On to the game rules and how it works. We made this up as we went last night, but here's the basic premise:
Dana has a team of 6 (Danny Gokey; Megan the swingy-armed; Alison the Goth; Jasmine Murray; Matt Giraud; Alexis Grace)
I have a team of 6 (Lil Rounds; Michael Sarver; Anoop -dawg; Jorge Nunez; Scott said blind guy; and Kris Allen).
We have yet to name our teams, but some possible themes are that Dana is almost a racist and I'm almost a sexist based on our picks. Or she could be "The Widowers" to my "The Visually Impaired." We don't know yet.
Scoring:
Winner - 120 pts
Runner-up - 80 pts
3rd - 60 pts
4th - 50 pts
5th - 40 pts and so on until 8th place. If you can't make the top 8, you don't get a point.
We also pick who we think is going to get eliminated before the performance show (worth 6 points if correct) and have an option to change our pick between the performance and the elimination show (worth 3 points if correct). So, you get rewarded double if you pick ahead of time who is going to stink and America agrees with you. Of course, it sounded like they changed the process last night so that they could keep Adam Lambert as long as they wanted which brings us to...
Moment of Unity:
Although this is a competition between us, we needed to have a time each show to put away our swords and come together in a spirit of togetherness. Because this was about hanging out together and having fun. That will be created when we hem and haw over Adam Lambert's awful, closeted, contrived, and infuriating performance each week. He will not figure into the scoring because we will ignore him as far as that goes.
Ok, so that is the game. I think my team will get more votes, but I like Dana's team better as far as being good singers and not annoying. That said, I liked my Kris Allen pick until he sabotaged himself by telling the little girls of America that he had a wife.
Dana got the first pick and took Gokey. My first pick was Lil Rounds. We'll see how it plays out for "The Teams to be named."
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I hate to say it Kent but you are going DOWN!!! Also Kent I think if you had a copy of Taylor Hicks original CD before he even went on Idol you would have more respect for him as an artist (I will work on getting you one), but I appreciate the fact that you don't think I am a LOSER!
Okay, you all are hilarious, and I love it.
Two things:
1. I am surprised at the disdain for Adam. I thought the eyeliner and black nail polish would have won Dana over by now. I suppose she's a changed woman, being married and all! :)
2. Your Idol game reminds me to ask if you all will be participating in a family March Madness bracket? In our home, canines have their picks as well (I warn you: Pistol and Grits could potentially double team). Our dog, Norman, used to dominate every year. Aubrey will have her own this go around and will probably whip us too.
Be sure to keep us posted on the Idol score standings!
Oh and ya'll need to decide what you are going to do with the points system if the judges "veto" America's decision to send someone home. How will this affect your game???
Ashley, I understand your confusion, so let me explain. Adam just doesn't seem genuine in his rock-star persona. It all seems like an elaborate costume/act because he wants to be like David Cook...our favorite eyeliner-wearing Idol, who obviously cannot be replaced.
I have already put in an order for some blank March Madness brackets. I'll leave it to Kent to comment further on Pistol and Grits...I don't know their level of cooperation and commitment.
Okay, clearly I have missed the boat. Why don't we like Adam Lambert - is it just because of the eyeliner? Because if that's it, we have to also have disdain for Alexis aka "This Season's Pink Haired Chick." I thought Adam was great! Of course, last night was the first night I have watched all season so what do I know?
Not Alexis. She's blond. The one girl with the pink hair, who is sixteen.
I have no disdain for eyeliner in general. In fact, I usually LOVE it when musicians wear it. I just don't like it when he does it. I think it stems from all the background of him being big into theatre, which makes me feel like his whole stage persona is just an act, or what he thinks he should do, look like, etc.
He could be totally genuine, and I'm mean, but whatever. Also, I don't like his screaming :(
Adam is a poser. He's a drama student playing dress-up. His squealing and screaming sound like my old mazda used to when the belts needed to be replaced. This would all be comical and we would laugh it off if the judges didn't soil themselves every time he took the stage.
Dana hates him worse than I do, by the way. I just don't like to be force-fed anything and that's what this is.
the blind guy is a blind david archuleta. not a good sign.
So, I'm definitely laughing, and here are my thoughts since we love hashing out our beloved reality television...
1. Dana, I am very upset (and a bit surprised) that you don't like Adam Lambert. We always like the "rocker" guy and root for him shamelessly, and you are letting me down that we cannot root for the same person this year. I see by the comments that you say he is a not a true rocker- a poser. My personal opinion is that Lambert is going to end up as a rocker however he has to get the musical theater out of his system. He is a 'musical theater rocker' if there is such a thing. And don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of musical theater however the transition from this to 'rocker' isn't a smooth one. I have hopes for Adam Lambert. He's definitely no Chris Daughtry, Bo Bice, or David Cook (who I'm seeing in 3 weeks, fabulous) but I still have hope. He has potential to evolve...we will see. There does not appear to be any other sort of rocker on the show (which I am disappointed about).
2. You should have not drafted Jasmine...did you get stuck with her? Definite potential somewhere in the future but she was never going to make it past the first round or two. I think her initial tryout was the highlight of her short American Idol career.
3. I'm very intrigued by Matt G- he has a Justin Timberlake vibe that I like, and I don't recall someone similar to him being on the show.
4. General statement about the show this year- there are to many "B97.5" singers in the top 13. You are probably a little confused by this term...B97.5 is the adult contemporary station in Knoxville. Last year David Archuleta was a B97.5 singer- this year I fear there are too many possibilities too end up as B97.5- the roughneck (can't remember his name, bad sign for him), possibly Danny Gokey (as much as I do like him and think he'll go far), and Scott (who I really like too). I'm hoping to be wrong about these and may be...we'll see how the season progresses.
Paula also needs a new stylist.
Looks like you both lost one last night...It is about to start getting interesting for ya'll! I still think Dana's team is LOADED!!! I think Lil's fiz is going to wear off pretty quickly but we will see. I am anxious to know who ya'll picked to get voted off last night.
also, that one girl that sang "rockin' robin"... at the end of the song, she seriously went "Caw! Caw!" Which of course reminded me of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIT5sFhw4sU
1. I can't believe you think Greg Kitchens is your favorite Idol. Have we discussed this?
2. Best use of eyeliner EVER: Brandon Flowers
3. I have to agree, I don't think there can be such a thing as a successful Music Theater Rocker.
4. How many times did you rewind to watch Megan "caw" at the end of her performance the other night? Hilarious!
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