Back before the massive power of social media was realized, raising money on a large scale used to be a pretty difficult thing to do. And to some degree, getting thousands or even millions of dollars to fund a creative venture or some other kind of project still is hard. But, through the phenomenon of […]
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CNN Announces New Morning Show with Chris Cuomo, Kate Bolduan and Michaela Pereira
As if there wasn’t enough talk this week about morning show shuffles with Anderson Cooper possibly replacing Matt Lauer on The Today Show, CNN has officially announced in a press release from earlier this morning that Chris Cuomo and Kate Bolduan will co-host the network’s new morning show set to premiere this spring. In addition, […]
Idol – Top 8 Performances: Motown… And More?
Well, once again Idol kind of dropped the ball on the theme week. The theme was “Motor City Music” or artists who recorded in Detroit, yet only one of the songs was not from the show’s recycled Motown Catalogue. I’m not sure if it was the contestants and the producers decision, but either way, I […]
Idol Top 9 Results – I Never Really Cared Until You Left Us
After a promising Top 10 results show featuring statistics and a detailed breakdown of the votes, that promise was revoked this week and Nigel withheld the details of which contestants landed in the Top 3. I’m guessing because it wasn’t the three he was hoping for, so he led us to believe that everything was […]
Idol Top 9 Performances – Beatle Juice, Beatle Juice, Beatle Juice
I’m going to open with this disclaimer: I don’t have any strong feelings about the Beatles. What I mean is, I don’t worship them as God’s gift to music, like some people, but I don’t hate them either. I recognize that they knew how to write a good song with solid lyrics and a great […]
Idol Top 10 Results – Please Stop Believing
Last night’s results show was an interesting one for a lot of reasons. First, in the weeks prior to Season 12’s debut, Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe made several comments about wanting to do what X Factor did in it’s second season and reveal the actualities about how the votes played out. No one knew if […]
Idol Top 10 Performances – The Winner Takes It All
Well, producer Nigel Lythgoe heard our cry. “We want new themes! More music!” We’ve cried after hearing the same songs over and over again on the show. This week’s theme had the potential to open the doors to new, creative song choices. But in reality we got 1… count them: ONE song that had never […]
Idol Top 10 Announced – May The Odds Be Ever In Your… Range?
For the first time since Season 1, American Idol has restrained itself. “Wildcards be damn’d!” Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe said this season, we’re having a round Top 10 with the most talented 5 guys and 5 girls we can get and, for once, I’m basically in agreement with the ten they chose. That being said, […]
Come Dance with Me at “Downton Abbey”
The PBS television production Downton Abbey has become my new obsession. Each Sunday evening I am glued to my TV set. The beauty of the show is that it portrays the drama of the people of that era so accurately, you feel as if you truly are within the halls of Downton Abbey in the […]
Appreciation For ASL
When I hear the word deaf, my mind immediately goes to Helen Keller. The blind and deaf young woman who defeated all odds and became a well-rounded, educated young woman. She was the prime example of persevering, despite obstacles life throws your way. A ground-breaking television drama premiered on ABC that highlights the deaf culture […]
From Musicals to Michelle: Karen’s Favorite Moments from the 2013 Oscars
“The quest to make Tommy Lee Jones laugh begins now.” So said 2013 Oscars host Seth MacFarlane in his opening monologue (And what do you know? It brought out some positive emotion from Tommy Lee after all!). While the entertainer/writer/director/producer best known for his work in Family Guy and Ted received mixed reactions across the […]
Melissa Rycroft dances to the top of ‘Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars’
In the first-ever all-female finale in the 15-season history of Dancing with the Stars, television personality Melissa Rycroft won the mirrorball trophy that so eluded her during her previous run almost four years ago, defeating Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson and General Hospital star Kelly Monaco in what was probably the most competitive season finale so far.
The 5 Scariest Treehouse of Horror Episodes of The Simpsons
The Simpsons has pretty much gone hand in hand with Halloween ever since they aired the first Treehouse of Horror during their second season. Since then, every season has seen Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie transplanted into everything from famous horror movies to the presidential election. Though the Treehouse of Horror episodes have gotten […]
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