Today’s Idol headlines after the jump…
Writers Strike - Who needs writers, anyway
….In fact, buy every camera you can grab and mount ‘em everywhere. Reality shows aren’t (officially) scripted in any formal manner, so they can be cranked out by the greasy trunkful. Let’s see “Border Patrol Bloopers” and “AmsterCam” and “Who Wants to Survive Ebola” and “Survivor: DMV” and “The Slaughterhouse’s Funniest Animals” and “The Corner of Clyde Morris and LPGA Where All the Cars Wreck” and “Celebrity Upskirts.” Let’s turn on the paparazzi cameras and follow drunken teen actresses and pop stars morning, noon and night. Let’s run “American Idol” nonstop until the judges snap from exhaustion and Simon just starts punching contestants one after the other. That’s some good TV, there….
On the town
…Joining in the tribute were YMF Interim Board Chairman Michael Gleason; Ryan Seacrest; Ty Treadway; Michael Feinstein; Katharine McPhee; violinist Stephanie Yu - winner of the YMF/Merv Griffin Memorial Scholarship; 16-year-old Canadian singer Cody Karey; Mort Lindsey - Griffin’s orchestra leader for more than 20 years - and the YMF Orchestra under the baton of Sean Newhouse, who performed Griffin’s hit “I’ve Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts” and Lindsey’s orchestral version of the “Jeopardy” theme…
Dog Loosed from Goose Parade
…TMZ has learned that Dog has ditched the 61st Annual Mother Goose Parade, where he was originally scheduled to be part of the “Walk of Fame,” along with celebs like Katharine McPhee, Drake Bell, and Roselyn Sanchez. Lucky for animal lovers, Sylvester the Cat, Daffy Duck and Tweety Bird will be there…
‘The Next Great American Band’: If only they could sing…
Two bands got cut from The Next Great American Band this week, and I was shocked at who they were. They seemed like two of the most potentially popular bands on the show, playing the sort of music you’d hear on the radio today — and forget about three seconds after the song was replaced by a commercial. Who knew the American public liked idiosyncratic, personal music? Certainly not most record companies …
Spoiler seems to be the hardest word…………….
In with a whimper, not a bang
Only a threatened writers’ strike is saving several mediocre shows from getting axed, writes Andrew Ryan
….The plodding season start is sharply mirrored here - Canadian viewers essentially subsist on American network programming. It’s no secret the most-watched shows in America are also the most-watched shows in Canada: Grey’s Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, various incarnations of CSI and Law & Order and, of course, Dancing with the Stars. “It’s kind of surprising that the cheesy Dancing with the Stars is still so dominant, while the recent Fox series The Next Great American Band did nothing in the ratings,” Catlin says….
Exclusive Interview: Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson, Judge on ‘The Next Great American Band’
Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson knows his music. A veteran of the music industry for twenty years, Dickson has for small labels, bug labels and has been integral in bringing many bands to the world’s attention. Originally from England (where he was friends with American Idol’s Simon Cowell), Dicko moved to Australia a few years back and has been a staple on television ever since, most notably as a judge on Australian Idol. His newest gig has brought him, for the first time, to the United States as a judge on FOX’s The Next Great American Band. We talked to him earlier this week about his new job, coming out to the States and the pressures of being the “bastard judge.” ……….
American Idol Sweetie Kellie Pickler Talks Breast Implants, Cleavage
….She made the confession on Dallas’ “Gene & Julie” morning radio show, the magazine reports in this week’s print edition. “Before the interview with Kellie, we were joking about what there was to discuss with her other that those huge breasts,” disc jockey Gene Gates told The Enquirer. “They certainly seemed to be the biggest topic of discussion.”
In past interviews, Kellie, 21, would not confirm the implant rumors. Even when she appeared on “Idol” host Ryan Seacrest’s radio show, she refused to come clean. “I like to keep it a mystery,” she said. The magazine claims that Kellie told the Dallas DJs that she is very happy with the outcome of her surgery.
A tidal wave of titles
…..’Rock Band’ sneak peek
American Idol and country-rock singer Bo Bice will be demo-ing the upcoming music game Rock Band at the Wal-Mart Supercenter at 1700 Dallas Parkway in Plano today before the game hits shelves in a few weeks.
He’ll be playing the game with a few members of the audience and then signing autographs.
The event takes place from 2 to 4 p.m.
The Next Great American Band: Episode 3
The field of bands narrowed by two tonight on The Next Great American Band. So, we’re down to ten bands who specialize in various genres. I’m not sure how much I enjoyed the way they did the reveal of the two bands going home. It seemed a bit needlessly cruel, kind of like cruel and unusual punishment…………
Walt Disney Records to Release Enchanted Original Soundtrack on November 20
….Multi-platinum recording artist Carrie Underwood performs the final song “Ever Ever After,” produced by Mark Bright. Says Underwood, “It’s actually one of the more difficult songs I’ve sung, but it’s really cute and it’s really fun, and it fits so well with the movie.” The song also gave Underwood the opportunity to team up again with video director Roman White, who has directed 6 of her videos including “Before He Cheats,” “Jesus Take the Wheel,” and current hit “So Small.”
Though Underwood has been responsible for many memorable songs since winning American Idol, she acknowledges that there is something about recording a song for a Disney film that truly makes you timeless. She describes, “It’s really amazing to think that someday kids will know all the words to this song - just like I know the words to a lot of other Disney songs that have become classics.” …..
