There is no greater feeling in life than seeing your American Idol contestant of choice make it this far. It is a pleasure that has eluded me year after year – once under shady circumstance but mostly because the people I like aren’t often very good. But all that changed this year when formerly frost-topped Blake Lewis, despite a pretty rough performance on Tuesday, secured his spot in the top three last night.
I’ll be the first to admit that the beat-boxing bit is getting a little stale and that his actual talents might be shadowed by his competition, but Blake is neither boring nor insincere, which cannot be said for Melinda or Jordin. He just loves music and his strange, strange way of making it. I’d like to think that he could stick through to the finale, but the pragmatist in me knows otherwise. Every Idol moment we have with Blake from here on out is a gift from above, because his only chance to win this competition is if people are able to phone in and vote from 1998 – the year he so rightly belongs in.
While the end of Idol should mean a respite from obsessive reality watching, such is not the case. The end of the month signals the return of two favorites (So You Think You Can Dance and Top Chef) and the premiere of Pirate Master. Better still, Bravo has started running teaser promos for what might likely be the most significant development in exploitation since The Swan – Hey Paula!
The show will chronicle the behind-the-scenes antics of the American Idol judge and looks like it will finally confirm everyone’s strong suspicions that she is, indeed, crazy as a shithouse rat. Yes, Bravo (creators of Being Bobby Brown) could go the high road and not take advantage of Paula’s more humbling moments. But if this clip is any indication, we’re about to get a long overdue explanation for Paula’s absurd behavior. Here’s to an extra two months of finding the beauty in everything, slurred speech and clapping like your nails are wet!
He stole Gina’s haircut!
Um. I squealed like the crying girl probably would have squealed at Sanjaya when Kiki was bounced last night saving my baby Blake. I want him to win but I’m okay with the fact that he probably won’t and will be leaving next week (though a final with him and Melinda or Jordin I think would be more interesting than Melinda and Jordin). Since Daughtry seems to be doing pretty well, I think Blake will be okay in the long run.