Wednesday... American Idol.... Top 12 Results Show

Diana Ross sounds weird, and I think she took a few sips out of Paula's glass.

I tuned in late. I think I saw Phil in the bottom 3, and the last spot in the bottom 3 will be either Sanjaya, who should leave, or Haley, who I picked to leave last week in my ultimate week-by-week predictions.

Won't be surprised if Phil goes home though. Ooh, Brandon is the other one in the bottom 3. Heck, I'm not gonna be shocked or sad if any of these people leave.

Sanjaya is in the bottom 3! I love being wrong.

Phil is safe. It's GOTTA be Sanjaya that leaves. Come on.

Sanjaya is safe. Brandon is gone. What the heck is going on?

I had Brandon leaving on April 4 - after Haley, Sanjaya and Phil. So, the bottom 3 are in my top 4 to leave. So maybe I'll get them all out of order, but the top 8 should be about right.

Thursday... American Idol... The Top 12 Revealed

This.... is American Idol.

To recap, my picks to leave were Sundance, Phil, Antonella and Haley. Even though I hope I'm wrong and Sanjaya leaves.

Group song. Man, this season is so boring! Hopefully Carrie Underwood can save it tonight.

I wonder how comfortable those upside down salon hair bowl seats are.

With as many viewers as they have, do they really need these recaps? I know they have to stretch the show to fill an hour, but come on.

Girls and guys together? Hmm. Let's go.

Lakisha and Blake are first, and they're obviously going to be in the top 12.
Chris Sligh is not.... going to find out until after the break. Oh geez.

I think Ryan feels like Howie stole his thunder with the whole commercial cliffhanger thing, he's bringing it back.

Bones is new next week? American Idol moves to 9:00. Woah!

And now, Chris Sligh can finally sit down.
Jordin "Zap" Sparks is young and safe. The youngest ones always seem to last.
Phil needs to go. Damn, he's safe. But maybe there's hope for Sanajaya leaving now.
Jared could be gone though. I didn't think to pick him, but he hasn't been that great.

I know one girl who is happy to see him go! I don't think he sounds as bad as some of them, though. His song is kind of ironic.

Slippin! 0 for 1 tonight, 5 for 9 so far, I think. I'll have to go back and check. After tonight I'll be making a post and picking the Top 12 and how they will go home in order. Idol's website had a game like that last year. I'll try to find and post my picks.

Melinda and Brandon are both safe.
Gina Glocksen! and Chris Richardson should both be safe. Yup.

Aw, here comes Carrie. I can't describe in words how upset I would have been if Bob Ice beat her. Yeah, I call him Bob Ice. I want to find that picture of her with the Grammys. It was adorable. It's gotta be a little surreal for her, and the others that come back. She was just one of however many people trying to win that year, and she comes back being one of the biggest names in her genre. That's a pretty big leap.

Antonella, Haley and Sundance are all still vulnerable. Sanjaya is over there too, as is Stephanie and Sabrina Sloan. Wow, that's a lot of S.

Antonella and Stephanie. I can't see them both going home. Antonella is out, about three weeks too late for some. I don't think she is surprised. Maybe she'll compare herself to Jennifer Hudson again!

Haley and Sabrina up. I don't think they'd send two home back to back, so they should both be safe. Or, maybe not. Haley is safe! I'm about to throw something. Gina better win this whole damn thing now. I've never had a favorite leave this early.

So, two I picked to leave are already safe. One left, and the other is Sundance. And just to mess with my picks more, I bet Sanjaya will finally leave. Those are the only two left. I'd rather have Sundance stay one more week, but I want my percentage to go up!

Let's see what this announcement is. Oh, 200 episodes. And they're going to end poverty? Hey, that kid is better than Sanjaya! So, they're going to donate money for every vote cast on a certain Tuesday (I missed the date) and then people can donate themselves on Wednesday. BORAT is going to be on! That's funny. I assume he'll be in character then. Which seems a little weird when they're trying to make people aware of how bad things really are. If you've seen Borat, you weren't treated to a history lesson.

'Til Death is still on the air? Wow.

Sanjaya is still on this show? Wow.

VTFW even told people to vote for Sundance. Ok, I didn't like his performance, but Sanjaya hasn't even been average yet! This is an INSANE top 12. I can't believe one of these people is going to sell millions of records (because people WILL buy whoever the heck wins, regardless.)

2 for 4 tonight. 3 for 4 in Week 1, 2 for 4 in Week 2. Which makes me 7 for 12.

Thursday... American Idol... Results Show II

Birthdays, dedications, puppies and porn. Interesting week of Idol. Let's get to it.

(Unfortunately, while taping the show I did see one of the girls who gets eliminated. I'll just pretend I didn't and act surprised.)

Group song! I think they did this same song during Season 1. And it's down to business. Guys are first.

Phil is first, which means he will be safe, and he is.
Chris Sligh is Slafe.
Sundance Head is Sundance Safe.
Blake Lewis is safe.
Jarrod has to come down to the podium! Doesn't look good. But he's safe. Tricky Ryan.
Nick (who I almost picked to go home) is going home. NUTS. 0 for 1 tonight. and 3 for 5 this season.

Wow, Sundance is crying. I guess those guys were tight. Girls' turn.

Stephanie is first. She'll be safe. They need to figure out a better way to do this so it's not so obvious.
Gina Glocksen! Safe!
Sabrina. Come on, Gonzo. Safe. Whew.
Okay, Doolittle. Let's do it. She is comin' back.
Alaina is going home? Wow. First mini-shocker of the season. 0 for 2, 3 for 6
And no, she wasn't the one I saw. I'm not pretending to be surprised here.

