American Idol

2009

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA IT'S ON!!! AMERICAN IDOL REVIEW OF LAST SEASON - December, 2009
In the promos Simon Cowell asks did we miss him. Well that's up to you - LOCKED UP ABROAD - CNBC LOST THE PLOT? - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA Part 2 - THE AMAZING RACE WINNER IS? - December, 2009
OHH PLEASE!!! AMERICAN IDOL TO RETURN - STRENGTH & INTELLIGENCE WINS AMAZING RACE - LARRY KING MEETS THE JACKSON FIVE - Recommended TV Listings

NR TOP 10 - NOVEMBER 2009 - CHANGES AT THE TOP - TELEVISION RETURNS
AMERICAN IDOL RULES THREE SPOTS - In a surprise listing the Phnom Penh October Part 2 column took the second position. The interesting thing about this article is that it was purposely split into two parts to identify our reader's interest - There were radical changes in our Sections Most Visited. After several months off the charts our SPORTS NOTES section has bolted on to the scene to take the number two spot.

TV - VIDEO BEAT - SANJAYA MALAKAR LOOOKING FOR LOVE - September, 2009
As a contestant on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here' Sanjaya stands above the rest in taking on challenges and winning thus gaining his fellow contestants respect. He has lost their respect in displaying his feminine side too much and being the as they say the cabana boy for former super model Janice Dickenson.

TV - VIDEO BEAT Part 2 - SANJAYA MALAKAR STEPS UP TO CHALLENGE - August, 2009
Former American Idol contestant Sanjay Malakar becomes a Celebrity on a reality series and STEPS UP - Janice Dickinson draws ire - Michael Jackson Documentary - CNN LOSES THE PLOT - NR ALL TIME TOP 10 SHUFFLE - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT - (Paula) ABDUL DEALS - August, 2009
AMERICAN IDOL IS GOING THROUGH SOME CHANGES - Abdul's dilemma to deal or not to deal that is the question - NBA basketball star Shaquille O'Neal has a reality show and challenges David Beckham - A television review column took the top spot in our all-time NR Top 10 ratings - Believe it of not Thailand's television ads - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA - LARRY KING TALKS MICHAEL JACKSON - July , 2009
MICHAEL JACKSON is Larry King's main subject - This past week King had Jackson's father Joe and Michael's former concert promoter Leonard Rowe as guests - HEY PAULA (ABDUL) What's The Deal? - AMERICAN IDOL RERUNS TRANSLATED IN KHMER LANGUAGE - WORTH WATCHING Tails From The East -- A Misnomer is I'm a Celebrity… Get Me out of Here! - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT - IS AMERICAN IDOL A RIP OFF? - June, 2009
More strange American Idol happenings. American television talk show host Larry King usually interviews the Top 10 American Idols within days after the winner is decided. Last week the program aired and King was missing without explanation. In his place was American Idol host Ryan Seacrest interviewing the same people that he has been involved for several months.- WHAT'S UP WITH AMERICAN IDOL? - AMERICAN IDOLS TALK - SUSAN BOYLE RECEIVES FIRST KISS - AMERICANS ADJUST - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT SUPER MAX - AMERICAN IDOL JUDGES ON TRIAL - May, 2009
When it comes to critiquing perhaps the focus should be on the judges. They talk too much and say too little thereby taking up too much time and diverting the spotlight away from the Idol contestants. The SAVE RULE added time to the show. That takes up a lot of time and the camera again is focused on these apparently insecure narcissistic judges resulting in the program losing its momentum. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX Part 4 - AMERICAN IDOL UPSET - THE BIGGEST SINCE OBAMA - May, 2009
THE BIKINI GIRL RETURNS - LAMBERT ROCKS - The FINALE show was the BOMB as Judge Randy Jackson would say. You also could say it was magnificent, marvelous, or incredible. The show was highlighted by a mega performance by KISS who featured second place finisher Adam Lambert as their lead singer - A face off between AI judge Kara DioGuardi verses the BIKINI GIRL Katrina Darrell brought about surprising results. The show was a blockbuster - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX Part 3 - KRIS ALLEN WINS AMERICAN IDOL FINAL - May, 2009
FINALE ROCKS WITH STARS - On the performance show the previous evening it was difficult to say who would win. Adam Lambert had the best voice by far but Kris Allen seems to have charmed the American public with his humility and pleasing voice. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX Part 2 - AMERICAN IDOL FINAL - May, 2009
ADAM LAMBERT verses KRIS ALLEN - The JUDGES SAVE rule should be eliminated and give the voting power back to the people and let the judges be judges and NOT BE THE JUDGE AND JURY. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX - AMERICAN IDOL - SAY WHAT!!! GOKEY OUT!!!! - May, 2009
WHO-DA THUNK IT? - Gokey's downfall could have been the song Paula Abdul selected for him Dance Little Sister' by Terrance Trent Darby was not good for his voice. Simon Cowell said, "I think it was the wrong song." We noted prior to Cowell's comment 'Not a good song' (for Gokey) - AMAZING RACE WINNERS - Recommended TV Listings

