I know, I know, some of them are more into red than fuchsia, but still, it’s a little crazy for me that through 6 different seasons that hair color has prevailed. I mean, it’s not a totally normal hair color like, black, brown or blonde. But all that red makes me wonder… Why?

• Does it have something to do with the producers decisions?
• Is there a mastermind behind all this hair dye?
• Is this a result of some frivolous plan to make everyone in the universe want to have their hair this color?
• Is this part of the marketing put in place for Coca-Cola? Red cups, red hair?

I don’t know I may be getting carried away but who knows, maybe one day one of them will break the secret code and open up to the public and spill the beans. Until that moment we will have to live knowing that as long as Idol lives there is a high chance of seeing more ladies with this unusually strong hair color. Anyway, the way I see it, Idol may not have too many years left, X-Factor will take over, in my opinion. So we may know sooner rather than later.

WHY?

The more I listen to this week’s performances the more I realize that some of these people are really good singers that had a below average night. It’s not surprising on Idol for the first week to be semi-disastrous. Some contestants that have barely made it through the top 24, went through and in one case ended in the top 6, Anoop Desai for example, who had to be brought back by the judges as a wildcard.

Yesterday was the first elimination and I’m not entirely happy about how it turned out, I think there were people that deserved to go home more than who did, at least on the guys side. But , this is American Idol, and at the end of the day, the voters decide, unless the producers shovel someone down our throats and we fall for it.

If the judges have a wildcard round this season, which I haven’t heard about yet and haven’t seen it on the Idol calendar I wouldn’t be surprised if they bring Tyler Grady, but it’s very early to tell since not a lot of them have been eliminated yet. I like that guy, yeah I know, his chin is humongous and distracting at times, but I think he has a cool voice and I like how he performs, give him a bottle of Jack, throw him in a sewer for an hour and he can be the male Ke$ha.

At this point in the competition, with one week down, my favorites are the following.

Do you have any favorites yet? Sound off in the comments!

Today was the first night we could actually watch all the girls sing, some of them were at a disadvantage, because this was the first time we were seeing them, but it helped in making it a very underwhelming night. Also, the microphones wer sounding messed up. So, here is how it should turn out this week in my opinion.

The Best:
Lilly Scott -  Like her style and her jazzy voice.
Didi Benami – I really liked her tonight, maybe it’s because I like that song. But she was good.
Siobhan Magnus – My favorite. Kickass name, powerful voice, quirky persona and a blowtorch. I like her a lot.
Crystal Bowersox – She could go all the way if she keeps it up, she’s different, loved that she played the harmonica. Her teeth apparently were whitened, that’s a plus.

The Middle:
Katelyn Epperly – She was alright but her clothes and lipstick were just a bad choice.
Paige Miles - I think this girl has a nice voice but she was the prime victim of the horrible mic.
Janelle Wheeler – Meh. Kinda flat and weak. I think there could be something there but I don’t see it yet.
Katie Stevens – The only good thing is that she brought memories of when Adam Lambert brought the house down with this song. She doesn’t sound bad, but looks old fashioned.

The Worst:
Haeley Vaughn – I just don’t like her, I believe she needs to learn to control herself, especially her smile, too overpowering.
Ashley Rodriguez - Another victim of the audio, plus she is no Leona Lewis. Wanted to love her but couldn’t.
Michelle Delamor - The judges liked her, for me she wasn’t anything special. Pretty but that’s it.
Lacey Brown – She’s this season’s staple Fuschia girl. I wanted her to do great but almost fell asleep during her performance.

I think anyone in my middle or worst lists can go home and not be missed too much.

Really looking forward to the guys tomorrow, without having them performed my favorites are Tyler Grady, Andrew Garcia and Casey James, let’s see if anything changes.

Who were your favorites tonight? Who should go home?

So, I know it’s a bit early to pass a verdict on her but I think Ellen is gonna do pretty well as a judge. Less nonsense than Paula, some nonsense but less.

Here are my favorites so far:

• Andrew Garcia – One of my favorites since the beginning. Choosing Paula’s song: Genius.
• Janell Wheeler – Good voice, not much to say. Forgot her already.
• Lilly Scott - She has a cool tone and gray hair(I know it is dyed) hopefully she won’t be this season’s Taylor Hicks.
• Michael Lynche - Didn’t like him in the audition rounds but his voice sounded very good tonight.
• Casey James - I like the way he plays the guitar, cool combination with his voice.
• Didi Benami – This girl sounded like a pro. Liked it a lot.
• Crystal Bowersox – There’s something cool about her, good voice. Don’t mean to be mean but girl needs some dental work.

Did you watch? Who were your favorites?

Well, it was bound to happen. I’ve been following the TV show Heroes since season 1 and loved it. Season 2 was a quick downfall and sadly it hasn’t recovered. I keep watching glimpses of what could be good stories but becoming desperate they keep changing the storylines, apparently the writers have ADD. Season 1 had a clear focus:

Save the cheerleader, save the world.

Each one of the characters had a clear purpose and worked towards it, by season two it all fell apart. This show is a clear example of the damage that a writers strike can make. People still watch it, a lot less, but they still do, especially online. But when something like this happens I would prefer that the show be cancelled. Most of the people that, as me, still watch it are just waiting for something to happen and the show to become awesome once again. I personally thought that this would happen when Robert Knepper was added to the cast, sadly it wasn’t. I loved Knepper as villain Theodore Bagwell (T-Bag) on Prison Break, but here his full potential is not seen. The show now is just full of clichés,  girl on girl bi-curious college action for example, and blatant promotion of Sprint cellphones. Ugh.

What will I miss? Sylar. Sylar is awesome and has been one of the main reasons why I have lasted all these crappy seasons. Zachary Quinto did such a good job as the emotionally troubled Psycho that it made Sylar my favorite character of the show.

I am starting school again next week, so I am getting rid of shows that I have been following for years but have become stale with poor writing and desperate moves to gain ratings that just fall short.

Goodbye Heroes.