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American Idol picks their touring 10.

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2008-03-19 22:11:22

American Idol lost another finalist tonight, revealing the Top 10. As you know making the Top 10 is big, as the Top 10 get to go on the tour (and thus get a paycheck for a few extra weeks as well as the extra exposure). But naturally we have to draw out the whole thing before we find out what's happening.

Apparently a mere 60 minutes of result show is too short for American Idol. Tonight we get 62 minutes of American Idol, because 58 minutes of filler is just not enough, they need that full 60 minutes for the filler. Ryan Seacrest announces this year's mentors. We've got Dolly Parton, Mariah Carey, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Neil Diamond to look forward to this season. Then Ryan pimps the songwriting contest and reveals some details. Let's hope we get a better winner this year. Poor Blake Lewis was doomed to failure last season with that load of bollocks.

Then we are treated to the group performance. There were issues of course, when the girls took over singing from the guys, Brooke White started, then was joined by Ramiele Malubay. The only problem was that Ramiele's lips were moving, but we still only heard Brooke's voice. Then the cameraman stumbled onstage. At the point I'm typing this, we're only 13 minutes into the show and it's not looking good for them technically.

After a recap of yesterday, we get to the meat of the show (which will still involve a ton of filler). Brooke White is in the Top 10. Carly Smithson however is in the bottom 3. Paula Abdul says America got it wrong. Hey Paula, I thought it was our choice, not yours. So how can we get it wrong anyhow? Go back to your pills! Randy Jackson said it is a tough song to sing that didn't let Carly show her power. David Archuleta and Michael Johns are both in the Top 10 as well.

To fill the extra time, we've got a clip not just of the Ford video, but how the Ford video was made. The idols had lots of fun, even if they were freezing. The clip is to the song "Should I Stay or Should I Go" and it's an old 50's style ufo movie thing. Overall it was cute, but too much filler.

Back to the results. David Cook is safe and headed for the tour. Kristy Lee Cook's loose and free look didn't keep her out of the bottom three though. Jason Castro and Ramiele Malubay are also headed out on the tour.

Then we get to the filler questions. We had a question for Simon Cowell from Cheryll Ann. She wants to know why he spends so much money on cars but nothing on clothes. Simon says it's a rude question, and implies that he looks terrible. He says that he doesn't have an ego and doesn't think about what he's going to wear in advance. Then Jessica asks Simon and Paula if they would film a sequel to the kiss scene from Season 2. Simon says he would because Paula is a good kisser.

Mary asks Ramiele what the last song she downloaded. Ramiele says it was R. Kelly's "I'm a Flirt." Linda asks Michael Johns if his experience has been everything he thought it would be. Michael said it has been more stressful, since he apparently peaked in Hollywood. He says he'll get it back though.

Then we get a performance from the Pickle, Kellie Pickler. First up is a nice long video of what she's doing now and some of her funny stuff. She sings "Red High Heels." It's actually pretty good.

Now a pimp for Idol Gives Back, both this year and last year. This year's show is on April 9th. Last year there was 76 million raised, part of which went to Angola. We got a clip featuring Elliot Yamin and Fantasia Barrino traveling to Angola.

Then we were back for the results, Syesha Mercado was in the Top 10. That left either Amanda Overmyer or Chikezie to fill out the bottom three. There were chants in our living room of "Amanda Amanda Amanda" and to our delight, Amanda is in the bottom three WOOH!, while Chikezie heads for the tour.

Carly is the first to be safe. Simon says that America got it right for two weeks running now. Ryan then tells Kristy she is safe as cheers erupt in my home and the home of our own little Will (I'm guessing). Arrogance will NOT get you very far on American Idol, and Amanda's comments were just too arrogant to be acceptable to too many people.

The most important factor in my happiness: Vote for the Worst. The website, despite their national press coverage, couldn't even manage to get their designated "worst" (and even I dispute that label) into the Top 10 and the tour. They might want to pick someone that people can stomach voting for (I suggest Kristy, men can vote for her and not use fingers).

Next week's idol, no matter what the theme, will be pure bliss.

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Who will be the next American Idol?
Members				Guests
	(0%)	Kristy Lee Cook	(5%)
	(20%)	David Archuleta	(40%)
	(0%)	Michael Johns	(4%)
	(20%)	Brooke White	(8%)
	(10%)	David Cook	(15%)
	(10%)	Carly Smithson	(8%)
	(30%)	Jason Castro	(8%)
	(0%)	Syesha Mercado	(2%)
	(0%)	Chikezie Eze	(2%)
	(10%)	Ramiele Malubay	(8%)