JAN 13TH

anyone watching im undecieded

Of course, I'll watch it. I have watched it every season since Season One. It is an interesting show and I love that these kids are getting a chance to make their dream come true.

Jeannine

I'll watch it, simply because it would be weird not to...it's too much a part of my regular winter/spring routine.

I am resolved not to get so invested in another contestant...I don't think I'll have the urge to anyway. David's too good. Not that I won't have a favorite or anything, I just think that next season will be akin to season six for me...I had a favorite, but I didn't feel the need to join any message boards or check for new news every single day since the season ended. I seriously think that there has been only one day since the finale where I haven't come on this site, lurker or otherwise, to check for updates. I won't go to the tour, I won't join message boards, I won't vote. I'll buy music from the contestants that I like, but that's about all I'm willing to commit to.

It's a great show, and I credit it with my exponentially increased interest in music. Season five exposed me to artists that I'd heard of, but never really bothered to find out more about. It made me want to buy an iPod, too, which is probably one of the best investments that I've made...or that my parents have made on my behalf, rather. It kinda ballooned from Queen week I think, and there's no looking back.

David broke the AI and musical mold for me though, so the show won't be the same. Oh well, I'd rather have David's music and personality anyday.

i understand what u mean, i feel like after 7 seasons i found my IDOL.
like this is more pointed at archie and some cookie. <--haha. i like calling him that. but like after i found archie it was like he is my idol and he was the first person i ever voted for on american idol ever. so its like wow he got me to vote and like before himmmm i would never try to find news articles or try to join forms just to get info , but like now with ARCHIE,im totaly into it.

as with cook he was my secnd choice i have to addmit. but really he got me to or i wouldnt be on here.

archie and cook like made american idol worth watching for me,so did a few of the top 10 to though.

i will admit i was a little bitter at cook when he won but like the next week i was over it. it wasnt that important to me if u know what i mean.

i might watch next year but i will never replace this two.

I don't know if I am I mean like someone said earlier I found my Idol and I don't see anyone beating out the experience or the great time I had watching our Cookie. I don't think I will get that attached again cause last season his season was the first season I really cared to vote. I said I wasn't going to get attached in S7 then I saw David and that was over ha. but I might check it out if I'm bored.

I got hooked on Idol with season 5 too! I loved Chris Daughtry and Elliot Yamin who is from my Richmond area so I had a personal interest!!! Season 6 was just so-so for me but I did enjoy it. This season was a life changer!!! I was hooked from David's first audition singing Bon Jovi! Something right then and there grabbed me and I haven't let go since. (I haven't been this caught up in an artist since Rob Thomas and Matchbox Twenty!!)

I love the premise of American Idol. I love these kids getting a chance to follow their dreams. And I love having the chance to vote for who I would like to hear on the radio. But a winner like David is one in a million! It makes you really believe in the show when you see someone like him who is so talented and deserving and such a wonderful person have something this great happen to him! What a gift to the world!!

So yeah, I am sure I will be watching again!LOL!

I'll watch it but I probably won't be as invovled in it like last season. However, my the new judge may bring some fresh air to the show.

I have watched every season and will watch again in January. BUT.....I have NEVER been so knocked dead by anyone as I have David Cook. I have never been on a website, voted, or been so completely obsessed by anyone before. The bar is definitely set high for AI8...AI7 will be a hard act to follow. So much talent. Archie, Carly, MJ, and the AMAZING, FABULOUSLY TALENTED AND SEXY DAVID COOK!!!! There will never be another like him.

I will definitely check it out. However, like someone above said, it feels like I have already found my ultimate favorite Idol ever after 5 years of watching the show (Season 1 and 2 were not aired in my country). I think no one could ever compare to the "legacy" David Cook left to the show. The Season 8 contestants definitely have a lot to live up to after the amazing talent we've witnessed in Season 7.

Yes I agree. It's gonna be totally hard to beat season 7 with everything David gave us in that season! I've never been that addicted, obsessed with an American Idol winner like this before either and that scares me, he he. Don't get me wrong, I've watched all seasons of AI and I love Kelly, Carrie, Clay, Daughtry, Elliot Yamin but that doesn't compare to David Cook. None at all. He definitely raised the bar and so high that I don't think there's gonna be another winner/contestant like him. Ever.

I might watch, but I'm kinda scared to because I don't want to love someone else like I love David Cook.
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Well said. I totally agree with you.

I must admit though that Daughtry was my favorite before this season. He still remains one of my favorites, but David has taken over as my #1.

