[WILDCHILD]

I'm surprised there hasnt been more talk about Pop Idol 2.
I'm sooooooo excited!! Maybe it can make up for Big Brother for me, as I didnt enjoy it as much as I thought it would.
I absoulutely loved Pop Idol last year, it came close after BB2! I cant wait for it to start. All the same judges, presenters and format.
I'll be staying in Saturday night to watch all of this!

Who else is excited?

[BigSister]

I cant wait for Pop Idol 2 either

[kaphc]

I'm a bit sceptical as to whether it can be as good as the last one ... I did love watching it though, but mainly once it had got past the awful auditions!

[WILDCHILD]

Originally posted by kaphc
I'm a bit sceptical as to whether it can be as good as the last one ... I did love watching it though, but mainly once it had got past the awful auditions!

I thought the same about Big Brother 1 and as to whether BB2 would be as good but look how amazing it was!! A lot of sequels I find are better than the first time around.

[BigSister]

Well what did you think?
I thought that there wasnt as many got through but some you dont show so that might be it.
I laughed at that girl who was a bingo caller

[finch]

The best bits are when it gets to the live part and the Kate Thornton does the after show that kciks ass.

[AndyJK]

The bingo caller was funny and how she got through to the next round was crazy. I thought the girl with the music box and the one singing Promise Me were funny too but for the wrong reasons. And the one witht he music box was adament to try another song after being dismissed by Cowell who was having none of it, and repeatedly told her 'No!'. Oh he was harsh in his criticism all night, and I loved every minute.

Pop Idol =

Shame Academy =

[James]

I thought Pop Idol was a combination of embarrasing and funny.

I saw a bit of it last night. The girl with the music box was hilarious.

I've read that they have to go through two auditions before they even get to see Simon Cowell and co.
Which means they send the so-bad-they're-good ones through to make the show more entertaining.

[BigSister]

Tonight was ok cos Nicola was on Gareth Sister and she got through.
And these sisters were on and they were arguring with the judges
And Scott and Nicola from last time were on
Scott got through but Nicola didnt

[steve_o]

I've been watching this because there was nothing else on and I have to admit much my that I actually like this programme it's a right laugh. Simon Cowell sending people packing who think there it, is a laugh. That girl from Scotland was funny last week, and those two sisters who had to get drunk to sing in front of the judges and being chucked out was funny. I feel sorry for the second chances though to be told your worse than last time is well bad. Felt sorry for that girl who was in tears. Being told she was was only good enough for Butlins. Nothing wrong with Butlins though. I love it.

[WILDCHILD]

That was quite bad what Simon Cowell said to that Nicola - 'you're going through because your Gareths sister and thats the only reason'. How bad is that? Im glad Foxy stood up to him.

[WILDCHILD]

What is happening? WHY DOES NO ONE LIKE POP IDOL?

Every one was obsessed last year and I thought the board would be buzzing??

[James]

Well I like it. More than Fame academy at the moment.

Although I think Pop Idol is quite stage managed and set up, it doesn't take itself as seriously as FA and the lack of highlights on BBC1 and live Internet coverage means that I haven't got into the BBC's show yet.

I've got a feeling though I'll like Pop Idol less when the serious competition starts.

[LEE]

Originally posted by James
I've got a feeling though I'll like Pop Idol less when the serious competition starts.

I'm the other way around James. These early shows are quite amusing but I'm looking forward to when the competition proper starts in the next round.

Fame Academy is OK, but I'm not really into it - as I have said before I don't get interactive and without that it is quite poor.

[kaphc]

I watched a bit of the Pop Idol show when it was repeated last night on ITV2. Like LEE, I think I will enjoy it more when it gets into the top 10 though. I never watched Pop Idol until the show with the Christmas songs and then I got hooked.

I am slowly getting into Fame Academy, I just watched CBBC at the Fame Academy on CBBC which was quite entertaining. I enjoy wathching the singing lessons on interactive, but sadly don't get much chance for that now!

[BusyBee]

Although I love it when they get down to the final 10, part of the joy of Pop Idol is seeing the auditions and the truly awful noise that emits from some peoples mouths.

I did think it was bad that Gareth's sister got through just because of who she was. She was either good enough or she wasnt. Anyway I gather she didnt get much further. It seems that those who tried again this year had a much harder time of it. If someone last year was good enough to get into the last 50 how come this year Nicola was basically told she was rubbish.

As for Fame Academy I quite enjoy the digital coverage, but the actual 'singing nights' are so fixed its unbelievable and I dont like the fact that the teachers can pick their favourites.

[James]

Looks like Pop Idol is going to out-gun Fame Academy in the ratings.

