Last night proved to me why I am to proud to be a Gleek.
Every song had a storyline point. Every track is downloadable, which is why I bought them first thing this morning.
The show started with Rachael losing her voice on The Climb which I would have actually loved to have heard her sing for real because I think she would have blown it out of the water but still it worked for the impending storyline. Finn's rendition of Jessie's Girl blew me away and the fact that it was sung in front of the whole Glee club was fantastic. Rachael's face during the whole thing was simply priceless. But not to be outdone, Puck broke out Lady Is a Tramp and I wonder where was this guy earlier in the season? He sang it amazing and I didn't realize he could dance like that. Having Mercedes finish the song with him was perfect and having them get together was kinda cool. Especially since it lead to her and Santana busting The Boy is Mine. For those who never heard the original by Brandy and Monica, you don't realize how amazing this performance truly was. The original is a great duet and these girls blew it out of the water and I really thought that they were going to come to blows when it was over. Honestly I want to ignore the fact that Kurt sang Pink Houses because honestly it wasn't good and wasn't him at all. That's why the pay off of the storyline with his dad was simply perfect when he broke out Rose's Turn. The words were so dead on and perfect for him and reminded me why he is one of the most beloved openly gay men on tv. And in the tradition of this show, their version of One was simply fantastic.
More episodes like this leading up to Regionals on June 8th and it will be a great ride. Next week is the night Neal Patrick Harris is guesting and I can't wait to hear him and Will sing Dream On in context. This right now has to be the best show on TV by far.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
American Idol 5/11/10-Final Four Movie Night
Well here we are, one of the toughest nights of the Idol season, Top 4 nights and the best part is that it's of my favorite themes, "Music from the Cinema."
First off, Jamie Foxx should just come back every year till the show goes off the air. He is by far of the best celebrity mentors. He did an amazing job last year, this year was no different. This is two great mentors in a row. Great job Idol on that!
Now onto the performances. Is it bad that the whole night I was scratching my head wondering where the song selections came from? Except for Big Mike, I kinda felt like they were really random selections. I'll explain why.
Lee-Kiss from A Rose
I love this song. And I thought Lee would do a great job with it. It was good, I'm not going to say it wasn't but it wasn't GREAT. It was odd for him to sing this because it just didn't mesh his voice that well and I figured he would have done a faster song. But overall, it was good and I did lose Mandy for a few minutes because her man was just in a zone for her. (3 out of 5)
Mike-Will You Be There?
I thought this was fantastic. Best solo of the night by none. The judges didn't seem to like it, but I thought it was well done and you felt it. He can pull off MJ big time and it's a classic song. (4 out of 5)
Casey-Mrs. Robinson
Huh? Where did this even come from? It was okay. But not good. It showed me he just doesn't belong here. The real question is though, was he really singing to Kara? Maybe that's why he sang it because he knew the judges would be so thrown by the song and lyrics that they would ignore the fact it wasn't that good. Didn't work so well at home. (2 out of 5)
Crystal-I'm Alright
Another WTF moment. Really? The song from Caddyshack? That's the best she could come up with? Here's a girl who survived all the other girls because she is an amazing singer, and she has an entire movie song catalog and this is the best she could come up with? Wow. I was in shock last night. She looked amazingly hot which helped big time but damn, that was bad for her, it was something I would have expected from Tim. (2 out of 5)
Crystal and Lee-Falling Slowly
Mandy and I were both in our glory on this one. This was spot on amazing. They could perform this on the tour and no one will complain. They could release that on the radio and no one would even blink. Their chemistry was amazing and the eye contact was unreal. I loved it and already on the song on my MP3 player. (5 out of 5)
Casey and Mike-Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?
