RE: Idol ratings drop -- Did they shoot themselves in the foot in shooting down Haley?
I thought season 11 was full of talented people. Like, ridiculously talented.
The problem was the lack of dynamic personalities. They had had adorable personalities. But.you know..Haley was fiesty, as someone compared her to Rocky. She'd get hit and come back fighting harder. Scotty was laid back and funny, and just likeable. Lauren was adorable and a little ADD. Casey was eccentric and fun. James put up exciting performances every week.
Holly, DeAndre, and Jessica were all bussed pretty badly at some points. And Holly and DeAndre have the most charasmatic personalities off the stage. But DeAndre and Holly responded like puppies/baby seals to the bussing. And Jessica passively fought back (and was so quiet she didn't show those personality), but you didn't notice unless you noticed her. Elise just wasn't likeable on camera. Erika wasn't around long enough to get to know her. Joshua came off as a Diva. Colton came off as preachy. Skylar came off as loud. Phillip was great personality wise..but there was nothing compelling about him (or any of them) during the season. I love that group, but in terms of compelling TV..they just weren't like season 10.
This season..the girls were pure talent. And although I loved Candice's personality..she was pretty quiet. The only one who really had that on camera charm was Janelle, and even she seemed kind of forced. I also think the judges hurt the ratings a lot. I like Nicki..but her and Mariah made the show about her and Mariah. The JLo, Steven, Randy judging table would have had better ratings.
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