Mark Benford's Flash Forward Photos

Ann Marie Boskovich is definitely an early favorite of our staff. She's beautiful and very talented.

Alex Wagner-Trugman is sort of geeky. But he's also sort of cute and talented, as proven here during a Hollywood audition.

Jasmine Murray shows off her vocal chops during the second night of auditions in Hollywood. We like her chances on season eight.

We really liked the performance of Taylor Vaifanua in Hollywood during the second night of auditions there. We have high hopes for this contestant.

Adam Lambert was part of a decent group during the second night of American Idol auditions in Hollywood. Here's a shot of the stage actor on the show.

Aundre Caraway referred to himself as X-Ray. But we saw right through this audition: it wasn't very good.

Poor Lea Golde. She wanted to move on so badly. But Kara's biggest fan just didn't have the vocal chops to do so.

Katrina Darrell made quite the impression during her American Idol impression. This photo ought to explain why.

Sorry, Tuan Nguyen. This audition was entertaining, but not in a good way.

Kara Dioguardi fit in very well during the opening night of season 8 auditions. She wasn't afraid to voice her opinions.

Penn Badgley warms up with a beverage on the set of Gossip Girl in December, 2008.

Penn Badgley and Blake Lively on the frigid set of Gossip Girl in December 2008.