American Idol: First of the Top 12 Sent Packing
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Editorial,
Elimination night on American Idol began with more cross-promotion. This time, it was Jim Carrey (star of an upcoming 20th Century FOX movie) in a weird elephant suit. During his banter with host Ryan Seacrest, the movie star cried out, “I love the show, I love the contestants.” Me, too…up to a point.
This promotional effort (which is probably totally unnecessary - the movie will bank big bucks whether Carrey parades around in a silly suit or not) was quickly followed by an announcement. “We’re changing the theme!” Ryan Seacrest announced, claiming that an avalanche of telephone calls and e-mails led the show to feature tunes from the Beatles next week as well. I’d like to venture a guess that the tenor of those comments was mostly in the I-didn’t-hear-what-I-wanted-to-hear vein and that next week, we’ll hear much more of the White Album. Just a guess, though.
Next came a quick early Beatles medley of songs, a mishmash of “All My Lovin’,” “I Feel Fine,” “Can’t Buy Me Love,” and “Help!” as performed by the Top 12. But as soon as the music faded, it was time to get to the real business of the evening: getting rid of one of them.
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Rosie O’Donnell Reaches Out to Ousted American Idol Contestant
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, FOX, American Idol, Gossip,
Just last Thursday, Danny Noriega (of the great voice and somewhat flamboyant effeminate charm) failed to gather enough votes to keep him on American Idol - the door to his TV singing career closed. But on Friday, Rosie O’Donnell opened a window.
In a video blog post created the day after Noriega’s elimination, the former talk show host invited him to join her (and several famous friends) on a cruise. The offer includes a free cruise for him and a friend, which leaves from San Diego this Saturday to sail toward Puerto Vallarta. She’s requested him to sing “Tainted Love” with Cyndi Lauper, who will be allegedly also be on board. O’Donnell called him “bold and brave and beautiful” and ended her entry by imploring him again to join her.
This is a great deal. Free cruise, and he gets to meet Rosie O and Cyndi Lauper. If I were in Danny’s shoes, I would take the trip in a minute. If I were Rosie, I would probably try to use my celebrity status to meet my favorite Idols. But, as I am neither of them, I shall simply report upon these developments as they unfold. So, Danny…you going to take her offer, or what?
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Survivor Micronesia: He’s a Ball of Goo!
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Survivor, Editorial, Features,
In the fifth week of Survivor: Micronesia, the hits just kept on coming. During last night’s episode we saw hits that affected alliances, strategies, bodies and overall team morale.
Not surprisingly, there was a wide mix of emotions at Airai’s camp after Mikey B’s surprise elimination last week. Chet – a bit cocky because he had somehow managed to live another day – was now setting his sights on Jason. Meanwhile, the gymnastics instructor was still reeling from his team’s idiotic decision. With the beefy writer now gone, Jason was in a tribe he no longer wanted to be a part of.
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Survivor Micronesia: That’s Baked, Barbecued and Fried!
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Survivor, Editorial, Features,
Wow – the decisions made by this year’s crop of players never cease to amaze me. We’re already four weeks in now, and I’m not quite yet sure whether Survivor: Micronesia boasts the stupidest or the cleverest cast of characters yet.
The strange choice to eliminate Yau-Man continued to have aftershocks long after the Tribal Council. Ami apologized to Cirie for surprisingly writing her name down, but said she only did it because she didn’t like how Cirie was going back and forth. Later, Jonathan had his own exchange with the swing vote – but that conversation was far less cordial. He accused her of being far more manipulative and devious than he.
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Survivor Micronesia: I Should Be Carried on the Chariot-Type Thing
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Survivor,
The first two weeks of Survivor: Micronesia have given us several head-shaking Tribal Councils in a row. Let me assure you, Week 3 was no different.
Mikey B. – who was completely blindsided by Mary’s elimination last week – quickly figured out that Joel was behind the whole plan. Unfortunately, he just couldn’t figure out why the firefighter did it. “I don’t blame the move as long as the move wasn’t you trying to take that whole crew.” (Uhh, what other reason would he have?) Mikey felt Mary’s dismissal was a completely wasted move. Instead of getting rid of the weak links on their team, he thought Joel was far too focused on the long game.
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American Idol’s Strange Elimination Show
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Editorial,
Before I begin, I have to admit I’m not a fan of American Idol‘s elimination nights. Not only does the show drag out what could be done in two minutes (I really don’t need to see all the musical performances), I always feel extremely irritated by the incessant commercial breaks.
But, wow. Thursday’s edition really had my head-shaking…and not in a good way. I purposely came into the episode late because I wanted skip past the filler with my DVR. Unfortunately, the strange pacing had me convinced I had fast-forwarded through something important. Not only did the show lack any tension, it was sadly anti-climatic. Watch the moment Garrett Haley was delivered his piece of bad news. (Keep in mind - he was the first and only male called up at the time.)
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Survivor Micronesia: The Sounds of Jungle Love
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Survivor, Features,
After just two weeks, Survivor: Micronesia has already proven to be quite an interesting season. I don’t know if it’s because the editors have gotten smarter over the past 15 installments or the players have just grown wiser. Whatever the reason – the past two episodes have kept us on our toes with some nice twists and turns up until the final vote.
Malakal – having just eliminated the controversial Jonny Fairplay – returned to camp feeling like a whole new group. Although his unexpected departure threw off some individual plans, it was hard to deny that life was better without his annoying presence.
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Survivor Micronesia: “You Guys Are Dumber Than You Look”
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Survivor, Features,
For the latest round of Survivor, CBS decided to spice things up a bit and incorporated a little old with the new. In this installment, ten die-hard fans will be competing against ten former contestants. Last night, we saw the debut of Survivor: Micronesia – otherwise known as ‘Fans vs. Favorites’.
The premiere episode kicked off with the newbies arriving by boat to a rain-soaked island. After a quick welcome by Jeff Probst, the unsuspecting participants learned the cold, hard truth: they were going to compete against seasoned pros.
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