Wheeee! I am so happy that Kelly won!
Tonight’s finale of American Idol was great — just the right amount of snark and cheesy pop songs to make me happy. 😛 I didn’t watch the show from the very beginning (I started watching when they were down to 8 finalists, I think) so I really appreciated all the great clips from the auditions. Those were hilarious — especially of the people who copped an attitude with the judges after a bit of constructive criticism. Bwah! Too funny. I have to admit that I actually enjoyed the medleys too — such cheesy goodness. The finalists sounded so much more relaxed now that the pressure is off. But what in the world was going on with Christina Christian’s hair? She looked like she had just been electrocuted! Gah. What a nightmare. And whoa, that was a really subtle bit of foreshadowing when Will Young (the winner of the UK’s Pop Idol) and Kelly were singing that duet together — funny that they were both wearing black and everyone else surrounding them was wearing khaki pants. Was that on purpose, I wonder?
And yes, I did bawl like a baby when Kelly won — she looked so overwhelmed and then she started to sing. She was adorable when her voice got all squeaky from trying to hold the tears back. Awww. And wow, I never really thought too much of Justin but he was amazingly gracious tonight. When the judges were singing their praises for Kelly, she looked so uncomfortable but he kept smiling and looked over at her to make her smile as well. So cute. I also loved when all the finalists rushed the stage to hug Kelly — such a nice genuine moment. It’s cool that they all seem to really like each other. I might just have to get tickets to the concert.
Is it sad that I’m going to buy that American Idol DVD? I’ll probably also grab Kelly’s first single — I’m not crazy about the song — it ranks high on the schmaltz factor — but hey, it’s Kelly. And I have to support my same-name gal.
HUGE favor: I was wondering if anyone out there taped tonight’s finale — I didn’t have the foresight to record it and now I regret it. I would love to see it again. Please email me and we’ll talk cost. 😉
hey kel! i watched the season finale of american idol too, and i kind of wished i taped it too. ah well. i loved all the songs when the 10 finalists sang together. i thought kelly was going to win, just by looking at polls and stuff, but it was really cool. and justin took the news well, really well. i hope he gets a record deal somewhere else.
damn..AI isn’t coming to North Carolina. i am very sad. oh well.
i didn’t tape any of the 4 episodes i saw either..being the Tape Freak that i am.