We had a group of 20 people participating in the TVvoting's American Idol league and it worked out great. I play Fantasy Football, and this was a great way to show my wife how fun it is to have contests like this with your friends. We look forward to playing again next year with more people. Thanks TV voting! - Doug (New Richmond, WI)
TVvoting was an easy and fun way to keep track of the weekly competitions of American Idol for my friends and I! - Lauren (Fairfax, VA)
It is a fun office game - we have enjoyed the conversation and friendly rivalry it creates! - Louise (Palo Alto, CA)
I have been running an American Idol pool for sometime and spending hours calculating. This is a real time saver and makes it much more enjoyable! - Missy (Stamford, CT)
This was a great way to coordinate a pool for friendly competition. Our group designed a finale party around it! - Mary (Arlington, MA)
TVvoting.com is great - all the fun of having a pool without all the work! - Amy (Philadelphia, PA)
TV voting is terrific. My friends and I were already doing this on our own...but TV voting made it so much easier by sending out all the reminders and standings. I also loved the comment area where we all got to put in our 2 cents. It was hilarious! This was an ingenious idea! - Tricia (El Dorado Hills, CA)
It was a great office competition. Easy to use and fun to follow. - Mary (Philadelphia, PA)
TV voting is a great way to get a group of friends talking about the same show...it fosters a little competition and friendly banter while watching your favorite show. - Sarah (Boston, MA)
After organizing American Idol pools for the last 5 years, using TVvoting.com made it so fool proof and very honest. Everyone was able to vote every week and keep tabs on how they were doing in the standings. I would definitely use TVvoting.com again and again! - Kimberly (Corona, NY)
This was a fun and easy way to organize the silliness that we all participate in anyway around American Idol! - Lisa (mill valley, CA)
A ton of fun adding to the already exciting Idol experience! - Andre (Monmouth Junction, NJ)
What was great about TVvoting.com is that the organizer of the pool is not saddled with the administrative burden of collecting each player's votes and updating the standings every week. - Steven (Philadelphia, PA)
Fun, Easy and did I mention Fun? We as family and friends looked forward to the results each week. The phone would be ringing and emails flying when we saw the standings. The comments back in forth were great. I didn't know half these people were so funny. I have people already asking me to be included for next year! - Gina (Lockport, IL)
We LOVED TVvoting.com!! We are a family who often participates in "fantasy" leagues -- baseball, football, etc. It was so awesome to be able to apply that to our realty television habit. We had so much fun and it totally enhanced our enjoyment of viewing the show. - Kristi (Windsor, PA)
TV Voting is heaps of fun and easy to use. A friendly (and very useful) reminder comes to your inbox every week so you can't forget to vote! It's great to be able to see the results ladder and to read the hilarious comments made by friends. I really enjoyed the game, it gave me lots of laughs! - Sue (South Melbourne, VIC)
TVvoting was so easy to use. Put in your tips and it is all done for you - tallying, emailing results, reminder emails and ladder updates. I loved reading other people's comments and adding my own about the contestants - it added another dimension to the show! - Frank (Melbourne, VIC)
Being part of the Australian Idol competition made watching the show that much more exciting - it added a whole, new dimension. It also provided a perfect opportunity for regular catch ups with our friends - the party at the end when the winners were announced (the New Idol and our winner) was fantastic! - Jo (Thornbury, VIC)
TV voting's So You Think You Can Dance News
And the winner is.... - Friday, 08 August 2008 9:06 EDT
Joshua! Congratulations to Joshua and all our winners! Very tough year for picking this year!
Thanks everyone for playing and we have some big changes planned for TV Voting this year before American Idol starts. Stay tuned!
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the buzz (just some of the things our groups are saying)
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN BEAT ANGELA AT THE DANCE GAME
Angela H. -
Friday, 08 August 2008 1:59 EDT
I don't think so!
The Finale.
