Week 2 of American Idol was pretty much like the first week. Lots of great voices but no one who wowed me. A few inspirational stories, which was nice. But usually the inspirational stories don't win. They may get to Hollywood but think of past winners such as Carrie Underwood, Maddie last year and Kelly Clarkson. Great stories but Underwood, for example, was simply a country girl who could sing.
There were a few wacky auditions ( not enough for me- the bad ones are the most fun). There were obviously pre-determined set-ups: one girl was on the bubble to make it thru until Katy Perry suggested to "sing for your life." They literally went outside in downtown Savannah, Georgia, gathered a group of "strangers," and she sang. Predictably, she made it.
The "dramatic" ads all week was some sort of catastrohy concerning a fire in the Idol studio, with Perry fainting outside. Turns out it was a gas leak and the studio was evacuated. The firefighters who resonded to the 911 call contained the leak and all was well. Perry didn't really pass out or was ill- she was helped up after over-dramatically acting her part.
That buildt a little interest. But then several firefighters were gathered - still in their gear- to sing "All Night Long" with Lionel Richie. That bit of pre-conceived filler was pretty stupid.
When Idol does a feature story on a contestant, chances are pretty good they will make it to Hollywood. Otherwise, why waste the time? So it was with several performers, and, predictably, all got Golden Tickets.
For me, the best part in the 2-hour show was when a 21-year-old male cheerleader on the Philadelphia cheerleaders squad tried out. It was nice to see the Eagles get a lot of free PR. They bused in the entire cheerleading squad, and the girls looked gorgeous. After Kyle got thru, he presented all three judges with midnight green Eagles' jerseys with # 19 on the back ( why 19?). I'm sure the Birds organization provided the expensive jerseys and travel expenses for all.
So it will be interesting to see how far Kyle gts- without his fellow cheerleaders. I really didn't know there was a male on the squad ( Channel 6 didn't cover the story). I'll have to look for Kyle next fall when football starts up again.
Auditions continue next Sunday night. With the Bachelor still going on, Idol is only once a week for now.
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