Originally Posted by Taltarzac

Here is a list of the top 36 contestants. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_(season_8)

I do not have any favorites yet but with some I do wonder what the judges were thinking about putting various people in and pushing others to come back in another season.

There was one disqualification though from the Top 36. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanna_Pacitti

Danny Gokey, Alexis Grace, and Anoop Desai for the contestants who go through tonight to the Top 12. 3 will be picked 3/5 to be Wild Cards. I do not know though who makes up that pool??

[Barefoot]

Tatiana has developed a new mature persona. I guess she has multiple personalities. It is rather unnerving to see her change from giggly and hysterical to "stepford".

So far I'm not impresed with the new judge, but the season is young!

[chelsea24]

I like Danny a lot. Tal, who is the girl with blond and pink hair? She was very good. None of the other women impressed me. We see what happens tonight.

[sandybill2]

I've watched Idol each year since it started. So far, Danny Gokey is my favorite. I think Tatiana is kind of scary.

[junebug7]

Sandy,
I agree. . .I like Danny a lot and Tatiana is very scary! The format this year is very different with the 3 groups. Should be interesting to see who else gets through.

Marilyn

[sschuler1]

I anticipated both the girl with pink hair and the church music director making it into the top twelve, but the other guy came out of left field for me. I thought Anoop should have been the third person.

[chelsea24]

Originally Posted by sschuler1

I anticipated both the girl with pink hair and the church music director making it into the top twelve, but the other guy came out of left field for me. I thought Anoop should have been the third person.

I completely agree! But, at least Tatiana is gone! Yeah! But, I don't get the format. If they take three from each group, where do the other three come from???

[Hawkwind]

Wild cards.

[donaldlmiller]

Gokey all the way.

[chelsea24]

Originally Posted by Hawkwind

Wild cards.

Oh please don't tell me that Tatiana can be back! I will go shrieking from the room!

[sandybill2]

I think they need to watch Tatiana--she seemed unstable to me. It could have been an act but I still think about the American Idol contestant/Paula fan who killed herself near Paula's house. I would hate for this to happen to anyone else.

[chelsea24]

I agree Sandy. She was so weird the night she tried to be composed. I did hear that story about the suicide in front of Paula's house. How awful.

...unless some of other 24 contestants who have not performed yet get them. I cannot really see Tatania being one of these wild cards unless these 24 contestants do extremely poorly over the next two weeks.

"Tal, who is the girl with blond and pink hair? She was very good. None of the other women impressed me. We see what happens tonight."

That's Alexis Grace. The 21 year old blonde with the pink steaks.

None of the women so far on American Idol have been real contenders to win AI IMHO. I think Randy is right when he said in a recent interview that this season a man would win.

[beady]

I missed most of Idol this week...caught the last half hour of Wednesday's show....Danny is my fav so far.......and thank goodness Tatiana is gone...she was just too weird for me.....unstable I think.

Saw Randy this morning on Regis and Kelly and he said there were some dark horses in the group, but the men were strongest at this point.

I think there are some excellent contestants this year and it is going to be an exceptional year ,and some real talent.

... Megan Corkrey.

Adam Lambert seems to be too seasoned an entertainer though to really be in contention for American Idol. He was touring in Wicked before AI. This may turn off some voters as this season progresses.