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(Haven't seen "Lost" yet, so this entry will present comments, in order, on "The Loop," "South Park," the "American Idol" results and "House.") Why is "The Loop" first in the batting order today? No particular reason,
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Where's my trainwreck, "American Idol"? I wanted a glorious, disastrous, tell my daughter about it over a campfire when she's 10 kinda trainwreck on Queen Night and instead I got... the same range of mediocre-to-pretty-good we've been getting every damn week this
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(In today's exciting installment, in order: "Veronica Mars," "American Idol," "South Park") Oh, "Veronica Mars"... just when I was getting really worried about this season, you throw out back-to-back episodes like last week's college preview and now this.
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Country Night on "American Idol." Bleah. I had hopes that this could be a memorably awful theme night, but instead it was mediocre and forgettable like last week. A few decent performances, but nothing I'm going to want to play back, like, ever, with the exception
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Now that's more like it, "Veronica Mars." A good self-contained mystery, a suggestion that the show could do okay once Veronica leaves high school, a gratuitously awesome "Arrested Development" double-cameo, the biggest spotlight yet for wisecracking Cliff, and a fine showcase for Jason Dohring,
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If there's been a worse night of "American Idol," I can't remember it. This was worse than Broadway night last year, worse than 21st Century Night last year, worse than any of the Burt Bacharach nights. This was a stinkeroonie, virtually from start to
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"American Idol" finals week two: a vast improvement over Stevie Wonder Night, though should that be much of a surprise? These decade themes always allow the finalists to stay in their comfort zones with their blanky and their favorite teddy and a cup of warm cocoa, but I
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... our national nightmare is over: "Joey" is no more. From today's Variety: Peacock was planning to air "Most Outrageous Moments" on Fridays, but the skein will now air Tuesdays from 8-9 p.m. -- the timeslot that was to have been occupied for the
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Proving once again my theory that there's a "Simpsons" quote for every occasion, as soon as I realized that Michael McDonald soundalike Taylor Hicks was going to sing "Taking It To The Streets" on last night's "American Idol," I flashed
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I'm still having trouble getting into "American Idol" this year. I said over the summer that CBS' "Rock Star" (which encouraged originality, musicianship and seasoned performers) was everything I'd always pretended that "Idol" was. Having witnessed the real thing
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Hey, did you know I've been watching a lot of "Sopranos" lately? Wasn't sure if I'd mentioned it enough or not. Anyway, last night's viewing was 100% moozadell-free. First, I zipped through the two "American Idol" performance shows
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Somebody wake me when most of the chaff has been separated and we just have the wheat left. I really liked two or three of the performances (Mandisa doing "Heart," Paris doing Gladys Knight), and was put to sleep by most of the others. (Did somebody sing the