I think Chris and David are the only ones who have come of this show that will leave a lasting legacy. Sure, there are other popular artists like Carrie, but as far as importance to their musical genre and becoming legends, I think they have everyone beat. I just can't see any other artists coming off the show who can touch them.

Yup, I am going to watch it. I have watched the last 3, and I love american idol.

But I don't think this year is going to be the same at all. Adding the fourth judge I think it going to ruin it. American Idol is trying to get more views, but I think they are just messing it up. Don't get my wrong I think the fourth judge is great, but she doesn't get along witht he other judges as much as Paula, Simon, and Randy get along. Its not going to be the same without David, either. I know no one is going to have a huge impacked on me like Mr. Cook did. It will be pretty sad wthout David.

it seems like overall television has been more dead since the strike occurred...i guess we'll see if people even tune in as much as the past seven years of idol.

You hit the nail right on the head. You also picked the same idols I have for my favorites.
Clay and Chris so should have won in their seasons on Idol. And Elliot was a particular favorite of mine. But there is no one who compares with David. Two months still the start of season 8-those guys will have major shoes to fill!

yeah... they would have major SIZE 13 shoes to fill!

I'm wondering how much more time will be wasted having yet a 4th person giving a commentary. I wonder if they will lengthen the show or shorten the performances?




Good point, Travis. I had forgotten about that.

Jeannine

I may watch - I haven't decided yet. I've never been really big into AI, and I agree with all of you that I have found my Idol. Can't imagine getting invested in another contestant the way I have with David. (I've never been this emotionally invested in any musician, actor, athlete, etc.) But I know I'll be watching when David stops by. And there's always the backdrop/opening credits to see.

I'm watching it. I always watch. I'm too hook to let go. I'm really curious to see who the contestants will be next year. It'll be hard to top this year's group.

http://www.okmagazine.com/news/view/10219

Apparently Paula is thinking of quitting...

She used to irk me a little, but she was the first judge to jump on the DC train without looking back.

I watch every season as well. I enjoy seeing the evolution from start to finish with all of the contestants. At least we know David will be on there at least twice! He'll be there to perform a song from his album at some point and then he'll be at the finale too!

i agree. I promised myself im not going to like someone as much as i like david

the hype is killing me haha and i still don't think anything can beat this past season...BUT you never know

I agree Travis that season 7 was the best and no other season is ever going to compare to AI7! DAVID IS GOING TO BE THE BIGGEST STAR!!!

I think I've decided what I'm going do...

I'm definitely still watching. But I'm going to limit it to that. Watching.

The past two years and for part of season five I was all about looking for spoilers prior to the top 24, and then for song choices and everything...I'd check the message boards (mostly IDF, back then) multiple times a day looking for spoilers and tidbits and whatnot...I got totally invested in the show. I'm not gonna do that this year...no spoilers, no voting, no nothing. David is the only contestant I was ever driven to vote for, because I knew that I would have felt absolutely horrible if the decision had gone the other way and I hadn't done my part for David after all the music that he provided us with. I'll just watch it as a casual fan this year...except when David is scheduled to be on.

SPOILER:Well, it'll be interesting, Micheal Castro is there -but got cut before making it to Hollywood round, and one of the Osmond kids, and some real plants... We'll see...

I agree with most of you, I have never ever been so active in a fan community, much less one from a reality show, but David has just blown everything out of water and set the bar.

I usually just watch the auditions because those are pretty funny, and if anyone catches my eye, then I'll stick around. My family follows Idol (ironicly, I'm the most obsessed thanks to Cook) so I'll probably catch bits and pieces here and there.

It'll be interesting to see how the show will run, since Nigel is not on board, a 4th judge and a less than stellar contestant poll (from what we've seen so far).

I will watch for the entertainment value. I don't imagine that there will ever be a contestant that will grab me the way David did. We fell in love with him not only for his talent but with his amazing personality! No one will ever take his place.

I think the season will be soso for me like Season 7 was. After Daughtry the next season was boring. I never voted once. I vowed not to vote after the Daughtry fiasco, but David stole my heart. I never checked on a contestants forum after the show was over, I am a member on Chris's forum but only went there a few times. I am on this forum EVERYDAY, many times a day.

I never went to an Idol Concert and this year I went to three. I camped out over night two days in a row in NYC to go to GMA and Hard Rock. I spent $150.00 on a ticket to go to Hard Rock the week before.

