American Idol: Season 3 Rewind

oscardahl · 01-10-2008, 12:01 AM

The third season of American Idol belonged to the ladies. No offense to any of the top male contenders, there was some talent there, but every meaningful alumni of Idol's third go around is of the female variety. Controversy was mostly lacking in season three, though it did bring us our first exposure to one William Hung, whose presence and subsequent infamy informed how FOX would package (and viewers would digest) those opening audition episodes each season. Previously, Idol glossed over the auditions, trying to get to the meat of the season as fast as possible. William Hung cemented the “bad” auditions as a national phenomena, to be exploited by FOX and Idol. Whether or not you enjoy these episodes (the ratings would contest that you do) is moot; since season three, the auditions (especially the embarrassing ones) have become a staple of American Idol. The funny thing about William Hung (well, besides everything) is that he accepted his inevitable Simon Cowell tongue-lashing with the utmost respect and modesty. He was just happy to be there.

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ladytex01 · 01-15-2008, 11:35 AM

loved this season until the divas were broken up. I really hated seeing Diana Degarmo in the F2. I'd have loved to see Fantasia and Jennifer duke it out for the crown.

johnkrux3 · 06-12-2008, 01:10 PM

does anyone have any videos of brianna taylor on the show? i found a video of her talking about it but not of her on the show ... woozyfly.com/theskinnydip

01-15-2008, 11:35 AM	#2
ladytex01 Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 57,566	loved this season until the divas were broken up. I really hated seeing Diana Degarmo in the F2. I'd have loved to see Fantasia and Jennifer duke it out for the crown. __________________

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01-10-2008, 12:01 AM	#1
oscardahl Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: , , . Posts: 1,449,703	The third season of American Idol belonged to the ladies. No offense to any of the top male contenders, there was some talent there, but every meaningful alumni of Idol's third go around is of the female variety. Controversy was mostly lacking in season three, though it did bring us our first exposure to one William Hung, whose presence and subsequent infamy informed how FOX would package (and viewers would digest) those opening audition episodes each season. Previously, Idol glossed over the auditions, trying to get to the meat of the season as fast as possible. William Hung cemented the “bad” auditions as a national phenomena, to be exploited by FOX and Idol. Whether or not you enjoy these episodes (the ratings would contest that you do) is moot; since season three, the auditions (especially the embarrassing ones) have become a staple of American Idol. The funny thing about William Hung (well, besides everything) is that he accepted his inevitable Simon Cowell tongue-lashing with the utmost respect and modesty. He was just happy to be there. To read the rest, click here.

06-12-2008, 01:10 PM	#3
johnkrux3 Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 8	does anyone have any videos of brianna taylor on the show? i found a video of her talking about it but not of her on the show ... woozyfly.com/theskinnydip