NR TOP 10 - MAY, 2009 - SPORTS TOP THE CHART - TV REVIEWS TAKE FIVE TOP 10 SPOTS
Our fastest movers were our television reviews AMERICAN IDOL VOTES - HOW DO YOU KNOW? The piece questions the authenticity of the tabulation of votes - Our oldest story attracting interest is a piece about the 2006 SEA GAMES problems with fixed matches - Sports Notes was the most popular section visited leaping from the seventh to first. It replaced American Idol which fell to third place. Business made a strong showing with much of the interest towards the 2009 NAB Show - Where the Global Content Community Congregates and The Cable Show in the USA

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA Part 2 - AMERICAN IDOL''S FINAL THREE - May, 2009
Adam Lambert is the hot choice to win, Danny Gokey and Kris Allen who is this season's Blake Lewis the season six runner-up who topped better singers in Melinda Doolittle and Lakisha Jones. He's our GO FIGURE GUY in this season's competition.- Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA - AMERICAN IDOL RESULTS SHOCK - May, 2009
AMERICA VOTES OPPOSITE THE JUDGES CRITIQUES - Adam Lambert and Allison Iraheta sang as a duo doing Foghat's 'Slow Ride.' All of the judges raved about their performance with Kara DioGuardi and Paula Abdul suggesting that they should record as a duo on each others albums.. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT Part 4 - AMERICAN IDOL'S FINAL FOUR - May, 2009
In a somewhat lackluster American Idol season that final four are set to the final dash for the Season 8 American Idol title. Danny Gokey is the only contestant who has never been selected for the bottom three. Last week the most praised contestant Adam Lambert was shockingly selected to be in the bottom three for the first time. 17-year-old Allison Iraheta has been in the bottom three the most. She has overcome the biting criticisms of the acrid judge Simon Cowell. Throughout the competition Kris Allen has slipped under the radar. Last week was the first week that he was in trouble - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT Part 3 - AMERICAN IDOL'S KARA DIOGUARDI REVEALED - May, 2009
With what appeared to be a sigh of relief the 38-year-old DioGuardi noted that she is currently engaged to be married and that she finally found someone that she feels is the special one. - Manny Pacquiao TALKS ASIA - KILLING FIELDS LONG ROAD TO JUSTICE - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT Part 2 - AMERICAN IDOL'S # 1 POMPOUS @$$ - May, 2009
Cowell wasted no time of embellishing his being outspoken and outrageous with derogatory remarks to Kris Allen and Allison Iraheta. It seems that as America's most highly rated television program gains in popularity with each passing season Cowell's irresponsible remarks increase. To Cowell it appears that he thinks the show is about him and not the contestants. It raises the question that since he is held in such high regard by the Fox television network why call the show American Idol when it is turning into the SIMON COWELL SHOW. - KILLING FIELDS LONG ROAD TO JUSTICE - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT Part 1 - AMERICAN IDOL'S SHOCKING BOTTOM THREE - May, 2009
As the excitement swelled Seacrest started to squeeze the blood out of the drama stone and kept the audience is suspense. He then turned his attention to Simon 'The Merciless' Cowell. "It seems that Randy and Kara were a little bit more on their game," Seacrerst said to the pompous one regarding their more accurate critiques of the contestant's performances. - IT'S ON!!! CNN's WORLD'S UNTOLD STORIES - KILLING FIELDS LONG ROAD TO JUSTICE - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX - AMAZING RACE GET'S PHYSICAL - AMERICAN IDOL'S FINAL FIVE - April, 2009
The Amazing Race problem is that when going for a clue box at the same time competitors Luke and Jennifer got into a tussle involving pushing and shoving, elbows and backhands. Though Luke denied that he was the aggressor television replays indicated that he was - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX Part 2 - AMERICAN IDOL'S JUDGES POUND ROUNDS - April, 2009
DOUBLE ELIMINATION LEAVES FIVE IDOLS - Simon Cowell's offensive statements to Rounds added insult to injuries. In Rounds case it was the second week in a row that 'she was Cowell's prey as he sank his fangs deeper into her neck while draining her of all of her blood - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA Part 2 - AMERICAN IDOL'S WRONG SAVE - Coming Apart At the Seams - April, 2009
American Idol has lost its sparkle and drive - Idol's Sizzle Is Off It's IMAGE Steak - Jennifer Hudson Returns as a Guest - Susan Boyle is the world's latest singing sensation. She was a guest on the Larry King Show - When you watch the Amazing race reality show you never really know who the contestants are. We have a revelation - Notes, Truth & Rumors - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA - AMERICAN IDOL'S WRONG SAVE - April, 2009
A WASTED SAVE - Since Simon Cowell said to Matt Giruad that he didn't feel he had a chance to win the competition. That raises the question why did they save Giruad who has marginal talent but comes off as a nice guy? - Recommended TV Listings

