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20MayThe American Idol Is…Jim Lampley???


American Idol went WAY overboard on the boxing references.  It all started with Michael Buffer doing the “This is American Idol” intro and then throughout the episode we get tons of Jim Lampley. Jim Lampley does not belong on American Idol. Although, I was hoping for a Simpsons tie in and having Drederick Tatum on there.  Jim Lampley spewing out cliche boxing advice on a singing show is like having Barry Gibb telling people how Oscar De La Hoya should be more soothing and mellow.

The other awful thing is that Clive Davis and Andrew Lloyd Webber (as brilliant as they are) look like two creepy old dudes that hang out at a Hot Topic.  Is it possible to cast someone other than Lampley and the two old dudes from the Muppets on the most current and hip TV show?  How about Bono, Jay-Z or one of the Wiggles?

Overall, sticking with the boxing metaphor, I want to punch Archuletta and his “Oh, am I really good?  Are you sure?” attitude and will some one get some scientists to see if we can shrink down the size of Cook’s enormous noodle?  Gees, that thing has its own gravitational pull.  It’s larger than half of Jupiters moons.

I hope Cook gets the title, but something tells me Runts McGee is gonna win.

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19Mar5 People I Miss On TV

I was just running through the old noodle on the way home from work thinking about 5 people I miss seeing on TV. Here are my 5, then you can add your own.

JIM LOUDERBACK (Fresh Gear)

If you were one of the 23 people that tuned into ZDTV/TechTV a few years ago then you knew who Jim was. He was the straight talkin’ review guy on Fresh Gear. He told you what to spend your gadget money on and what was going to become the next Apple Newton. Then Tech TV had to go turn itself into a video game channel (and an awfully sh*tty one at that). Now Jim is off doing bigger and better things, but why he couldn’t be the Tech Reporter for some Nightly News program is beyond me. He was cool geek that wasn’t actually all that geeky.

THE MUPPETS

Why can’t they bring back the Muppet Show? Seems to me, that it always had a “Shrek Type Humor” where kids got some of the jokes and the adults got the other half. The Muppets on NBC at 8pm on a Sunday would be gold. Who wouldn’t watch that? Maybe people with a phobia of puppets or communists, but other than that it would have to succeed. Seems to me if Hank Hill can be on Sundays, so can Professor Bunson.

MATT PINFIELD (120 Minutes)

Remember the bald headed dude on MTV late nights that looked like he’d kill your sister for a nickel, but wouldn’t because he was do busy figuring out who opened for Duran Duran at the Oklahoma State Fair in ‘83. Sure he was about as attractive as Mr. Clean’s illegitimate son, but the man knew music. When you listened to him you always took him and his musical picks seriously. They should resurrect that Pepsi Smash show and put him in charge of booking acts and hosting the show.

MARIO VAN PEEPLES

He may actually still be on television, but I think his name could make a show a star. For instance, if I said “Hey Billy, do you wanna watch Miss Guided?” Chances are Billy will say no. However, if I say “Hey Billy, Miss Guided, Staring Mario Van Peeples is on, do you wanna watch?” There is a 12.3% better chance that Billy will say yes. C’mon, it’s Mario Van Peeples!

DANA CARVEY

Remember when he was like the funniest guy on TV?  Now, he’s relegated to buying box-sets of SNL when they hit DVD.  The shame of it is, is that he was persecuted for doing the Dana Carvey Show, which bombed.  However, if you go and YouTube it, you’ll see that he had Steve Carrell and Colbert as part of the cast.  So in essence, Carvey was a revolutionary.  I bet he could create a pretty successful show for HBO, where higher class humor is appreciated.

So those are the 5 that I miss, who are you aching to see back on the air? 

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