Worst Case Scenario American Idol Flop 12 Revealed

OMG okay....I don't know what I just witnessed, it was like a bad nightmare in a world purged of creativity, uniqueness, charm and vocal skills. Tonight's top 12 revealing just made me scream UGH OMG NO WHY?! and that is what I'm still thinking now. I can't believe Tim "Zac Efron wannabe" Urban, Paige "I love to color" Miles, and Aaron "pitchy keen" Kelly, and Katie "Who am I? A boring mediocre singer" Stevens made it into the top 12 over the Katelyn, Lilly, and Alex. It is literally a travesty. To quote American Idol's arch-nemesis "Vote for the Worst"'s Twitter account: "Katie made it in the top 12 over Lilly. Hilarious! This seriously is the season of VFTW." Oh and this: "Paige and Tim VICTORY! We actually got 2 people into the top 12. So we get our choice of picks next week! Bring the suck, you two." Are people actually voting for the worst this season?



Don't get me wrong though, I am very happy for Crystal, Didi, Siobhan, Big Mike, and even Lee, although I hate his song choices. But as of right now, the suck outweighs the talent. Here is the list of this year's top 12 contenders and who was eliminated:

Top 12

* Didi Benami
* Siobhan Magnus
* Paige Miles
* Casey James
* Tim Urban
* Lee Dewyze
* Crystal Bowersox
* Michael Lynche
* Lacey Brown
* Aaron Kelly
* Andrew Garcia
* Katie Stevens

Eliminated

* Katelyn Epperly
* Todrick Hall
* Alex Lambert
* Lilly Scott

So disappointing. The bright side is...we will have long forgotten the likes of Paige Miles, Tim Urban, and Aaron Kelly in 6 months time.

'Idol' Guys Night Recap: Rubbin' Me the Wrong Way

How the mighty have fallen! At least in the guy's group. Last night the performances ranged from atrocious to mediocre, with the exception of Big Mike Lynche, who did a rather stellar job. At least the night didn't feel as rushed as girl's night, however, in an evening full of pitchtacular vocals, drive-by hugs from Ellen, Randy name dropping, and Kara's tears, I kind of wish it would have been more rushed. Let's get to the recap'n:

Lee Dewyze: Owl City’s “Fireflies”
Ok, Lee has ok vocals, he is a rocker, he has the David Cook thing going for him, however; I absolutely have hated all of his song choices! Fireflies? Really? and don't even get me started on Hinder. *cringe* He'll definitely make it into the top 12, I hope he starts picking better songs, Matchbox Twenty, Kings of Leon, or even The Script.

Alex Lambert: Ray LaMontagne’s “Trouble”
Alex has a great voice when he sings well, he did an alright job tonight, I think it is enough for him to make it into the top 12, I just wish he would lose the mullet though, which was in full effect tonight.

Tim Urban: Leonard Cohen’s, Jeff Buckley's “Hallelujah”
I was so, so, so, so sure Tim Urban would be leaving this Thursday...until he did this song and he actually sang it well, a million times better than his other performances and I think he deserved that hug from Ellen. Plus everyone loves the song, it is such an emotional song that really connects with people, Justin Timberlake and Matt Morris recently did it for the Haiti benefit and it was a top single on iTunes for awhile, so the youth nation really digs it. So that, along with a finally good performance, Tim could actually be safe from elimination.

Andrew Garcia: Christina Aguilera’s “Genie in a Bottle”
When I heard Andrew was doing "Genie in a Bottle" my first thoughts were this will either be another "Straight Up" or it will be a disaster. It was a disaster. It was just weird and made me feel dirty and his singing wasn't that great, his voice is good but this performance was just... not, it rubbed me the wrong way, if you will. Andrew could be going home tonight, it wouldn't surprise me.

Casey James: Keith Urban’s “You’ll Think of Me”
I actually agree with Randy when he said that Casey was playing it really, really safe. It was a good performance to me, it was the right song, Casey just played it safe, kind of like Katelyn Epperly on Tuesday, he will make it through to the top 12 though, all the lusting cougars speed dialing for this one.

Aaron Kelly: Lonestar’s “I’m Already There”
Aaron is a cute kid, a sweet kid, he has a good voice...sometimes. Tonight he hit the right note about every 10 notes, it was all kinds of pitchy to me. He seems like a nice guy and an okay singer, I just have no interest in him.

Todrick Hall: Queen’s “Somebody to Love”
The first thing that came to mind when I heard he was singing this song was Glee. And of course, Glee did it better, but Todrick did an admirable job. He relied a little too much on the back-up singers vocals to carry him through I think. I don't remember the other 2 songs he sang so I'll just say this was his best performance so far on the live shows.

Michael Lynche: Kate Bush’s, Maxwell's “This Woman’s Work”
Big Mike really killed it last night, I thought he did a terrific job of singing this song and performing the song and just being an overall entertainer. It was his most emotional performance to date and while I don't think it was tear-inducing, Kara, I do think it was worthy of a spot in the top 12.

