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New shows I'm going to check out (* means high on my must see list): Heroes Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Friday Night Lights Jericho* 30 Rock (only if I can find a free machine to tape it on; Wed has too much stuff) Day Break Kidnapped The Nine* Day Break Ugly Betty* Duets...

Will B, Netflix handles 2 disc sets the same as Blockbuster Online, ie, each are separate rentals. However, if the movie spills over to the second disc (Gangs of New York for example), you will be sent both discs at the same time (I think BB Online does that as well).

I'm watching, though somewhat horrified at what I'm seeing. A lot of it is crap, but some of it is good. It appears the producers are going for a vaudeville feel but I'm not sure such a mixture of acts is going to work. I mean, for example, a singing group being judged against a magician...

Katharine talks about her 5 year battle with bulimia and how she got help for it after her audition in next week's issue of People, on sale Friday. She also talks to Teen People about it for next month's issue, on sale June 30th. You can see excerpts from the People article on, among other...

Taylor, Ace, and Ryan Seacrest will be in People Magazine's Hottest Bachelors issue this coming week. Taylor is on the cover and has a feature article. Taylor has also signed with Ford (the car/truck company) to do a series of commercials, that will debut tomorrow. Entertainment Tonight covers...

I liked the way Taylor sang "Takin' It To the Streets" on The Today Show, especially when he played some harmonica towards the end. One of the things I like about Taylor is that he seems to sing the same song a different way every time he sings live According to Yahoo.com...

Taylor Hicks has signed the record contract that came with winning. He signed a pact with music mogul Clive Davis in conjunction with 19 Recordings Unlimited, the label managed by AI creator Simon Fuller. His single "Do I Make You Proud" combined with "Takin' It To the Streets" on the B-side...

That possibly AI's marketing and/or being on TV seen by millions made these contestants seem more likeable and attainable than some distant recording artist? Plus, anything new is exciting. Dana

EricSchulz, I hope you aren't making fun of me. I'm a sensitive soul ;) Katharine McPhee said on a Fox News interview this morning that "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" will be on the B-side of her single (apparently instead of "Think") when it's released ("My Destiny" will be on the A-side)...

According to various sources, including the New York Post (http://www.nypost.com/php/pfriendly/...ment/66723.htm), the American Idol Summer Tour is shaping up to be a huge hit. Some 20 new dates were added last week and some cities were reporting complete sell-outs within a few hours. Various...

More about Kat and Taylor on Larry King: - They both seemed pretty exhausted as they had had little sleep with all the press they had to do after the finale - Kat seemed to talk more as Ryan seemed to direct more questions to her, but Taylor didn't seem to mind as he was probably pretty tired...

Oops, the Larry King Live segment with Taylor and Katharine was (is being) repeated tonight (Sunday) at 9pm Eastern. Sorry about that. Dana

Mikah, I guess I can't really disagree with that (post #1456). Idol leaves it up to the viewers to decide (although they manipulate emotions to get us emotionally involved) and enough of them will decide on someone to pick a winner, no matter who it is. I think I've learned something this...

Mikah Well, yes, it kind of can be wrong if we want to try to pick the best talent or entertainer out of a group of people. If Kevin Covais had somehow won, would that have been the right choice? Dana

A strong lesson about Idol is that a strong fan base will carry a contestant far, perhaps to a win if the fan base stays strong. Of course, the other lesson is the contestants need to appeal to enough people to pick up voters from eliminated contestants. Mandisa is a good singer but after 2...