Last night on American Idol, we all said "Bye Bye Curly." Did curly-haired Chris Sligh deserve to go home so soon? Or was there some vast conspiracy to oust Sligh for his on-air shout-out last week to Vote for the Worst?At the end of last week's performance, Chris reportedly said, "Hi Dave." David Della Terza is the man behind VFTW, a snarky website he founded in 2004. Dave was thrilled by Sligh's on-air acknowledgement. But the Idol producers were not amused. According to Dave, the producers edited out the "Hi Dave" when the show aired in England.
FOX has reportedly tried to shut the subversive VFTW site down, without success. And now some people think FOX may have "fabricated" voting results to get rid of Chris Sligh for promoting the enemy site.
I think, FOX probably does hate VFTW for trying to undermine their competition, but I doubt they had anything to do with Sligh's eviction. Chris Sligh has performed rather poorly in recent weeks, and lost much of the charisma and charm that first won him a fanbase. As far as I'm concerned, Chris Sligh was done. He looked worn out by it all. It seemed obvious that his heart was no longer into it and he wanted to go home. Once he stopped trying, the audience picked up on that. So, he got what he wanted.
Idol conspiracy stories, however, make for much better headlines.















Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
3-29-2007 @ 6:29PM
David said...
The simple answer is always correct.
He sucked, it was terrible, I... actually... liked... Sanjaya's "singing" Tuesday night more.
*Throws up at the thought*
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3-29-2007 @ 8:09PM
AVA said...
I still think that AI needs to take a lesson from Rock Star and change the way in which they are voted onff.
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3-29-2007 @ 10:24PM
Dan said...
i liked chris, so i was sad.
and, if the producers were going to 'fabricate voting results' they would be getting rid of Sanjaya.
ugh, i'm pissed at this whole situation. i love AI and VFTW.com is ruining it for me.
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3-29-2007 @ 9:58PM
Bobbie said...
There is no way Chris should have been voted off.Its almost enough nonscense to make you stop watching.This is the first yr we have watched faithfully and then we get all this Sanjaha crap...Why did they ever let him pass to hollywood?,
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3-29-2007 @ 8:21PM
David said...
So You Think You Can Dance also has a good system. The judges pick the ones they think are worse and you vote for you you like on the bottom three.
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3-29-2007 @ 8:44PM
Tammy said...
Okay... SYTYCD has the judges pick from the people America put in the bottom 3... just like Rock Star.
http://www.dialidol.com/asp/predictions/Predictions.asp
If you look at Dial Idol predictions this week, you will see Chris S tied for last with Haley. They monitor the busy dial tone on calls to measure the demand. No one was voting for Chris S.
We have one bad singer each year and it takes about 4 - 6 weeks to get rid of them so Sanjaya will get his due soon. People who have boted for the booted contestants will start voting for some of the better ones and Sanjaya will go.
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3-29-2007 @ 9:04PM
David said...
I think Sanjaya could go really far. Sure there is normally one really bad person each year who makes it to the top 5ish, but Sanjaya could go all the way, there are so many people behind him.
Sadly I'm becoming one of them, the producers put him in the top 24 and now they are screwed, they got waht they deserved.
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3-30-2007 @ 1:25AM
Johnny H. said...
Lord, some of you can be harsh.
Mark my words: Curly will be the next Jennifer Hudson.
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3-29-2007 @ 11:16PM
David said...
Sure Chris was a nice guy, but he sone badly so he got kicked.
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3-29-2007 @ 11:37PM
CaliberSRT4 said...
I think Fox should just pull Shangangiah or however you spell that thing's name...I thought he was a horse this week.
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3-29-2007 @ 11:44PM
Kristin said...
Um, why is everyone assuming Chris was referring to Dave from VWTW? Did I miss an earlier reference he made?
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3-30-2007 @ 12:16AM
Scarlett said...
