Last night's broadcast of the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards once again left Ryan Seacrest and American Idol empty-handed, but there was one positive item of note for the franchise. In the rather obscure category of Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series, it was Director Bruce Gowers who took home the Emmy. The episode that won him the award as no. 833, "The Final Three."
As for the more notable losses, Ryan's nomination in Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program stood little chance of transforming into a win next to Survivor's Jeff Probst, who has won the award for two straight years, and Idol itself lost out to The Amazing Race for the seventh year in a row in the Outstanding Reality Competition Program category. Oh well, maybe next year...
P.S. One last Idol-related nominee was defeated in the final minutes of last night's telecast. The Breakthrough Performance of the Year category, which was fan-voted, included Kris Allen's crowning moment as a nominee, but it instead lost out to a scene from HBO's True Blood. No surprise there, either.
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Monday, September 21, 2009
Seacrest loses to Probst, but Bruce Gowers wins!
Friday, July 17, 2009
'Idol' odds 'n ends: 'Idol' scores two Emmy noms
The following are Idol-related odds and ends that happened this week:
>The nominations for the 61st Emmy Awards were yesterday morning announced in Los Angeles, and Idol once again was nominated in the "Outstanding Reality-Competition Program" category alongside Dancing with the Stars, Top Chef and, of course, The Amazing Race. This is the series' seventh nomination since the category was introduced in 2003.
Ryan Seacrest also received a nom for "Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program." The category is in its second year after being awarded to Survivor's Jeff Probst last year. The Emmys will air at 8 p.m. ET on CBS on Sun., Sept. 20.
>Melinda Doolittle saw her exclusive dance remix EP of her single "It's Your Love" quietly released to iTunes on Tuesday, as it was overshadowed by major Idol releases from Daughtry and Brooke White. Per Melinda's official newsletter that alerted fans to the news:The soulful and moving song "It's Your Love" gets reworked by some of the hottest remixers/DJs in the world, including Jason Nevins, Mike Rizzo, and Smashmode, to create a pulsating rendition of the song that will be sure to get everyone out of their seats. The EP features three club versions of each track, as well as two radio remixes and a free bonus copy of the original music video for the song.
The newsletter also stated that the radio remix done by Jason Nevins will be sent to Top 40 radio at the end of July.
>Playbill.com announced that Diana DeGarmo will be joining the cast of the off-Broadway musical The Toxic Avenger on Fri., Aug. 14. In a statement, Diana said the following of the show:"I am so excited to be coming back to New York to join the cast of The Toxic Avenger. When I saw the show, I laughed my head off. I can’t wait to start rehearsal – and to be blonde again!"
Diana will star as Sarah, a "sexy blind librarian" for at least three months. The show plays at New World Stages in Manhattan.
>SketchedOutTV.com, the ridiculous brainchild of Justin Guarini and Shaun Ingram, had its latest vlog posted yesterday. The vlog, titled "Sketchy Blog #3," features Justin and Shaun talking about putting our fires and something about a fish. Watch the vlog below:
A GIF of a pad of paper tackling a pair of scissors talking to two girls titled "Pad's Revenge!" was also posted. Who needs to sing for a living when you can post this kind of stuff on the net?
>Kris Allen will no longer be performing his atrocious "corny-n"ation song "No Boundaries" on the "Idols Live!" tour. According to an article posted on LATimesBlogs.com's "'Idol' Tracker":
Reviews of Season 8's finale show widely trashed the victory number and the chilly reception has followed "Boundaries" onto the road. In reviews of the tour, "Boundaries" has been singled out as a misstep, generating a tepid crowd response compared with the other numbers.The song that Kris has chosen to replace "No Boundaries" is The Killers' "All These Things That I've Done," which he premiered at the Sacramento show on Fri., July 10. Watch the performance below:
The tour's producers have been listening to the sound of few hands clapping. Starting tonight in Sacramento, "No Boundaries" will be disappear from Allen's set, according to sources with the production.
The tour will next stop in Ontario, Canada, where the Top 10 finalists will perform at the Citizens Business Bank Arena.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
'Idol' ain't so 'Amazing'...again...
For the sixth year in a row, American Idol could not overtake The Amazing Race, which accepted its now traditional award for the Outstanding Reality-Competition Program category at the 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, which aired on ABC. The CBS stalwart, which averages 10 million viewers per season, has now proved time and time again that it is the only reality program liked by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
In a more surprising upset, Survivor's Jeff Probst outwitted, outplayed and outlasted Ryan Seacrest in the inaugural Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program category. Ryan had widely been considered one of the top contenders for the award, but who really wanted him to win it anyway? IDOL LIVE congratulates Probst on keeping another shiny piece of gold off Ryan's mantle.
And although it is not really Idol-related, we would like to give Josh Groban props for his amazing tribute to television theme songs. Watch it below:
Looks like there's always next year for Idol and Ryan...again....But at least he got to host for the second year in a row (although it only comes out to hosting the show 1 & 1/5 times, but who's counting?)
P.S. Josh did perform at Idol Gives Back during Season 6, so there's a six degrees reason for including him in this post for you.
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