Comments on: TEN’s tears for Idol

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:24:54 +0000

The verdict show is too long and painful to watch. I usually just watch the last 2 minutes – if that – to see who goes. Funnily enough, my quality of life has not suffered from having missed the first five years (or however long the show is now). I think once I watched a bit more, and I distinctly remember a 5 minute block of ads followed by an announcement of who is safe and then another 5 minutes of ads!

Don’t get me started on “Ok…..the person……who has received….the least….amount of votes…..and is going home tonight…..never to sing again……buy Ricki Lee’s new album she needs the money….is…..one of you….more specifically…it is…the person standing on…..the right hand side….whose name is…..” and so forth.

By: Anita

Anita — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:28:27 +0000

I agree, I miss the group performances big time. The verdict night has been made way too involved, the bottom 3 don’t need to be drilled so much on what they thought they could have done better or we don’t need to be told again what the judges said – we heard it all the night before. Just drags on too much so lose interest and come back at the end. Why change what was already great – I’m a big fan!

By: Sephiroth_FF

Sephiroth_FF — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:20:57 +0000

It seems like 10 will do anything to get viewers. And it’s this try-hard attitude that turn people away. I doubt seeing the bottom three perform again will change the votes too much. They see them perform and get what, ten, fifteen minutes to vote again? We don’t know the number of votes each bottom three contestant get but I have a feeling they’re all quite far apart and even when the votes would be close, that extra time to vote isn’t enough for them to change so there’s no point in having it.

By: Ted

Ted — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:37:09 +0000

The results show is the most boring ever! It is all filler! The hosts ask stupid obvious questions “how do you feel?” !!! Derrrr!!!!

By: Todd

Todd — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:13:10 +0000

^ I agree. The bottom 3 on the monday night shows should be able to sing whatever they want – not the songs that put them there in the first place – it’s just stupid.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:00:10 +0000

Consider the fact that anyone in a different timezone to New South Wales finds out the verdict before the show goes to air simply by checking the Idol website. More people do this than ever now because they want to save their favourites.

Personally I think if they’re singing for a second chance they should sing exactly what they want to sing. Originals, something they’ve never done before, with instruments, whatever. If that song couldn’t make us vote for them before, what makes the producers think it will second time around?

By: David Knox

David Knox — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:14:03 +0000

Think we’ve had enough discussion on whether Tom should or shouldn’t have gotten the boot thanks. Try the official Aus Idol or behindidol.com sites for debates about that.

This post is about the performance of the show, not the performer, and the way shows are publicised.

By: Benno

Benno — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:55:13 +0000

Even though i don’t particularly care for idol, and i don’t even watch it anymore, i think they should keep it, but…….

1. Cut the results show to half an hour
2. Make the performance show run for the same time each week, or for finals, it can be 1.5 hours for about 6 weeks, 1 hour for remaining weeks – so people always know when it finishes, next program starts
3. 2 hour finale, not 3-3.5
4. Stick to these times, not 5 or more minutes late – it can be done, you have ad breaks to work out if you are behind, ahead or on schedule

I’m sure there are more to work within the show, but if they do these, people won’t get bored easily, and i assume people will watch the whole results show and performance show, and not switch on at the beginning and end, pushing the average up. It would also stop the lagging audience for the next show because it ran 5-15+ minutes late and gave up waiting.

By: Rachael

Rachael — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:02:21 +0000

Is it wrong to be laughing at the pic?

I’m guessing that the tweenies ran out of credit trying to save their poor Tom.

By: adsgtgd

adsgtgd — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:49:46 +0000

OMG for god sakes, tom is the biggest sook i swear.
Go cry yourself to sleep

By: Bustling

Bustling — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:45:40 +0000

Ten needs to bring in Jackie O for her magic touch.

By: ali

ali — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:54:17 +0000

Idol sucks. Ten should axe it and be done with the whole reality obsession. FYI, 25-39 age group generally have better things to do than watch this drivel. The most likely to watch/vote are the 10-16’s who are bored, but don’t have the cash to ultimately support the ‘Idol’ when they release an album.

Ten, Australia has spoken, and we are over the show. Its time to say goodbye.

By: Sephiroth_FF

Sephiroth_FF — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:15:28 +0000

I was really suprised to see Tom go. I never liked him and thought he absolutely butchered “You Raise Me Up” and “I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing” (but the judges thought otherwise and I must be wrong because I’m a mindless viewer) but he seemed popular with all these air-headed girls. I won’t be shedding any tears of his departure but I still think Madam should’ve gone instead.

By: Earthquake

Earthquake — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:02:42 +0000

Tom deserved to go, but with all due respect Darren Hayes and Vanessa Amorossi, Cyndi Lauper is a much bigger drawcard.

No wonder the ratings went down. The ratings should go up with the Abba show – is Benny or Bjorn taking part??

By: Zambora

Zambora — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:39:05 +0000

How can I put this nicely ?

I can’t..

Suffer in your jocks Ten.
Even the clueless teenagers realise your new revamped results show is just another grab for cash.

ntertainment- my foot !!

By: John

John — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:24:42 +0000

I majorly miss the group performances on Monday nights. The show just isn’t as great with it gone.