09 March 2007

The Final 12

I wanted to throw something at the TV last night when Ryan Seacrest announed that we will have to put up with Sanjaya Malakar for yet another week. Hello!? The guy isn't up to the task, he's way too timid for that stage (wait until next week when he gets to the bigger stage), and he can't sing.

Granted, outside of Blake Lewis and Chris Richardson none of the guys has a chance at being named the "next American Idol." That said, Jared Cotter would have at least kept the show in tune for another week or so.

On the girls side I still can't believe that Haley Scarnato is in the top 12. She's the worst singer of the bunch (girls AND boys). The only reason she keeps moving forward - that I can think of - is because teenage boys are using their spare hand to open their cell phones and vote for her.

Sabrina Sloan wasn't the best singer, but she sure as hell didn't stink. That she was sent home over Haley is an insult!

Time to shake things up a bit, I think. Next year the judges should make the weekly decisions as to who stays and who goes. Leaving it in the hands of viewers is obviously not working.