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March 8, 2012

American Idol – Top 13 (Whitney vs. Stevie)

By afterhourstv2

So they start the top 13 show with the first twist of the season.  Ryan announced, first thing, that the results show was going to be a little different this week.  They were going to reveal the bottom girl and bottom boy and then the judges were going to pick who stays and who goes.  I hope this doesn’t happen next week!

With that being said, last night’s show was okay.  I love and hate that they dedicated a week to Whitney.  Yes, she deserves to be recognized, but I think they could have found a different way to honor her.  In the past, whenever a girl would sing a Whitney song, she could never pull it off.  Last night wasn’t any different WITH THE EXCEPTION of Jessica Sanchez.  ”Wow,” is all I can say.  She was absolutely amazing, and is clearly the front-runner this season.  The other girl that stood out for me was Erika Van Pelt.  I think she is really good, but apparently America didn’t agree!

The boys sang Stevie Wonder.  I love Stevie and I was fairly disappointed with the performances.  I thought Josh was great and Phillip was outstanding.  I can smell a Jessica/Phillip finale.  That is, if people don’t get tired of the whole “Dave Matthews” aura Phillip has.  I LOVE Dave Matthews and if Phillip can keep up his momentum and show some versatility, I think he has a chance. (Do I sound like Jimmy Iovine?!)

Now for the people who I loathed.  I do not like Jermaine “The Gentle Giant” Jones.  I think he sounds like he has phlegm stuck in his throat.  Next up is Shannon.  She was sooo terrible.  She didn’t hit the most important note in her song!!  I also didn’t like Deandre.  I didn’t understand a word he sang and his dance moves reminded me of kids dancing in The Mickey Mouse Club.  He needs to go immediately.

The bottom three girls were: Erica, Elise, and Shannon.  The bottom three guys were: Jermaine, Jeremy, and Josh.  In the end, the bottom two people were Jeremy Rosado and Elise Testone.  I can’t be happier that they saved Elise.  She’s a Jersey girl!!  Yes, she was terrible, but I think that she is a really good singer and that she was just super nervous.  She better bring her A game next week, or else it might be sayonara!! Now, for Jer Bear, he was pretty bad, too.  Although he was good during auditions and Hollywood week, he wasn’t ready for the big leagues.  Good luck Jeremy!  You’re a good person with a big heart!

Until next week.

Jen

Here are the star performances of the week:

Jessica Sanchez singing Whitney Houston’s famous “I Will Always Love You”

Phillip Phillips singing my favorite Stevie Wonder song “Superstition”

 

P.S. I LOVE HEEJUN!!

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March 1, 2012

American Idol-Season 11 Top 13

By afterhourstv2

Here it is!  The top 13 contestants on American Idol, Season 11, have been determined.  Here is the top 10 that America voted in:

Phillip Phillips
Jessica Sanchez
Hollie Cavanagh
Joshua Ledet
Heejun Han
Shannon Magrane
Skylar Laine
Elise Testone
Colton Dixon
Jermaine Jones

Wild Cards (Judges’ picks):

Erika Van Pelt (Randy Jackson’s pick)
Jeremy Rosado (Jennifer Lopez’s pick)
Deandre Brackensick (Steven Tyler’s pick)

I have to say, I was very satisfied with America’s top 10 choices….with one exception.  The “Gentle Giant”.  He is awkwardly big and doesn’t have much of a personality.  I don’t think he is a good singer and I think America just took pity on him.  Why?  I don’t know!

I really like what they did to determine the rest of the 13.  The girls they picked to sing were good.  As long as Erica Van Pelt made it in, I didn’t really care about anyone else.  I think America made a mistake by not voting her into the top 10.  Too many country girls this time around!

As for the boys they picked to sing for their lives, I strongly disagreed with one.  Deandre Brackensick is by far the worst singer in the competition.  Yes, he can sing in falsetto, but the way he sings is too weird for me.  He sings low, he sings high and the in falsetto, then he screams.  I can’t take it an I can’t take the hair flipping and strange faces he makes.  I hope he doesn’t end up as one of those people that stays around because 13 year-old girls are voting for him!  I was surprised they didn’t have Adam Brock sing to stay in the competition.  I was under the impression that all of the judges loved him and thought he has a great voice.  I sure did!  Better than Deandre, that’s for sure! I was disappointed Reed didn’t take his opportunity to redeem himself seriously.  The way he sang was a joke, and, as a result, he’s on his way home tonight.  I liked him a lot.  Jeremy Rosado definitely deserved to be in this competition.  Not only is he a great singer, but also a good person!

