Cory Monteith and the TV Addict, Toronto, November 2009
Good News: In our exclusive one-on-one with GLEE star and fellow Canadian Cory Montieth, the actor talked candidly about how his life has changed since GLEE catapulted him to world-wide fame and what to expect from the final string of episodes prior to the show’s holiday hiatus. Bad News: You’ll have to wait until Wednesday for the interview in its entirety. And until then, settle for this good (albeit slightly obvious) news. According to Monteith, it’s official: GLEE is being paired up with the powerhouse that is AMERICAN IDOL when the show returns in 2010. Pass it on.
Good Great News: Ellen Degeneres will join AMERICAN IDOL as the show’s fourth judge for the upcoming ninth season. Bad News: For Paula whatsername, whose fifteen minutes just came to a screeching halt! Full press release after the jump.
Welcome to our morning round-up of big/interesting TV news that you may have missed over the past 24 hours because unlike us, there’s a fairly good chance that have a life outside of the small screen.
On the very same day Michael Ausiello breaks the news that has Chuck Bass going gay in GOSSIP GIRL’s sixth episode of the season, the CW released the above photo. Coincidence, we think not! [EW]
From his Emmy-worthy performance on HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, to his extra-curricular TV Land, Tony and upcoming Emmy hosting duties comes yesterday’s news that Neil Patrick Harris was tapped by AMERICAN IDOL to guest judge during the show’s recent audition stop in Dallas. Begging the question, is their anything the legendary NPH can’t do? I mean, aside from the whole getting married thing. [LATimes]
Welcome to our new morning round-up of big/interesting TV news that you may have missed over the past 24 hours because unlike us, there’s a fairly good chance that have a life outside of the small screen.
Good News: Paula Abdul’s manager David Sonenberg is not talking to AMERICAN IDOL. Bad News: A fact that he takes great pleasure in reminding anyone who will listen every other day. [LA Times]
Good News: Seth MacFarlane continues to release tongue-in-cheek ‘For Your Consideration’ videos for his Emmy nominated series FAMILY GUY. Bad News: And much the show itself — where MacFarlane and Co. have a nasty habit of running gags, well, into the ground — these youtube clips stopped being funny two videos ago. [YouTube]
Approximately one hour ago, Paula Abdul shocked the world by putting together a coherent 140 character sentence announcing her decision to leave AMERICAN IDOL (via twitter) after failing to reach a salary agreement with FOX Broadcasting and the show’s producers. Happy? Sad? Indifferent? Discuss.
On a scale of 1 to 10, just how bad do you think Brian Dunkleman is feeling this morning upon waking up to the above headline courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter?
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: WEEDS (10PM Showtime)
Dark comedy done right. HUNG take note.
NURSE JACKIE (10:30PM Showtime)
Jobs we would not want to have include being the teacher, school nurse and/or district psychologist who have to let Jackie know that her daughter Grace needs to go on anti-anxiety medication.
NEW & NOTABLE: AMERICAN IDOL: THE JACKSON TRIBUTE (8PM FOX)
As much as our first reaction to FOX continuing to mine, not to mention profit from the Michael Jackson tragedy by re-broadcasting this season’s AMERICAN IDOL Michael Jackson Songbook is one of disgust. It’s pretty hard to blame the network when Janet is already making a ’surprise’ appearance at last night’s BET awards while father Joe Jackson hit the BET red carpet to promote his record label.
Three observations with regards to this really cool video (courtesy of the LATimes) that has this season’s AMERICAN IDOL Top 10 rehearsing just prior to hitting the road for their summer tour.
1. Scott MacIntyre is no Cory Monteith. 2. FOX continues to live up to its name, as in “sly as a…” by having the IDOL Top 10 promote their summer tour with what has now become GLEE’s calling card… seriously, genius! (Not to mention, corporate synergy at its finest.) 3. And speaking of which… can GLEE return any sooner?
For those three people who still care, Adam Lambert shocked three people in western Peoria by coming out on the cover of the new Rolling Stone. Now that it’s official, maybe we can stop wasting time on this nonsenes and focus on something equally important… you know, like Heidi Pratt’s I’M A CELEBRITY health crisis or Megan Fox’s efforts to legalize marijuana.
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