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Friday, February 23, 2007

American Idol--Did Web Scandal SAVE Antonella?

For those of us that are American Idol diehards, there are strange roads that people take to stardom. When it has involved something like celebrities, pageant contestants, or those who are of moral "dignity", anything that is usually web-related is negatively affecting. We've seen some people in compromising positions and just go "What in the name of corn on the cob were they thinking?"

Now, cue Antonella Barba, of American Idol prowess. We watched her audition with her best friend, bicker with her best friend, cry with her best friend when she didn't make it, and most of the time when it came to singing, she was good but not great. I would be inclined to say that the majority of people who appreciate the show for the talent portion of it would agree that when she made the top 24, she was one of the surprises.

Then comes week 1. Frankly, her performance was not good. It wasn't even close to good.

But, something funny happened on the way to the forum.....

Earlier this week, some photos appeared on the web, and these were not your typical run of the mill yearbook pictures, if you know what I mean. We had Antonella in a discreetly semi-nude pic with friends, one shot of her flipping off the camera, and yet another of her in--of all places--on the toilet!! Good Lord, girl, cover yourself up, or at least avoid Taco Bell for a bit....

Now, is there any coincidence with the fact that these pics show up and she is able to stay on another week? I think not. I believe, in this day and age, when we have those like Paris Hilton and Britney Spears showing off their cash and prizes to virtually any paparazzi that can stomach it, something that happens with Antonella as far as this event is proof that this contest is teetering towards being more pop culture than singing competition.

I was dissapointed to see Rudy and Paul go, not so much Amy and Nicole, but I still don't think Antonella deserves to bellow out notes that aren't right; Amy and Nicole were much better than her, and America got suckered into another 15 minutes of fame for Antonella. Well, I guess there's not much I can do now other than search for more pics, I mean, hope that eventually America gets it right.

Goosey

Labels: American Idol, American-Idol, Antonella Barba, Antonella-Barba, music, reality TV, singing, television, tv

"The Office" Review--Dinner at the CFO's House

If there's one thing that I can say about "The Office", is that even in a time where corporate America is constantly skewered, this show always finds a different twist on their characters and also on life as they know it. In this episode, the focus is on going to a Dunder-Mifflin dinner at the CFO, and the main premise is that Jan and Michael are making their relationship public. Of course, Dwight is attending as Michael's sidekick; Jim and Karen are joining them as well there to schmooze with other white-tie kissups, and Jim couldn't be more happier. *Cue blank look at camera*

Meanwhile, back at the hall of justice....

The others (sorry, we're not reviewing Lost right now) decide to take off early and go to a happy hour. Here the focus is on Roy and Pam's relationship, where we've seen a "new and improved" Pammy (but don't call her Pammy), who is asking for what she desires instead of sitting idly by. Of course, there's other funny things going on, like Kevin's non-discussion about a date, Toby's incessant playing for a duck that Pam commented she thought was cute, and numerous other one-liners.

The whole "unfolding" of Jan and Michael is just the sort of uneasiness that "The Office" is so great at; Michael is obviously his inappropriate and unpolitically correct self while Jan has a panicked look on her face the entire episode; Karen starts screwing with Jim's mind telling him that she's dated pretty much everyone there with a special story to each; Dwight takes it upon himself to investigate everything in the house, including pulling on the bannister, checking for studs in the wall, climbing on the chimney, and everything else that is pure Dwight.

Flashing back to the bar, the end of the episode takes a rather serious turn when Pam confides to Roy what happened on Casino night last year. This took me as a surprise, especially the reaction Roy took by throwing a beer bottle into a mirror. In fact, the end line of "I'm gonna kill Jim.." made a very funny episode into something that left you going "Wow."

Overall, this was yet another comedically genius episode that surely had everyone squirming in their chairs with the awkward silences, off-the-cuff commentary, and the inappropriateness of Michael and Dwight.

Where will Jan and Michael go now? She's obviously very insecure but yet torn because she knows what a doof Michael is; he is so over-the-top in love with her because of his own insecurities I can see him really smothering the daylights out of her!

The Pam-Roy Jim-Karen, er, square, should really start to heat up again. This ongoing melodrama and main story line gets better and more anticipation is building on it, even more than it was just Pam and Jim. I can't wait to see how this unfolds.

My grade: 3 of 4 stars

Goosey

Labels: comedy, humorous, Michael Scott, Michael-Scott, review, Steve Carell, Steve-Carell, television, The Office, The-Office, tv