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03-24-2010 , 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Dominic
Ryan Seacrest is the hardest working man in show business. When you look at how badly most TV hosts do the job - they're usually corny, insincere, etc. - you really can appreciate what a great job Seacrest does week in and week out. The only other person who comes close is Tom Bergeron.
His cameo in Knocked Up was pretty funny. "I am more famous than most of these people I'm interviewing." Pretty true.
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03-24-2010 , 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by TimTimSalabim
Please, Casey couldn't come anywhere near this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJQF6ChK5fY

been awhile since I've seen him perform. I was wrong.


So he would be the best male vocalist by like 10 miles



Given this trend, is it scary to think about Idol 12, when we are thinking "man, Aaron Kelly would have won this in a landslide"
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03-24-2010 , 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by TheHip41
been awhile since I've seen him perform. I was wrong.


So he would be the best male vocalist by like 10 miles



Given this trend, is it scary to think about Idol 12, when we are thinking "man, Tim Urban would have won this in a landslide"
fyp. :/
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03-24-2010 , 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by ThaSaltCracka
Ryan Seacrist needs to host more things, his ability to improve nicely on live TV and to be overall likable and interesting is a good trait, especially dealing with Simons douchebagness.
This has to be the most massive level of all time, because he might actually be the least likable human being currently alive. No one's success other than maybe Mel Kiper Jr makes me more sick than scuzzbag Seacrest. Listening to his sappy, Glamour magazine style, female friendly relationship advice on Z100 makes me want to rip the hair out of my skull
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03-24-2010 , 06:18 PM
1. crystal
2. garcia
3. urban
4. lee
5. paige
6. katie
7. aaron
8. mike
9. casey
10. shibon
11. didi
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03-24-2010 , 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by john voight
1. crystal
2. garcia
3. urban
4. lee
5. paige
6. katie
7. aaron
8. mike
9. casey
10. shibon
11. didi
This list makes absolutely no sense unless it was randomly generated in which case there would be no point in posting it.
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03-24-2010 , 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by john voight
2. garcia
3. urban
5. paige
10. shibon
11. didi
You are deaf hey. Bummer.
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03-24-2010 , 06:31 PM
oh sorry... that list was for... who's outfit i liked the most last night?

fwiw, i think tim, and Paige should be bottom two, though mike and didi were extremely forgettable and miiiiiiight be goners.

overall, i'd say that was the worst performance week in quite some time.
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03-24-2010 , 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Dominic
Ryan Seacrest is the hardest working man in show business. When you look at how badly most TV hosts do the job - they're usually corny, insincere, etc. - you really can appreciate what a great job Seacrest does week in and week out. The only other person who comes close is Tom Bergeron.
Cat Deeley
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03-24-2010 , 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Dominic
Ryan Seacrest is the hardest working man in show business. When you look at how badly most TV hosts do the job - they're usually corny, insincere, etc. - you really can appreciate what a great job Seacrest does week in and week out. The only other person who comes close is Tom Bergeron.
+100000

secrest realy does a good job. he seems really normal, and cool imo. a nice guy too, not some douche like on the marriage ref.
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03-24-2010 , 06:43 PM
I can't wait to watch tonight's show in 90 seconds at 10 or 11.
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03-24-2010 , 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by john voight
though mike and didi were extremely forgettable and miiiiiiight be goners.
chance of Mike or Didi going is 0%. I will take action on this.
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03-24-2010 , 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by P Chippa
I can't wait to watch tonight's show in 90 seconds at 10 or 11.
lol, ff >>>>>> these are the bottom three, ff >>>>>>>>>>> this one's gone.


i need dvr imo.
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03-24-2010 , 06:48 PM
You'd have to give me like 15-1 to take the other side of that bet.
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03-24-2010 , 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Clovis8
chance of Mike or Didi going is 0%. I will take action on this.
12.5:1 that one of them goes home?
my $4 dollars to your $50?
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03-24-2010 , 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by john voight
12.5:1 that one of them goes home?
my $4 dollars to your $50?
why would I ever make a bet for 4 dollars
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03-24-2010 , 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by TITANSMASH
lol, ff >>>>>> these are the bottom three, ff >>>>>>>>>>> this one's gone.


i need dvr imo.
ya it is most useful for:

