Last anniversary was Halloween week, so fittingly, and sometimes horrifyingly, the TV singing-show arena was a basic bloodbath. Several able contestants got the Voorhees-esque axe on both "The Voice" and "The X Factor," in a alternation of barbarous cuts, and it was no thriller.
Over on Fox, "The X Factor" assuredly went live, although the top 16 semifinalists were still aggressive for their corresponding coaches, not for the public's votes. One adversary per aggregation was cut on Thursday, and while a brace of the board fabricated astute decisions--or at atomic the best decisions they could accomplish beneath such difficult circumstances--two added board (L.A. Reid, Britney Spears, I'm searching at you) absurdly alone able contenders who absolutely should accept fabricated the top 12. Britney beatific home the adolescent babe with an old soul, Diamond White, admitting the actuality that Diamond had acutely won in a sing-off adjoin Season 1 InTENsity reject/heartthrob Arin Ray. And L.A., who just ability be an even worse adjudicator than Britney, dumped David Correy, a guy abounding anticipation in actuality had a adventitious to win the absolute competition.
On the brighter and bolder side, two of the show's a lot of admirable performers did accomplish "The X Factor's" top 12. Jason "Mr. Entertainment" Brock, a 35-year-old above IT tech who comes beyond like the big blatant lovechild of Rip Taylor and Liza-with-a-Z, somehow fabricated it through, admitting Simon Cowell declaring him "utterly horrendous" and his own mentor, L.A., forgetting his name on the air. (Rude!) I absolutely accept no abstraction how L.A. bootless to anamnesis the name of a Vegas-y showman who performed a J.Lo club banger in a zebra-patterned lounge-lizard anorak while belted by feather-headdressed showgirls and Sprockets dancers in belly tops, again dared to fondle the rear end of hunky new host Mario Lopez. I dunno, that all seemed appealing memorable to me. But maybe Jason will accomplish a bigger, better, and added abiding consequence on his pathetically blah drillmaster if he performs this week, hopefully with even added showgirls, even added himbo dancers, and even added exploding glitter. And Mario Lopez bigger watch his back, literally.
The added "X Factor" standout was hip-pop leash Lyric 145, whose awesomely eyepatched frontwoman, Lyric Da Queen, is acutely the "Mrs. Entertainment" of this show. Lyric 145's achievement of DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's "Boom Shake The Room," mashed up with a bit of PSY's "Gangnam Style," fabricated me feel like "The X Factor" had just gotten preempted for a 1989 echo of "Yo! MTV Raps," and--to adduce an oft-used Britney catchphrase--I was thoroughly entertained.
Some added important takeaways from "The X Factor's" aboriginal reside week:
-- L.A. Reid really isn't acceptable with names. Along with his above academician fart if he absolutely forgot who Jason Brock was, he aswell alleged one of the girls in country leash Sister C "Middle C." Britney allegedly aswell has her own name-retention issues: She referred to Ke$ha as "Keesha." And conceivably the a lot of name-challenged adjudicator of all is Simon, since, afterwards his babe accumulation LYLAS was affected to change its name for acknowledged reasons, he in actuality rechristened them "1432." Come on. These accomplished girls adapted a bigger moniker than something that sounds like an ATM PIN code. Thankfully, Simon after accepted that 1432 was the a lot of "rubbish" bandage name ever, and he appear that it would be afflicted again. The girls aforetime accepted as LYLAS in actuality seemed added aflame about this account than they were by the actuality that they'd fabricated the top 12. And who could accusation them?
-- New co-host Khloe Kardashian is, so far, accomplishing abundant bigger than expected. She's absolutely an advance over endure year's accursed emcee Steve Jones (not that that's adage much), and she continues to prove that she is The Atomic Annoying Kardashian (though that's really not adage much). But she shouts everything, with about as abundant voice-modulation ascendancy as Will Ferrell's "SNL" appearance Jacob Silj, acutely absolutely blind that a hot microphone is alone about bisected an inch from her lips. And if anyone else is application that mic--like, say, the poor girls from alone accumulation Sister C, giving their goodbye speech--she tends to barrel it abroad from them while they're still in mid-sentence. Allegedly spending the accomplished few years of her activity with a mic-pack beggared to her back, on her assorted E! absoluteness shows, able her in no way for a job that involves operating an absolute microphone.
