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Katharine McPhee by ronaldairlangga

So, Idol 2006 season 5 is drawing to a close.. chris is out.

That leaves Elliot Yamin, Taylor Hicks, and Katharine McPhee.

So who’s it going to be?

Well let’s see… In the last episode Katharine and Chris were the bottom two contestants, and Chris was voted out… So, as far as crowd favorites go, it’s all about Taylor Hicks, and Elliot Yamin.

So who will it be? As far as guys go, Taylor has more personality (or crazyness?) while Elliot really shone in the last few songs he sang.

As far as pure singing skill goes, right now, IMO, Elliot Yamin is the best, and he just may win.

Next week, I think either Taylor or Katharine will leave.. Personally, I think Taylor sucks and I hope he is out in the next week, leaving the final to be Elliot vs Katharine, though I have a feeling it will be Taylor vs Elliot, with Elliot winning.

Please vote your choice

 
Katharine “no bra” McPhee, by C. Gomez

According to Google, people have a fascination with Katharine McPhee’s breasts. Which is a pity as, looks aside, she is a great singer.

In the mean time, here are some pictures of Katharine from Flickr, and yes, they include her breasts. Hope everyones happy now. 

In other news, poor chicken little was kicked out. Vote for the worst have moved on to Kellie Pickler

ps: All images copyright Fox, Idol on Fox, associated companies etc..

From the “idol on the brain” dept.
[Ed: please vote for your favorite idol]

Lisa tucker, of American Idol and underwear fame, seems to have straightened her hair. Either that or she was struck by lightning. Or something. Anyway, she used to have nice sexy gorgeous hair .. now her hair looks so… ordinary…

Anyway, here is a picture of her with her original hair.

Lisa “used to have nice hair” Tucker

Improved Lisa Tucker: Bleah.

Speaking of hair.. what’s the deal with this Bucky’s hair?

Bucky “i’m down with Legolas” Covington

Was this guy an extra on the sets of LOTR or something?

Meanwhile, Katharine McPhee did an awesome rendition of Stevie wonder..

Katharine “oh so hot” McPhee giving her sexy sultry Jessica Alba look. No wonder why my search blogs have so many requests for pictures of her breasts*

On the subject of hair, Best rendition of Stevie Wonder was by the crazy grey haired guy Taylor Hicks:

Taylor “Craazy” Hicks

Props to him for actually having original hair

*Actually people ask for McPhee Tits, but I didn’t think it would be polite to point that out there….

Note: photos and stuff copyright American Idol, Fox, Flickr, and associated teams of lawyers, companies, sub companies, affiliates, all rights reserved by them, we are in no way connected with Fox, idol on fox, or associated organizations, companies, fangroups, etc.

So, Idol 06 are down to the final 24, things are getting a bit interesting at last. Anyway, here are my votes..

Ladies:

Who: Lisa Tucker
Why: Hottest 16 year old in USA right now.
For: Looks awesome, sings even better, shes the real deal.
Against: Older performers may be able to push her out in the final rounds when things get tougher.
Final Verdict: Girl can sing! She just may reach the final four.

Who: Katharine McPhee
For: Looks good, sings OK I guess..
Against: Not sure if she can fight off the competition
Final Verdict: Hopefully, she will also make the final four..

Guys:

Who: Kevin Covais
For: Sings OK, girls dig him
Against: Might not last

Who: Ace Young
For: Chicks dig him
Against: Simon thinks he sings OK, but I disagree.
Final Verdict: the Chick-Vote should carry him far…

Who: Taylor Hicks
For: He’s a celebrity already, and he actually enjoys singing. This shows!
For (2): Paula and Randy getting all excited about him. Heck all of America likes this dude probably..
Against: Sings great, but (seemingly) in some styles only. Not sure if he will hold up.

Final Verdict: Hopefully he will make the final four.

Quick Questions:

1. What is the deal with Gedeon’s smile? Doesn’t this guy’s jaw get stuck or anything?
2. Why was Bucky Covington blinking like crazy? What was this guy on??

Here’s why I despise American Idol (Currently in Season 5).

1. It’s a reality TV show - these shows are famous for violently exploiting stupid naive idiots ordinary people, for cheap laughs. At best, the victim participants get away with some therapy, at worst they may be damaged for life.
2. Just a participant - Come on. You know it, I know it most of these people haven’t a snowflakes chance in hell of ever - they are simply there to increase the ratings. Who wins in this deal? The participant who gets jerked around and laughed at on national TV? Not. Of all the people who showed up, only about 10 people have any real chance, the judges knew that on day one, but a whole load of people were given false hopes, then chucked out, all in the name of ratings.
3. Mind games - instead of being straightforward with the participants, they make them wait, try games on them (such as pretending to put them through and then throwing them out), and so on. Some of these tactics would probably constitute as cruel and unusual punishment, but hey, all in the name of ratings.
4. Simon - I like the fact that he’s honest, but I dislike his rudeness. And he gets away with it, because, part of his job contract probably specifies that he has to be rude. Either that or he does it for the sheer fun of it. Half the ratings the show gets are due to him, so its unlikely he’ll ever leave. Not that good for all the people who get laughed at by him on prime time TV.
5. Paula - does, nothing. Simply, she serves no real function, except as an accesssory. I guess she’s the token girl
6. Randy - serves no real purpose (except to say Dawg) occationally, he has an opinion, but other than that, not much else. Yup, you guessed it, he’s the token African American.

But who cares really. Idol is literally wiping out prime time competition, its the most watched show on TV, and as long as the cash registers keep ringing, who cares.

As for the contestants, as sittingnut once pointed out to me, they know what they are getting, so they probably deserve it.

Disclaimer: American Idol is probably a trademark of Fox, all rights reserved, I’m just expressing my personal opinion here.

Donald Trump is suing Timothy L. O’Brien (an NYT reporter) over a book he authored, which claims that Donald J. Trump’s net worth is, at most, a measely $250 million.

Donald is suing him for a total of 5 billion dollars (including punitive damages). Chances are, this is merely a publicity stunt on his part. Nevertheless, considering that he owns so many properties, its quite likely that his net worth is definitely more than 1bn, and most likely, as forbes estimates it, nearly 3bn.

Sri Lankan’s are familiar with Mr. Trump from his TV Series, The Apprentice, which recently premiered its first season on local TV.

Oh, and Trump has a web log  here!

Bob Parsons reports that ABC have rejected GoDaddys latest superbowl advert. (titled Window Washer) - frankly, I don’t get it, theres nothing wrong with that advert, its perfectly harmless.

FYI, Mr. Parsons is the entreprenuer extraordinaire behind GoDaddy. Go visit his blog here

Speaking of advertising, South Asian TV channels have their moments of fame too - witness this impressively orgasmic advert[1] (from Star TV India):

Click here to watch the Fastrack Ad
Fastrack orgasm advert, copyright Fastrack and Star world, used here purely to tittilate illustrate my point.

If the video does not play, please inform me

Oh, does anyone have any interesting TV adverts from Sri Lanka? Mail them to me please, I’d love to showcase them here..

Notes: [1] According to LOWE Lintas Bangalore, (makers of the Fastrack ad) “The idea is that Fastrack is for the Youth. We wanted to make the advertisement fun. We wanted to make it edgy, and get people to take notice of it, without us going overboard with the sex bit,” says Nikhil Vaidya, Marketing Manager, Fastrack. “It is not a take on F.R.I.E.N.D.S. The orgasm element, in the advertisement, is subordinate to the girls having fun at the guy’s expense. Sex is not the core issue of this ad,” he clarifies. [From Deccan Herald]