Patty -
Friday, 08 August 2008 0:48 EDT
So, Marty:
You've chosen one of the better dancers, which means you're exceptionally smart. But, you've also bested my second choice which means you must have studied. And in studying, you must have learned that hip hop men can dance, so you would have chosen the better hip hop dancer, so I can clearly not choose the dancer I wanted.
But, you guessed wrong! That's what's so funny! My dancer was better while your back was turned. You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders of SYTYCD. The most famous is "Never get involved in a land war in Asia." But only slightly less well known is this: "Never vote for the shorter of the hip-hop dancers when the title is on the line." Ha-ha-ha-ha! Ha-ha-ha-ha! [picture me, dead...dead wrong, that is.]
Congrats, Marty! Did you have Joshua picked from the beginning?????
BTW, I'm still in shock that Katee wasn't at least in the final two! How did that happen?
~p-dub
Hot Tamale Train
Steve Heaser -
Thursday, 07 August 2008 9:07 EDT
I have watched the show SO much less this year. That annoying judge has pushed me over the edge with here screaming and Hot tamale train. Ugh!
The Finale
Patty -
Thursday, 07 August 2008 0:21 EDT
And so it begins...
HIP-HOP: Katie Holmes & Twitch -- Good. I still don't love her, but I'm not sure why. She's good...there's just something about her.
Cat looks like she forgot lipstick/lip gloss. Her mouth looks dry.
SOLO: Katie Holmes -- She's good. And I liked her better after her interview. Her lips still bother me when she talks.
CONTEMPORARY (I mean, lyrical): Katee & Joshua -- I REALLY liked it!!! I was confused b/c I thought Wade was a hip-hop choreographer. Plus, I like them together. (Oh, according to Mandy Moore, it was lyrical, not contemporary. My bad.)
BROADWAY: Katie Holmes & Katee -- I didn't love the routine. Plus, I hate it when the girls don't wear shoes. It's not believeable that you would have that costume/dress on & not be wearing shoes. Anyway, of the two, I though Katee was better (the real Katee, not Katie Holmes.)
SOLO: Twitch -- I LOVE HIM! (But I hate that he does Comfort's arm movement.) I hope he wins.
RUSSIAN TREPAK (or something): Twitch & Joshua -- Holy crap. I'm tired from watching that. The main thing that stuck out to me was Joshua's straddle-jumps (is that what they're called?). He was higher in the air than he is tall! And when Twitch was doing the squatted down-kick outs (again, no idea what they're called) my knees ached for him.
SOLO: Katee -- Um, kinda boring. But she's so good, it won't matter. I think she'll end up 2nd (well, if not first...I take it back 'cause I want Twitch. As if you don't know that by now.)
FOXTROT: Katee & Twitch -- I LOVE THEM! And I love the Foxtrot (I know, too much time watching Dancing w/the Stars...). Anyway, these guys have to be final two.
Side note: I think Cat's got a thing for Twitch. They're very touchy/kissy when they're around each other...
SOLO: Joshua -- Really good. I thought it was too butt-kissy to dance by the judges, though, but whatever.
JIVE: Katie Holmes & Joshua -- I hated her boots (were her heels sticking out?). Plus, it seemed like she was always watching him out of her peripheral. Maybe I'm nit-picking b/c I don't love her, but it was just o.k. to me. And I usually love Jive.
CONTEMPORARY: Everybody -- I usually love any/everything Mia Michaels does but this was just o.k. to me. I expected to see routines like from last season when they danced to 'Sweet Dreams' by Mandy Moore (when they were in a pseudo-board meeting).
This finale was kind of junk compared to how good it could've been. Anyway, here's how I think the top 4 should go down:
Twitch (as if you didn't guess that)
Katee
Joshua
Katie Holmes
So, what do you think?
~p-dub
SAD
Angela H. -
Wednesday, 06 August 2008 17:34 EDT
I am sad because this is the last show tonight. WHAY WHYA Don't forget you have to pick the winner for 3 points tonight...so all you who had your winner go home...now is your chance to steal some points.
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