Prince-related stories
Posted Oct 14th 2009 5:31PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Celebrities, Casting
If this report is true, that Michael Jackson's kids are indeed going to star in the
new Jackson family reality show on A&E, then I guess I have to revise my view on who are the sane members of the family and who aren't.
US says that Prince, Paris, and Prince Michael "Blanket" Jackson will costar in
The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty, which will premiere in December. The magazine says that Janet Jackson gave the thumbs up to the kids appearing in the show. I always thought she would be one who would say no to something like this. Older sister Rebbie doesn't want the kids to appear in the show and won't appear in the show herself.
Continue reading Michael Jackson's kids will appear in new reality show - or will they?
Posted May 29th 2009 7:28PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Celebrities, Talk Show, Reality-Free
I would have posted this earlier today, but I couldn't read Prince's handwriting on the big sheet of paper he gave to Jay Leno last night. I thought it was just a goodbye wish, but now I see from
TMZ that it was actually a dig at David Letterman.
It says "Jay is the best. Even Paul Shaffer knows it." Billy Crystal looks amused.
Posted Mar 12th 2009 1:08PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Music and Variety, Talk Show, Reality-Free
Last week U2 was on
The Late Show with David Letterman for five straight nights to promote their new album, and now another rock icon is going on Leno to promote his new albums.
Prince (so glad I don't have to find some way to type that funny symbol thing he went as for a few years)
will perform on Jay Leno's show for four nights, March 25 to 27 and then again on May 28. The appearances are to promote his two (yes, two) new albums,
Lotus Flower and
MPLSound, which will be released on May 29 in Target stores only. Leno's last show is that same night. Conan O'Brien takes over on June 1.
Prince sent out a special e-mail to fans on his mailing list and you can read it at the link above. Lots of uses of the number "2" for "two" and "to" as well as the number "4" for "four" and "for." I think Prince invented text messaging.
Posted Apr 26th 2007 3:43PM by Liz Finn-Arnold
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, American Idol, In the Limelight, Performances, News and Gossip
American Idol is a show that takes virtual unknowns and creates stars. Even a couple of judges (Randy and Simon), and a host named Ryan Seacrest became household names thanks to
Idol's success.
But there's one guy of vital importance to the show who isn't so well known. Most of the time he stays in the background. But there wouldn't be any
Idol music without him.
He's Idol's inhouse musical director -- Rickey Minor.
Continue reading Rickey Minor: In the Limelight
Posted Mar 7th 2007 4:43PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Sports, CBS, Commercials, Web, Celebrities
The Federal Communications Commission got 150 complaints about the content of this year's big game. They centered on two events: one was the phallic imagery generated by Prince during his halftime show (pic on the right). Can you guess the other one?
Yup, that Snickers ad with the two guys kissing (Snickers has since pulled the commercial).
The Smoking Gun has the documents, and some of the complaints are hilarious. One viewer says that Prince's giant penis guitar shadow had a traumatic effect on his son: "[my son] hoped to be a quarterback and now he will turn out gay...thanks CBS for turning my son GAY." Another viewer said "God knows I didn't turn on the Super Bowl expecting to be tricked into watching gay sex," which makes me wonder where he usually goes to not be tricked into watching gay sex.
I wonder what these people think about football players slapping each other on the rear after good plays, and then taking showers together after a game. NAKED!
[via TV Tattle]
Posted Feb 16th 2007 9:34AM by Liz Finn-Arnold
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, FOX, American Idol, Music and Variety, Celebrities, News and Gossip
There have been
rumors of late that Michael Jackson, in an attempt to revive his stalled music career, might just be planning an upcoming surprise appearance on
American Idol. But
Idol producer
Nigel Lythgoe put those rumors to rest in a recent interview with
TV Week.com.When asked if Jackson would be on the show, Lythgoe stated "we won't be seeing him." He also indicated that he wasn't just saying this as a "tease" or because the details are up in the air. Lythgoe added, "the fact is he will not be on
American Idol."
Continue reading Producer says Michael Jackson won't be on Idol
Posted Feb 7th 2007 10:25AM by Julia Ward
Filed under: Sports, CBS, Celebrities, Super Bowl
America - always threatened by the black man's sexuality. The debate hasn't gone there yet, but just you wait. An
AP story was released yesterday that strings together multiple reports of viewers who were shocked, shocked to see Prince's "demonic guitar phallus," as it was described by Stephen Colbert, projected in shadow against a large sheet of fabric during the Super Bowl halftime show.
These same viewers also giggle at the word "dooty," think a man using a microphone resembles an act of fellatio and that, from the air, Dolphin Stadium looks like a vagina. Folks, you can't rock out without your cock out so get over it already. You're just lucky this was Prince circa 2007 and not Prince circa 1984 when the guitar he took on tour would ejaculate water at the climax of "Let's Go Crazy." He kept his ass covered. What more do you want?
Posted Feb 5th 2007 2:27PM by Elizabeth Chan
Filed under: Sports, CBS, News, Saturday Night Live, Video, Commercials, Super Bowl
Is Prince God? Did he have a deal with Mother Nature or something? Does CBS have that much money to be able to be able to influence meteorology?
Obviously the only explanation of the situation is that Mother Nature loves Prince and watches The Super Bowl. She was hell bent on not making the Kevin Federline the top news of the Super Bowl, and wanted to provide her man Prince with some ethereal stage props.
