American Idol 2012--Live Thread

americanidol.com ^ | January 18, 2012

[patriotspride]

We ALL hated X Factor.

Phil Philips was okay. His mom and dad are cute.

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Seacreast is a pro compared to robohost.

[retrokitten]

Jon Hamm had a great time and is super excited that we get to do it all again tomorrow!

[Miss Didi]

Oh, I missed that one!

[EmilyGeiger]

Me too....stopped watching about 5 shows in.

[maggief]

_jonny!

Do you have a new ping list?

Add me please!

[Netizen]

Did a search this morning and Amy Brumfield (tent girl) doesn’t live in a tent anymore and both she and her boyfriend both have jobs now. This, based on a post from another site that claim to be her sister. someone else posted that she should have thanked her own mom for the voice lessons instead of the boyfriend’s mom for the dress.

[ken5050]

Whew!!..glad you're OK...thought maybe you'd been kidnapped by some X factor folks.

Your forced "absense" just shows how much we take for granted all you do on these AI thread over the years, and much you contribute to the whole AI experience for all of us.

I expect you're working up a super-duper opening for your return.

[HalfFull]

Hi Jonny

Must have been removed from the ping list...can you check to add me back?

[Palladin]

Bookmarking for tonight.

jonny—did you lose your ping list? I wasn’t pinged.

Tonight—AI, or another debate? Hmmm...what a decision.

I saw a lot of good new young talent last night—also a lot of sad has-beens.

Tyler managed to keep his mouth cleaner than last year—the sight of him still makes me ill.

[retrokitten]

Jonny’s ISP is having a freakout and he is offline temporarily. Hopefully he’ll be back soon, but I will ping you all tonight.

[maggief]

Thank you, retrokitten!

Can you add ken5050, too, please?

TIA!

[silent_jonny]

Mr. Owl? How many calls to Customer Service does it take to get reconnected to the Internet?

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Mmm, let's find out.

One ...
("Your call is very important to us.
Su llamada es muy importante para nosotros.")

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Two ...
("Uhhhh, I can't tell you when this will be fixed. They won't tell me that.")

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Three ...
("You're problem should be resolved now. Have a nice day!
Tenga un buen día!")

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Three.

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

[Raebie]

I’ll miss you all, but...it’s debate night. See you next week!

[MagUSNRET]

and four: “hello, my name Peggy..you have coupon?”

;-) LOL
I will be in and out tonight...love ya like a brother, but Im thinking this debate may have better laughs than AI auditions ;-)

[silent_jonny]

"You guys are in rare form tonight! I don’t even have to be watching the show to laugh and picture everything! I look forward to this thread as much as the actual show! " ~ Nea Wood

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"I'm trying to get a visual on her and Casey 'dating'... between the screaming and the growling, it must sound like mating time at the San Diego zoo!" ~ MagUSNRET

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Pia leaves?!!

"They’ve invited her boobs to stay though." ~ Arasina

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"This is what causes white people to riot." ~ RabidRalph

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"What the hell is on my screen and who are these people?" ~ Peggybac

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"Is this talent these days? ‘cause it sounds like something I just want to smack the crap out of. " ~ Twin2

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"You know, this season we’ve heard a lot of dumb songs. But by far, this was the dumbest. 'I don’t want to feel pretty any more'???? Um okay, then I wish you luck on your noble quest." ~ Retrokitten

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Was Jacob just rubbing his butt on Ryan?

"He was marking his territory. Now you are MINE, Peaches!" ~ Shelayne

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"We’ll be moved to Smoky Backroom for sure now. Though, I like it better there. Feels more like home :p" ~ Conservativebabe

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"I know, right? I was fine until I saw that Admin was pinged.
This is definitely a TWO dancing panda situation!" ~ Raebie

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"We have the funniest, snarkiest, most perceptive posters on the whole internet!" ~ Palladin

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"For once, I can honestly say I don’t care who wins, I just wish I had a couple more weeks of this thread to look forward to! You guys crack me up so much, thanks for being the funniest, most don’t-miss thread on FR!" ~ VampireStateNY

[silent_jonny]

10,000th Post Winners!

Texasflower

Retrokitten

MaggieF

Retrokitten

Netizen

Lil’Freeper

Netizen

Lil’Freeper

Lil’Freeper

CounterCounterCulture

Retrokitten

Lil'Freeper

[silent_jonny]

(From the Idol Site)

The incredible journey is about to begin as American Idol, America’s No. 1 show, returns for its remarkable 11th season. Featuring host Ryan Seacrest and returning judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Steven Tyler, American Idol is set to return with a two-night event showcasing the nation’s most extraordinary talent Wednesday, Jan. 18 8/7c and Thursday, Jan. 19 8/7c.

Auditions will continue with a special, extended primetime broadcast of AMERICAN IDOL Sunday, Jan. 22 (10:00-11:00 PM ET/7:00-8:00 PM PT), following the NFC Championship Game on FOX.

The show’s judges – Jackson, Lopez and Tyler – traveled to Savannah, Aspen, Galveston, Pittsburgh, Portland, San Diego and St. Louis in search of contestants with the raw talent and potential to become the next American Idol.

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Schedule

Auditions

Wednesday, Jan. 18 (8:00-10:00 PM) ~ Season Premiere, Part 1

Thursday, Jan. 19 (8:00-9:00 PM) ~ Season Premiere, Part 2

Sunday, Jan. 22 (10-11PM ET/7-8 PM PT) ~ Auditions Episode (Special Broadcast)

Wednesday, Jan. 25 (8:00-9:00 PM) ~ Auditions Episode

Thursday, Jan. 26 (8:00-9:00 PM) ~ Auditions Episode

Wednesday, Feb. 1 (8:00-9:00 PM) ~ Auditions Episode

Thursday, Feb. 2 (8:00-9:00 PM) ~ Auditions Episode

Wednesday, Feb. 8 (8:00-9:00 PM) ~ Auditions Episode

Hollywood Round

Thursday, Feb. 9 (8:00-9:00 PM) ~ Hollywood Round, Part 1

Wednesday, Feb. 15 (8:00-10:00 PM) ~ Hollywood Round, Part 2

Thursday, Feb. 16 (8:00-9:00 PM) ~ Hollywood Round, Part 3

Semi-Finals: Round 1

Wednesday, Feb. 22 (8:00-10:00 PM) ~ Performance Challenge

Thursday, Feb. 23 (8:00-9:00 PM) ~ Semifinalists Announced

Semi-Finals: Round 2

Tuesday, Feb. 28 (8:00-10:00 PM) ~ Semifinalists Perform/400th Episode (Special Broadcast)

Wednesday, Feb. 29 (8:00-10:00 PM) ~Semifinalists Perform

Thursday, March 1 (8:00-10:00 PM) ~ Results Show; Finalists Announced & Judges’ Wild Card Picks Revealed (ET live/PT tape-delayed)

Top 12: Finals Begin

Wednesday, March 7 (8:00-10:00 PM) Finalists Perform

Thursday, March 8 (8:00-9:00 PM) Results Show; First Elimination (ET live/PT tape-delayed)

[MagUSNRET]

Panetta looks like a rat. (What a coincidence, huh? ;-)

[ex-snook]

Ye gads it really stinks for the startup. I don’t give a crap about their baby pics or their life history at this point. Maybe when they exit. Right now I just want to hear the singers, compare my thoughts to the judges and get a laugh or two. The first was a bummer - didn’t even watch the 2nd hour.

[Netizen]

Did anybody bother to read silent_jonny’s first post where he mentions that he was having ISP problems and was temporarily posting from a computer not his own and thus didn’t have access to the ping list?????