Comments on: ‘Idol’ stakes are high if Sanjaya wins http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/ Where TV Finds the Future Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:02:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: julie gardner http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/#comment-296608 julie gardner Thu, 03 May 2007 16:07:45 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/#comment-296608 Sanjaya has the IT FACTOR and if he doesn't go places in the entertainment world it will be because someboy with clout blackballs him. I am an 80-1/2 yr. old woman and I am swooning for this young man. He has everything going for him! His Besame Mucho was so beautiful I was all choked up and had goose bumps. I got that only one other time and that was when I saw Elvis perform on tv for the first time. I predicted his fame then and I am predicting fame for Sanjaya now. Even the name Sanjaya is powerful. He CAN sing and all he needs is a little training. Someone step up to the plate and help this sweet young personality. Yes, YOU, you know who you are. Quit procrastinating and get with it before someone beats you to it! Sanjaya, you've got it all, now get out there and exhaust every avenue that can bring you fame. Julie Sanjaya has the IT FACTOR and if he doesn’t go places in the entertainment world it will be because someboy with clout blackballs him. I am an 80-1/2 yr. old woman and I am swooning for this young man. He has everything going for him! His Besame Mucho was so beautiful I was all choked up and had goose bumps. I got that only one other time and that was when I saw Elvis perform on tv for the first time. I predicted his fame then and I am predicting fame for Sanjaya now. Even the name Sanjaya is powerful. He CAN sing and all he needs is a little training. Someone step up to the plate and help this sweet young personality. Yes, YOU, you know who you are. Quit procrastinating and get with it before someone beats you to it! Sanjaya, you’ve got it all, now get out there and exhaust every avenue that can bring you fame. Julie

]]> By: julie gardner http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/#comment-296585 julie gardner Thu, 03 May 2007 16:03:45 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/#comment-296585 Sanjaya has the IT FACTOR and fi he doesn't go places in the entertainment world it will be because someboy with clout blackballs him. I am an 80-1/2 yr. old woman and I am swooning for this young man. He has everything going for him! His Besame Mucho was so beautiful I was all choked up and had goose bumps. I got that only one other time and that was when I saw Elvis perform on tv for the first time. I predicted his fame thenand I am predicting fame for Sanjaya now. Even the name Sanjaya is powerful. He CAN sing and all he needs is a little training. Someone step up to the plate and help this sweet young personality. Yes, YOU, you know who you are. Quit procrastinating and get with it before someone beats you to it! Sanjay, you've got it all, now get out there and exhaust every avenue that can bring you fame. Julie Sanjaya has the IT FACTOR and fi he doesn’t go places in the entertainment world it will be because someboy with clout blackballs him. I am an 80-1/2 yr. old woman and I am swooning for this young man. He has everything going for him! His Besame Mucho was so beautiful I was all choked up and had goose bumps. I got that only one other time and that was when I saw Elvis perform on tv for the first time. I predicted his fame thenand I am predicting fame for Sanjaya now. Even the name Sanjaya is powerful. He CAN sing and all he needs is a little training. Someone step up to the plate and help this sweet young personality. Yes, YOU, you know who you are. Quit procrastinating and get with it before someone beats you to it! Sanjay, you’ve got it all, now get out there and exhaust every avenue that can bring you fame. Julie

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/#comment-269186 Anonymous Fri, 06 Apr 2007 12:57:53 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/#comment-269186 Melinda is good if i was listening to someone sing at church. She isn't unique. Sanjaya has my vote. Melinda is good if i was listening to someone sing at church. She isn’t unique. Sanjaya has my vote.

]]> By: CinStar http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/#comment-269154 CinStar Fri, 06 Apr 2007 12:06:33 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/#comment-269154 Sanjaya sucks and it is not fair that others, who don't suck as bad as he does, had to go home before him. American Idol is over, should've been over a long time ago, right after Kelly Clarkson. Sanjaya sucks and it is not fair that others, who don’t suck as bad as he does, had to go home before him. American Idol is over, should’ve been over a long time ago, right after Kelly Clarkson.