What did you think of guy's night? Who's going home? I think it is a big toss-up, any of them could be going home except Casey and Big Mike. I feel the same way about the girls too, the worst gave redeeming performances, so it's hard to tell who is going to go home. My predictions are Aaron and Andrew or Todrick for the guys...and Paige and Lacey for the girls, even though I really loved Lacey's performance Tuesday, and I'm hoping Katie goes instead.

American Idol Top 8 Ladies Night Recap

Last night's episode of American Idol reminded me of an old Paula Abdul song called "Rush, Rush" It seemed like the whole show was just a whirlwind. The producers really had to rush everything along to finish within the hour, it may have hindered some of the girl's performances, but lets not Paige Miles any more excuses than she already has up her sleeve(like Michael Jackson's death perhaps?). Despite the rushing, I did enjoy most of last night and a couple of people surprised me. Let's start the performance recaps shall we?:

Katie Stevens: Kelly Clarkson’s “Breakaway”
Ugh, another ho-hum blah performance of blandness from Katie Stevens. Katie started out as the producers pet but I think even they have grown bored with her. I kinda hope she goes home Thursday but I can see the tween fan base keeping her on just because of her age and they can "relate" to her or some nonsense.

Siobhan Magnus: The Animals’ “House of the Rising Sun”
Siobhan was great last night, as usual. She was more serious tonight, I felt she gave us a real emotional performance because it was for her dad and it felt authentic. I'm loving her unique and powerful vocals, the acapella at the start was wonderful and haunting. At this moment, Siobhan is one of my favorites and I hope she can make it far.

Lacey Brown: Brandi Carlile’s “The Story”
Finally! A performance I really loved from Lacey. Well actually, this is the first one I've really liked at all. I thought this song was perfect for her, it felt so genuine and I loved how she sang and how she can make her voice go up and down like that. I thought it was really good and I would download the single if it was on iTunes.

Katelyn Epperly: Carole King’s “I Feel the Earth Move”
I really like Katelyn but I don't know, her performance seemed phoned in, or as Kara said she was "just going through the motions." It just wasn't a good song choice or very memorable. Last week it looked like she was a lock for the top 12 but now, I'm not sure, I'd like to still think she is but there's a chance she won't make it after last nights forgettable performance.

Didi Benami: Fleetwood Mac’s “Rhiannon”
Yay Didi! Another surprisingly good performance after two weeks of not-so-good performances. Didi finally got her guitar back out, like she did in the Hollywood rounds when she sang "Terrified", and it was great. Didi and Lacey both gave surprisingly beautiful and in-tune! performances last night and I think it will really shake things up Thursday.

Paige Miles: Charlie Chaplin’s “Smile”
Paige was horrible last night, her quavering vocals just annoyed me. She did so bad she got the Vote for the Worst crew backing her now...which I really hope doesn't get her a top 12 ticket. Randy's comment about the waiter asking if he would like "chicken, beef, or shrimp" made me LOL. In my opinion Paige has been mediocre since the start of the top 24...and also using the death of Michael Jackson as an excuse for your shiteous vocals is kind of sad, in a Lindsay Lohan kind of way.

Crystal Bowersox: Tracy Chapman’s “Give Me One Reason”
In more Randy-speak, Crystal blew it out da box this week yo! I thought she did a fantastic job, it was so good, I got chills, I kind of even think it was better than the original. I agree with Simon that there is no way she is not in the top 12, however I think he should tone down the praise...he even pimped her out on Leno Tuesday night. Hopefully people won't think she is 100% safe and not vote for her or even people might feel she is being shoved down our throats, like were being told who's the best and what we should like, and people don't like that and they will rebel. Simon just needs to let her music speak for itself, we can hear who the best is, he doesn't need to tell us every chance he gets.

Lilly Scott: Patsy Cline’s “I Fall to Pieces”
I love Patsy Cline and I thought Lilly did an admirable job. Sure it wasn't the best, it was kind of an average performance for me but I still liked it, I like her. The problem I have with Lilly though is that she hasn't really done anything too exciting for me, she's just been a stable, yet quirky performer and at this rate I see her leaving the show around 7th or 6th place, at best.

So who is your favorite and who do you think should go home? I think it will be a tough decision come Thursday, hopefully there are no shockers and the right people go home, but after last night you never know. The top 8 boys perform tonight, at 9pm est on FOX, I'll post my boys recap sometime late tonight or tomorrow morning!

Inside the cat and dog meat market in China

Inside the cat and dog meat market in China



So sad! Who would want to eat cute kittens and puppies??

I had to post this cute video to show the adorableness that is kittens! Does this make you hungry China??

