May 27, 2010

A HUGE congratulations goes out to Lee DeWyze, who beat Crystal Bowersox last night to become our Season Nine American Idol!!

I LOVE this moment!

Both BigSis and I have loved Lee right from the beginning and are thrilled to see him take the title of American Idol! I love the fact that Lee was a normal hometown guy working hard in a local paint store just months ago and now he's our newest American Idol! The fact that he was supposed to be the “underdog” made it even sweeter to hear his name announced. I'm a sap for a happy ending!

I've also loved Crystal from the beginning and was glad to see her take the runner-up spot. She's got amazing talent and I'm sure she'll have a very successful career despite the fact that she didn't win the title. The duet that Lee and Crystal sang together is one of my favorite performances of the season.

Congratulations again to Lee! He's gotta be the happiest guy on the planet today! 🙂

~LilSis

July 25, 2009

Do you read the Huffington Post?  I guess I'm late to this party, because I've heard about it for a while but just now started reading it every day and now I'm hooked.  I love their mix of news and smart bloggy posts on this and that.

Paula Abdul photo by Alan Light

So I found this bombshell on Huffington Post last weekend.  Paula Abdul may not return for the next season of American Idol.  I know, it's devastating and earth-shattering, but I have to report it to you.  Don't kill the messenger.  HuffPo links to an LA Times article that says Paula's new manager claims she'll leave if the “rude” producers don't deal with her.  We know that this kind of public posturing is part of the whole deal-negotiating game, but what if Paula really DID leave the show?

Would you care if Paula didn't come back for another season of Idol?  Do you enjoy her wacky comments?  Do you think Paula is part of what makes Idol so fun to watch?  Or do you think the show would be better off without her?

~BigSis

May 20, 2009

Neither BigSis or I are big television watchers, but there are usually a couple of shows each season that we both really enjoy watching. (You know, she likes Lost, right?) I never did get into Lost, but BigSis did right from the beginning.

I also liked DWTS and watched it pretty religiously this season. By now, we all know that Shawn Johnson won the big mirror ball trophy last night. I was actually a little surprised. Even though I liked Melissa and was hoping she would win for coming so far since that embarrassing Bachelor debacle, I actually thought Gilles was going to win. (He's just a teensy bit handsome, huh?)

Last year I got sucked into The Bachelor based on all the hype ABC did leading up to that season!  (I have to admit that I did watch one hour of the Bachelorette premier with Jillian Monday night.) But I'm not doing it again!  Nope! Never! I'm not getting sucked into all that drama again. I've got enough things going on in my life so I really don't need to waste an hour every week watching that nonsense. She's got 30 men to choose from this season, so I'm sure she'll find her Prince Charming! Yeah, right…

So, that leads us to American Idol. I think American Idol is the only show that I can say I've watched every season. Last year, I loved David Cook and am still listening to his music. There were a few seasons when I didn't watch every week, but I think this year has been one of the best seasons and I don't think I've missed a show. It's just nice to watch something that the entire family enjoys watching together. (And those are few and far between.)

Once this season was down to the Final Four, I wasn't sure who would end up in the Top Two, but I wasn't expecting Kris to be one of them.  I really liked Danny and Allison and I think that they'll still both go on to have successful music careers, if that's what they choose to pursue.

After last night's amazing performances from both Adam and Kris, I honestly don't know what to expect tonight. Some people think that Adam is a “shoe-in” but after seeing Kris last night, I'm not so sure. So, who's it going to be?

ADAM

Or KRIS?

Even though I watched religiously, I didn't vote once, so I can't say anything about who wins. So, who do you think is going to be the next American Idol?

~LilSis