From Media Guardian yesterday:

Pop Idol trounces Fame Academy

Claire Cozens
Monday August 18, 2003




Pop Idol: pulled in 7.4m viewers

The BBC's decision to schedule Fame Academy against Pop Idol backfired on Saturday when 7.4 million viewers tuned in to the ITV1 show, 50% more than watched the BBC1 programme.

ITV bosses, who were furious when the BBC opted to move its reality talent show to Saturday nights, will be claiming victory today after the weekend's convincing ratings victory.

Although Pop Idol's debut episode last weekend also beat Fame Academy, Saturday's victory was far more convincing.

ITV's ratings peaked at 7.4 million on Saturday night as reality fans switched over from the first showing of Fame Academy to watch Pop Idol at 7.15pm.

The ITV show averaged 6.8 million, nearly 2 million viewers up on last week, and took a 40% share against the National Lottery Live on BBC1, with just 3.8 million.

In contrast Fame Academy peaked at just 4.8 million, barely more than one in four viewers, as people failed to switch back to BBC1 after Pop Idol ended.

ITV1 held on to its early evening lead, with 5.9 million viewers watching game show The Vault. This left BBC1 crime drama Jonathan Creek trailing by 2 million in the ratings.

The Vault was followed by Matthew Kelly's presenting comeback, a celebrity Stars in their Eyes special, which pulled in 6.1 million viewers.

The two channels proved more evenly matched on Sunday night, when the BBC averaged 5.8 million viewers for its three-hour movie epic Titanic.

The film initially suffered against ITV1 favourites Coronation Street and Where the Heart Is.

But ITV1's ratings tailed off when Where the Heart Is gave way to a repeat of Midsomer Murders, allowing BBC1's ratings to peak at nearly 8 million for the end of Titanic.

Channel 4's Sunday night ratings slumped to barely more than a million, well behind Channel Five, as a documentary-heavy schedule failed to pull in the viewers.

But overall it was a strong ratings weekend for Channel 4 thanks to its cricket coverage.

The channel's Sunday afternoon coverage of the third test against South Africa averaged 1.7 million viewers, more than any other channel except BBC1.

Channel 4 also performed well on Saturday afternoon, with coverage of the day's racing and the cricket easily beating BBC1's Grandstand.

BBC1's coverage of Saturday's Ireland v Wales rugby union match averaged just 900,000 viewers to Channel 4's 1.4 million.

On Friday night Eyes Down, BBC1's new sitcom starring Lily Savage creator Paul O'Grady, failed to make a big impact.

The show attracted 4.9 million viewers but was beaten by a repeat of A Touch of Frost on ITV1 with 5.8 million viewers.

Ratings for BBC2's Restoration swelled by 300,000 on last week to reach a very respectable 2.3 million, easily beating Channel 4 sitcoms Will and Grace and Scrubs.

http://media.guardian.co.uk/overnigh...021167,00.html

[BigSister]

Tonight was probably the worst one so far
I think that some of the Judges were very cutting
Although I have to say that some people got through this week which was good

[BigSister]

This week Terance from Fame Academy was on
There was this 16 year old girl on as well
And the last one got through like Will from last year
Oh yeah and it was the final auditions so next week will be the final 100

[blinkinlovely]

Mmmmmmm I was a bit concerned about that last one. What I mean is that they have 100 for the next round - exactly. - ie they had 99 before her. What if she hadn't been any good? Did they know that the last person to be auditioned would be at the standard required in advance?

[AndyJK]

I've been watching Pop Idol 2 and Pop Idol Extra religiously since it started. It has been absolutely brilliant so far and shouldn't be missed. All the judges are brilliant and Cowell has been on superb form, and I also have to admit I have a little crush on Nicky Chapman. She's a such a sweetie.

[WILDCHILD]

Yep! I've been watching it fantatically too - a fantastic show!!! Im starting to stay in Sat nights now, which is something I didnt do a lot before!

Paula Jade came back to audtion, if you remeber her from the Final 50, and Nicola who actually made it into the top 10 of Girls Aloud, auditioned twice and wouldnt leave the room.

Cant wait until next week!!!

[BusyBee]

Does anyone else think that they are being extra hard on anyone who got through last year.

And to put Gareth's sister through because she's Gareth's sister and Andy basically because he was Lisa Scott Lee's brother. They should be judged on their performance as everyone is.

[AndyJK]

There is no question in mind Simon Cowell made a gross error of judgement putting Garath's sister through to the next stage purely on the basis that she was Gareth's sister. Simon tried to justify it by saying 'that's the record business'. The other judges didn't seem very impressed.

Contestants should go through on their performances, not who their relations are.

[Mark]

OMG can anyone believe Tarrick is in the final 50 :shoc ked:

I thought the show, and the series so far has been great. Hopefully things will liven up, and we see the better singers in these next few weeks

- mark