American Idol 9: Boston Auditions
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Features, Gossip, Video,
Never one to shy away from its own press, American Idol re-capped the events of the past year at the top of the Season 9 premiere. Clips highlighting Paula Abdul’s departure from the show, as well as the announcement that Ellen DeGeneres would replace her, were part of the opening montage. After a few brief highlights, it was time for the show to begin.
The Boston auditions were conducted on a very rainy day, but nothing seemed to dim the spirit of the waiting hopefuls who grinned and waved at reality TV cameras. This episode marked Victoria Beckham’s stint as a guest judge, the first to be called in when last summer’s negotiations with Paula Abdul started to go south.
The first auditioner to be featured, Janet McNamara, honed her singing skills with the American Idol game. CGI Simon often tells her that she’s “got it,” in fact. She had a thick Boston accent and tons of energy, talking at great length about her Idol gaming skills. Predictably, she was terrible and got a no across the board. Still maintaining high spirits, she claimed the experience was “wicked awesome.” Her audition is viewable in the clip above.
Janet was only the first in a long line of hopefuls, some of which would leave with their dreams still intact. Others would simply leave…many, in tears.
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VIDEO: David Letterman Fixes (Most) of NBC’s Problems
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, Talk Shows, CBS, NBC, Gossip, News, Video,
If the Peacock execs had listened to David Letterman, maybe they could have kept Conan O’Brien from walking way from The Tonight Show. After all, who knows more about late-night drama than the man once screwed over by NBC?
Last night, the Late Show host came up with an idea that could have made Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Fallon happy. (Unfortunately, Dave had “no solutions” as to how to help Carson Daly, the man who’s like “the Pluto of talk shows.”)
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This Week on TV (1/11-1/17)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Food & Home, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, ABC, Cable, CBS, FOX, NBC, 30 Rock, American Idol, Video,
(Make sure to check out TV Envy’s Midseason Programming Schedule.)
MONDAY (1/11)
- Little People, Big World (TLC, 8pm): “Matt and Amy’s families gather to celebrate the twins upcoming graduation. But when Zach has a failing grade on his report card, no one is sure whether he’ll receive a diploma after all.” Fortunately, education is not a prerequisite for reality TV stardom.
- Bank of Hollywood (E!, 9pm): “Contestants include two men who want to open a mullet hair salon.” Heck - I would fork over my own money just to see that.
- Two and a Half Men (CBS, 9pm): “Jake tries to win back his ex-girlfriend by writing her love songs.” Charlie (Sheen) will be taking detailed notes.
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VIDEO: Conan O’Brien Jokes About Jay Leno Drama
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Late Night, Talk Shows, NBC, Gossip, Video,
It may have taken over 24 hours, but Conan O’Brien has finally had his say.
Although Jay Leno managed to turn around jokes yesterday about NBC’s late-night drama, the Tonight Show host remained mum on the subject…that is until now.
How will the 11:30 PM time issue finally be resolved? My favorite rumor: Jay and Conan will be joining the cast of Jersey Shore as a new character called “The Awkward Situation.”
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Randy Jackson on American Idol 9
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Gossip, Video,
“Usually, whoever comers in first or second, that next season of auditions, you have a lot of those kinds of people,” Randy Jackson said of the upcoming American Idol 9. “It didn’t happen like that this time.”
“We got a very interesting, very unique cast that’s only unique to season nine,” Jackson stated.
Like many Idol fans, Jackson says he’s found himself missing Paula Abdul, who was with Idol for seasons one through eight. “She is one of our best friends,” he said. “It’s going to take a little getting used to.”
Abdul will be replaced on the the live broadcasts by Ellen DeGeneres. The audition rounds will contain guest judges like Posh Spice Victoria Beckham and How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris.
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Will the White House Interfere with Lost’s Premiere?
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Lost, Video,
UPDATE: It appears the White House will stay clear of February 2nd.
Note to all you Lost fans out there: If those folks inside the White House don’t play nicely, we may be forced to wait for our Season 6 premiere.
Although the networks have managed to plan out their schedules (for the most part) months in advance, organizers in D.C. have a bit more difficulty getting things pinned down. As of today, President Obama’s administration has slated either January 26 or February 2 as the day for Obama’s first State of the Union speech. Should they choose to go with the latter date, we probably won’t be going back to the island until February 9.
Are you as irked as a I am? If so, feel free to join the masses by tweeting with the hashtag #NoStateofUnionFeb2. In the meantime, get a recap of the first five seasons in approximately 8 minutes.
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Hanes won’t be making any more commercials with Charlie Sheen anytime soon.
The advertising campaign featuring the actor has ended, which a spokesman for the company says is “pretty standard, straightforward” when “somebody who’s in your commercial is arrested on suspicion of something of this magnitude.” He’s referring of course to the recent domestic disturbance between Sheen and his current wife, a highly-publicized and very messy bit of scandal.
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Watch Bear Grylls Gives Himself an Enema on Man vs. Wild
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Cable, Video,
Okay - if the title of this story lured you in, you:
- Will watch Bear Grylls do just about anything. (He makes things slightly more visually appealing.)
- Are obsessed with enemas. (Or things that involve that general area.)
- Are a sick bastard.
- Know that you might be in life or death situation some day and would like to know how to survive in the middle of the ocean when you have nothing to drink but water laced with bird poop.
If you want more Bear goodness, you can either watch him eat a fish eye after the jump, or just simply watch the season premiere of Man vs. Wild tonight @ 9:00 on the Discovery Channel.
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VIDEO: American Idol 9 Preview
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Video,
American Idol 9 starts next week, and though the series is missing Paula Abdul, viewers will still get lots of enormously entertaining auditions.
What’s better - the really, really good singers or the really, really awful ones? I can never decide!
(To get a look at TV Envy’s Midseason Programming Schedule, click here.)
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How Beautiful: YouTube Breathes New Life into Canceled Series
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Drama, Prime Time, The CW, Gossip, Internet, Ratings, Video,
The CW’s new fall season looked very promising - at first. After some seriously low ratings, the network decided to make a few big changes. People were fired, shows were cut and The Beautiful Life was changed for ever. The series was cut after only two episodes aired. Ouch. Thanks to YouTube, Life goes on.
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