MalwareDie Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 40 minutes ago, mytake1 said: The finale sounds like how the rest of the season played out - disappointing. This was supposed to be the big 20th anniversary season, yet only 2 alums are included in the finale - Carrie and Gabby. Most of the "celebrity" performers have no connection to the show. Likewise, all the mentor slots and performance slots throughout the season should have been given to alums. Nigel was the only showrunner of American Idol who had any idea what he was doing, so it's no surprise that this was the way it ended up. He was the competent one. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1key Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 35 minutes ago, mytake1 said: This was supposed to be the big 20th anniversary season, yet only 2 alums are included in the finale - Carrie and Gabby. Most of the "celebrity" performers have no connection to the show. Likewise, all the mentor slots and performance slots throughout the season should have been given to alums. 1) The "Great Idol Reunion" episode featured 5 alumni duets and countless other alumni in attendance, which is more than enough. They don't need to overload the finale with more alumni and make it another S15 where the focus is taken off of the current season's cast. 2) Don't forget all of the Hollywood Week mentors were winners/finalists lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptebwwong Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 2 hours ago, mytake1 said: The finale sounds like how the rest of the season played out - disappointing. This was supposed to be the big 20th anniversary season, yet only 2 alums are included in the finale - Carrie and Gabby. Most of the "celebrity" performers have no connection to the show. Likewise, all the mentor slots and performance slots throughout the season should have been given to alums. It depends on what you expected. When "The Great Idol Reunion" was announced I thought the majority of the alums, anniversary celebration, etc. would be on the special. That's why when it could have had more alum appearances, performers, been a longer show, etc. I was disappointed. I understand not everyone could have shown up, but at the very least Idol could have asked alums to film a message to the audience. I knew that the finale was probably not going to be S15 or a anniversary celebration that many fans hoped for because of the people in charge of the show. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hbrue123 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Fritz would have sang dancing in the dark and Nicolina would have sang fire if they made it to top 3. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytake1 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 9 hours ago, m1key said: 1) The "Great Idol Reunion" episode featured 5 alumni duets and countless other alumni in attendance, which is more than enough. They don't need to overload the finale with more alumni and make it another S15 where the focus is taken off of the current season's cast. 2) Don't forget all of the Hollywood Week mentors were winners/finalists lol 20 years of Idol. 1 hr for a Great Idol Reunion was not enough, especially when a lot of people were left out. Hollywood Week mentor was a disaster. It was reported that the alum mentoring was greatly edited out. It's a 3 hr finale. Lots of time to focus on the current contestants. But only 2 alums for the 20th anniversary finale? Yet we get the likes of Deana Carter, Tai Verdes, Flo Rida, Ben Platt. And recycled performances from the judges. Just like we got "big stars" like Derrick Hough, Jimmie Allen, Bebe Rexha given solo mentor slots. And Finneas get a solo when other alums also had new music. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelaKD Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 10 hours ago, mytake1 said: The finale sounds like how the rest of the season played out - disappointing. This was supposed to be the big 20th anniversary season, yet only 2 alums are included in the finale - Carrie and Gabby. Most of the "celebrity" performers have no connection to the show. Likewise, all the mentor slots and performance slots throughout the season should have been given to alums. it’s hard to get worked up over the 20th season when: 1) There was a huge celebration when Fox cancelled the show. Most alumni who would return for an anniversary show were there for the ‘farewell” show. 2) For most of the run on ABC, TPTB would insist that it was Season 1 or 2, etc. instead of acknowledging the prior 15 year legacy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idolfan1234 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 You forget that the goal is to get ratings. Special appearances and performances by the likes of Vonzell, Maddie Poppe, Just Sam, Kellie Pickler, Blake Lewis and Carly Smithson aren't going to get casual people to watch the show AT ALL. On the contrary, people may tune in if they hear that Ben Platt, Bebe Rexha, or Flo Rida are performing since they are well known/popular/relevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idolfan1234 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Fritz was going to perform a gutwrenching version of "Dancing in the Dark" with just guitar where he really felt the lyrics of a deep dark depression. Nicolina was going to sing the Pointer Sisters version of "Fire" where she was really going to play off of the guitar player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1key Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 (edited) . Edited May 22, 2022 by m1key Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RTV Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Google Trends for the Top 3 showed Noah ahead tonight, but Leah was higher than HunterGirl. web search past four hours - Top 3 https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now 4-H&geo=US&q=HunterGirl,Leah Marlene,Noah Thompson YouTube search past four hours - Top 3 https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now 4-H&geo=US&gprop=youtube&q=HunterGirl,Leah Marlene,Noah Thompson web search past four hours - Top 2 https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now 4-H&geo=US&q=HunterGirl,Noah Thompson YouTube search past four hours - Top 2 https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now 4-H&geo=US&gprop=youtube&q=HunterGirl,Noah Thompson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmm99 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 (edited) To add on: Facebook got the results right in regards to the Top 3. Edited May 23, 2022 by Gmm99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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