]]> By: Katina http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/#comment-268668 Katina Fri, 06 Apr 2007 00:27:24 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/#comment-268668 SEE YA ON FOX!!!! SEE YA ON FOX!!!!

]]> By: Katina http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/#comment-268657 Katina Fri, 06 Apr 2007 00:20:16 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/#comment-268657 WHAT THE HELL IS GOIN ON??? IT SHOULD BE AGAINST THE LAW TO HAVE TO SUFFER THROGH ANOTHER FREAKIN SUNJIAH PERFORMANCE.......FIRST OF ALL HE CAN NOT SING A LICK, AND LETS FACE IT HE LOOKS CRAZY TOO!!! UHHH WHATS THE DEAL WITH HIM HOULAING????? CAN SOMONE PLEASE TELL ME. BUT HONESTLY IF HE CAN DO IT ........MAYBE I CAN TOO..... I THINK I'LL TRY OUT NEXT AMERICAN IDOL.!!!!! CANT BE ANY WORSE THAN THIS WEIRDO!!!!!!!! WHAT THE HELL IS GOIN ON??? IT SHOULD BE AGAINST THE LAW TO HAVE TO SUFFER THROGH ANOTHER FREAKIN SUNJIAH PERFORMANCE…….FIRST OF ALL HE CAN NOT SING A LICK, AND LETS FACE IT HE LOOKS CRAZY TOO!!! UHHH WHATS THE DEAL WITH HIM HOULAING????? CAN SOMONE PLEASE TELL ME. BUT HONESTLY IF HE CAN DO IT ……..MAYBE I CAN TOO….. I THINK I’LL TRY OUT NEXT AMERICAN IDOL.!!!!! CANT BE ANY WORSE THAN THIS WEIRDO!!!!!!!!

]]> By: mary http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/#comment-268654 mary Fri, 06 Apr 2007 00:14:03 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/#comment-268654 if sanjaya wins i will no longer watch idol if sanjaya wins i will no longer watch idol

]]> By: Everett W. http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/#comment-260647 Everett W. Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:44:31 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/#comment-260647 The show doesn't need credibility. It has ratings. Ratings trump credibility. The show doesn’t need credibility. It has ratings.
Ratings trump credibility.

]]> By: Joel Jambon http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/#comment-260467 Joel Jambon Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:32:34 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/#comment-260467 I didn't realize this freakshow had any "credibility" to lose. I didn’t realize this freakshow had any “credibility” to lose.

]]> By: The Tony http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/#comment-260371 The Tony Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:28:00 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/#comment-260371 They Idol producers aren't the ones keeping Sanjaya around, but you can be damn sure they're glad he's still there. He's the only mildly entertaining/exciting thing on there, this season. More people are talking about his "pony-hawk" hair this week than have gabbed around the watercooler about Melinda or LaKisha (obvious and rapidly-getting-more-boring front-runners) combined. He's generating buzz. I predict he'll stick around a few more shows, but he'll go in the end. If not, who cares? People have been predicting doom for Idol season after season, and it hasn't happened, yet. Sanjaya winning would not kill Idol...and as proof, I offer up Taylor Hicks. Anyone remember that guy? Kinda' retarded, kicked a lot and made ugly faces while singing? Yeah, no one does. And he WON. Yet, people still watch. Whatever black mark may hang over the previous season obviously has no effect on the next. Chris Daughtry's infamous departure, that whole "I guess Fantasia should win because she's less terrible than these other 11 people" thing...go back as far as you want. The roller coaster ride will end some day, but Sanjaya's not the looming death everyone's predicting. He's just a goofy, entertaining little punk who's in on the joke now and will continue to do what he does best -- sing poorly, then defy the odds. Still say he won't win, though. It's a bigger scandel, to me, when HE goes home, than when one of the "talented/favorite" singers goes home "too soon." They Idol producers aren’t the ones keeping Sanjaya around, but you can be damn sure they’re glad he’s still there.

He’s the only mildly entertaining/exciting thing on there, this season.

