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February 2008

Tribute to Mike Smith of DC5

February 29, 2008

VH1 Classic's paying tribute to the lead singer with the Dave Clark 5 on Saturday with a telecast of a 2005 benefit concert for Smith. Full announcement after the jump …

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New "Idol" Podcast

February 29, 2008

Some comments about the ousted, shout-outs to Heart, Eric Carmen and Ray Charles, and more.

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"American Idol" Next Week: '80s Songs, Blake Lewis

February 29, 2008

Here's the word from Fox:
Next week, the Top 8 guys (David Archuleta, Jason Castro, David Cook, Chikezie, David Hernandez, Michael Johns, Luke Menard, Danny Noriega) will take the stage once again, singing hits from the ‘80s for America on Tuesday, March 4 (8:00-9:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed). Then it’s the ladies’ turn, as the Top [...]

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And a Little Bit of "Survivor"

February 28, 2008

It's getting late and I'm not going to go into a lot of detail. But the night's spoiler and a few words after the jump …

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"Lost": My Mind Is Going Through Them Changes (Expanded, Updated)

February 28, 2008

One of those episodes that will have me plowing back through DVDs of the previous seasons. Spoilers after the jump …

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"American Idol": Results Thursday

February 28, 2008

In progress post and spoilers after the jump …

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Hanson Brothers: The Next Generation

February 28, 2008

Yes, I am in the cult of the movie "Slap Shot" (and old enough to have seen it in a theater). So this item from ESPN was impossible to ignore:
SportsCenter’s featured piece Sunday, March 2, will profile Christian Hanson, a junior center on Notre Dame’s ice hockey team, and his father, Dave Hanson, who played [...]

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"Heroes": The Soundtrack, March 18

February 28, 2008

Is this enough to get you through until the show comes back in the fall? No. But it sounds interesting — lots of Wendy & Lisa, Iggy, Dylan, Jesus and Mary Chain. Full announcement after the jump.

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Buddy Miles, R.I.P.

February 28, 2008

(LA Times photo, Buddy Miles in the early '70s)
The famous drummer and singer has died. You may think he's getting a place in this space because, as the obit notes, he was the lead voice of the California Raisins. Not really. I'm just a fan, and I'm not even thinking of the Hendrix stuff. [...]

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"American Idol" Wednesday

February 27, 2008

Live posts while the show is in progress, after the jump …

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Wednesday Notebook (Expanded)

February 27, 2008

Of the presidential debate. "Moment of Truth," "Las Vegas," a field trip and other topics. …

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"Idol" Tuesday

February 26, 2008

A little late getting started tonight but I should catch up with some fast-forwarding during commercials. Comments on tonight's show after the jump …

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"Smackdown" to MyNetworkTV

February 26, 2008

Here's the announcement:
MyNetworkTV and World Wrestling Entertainment® (WWE) have announced a new broadcast television home for “WWE SmackDown,” scheduled to debut in Fall 2008. The announcement was jointly made by MyNetworkTV President, Greg Meidel and WWE Chairman of the Board, Vincent K. McMahon.
In making the announcement, Meidel stated, “The momentum at MyNetworkTV [...]

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"Raisin in the Sun" on DVD

February 26, 2008

The new production, which aired last night on ABC, will be on DVD in May. Details after the jump …

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"Centennial" on DVD At Last?

February 26, 2008

The epic miniseries — which ran longer than a lot of regular TV series — has been one of the most-asked-about DVD titles from readers, but still one only available on bootlegs. Now TV Shows on DVD has reported that it may at last be making a move to disc in July. Detailed report here.

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Laughs in the Late-Night: "SNL" Returns, Kimmel and Affleck

February 25, 2008

Well, Oscar night also meant the debut of Jimmy Kimmel's answer to the video by his girlfriend, Sarah Silverman. Here's one link to it. (Some adult content.)

(You can also find it over at http://www.abc.go.com, but I didn't see an embed on that version.) …

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Oscar Telecast, Wrap-Up

February 25, 2008

Well, I was off writing for the paper during the last big wave of Oscar winners, filing after Day-Lewis and then again with a revision following 'No Country" getting best picture.
A few thoughts:
– Very efficient telecast. Ran only 20 minutes past its scheduled conclusion (and no sane person believes they're going to do it all [...]

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Oscar Telecast, Part 8

February 24, 2008

Cameron Diaz for cinematography, a word that she has trouble saying..

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Oscar Watch, Part 7: Best Song Winner, "Falling Slowly," Yes!!!!

February 24, 2008

More stuff, after the jump, and after I finish gagging over Marion Cotillard's win …

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Oscar Watch, Part 6: Best Actress, Marion Cotillard, Bleh

February 24, 2008

Another parade of previous-winner clips. Forest Whitaker presents.
Marion Cotillard wins. Ick. Yuck. As I have said before, I would give this to anyone else in the category, including Laura Linney, and I haven't even seen her performance. Cotillard is way excited. "Thank you, life, thank you, love. It is true there are angels in this [...]

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