day 3.166

american idol finale

here are the highlights from american idol's season ender, before (spoiler) scotty mcreery took home the 2011 title.

this was the best performance of the night- the top girls took the stage to sing a beyonce medley before being joined on stage by the vocal powerhouse. b returned to the stage later in the night to premiere her new song, "1+1."

but that's not the beyonce performance to watch- her rehearsal backstage was 100 times more amazing.

this was the night's most bizarre- and obvious "you're married to the judge so we have to let you perform"- performance. j.lo's hubby sang some song no one's heard of, while she gyrated next to him doing choreography i can only assume she learned while filming selena.

each of the final two got to duet with one of their own idols. lauren alaina chose carrie underwood's "before he cheats." it's a nice performance, but lauren's 16-year-old self shines through as she's obviously starstruck on stage.

but scotty continued his i'm-a-pro attitude alongside tim mcgraw as the duo tackled mcgraw's hit "live like you were dying."

and lady gaga brought down the house with an overly theatrical take on "the edge of glory." no, seriously. she jumps off her giant set piece at the end. overly. theatrical.

day 2.44

10 things i don't want to see in 2010

here are some rumors (or actual events) that have come about recently that i'd like to not happen in the new year.

1. a kate gosselin reality show - totally unnecessary. i don't want to see a soccer mom mullet picking guys. unless it's on a conveyer belt (abc has a new show called conveyer belt of love). i'm fine with kate on tv in another capacity, though it looks like her proposed talk show with paula deen is going to move on without the mom of eight - she's been dropped from any episodes past the pilot.
2. jon gosselin on tv - period.
3. britney spears as a brunette - the pop star recently died her weave black. that means trouble. the last time she was this dark, she went to the hospital for a psychiatric hold. luckily, her dad's conservatorship over her has been extended into the new year. now go record some new music (and stop turning down songs penned by lady gaga).
4. the tyra show go off the air - even though it's inevitable, how is tyra going to force herself onto the american public? come on, wendy williams can't fill all 30 minutes of the soup!
5. the jonas brothers break up - mainly because i'd rather they keep making music together and fade off into pop culture oblivious then attempt to make 3 separate solo records. please be the next hanson. please.
6. celebs dying - while old people are bound to cross over, let's avoid losing the young ones like brittany murphy and even michael jackson. i'd rather see more come backs in 2010.
7. shows get canceled - there are so many good new shows this season, that i know at least one or two will bite the dust to make room for some new concepts that are sure to be flops. i still miss pushing daisies and samantha who? please, fox, don't kill glee. don't do it. i'd much rather see american idol retire to the tv graveyard. there hasn't been a watchable winner since carrie underwood, right?
8. a new paris hilton movie or cd - while i know she's probably working on them, reality shows are her only entertaining outlets. the simple life and my new bff are good. the hottie and the nottie is not. really i'd be ok with her going away with flavor flave, tila tequila and every other std factory mtv and vh1 have found in the past decade.
9. see ryan seacrest host another show - come on. leave a job for me in 2.5 years, will ya?
10. say goodbye to nbc - unless the peacock net picks up their programming, this is a strong possibility. the network is in 4th place and not going anywhere with jay leno on every night at 10. please get some quality programming back! i miss friends and will and grace. give up on the single camera, grainy sitcom format and return to the multicamera style (hey, it's cheaper!) and don't tell me the sitcom is dead - cbs rules mondays and abc wednesdays with their comedy line-ups.

what are your don'ts for the new year?

day 47

update time

while no story is all that big, there are plenty of little stories that update some of the past ones i've reported on. first up is gossip girl star kelly rutherford's family life -  while the actress is pregnant with her second child, she has decided to file divorce papers after 2 years of marriage. this will be rutherford's second divorce, but her longest marriage - her first divorce, in 2005, occurred after 5 months of marriage ... uber money making machine twilight is probably about to be handed a big fat lawsuit - the people behind the movie's new fragrance have blatantly ripped off the apple bottle design from a nina ricci fragrance.  the perfume is currently sold at hot topic retailers and may be pulled off the shelves very soon, much like bratz dolls, which will be pulled off store shelves starting in february ... an autopsy on john travolta's son jett is set to take place tomorrow in nasau, though authorities are almost certain the blow to the head jett suffered in the bathtub while on vacation is the cause of death, or at least what we should believe is the cause of death ... it looks like ryan seacrest has a new lady love.  after his split from australian beauty sophie monk (with whom he is developing a faux reality show), seacrest hasn't been seen with many women. however, the tv personality was recently spotted with 2007 playboy playmate of the year sara jean underwood in the carribean. it will be interesting to see if this will develop into a real relationship or if it will just turn into another "ryan seacrest production" 

that's it for now - peace, love, and blogging.