More people are talking about his “pony-hawk” hair this week than have gabbed around the watercooler about Melinda or LaKisha (obvious and rapidly-getting-more-boring front-runners) combined.

He’s generating buzz. I predict he’ll stick around a few more shows, but he’ll go in the end. If not, who cares?

People have been predicting doom for Idol season after season, and it hasn’t happened, yet. Sanjaya winning would not kill Idol…and as proof, I offer up Taylor Hicks.

Anyone remember that guy?

Kinda’ retarded, kicked a lot and made ugly faces while singing?

Yeah, no one does. And he WON.

Yet, people still watch. Whatever black mark may hang over the previous season obviously has no effect on the next. Chris Daughtry’s infamous departure, that whole “I guess Fantasia should win because she’s less terrible than these other 11 people” thing…go back as far as you want.

The roller coaster ride will end some day, but Sanjaya’s not the looming death everyone’s predicting. He’s just a goofy, entertaining little punk who’s in on the joke now and will continue to do what he does best — sing poorly, then defy the odds.

Still say he won’t win, though. It’s a bigger scandel, to me, when HE goes home, than when one of the “talented/favorite” singers goes home “too soon.”

]]> By: Joe http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/#comment-260255 Joe Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:42:56 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/#comment-260255 Since young Larry found your Sanjaya article so quickly, I'd say LR's Google ranking must be climbing! Good jorb everyone! Since young Larry found your Sanjaya article so quickly, I’d say LR’s Google ranking must be climbing! Good jorb everyone!

]]> By: Joe D http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/#comment-260245 Joe D Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:34:24 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/#comment-260245 If American Idol producers were so concerned about a bad singer making it to the final, they would can the unlimited voting system. It's a joke when Simon tells someone that it's a "singing" competition when it's really a popularity contest. When they limit votes to 1 per phone number, then they will stop getting each 12 year old girl calling 500 hundred times for Sanjaya. Think about it, when Ryan says 30 million votes...I bet that it's maybe 3 million people, voting an average of 10 times each. I don't see John Doe calling over and over to get through just to place 1 vote for his favorite. If American Idol producers were so concerned about a bad singer making it to the final, they would can the unlimited voting system. It’s a joke when Simon tells someone that it’s a “singing” competition when it’s really a popularity contest.

When they limit votes to 1 per phone number, then they will stop getting each 12 year old girl calling 500 hundred times for Sanjaya. Think about it, when Ryan says 30 million votes…I bet that it’s maybe 3 million people, voting an average of 10 times each. I don’t see John Doe calling over and over to get through just to place 1 vote for his favorite.

]]> By: Steve Safran http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/#comment-260234 Steve Safran Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:19:06 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/#comment-260234 I really need to start ending my columns with more exclamation marks. I really need to start ending my columns with more exclamation marks.

]]> By: Charles http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/#comment-259804 Charles Thu, 29 Mar 2007 06:08:52 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/#comment-259804 Oh! I made the comments edit. Fun fun! Discreet_chaos... Last I heard, they don't. Neither individual performances, not the show itself. AmericanIdol.com sells video performances from the show, and now full-length studio recordings from the contestants of the songs they sung on performance night. (So you get 3 minutes of song, instead of 1:20 sung on-air.) But... that's about as close you can get to (legally) catching up or reviewing what went down. Oh! I made the comments edit. Fun fun!

Discreet_chaos… Last I heard, they don’t. Neither individual performances, not the show itself. AmericanIdol.com sells video performances from the show, and now full-length studio recordings from the contestants of the songs they sung on performance night. (So you get 3 minutes of song, instead of 1:20 sung on-air.)

But… that’s about as close you can get to (legally) catching up or reviewing what went down.

]]> By: discreet_chaos http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/#comment-259767 discreet_chaos Thu, 29 Mar 2007 05:19:08 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/28/idol-stakes-are-high-if-sanjaya-wins/#comment-259767 Does Apple sell Idol in their record store? Does Apple sell Idol in their record store?

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