Posts Tagged ‘ American Idol ’

Updated! Premiere Week 2011: FOX

September 26, 2011
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Updated! Premiere Week 2011: FOX

It's premiere week! Check back regularly for our contributors thoughts on all the new FOX shows! Responses so far: Terra Nova, The New Girl, and X Factor.
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Blame Your HVAC

May 28, 2010
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Blame Your HVAC

How often this season have we seen ‘tween girls, and their forty-something moms, blamed for the sorry state of American Idol?
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Putting the American Back in Idol

April 1, 2010
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Putting the American Back in Idol

American Idol contestant Siobhan Magnus is a veritable original who typifies the American spirit--and watching her succeed is really what the show is all about.
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Simon Says Cheerio

January 13, 2010
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Simon Says Cheerio

Simon Cowell is leaving American Idol. But ironically to keep the "American" in American Idol, the show needs Simon, or at least an angry, pompous, belittling Brit judge like him.
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TV on Tour

December 6, 2009
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TV on Tour

Lately, it seems like TV shows are hitting the road with increasing frequency. This trend started several years ago with American Idol's "American Idols Live" show, and continued with the annual So You Think You Can Dance tour. But it's not just made-famous-by-TV singers and dancers hitting the road--TV chefs Anthony Bourdain...
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