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Paula Out of Idol but Dancing Her Way to ABC?

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paula-abdulRight after Paula Abdul sent out the tweet announcing that she won’t be back on American Idol next season the whole world was in an uproar. So much so that according to Kevin Reilly, Fox Entertainment’s President, Lance Armstrong was tweeting about the whole thing during the Tour de France. Apparently though while the whole world was stunned as they contemplated Idol without Paula, Reilly and the rest of Fox was not that rattled even coming out just 36 hours after with a guest judge (Victoria Beckham…so cool!) for the upcoming Idol auditions making Paula look like she’s really getting the short end of the stick in the deal (or no deal).

Anyway Paula is back with a vengeance (or might be back with a vengeance) with TV execs, the most prominent of which is ABC Entertainment’s President Stephen McPherson, courting her. According to McPherson, “We’d love to have her on ‘Dancing,’ whether as a contestant or participant of some sort, judge. I think she’s a huge talent. There’s a lot made about who she is. I think there is a sensitivity and emotion there that balances out ‘Idol.’ We’d love to get a piece of that.” With their romantic history it isn’t surprising that McPherson knows just how huge a talent Paula really has. But history notwithstanding the point is that Paula is surely going to be worth a lot now that she’s in the market and the demand is much more than the supply.

As for her future endeavors since we found out the Idol news through the the tweet that sealed the deal (quoted at the end of this post) I’m sure we’ll just have to keep on following Paula on Twitter to see what other announcements she might make.

“With sadness in my heart, I’ve decided not to return to #IDOL. I’ll miss nurturing all the new talent, but most of all I’ll miss nurturing all the new talent,but most of all being a part of a show that I helped from day1become an international phenomenon.”

Kris Allen Wins AI

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american-idol-allen-lambertSo it has happened. They call it upset for a reason, lots of Glamberts fans are extremely upset. I, on the other hand, am also a bit upset but felt that Kris Allen could win since he managed to boot out Danny Gokey. I said I wish his Gokey’s fans wouldn’t shift to Kris but apparently majority of those that chose to continue voting did. Not surprising considering that Adam is so different and Kris and Danny had the same appeal, clean, nice, laid back good sound.

I do have to hand it to Kris Allen though because though I still think Adam Lambert can outsing him anytime of the day he does deserve all those votes (I think Adam deserves more though…shame on those who didn’t bother to pick up their phones and vote!!!) with his awesome performance during the singing duel. He did so much better than I expected reinforcing it to those who were still on the fence that he is also Idol material. I even had to agree with Simon when he said after round one that Kris Allen proved he deserved to be on the top two. I guess America decided that he deserved not only that but the number one spot as well. Oh well.

As for Glamberts do not feel sad you might have lost the battle in American Idol the great ones, whether they won in the finale or not, manages to come out as winners. Only time will tell whose career makes them worthy of title American Idol, and I’m guessing that unless Adam decides to go back full time to theater we have a huge idol on the way.

Idol Rat Pack Recap

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american-idolAmerican Idol’s top five are working hard to earn their spot and stay this week. Their effort showed in a good way last night as each gave really good performances during the “Rat Pack” episode. But the contestants that stood out the most were Adam Lambert (as usual) and Danny Gokey, the last two to sing.

Danny Gokey got the thumbs up from judges with Kara DioGuardi and Simon even agreeing that he brought the swagger that they were looking for that night. As Simon said, “What you have today is a swagger and a confidence. I felt you came out to prove a point. That was outstanding.” Gokey sure must be feeling good.

Adam Lambert ended the show with a bang that left the judges both very entertained but still as confused as ever with Kara saying that “You’re shocking in a good way. Confusing and shocking and sleazy and superb and way over-the-top but I don’t know. I like you. Craziness!” I for one love Adam and boy is he crazy good. Paula is right this time when she said that Adam looks like Michael Phelps during the last Olympics.

As for the other contestants they did really well but since there are really very few spots left I guess the three will have to do some fidgeting till they find out whether they’re safe or not. I do hope that Allison Iraheta , who just turned 17 last Monday, gets to stay despite Simons warning that she could be in trouble. We need at least one girl left there!

UPDATE: Adam Lambert was in the bottom two! Gasp! Matt Giraud went home… Oh well.

Season Enders and Almost Endings

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biggest_loser_helenLast week was an exciting couch potato week for me with lots of shows airing its finale or nearing its end. Here’s a quick recap of the three that I managed to watch and I think would be of interest to you as well.

Biggest Loser – This was my week’s highlight. I’m a sucker for this show and this season, just like everyone else, I’m really really pleased with how it turned out. If a 48 year old woman can lose 54.47% of her body weight and a 64-year old grand pop can lose 48% of his, what excuse do we have for not getting fit?

American Idol – Kris Allen proved to have a bigger fan base than I expected. He is now gunning for the top spot even though Adam is still the favourite. We’ll see what happens next week. I’ve already said that I’m Adam’s girl so I really hope Danny Gokey’s fans doesn’t shift their support to Kris.

Grey’s Anatomy – Of course I had to watch the season finale. Weirdly I wasn’t too moved by the finale and am a bit miffed that I’ll need to wait several months to find out whether Katherine Heigl and/or T.R. Knight are gone for good. Lots of other unanswered questions aside from that but I guess these things are what keep us watching the next season.

Lots more coming next week and to be able to cover more I’ll post after each show. Stay tuned for the Survivor recap tomorrow!

AI Rock Week Leads to Bye Baby Allison

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allison_irahetaI really enjoyed AI last night despite the utter nervousness when Kris was declared safe. I kept thinking that it was going to end up being another Daughtry-like fiasco with my favourite, Adam Lambert, being booted out so unexpectedly. How ironic would that be, especially with Chris Daughtry and present last night? So I was so relieved when Adam was declared safe next. AI audiences can be so confusing to me though because even while I like both Allison and Danny I do have to say that Allison’s performance of “Cry Baby” was way better than Danny’s scary screaming last note. America got it wrong again that time.

Anyway I did enjoy last night because of the guest performances. Here’s what went through my mind watching all the performances.

Slash rocks his guitar as well as he always had. I agree with Ryan when he said he itched to take of Slash’s sunglasses.

It’s great to see Paula perform but did she have to lip synch? She has a rocking body for her age though and unlike her I tune in to Idol mostly for the music but also to listen to the judge’s scathing remarks.

I loved loved loved the No Doubt’s performance. I’ve been missing them and hope I’ll catch them during their tour. Here’s to them finding inspiration for their new album!

Daughtry. What can I say? I am an all time fan. I stopped watching season 5 when he got booted. Great voice as ever. No doubt their new album’s going to do as well if not better than their first.

Allison’s last song reminded everyone that they got it wrong this week. She doesn’t have to “Cry Baby” though because like Chris I’m pretty sure she’s got a great career ahead of her.