Preemptive Australian Idol Round-Up: SMS Will Be Charged At 50c Per Message

So it’s now T-minus three days and counting until Australian Idol hits our airwaves once more, and I am personally eagerly waiting for the Coming Of God (aka James Spargo) but Channel Ten have SIX DAYS of auditions all up in this bitch; from Sunday to Friday they’ll be wheeling out their best loonies and young girls singing Whitney Houston songs and making Marcia cry. Ten have also announced changes to the voting system that will mean Monday elimination nights will begin with a “last chance” sing-off for the bottom three contestants:

The three facing elimination will take to the stage to perform once more in “a last-ditch effort to win over the audience, build on their vote and prove worthy to continue the Idol journey”.

After their performances, the voting lines will re-open, to enable Australia to save their favourite two singers. Then co-hosts James Mathison and Andrew G will join them on stage to reveal the contestant leaving the competition.

While this looks like a fair go for all, all it really means is mo’ money for Ten, which is unsurprising, but I’d like to take a moment to discuss what is possibly the most terrifying publicity photo I have ever seen: That’s the sort of photo that will haunt your nightmares. The faces, from right to left, say:

Andrew G: “HAHAHA MOTHERF-CKERS I’M GOING TO KILL YOU AAAAALLLL!!!!”
Ricki Lee: “I’M ON ANDREW G’S KILLING TEAM! WATCH OUT, VOCAL GYMNASTS!”
James: “Somebody help me, for god’s sake, someone help me, my trip has just gone really, really bad.”

In other words, looking forward to Sunday night!