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TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA Part 2 - LARRY KING ALMOST SPOT ON - June, 2009
An interview with Iran President Mahmud Ahmadinejad was interesting particularly with the current attention given the protests of Iran's recent presidential elections. King's gift is his ability to listen and not be confrontational. He did that with Ahmadinejad. - PRISON BREAK - Recommended TV Listings

NR TOP 10 - JUNE, 2009 - NBA SECTION ROCKETS UP CHARTS
ARCHIVE NBA STORIES IN FRENCH LANGUAGE RETURN - NBA Playoff Review, KAKA, RONALDO & Beckham Says Later to LA Galaxy attract major attention - TV Reviews Dominate with 5 Top 10 Spots Sports Take Four

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA Part 1 - ACTOR DAVID CARRADINE FOUND DEAD IN BANGKOK - June, 2009
Mysterious death raise questions from family, friends and business associates that he was murdered and did not commit suicide as Thai police have ascertained. Carradine's family want the FBI to investigate but Thai police say it is not necessary - NBA FINALS TV SCHEDULE - Recommended TV Listings

NBA NEWS: TV SCHEDULE FOR NBA PLAYOFF FINALS - June, 2009
Schedule for USA and Southeast Asia. . The NBA Finals feature the Los Angeles Lakers featuring Kobe Bryant verses the Orlando Magic with Dwight Howard aka Superman.

TV - VIDEO BEAT - IS AMERICAN IDOL A RIP OFF? - June, 2009
More strange American Idol happenings. American television talk show host Larry King usually interviews the Top 10 American Idols within days after the winner is decided. Last week the program aired and King was missing without explanation. In his place was American Idol host Ryan Seacrest interviewing the same people that he has been involved for several months.- WHAT'S UP WITH AMERICAN IDOL? - AMERICAN IDOLS TALK - SUSAN BOYLE RECEIVES FIRST KISS - AMERICANS ADJUST - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT SUPER MAX - AMERICAN IDOL JUDGES ON TRIAL - May, 2009
When it comes to critiquing perhaps the focus should be on the judges. They talk too much and say too little thereby taking up too much time and diverting the spotlight away from the Idol contestants. The SAVE RULE added time to the show. That takes up a lot of time and the camera again is focused on these apparently insecure narcissistic judges resulting in the program losing its momentum. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX Part 4 - AMERICAN IDOL UPSET - THE BIGGEST SINCE OBAMA - May, 2009
THE BIKINI GIRL RETURNS - LAMBERT ROCKS - The FINALE show was the BOMB as Judge Randy Jackson would say. You also could say it was magnificent, marvelous, or incredible. The show was highlighted by a mega performance by KISS who featured second place finisher Adam Lambert as their lead singer - A face off between AI judge Kara DioGuardi verses the BIKINI GIRL Katrina Darrell brought about surprising results. The show was a blockbuster - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX Part 3 - KRIS ALLEN WINS AMERICAN IDOL FINAL - May, 2009
FINALE ROCKS WITH STARS - On the performance show the previous evening it was difficult to say who would win. Adam Lambert had the best voice by far but Kris Allen seems to have charmed the American public with his humility and pleasing voice. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX Part 2 - AMERICAN IDOL FINAL - May, 2009
ADAM LAMBERT verses KRIS ALLEN - The JUDGES SAVE rule should be eliminated and give the voting power back to the people and let the judges be judges and NOT BE THE JUDGE AND JURY. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX - AMERICAN IDOL - SAY WHAT!!! GOKEY OUT!!!! - May, 2009
WHO-DA THUNK IT? - Gokey's downfall could have been the song Paula Abdul selected for him Dance Little Sister' by Terrance Trent Darby was not good for his voice. Simon Cowell said, "I think it was the wrong song." We noted prior to Cowell's comment 'Not a good song' (for Gokey) - AMAZING RACE WINNERS - Recommended TV Listings

NR TOP 10 - MAY, 2009 - SPORTS TOP THE CHART - TV REVIEWS TAKE FIVE TOP 10 SPOTS
Our fastest movers were our television reviews AMERICAN IDOL VOTES - HOW DO YOU KNOW? The piece questions the authenticity of the tabulation of votes - Our oldest story attracting interest is a piece about the 2006 SEA GAMES problems with fixed matches - Sports Notes was the most popular section visited leaping from the seventh to first. It replaced American Idol which fell to third place. Business made a strong showing with much of the interest towards the 2009 NAB Show - Where the Global Content Community Congregates and The Cable Show in the USA

