The Adam Lambert Show Almost Gets Cancelled

April 29th American Idol Elimination Show Shocks Viewers

Gerald McConway, Yahoo! Contributor Network
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The three young singers stood on stage and you could see the smug look on Adam's face that there was no way that he was going to get knocked off the show. Then surprise, Kris went over to the safe spot and it was down to two. Adam still had that cocky look on his face until the commercial break and then something changed. It was as though reality actually started to sink in and you saw just a hint of panic in his face as Seacrest was about to reveal who was getting sent home.

Yeah, we all know Matt Giraud ended up getting kicked off, but Adam Lambert and the Adam Lambert nation got a huge wakeup call on Wednesday Night as Adam was in the bottom 2. Yeah, all kinds of hate mail is going to be flying on this one and the comments are going to be a blast to read, but this was the best thing that ever could have happened to American Idol.

Last week I wrote that I did not think Adam was as talented vocally as another member of the cast. I have never had more comments or attacks to an article. I also mentioned that the more contestants that got voted off, the more trouble Adam was going to be in as the rest of the fans were sick and tired of this being called the Adam Lambert show.

The scary thing for Adam is that Allison and Danny were the two highest vote getters. If you are to believe the headlines of recent shows, these were supposed to be the next two out. If they are both getting that kind of support, the next few weeks are going to be very difficult for Adam to get through.

All of this means that we are in for one hell of a ride over the final weeks of American Idol. Adam has never been faced with elimination and it will be fun to watch and see how he responds to a taste of adversity. He does have a huge advantage in the upcoming week though as Rock and Roll is the theme and he, more than any of the other contestants, shines in this genre.

I think we can expect another huge performance from Adam with lots of stage movement and more than his fair share of screaming at the top of his lungs. Oh, I'm sorry, 'belting 'out of notes. Allison should also do well in that this is absolutely her kind of music. The question will be how Kris and Danny do here. Danny continues to pick up steam, but Kris has stumbled a few times over the last few weeks and being down in the bottom three could not have helped his confidence. Rock is also not something that has been a strong point of his and he will probably go ballad and try to sneak by.

I will go out on a limb here and say that the bottom two next week will be Danny and Kris. The voting will be very close, but Kris takes the hit to his confidence and gets dropped out of the competition. It will be a shame, but at this point, they are all incredible. It should be an interesting week of build up and the energy level on the next show should be surreal.

Published by Gerald McConway

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