Yes I will watch but know that I will not be as invested in another contestant as I am in David! It's just not going to happen!

I don't know if I will watch. Honestly, I will likely look on this website and see if any of you are talking about someone you think is good, and if so, I might watch.

I happen to know that you guys have really good taste! :-)

i agree with most of you. i'll watch but just as a casual fan since this season will probably be a lackluster season. however i don't think i could stop watching idol cause i watched every single episode except for the couple after daughtry was kicked off (and that was out of anger).

Big news for AI fans.

There's going to be significant changes next season.

* Only 3 painful audition weeks
* 2 Hollywood weeks
* 36 contestants instead of 24 will reach the semifinals
* Wild Card is back
* Idol Gives Back is eliminated

Taken from mjsbigblog

Now, I don't know if that memo is really true. But if it is it's probably going back to Seasons 1-3.

* 4 groups of 9. Top 2 of each group advances. 4 spots left. We have 4 judges next year. Presumably, each judges pick one to round off with 12.
* Same as above except we might have 2 weeks of Wildcard. And then audiences vote Top 2 each week.
* 3 groups of 12. Top 3 of each group advances. 3 spots left. Public pick Top 3 during Wildcard
* Or the Wildcard round might be held after Top 12. .


I ain't too sure myself if that's true either - I'm just forwarding a piece of news a friend of mine posted at a local forum.

Nothing will ever top Season 7, ever. And no one will EVER be David. He's changed me, forever.

I'll tune in this season - watched all seasons from 2 on.

I will watch AI8, and I agree, no one will ever take my heart like David has..Thank goodness...I don't get anything done now!!! LOL

Is anyone else finding that they're not that excited about the new season? I'm looking forward to it, but mostly because of David being on the backdrop and presumably performing a couple of times.

Have you guys seen this? http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2008/12/12/a...ack-fundraiser/

IGB is apparently canceled for next year...speculation is that it's because of Ford's money issues...they're one of the three main sponsors. There goes one of David's probable performances...I always liked IGB...

Apparently, this news is fact. IMO, this will be a way to slip the crappiest into the bunch.

http://mjsbigblog.com/american-idol-change...rought-back.htm

Perhaps due to the memo I leaked last week making its way around the net, (thanks to Andy Dehnart of MSNBC) American Idol executive producer, Ken Warwick, is holding a press conference at 3 pm ET later today.

In the meantime, Bill Keveney from USA Today managed to speak with Warwick about the changes in store for Season 8:



The questions fans had about how the Top 36 format (broken by VFTW weeks ago) will work are answered:



Other items:

* Warwick confirms that Idol Gives Back is canceled this year. Shouldn’t be a surprise–producers hinted previously # they might skip a year.
# Warwick also confirms there will be two weeks of Hollywood. Plus, the group numbers return.
# Warwick denies being aware that Paula Goodspeed was stalking Paula Abdul when he advanced Goodspeed to the Judges Round.
# Contrary to the memo, Warwick claims that auditions will feature the same ratio of good vs bad auditions as previous seasons “If the judges are mean, the judges are mean,” says Warwick.

These changes aren’t tweaks. TPTB are just retreiving old **** from the recycle bin.

Switching back to the pre-Season 4 semi-final format is a horrible idea. The format was changed in the first place, for a good reason.

The revamp at the top of Season 4 organized the semi’s much like the finals, streamling the process. The new format allowed contestants more time to grow as we saw them perform each week, put more of the decision-making into the viewer’s hands, and in my opinion, helped make the show more popular. Watching the same contestants compete during the 3 weeks of the semi’s built excitement for the Top 12.

Now, a contestant who has one great song in their repertoir will sail into the Top 12, while a talented contestant who needs some time to grow (think David Cook peeps) could be eliminated right off the bat.

As it is, who will even remember the contestants who made it through back in week 1 once the finals begin? Also, I don’t think the judges should be allowed to send their pet ringers into the Top 12. If this competition is truly a voting competition, then let the people decide.

These so-called tweaks reak of desperation to me. The ratings are down by 7% from last year, it was time for change, but the creative thinkers at Idol appear to have run out of ideas.

That’s called “jumping the shark” peeps.

I dunno if I'm liking this...

All I can say is, thank goodness that David came when he did. *goes to listen to Man in the Box*

ETA: Woah, I don't think that I read that right at first...so each person will only perform ONCE before the top 12? I didn't watch before season five, so I didn't know that it had ever worked that way...definitely NOT cool...

