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Idol Chatter: 1/14

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Idol Chatter: 1/14

Published: Thu, 15 Jan 2009

Description: Do viewers really want to know contestants' background information?

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" I'm -- welcome back idol chatter -- on today kill. Of American Idol season eight auditions. This time around the judges -- up Kansas City. Where Ryan Seacrest just get going on and on about midwestern hospitality. But then again how could you not especially after seeing how like Jessica page Bernie cared for her 93 year old grandmother. This really really hard of hearing that when you talked you're you're kinda yelling that it you know I think. And I wanna if they make it fun didn't. -- up all the rage at a episode all about family values Jason Castro came by to support his brother. David cook's parents to decide to stroll on and and India and Asia Morrison teamed up to make their best case possible. Yeah polls tell -- it pleaded. A bodyguard that's exactly what American -- looking for questioning and what do I know little sway the judges -- right now Dennis Brigham won them over with this story. My mom leaves and -- not -- we're really behind. That everybody worked really hard to get there I mean who knows how long it took these girls to dig out from under that kid's bed from the six cents."

" Here room. So I'm seeing -- Until us."

" And check out these guys we still don't even know where they came from."

" To go in ways. O rings."

" Since fellow whom I am in."

" But of course that's not the journey that's in -- at the obstacles we overcome along the way. And on that -- you have to be grateful that Danny Cokie despite losing his wife filming the trip from Milwaukee. Yeah --"

" Mode."

" okay -- the yeah."

" I think you."

" Softball and anyway and thought about it five that you can't producer as they -- work it has to thanks so much for being done thank you for having me itself as a learned from Danny and his tragic story about losing his wife just four weeks that for the addition -- wanting to do more of this to bring them back stories. And focus a little less on the humiliation of the whole thing. You think that's a good I'd syrupy was going to be sitting around waiting for more jabs from Simon well I feel --"

" Lets people feeling they know who they're dealing with these contestants are and you can also root for them a little bit more you see them they look. Normal they have is normal family they have all this stuff going on and you really want them to do well on the you can hold your breath. When they open their mouth is saying in -- hoping it's good if it goes on where the other while. You know we all can pay for that it doesn't color -- I on on the other side it's you can see somebody in there really struggling in the evenings to overcome. And I think that it helps people get more attached island."

" I love those and those who are little nostalgic for some assignments old fashioned jabs. We can thank Chelsea mark quiet for bringing it back to us for just a little bit."

" Does it what it sounded like it sounded like cats. Jumping off the end -- The noise it would make before it hit the full."

" I think that I feel better now. So I want to get Q Michael Castro because I think we actually may have just witnessed idol history here. Why is seeing him get to Hollywood just a year after his brother was in the final cell let's take a look at his thing -- Senior it's. And spend a bra. Me yeah. Every. I'm I don't nepotism here it's not that Michael is bad but that. They're on other people that are definitely better out there and I I'm thinking that he didn't have his brother on his shoulder that he would never admit it has the producers let's that you. --"

" And certainly helps to have his brother right next to him -- and our. I also think that he has -- idol likes to call the X-Factor. And -- the hair the -- at any age. And and a bicycle necklaces to go at it. But -- I think he has that he is so he can show it off a little bit more in Hollywood. Then stand out on -- zone not be compared to his brother -- whole time again that it's not. Elephant -- nagging feeling that more Jason Castro come on board. Obviously Michael is one of your favorites who else released it happened last night while at the end it was a really solid choice -- And every line that voted for everyone liked her she was just very strong. And I did like death and with her grandmother I thought that she found a little like Kelly Clarkson and some parts of the song. And I'm I was going went in your choices earlier theories so we we I guy this this evening --"

" get -- I mean we -- Danny is my favorite obviously but they'll have will have plenty more people to choose from next week when idol has over to San Francisco and now. So I typically -- Yes it's more city Atlanta magazine -- offer thank you so much for me thank you for having me everybody's usual thanks for watching. For more in depth look at last night that'll episode you can once again click on my column reality check back in that come. And it your party think -- me just take a break for a few days. And just click next -- for some more I don't --"

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