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American Idol

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May 24, 2012 2:32 PM ET

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There's a fancy, over-edited recap of last night that talks about the respective journeys of Jessica Sanchez and Phillip Phillips and ends with the onscreen...

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May 23, 2012 2:24 PM ET

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Tonight's pre-credits sequence is about the final two. It's all diary-themed because this is their "story," and the onscreen text reminds us that their auditions...

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May 18, 2012 1:25 PM ET

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It never occurred to naïve little me what ideal pre-credits sequence fodder the homecoming parades would be, but of course now here it is, set...

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May 17, 2012 2:44 PM ET

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In front of moodily-lit mug shots of the final three on the projection screen behind him, Ryan runs down their hometowns: Leesburg, GA for Phil;...

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May 11, 2012 2:33 PM ET

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Because tonight, one finalist's triumphant top-three homecoming parade will be snatched away, the pre-credits sequence starts with an Instagrammed montage of past finalists' hometown events,...

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May 10, 2012 2:44 PM ET

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The pre-credits sequence reminds us multiple times that after Skylar's exit last week, we're down to the top four. And it also replays Carrie Underwood's...

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May 4, 2012 2:32 PM ET

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Tonight's pre-credits opening is photo-themed, segueing from one of the finalists' endlessly redundant photo shoots to onscreen text about how a photograph captures a moment,...

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May 3, 2012 2:40 PM ET

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There's a replay of Elise's ejection from last week, set to the strains of "Gimme Shelter." Does that mean she got stabbed afterward? The judges...

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April 27, 2012 2:24 PM ET

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One thing I'll say about the overedited production package that precedes the results shows: they always make the previous night's show look a lot more...

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April 26, 2012 2:29 PM ET

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In dreams, the impossible is commonplace. You can fly, you're back in elementary school, you have a famous best friend. In my case, I dreamed...
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