Dear American Idol Producers, I just want to send along a sincere thank you for issuing your public apology to Mark Mudd. While we already know that CliqueClack is one of the most important and influential sources on the web for television-related content, you can’t know how thrilled we are that CliqueClack had such an […]
I wrote recently about my love/hate relationship with American Idol. There have been some pretty horrendous audition episodes so far this season, and I didn’t expect much different from last night’s combined “New York”/Puerto Rico auditions. In case you didn’t know, the “New York” is because the auditions were actually held in East Rutherford, New […]
OK, I did it: I turned on American Idol last night. Would it help your opinion of me at all if I said it was really just on for background noise, while I was waiting for Lie to Me to come on? Regardless of whether or not you believe me, I admit that the last […]
American Idol is upon us. There’s no denying it, but we can avoid it; there are other TV viewing options on Wednesday nights at 8:00, you know. Yes, most other networks do fear the opposite-Idol timeslot and don’t schedule their good stuff, but this is America and we are free. We’ve also got TV on […]
I’ve been watching Dragons’ Den on-and-off for the last three years. Although not a dedicated viewer, I find myself captivated whenever I catch a new episode. With little to no action or movement whatsoever, you would think the show would be incredibly dull. To assume that, though, would be underestimating the inherent drama of a […]
There’s one man reaping all kinds of benefits from reality television. Nah, I’m not talking Ryan Seacrest even though he seems to be everywhere. I think his everywhere bit is fading a tad these days. Nope, I’m not talking Simon Cowell, either. I’m talking about Randy Jackson. Yo, Dawg, check it out — he’s not […]
This is my third season watching American Idol, and I have a real love/hate relationship with it. I love music, karaoke and cover songs, which is what drew me to the show in the first place. It’s also fun to watch the contestants as they change week after week, seeing who improves and who stalls […]