American Idol 8: Finale!

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Gossip, Video,

Weeks of auditions, eliminations and memorable performances would finally culminate in a single evening of music and melodrama. Yes, it’s the finale of American Idol 8.

Various celebrities sat in the crowd as Ryan Seacrest warmed up the episode. Almost 100 million votes were logged after Tuesday’s performance round.

A montage of Randy Jackson clips served as the dog’s intro, he who, for reasons quite beyond me, wore a bow tie for the evening. Kara DioGuardi moments followed, and I never realized she had such a tendency to use the word “sweetie.” She looked great for the evening, at least. The same can’t be said for Paula Abdul, who wore a hideous ensemble. Her clip showed her saying a lot of words, the meanings of which she likely doesn’t understand. Simon Cowell’s video tribute was, of course, the most entertaining of all.

The host then introduced the two stars of the evening: Kris Allen and Adam Lambert. The judges stood up for the men as they took the stage. Each wore white; both looked very different. The sound equipment was hardly functioning when the two touched based with Seacrest.

A gaggle of girls stood in Conway, Arkansas (Kris Allen country) to hear the results. Carly Smithson reported from Symphony Hall (what a sad gig), where Lambert fans gathered to await the final vote count. But each camp would sit through many more video clips, performances, and general hoohah before they would find out what they most wanted to know: who won?

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TV on DVD: January 15, 2008

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, BBC, Cable, CBS, FOX, NBC, PBS, Extras, Family Guy, DVD,

Here are some of the TV on DVD options you can find on the shelves today.  This week’s selections include the recent Golden Globe winner for Best TV Comedy (Extras):

• Alex Haley’s Queen
• ‘Allo ‘Allo (Complete Series Seven)
• Criss Angel: Mindfreak (Season 3)
• Dora the Explorer: Undercover Dora
• Extras (Complete Series)
• Family Guy: Blue Harvest
• Frontline: On Our Watch
• Frontline: The Undertaking
• National Geographic: Incredible Human Machine (1975)
• The New Adventures of Old Christine (Season 1)
• The Rockford Files (Season 5)
• Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (Season 3)
• WWE: Armageddon 2007

Queen Says: American Idol Is Fake!

Posted by Rhys Alexander Categories: Music, Reality, FOX, American Idol, News,

The highlight of this week’s American Idol was the apparent friction between teen heartthrob Ace Young and Queen member Brian May. The friction appeared so confrontational, in fact, that many viewers let Brian May know of their displeasure. And now Brian May is letting the world know that he’s not gonna take it any more.

Brian wrote in his personal blog that the apparent Ace-hatred never happened the way it was shown - it was a result of ‘creative editing.’ He criticizes the way American Idol producers seize anything the least bit negative and blow it out of proportion…while apparently enjoying their evil deeds. Brian also stressed that he and Ace got along great, and that Ace did an excellent job with the song.

Gee, who would have ever guessed that reality TV isn’t…real?

(You can find all the American Idol 5 posts here.)