Kanye, Avril in the lineup for Jingle Ball
Kanye West, Avril Lavigne, Timbaland, Good Charlotte and current ‘American Idol’ winner Jordin Sparks headline the 2007 KDWB Jingle Ball, which returns to the Target Center Dec. 7. It follows several years of lower-profile Jingle Balls held at the Myth in Maplewood……
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Celine’s heart will go con
ITV faces another con row after superstar Celine Dion MIMED through her An Audience With. . . special.
TV chiefs paid the diva a fortune to appear.
Even though Celine got three standing ovations, the celebrity audience – including former EastEnder Shane Richie and presenter Anjelica Bell – were dismayed she did not sing live.
Celine, 39 – whose hits include My Heart Will Go On – recorded the show on Sunday.
Despite this she sung live on the X Factor, just a night before recording her show…………
The Sun
Ok, color me stupid, but why should the late night shows be in trouble? Leno, Letterman, Kimmel et al are supposed to be comedians, right? Book an extra guest per show and skip the monologue! What’s the big deal? I wonder if they aren’t allowed by the writer’s contract to go on if their writers are on strike. Because they should all be capable of handling an hour show without people writing for them! Might not be their wittiest shows, but at least they’d be new.
ROFLMAO
Look at that Kat! So famous! So in-demand! Keeping company with A-list celebs like Dog the Bounty Hunter and Drake Bell (I don’t know who that is, but if Kat’s hanging out with him, he must be a HYOOOGE celebrity, right?) Damn, Kat’s star is shining so brightly, it’s hurting my eyes!
But seriously. Not to diss HER, really. But she is clearly not the A-list STAH her fans think she is.
A lot of show producers who also write have signed pledges and run advertisements stating that they will not write anything so long as the writers are on strike, so this might apply to late-night comedians, too. The writers have a lot of support on this.
Here’s a new you tube link to Carrie’s Disney Ever Ever After Video from the movie Enchanted’s soundtrack:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aagoC51OMm4
Well, probably compared to ***. He has a popular Nickelodeon show (Drake and Josh, which I unashamedly love) and has two CDs. His music is also better than ***’s. And he’s starring in an upcoming movie with Kevin Covais.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=qktlKPSW8M0
This has been a Drake Bell Public Service Announcement. (Shut up, I have a tween girl in the house)
All those guys also WRITE for their shows and are members of the WGA themselves. They won’t cross picket lines.
Besides, more of what you see on talk shows (just like on the reality shows) is scripted than you would think…
When the writers went on strike in 88, it lasted a couple of months. At first Letterman went dark, but he eventually came back, because he felt bad for the crewmembers who weren’t getting pay checks. And I’m sure he was a little more than a bit antsy himself. :).
Most of his jokes were about how his jokes sucked because there were no writers…
MJ you aren’t suggesting that perhaps Ryan And Simon’s clever banter is…scripted are you?
OMG say it isn’t so. It seems so very natural.
Well someone admitted to writing From Justin to Kelly, Showgirls and Gigli.
I nominate Kirsten to be available at short notice.
Just name your price Kirsten.
For a moment there I thought that was implying that Celine was hooking up with Con..stantsuck.
*shudders*
Thanks, Kat and mj. That makes a lot of sense. I do think the writers have a legitimate gripe. Should be interesting to see how this all pans out.
that TV strike could potentially hurt Jordin and Blake’s sales if it continues through the weeks of their CD releases . Jordin is already listed for several of them and i assume Blake will appear on some of them as well.
Taylor Hicks has gotten the most hits on the Blues Historian site, announced today. I don’t know how to do the link but tis nice.
My Space Bulletin from Chris Richardson:
http://bluesman2001.blogspot.com/
The main page is by far the most popular destination on the blog, but one artists has five of the top ten page views. None other than Taylor Hicks! Taylors fan club has really helped launch the blog, and I like to think that us blues fans have found a new soul/blues singer to listen too. I also hope that we have helped expose some great blue artists to all of Taylors great fans.
That’s a good point. No Leno, Letterman, Conan, John Stewart. All will go dark. No SNL. It might even affect shows like The View, Regis & Kelly, Ellen, Oprah, etc….
Well, they have a few weeks before their CDs are released, so I wouldn’t worry just yet.
Writers strike ??? I can live without leno , letterman , the view etc. They are not necessary to my life but I sure would miss the garbageman , the mailman , my dr., the police and millions of others who make this country liveable. Actually , some of these shows don’t even seem to have writers , more like bad adlibs.
Has anyone heard Blake’s new song on the radio yet? I went to see Elliott last night and Josh mentioned again about writing one of the songs on Blake’s cd. I’m very excited for Josh and his label signing. He’s a super nice guy. Also I was very happy when he said that when his cd is released in April that there will be a duet with Elliott on it - cool.
I understand this point of view, but at the same time, I think I’m perfectly capable of wishing a television show while at the same time realize that they are far less important in the grand scheme of things than public servants. And just because television writers aren’t performing essential functions doesn’t mean that they have a right to be fairly compensated for the jobs they DO have.
PJ,
A strike should start on Monday and could possibly last for MONTHS. The last one lasted 5 months.
Cricket,
Tell that to all the people in LA county who make a living working for the film and television industry in some capacity. It’s not just about the writers.
A world without entertainment would be a pretty freakin’ depressing world. The real world is already hard enough to deal with.
Wel. it’s mutually beneficial, he promotes Taylor’s music and Taylor in turn, attracts viewers (i.e. “hits”) to his site. What’s not to like?