Describe to me what people are going to see when the show comes back on April What will it look like? Will we recognize it as Idol? Kinane : The elements are all going to be the American Idol you know. I think there are like 45 different remote locations at play. It will be Ryan introducing the judges, the judges messing around as they do, stand by for some amazing outfit from Katy Perry.
Bobby [Bones] from Nashville and then the 20 contestants remotely from their homes… then the 20 will become 10, so it breathes a little bit where we will have the story packages. The big challenge is to do the finale with the same elements that we usually have. So that part will be very exciting and challenging and pray for the internet. Will it be a shorter season than intended or the same amount of episodes?
We will not actually be watching them sing live, then, for the most part it will be pre-taped? Kinane : Yes, for the most part it will be as-live. The three judges and the contestant and Ryan will all be able to see each other, talk to each other and comment on the performances.
How are the contestants adapting? You talked about some being as young as How are they handling not being on the show they always dreamed of being on? Wolflick : percent. We have a great group of artists this year and they each have a vision.
How disruptive do you think this will be to the Idol process? Certainly there will be some bumps along the way, no? It not going be the same as Idol [in the studio], with an audience of people screaming and flashing lights.
But all those key elements of Idol : quality performances, being able to see the talent, great judges, American voting… Ryan Seacrest is rather enjoying all this I think. With the judges not in the room to face the contestants in person, how do you get that same dramatic feel — the music cues, the lights — during eliminations? Wolflick : I think with the music and the drama and obviously Ryan is amazing at reliving the results and milking that moment.
So that will all still be there. It will be a bit different, but the impact will be the same. All of that is live in the moment even though not live on air. Contestants have to be 16 to 28 on the day of their audition, NOT on the first day of the show. Thus, it's possible for year-olds to be on the show if their birthday falls after their audition.
The age was raised to 28 from 25 as of the show's fourth season. What's the wild card round? During the first three seasons, the judges were able to bring back eliminated contestants and advance them to the final rounds.
That's back for season eight, although the exact format isn't yet clear, and varied during those early seasons. Why does it matter? One example: Clay Aiken. He was eliminated from the competition but came back thanks to the wild-card round, and became the show's most-successful runner-up.
How do contestants pick, arrange, and rehearse songs? Very quickly, and with varying amounts of help. After the live results are revealed, they learn the next week's theme, and are given a sampling of songs on a CD. In the past they were able to choose songs not in that collection, but starting last year during the semi-final rounds, contestants were forced to select one of around 50 songs.
That ensured the producers would have permission to use the selected song, and ensured that contestants' choices wouldn't be too obscure. Contestants then work with professional musicians, from the show's vocal coach to the musician who creates arrangements. Musical director Ricky Minor and other musicians score the songs after listening to recordings of the contestants practicing. Rehearsals take place throughout the weekend, culminating in three rehearsals the day of the performance show.
Along the way, finalists do everything from picking out their clothes to filming those Ford commercials. Where do contestants live? In shared apartments close to the studio where "American Idol" is taped. Early on, they lived together in a mansion, but the apartments give them more personal space and privacy. How are the finalists' wardrobes selected? Contestants are given a clothing allowance, and shop with show stylists to select their wardrobes for the performance and results shows.
Presumably it's increased since then. How can I attend an "American Idol" live show in Hollywood? At that dinner, each non-eliminated contestant talks about the person who was voted off, according to MTV News. Booted contestants then spend the following day — or days — doing interviews with the media, and then they return to their old lives or start their new post-"Idol" lives. A: After Ryan Seacrest announces that viewers have two hours or whatever to vote following the conclusion of a performance episode, that voting is restricted by time zone , based upon your phone's area code.
You can vote only during the voting window that follows the broadcast in your time zone. Thus, someone in California can't vote following the East Coast broadcast — unless they have a cell phone with an East Coast area code. Likewise, someone living in Florida who has a cell phone with a Seattle area code can't vote after the East Coast broadcast; they'd have to wait for the West Coast broadcast to conclude.
Q: Is DialIdol an accurate predictor? Does Vote for the Worst have any impact? A: DialIdol is accurate sometimes. The program, which can be downloaded for free and which dials "American Idol" voting phone numbers for you, doesn't measure votes — it measures how often it receives a busy signal and uses that data to predict who will go home.
As for Vote for the Worst , the site gathers lots of media attention for its witty and fun commentary. But no one they've ever selected has lasted the whole season and won the competition, and the site ends up choosing a new "worst" contestant every time their selection gets voted off.
Q: Why doesn't the show reveal the number or percentage of votes that each contestant received? A: No one knows for sure, but the most obvious answer seems to be that the lack of information keeps people tuning in and keeps the drama and tension high.
If one contestant dominated week after week, viewers might stop voting or even watching. A: A very restrictive one.
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