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How Charitable: American Idol
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Gossip,
With three nights of American Idol quickly approaching, the show is prepared to dominate the week’s ratings once more. But don’t worry - it’s all in the name of charity. And it seems that everyone involved with the show is getting into the spirit of things.
Host Ryan Seacrest, who reportedly earns $14 million a year (Forbes), has decided to forgo his usual paycheck for Sunday night’s Idol Gives Back special (which airs Wednesday). See Seacrest work for free tomorrow night, when Idol will take over no less than two and one half hours of programming. Yowzah.
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Idol Gives Back Tidbits
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Gossip, Spoilers,
Though American Idol’s charity extravaganza won’t air until Wednesday, much of the show has been pre-taped…and thus, it’s already happened. Want to know who showed up to sing what? Want to know more about the money the event wants to raise? Want to know what’s going to happen…before it does? Keep reading or turn back now - spoilers to follow.
Last year’s Idol Gives Back spectacular raised more than $75 million for various charitable organizations and even helped FOX score an honorary Emmy award. The official financial statement for the event will be released in May. This year’s goal is to raise at least $100 million in funds for charity. To kick off the night and begin the event, the Top 8 Idols performed Rihanna’s “Don’t Stop the Music.”
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Truth in TV: Can Anyone Win Big?
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Games, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, Gossip,
Eight juicy episodes have been watched by millions, and the promos for the show just keep coming. I must admit, FOX’s The Moment of Truth is truly a guilty TV pleasure and I’m entranced the entire time the show is on the screen. But after seeing so many come and go, one question remains: can anyone win big on this show?
It all sounds so very simple. You sit down and answer questions - truthfully - as family and friends (oh yeah, and the live studio audience and the millions of home viewers) look on. Answer 21 of them without telling a fib, and you’ll walk away half a million bucks richer. And yet, no one has done it. In fact, no one has even come close to doing it.
Why? The show uses a polygraph, commonly called the lie detector, to determine which questions will be asked. Prior to taping, contestants get strapped in and asked at least fifty different questions. From this pool, twenty-one of those questions are selected. Polygraph results, to this day, are highly controversial. Statistics show that these machines are not 100% accurate - more like 80%, depending on the amount of questions asked. This means that far fewer than half (50%) of the contestants on The Moment of Truth will be completely free of polygraph error during their rounds of questioning.
Shining ‘Moment’ for FOX
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Games, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Ratings,
Wednesday night saw the arrival of the show I’ve been anticipating most: The Moment of Truth on FOX. Wisely, the network premiered this new game show right after number one American Idol. Scoring 23.2 million viewers, it’s safe to say the show was a success. (It’s the biggest ratings for any premiere this season.) Meanwhile, Idol won 26.8 million viewers, far outpacing NBC’s Deal or No Deal and Mandel’s million-dollar mission. For weeks, Moment has been getting quality promos and a lot of ad time, so it’s no surprise the ratings followed. But…how good is the show, really?
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Oprah Won’t Provide for Boyfriend Stedman
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Talk Shows, Oprah Winfrey Show, Gossip, Rumors,
Oprah Winfrey is a well-loved and respected talk show host, movie star, and magazine mogul. And she’s worth an estimated $2 billion, making her the richest female in the entire world. Unmarried and without children, what does a woman like Oprah do with such fabulous, mind-boggling wealth? Well, there’s one thing Oprah isn’t doing with her big bucks: leaving them to long-time boyfriend Stedman. Though the pair have not parted company in two decades (count ‘em, that’s twenty years), a source at the National Enquirer says the star left Stedman Graham completely out of her new will.
This isn’t even the only oddity Oprah’s will contained. In the event of her death, large provisions were also left for her adopted children. Here’s the problem: Oprah doesn’t have any kids, adopted or otherwise. One source says she plans to adopt three girls in the future and raise them alone - not with boyfriend Stedman. But let’s not feel too sorry for the most famous paramour since Anne Boleyn - Stedman has money of his own from his days as an author and public speaker.
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Corbin Bernsen to Host on GSN
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Games, Prime Time, Reality, Cable, Gossip,
Corbin Bernsen will host a new original for GSN, the Game Show Network, starting in 2008. The game show, How Much is Enough, pushes contestants to find out just how strong their own greed is. Four competitors will face off against a ticking clock, each vying to win the biggest bucks with their secret buzzers.
The network ordered forty episodes of the game, which will start airing January 8 at 9 pm ET. How Much is Enough will be part of the channel’s regular lineup Tuesdays through Saturdays. The show marks Bernsen’s first game show hosting attempt. Bernsen currently stars in USA’s Psych, though most fans will remember him for his role on L. A. Law.
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A Sanctuary for Unwanted Holiday Gift Cards
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Hot Deals, Internet,
This appears to be the year of the Gift Card. If you received some that you don’t particularly want, you can always re-gift them or toss them in a drawer like an estimated 10 billion do. Or you can take them to Swapagift, an ingenious site where you can sell, trade, pay your bills, or donate them to your favorite charity. Registration is free and for $1.99 you can list each card with the monetary value or equal card you wish to receive. If you want to sell them outright to the site, you can receive up to 70% of their minimum balance to pay that overdue electric bill. Our kudos to a site that finally found a use for Vegans who ended up with a $100.00 credit for Outback Steakhouse.
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Jinsei Ginko Makes You Vicariously Rich
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Misc. Tech, Toys,
Don’t throw those pennies away. The Jinsei Ginko (Life Bank) takes Tamagotchi to the next level. Put your extra coinage into it and watch an entire virtual family develop. The more you feed it, the wealthier they become. The monochrome LED display will evolve from abject squalor to a happy marriage, then to a lifestyle of the rich and famous. We’re not quite sure how long it takes to get there, but it’s not like you are going to join the Jet Set anytime soon on your own. At a price ¥4,987 (~$44.00,) check with Takara Tomy for details.
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Hilton Inheritance Drops to 7 Figures
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Reality, Gossip,
Miss Hilton, you must be pretty mad.
Hotel heiress and reality star Paris Hilton is known for many things, from her little dog to her terrible fashion decisions (don’t forget the undies!), but the celebutante is perhaps best known for her money - or at least, the money she‘s going to get one day. It’s been common knowledge that Hilton will inherit many millions - the figure was estimated to be around $100 million - and her fascinating wealth is one of the reasons the public took such a shine to her. But Miss Hilton just got bumped down at least one tax bracket. Paris will now only inherit about $5 million (boo hoo) from grandfather Conrad Hilton, who has decided to bequeath 97% of his vast estate to charity.
Does this mean Miss Hilton will have to clip coupons? Don’t count on it. Even without the other $95 million, Paris is still a Hilton.
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Zwinky Goes for the Hard Cash
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Wearables, Design, Internet,
Zwinktopia has followed in the path of Armani in Second Life now that Shoebuy has decided to sell its products through the site. Paying with her/his ZCard, an avatar will receive an “exclusive” pair that will allow the “wearer” to perform a specific action for each brand. While this particular gimmick will probably wear off quickly in the typical Zwink user, the company is smart enough to make it a tie-in so that the two of you can click over to the Shoebuy site and select similar wearing apparel. That obviously means real $$ for the shoe conglomerate.
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