NR TOP 10 - APRIL, 2009 - ENTERTAINMENT & BUSINESS SURGE
AMERICAN IDOL REVIEWS DOMINATE & ROCK CHARTS!!! - In a surprise move the Entertainment and Business news had a major impact on the NR Top 10 charts of the reports most viewed this past month. Our Video Beat television review column took five of the Top 10 rankings. Sports made the Top 3 with the most read subjects being Guus Hiddink, KaKa and David Beckham. Sports took four (1,2,3 & 5) of the top 10 spots.

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA Part 2 - AMERICAN IDOL'S IDENTITY CRISIS - April, 2009
INDIVIDUALITY LOST - Many of the contestants who have talent don't know where their true talent is or in what genre of music. They keep saying how they want to show their versatility. The judge's keep commenting they should know who they are and perform from their strength. The problem is some of these contestants don't know their strength due to their inexperience. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA - AMERICAN IDOL'S IDENTITY CRISIS - April, 2009
To the now departed Scott MacIntyre AI judge Paula Abdul said, "You are a classy gentleman. God bless you, we love you." She never mentioned that she was sorry for misleading this young man down the path of self destruction in confusing him by suggesting that he do something different and challenge himself and get up and perform away from the piano. Now MacIntyre has lived and learned from this bitter experience. He was not led down the path of righteousness - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT - AMERICAN IDOL - NO REGRETS- Part 3 - April, 2009
MEGAN JOY (CORKREY) TELLS JAY LENO NO REGRETS - DENNIS RODMAN TELLS LENO ALL - American Idol Extra - I REPORT & OTHER BOTTOM FEEDERS - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT - AMERICAN IDOL RESULTS - THE HEAT IS ON - Part 2 - April, 2009
SAY WHAT???!!! Simon Cowell was not amused and had the last word. Prior to the announcements AI host Ryan Seacrest asked Simon Cowell who he thought should be in the bottom three and surprisingly he agreed with our choices - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT - AMERICAN IDOL'S FEEL THE HEAT - REALITY IS SETTING IN - April, 2009
For some American idol contestants that no matter how talented they are they lack the experience to choose the right songs due to their lack of insight to their skill strengths and career direction - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT SUPER MAX - AMERICAN IDOL VOTES - HOW DO YOU KNOW? - March, 2009
It defies logic how Megan Joy Corkrey can escape being eliminated on American Idol. After her performance this past week Judge Randy Jackson described it as a "TRAIN WRECK"."That was horrible," added Simon Cowell. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX - Has AMERICAN IDOL judge Paula Abdul lost the plot? - March, 2009
Grace is out and Paula Abdul makes a fool out of herself - Top 10 consists of seven males and only three females - DAVID FOSTER & Friends a MUST WATCH. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA Part 2 - AMERICAN IDOL'S UNTOUCHABLES - March, 2009
The point of the show s we know it is to DISCOVER UNSIGNED TALENT and make them into recording artists. AI blurs the lines in this instance whereas they have included on the show several contestants who have already been discovered and had record contracts. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA - AMERICAN IDOL'S NEW RULE - THE JUDGES SAVE - March, 2009
GOD HAS SPOKEN - This season the show has shifted to American Idol being about the judges and not the contestants. The show has lost the plot and Cowell's megalomania has increased substantially.- Recommended TV Listings