American Idol Vegas – More Fat Jokes, An African-American Redneck, & A Gray-Haired Soul Singer

January 31, 2006 11:22:39 by Joe Blackmon

The American Idol Las Vegas auditions offered up a lot of unusual characters, but not many had the talent to make it through to Hollywood.  Alexia “Dylon” Lincheta kicks things off with a fake wig, a fake Jamaican accent, and an original song called “American Idol the Reggae.”  Alexia doesn’t make it through to Hollywood, but maybe he can launch a line of “Jamaica Good Music” t-shirts. 

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The Bachelor Paris - The Final Four Selected

January 31, 2006 12:38:34 by Joe Blackmon

Host Chris Harrison informs the remaining women that two bachelorettes are returning to make the decision on who goes on the one-on-one dates with Travis.  Surprisingly, Allie G isn’t one of them, so viewers miss out on getting to here her grill the girls about reproduction.  The two returning bachelorettes are Jennifer and Shiloh.  Jennifer and Shiloh ask all the women tough questions, but they save their best for Moana, who they reduce to tears. 

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Jose “Sway” Penala, Is He American Idol’s Next Big Controversy?

January 31, 2006 12:11:30 by Joe Blackmon

It’s no secret that many of the contestants that audition for American Idol aren’t exactly amateur singers.  Many contestants have either been on other singing competition shows or have had albums released at some time in the past.  In fact, both Bo Bice and Carrie Underwood from American Idol 4 had recorded CDs before their time on American Idol.

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Bravo To Go To Feature Project Runway and Queer Eye

January 31, 2006 12:02:00 by Joe Blackmon

Bravo has entered into the mobile phone market with the launch of Bravo To Go, which will include two online mobile storefronts for the acclaimed original series "Project Runway" and "Queer Eye." Teaming up with iLoop Mobile, Inc., mobile phone users will be able to purchase wallpaper as well as ringtones featuring the shows’ theme songs.  The storefronts launched on BravoTV.com on Monday, January 30. The announcement was made by Lauren Zalaznick, President, Bravo.

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Mother & Son Fear Factor

January 31, 2006 12:01:00 by Joe Blackmon

MOTHER AND SON FEAR FACTOR– "YOU THINK I DID THIS ON PURPOSE?"– In this special episode of "Fear Factor," mothers and sons will compete together for $50,000. First, the mothers must stand on their son’s shoulders while balancing on a tiny ledge 100 feet in the air. Then, the teams must navigate through a kitchen filled with biting snakes and disgusting obstacles.

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Skating with Celebrities Results - Confusion Reigns

January 30, 2006 10:00:42 by Joe Blackmon

The scoring slate is wiped clean for the third episode of Skating with Celebrities.  The celebrities are challenged to have synchronized footwork and to do a one-legged lunge.   The background music for the skating is the soulful sounds of Motown.    

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Amazing Race 9 Teams Announced By CBS

January 30, 2006 07:13:17 by Joe Blackmon

CBS today announced the identities of the 11 Teams set to compete in THE AMAZING RACE 9.  The three-time Emmy Award-winning reality adventure series returns to its international format where teams of two will travel to exotic locations, spanning five continents, with stops in the Middle East, Moscow and Sicily, to name a few. 

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The Bachelor Paris - Two Rejected Bachelorettes Return

January 30, 2006 12:02:00 by Joe Blackmon

It’s payback time for two rejected Bachelorettes as they return to surprise the remaining women, confronting them with tough questions in order to select those who will go on the next individual dates. However, Moana crumbles in a torrent of emotions when the women interrogate her. Is she hiding something from Travis? And another Bachelorette decides to "face the music" and reveal a secret about her past to the Bachelor — which may endanger her chances of staying in Paris — on "The Bachelor: Paris," MONDAY, JANUARY 30 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC.

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King & Reeves Families On Wife Swap

January 30, 2006 12:01:00 by Joe Blackmon

This week in "King/Reeves" a penny-pinching, regimented, mom who believes withholding from her children teaches them responsibility swaps places with a free-spending mother who spoils her son at the expense of her husband - MONDAY, JANUARY 30 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

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Paris Bennett, Will She Live Up To The Hype?

January 29, 2006 07:56:27 by Joe Blackmon

Paris Bennett wowed not only the judges during her American Idol 5 audition, but also several entertainment writers.  Entertainment Weekly raves about Paris and says she “threatens to end this competition before it even gets underway.”  The New York Post calls Paris Bennett a “probable winner” and says her audition “might have been the most successful in the show’s history.”  People Magazine calls Paris an “early favorite.”

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Flavor Of Love - Flavor Flav Needs A Good Luck Woman

January 29, 2006 12:03:00 by Joe Blackmon

Flavor Flav is a good luck person. So he needs a good luck woman. To test the girls on this trait, he flies the seven remaining women to Vegas on his private jet. The girl who wins the most money at the roulette table will accompany him on a private date in a five star Vegas restaurant while the other girls hit a taco stand and head for the strip clubs.

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Celebrity Fit Club 3 - The Temptation Of Young MC

January 29, 2006 12:02:00 by Joe Blackmon

First the celebrities are given a series of intensive exercises by the Seal Beach lifeguards to help whip them into shape. While Gunnar Nelson gives it his all, Tempestt Bledsoe looks like she is phoning it in. Tempestt does as little work as possible, much to the ire of her fellow teammates and Harvey.

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The DeAeth Family On Extreme Makeover Home Edition

January 29, 2006 12:01:00 by Joe Blackmon

Animal lovers Dale and Melanie DeAeth of Washington, Texas, who started the True Blue Animal Rescue organization, and their three children, Jessica, Cory and Colton, will have their own home rescued by Ty and the gang on "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" team, SUNDAY, JANUARY 29 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

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American Idol 5 News & Rumors

January 28, 2006 01:06:09 by Joe Blackmon

American Idol 5 continues the tradition of American Idol 4 by turning a TV show into one of the top news stories in America.  Hearing about the minor legal infractions committed by American Idol contestants is actually a welcome break from stories about Avian Flu and the war in Iraq. 

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Kellie Pickler, Is She Too Similar To Carrie Underwood?

January 28, 2006 11:03:00 by Joe Blackmon

In the Greensboro, North Carolina auditions, Kellie Pickler emerged