TV Headlines: Vampire Diaries, DTWS, and Big Bang

A few TV headlines for today:

- Dancing with the Stars' Tom Bergeron finally has a new 'Dancing' partner. Brooke Burke, the season 7 winner of the hit reality show, will take over co-hosting duties following the recent departure of Samantha Harris. The 38-year-old former model beat out the likes of Vanessa Minnillo and Melissa Rycroft for the gig. Season 10 of Dancing With the Stars kicks off on Monday, March 22, at 8 p.m. on ABC.

- Big Bang Theory is in talks to get a very big guest star to trek their way on to the set. Executive producer Bill Prady says the hit sitcom will likely approach the Star Trek legend, Leonard Nimoy, about making a cameo. Nimoy declined an invitation to appear on Big Bang back in season 2, although the 78-year-old has since returned to television with a recurring gig on Fringe. When Sheldon met Spock could happen as early as the beginning of next season.

- And finally, The O.C. milf, Julie Cooper a.k.a. Melinda Clarke will be guest starring on The CW's hit vampire show, The Vampire Diaries. She will be playing Matt’s hard-partying, absentee mother, Kelly, on the March 25th episode and word is she gets into some "hardcore flirtin' and sexin'" with bloodsucking hottie Damon (Ian Somerhalder).

List of Oscar Winners

Oscar reactions: Well...I got the obvious choices right... I'm very happy Sandra won and I loved her acceptance speech. I'm sad Avatar lost. That show was ridiculously long. Why was Farrah Fawcett left off the memoriam? James Cameron's wife needs to eat and he's probably going home to hug his Titanic Oscars. Tom Hanks should have handed out all the awards. Here are the winners:


BEST PICTURE
Avatar
The Blind Side
District 9
An Education
WINNER: The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
A Serious Man
Up
Up in the Air

BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
James Cameron, Avatar
Lee Daniels, Precious
Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds

BEST ACTRESS
WINNER: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Helen Mirren, The Last Station
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia

BEST ACTOR
WINNER: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Morgan Freeman, Invictus
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker

Best Foreign Language Film
WINNER: El Secreto do Sus Ojos (Argentina)
Un Prophete (France)
The White Ribbon (Germany)
Ajami (Israel)
The Milk of Sorrow (Peru)

Best Editing
Avatar
District 9
WINNER: The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious

Best Documentary
Burma VJ
WINNER: The Cove
Food, Inc.
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
Which Way Home

Best Visual Effects
WINNER: Avatar
District 9
Star Trek

Best Score
Avatar
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Hurt Locker
Sherlock Holmes
WINNER: Up

Best Cinematography
WINNER: Avatar
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
The White Ribbon

Best Sound Mixing
Avatar
WINNER: The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Star Trek
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Best Sound Editing
Avatar
WINNER: The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Star Trek
Up

Best Costume Design
Bright Star
Coco Before Chanel
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Nine
WINNER: The Young Victoria

Best Art Direction
WINNER: Avatar
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Nine
Sherlock Holmes
The Young Victoria

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Penélope Cruz, Nine
Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
WINNER: Mo’Nique, Precious

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci & Tony Roche, In the Loop
Neill Blomkamp & Terri Tatchell, District 9
WINNER: Geoffrey Fletcher, Precious
Nick Hornby, An Education
Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air

Best Makeup
Il Divo
WINNER: Star Trek
The Young Victoria

Best Live-Action Short
The Door
Instead of Abracadabra
Kavi
Miracle Fish
WINNER: The New Tenants

Best Documentary Short
China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner
The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
WINNER: Music by Prudence
Rabbit à la Berlin

Best Animated Short
French Roast
Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty
The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)
WINNER: Logorama
A Matter of Loaf and Death

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
WINNER: Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker
Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman, The Messenger
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, A Serious Man
Pete Docter, Bob Peterson & Tom McCarthy, Up
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds

Best Song
“Almost There,” The Princess and the Frog, Randy Newman
“Down in New Orleans,” The Princess and the Frog, Randy Newman
“Loin de Paname,” Paris 36, Reinhardt Wagner & Frank Thomas
“Take It All,” Nine, Maury Yeston
WINNER: “The Weary Kind,” Crazy Heart, T-Bone Burnett & Ryan Bingham

Best Animated Film
Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Princess and the Frog
The Secret of Kells
WINNER: Up

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Matt Damon, Invictus
Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
WINNER: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Sandra Bullock wins 2 Razzie Awards!

For those of you that do not know, a Razzie award is an award for the worst in Hollywood and they are always handed out the night before the Oscars. Sandra Bullock won 2 tonight for All About Steve! And she attended the ceremony to collect her awards and hand out some free All About Steve DVDs lol. What a gracious winner! If she wins the Academy Award tomorrow night, she will be there first person ever to win a Razzie then an Academy Award at the same time. Here's a video of Sandra at the Razzies:



You can visit http://www.razzies.com/ for a full list of winners.