Don't You Forget About Me

This is Part 1 of this three-part American Idol Season 10 Recap. This will be about the season summary. If you're tired of reading what you have already watched this year, click the links to skip to Parts 2 and 3:

Part 2 - Finale Retro-Diary
Part 3 - Other Highlights

Credit: American Idol

At this point in time last year, I thought I had watched the last “American Idol” episode ever. I was so pissed at how the voting favored the tweens and the midwives. We could not have the most deserving contestant to win it all and the voting outcomes were more a result of who the female hormones want than actual talent appreciation. At this point in time last year, I thought that I am fully quitting this addicting show because Simon Cowell is leaving. There were just a lot of question marks surrounding “American Idol.”

I am sure a lot of people shared the same sentiment. We were left with Randy Jackson and Ellen DeGeneres (who eventually quitted). The show got its third white guy with a guitar winner (Lee DeWyze). The ratings plummeted.

American Idol Season 10 Recap: Finale Retro-Diary

If you haven't read Part 1 click this link: PART 1 - Season Summary

If you want to skip to Part 3 of my three-part writeup, here is the link: PART 3 - Other Highlights

Jack Black vs. Casey Abrams | Courtesy: American Idol

 After my long season summary, I took some time to do a running diary. I was on leave yesterday so I took the opportunity to jot down what transpired (and my not-so-serious thoughts… because you might find some of it harsh) during the live forecast of the show in Star World. (all times are in morning Manila time)

American Idol Season 10 Recap: Other Highlights

If you haven't read Parts 1 and 2, here are the links: PART 1 - Season Summary | PART 2 - Finale Retro-Diary

To commemorate this year’s outstanding comeback, here are some other highlights

Top 25 Performances of the Season (Note: There are slight adjustments from the one that I blogged about Haley’s best songs of the season)

25. Lauren Alaina - Anyway
24. Lauren Alaina - Turn On The Radio
23. Casey Abrams - With A Little Help From My Friends
22. James Durbin - Maybe I'm Amazed
21. Stefano Langone - If You Don't Know Me By Now

Triple Threat: NBA, The Voice and American Idol

Thank you, Haley for the awesome performances!

 May Sweeps is ending soon but I have not watched the finales of a lot of shows yet (“American Idol” and “Glee” have yet to release their season-enders). Thus, I will reserve the ultimate TV series blog for next week (at the very least…I write and publish blogs slowly these days). As we await all regular TV shows to end, it is time to discuss the weekly buzz on three shows – namely, the ones on the title. Number Three was pretty much special last week for me.

NBA Playoffs and Lottery

Third Round of the NBA Playoffs. It was quite ironic because basketball has been intense, exciting and interesting despite the fact that the usual suspects are not anymore playing (LA Lakers, Boston Celtics, San Antonio Spurs and Orlando Magic). The coincidental thing is that his year’s playoffs has parallelisms to the 2006 playoffs. Both were intense (even in the early rounds). Both playoffs showcased the blossoming of the young blood (2006: LeBron’s Cavs, Wade’s Heat; 2011: Durant’s Thunder, Rose’s Bulls). Lastly, we might end up with a highly likely Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks grand final matchup. If that happens, we will see Chicago falling to third place just like the Chicago Bears and Chicago native Haley Reinhart.

Nobody Puts Haley In The Corner

We say goodbye to James. Rock on! | Credit: American Idol

Earlier this week, I realized that most of the TV shows will soon end but I find it strange that I am not feeling the build-up just yet. It should not be this way so I am doing a quick recap of the shows that I follow and how good a build-up these would have towards a great finale.

How I Met Your Mother

“HIMYM” was pretty much hit-or-miss this year. I won’t be tackling how the rest of the season went because I will not have anything to blog about when I hand the final letter grades two weeks from now. I hate getting spoiled so I never read any sneak preview on the next episode. With the finale arriving a few days from now, all I can say is that I am clueless on what direction they want to take towards the finale. The themes this year were prevalent but with Ted breaking up with Zoey in the penultimate episode, the season finale’s main story lost its build-up.

The Family Dog, the Dawg, and the Underdogs

The Family Dog got bored because Casey is not anymore in 'Idol' | Credit: Family Guy

First of all, I would like to apologize for overusing Jimmy Iovine’s lame and corny joke on the family dog again. (He mentioned that “the family dog” does not vote in reference to Casey Abrams’ growling.) Nevertheless, I will be talking about the dogs this week. The main title screams “American Idol” but we will get to that later

That's What She Said!

Credit: The Office

“Goodbyes are a bitch.” – Jim Halpert of “The Office”

It is May Sweeps again and I have to say that I am psyched. The NBA Playoffs have been entertaining and unpredictable while TV shows are quite pleasant recently. “American Idol” is not a buzzkill thus far. Although Casey got eliminated, at least the other remaining contestants are all legit (OK, I don’t like Jacob and I would have preferred him leaving before Casey but it is what it is). May Sweeps are usually the best spectacle in TV every year because of the various season finales that we get to watch. However, before these climactic moments are shown, a great lead-up is critical. Not every show can pull off a Seattle Grace Hospital Shootout in its finale. Well… that’s what she said!