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American Idol still produces wholesome role models.
Tonight marks the 10th season of America Idol and while the show is just as popular as ever, this year it’s missing its infamous tell-it-like-it-is judge, Simon Cowell. While families all around tune in, tomorrow the talk in the schoolyard will no doubt center on the lucky and talented few that stand out early in the competition mixed will those poor souls who were utterly hideous and will forever be known as such. Then there will be those crazy stories like Sanjaya Malakar and the unforgettable General Larry Platt’s “Pants on the Ground”? Surely, we all had to tune in to see how Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler would do.
In the past ten years, the show has become synonymous with finding gifted young people who proceed to secure successful recording careers. Most of these young people sing wholesome music that is popular with children, and parents usually have no trouble letting their kids listen to Kelly Clarkson or Jordin Sparks as opposed to other raunchier artists, but is American Idol 2011 still a family show?
It comes on at 8pm, which is a bit late for the younger set, but obviously loads of young kids are tuning in because Kindergarten kids are talking about the show every year. It’s also entirely possible that with DVR, parents are taping the show for their younger children.
American Idol is in chaos! Ellen resigned, Simon quit, and Kara DioGuardi got fired. On the flip side, Jennifer Lopez may be in. Do you let your kids watch reality TV? – San Francisco Chronicle Blog
Date night? The NY Daily News gave Dinner for Schmucks 3.5 stars, and says that Steve Carell is in “rare form.”
Here’s a happy love story to end the week: Former Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader Donna McCall married her favorite childhood TV character — Eddie Munster, a.k.a Butch Patrick. Now in her 50s, McCall has had a crush on Patrick since she was a child. — Famecrawler
Have you ever seen the movie Quiz Show? Great movie, excellent movie. If you haven’t seen it, it goes like this: back in the 50′s quiz shows programs were crazy popular. You know, because there was only one channel then and no American Idol. Also, people back then believed the things they saw on TV were real.
Anywho, turns out the most popular show, Twenty One, was feeding their contestants the answers so they could control who won and therefore pick the players with the most audience appeal. People found out and IT ROCKED THE NATION. I know, hard to imagine that kind of outrage now over a TV show. ”What do you mean the latest Bachelor and his chosen mate are broken up? They said they were in love!”
Remember baby-faced David Archuleta, runner-up of last year’s American Idol and son to supposedly pushy, controlling dad Jeff? Dad made headlines last year for supposedly getting too, ahem, “involved” in his son’s song selections and performances.
But if David thought that was embarrassing, then he must really be hurting now. Continue reading »
Stephen Colbert is currently doing a U.S.O. tour. According to Gawker, the faux pundit “is making history by being the first person in the history of the U.S.O. to film, edit and broadcast a non-news show from an active war zone.” He’s also donating proceeds from iTunes sales of this week’s episodes to the U.S.O. Oh, and they shaved his head. (Video proof is below. Check it out. You know you want to.) Continue reading »
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