Idol Recap and Sopranos Update

So yeah, Idol is down to their Final 12. They could cut it to four right now. Only Jordin, Melinda, Lakisha (Kiki which is a dog's name is evidently her new nickname), and Stephanie have a legitimate chance of winning. It would save me a lot of DVR the next few weeks.

But there are a few train wrecks that are fun to watch. Sanjaya really does have the Spellbound concept working for him that I theorized well before it became a popular theory (millions of Indians internationally are calling in to vote for him (Spellbound it was being paid to pray), as well as the entire Indian community in the US. And not Indian like J-Red. J-Red is "Native American." Minor point of clarification.) It's fun to just watch the judge's try to think of something... anything... to say after the kid performs. Brandon sounds like somebody who you would hear performing on a cruise ship. Haley is HOT and that's about the only reason she's still around. Too bad she probably cost herself some votes last night by talking about how she was going to be thinking about her fiancee while she sang her song. If I was her fiancee, I'd be a little disconcerted by the fact that she sang it off-key and flat. Phil is like the bipolar person who you never know if they'll be manic or depressive... you never know if he'll perform totally on key or totally and horrendously off key. Chris Richardson would win if this was that old ABC reality show where the winners formed a boy band (didn't we get O-Town and the hit single "All or Nothing" out of that show?) Gina is looking better and better each week, and I find her attractive despite what J-Red says about her long face. But she's not Kelly Clarkson, she never will be, and she doesn't want to be, and therefore she's in the wrong competition. And the other two aren't really worth my time on commenting. And to my fiancee who reads this blog faithfully... remember our deal... I'm allowed to look at people and find people attractive, as are you :-) Just don't tell me you find Sanjaya attractive. Otherwise we're through.

Final prediction... Melinda will take it because she's more marketable. Lakisha has a stunningly powerful voice and would do better to lose Idol and not be indentured to them for years, as she could walk out right now and get a soul/gospel/R&B record deal. Melinda has a tremendously soulful voice and the "aw shucks" personality that America will love. Plus, she's "non threatening," as one of my friends described, which will sell well in Middle America.
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Alright, saw a story about the shoot of the final scene of The Sopranos on ET Weekly. Yeah, last season was a bit of a dud except for the first and last episodes. But man... this is the final season, you KNOW it's going to be insane, and I can literally think of about 20 different ways this show could end. I am psyched for this season to begin, I know I'm going to be furious at loose ends when it does wrap for good, and I will definitely feel a void at the end of the season knowing that it's gone for good. But The Wire is still the best show on HBO. Hands down.