Monthly Archives: February 2011

It’s your Top 10! (plus fodder)

Posted on February 27, 2011 by

But first, an in memoriam to my pre-season favorite, Jacee Badeaux.  The judges, Pilate-like, sentenced Jacee to oblivion even though they felt he should still be there.  Then, like Barabbas, the judges spared Brett from the same fate.  Is it … Continue reading →

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Beatles Night in Vegas Baby, VEGAS!

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

So Chris Medina’s quest for fame and fortune fizzled out in the first “Green Mile” episode.  Don’t be misled — despite the inspiration for Chris’ attempt at a music career, the truth is, anyone who considers Idol to be their … Continue reading →

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The Most Boring Performance Ever

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

Being the 10th season of Idol, it’s increasingly more difficult toss around superlatives because of the sheer weight of history — saying someone is the ultimate whatever requires quite a bit of backtracking and memory dredging.  This has been a … Continue reading →

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The Best Hollywood Week in years

Posted on February 17, 2011 by

Manufactured drama is the name of the game behind the scenes of Idol, and they knowingly insert persons of a… combustible nature into the group auditions to see what catches fire and what veritably explodes. In years past, having been … Continue reading →

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Quickie SAB’s from San Fran

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

That’s Mickey Rooney infamously playing a Japanese businessman in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.  BTW, the name “Clint” makes me giggle because of the way it looks in all caps: CLINT.  There was a rule in comic books to never, ever name … Continue reading →

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Well, LA was pretty bad, wasn’t it?

Posted on February 4, 2011 by

I figure either there weren’t a lot of good singers in LA or that they were inundated with the awful and the deluded, but whatever the reason, the producers decided to make LA the wall to wall freakshow episode that’s … Continue reading →

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SAB’s from Austin

Posted on February 3, 2011 by

While it appears that the new judges are just handing out golden tickets to anyone who walks into the audition, I think it’s simply a matter of the editors showing more of the golden ticket auditions and thus giving the … Continue reading →

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