I can’t begin to express how excited I am that next week the girls are going to sing Whitney Houston.  I can’t wait!  And I always love my Stevie Wonder songs.  Next week’s show should be off the charts!!

Jen

P.S.  Word to the wise:  If you want to stay in the competition, DO NOT sing an Adele song!!  That goes for Mariah too!

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February 15, 2012

Glee- Heart

By afterhourstv2
 Love was in the air through the halls of McKinley! With Valentine’s Day on full display, the Glee cast did not disappoint with the newest episode.  We were finally introduced to The other Glee Project Winner, Samuel Larson! He is playing a Jesus loving home schooled bible versed guy named Joe Hart who is the newest member of the G-D Squad, a G-D loving group consisting of Quinn, Mercedes and Sam. The group decides in exchange for money to sing Valentine’s Day grams.

The group did an excellent version of “Stereo Hearts” which was sung to Rachel as a gift from Finn.  

Rachel & Finn decided to tell the Glee club they were engaged. Obviously, receiving a very mixed reaction but the harshest criticism coming from Quinn & Kurt, who think they are absolutely insane and rushing into things.

We finally met Rachel’s dads! Jeff Goldblum and Broadway vet Brian Stokes Mitchell are the perfect combination. They are exactly how I pictured they would be! They attempt to do reverse phycology on Rachel & Finn, pretending they are happy about their engagement and even letting them share a room in their house! The plan backfires through when Rachel and Finn announce they want to get married sooner than later.

I am not sure where they are going to go with this marriage idea. I can’t see them actually going through with it, although Rachel & Finn are so cute together it would be sad if they broke up as well.

Mercedes is having her own love issues. She admits to her boyfriend that she cheated on him with Sam and ends up breaking up with both of them. She ends up singing one of the best versions I have ever heard of “I Will Always Love You” really doing Whitney justice. This song, ironically was always scheduled to be in this episode before the death of Whitney Houston but Mercedes really nailed it. I had the chills the entire time she was singing. It was not only the best song of the night but one of the best performances ever on Glee.

Sugar Matta, played to perfection by the hilarious Vanessa Lengies took front and center this episode. Her rich father agreed to rent out Breadsticks and rename it the “Sugar Shack” so that she could have a Valentine’s Day party. Both Artie and Rory started fighting for her attention and ultimately she went with Rory, after his beautiful rendition of “Home” by Michael Buble.  I truly hope Sugar sticks around and becomes more prominent on this show, she is extremely entertaining!

Santana & Brittany also finally had some screen time to be affectionate and Kurt had a secret admirer, who revealed himself to be Dave Karovsky! Kurt gently let him down because of Blaine, but I have a feeling that is not the end of this storyline.

The group comes together at the end to sing a fun version of “Love Shack”  and Blaine is back! Next week is the winter finale and Reginals. We will also find  out what happens with Rachel and Finn. I heard there is a huge cliff-hanger at the end of the episode, I wonder what it will be?

-Amanda

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October 18, 2011

The Sing Off “Guilty Pleasures”

By afterhourstv2

The Sing Off is racist against older people.  This is the third season the judges have eliminated the oldest groups in the competition.  Granted, the groups from the previous two seasons weren’t that good, this season’s, North Shore, is AMAZING!  I thought they had the potential to win, but since that’s not what “America wants”, they had to go.  I disagree with the entire situation and it has left me with a bad taste in my mouth.

As for the rest of the show, I’m glad to finally see all of the acts perform in one night.  The previous weeks left me confused and forgetting about some of the groups, since they were on every other week.

I LOVE that this week was “guilty pleasures”.  We hear songs from groups/singers ranging from the Spice Girls and Whitney Houston, to Rick Springfield and Gloria Gaynor.  I think the groups that are smaller and made up of a select few amazing members are better than the huge groups.  In the bigger groups, singers/percussionists tend to get lost in the crowd.  I especially think the huge groups of boys, glee clubs if you will, are super corny and aren’t going win the competition.  They stick around threatening, but, in the end, I think one of the smaller groups will win.  One of my theories in life is:  quality over quantity.

The performances that stood out in my mind are:

Pentatonix, who sang Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles

Urban Method, who sang Poison by Bell Biv DeVoe

Delilah, who sang Flashdance….What a Feeling by Irene Cara

I predict one of these three groups winning.

Next week, the eight remaining groups are going to sing hip hop songs.  Urban Method is going to blow it out the box!  Should be interesting!

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