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Miami | TV Show Recaps | 1/31/2008
OK, so is it just me, or are the auditions just dragging on eternally at this point? I mean, I've always enjoyed them.... but now I'm ready for the real singing to start. Alas, next Tuesday's episode will mean yet another location for American Idol, Atlanta this time. Hopefully the auditions won't be too painful and Hollywood week will make it all worthwhile.I did kind of like the Miami Vice music and opening credits — though I'm not sure who Ryan thought he was channeling in those... read more be the first to leave a comment
Omaha Auditions | TV Show Recaps | 1/30/2008
Amid all the cornfields and comforting Midwestern vistas, who knew Nebraska would be a hotbed for some of the freakiest freaks we've seen on American Idol yet this year? And I don't mean necessarily the freaks with costumes and gimmicks — though there were a few of those, as well — I'm talking bona fide weirdos, folks who are just plain odd. Like Sarah Whitaker, the goth former pro wrestler with the creepy laugh who sang something akin to Tiny Tim's version of "Living in the... read more be the first to leave a comment
Seacrest Brings "Glitz" to Super Bowl; Plus, Scoop on Paula's Performance | Great American Idol Blog | 1/24/2008
Ryan Seacrest hopes to get Super Bowl viewers as super-stoked as the loyal millions who tune in to Idol, when he hosts Fox's live pre-game special on Feb. 3. "We're going to cover it like a worldwide event, and also show its glitz and glamour," he shared in a conference call with reporters. "Celebrities look forward to the [game], lots of people walk the red carpet, and we'll cover it as it unfolds."Of course, one big spectacle planned for this year's telecast — as first reported by... read more be the first to leave a comment
San Diego Auditions | TV Show Recaps | 1/23/2008
Maybe it was the half-as-long episode (an hour a night of American Idol auditions is plenty, if you ask me), but tonight's episode seemed to have a better overall talent-to-freakazoid level than the first two (though it was also a bit duller than them, go figure). I was glad to see Carly Smithson, the Irish woman with the face-tattooed husband who was disqualified in Season 5, get a second chance at Hollywood based on her "I'm Every Woman." Her performance was a little overwrought in my... read more be the first to leave a comment
Straight Up, Paula's Got a New Single | Great American Idol Blog | 1/19/2008
Kicking off the American Idol season with a surprise, Paula Abdul has released a brand new single, "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow." According to an exclusive on — where else? — Ryan Seacrest's show on KIISFM.com, the former pop princess and current Idol co-host has ended her 10 year-plus leave of absence from making music to drop the new track.Last week, Michael Ausiello reported that Paula was going to take the stage at this year's Superbowl halftime show. Now we know that at least... read more be the first to leave a comment
American Idol Watch: The Auditions Begin | Matt Roush | 1/16/2008
Most years, I find myself cringing at the very spectacle that drives zillions of people to their TV sets: the American Idol auditions, a circus of exhibitionistic freaks, delusional show-offs, sad sacks all too willing to be mocked, characters who looked like they woke up too late for Mardi Gras, and the usual gamut. And the occasional promising singer.Maybe it's strike fatigue, or the fact that I've just sat stupefied for two weeks watching the far more insipid antics of the preening judges... read more be the first to leave a comment
Exclusive: Paula Abdul to Sing Live! For Real! | Today's News: Our Take | 1/10/2008
Straight up now tell me, did you ever think you'd read that headline again in your lifetime? Me, neither. But it's true. A tipster in close proximity to Abdul's inner circle tells me that the American Idol judge, who hasn't released an album of new material since 1995's Head over Heels, is in talks to perform — no, not on Idol's next '90s theme night — during the network's Super Bowl XLII telecast!It gets better. (No, not a cameo by MC Scat Cat.) According to my source, the onetime... read more be the first to leave a comment
American Idol Makes Instrumental Changes | Today's News: Our Take | 11/9/2007
What if William Hung played the harpsichord? When American Idol debuts its seventh season, a new element will be added: "We're going to let the contestants play instruments if they can," executive producer Nigel Lythgoe told TV Guide at the Nov. 8 Discovery Awards.The hit Fox series will also feature "mentors" less often. "We realized that we took our eye off the ball and didn't concentrate on the true talent on the show, and that's the [wannabes]," says Lythgoe. As such, this season "we've got... read more be the first to leave a comment
After watching the dreadful ... | Matt Roush | 9/21/2007
Question: After watching the dreadful Emmys, I'm wondering if there is any thought of eliminating this awards show, or at the very least completely overhauling the format. Who could honestly claim that this year's show celebrated the best in television over the past year? Let's review the problems with the Emmys: 1) The nomination process: When only three networks existed, I'm sure it wasn't difficult to decide who to nominate. But now with five major networks and dozens of free and pay-cable... read more be the first to leave a comment
American Idol Judges to Britney: Help Us Help You! | Today's News: Our Take | 9/13/2007
American Idol triumvirate Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul have reached out to Britney Spears, offering to collectively manage the further-fallen popstress' careening career. "We have decided we can bring Britney back," Cowell tells Fox News, stressing, "We are serious. We plan to buy her some underpants, get her bigger shorts to perform in, and get her away from her stupid friends." (Quite the ambitious trifecta, if you ask me.) "MTV ratings are up," notes Cowell, "and all we're... read more be the first to leave a comment
