What Abdul's Gaffe Tells Us About 'Idol'?

Skipmasi1 10:26:38 AM May 18 2008

watched it 2005, great show then, this time, somebody dropped the ball!

angela72269 10:30:55 PM May 08 2008

Opps, I meant sung their SONG, see how easily we all make mistakes.

angela72269 10:28:59 PM May 08 2008

If anyone would have actually been listening to her, then they would have heard her explain her confusion. After they cut away and started the music and all, she tried to explain that the comments she was giving were the comments she had written down about the next contestant in line. It was a song that had already been sung, her notes had just ran together on the paper she was writing on. She explained or tried to, that with them changing things around that she had to jot down her notes quickly. It was a very understandable mistake. It was also a very stupid decision to have the judges give them comments on all the contestants all at the same time instead of immediately after each one had sung their dong.

Gr8bsn 06:46:52 AM May 04 2008

Oh for goodness sake, this show is so fake and rigged it's not even funny. I remember watching the season with Carrie Underwood. When she tried out, they showed the little bio about her and I knew she was going to win the whole thing. I think they know who the finalists are before they try out, and just let everyone else go in to make fools of themselves.

pemalatamang 03:54:59 PM May 03 2008

david cook rocks thatz all i would like to say....................he z already an american idol

sirencry76 08:39:07 AM May 03 2008

Yeah..Keep Paula After What She DID..Uh Huh..
Evidently Paula Isn't tHe ONLY DUMB ONE At FOX *sigh* It's BAD Business, DumbArses. Poor Brooke Got Kicked Off Cause She Messed Up a Few Lyrics She Didn't Even WRITE.Paula's Been Doing This Crap for YEARS,Too Long for her To Have Any Excuses To Flub Like This...SHE NEEDS TO GO TOO.
SAd..If They Don't CARE What The Viewers Think Then WHY SHould WE CARE if the Show Flops..I Sure As Hell Don't.

The Only REason I'm Gonna Continue Watching Till The End is in Support of JAson and Cook...After That I'm Done.

hwjfl 04:42:31 AM May 03 2008

Paula Abdul <------Kids, this is what happens when you do drugs.

ThaBuzzShop 05:20:22 PM May 02 2008

well this is the deal paula ia soooooooooooooo funny to watch i think she has a sincere heart and is very much worthy of being a judge,,,,,don't be so quick to think she is on something....have you ever heard president bush just talk on his own without a script...he talks in broken sentences to....some people just talk like that...they don't finish one sentence before the thoughts of another interrupt the first...it makes for a messy conversation...i have a sister-in-law who talks like that and she is very straight....i love idol and the judges.... it is perfect and very entertaining....lay off america....be happy for just one moment and enjoy the show...it is a positive force in our oh so negative world.......

straightmedia 01:54:57 PM May 02 2008

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sugarfoot475 10:59:49 AM May 02 2008

Why is Paula still a judge on the show? She has a serious problem of some kind and needs to be replaced.

sugarlane2008 10:57:12 AM May 02 2008

Now I understand why during the on-air performances the judges are quite often laughing, talking, and appear to not be paying attention. They've already seen the rehearsals.

If they watch the rehearsals, do they also offer "opinions" then too?

wrct06705 06:36:28 AM May 02 2008

I love American Idol and I think it's a great show, but the judges are not all that. Abdul is a mediocre singer herself and has no business judging other people. Her critiques lack substance and are usually not based on true musical evaluation. She needs to go. They need to replace her with a musician who has talent and understands music. Overall, they need to have judges who not only have experience as a musician but also have been educated in music (i.e., have a degree in music). None of the judges have any music degrees, and that's plainly stupid. I realize they each have experience in music and the business of music, but how can you judge singing and performance and not have any formal education in music? It does not make sense. I can partly understand why Jackson and Cowell are there (i.e., Jackson has extensive recording experience and Cowell has music business experience), but you need to have at least one person on the judging panel that has been classically trained in singing

l8d8agin 02:23:05 AM May 02 2008

David A was my favorite at the beginning, especially when he sang "Imagine." Don't know when it happened, but the more I see/hear David Cook, the more I see him as being this year's Idol. Man, I think that guy can sing anything and it'd sound good.

Oct21961 01:51:14 AM May 02 2008

I think that she was confused...as usual. As far as making the show better, how about we get to hear what the singer actually wants to do...their type of music...their picks...and only every now and then throw them a curve ball and give them something off the wall or out of their comfort zone.
How about having judges that knew what they were talking about? Randy has many times referred to the females and their falsetto....hello?????? only males have a falsetto. If you don't know much about music you shouldn't be judging it. In addition, many times they comment on how pitchy they were when they obviously are hearing something different from what is being televised.
Paula is more worried about all of the contestants liking her instead of giving a true critique.
I will have to say that I believe the judges shouldn't hear the contestants rehearse...it should be that they hear them for the first time during their performance.

mounthood 12:50:37 AM May 02 2008

SHE ALREADY KNEW WHAT SHE WAS GOING TO SAY BEFORE THE SECOND SONG!

IT'S FAKE AND RIGGED; NOW THE ENTIRE WORLD SAW THE PROOF!

THIS IS NO FAMILY SHOW, WATCHING A LADY HIGH ON DRUGS OR ACTING AS SUCH.