American Idol 2012--Live Thread

americanidol.com ^ | January 18, 2012

[stylecouncilor]

Simon dumps Nicole, Paula & Robo-host!!!

[retrokitten]

Hahahahahaha!

Robohost....shut....ting....doooooowwnnnnn.....

[retrokitten]

I am sorry to report that I won’t be able to be here tomorrow night. :-( I’ve got a big project due Thursday morning and I’m super behind. I may be able to pop in, but I won’t be able to participate that much. Keep your fingers crossed I am done by Thursday morning!

[stylecouncilor]

LOL! He'll be heading back to the warehouse!

[Netizen]

Nigel Lythgoe wants Obama on ‘American Idol.’ What should the President sing?

http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/01/31/obama-american-idol/

During a speech last Thursday at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, President Obama wowed the crowd with a brief rendition of soul legend Al Green’s hit, “Let’s Stay Together.” In response, American Idol executive producer Nigel Lythgoe tweeted an invitation to the commander-in-chief:

@BarackObama we loved your vocal performance so much we’d love to invite you on to#AmericanIdol this Season for a duet with Al Green.

In keeping with the vein of asking the President to do ridiculous things, this seems to be a relatively solid idea. The nation’s second biggest O (after Oprah, obviously) would do wonders for the show’s falling ratings, and would help Obama reconnect with the average Joe Idol-lovin’ audience — who, let’s not forget, are familiar with the voting process.

When I spoke to Lythgoe last week, he told me that he couldn’t even think about which celebrities would appear on his other hit show, So You Think You Can Dance, saying, “At this moment in time, it’s very American Idol for me.” If only I had known at the time that his aspirations were a little less White Stripes, and a little more White House.

The scary part is, because of Idol’s larger-than-life nature and the fact that the show can get just about anyone it wants, I’m not sure if this is just a jocular tweet or something that we should actually prepare ourselves to see later this season. Nigel makes miracles, y’all.

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I think if they have bammy on, I won’t watch that night. I refuse to help elevate their ratings and have them accredit it to him.

[retrokitten]

LMAO!!

[retrokitten]

If only I had known at the time that his aspirations were a little less White Stripes, and a little more White House.

Besides this completely not making sense, let's not drag Jack White into this, please.

I won't watch if O is on either.

[Netizen]

Not only that but AI’s ratings aren’t falling, anyway. It would just be used to boost bammy.

American Idol led Fox’s primetime victory, averaging 19.5m (6.4) at 8pm. Kiefer Sutherland’s Touch logged 11.9m (3.7) for its special preview at 9pm.

http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a362364/marg-helgenbergers-last-csi-seen-by-14-million.html

[silent_jonny]

I am sorry to report that I won’t be able to be here tomorrow night. :-(

Draper is not taking this news very well ...

But he (and Joan) understand and applaud your soon return :)

(Off topic: I don't know why, but nerdy glasses make Joan look even hotter :-D)

[silent_jonny]

Robohost....shut....ting....doooooowwnnnnn.....

LOL!

I'm surprised Simon fired Paula too. But kept cornstarch Reid?

[stylecouncilor]

I am sorry to report that I won’t be able to be here tomorrow night.

[silent_jonny]

As always, if you want on or off this ping list, just let me know :)

[Cudjo]

evening jonny, thank goodness there isn’t a debate tonight

[MagUSNRET]

Howdy! No Debate tonight, so Im here :-)

[ken5050]

I could explain why to you, SJ..it’s very very Freudian..

[stylecouncilor]

JONNY!!!!

[patriotspride]

Evening Jonny. Missed a few nights due to family emergency.

Looking forward to catching up.

[MagUSNRET]

I can see from the first contestant, that this is the year of the jugs.

[Netizen]

Glad to see you. :)

[Raebie]

Hi Jonny! The Tripster looks like a blonde Moncia Lewinski.