American Idol Surprise
December 21st, 2006 -- by Augie De Blieck Jr.
New York Daily News - TV and Radio - ‘Idol’ plans a midseason bang
“American Idol” executive producer Cecile Frot-Coutaz promises a big event midway through the coming season of the red-hot talent show - but she won’t say what it is.
“If there’s one thing that makes ‘American Idol’ so big, it’s a huge event,” she told the Daily News.
“Something we’re working on is a big-event show, sometime in the middle of the season, something that will blow America away,” she added.
I’m naturally cynical about these kinds of events, but still curious. It can’t possibly live up to even this little bit of hype, but it’s something to look forward to.
December 21st, 2006 at 8:29 am
I read a rumor about what the twist is, and it’s pretty neat. I don’t know if you care about spoilers for something like this or not, so I won’t post it here. If you want to know, let me know.
December 21st, 2006 at 9:53 am
A big event that will blow America away. Have they hired some comics industry people or something?
December 21st, 2006 at 1:01 pm
Here’s what Canadian Idol is doing: http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/2006/12/19/2894168-cp.html
Perhaps AI does something similar?
December 21st, 2006 at 5:22 pm
Augie, tell Noel you love spoilers and you have to know! Tell him!
December 21st, 2006 at 8:40 pm
OK, Noel, bring it on: SPOILER THE BIG SURPRISE! I WANT TO KNOW WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN! ANYONE ELSE, CLOSE THIS WINDOW NOW!
December 22nd, 2006 at 12:23 pm
Instruments and returning contestants aside (the latter of which would seem wholly unfair), I’d love to see them make the Idols write and perform their own songs. That’d be enough for me to tune in.
December 22nd, 2006 at 5:43 pm
Noel! NOEL! NOEL!!!
Hey, here’s a Christmas joke: Guess the Christmas message hidden in the following:
ABCDEFGHIJKMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
December 22nd, 2006 at 5:48 pm
Hey, there’s NO L.
December 22nd, 2006 at 11:08 pm
Sorry about dragging my feet … With no deadlines for a week, I’ve been away from my computer.
The word is that once the 12 finalists are announced, they’ll be broken into four groups, and made to sing as trios. Each week, one of the vocal groups will be marked for elimination by the viewers, and the judges will decides which member goes home.
Could be cool, I think.
December 23rd, 2006 at 10:30 am
That does sound interesting, Noel. But it doesn’t fit the quote in the story: “Something we’re working on is a big-event show…” The story makes it sound like the big event is going to happen during one episode only.