As part of American Idol's first night of viewer-decided eliminations, it was officially announced that both Jennifer Lopez and Gwen Stefani will be performing on the show later this season. Also slated for stop-bys are Jon Bon Jovi, Martina McBride (one of my favorite tennis players), Diana Ross (maybe that fueled the Jacko rumor?), Barry Gibb, and Lulu and Peter Noone from Herman's Hermits (fronting a "British Invasion" theme night. Start shuddering now). In other Idol news, Season 5 finalist Kellie Pickler will perform her new single, "I Wonder," on next week's results show.
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The OfficeOh dear, I'm beginning to sense a pattern: new episode, rerun, new episode, rerun. Just because you've promised us a summer run of Office "webisodes" doesn't mean you can toy with my heart this way, NBC. Shame on you! On the plus side, jumping into the ol' Dunder-Mifflin way-back machine does give us a chance to marvel at the mockery of a haircut Jim used to have — he looks like the long-lost tambourine player from Herman's Hermits. I also get a kick out of seeing how self-conscious everybody acts around the cameras at this early stage of the documentary; in particular, Pam seems extra-shy when Michael asks her to go through the motions of giving him his messages, but by the time Season 2 rolls around, she'll actually be in cahoots with the crew, us
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