"As a matter of fact, yes, I have loved a woman!"-Ellen
This was another great duet. It surprised me how well Casey and Mike's voices mesh together. It was incredible. But it was obvious that Mike is the better singer of the two because he totally carried the first half of the song. (5 out of 5)
Overall it was a weird but good night. Honestly, I think Casey will be going home. He was the weakest tonight, especially in his solo. And if we are basing it on the duets, because they miles better than the solos on this night, then Casey is definitely heading home tonight. I am looking forward to tonight though, Daughtry and BON JOVI are going to be on!
First off, Jamie Foxx should just come back every year till the show goes off the air. He is by far of the best celebrity mentors. He did an amazing job last year, this year was no different. This is two great mentors in a row. Great job Idol on that!
Now onto the performances. Is it bad that the whole night I was scratching my head wondering where the song selections came from? Except for Big Mike, I kinda felt like they were really random selections. I'll explain why.
Lee-Kiss from A Rose
I love this song. And I thought Lee would do a great job with it. It was good, I'm not going to say it wasn't but it wasn't GREAT. It was odd for him to sing this because it just didn't mesh his voice that well and I figured he would have done a faster song. But overall, it was good and I did lose Mandy for a few minutes because her man was just in a zone for her. (3 out of 5)
Mike-Will You Be There?
I thought this was fantastic. Best solo of the night by none. The judges didn't seem to like it, but I thought it was well done and you felt it. He can pull off MJ big time and it's a classic song. (4 out of 5)
Casey-Mrs. Robinson
Huh? Where did this even come from? It was okay. But not good. It showed me he just doesn't belong here. The real question is though, was he really singing to Kara? Maybe that's why he sang it because he knew the judges would be so thrown by the song and lyrics that they would ignore the fact it wasn't that good. Didn't work so well at home. (2 out of 5)
Crystal-I'm Alright
Another WTF moment. Really? The song from Caddyshack? That's the best she could come up with? Here's a girl who survived all the other girls because she is an amazing singer, and she has an entire movie song catalog and this is the best she could come up with? Wow. I was in shock last night. She looked amazingly hot which helped big time but damn, that was bad for her, it was something I would have expected from Tim. (2 out of 5)
Crystal and Lee-Falling Slowly
Mandy and I were both in our glory on this one. This was spot on amazing. They could perform this on the tour and no one will complain. They could release that on the radio and no one would even blink. Their chemistry was amazing and the eye contact was unreal. I loved it and already on the song on my MP3 player. (5 out of 5)
Casey and Mike-Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?
"As a matter of fact, yes, I have loved a woman!"-Ellen
This was another great duet. It surprised me how well Casey and Mike's voices mesh together. It was incredible. But it was obvious that Mike is the better singer of the two because he totally carried the first half of the song. (5 out of 5)
Overall it was a weird but good night. Honestly, I think Casey will be going home. He was the weakest tonight, especially in his solo. And if we are basing it on the duets, because they miles better than the solos on this night, then Casey is definitely heading home tonight. I am looking forward to tonight though, Daughtry and BON JOVI are going to be on!
WWE NXT 5/11/10
As a fan of the WWE, I started watching NXT because I was curious about the concept and well I like wrestling so what the hell? The show has had it's ups and downs but last night was it's first elimination night so it was bound to be a special night.
The wrestling matches were alright but that wasn't the story out of last night. It was the eliminations.
I, much like alot of people were expecting ONE elimination based on the pro poll. Well when the show went on the air Striker broke it to us that were surprises in store.
First came Micheal Tarver. The one who I said was going home no matter what happened. He had won only one match and practically walked off on every competition that was held over the course of the show. But what I didn't expect was they booted him off because he said last week that he should be the one to go home. That's fine by me. I didn't like him and him going home was not a shock at all.
The shocker came next. Daniel Bryan is my personal favorite. I followed him since I saw him, Bryan Danielson, at a ROH show last year was very impressed. He was ranked #1 and despite going 0-10 in NXT matches, I figured he was safe no matter what. Well, he said the same thing that Tarver did last week, so that sent him home too. I will admit, I was totally stunned. But I did BIG TIME love what he said during the his exit interview. He revealed that he is Bryan Danielson, and that I hope is the sign that he will be back soon on Raw or Smackdown as the wrestler and person I expected to begin with.
