With the Season 7 finale of “American Idol” now behind us, it’s interesting to look back at the Season 6 finale DVD that was just released on KOCH Vision. The set is two discs—one of the actual final performances of Jordin Sparks, who won, and Blake Lewis; and the other disc containing interviews and bloopers. The initial auditions and the road to get there for both finalists are chronicled, and it’s interesting to note that both of them came from the Seattle auditions. It’s also worth noting that the performances on that final Tuesday in 2007 are not all that compelling, and in fact it’s hard to imagine either Blake or Jordin having a prayer against David Cook or David Archuleta. The exceptions are Blake’s take on Bon Jovi’s “You Give Love a Bad Name” and Jordin’s rendition of Martina McBride’s “A Broken Wing.” Daughtry, featuring former Idol contestant Chris Daughtry, performed at the end of the show. It’s also comical that while Ryan Seacrest was telling us to call or text to vote, there was a line on the TV screen saying, “Please do not call or text these numbers,” because surely that would make some wiseass do just that. Disc 2 was a look back at the journey of not just Jordin and Blake, but of every one of the Top 12 from Season 6—names like Chris Sligh, Melinda Doolittle (who should have won), and everyone’s favorite punching bag, Sanjaya. Interviews with the producers were only mildly entertaining, and overall this DVD set should be reserved for hardcore Idol fans only. The rest of you are better off forgetting it all happened.
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