Oh dear...new interview with Simon...
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/simon-...003923441.story

-Weren't the only blonds Kristy Lee and Brooke?
-"they all looked that same and we couldn't differentiate one versus the other. We tried to be as broad and as open-minded as possible so we don't wind up with 12 people from the Stepford Wives." Huh? What show were you judging, Simon?
-Please no Britney. Please. Shouldn't mentors be actual talented, relatively undigitized singers?
-I never thought I'd say this, but...Nigel! Come back, please!

Again, all I can say is thank goodness David came along when he did. After they added instruments but before they got started on the "highway to hell"...

While I am SO NOT EXCITED for the new season, I will still watch just to see David in the beginning music, the backdrop for the auditions, and whenever he comes back on the AI stage to perform! And maybe just to see if there could possibly be any good singers that could possible measure up to him... um yeah right that is never going to happen! lol

I am not sure of these changes. I do not really understand the Wild Card thing and how that works. Granted, I did catch American Idol Rewind Season 2, and I know that Clay Aiken was saved because of it. But other than that, I do not know too much else.

So, I pretty much agree with everyone here. I'm going to watch, but I'm not going to get as involved. It was funny, a few days after David won, I was like, "...Oh my God. He's going to be on the backdrop and the opening credits!" That's what I'm excited for, that and when he comes to perform his songs; I'm going to love seeing him get together Ryan again!




You're right, the only blondes were Kristy and Brooke. Since when is Simon hating on Carly and the other girls? I mean, I know he doesn't ever like anybody, but still...

And ^(in bold) I've said it before, I'll say it again: There is no possible way that David could NOT have won this season. The stars were aligned in his favor from the beginning. Seven is definitely his lucky number...

I wonder if anyone used a David Cook song as their audition piece.

From what that has been said, I too am NOT looking forward to the new season either. I have that horrid feeling that the nightmare of Season 3 will be repeating itself. In my opinion, season 3 was the worst season ever.

Pardon me for saying this, but had Season 7 actually followed that format, David's chances of winning the title of American Idol would have been really slim.

Even if I do watch Idol again, it's only for the sake of Seacrest and Cook. Period.

And yes, like Pam had said, this show had truly jumped the shark. I think the show had scored itself a meal ticket to the graveyard of cancelled shows.

I was actually thinking that myself. They'd have to have used stuff from Analog Heart, cause I'm pretty sure the auditions were through by November. I wonder if they did, will it be shown?

They could have used TOML. That would be pretty gutsy to use, though. You'd really have to nail it.

True, But you're right, they'd have to be friggin' amazing!!!

The change in format reeks of desperation to me. This could be the last year for Idol (although i'll definitely still watch it).

I don't know if it'll be the last season, but I think it'll be the last season where it's majorly promoted. It'll become one of those shows that 'everybody' used to watch. Like "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire". That show disappeared after a while.

I didn't like the wildcard, people like Carmen Rasmussen who had no business being in the top 12 got put in, although I do admit it saved Clay.

Very upset if IGB is truly canceled. That was definitely a given that David would be on.

I will still watch, I've watched every year since season 2. I think that if you go in with an open mind, something new and wonderful may just come upon us. It was not disloyal for those of us who loved Chris to all of a sudden be following David as well, there's plenty of room in the 'pod for both. Sort of like on Survivor, I've been watching for 13 or 14 seasons now, and no one could ever top Richard, then came Reuben, then Ozzie, and so on. Some seasons are duds and some are phenominal. So if some wonderful talent magically appears, then there's nothing wrong with enjoying and perhaps even investing a little bit of time -- these kids deserve a chance too!

Let's just hope the new format doesn't ruin it totally. Meanwhile, can't wait for Idol Marathon starting THursday!!!

Thanks to David, I shall never look at this show the same way again. As I said in another thread, after watching this show for the past five seasons, I have never been less excited for the coming season. It just feels different. As if something is missing. Granted, I really and truly liked most of Season 7 anyway, so I am not sure what Season 8 can do for me. But, I am still going to watch it with an open mind even though I doubt I will get this attached to any contestant like David ever again. Don't quote me on that, but I think I mean it too.

I so agree with you. I really don't think another contestant will grab me the way David did. I think this year is going to be quite a let down.

It is going to be interesting to see how it all pans out...

I couldn't agree more with you Joyce! It's going to feel weird watching it now!

Did anybody hear that Jason's brother made it through? Apparently, Jason thinks he has more talent than himself... *facepalm* That didn't make any sense...