realitytvsoup.com - 12/1/2008
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Randy Jackson stopped by The View to promote his new book and dished some about the new season of American Idol coming up in January 2009
Randy Jackson Talks to Ellen About Simon Cowell’s Love Life
daytimetalk.com 1/14/2009 — Randy Jackson was on Ellen yesterday where he started by complimenting her on how well she looks (Ellen says she went vegan and claims it has improved her life). He talked about his own struggle to get healthy and lose weight in order to ...
My Name is Earl 4.22: Pinky
tvverdict.com 3/27/2009 — There are some episodes that are undone by continuity errors, predictable writing, and rather convenient plot twists. Then there’s this week’s episode, where even though some of the writing was a bit dicey, it doesn’t matter because the emotion and humor is so strong that it’s ultimately easy ...
Randy: Ellen Joining Idol Will Be a “Whole New World”
okmagazine.com 9/10/2009 — On the heels of the news that Ellen DeGeneres will be filling the fourth judge spot left empty on American Idol by Paula Abdul ’s exit, OK ! caught up with Randy Jackson to hear what he thinks about his new castmate.
First of all, does ...
My Name is Earl 4.23: Bullies
tvverdict.com 4/17/2009 — It was interesting seeing the full opening credits for this week’s episode, since they’ve only been seen one other time this season, and apart from that not once since the first season. In many ways, this actually was like an episode from the first season, meaning it was a funny self-contained ...
Semifinals: Group B
televisionwithoutpity.com 2/26/2009 — "Where else can you find a welder, a bartender, a font designer and a comedian?" (Um, AA? The Manhole? I give.) "...All on the verge of stardom?" Ah. This must be American Idol . He tells us about Alexis, Sarver and Gokey, and they clap for ...
American Idol Rundown: The Top 11 Go Country
buzzsugar.com 3/18/2009 — Country night is often a cringe-worthy evening on American Idol , but this year, the top 11 did a pretty decent job turning songs from the Grand Ole Opry artists into relatively contemporary songs. There were several strong performances and not too many trainwrecks — though there's also at ...
Auditions: Salt Lake City
televisionwithoutpity.com 1/29/2009 — Salt Lake City, home of David Archuleta and the clean-cut enemies of equal rights. And, I'm sure, a ton of super-nice folks. The crowds are full of that eerie Utah sameness; the music over the crowd montage is "Shiny Happy People," a song that has ...
Auditions: Jacksonville
televisionwithoutpity.com 1/28/2009 — We begin with Simon and Ryan in the back of a limo, babbling incessantly and giggling and holding hands, talking about Florida and how Simon has repeatedly requested that Ryan not use his radio voice in front of him. "Here we are in Florida," they ...
American Idol: the top 11 peform songs from Grand Ole Opry artists
reality-tv-online.com 3/18/2009 — It’s country week on American Idol. This season the contestants were mentored by Randy Travis as they performed songs made famous at the Grand Ole Opry. Here’s what I thought about the show tonight.
Michael Sarver. Michael is from Texas so you would think that this genre would be right up his ...
Well, So Much For a Comeback...
votefortheworst.com 8/11/2009 —
With all of the Paula Abdul pity in the air, someone had to kick her when she was down. Media IQ issued a study that said that Paula Abdul is the American Idol judge that most people fast forward through while watching their Tivo. This study is ...
TV Plays Music in New Ways —
In Depth 12/1/2008
Since the beginning of TV, music programming has been an integral part of the success of the medium, from “Your Hit Parade” to “American Bandstand,” “The Ed Sullivan Show” and “Soul Train,” and finally to MTV, a network initially predicated on ...