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American Idol Reject Makes Good

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

Josiah LemingThink way, way back to the beginning of the seventh season of . During Hollywood Week, two singers struck such a strong chord in me that I was passionately rooting for them both to make it to the Top 24. The first was Kyle Ensley, the one I called the governor of Oklahoma and who Simon Cowell wanted to keep but who was kicked in favor of Colton Berry (who was one of the first of the Top 24 to be sent packing, proving that I was right in wanting to keep Kyle instead). The second standout I cheered valiantly for was young Josiah Leming. You may remember him as the sweet-faced kid who was tragically sleeping in his car.

Leming made the monumentally brave choice to sing without the band for his last audition, a decision which ultimately led to his demise on the show. After Hollywood, Josiah Leming returned to his parents’ home in Tennessee. But he did not stay there for very long.

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After American Idol: Syesha Mercado

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

Syesha Mercado

Most of the media was treating Syesha Mercado’s elimination as a foregone conclusion before the results episode of aired this week. Now, everything is going as planned (and predicted) while Mercado makes the press circuit. Recently, Syesha spoke with Entertainment Weekly.

The questioner actually put it to her like this: “The whole country seemed to know it was going to be a David versus David finale. How was it, being on stage when you knew your fate?”

I wouldn’t have been able to find fault with if she called a halt to the interview and walked off in a huff right then and there, but she didn’t. “Well, I didn’t read the press. I didn’t get the memo,” she joked, “I heard rumors that it was going to be a David-Syesha finale.” She clarified, “David Cook,” a moment later.

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American Idol: Make Way for the Finals

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

Top 3 Idols Perform

The will be named next week, but before the finale extravaganza can begin there was one last piece of business to deal with: elimination. For this special night, all the judges and contestants dressed in black and white (or, one or the other).

The Top 3 Idols danced around the stage and judges’ island singing “Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now.” I didn’t really love the performance, but nerves probably played a big part for the singers. The week’s Ford video followed, Idols crooning “Heaven” inside an MTV Cribs theme. This one was actually pretty cute, which is more than what can be said of weeks past.

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Survivor Micronesia Finale: Stir the Pot!

Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Survivor, Editorial, Features

Survivor Micronesia

This past season of saw a host of firsts.  In addition to the endless number of blindsides, the Fans vs. Favorites saga saw three people go home for reasons unrelated to Tribal Council.  The 39 days of competition also gave us our only female-empowered finale ever.

There were so many questions lingering around the last set of Tribal Councils.  Would Natalie be applauded for sticking around so long?  Would Cirie be recognized for all the strategic moves she actually headlined?  Would Parvati have to pay for what she did to Ozzy?  Would Amanda really end up being the threat everyone believed her to be?  Would everyone still be all kissy and huggy now that they had to take each other down?  Read on! 

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Jason Castro’s American Idol Experience

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

Jason Castro

Clouds of controversy surrounded Jason Castro’s last week on . From Paula’s flub to Castro’s comments to Entertainment Weekly, the dreadlocked dude gave plenty of Idol watchers plenty to talk about. Recently, Castro sat down again with EW to set the record straight.

Before his Idol elimination, commented to an EW reporter that he was feeling ready to go home. This led, naturally, to angry comments and emails from readers who lambasted the writer of the piece. While Castro did make the comment, his words weren’t as serious as some might have believed. “That day I was in a bad mood,” Jason explained. “I was frustrated with a lot of things.”

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Survivor Micronesia: If It Smells LIke a Rat, Give It Cheese

Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Survivor, Editorial, Features

Survivor: Micronesia, Cirie

This episode of taught future players learned some extremely invaluable tips:

  • Never assume the game is over.
  • People just want to be liked.
  • You never know until you try.
  • Women always talk.
  • Ice cream scoopers are bad at lying.

Who tried to play everyone in this game…and who just ended up being played?  Read on!

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Three Still Standing on American Idol

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Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Editorial

American Idol Top 4

The Top 4 results night on began with the usual self-congratulatory feelings as host Ryan Seacrest announced the Tuesday vote totals were the highest for the season, with nearly 51 million cast. The Top 3 competitors of the evening were separated, he added, by a paltry million votes.

took a moment to talk with the judges about Syesha Mercado, who in weeks past has barely slipped past the long arm of elimination. “I was just judging her the way I saw the vocals,” Randy Jackson defended his less-than-complimentary Tuesday praise. “She did an amazing job last night,” Paula Abdul went to bat for Mercado. The host then asked Simon Cowell if the latter was angry Tuesday night. Of course he wasn’t - “just surprised,” Cowell explained, at the rather “disastrous song choices.”

As the time for banter ended, an almost-final glimpse of the Final Four Idols was presented as the quartet crooned “Reelin’ In the Years.” I thought the choice was totally odd, but I must admit that the number was pretty good all the same. The American Idol tour of the Top 10 contestants, by the way, begins July 1. Tickets go on sale May 17.

Banter and performances aside, there’s only one reason to watch Idol on Wednesdays: to find out, first hand, which one of the contestants is going home.

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Dancing with the Stars 6: Week 8 Loser

Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories: Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Dancing With The Stars, Features

Dancing with the Stars, Mario, Karina Smirnoff

Yesterday’s edition of Dancing with the Stars: Season 6 turned out to be another jaw-dropping event:

  • Kristi’s Samba earned the skater another 26.  (Her first was last week.) That’s her lowest score to date.
  • Jason Taylor racked up a 23 for his interpretation of the Samba.  He hasn’t seen that number since Week 3.
  • Cristián accumulated three 10’s and finished with his best total ever.  More importantly, the injured actor somehow managed to beat both Jason and Kristi!

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Does Tivo Reveal a Survivor Elimination?

Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Survivor, Editorial, Gossip, Spoilers

Survivor Micronesia

Warning: Possible spoiler ahead!

I’m not sure if my recent discovery was merely a coincidence, but I found it quite interesting.  While going through my DVR for the week, I noticed this Sunday’s finale left out one name from its summary.

For those who own Tivos, it’s not uncommon to see names of actors and/or competitors in a show description.  But when a reality show only has five challengers left, does it mean something when only four of them are listed?

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Brooke White Defends American Idol’s Paula Abdul

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Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, American Idol, Gossip

Brooke White Though most of the country is still reeling from Paula Abdul’s flub, the current limelight is supposed to belong to recently-ousted Brooke White. The songstress sat down with reporters to talk about her elimination, her future and of course the debacle that’s on everyone’s headlines: Paula Abdul’s Tuesday flub.

‘I kind of anticipated it, in a strange way,” said of her Wednesday elimination. “It was in my gut.” White said she wanted to be stronger, but the emotion of it all just sort of overcame her, creating the tearful scene millions witnessed during her Wednesday good-bye.

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