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American Idol: Most Insane Performances
So many trainwrecks, so little time. We look back at the craziest performances ever.
American Idol: The Worst of the Best of Season 7
Yo, yo, dawg, can you feel me? This is going to be the best season of Idol ever! Really? Not from where we're sitting. We rate the worst performances by the Top 12.
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Week Without Pity: May 23, 2008
Biggest. Finale. Week. Ever? We look back at the season-enders of "Gossip Girl," "The Bachelor" and "American Idol" to decide which show was the best, worst and just plain guiltiest pleasure.
TV Is The Answer: American Idol
Vloggers Beth & Val explain how you -- yes, you -- can win "American Idol."
TV Is the Answer: American Idol
Are "cougar ladies" the key to David Cook's success? Bloggers Beth & Val think they have the answer.
The Week Without Pity: Friday, Jan. 18
We look back at the week's best and worst shows and reveal our favorite guilty pleasure.
RECAPS, WEECAPS, AND MORE
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8-7 Weecap |
"It Hurts Where You Get Kicked Sometimes."Auditions: NYC/San Juan - An hour of American Idol comes and goes, and in it: things happen. That's pretty much all we know for sure. |
2009.01.29
2009.01.30 |
A+ | Jacob |
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8-6 Weecap |
"Bunny! Hi, Bunny!"Auditions: Salt Lake City - Utah! Come for the giant teeth, stay for the singing! Leave as soon as you possibly can! |
2009.01.28
2009.01.29 |
A+ | Jacob |
8-5 Weecap |
"A Lot Of People Fear Physics."Auditions: Jacksonville - Who knew it could get more boring than San Francisco? |
2009.01.27
2009.01.28 |
A+ | Jacob |
8-4 Weecap |
"Was That A Threat?" "That Was A Threat."Auditions: Louisville - Skip the mint juleps and serve yourself some bourbon neat, because Kentucky is not going to be kind. |
2009.01.21
2009.01.22 |
A+ | Jacob |
8-3 Weecap |
"Paula Had A Very Hit Song... When I Was A Child."Auditions: San Francisco - Tilda Swinton beatboxes, Ellen Page builds this city, and several deeply uncomfortable spazzes give us the best they've got. |
2009.01.21 |
A+ | Jacob |
8-2 Weecap |
"These Are My Crazy Pills!"Auditions: Kansas City - Heartwarming and stomach-turning in equal amounts, Kansas City raises the annoying quotient while shoveling us yet more horrific backstories. On the menu tonight: Congenital heart conditions, dead wives, and tornadoes! |
2009.01.14
2009.01.15 |
A+ | Jacob |
8-1 Weecap |
"Next Time, Just Come Naked"Auditions: Phoenix - Somewhere between Ryan Seacrest and the cast of Friday Night Lights, a new name has inscribed itself on the All-Time Awesome Board Of Fame. That name is Kara DioGuardi, and this is the story of how she blew ya mind. |
2009.01.13
2009.01.14 |
A+ | Jacob |
7-42 Weecap |
The David We DeserveSeason 7: Finale, Part II - In a good way, though! Well, depending on which pony you backed. Or else you're simply a disinterested observer, in which case... David Cook won, is what we're saying. |
2008.05.21
2008.05.22 |
A- | Joe R |
7-41 Weecap |
In Which Simon Messes With Your HeadSeason 7: Finale, Part I - Two Davids, three songs, and a nation divided: which will have the honor of being crushed beneath the wheels of an antique and monstrous industry? America, you decide! |
2008.05.20
2008.05.21 |
A | Jacob |
7-40 Weecap |
Local Radio GodsSeason 7: Top 3 Results - The home visits are just as scintillating as ever, and the Top 3 elimination is even more predictable. Thank God we have Fantasia to freak out and scream at us in the most fantastic way possible. |
2008.05.14
2008.05.15 |
B- | Joe R |