Chris ticked off Simon with the teletubbies and il Divo remark and I think the VFTW shout out was the last straw. True, he hadn't performed as well lately -- but I can think of at least 4 other people that should have gone before him.
AI LOVES to have the contestant that everyone thinks should be voted out but for some reason doesn't get booted. It encourages viewers to vote more which they can announce the totals on air as proof of the popularity of the AI juggernaut. Scandal generates press which generates viewers. If it were just a true talent contest, half the people in the top wouldn't be there. It isn't a singing contest -- it is a reality show. And I've no doubt that they manipulate the votes anyway they want to (especially when the field is still large and it would be hard to detect) in order to try to stack the deck for their favorites.
Personally, I hope Sanjaya wins at this point. It would serve AI right to be taken down with their own gimmick.
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3-30-2007 @ 1:26AM
SEAFARINGGYPSY said...
HOW SAD THAT AMERICAN IDOL HAS GOTTEN TO THIS POINT...I AGREE THAT THE VOTING SHOULD BE CHANGED TO A DIFFERENT FORMAT, I.E. THE DANCING SHOW.....I ALSO THINK THAT AMERICAN IDOL SHOULD INVITE "A FAN OF THE SHOW" TO BE THE GUEST CRITIQUE PERSON MID SEASON...TO GET A FAN'S VIEW ON THE PERFORMANCES FOR A WEEK..(OF COURSE I SHOULD BE THE FIRST ONE ASKED SINCE IT'S MY IDEA...LOL) AND IF I WERE ASKED THIS SEASON...THAT MOP OF SANJAYA'S WOULD GET A NEW LOOK...GET IT OUT OF YOUR FACE!!!...IT'S BAD ENOUGH THAT WE STILL HAVE TO ENDURE YOU...BUT THAT HAIR'S GOTTA GO!!! CHRIS SLIGH....YOU GOT ROBBED....GOOD LUCK TO THE REST OF YOU...I ENJOY YOU ALL...EXCEPT SANJAYA...I ALWAYS TAKE A BREAK WHILE HE'S ON....XOXOXOX...SEA
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3-30-2007 @ 1:21AM
Deb said...
I really dislike Sanjaya. I don't think that he even should have made it in the top 100. He needs to leave or I am going to stop watching the show!
Chris really should have stayed. He was an awesome singer.
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3-30-2007 @ 1:37AM
Moe said...
Yeah Johnny (13), Curly's a shoe-in if they ever make a movie musical on The Three Stooges.
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3-30-2007 @ 10:29AM
Michelle said...
Yeah, that was my question. Why does any one think "Dave" is referring to that guy. There was a guy in the audience that had a "Bringing Chubby Back" sign, and I assumed it was a friend named Dave. Does anyone know?
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3-30-2007 @ 10:54AM
dkny said...
did the producers make him suck - that's why he's gone - the system is off though - you should vote for the person who should go home not the person who should stay - like the aprentice - America has voted and chris you suck
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3-30-2007 @ 5:14PM
belinda said...
I LOVED CHRIS. HE WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO HAD A UNIQUE VOICE. ONE I WOULD LISTEN TO WITHOUT GETTING A HEADACHE FROM ALL THE RUNS AND SCREAMS. REAL SMOOTH AND ENTERTAINING.
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4-02-2007 @ 1:17AM
Preston said...
Chris should have shut up about the Dave flap. He should have known that American Idol's producers are very protective of their contestants, let alone their product and image. I do remember when he took a swipe at Il Divo (and that irked Simon because they're on his RECORD LABEL) and even the Teletubbies! Somehow Idol doesn't like anyone to mention an outside competitor on their show, even Vote For the Worst. Those contestants need to stay quiet until the show wraps up its season, then later lash at the show's sometimes ridiculous process.
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3-31-2007 @ 8:46PM
avril said...
If he shouted that out, he deserved to go. The sooner Sanjay is voted off the better. Please remember, this is supposed to be a "talent" contest.
People with no talent should go and go quickly.
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