How many of you were wondering if he would even play "Purple Rain?" How many of you even doubted it after he played his crazy rendition of the Foo Fighters' "Best of You?"
How many of you were still holding onto hope he would play "1999?" I was pretty pleased with his performance and less impressed with his random and particularly unattractive dancers.
But forgive me Mother Nature if you should strike me with lightning for actually liking...
Continue reading TV's Top 5!: Mother Nature watches the Super Bowl
Posted Jan 26th 2007 12:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Sports, Cable, Premium Cable, Cable/Satellite, Celebrities
For those of you who don't want to watch Prince perform during the halftime show at next month's Super Bowl game between the Bears and the Colts, you can always watch a football game played between drag queens and Howard Stern staffers.
That's what Stern has planned on the day on the Howard TV On Demand Channel. During halftime, viewers (for $13.99) can watch Stupid Bowl III: The Boys vs. The Girls. People who work on Stern's Sirius show will play a 28 minute flag football game against a bunch of drag queens. And as an added bonus, Penthouse Pets will be the cheerleaders. Not sure what they'll be wearing, if anything.
So this is Stupid Bowl III? What were the first two?
[via TV Tattle]
Posted Jan 17th 2007 1:20AM by Liz Finn-Arnold
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, FOX, American Idol, Music and Variety, Reviewcaps
(S06E01) At 8:00 PM, I sat down with my Diet Coke, set the DVR, and got ready to take notes for my first ever
American Idol Reviewcap. At 10:00 PM, I realized that my DVR didn't record one fricking minute. Not a good start. Good thing I took extensive notes during the show.
Season Six began with a stirring intro by Ryan Seacrest, making me realize that
AI employs some pretty good writers. After highlighting past
Idol successes and reviewing last year's Grand Finale show with Prince (Minneapolis was chosen because it's Prince's hometown), we were ready for the auditions.
Continue reading American Idol: Minneapolis Auditions (season premiere)
Posted Jan 13th 2007 11:32AM by Liz Finn-Arnold
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, FOX, Programming, OpEd, American Idol, Celebrities
Part of the excitement of
American Idol is the anticipation over who will or won't be making an upcoming guest-star appearance. Last year, Rod Stewart and Stevie Wonder stopped by, bringing star power and increased legitimacy to the show. Simon Cowell recently told
Entertainment Weekly that there is a chance that ex-Beatle Paul McCartney may be making a guest appearance on
American Idol this season. And Randy Jackson said he might be able to persuade Mariah Carey to get "in this game."
Continue reading Will Paul McCartney or Mariah Carey visit American Idol?
Posted Dec 11th 2006 8:14AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Sports, CBS, Celebrities
Prince has agreed to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show in February. This is actually a safe choice after Janet's breasts in 2004 and the Rolling Stones' bleeped-out performance earlier this year. The old Prince might've been a problem for censors, but the new Prince is squeaky clean. He's a Jehovah's Witness who refuses to perform any of his kinkier material (the song "Cream" comes to mind).
The Super Bowl is Sunday, February 4th in Miami. Once again, it will air on CBS.
Posted Oct 4th 2006 8:05AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, ABC, Celebrities
ABC's latest
Bachelor candidate is starting to sound a little slimy. Sure, Lorenzo Borghese is a member of Italy's royal family who grew up in the United States. But apparently he couldn't speak a lick of Italian so the producers signed him up for an intensive Italian course before the show started, according to
Radar online. And, even though
his bio says he was raised in Connecticut, Radar can only find addresses for his family in New Jersey, dating back to 1979. Plus, the Radar reporters say there's no way Rome is Lorenzo's "second home", as he claims in the promos. Members of the Borghese family in Rome say the prince has never come to their city. And, quite frankly, they're embarrassed that he's doing the show as a member of the family.
[Via
TV Tattle]
Posted May 25th 2006 2:28AM by Lacy Hall
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, FOX, OpEd, American Idol, Music and Variety
Oh man, I've been patiently twiddling my thumbs for the last 3 hours until the finale aired on the West Coast, so I could finally post this. Taylor Hicks is our new American Idol, and I couldn't be happier. Well, I could be (sigh...Chris). But if I can't have Chris, then I'm happy with the Silver Fox. (I hate that nickname by the way. It makes me feel like I've got a crush on an old man. What's the opposite of being a pedophile? Is there a word for that? 'Cause I might have it.) They really took it down to the last minute too. I was biting my nails at 1 hour and 59 minutes, worried that my TiVo was about to pop up with the dreaded "Erase Now? or Save?" quandary. I felt like I was Mr. Eko on Lost, watching that damn clock. But right at the final seconds, Ryan said Taylor's name. Yes! The crazy windmill-dancing bastard pulled it off! I understand why Taylor's dad was crying, but why was David Hasselhoff?
Continue reading American Idol: TAYLOR WINS! (finale)
Posted May 23rd 2006 10:10AM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Veronica Mars, Celebrities
At least, that's what PETA is saying. The animal rights group conducted an online poll and Kristen Bell, the actress who plays the titular lead in Veronica Mars, was chosen as the sexist female vegetarian, with Prince taking the male honor. Other celebs who made the list include Natalie Portman, Nicollette Sheridan, Anne Hathaway, J.D. Fortune, Michael Ausiello, and Joaquin Phoenix. Absent from the list? That's right, the North American grizzly bear. I'm pulling for you next year, Grizzy! I know you've got the will power in you!
[via Give Me My Remote]
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