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America Ain't Got Talent

Evan Shapiro | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Before They Were Famous, Star Search, America's Got Talent, American Idol, Drew Carey, Reality TV, Britney Spears, Talent Show, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Video, TV Canada, TV News
Evan Shapiro

The more "talent" shows we get each season, the less "talented" is each slate of competitors forced upon our screens, airwaves and eardrums. We are spreading our talent too thinly across too many shows and it's doing long-lasting damage to the genre.

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American Idol Alum Kimberly Caldwell Talks Debut Album and Post-Idol Experience

Jon Chattman | Posted 06.06.2011

Read More: American Idol, TV Guide, Tivo, Clay Aiken, Steven Tyler, Justin Guarini, Kimberly Caldwin, Naima Adedapo, Ruben Studdard, Star Search, Thia Megia, Kimberly Caldwell, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

Breaking the cliche of so many American Idol contestants, Kimberly Caldwell has managed to consistently stay in the spotlight post-Simon.

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Lighting Up and Lifting Off The Ground: Conversations With Shawn Mullins and Chely Wright

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scrubs, Court Yard Hounds, Prince, Shawn Millins, Paul Simon, Matthew Shepard, Glsen, Star Search, John Prine, Matthew Sweet, John Hiatt, Josiah Leming, Conway Twitty, Glen Phillips, Til Tuesday, The Thorns, Marshall Altman, Steve Forbert, Party of Five, Daughtry, Aimee Mann, Dawson's Creek, Rascal Flatts, Vince Gill, Rodney Crowell, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Faith in America, Shawn Colvin, Steve Buckingham, Stephen King, Chuck Cannon, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Bob Dylan, Chely Wright, Entertainment Weekly, Tom Petty, Tom Waits, Nanci Griffith, Who Killed the Electric Car?, Max Gomez, Emmylou Harris, Townes Van Zandt, Warren Beatty, Lyle Lovett, Russell Carter, Jakob Dylan, Patty Griffin, Joni Mitchell, Jeffrey Dahmer, Greg Latterman, Bill Hicks, American Idol, The Bluebloods, Jon Brion, James Taylor, Joe Don, Electric Cars, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

The Thorns absolutely has been my radar since it was first issued. Now, he's been the songwriter's songwriter for a long time: care to go into some of the Shawn Mullins story?

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The Makeup of Reality TV

Rose Procopio | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gordon Ramsay, Reality TV, Judge Judy, Makeup, Star Search, Kelly Perdew, Rose Procopio, The Celebrity Apprentice, Sarah Palin, HDTV Makeup, Cnn, The Apprentice, HDTV Cosmetics, Jesse Ventura, Rod Blagojevich, Donald Trump, Tiger Woods, American Idol, Dancing With the Stars, Media News
Rose Procopio

Somewhere along the line, the distinction between reality shows, reality television and news has become incredibly blurred. I'm in the business and sometimes can't make sense of it all.

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The Reality of Reality

B. Jeffrey Madoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Candid Camera, Reality TV, Twitter, Associated Press, Cable Tv, Harvard, Facebook, Star Search, Internet, Queen for a Day, Advertising, Viagra, Ted Mack's Amateur Hour, Frank Sinatra, Neilsen Media Research, American Idol, Myspace, Media News
B. Jeffrey Madoff

Twitter can certainly create the hype, but whether the talented producers behind it can actually deliver a program anyone will want to watch remains to be seen.

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The Amazing Race - Still the Best of its Genre: But the Itinerary's Not as Amazing as it Once Was

Michael Russnow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tammy and Victor, Hawaii, Europe, Home, Russnow, Switzerland, Beijing, Scotland, Emmy Award, Cbs, Thailand, China, Star Search, Margie and Luke, Bavaria, London, South Africa, Salzburg, Aberdeen, Russia, Ted Mack's Amateur Hour, Romania, Mexico City, Cancun, Survivor, Phil Keoghan, Siberia, Brazil, Bangkok, Munich, Maui, Michael Russnow, The Amazing Race, India, Namibia, American Idol, Major Bowes, Jaipur, Cambridge University, Reality TV, Andreas Stenschke, Entertainment News
Michael Russnow

The Amazing Race provides fewer decision-making opportunities and clocks less mileage in each episode, thus diminishing the potential for bad luck affecting the teams. What's the reason?

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John McCain's Star Search

Paul Hipp | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Republican Convention, Star Search, Politics News
Paul Hipp

2008-09-08-hipp_rnc.jpgAs the winner of McCain's "Political Star Search" rallies Americans to take back America back from people like John McCain and give it directly to John McCain, let's take a look back at the country's highest rated reality show, "The RNC."

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Donald Trump Bailing Out Ed McMahon: It Only Encourages More Millionaires to be Wastrels

Michael Russnow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Tonight Show, Larry King, Russnow, Albert Schweitzer, Donald Trump, Michael Russnow, Ed McMahon, Publisher's Clearing House, Billionaires, Johnny Carson, Star Search, Business News
Michael Russnow

If Donald Trump is so concerned about the woes of his fellow man or woman, why stick only to those whose names he recognizes?

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Ed McMahon's Money Problems: Should We Really Care About Millionaires in Financial Distress?

Michael Russnow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Tonight Show, Larry King, Academy Award, Who Do You Trust, Michael Russnow, Ed McMahon, Larry King LIve, Sherman Oaks, Johnny Carson, Star Search, Candy Spelling, Entertainment News
Michael Russnow

Is his bad luck a legitimate news story? Yes. But the real question is why he has not been lambasted for stupid behavior.

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