time consuming task of critiquing Victoria Newtons column in The Sun.
Posted by: Jess | September 29, 2004 6:30 PM
Erm, I'm not as tired and emotional and brutally offended as the above response might lead you to believe :)
Posted by: Jess | September 29, 2004 6:43 PM
Yep. Marty fucking oath I hate you!!!!! evrery one stop voting for him!
Posted by: Laura | September 30, 2004 10:23 AM
Oh Shannon my dear, im not fifteen, in fact im 19. However that does not stop my little old whinger gland from working over time.
Australian Idol is getting quite shocking. These were my unconstructed thoughts which I wrote while actually watching the show. They were undrafted, and unedited. Im sorry that you feel they were whiney... but this is just my opinion and how I feel about the show. Perhaps you could forward Jess your own, differing opinion for her to post next week!!
As with the comparison between the bigbrother and idol blogs... Big Brother is a different beast to Australian Idol. Besides the fact that it is on every night, there is also plenty more things you can take the piss out of. Maybe the reason you are noticing a difference is because the shows are, in fact, not the same?
Posted by: Adam | September 30, 2004 11:59 AM