What's this playing in the background? It must be a recording... would the backup singers even be there for a results show? aw, Sundance is still crying. He's not going to have a fun year if he makes it far.

Whoops, something fell down and the sound went out. Darn, we missed Paula talking.

Pickler coming up, and trivia. I wonder if it'll be as easy as last weeks. Yep, I think it's pretty obvious. I doubt Taylor won any Grammys and does anyone remember Ruben?

Woah, Kellie has some curls. And some BOOBS. They made her up to look older, I think. She's still very stiff on the stage though. Zzzzzzzzzzz... I wish they would have made her follow the 90 second rule.

More results? Ok. AJ and Sanjaya are both in the front row one of them has to go!

Chris is safe.
Brandon is safe. Jordin is all nervous.
Yup, it comes down to Sanjaya and AJ. It better be Sanjaya. And WTF? I mean, I'm 1 for 2 on the guys but I would have picked Sanjaya to leave over AJ. 1 for 3 on the show, 4 for 7 on the season.

They're gonna show Sundance after every elimination, aren't they?

Well, I already know the last girl going home. (Hint: Sarah Paulson.) but let's go through the motions.

Lakisha and Antonella are quickly safe. the other three stand.

Jordin will be safe, and Antonella is surprisingly also safe. Gina is bawling. Jordin starts crying too as Leslie is gone. So.

I guarantee though, if they gave people a chance to vote for only Antonella or Alaina, Antonella would be gone. But the voting is weird sometimes.

Show Sundance!! Gina's still crying, Sabrina looks like she is holding back. D'oh. The tape stopped before Sundance. Jordin couldn't even look up. Aw.

Tonight: 2 for 4.
Season: 5 for 8.

Thursday... American Idol... Season 6, Results Show I

Before it begins, I'd like to re-visit my predictions. I actually don't think that Phil Stacey will be voted out. He did finish well and closed out the show, so I think he may get more votes because of that. I'm allowing myself to change my elimination vote from Phil to Rudy Cardenas.

More to come... LIVE!

• Randy - "It's a girl's race to lose."
• Paula looks "not drunk" again.
• Simon agrees, the guys didn't stand out.
• Bunch of guest judges or performers this year, including J-Lo, G-Stef and T-Ben.
  

Aaaand here comes another way-too-long recap. Haley wasn't great either. I won't be shocked if she goes tonight.

Why would Simon accuse Seacrest of trying to date Alaina if he is so gay?

Group song! Tears For Fears - The Seeds of Love

• Fix your hat, Phil. Doolittle looks like she just threw some clothes on after rolling out of bed.
• Not bad overall. I'd download that version.

More to come...

The votes are in! But we have another 45 minutes or so to sit through.

Chris loves Simon. Paula almost vomits in disgust.

And here we go...

• Brandon (one of my top guys) is safe.
• Sundance is safe.
• Chris Richardson is safe (ugh).
• Vote for (Nick) Pedro is safe.
• Blake (my #1 guy) is safe.
• Paul Kim is out. I am 1 for 1.

Oh yeah, I forgot the eliminated get to sing again. What if all reality shows did this? "Mike, you've been voted off Survivor Island. Before you go, please complete all your challenges again. We'll wait."

Here come the girls in the back row...

• Jordin Sparks is safe.
• Stephanie (my #2) is safe.
• Sabrina (my #1) is "the one to beat" and safe.
• Leslie Hunt is safe.
• Doolittle is safe.
• Antonella (who I picked to leave) is safe. I'm 1 for 2.

Ooh, Amy comes up alone and goes home. I am possibly now 2 for 2. But I doubt they'd call Antonella back out there, so I'm probably 2 for 3.

Did she just ask the band if she should start now, or am I hearing things?

More to come...

Paul and Amy are gone, so I'm calling myself 2 for 2 right now, since there is the slight possibility Antonella was only safe from the first elimination.

Wow, the easiest trivia in history. I'll go enter for free online. BRB.

Fantasia is performing. Jebus her mouth is HUGE. Don't swallow the microphone, Fanny! My eyes and ears hurt. I think I'll go do something else.

More to come...

More girls...

• Someone was safe and I didn't hear who. Haley, I think. Yeah, her.
  
• Lakisha is safe. (duh)
• Gina Glocksen is safe. Simon almost looked nervous with his face in his hands. Or maybe he's bored.
• Alaina and Nicole are left, neither of whom got good feedback.
• Alaina is.... safe. Nicole is out, and I'm officially at best 2 for 3.

You know, I almost picked her, but I think she is very similar looks-wise to Amy and I didn't expect them both to go home. Plus, I thought she was better than at least four girls. So I went with Antonella. Hey, if you consider Leslie a redhead, we're now out of blonde girls! That was quick. Wow, I wrote that whole paragraph mistakingly thinking Alaina left.

Aw, who is going to watch the series finale of the OC? Me neither.

Time is tight, Ryan Let's go!

• Chris Sligh is funny, and safe.
• Phil is second, so he won't leave. Good thing I changed my vote. He's safe.
• Jared is safe, and not the Subway guy.
• Simon still looks bored, or sick.
• AJ is safe.
• Sanjaya or Rudy will be leaving. One is in the top 4. Wow. I bet the girls like Sanjaya.
• Rudy is going home! What a good trade-up I did. This makes me 3 for 4 overall on the week.

I love when Paula gets all lovey, saying Rudy has one of the best vocals and Simon is just like "No." Obviously he's right lady, he is leaving. She wants to go give rudy some huggles and kissies.

Is this a Daughtry song in the background? Let's all cheer for no more "Bad Day"!

In summary -
My picks: Paul, Amy, Rudy, Antonella
Who left?: Paul, Amy, Rudy, Nicole.