Yesterday was Fox's big day at the New York upfronts, and it looks like Fox has some good stuff coming our way this fall.
Favorites Prison Break, Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles, So You Think You Can Dance and Bones will all be returning -- but it is the new shows that have this geek's panties in a wad (as well as J. Harvey's).
Joss Whedon's new show Dollhouse should be awesome - starring both Elisha Dushku and Summer Glau. Then there is the new J.J. Abrams show Fringe starring Joshua Jackson.
Seriously. With those two shows alone, Fox looks like it might be the one to beat next season -- if it can live up to all the hype.
As for the star sighting on the Fox carpet, check out Wentworth Miller. Then look at Thomas Dekker and recall this awkward moment we shared. His outfit has definitely confirmed that the weirdness was not entirely my fault. I like how his underwear hangs out the front.
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Syesha Mercado unsurprisingly was bounced from American Idol last night. The remaining two contestants are smug, fully-aware-that-he's-going-to-be-a-rock-star David Cook and your paperboy David Archuleta.
Syesha didn't tear up and held it together as she just said "thank you" for the experience. She seems like a nice girl. She sang "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys as her outro. Didn't that already get her bad reviews? Doesn't matter now.
It looks to be a fairly close race next week, with Simon describing it as a "humdinger." Or maybe he was talking about what Seacrest gave him one time.
Previously - Jason Castro toked his way off the show. Paula was probably drunk. Ryan Seacrest probably touched David and David in a suggestive manner. You know how it goes.
America Idol! We're down to three. Say bye-bye to Syesha. David Archuleta is a child. Syesha is pretty but gone. David Cook is smug. Ryan Seacrest's "This is American Idol!" will stay with me throughout my days. I wish it wouldn't. This is the closest race this show has ever seen? Paula isn't sure where she is, but her large black sequins will light the way. Randy's shirt looks like that couch in your great grand-mother's sitting room that smells like dead people.
David Archuleta's wackjob stage Dad has been banned from the backstage area over at American Idol. The ultimate stage dad, Jeff Archuleta finally pushed the producers too far when he made David insert a lyric from Sean Kingston's "Beautiful Girls" into his performance of "Stand By Me" the other night. This guy is hands-on. You know the belt comes out if David gets a bad review from the judges. Jeff needs to have some of what Paula's drinking and sit the f*ck down.
Producers told Jeff that David shouldn't do that, because they would have problems with the Sean's publisher. Jeff ignored them. Hence the boot. He's still allowed to sit in on live performances though.
Pops Archuleta wasn't available for comment, but "a friend" said he's finding reports to the matter to be "tiring." His son must be tired, too. From all the beatings!
We all knew that this was coming. Stoned pigeon Jason Castro was voted off American Idol last night. The dreadlocked stoner turned in two below average performances the night before which had Simon telling him to pack his bags.
Castro had an extremely "off" night on Tuesday. His performance of "I Shot The Sherrif" was called "atrocious" by Simon, and he actually forgot the lyrics to "Mr. Tambourine Man."
"I don't know what happened," he said with a nervous smirk. "Everything just got all off," he said backstage.
I know what happened. Devil weed. You were locked inside the control room in your mind and it was all hazy. All you wanted was a plate of cupcakes and to watch Planet Earth on Blu-Ray while your mind wandered.
So we're down to Syesha, the dopey little bastard, and David Cook. She's so gone next week, and it's going to be a David-palooza.
Previously - Brooke White bobbed her head to Neil Diamond in a desperate manner, and rightfully got bounced. And Paula Abdul drank/drugged herself into our hearts.
Seacrest IN! Seacrest talks his talk. Jason Castro might have done some windowpane because his eyes are all over the place. When Seacrest say his "this is...American Idol!" line, the red lights flash on and it looks like the contestants will be shot from the stage in a burst of drama!
The chick who played Meadow on The Sopranos is here tonight. She's got nothing better to do. Paula's wearing a springy yellow and probably on her best behavior tonight considering last week. Here come the contestants. Does lil' David Archuleta have junior miss manboobs? If I asked him he'd probably giggle and sound like Goofy. How has Syesha Mercado made it this far? It's ASTOUNDING how far pretty can get you. I wish I had some.
Paulagate VXI continues! American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe says that Simon Cowell is WAY more daffy than Paula. That's totally impossible unless Simon has started chasing boilermakers with fistfuls of Nembutal and followed THAT with a couple of hits on a gigantic blunt. Because Paula's f*cked up!
"There's no one more ditzy than Simon!" he said Thursday at the BAFTA Comedy Awards in L.A. Did Paula perform? "Or more ass-y than Simon when he wants to be. Depends on the night."
Is he saying Simon has more curvaceous buttocks than Paula? I need to see this. His sweater moobs have already drawn me in, like a moth to a flame, burned by the fire.
Simon better not stand for being the scapegoat for Paula's drunkenness. He better speak up on Tuesday night. He should point to her and say "this slapper is pissed. I might be a complete prat, but there's no way in bloody hell I would ever come on live telly acting this barmy." Look, I can write British!
"No one understands me. By the way are you singing two songs tonight?" she joked to the crowd.
People are still squawking over Paula Abdul rendering everyone speechless and wincing when she judged contestant Jason Castro on singing two songs, when he sang just one. Paula says that it was actually because of a last-minute production decision.
"It was a silly thing. I did exactly what production told me to do. We were all confused as judges. We weren't told until it was live. They kept changing it," she explained.
Paula says that she loved that it made people laugh, and she's grateful for Idol fans coming to her defense. They're just trying to stage an intervention, honey.
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Brooke White was kicked from American Idol last night. This was kind of a given, because her performance of Neil Diamond's "I'm A Believer" was terrifying and pathetic at the same time. I've never seen such glazed looks on people since....well, since Paula thought Jason Castro sang two songs because the vodka told her so.
Brooke sobbed but seemingly acknowledged that she thought she was a goner. America, did too. Next up - Jason Castro or Syesha Mercado. I'm tellin' ya, it's down to the smug already a star David Cook or the lil' guy.
Brooke also had bad luck gunning for her because Kristy Lee Cook was in the audience. Check the video. Apparently she got her horse back and was able to make the show.
Previously - Carly Smithson got bounced, and it's all because of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Does anyone else hate Phantom as much as I do? So a chandelier falls, big effin' deal!
Oh, the moment you have been waiting for all season has come. Paula Abdul reclaims her throne as the highest ho in the land. I seriously want to get to writing that paragraph right now, but I'll wait. It will be hard, though. I've even enclosed a clip of Paula's drunk ass with this recap. I will tell you when to watch it. It will be interactive fun! Oh, and it's Neil Diamond night! What did I do to earn this love?
Seacrest is yawping about how people might lose their cool. Brooke White is so demented; she's like grinning at the camera. She's almost, but not quite, taken over Kristy Lee Cook's territory. Rita Wilson's in the audience. She always represents Hollywood Wives to me. She doesn't have to do a damn thing except show up for charity events in Beverly Hills and look reasonably attractive. She acted in like two films right? Met Tom Hanks, and secured her future. Do you think she sleeps with the pool boy? Sorry, but aren't we all influenced by the glamorous tales of Miss Jackie Collins?
Previously - Jason Castro toked his way off the show. Paula was probably drunk. Ryan Seacrest probably touched David and David in a suggestive manner. You know how it goes.