-- There really needs to be an X Factor Drinking Game. Yield a choke every time Britney says "amazing," "I was thoroughly entertained," or "I was not assured that"; every time Demi Lovato uses the chat "eyes," flirts with a macho contestant, or complains that she is apathetic and that a accompanist is "stiff"; or every time L.A. just acts like a jerk. Again get yourself to the abutting emergency room, because you'll allegedly accept astute booze poisoning. Play this bold responsibly, people.
Meanwhile, over on "The Voice," it was time for the Knockout Rounds, which were absolutely just a assiduity of the antecedent weeks' Action Rounds, since, you know, these episodes just featured added singers battling. At the alpha of endure Monday's broadcast, there were 40 singers standing, but by the afterward night, alone 20 of them (five per team) remained. And absolutely a few declared frontrunners were acutely not a part of those 20. Goth babe Caitlin Michele and double-threat dancing/singing awareness Avery Wilson shockingly got booted by their coach, Cee Lo Green. Christina Aguilera, a woman with a continued history of bad acumen if it comes to both her "Voice" apparel and her "Voice" eliminations, cut two of her a lot of absorbing aggregation members, buttery-smooth soulman Aquile and baroque Gaga advancement diva Chevonne. And Adam Levine baffled his affairs of cornering the mass-texting changeable vote by sending home adorably emo Artist Vs. Poet accompanist Joe Kirkland.
But the endure cut was the deepest. On Tuesday's final "Voice" battle, Blake Shelton had to accept amid befitting Cassadee Pope, the above frontwoman of bootless pop-rock bandage Hey Monday, and Suzanna Choffel, the alarming Austin music abecedary with the affection and hair of gold. Cassadee performed a awning of Maroon 5's "Payphone" that was just okay; she affectionate of payphoned it in, really. Suzanna, meanwhile, alluringly hit the date in a Studio 54 onesie searching like Alison Goldfrapp, and although her awning of Bob Marley's "Could You Be Loved" wasn't the ideal showcase for her admirable voice, she still seemed like the bright victor. But Blake allegedly isn't a big Marley fan, or a fan of brownish disco jumpsuits, or a fan of abundant singers, because he best Cassadee instead--much to the abhorrence of abounding Suzanna admirers (Su-fan-nas?) who'd hoped to see her to go all the way to the finale.
Perhaps Blake just isn't as invested in "The Voice" as he acclimated to be. Although Blake has clearly active on for bounce 2013's Season 4 (unlike Cee Lo and Christina, who'll be going on hiatus to focus on their absolute music careers), he has repeatedly, absolutely audibly complained about "The Voice's" new arduous two-seasons-a-year shoot schedule, and during one of his accepting speeches at the CMA Awards endure week, he somewhat disparagingly referred to his "Voice" gig as a "side job." (Ouch. Sorry, Mark Burnett.) But hey, if Blake keeps authoritative impaired decisions like the one he fabricated apropos Suzanna, again I animate him to yield as continued a aperture as he desires.
Meanwhile, if for some acumen Cee Lo doesn't acknowledgment to "The Voice" for Season 5, maybe he could get a ancillary job bushing in for Randy Jackson on "American Idol." During one of his critiques endure Tuesday, Cee Lo attempted his best Randy impression, quipping, "Yo, dawg, that was hype, dope, and fresh!" (Maybe he was just aggravating to be Randy Jackson for Halloween?) Now I'm acquisitive that if "Idol" comes aback in January, Randy gets some aftereffect by impersonating Cee Lo. I'd alone adulation to see The Dawg captivation a white Persian cat on his lap.
Moving to on to absolute "Idol" news...lest you forget, "American Idol" is still the alone one of these aptitude shows (in the U.S., at least) that has consistently produced any stars that in actuality advertise any records. Reigning champ Phillip Phillips in actuality afresh hit new a "Idol" anniversary by selling an aberrant 2 actor downloads of his accession single, "Home." Will his admission album, The World From The Ancillary Of The Moon, be as acknowledged if it comes out November 19? Yield a accept to brand-new, Yahoo!-premiered snippets from the album, and you can play judge:
Looking advanced to this advancing week, it's acutely acclamation time, but NBC and Fox advisers are aswell acquisitive you'll casting your acclamation for "The Voice" and "The X Factor," which are assuredly about to accessible up to accessible voting. But aback there will be no "Voice" advertisement on Tuesday due to acclamation night advantage (priorities, people, priorities!), the two shows will go head-to-head on Wednesday and Thursday this week. And I accept a activity that the accepted vote, so to speak, will be actual obvious, if "The Voice" wins in a ratings landslide. Talk about a TV bloodbath!
Parker out.
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