Finally, the pros poll came out and Skip Sheffield, honestly not a surprise at all, went home. Not much to say on that except, I wonder what would have happened if they actually did the real pro poll before the surprise double elimination at the beginning of the show.
Overall, I will say the whole thing caught me off guard. It seems like they are now rushing the show by. It might be the low ratings, or it might be the fact that Smackdown is moving the SyFy in October and the show has to be over by them so they don't have two wrestling programs on the same channel. Either way, I'm very curious what they are going to do next, but I won't be shocked at all if at the end of all this it comes down to David Otunga and Wade Barrett.
I, much like alot of people were expecting ONE elimination based on the pro poll. Well when the show went on the air Striker broke it to us that were surprises in store.
First came Micheal Tarver. The one who I said was going home no matter what happened. He had won only one match and practically walked off on every competition that was held over the course of the show. But what I didn't expect was they booted him off because he said last week that he should be the one to go home. That's fine by me. I didn't like him and him going home was not a shock at all.
The shocker came next. Daniel Bryan is my personal favorite. I followed him since I saw him, Bryan Danielson, at a ROH show last year was very impressed. He was ranked #1 and despite going 0-10 in NXT matches, I figured he was safe no matter what. Well, he said the same thing that Tarver did last week, so that sent him home too. I will admit, I was totally stunned. But I did BIG TIME love what he said during the his exit interview. He revealed that he is Bryan Danielson, and that I hope is the sign that he will be back soon on Raw or Smackdown as the wrestler and person I expected to begin with.
Finally, the pros poll came out and Skip Sheffield, honestly not a surprise at all, went home. Not much to say on that except, I wonder what would have happened if they actually did the real pro poll before the surprise double elimination at the beginning of the show.
Overall, I will say the whole thing caught me off guard. It seems like they are now rushing the show by. It might be the low ratings, or it might be the fact that Smackdown is moving the SyFy in October and the show has to be over by them so they don't have two wrestling programs on the same channel. Either way, I'm very curious what they are going to do next, but I won't be shocked at all if at the end of all this it comes down to David Otunga and Wade Barrett.
Opening Entry
Hello everyone!
I've decided to make a new blog for me to share my feelings on subject matters like TV, sports and other pop culture. I will be covering everything from my opinions on Glee and American Idol to my thoughts on WWE and the NHL. Also I will have my opinions on various events, decisions, artists, music and just about anything that comes to mind. I will try to keep this blog updated frequently, time and life events permitting of course.
These are my opinions, I don't expect people to agree with everything that I have to say. I have strong opinions on things, and some stuff I really don't know alot about. Feel free if you are reading this to comment, share your thoughts or just say whatever you want.
I just ask for you not to just spam my comments or go vulgar for the sake of being vulgar. It's not worth your time and mine. Life is too short to be wasted on that.
This is NOT my personal blog. That is here. This purely for pop culture or anything else of that nature.
I hope you enjoy what I have to say.
---Blake
I've decided to make a new blog for me to share my feelings on subject matters like TV, sports and other pop culture. I will be covering everything from my opinions on Glee and American Idol to my thoughts on WWE and the NHL. Also I will have my opinions on various events, decisions, artists, music and just about anything that comes to mind. I will try to keep this blog updated frequently, time and life events permitting of course.
These are my opinions, I don't expect people to agree with everything that I have to say. I have strong opinions on things, and some stuff I really don't know alot about. Feel free if you are reading this to comment, share your thoughts or just say whatever you want.
I just ask for you not to just spam my comments or go vulgar for the sake of being vulgar. It's not worth your time and mine. Life is too short to be wasted on that.
This is NOT my personal blog. That is here. This purely for pop culture or anything else of that nature.
I hope you enjoy what I have to say.
---Blake
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