American Idol - Week 5

The top 11 are tasked with more Beatles song. I believe there are some calculated risks in the song themes for AI and then I believe there are blatant mistakes. The first Beatles week was good enough and had some highlights in there. However, week 2 of the Beatles "fiasco", as I am now calling it, showed that some of these youngsters have no idea who the Beatles actually were. If I have to sit through one more country sounding Beatles rendition, I may snap and beat the hell out of Travis Tritt. No offense to Travis, he was just the first one that came to mind. So for the sake of my sanity and Travis Tritt's well being, let's hope this is the end of the Lennon/McCartney catalog fiasco.

I finally got on paper...er...in Excel a formula I have been working on in my head for a while. I am hoping it actually works out as I try to use it for the next 2-3 weeks to test it. I use 5 factors to judge who will be the next voted off. Here is what it looks like this week:

By the scoring, you can tell that Kristy Lee Cook will be voted off tonight. Lets look at the factors I have listed:

The Paula Factor(PF): This is a -1 or a 0. If Paula has nothing good to say about the performance and instead compliments how the contestant looks, it's a -1. If Paula is happy with the performance, it is a 0.

What Simon Says(WSS): I am a proponent that what Simon says usually has some sway on the voters. If Simon is overly negative, it's a -1. Normal Simon negativity is a 0. Praise from Simon gets a 1.

Song Choice(SC): Proof for this rule lies in Constantine getting voted off because of singing Nickelback. Song choice is huge. -1 = horrible. 0 = okay. 1 = great match.

Quality of Performance(QOP): This is completely opinion based by myself. You may disagree with this one, but its subjective. -1 = horrible. 0 = okay. 1 = great performance.

Fan Favorite(FF): Being a fan favorite can get you a long way. This will include the losers who vote for the worst person...Since its hard to say someone is hated by the public, this is a 0 for apathy and a 1 for likey. For example, VotefortheWorst.com is urging people to vote for Amanda this week. While I agree she is one of the worst, she gets a "1" because she will get votes.

Hopefully this all makes sense. After 3 seasons, I think I have a formula that will kinda give us an idea. I know its not an exact science, but some weeks it is. Last week I had the bottom two right in my consideration. While I thought Kristy Lee would get the boot, it made sense that America was tired of hearing about David's past...just as I was. Let's try this out and see what happens.

Goodbye Kristy Lee!