Hey, Paula... You're a Freak! | Today's News: Our Take | 8/3/2007
The New York Post reports that in the American Idol judge's house there's a salon chair where she gets her hair and makeup done every day. When the process of humanizing her begins, she'll sit down, set an alarm, then pass out from all the painkillers she's on. When the alarm goes off and she comes to, if her face isn't camera-ready, there's apparently hell to pay. Abdul's rep tells the paper, "There's no alarm that I've ever seen." Operative words: "I've" and "seen." read more be the first to leave a comment
Reality Roundup: Changes and Premieres | Today's News: Our Take | 6/1/2007
Due to poor ratings, Fox has pulled the plug on its Monday night installment of On the Lot. Starting next week, the competition and results will be condensed into one weekly show.... Posh Spice may have to put off U.S. TV stardom. According to People.com, the filming of Victoria Beckham's NBC reality show is in jeopardy because she left Los Angeles a few weeks early in order to be with her husband, soccer player David Beckham, who was recalled to play for the British team... VH1's newest... read more be the first to leave a comment
Paula Abdul's Tantrum, Like Her Broken Nose, Was Self-Inflicted | Today's News: Our Take | 6/1/2007
Remember yesterday's Paula meltdown over her PR guy not showing up for her taping of The Jimmy Kimmel Show? Yeah, well, today TMZ.com is saying that it was the American Idol judge herself who told her rep Howard Bragman not to come. According to the website, he was en route when Paula's assistant called and told him he wasn't wanted there. Then, less than an hour later, that same assistant called again and asked where the heck he was. When Bragman reminded her that she'd just told him not to... read more be the first to leave a comment
Another Day, Another Paula Abdul Meltdown | Today's News: Our Take | 5/31/2007
Although in her OK! Magazine interview, it was all sunshine and lollipops for the American Idol judge — "My purpose [in life] is bringing out everybody's best and being that cheerleader to other people's success," she says — you can't believe everything you read. The New York Post is reporting that in an audiotape they received, the ex-Laker girl, apparently sobbing to a battalion of publicists, details her troubles with her former rep. "I do a call-in every week for OK! Magazine on... read more be the first to leave a comment
Oh, My Nose! Idol's Paula Breaks Her Beak | Today's News: Our Take | 5/21/2007
Amazingly and improbably, this week's American Idol just got even more TiVo-worthy. A spokesperson for Paula Abdul tells TV's Extra that over the weekend, Idol's erstwhile Pollyanna tripped while trying to avoid her chihuahua, Tulip, and as a result, broke her nose. (Aren't you supposed to tiptoe past the Tulip, per the song?)Marcia Brady's backyard football incident just fell to No. 2 on the All-time Silly Circumstances rankings.UPDATE: Speaking to Extra, Paula admits she "screamed like a... read more be the first to leave a comment
Preview: Paula Abdul Makes Hey for Bravo | Today's News: Our Take | 4/11/2007
If you think Paula Abdul is "entertaining" on American Idol, you ain't seen nothin' yet. TV Guide got a sneak peek of Hey Paula, Bravo's upcoming reality show chronicling Ms. Abdul's wacky ways, and here's one example of what we saw: While prepping for the Grammys, Paula lets her two tiny dogs chew on millions of dollars' worth of borrowed diamonds, while the Idol judge laughs hysterically and the jeweler has a panic attack! When the show debuts this summer, there’s sure to be plenty more... read more be the first to leave a comment
Will Paula Abdul Make Like Martha Stewart? | Today's News: Our Take | 3/31/2007
American Idol's Paula Abdul has pacted with APA, says the Hollywood Reporter, with designs on "developing multigenerational, international lifestyle branding opportunities." I think what that means is we can someday look forward to having in our homes such products as Forever Your Curl Hair Serum, MC Skat Kat Litter, and Straight Up Male Performance Enhancer. read more be the first to leave a comment
Paula Abdul Drunk? Never! Casual Drugs? Nope! | Today's News: Our Take | 2/14/2007
See, you were wrong, you were all wrong. Every one of you. For shame. American Idol's most, um, "unpredictable" judge, Paula Abdul, insists, "I've never been drunk" and "I have never done recreational drugs" in an interview with Us. Waving her 20-year career around as People's Exhibit A, she says, "Tell me [how] someone who is into partying or doing drugs could have done that." But... but... MC Skat Kat was so psychedelic!"There have been 100 million lies about me," she adds. "[But] I'm squeaky... read more be the first to leave a comment
Idol Chatter: Courtney Love Will Not Replace Paula | Today's News: Our Take | 1/31/2007
Hard-living rocker Courtney Love tells Usmagazine.com that American Idol exec producer Nigel Lythgoe has inquired as to her availability to serve as a guest judge. What's more, a source tells that site that Lythgoe might like to see Love replace Paula Abdul as a full-time panelist, but a well-placed source at Fox tells TV Guide that such talk is entirely untrue, if not, I think, insane. (See Wednesday-afternoon update.)Abdul, meanwhile, dismisses recent disses/dissections of her behavior,... read more be the first to leave a comment
Breaking News from Fox's Exec Session! | Today's News: Our Take | 1/20/2007
While we're waiting for Fox president Peter Liguori to take his seat on stage, I gotta ask: Who the frak forgot to defrost the egg whites in preparation for this morning's Hell's Kitchen-themed breakfast? I was really looking forward to a nice egg-white omelette this am, and instead I got something that looked like watered-down brain. (That's what happens when you try to cook half-frozen egg whites. Not pretty.) Gordon Ramsay's gonna catch hell for this. I am not happy.• First Q about the... read more be the first to leave a comment