kat, I gotta thank you for making me snorfle with all your AI reviews. I still haven't seen this week's Tuesday show, but I think I entertained one of my coworkers considerably laughing outloud at your posts Wednesday morning.

I, too, am a reluctant Fergie fan. Most of what I hear of her stuff on the radio is fluff I feel anyone could do with a good recording studio. But then she has to go and pull a "Finally" out of her hat. Plus, she sang rocked on "Barracuda" last night. Damn. I hate having to change my mind when there's so many good reasons (leather pants that look good) to hate someone.

Still fast forwarding for the Annie Lennox.

I find David Cook cheesy and a poseur. But, same for Michael Johns (with added skeeve), and I find Brooke and Jason cheesy although sadly heartfelt, making me wish they were poseurs, and I HATE the blonde future porn star chick, and I think the irish chick has a nice voice but not enough rock star confidence, and I think David Archuleta is a nice kid but a one-trick pony without enough maturity to make it as an actual recording artist right now. So, I may not be the best person to ask?

Actually, of the people left (before today) I found Michael Johns the most interesting. He has a nice voice and I kept thinking he might turn into something worth rooting for. But I guess no chance of that now.

I swear, it all makes me long for the days of Clay Aiken.

What is so terrible about David Cook?

nothing that i see and no one's able to actually tell how they think he's being smug/pretentious/assworthy. i think he's fabulous and even if this Idol thing doesn't work out for him, i will totally follow him to whatever he does because i think he's extremely talented.

the writing on his hand tuesday night was ridiculous. I wish he hadn't done that. I don't hate him, but that was ill-conceived.

Oh, Survivor. I can't deny they should have voted out Eliza -- she failed the social game on the most basic level (even though they never really showed us how annoying she is, except when she was talking to Parvati) and she couldn't win under any circumstances. But now I pretty much hate everyone. Holy shit is Jason the dimmest dimwit that ever dimmed! Wow!

what exactly is wrong with it, le nub? it's no different than someone like Chris Martin writing "Fair Trade" on his hand for a performance. i seriously don't get it.

Seriously, bon. I swear I'm about ready to root for James. Fucking James. Help.

what exactly is wrong with it, le nub?

It made me seriously cringe, how serious and overdramatic he was being about the whole reveal. And I don't dislike him on a usual night. (Though this week he really was ghastly.)

yeah, I'm with brenda.

I must admit, I didn't see Chris Martin do this, but I wouldn't like it either. If this were a photograph, then I might buy the writing on the hand, but you are using your voice as medium. Is there a problem just saying "please give?"

I just thought it was really cheesy and unnecessary as performed Tuesday night. It didn't help that I hated his song too.

I don't WANT to like Fergie's music, but the damn tunes are so catchy!

On a semi-related to reality tv note: WTF happened to TWOP? It's all weird and different, and I don't like it. BOO.

I was so excited to see all the SYTYCD kids, I don't watch Idol, but I tuned in for five minutes just to see that, because it was mentioned here!

well...he was singing a song that he specifically picked for his brother and a little girl with cancer he's been in contact with that told him he was her favorite idol. something like Idol Gives Back is a cause he feels very passionate about and i suppose i just know way more than the average watcher does. because i know he has a cancer ribbon tattooed on his chest and he has his brother's initials tattooed on his bicep. he's just generally a guy that gets involved and i guess i just don't understand how that is a bad thing.

it's possible i need to step away from this thread until Idol is over because i'm feeling pretty protective of DCook. moreso than i was about Blake last year.