Posts with tag Philadelphia
Posted Apr 18th 2008 10:05AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Celebrities, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
What in the hell happened last night on
The Colbert Report? Or perhaps I'm really wondering why I attended
Monday's taping of TCR in Philadelphia and not the final and certainly most epic one.
In true Colbert fashion,
TCR ended its four-night run in the City of Brotherly Love with a big ol' Democratic bang. Thanks to Chris Matthews' big mouth, the nation expected Hillary Clinton's "surprise" appearance, but little did we know both Barack Obama and John Edwards would be appearing as well... On the same night! Despite the fact that this was all a blatantly desperate attempt to get a little Colbert Bump action (Edwards knows it's too late, right? I mean, what with him dropping out of the race and all), there really is no better way to seem hip to that all-important youth vote.
Continue reading Colbert, Clinton, Obama and Edwards take on Philadelphia - VIDEOS
Posted Apr 17th 2008 1:26PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Video, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
Back on the night that Stephen Colbert announced that he'd be hitting Philadelphia, taking the show on the road for the first time, I had decided to go to bed early and just catch the rerun in the morning. My friend called me just as I began to doze off and immediately told me that she had gotten tickets for us to see Colbert in Philadelphia. I had no idea what the hell she was talking about, so when I hung up, I just shrugged it off as a late-night half-dream. The next morning, I watched the episode and it finally made sense: We were about to go on another
Colbert Report adventure.
Continue reading The Colbert Report in Philadelphia: Annie's adventure - VIDEOS
Posted Jan 16th 2008 1:00AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: American Idol, Reviewcaps, Contestants, Performances
(S07E01)
Simon: "Did you honestly think, Udi, and I'm gonna ask you this question seriously, that you had any chance of getting through and winning?" Udi: "Yes I did." Simon: "Then you're nuts."
What strike? An
American Idol two-night four-hour extravaganza with no real competitive programming on opposite it? Sounds pretty status quo, though I'm sure FOX doesn't mind the almost complete lack of original scripted programming on the dial. My obsession with the
Idol started because my wife wanted to see all those terrible singers the FOX hype machine paraded on our TV screens before the first season. It's had me ever since. Kelly, Ruben, Fantasia, Carrie, Taylor, Jordin and ... Let's roll up our sleeves and get this thing started so we can find out!
I've got my tub of cream cheese and cheesesteak sandwich next to me so I can get in the right mindset. Philadelphia here we come. And, per the picture to the right (Ben Haar, 24), let the circus sideshow begin. Oh, and thanks Ben for ruining the Princess Leia slave outfit for an entire generation. Bastard! Where's Ryan to bring some semblance of sanity to this freakshow?
Continue reading American Idol: Philadelphia Auditions (season premiere)
Posted Jan 7th 2008 3:04PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Programming, American Idol, News and Gossip
Just to prove that no news is too small when it comes to their ratings juggernaut American Idol, FOX has announced that the two-night four-hour season premiere (EXTRAVAGANZA!) of Idol will feature the auditions from Philadelphia (Tuesday 1/15 8pm/7 Central) and Dallas (Wednesday 1/16 8pm/7 Central). That's it. They'll tell us later what nights to tune in for the auditions in San Diego, Omaha, Atlanta, Charleston and Miami.
Don't get me wrong, I'm as big an Idol geek as the next guy, assuming he's a big Idol geek, but, really? This is your Idol announcement? My favorite part is how they tease us about the other cities. We could tell you now which episodes are which cities but we won't. Maybe they'll tell us ... "after the break." Ryan? Anyone? If I don't know what night Omaha is airing right now, I'm going to boycott the whole season!
Posted Aug 6th 2006 9:08AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: FOX, News, Video
Let's face it: Local news programs pretty much suck. Morning progams in particular. The weather guys are never right, the anchors cheerfully chit-chat about stupid stuff, and the reporters are always out doing lame bits with giant vegetables. But, every once in a while you see something that you can't turn off. In Philadelphia, it's Mascot Monday. The local FOX affiliate's morning program concludes each Monday with a baffling segment where the anchor dances with mascots
Don't ask why. Just watch and laugh (video is embedded after the jump). And if you like it, there are a
whole bunch more of them on YouTube.
[Thanks, Sam!]
Continue reading Mascot Monday on a Sunday - VIDEO!
Posted Jul 13th 2006 6:57PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Cable, Music and Variety, Celebrities
Things are really looking up for Jodie Sweetin, who played Stephanie on
Full House so many years ago. Shortly
after revealing that she was overcoming an addiction to methamphetamines, she was hired by Fuse music television to host a show about stripping. Fuse is keeping her around. She's set to start filming a series about malls for the music channel, called
Get Malled, beginning on Monday
in Philadelphia. The series also includes guest appearances by Justin Long ("I'm a Mac") and Jesse Metcalfe of
Desperate Housewives. After the series, Sweetin says she has two movies lined up, although nothing is listed on her
IMDB bio.
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