Ohhhhhhhhh, dear… I went into Wednesday night’s performance episode debating whether or not to bother with this season of “Idol.” On the “pro” side, I like the judging panel. I liked most of the talent I was seeing before I took a few weeks off to watch the Olympics. And the line-up for the Top […]
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“American Idol 2014”: Judging the Season 13 panel
“It’s watchable again!” That’s been the tone of the bulk of the reviews for the 13th season of “American Idol,” which premiered this week. That’s both true and an exaggeration. “Idol” is almost always watchable, even when it’s bad. And yeah, last season was definitely not great (although not the worst – that dishonor still […]
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“American Idol” 2013, Episode 2: Do you have a girlfriend?
Back pinch hitting the good old “American Idol” blog for Eric, who was only pulled away from the line of duty because he had to fight cave trolls to move apartments or something silly like that. I watched the first episode with the master of Idol ceremonies himself, but tonight, the show headed to Chicago, the windy city, for the judges to be blown away(Oh come on Idol, that’s the best you can do?). Nicki Minaj must have decided that she couldn’t leave home without her cheetah print police hat (and who can these days?), and Keith Urban continued to be the buffer (Or as he said, the scratching post, burn!) between her and Mariah Carey. Meow ladies, meow.
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“American Idol” 2013, Episode 1: Define “terrible”
Wednesday night marked the start of a new era for “American Idol.” After the exit of judges Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez — a decision I suspect Lopez will regret within two years — a whole new panel made its debut. Well, almost all new. We were once again stuck with Randy Jackson, who simply […]
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Fiz – 4.12.06
Pop quiz When we first heard about Coke BlaK — the new bastardization of classic Coca-Cola via infusion of “natural flavors and coffee essence” (and yes, that goofy spelling is intentional) — we were nonplussed. At best it seemed like the tackiest derivation of the so-five-minutes-ago Hollywood It combo Red Bull and vodka. At worst […]