AI elimination shows
MMA fights (btwn fight takes for ever)
replaying **** on sporting events
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03-24-2010 , 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Clovis8
why would I ever make a bet for 4 dollars
well, what you (and evry1 else) are saying is: obv paige and tim are big % to go

would u say there is ~10-20% chance someone else goes?
i think there is maybe 1/5 chance someone else goes.

pete's power rankings:

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Originally Posted by pete fabrizio
Methodology:
I am using data from 9 sources weighted equally:
  • Dialidol busy signal %
  • Dialidol raw votes
  • Google mentions in the last week
  • Posts in their subforum on idolforums
  • Posts in their subforum on myidol
  • Number of group members on myidol
  • WhatNotToSing overall rating
  • WhatNotToSing rating from their last performance
  • Score from idoldemocracy
Yes, yes, it's ridiculous to weigh them equally -- I said stat-based, not scientific.

For each stat, I found the mean and standard deviation for all contestants with data combined (so including Lacey when she was around). I then determined the number of standard deviations each contestant was above and below the mean for each metric, and then averaged those to come up with an overall power score.

I now have 2 weeks of data, so I can make comparisons. If I'm not too lazy (so no guarantees), I'll try to update this each week around this time:
  1. Crystal: 1.21 (LW: 1, 1.36)
  2. Siobhan: 1.08 (LW: 2, 0.53)
  3. Lee: .63 (LW: 4, .42)
  4. Casey: .22 (LW: 3, .48)
  5. Didi: .19 (LW: 5, .2)
  6. Aaron: -.29 (LW: 9, -.39)
  7. Katie: -.31 (LW: 10, -.5)
  8. Michael: -.4 (LW: 7, -.4)
  9. Tim: -.44 (LW: 6, .11)
  10. Andrew: -.55 (LW: 8, -.35)
  11. Paige: -.79 (LW: 12, -.98)
(Last week, Lacey would have been 11th)

Biggest change this week was Siobhan closing on Crystal (way to use data to support the obvious, pete!). Crystal had some regression to the mean going on, in part because she had a huge spike of google mentions after her diabetes scare that has been steadily dropping down to normal levels. Lee and Casey switched spots and then some, largely because of Lee's dialidol score and a huge increase in his forum traffic. My completely subjective guess would be that the teens that liked Alex Lambert are migrating to Lee instead of Casey. Didi, for all the buzz, had virtually no change, and Tim bombed across the board.

I don't know if I'll try to improve this totally sketchy model, but I will try to keep updating if y'all are interested.

say michael and andrew are weak(ish).

I think both of them sucked last night. even though mike sang well, he was boring as always.
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03-24-2010 , 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by john voight



say michael and andrew are weak(ish).

I think both of them sucked last night. even though mike sang well, he was boring as always.
I hate Mike the most of anyone left (ok thats a lie I hate Aaron the most). I am just saying he is not going home anytime soon.
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03-24-2010 , 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Clovis8
chance of Mike or Didi going is 0%. I will take action on this.
There's a decent chance DiDi will be in the bottom 3 because it's pretty clear she was 4th or 5th worst. By definition this would mean there is at least some chance she goes home. It is however very small. As far as Lynche, there's 0% chance he goes.
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03-24-2010 , 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by john voight
ya it is most useful for:

AI elimination shows
MMA fights (btwn fight takes for ever)
replaying **** on sporting events
It was a staple over the past 8 seasons to fast forward through Paula's rants.
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03-24-2010 , 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by 2OutsNoProb
There's a decent chance DiDi will be in the bottom 3 because it's pretty clear she was 4th or 5th worst.
Not sure how that's clear (personally I thought she was 2nd best last night). Or how that's even relevant to the voting.
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03-24-2010 , 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by TimTimSalabim
Not sure how that's clear (personally I thought she was 2nd best last night). Or how that's even relevant to the voting.
It's not. Read the thread. Discussion was about possibly being eliminated. Someone was throwing out percentage chances for people's elimination and said Didi's was 0%. I was pointing out that this would theoretically be incorrect since it appears she has a reasonable shot of being in the bottom 3.

However since you mentioned it, to be honest you would have a hard time finding another person in this entire country to agree with you that Didi was the second best performer last night.
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03-24-2010 , 09:27 PM
Miley Cyrus is so terrible.
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03-24-2010 , 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by istewart
Miley Cyrus is so terrible.
She should have been in the bottom 3 tonight.
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