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA Part 2 - AMERICAN IDOL''S FINAL THREE - May, 2009
Adam Lambert is the hot choice to win, Danny Gokey and Kris Allen who is this season's Blake Lewis the season six runner-up who topped better singers in Melinda Doolittle and Lakisha Jones. He's our GO FIGURE GUY in this season's competition.- Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA - THE AMAZING RACE FINAL IS ON!!! - May, 2009
This Monday May 11th in eastern Asia the Amazing Race final will feature three very different teams. The brother sister team Victor and Tammy Jih have been the most consistent first place finishers over the competition. They are of Asian decent and both are lawyers who live in the USA. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA - AMERICAN IDOL RESULTS SHOCK - May, 2009
AMERICA VOTES OPPOSITE THE JUDGES CRITIQUES - Adam Lambert and Allison Iraheta sang as a duo doing Foghat's 'Slow Ride.' All of the judges raved about their performance with Kara DioGuardi and Paula Abdul suggesting that they should record as a duo on each others albums.. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT Part 5 - BLOCKBUSTER WEEK FOR SPECIAL REPORTS - May, 2009
CNN is televising a Manny Pacquiao feature is on their Talk Asia program as well as 'Killing Fields: Long Road to Justice' a half hour Worlds Untold Stories news feature. A special report on, Indochine The Peoples War In Color airs on Discovery and Crime Scene Bangkok on the National Geographic Network. All hit the mark with top notch material. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT Part 4 - AMERICAN IDOL'S FINAL FOUR - May, 2009
In a somewhat lackluster American Idol season that final four are set to the final dash for the Season 8 American Idol title. Danny Gokey is the only contestant who has never been selected for the bottom three. Last week the most praised contestant Adam Lambert was shockingly selected to be in the bottom three for the first time. 17-year-old Allison Iraheta has been in the bottom three the most. She has overcome the biting criticisms of the acrid judge Simon Cowell. Throughout the competition Kris Allen has slipped under the radar. Last week was the first week that he was in trouble - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT Part 3 - AMERICAN IDOL'S KARA DIOGUARDI REVEALED - May, 2009
With what appeared to be a sigh of relief the 38-year-old DioGuardi noted that she is currently engaged to be married and that she finally found someone that she feels is the special one. - Manny Pacquiao TALKS ASIA - KILLING FIELDS LONG ROAD TO JUSTICE - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT Part 2 - AMERICAN IDOL'S # 1 POMPOUS @$$ - May, 2009
Cowell wasted no time of embellishing his being outspoken and outrageous with derogatory remarks to Kris Allen and Allison Iraheta. It seems that as America's most highly rated television program gains in popularity with each passing season Cowell's irresponsible remarks increase. To Cowell it appears that he thinks the show is about him and not the contestants. It raises the question that since he is held in such high regard by the Fox television network why call the show American Idol when it is turning into the SIMON COWELL SHOW. - KILLING FIELDS LONG ROAD TO JUSTICE - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT Part 1 - AMERICAN IDOL'S SHOCKING BOTTOM THREE - May, 2009
As the excitement swelled Seacrest started to squeeze the blood out of the drama stone and kept the audience is suspense. He then turned his attention to Simon 'The Merciless' Cowell. "It seems that Randy and Kara were a little bit more on their game," Seacrerst said to the pompous one regarding their more accurate critiques of the contestant's performances. - IT'S ON!!! CNN's WORLD'S UNTOLD STORIES - KILLING FIELDS LONG ROAD TO JUSTICE - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX - AMAZING RACE GET'S PHYSICAL - AMERICAN IDOL'S FINAL FIVE - April, 2009
The Amazing Race problem is that when going for a clue box at the same time competitors Luke and Jennifer got into a tussle involving pushing and shoving, elbows and backhands. Though Luke denied that he was the aggressor television replays indicated that he was- Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX Part 2 - AMERICAN IDOL'S JUDGES POUND ROUNDS - April, 2009
DOUBLE ELIMINATION LEAVES FIVE IDOLS - Simon Cowell's offensive statements to Rounds added insult to injuries. In Rounds case it was the second week in a row that 'she was Cowell's prey as he sank his fangs deeper into her neck while draining her of all of her blood - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA Part 2 - AMERICAN IDOL'S WRONG SAVE - Coming Apart At the Seams - April, 2009
American Idol has lost its sparkle and drive - Idol's Sizzle Is Off It's IMAGE Steak - Jennifer Hudson Returns as a Guest - Susan Boyle is the world's latest singing sensation. She was a guest on the Larry King Show - When you watch the Amazing race reality show you never really know who the contestants are. We have a revelation - Notes, Truth & Rumors - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA - AMERICAN IDOL'S WRONG SAVE - April, 2009
A WASTED SAVE - Since Simon Cowell said to Matt Giruad that he didn't feel he had a chance to win the competition. That raises the question why did they save Giruad who has marginal talent but comes off as a nice guy? - Recommended TV Listings

NR TOP 10 - APRIL, 2009 - ENTERTAINMENT & BUSINESS SURGE
AMERICAN IDOL REVIEWS DOMINATE & ROCK CHARTS!!! - In a surprise move the Entertainment and Business news had a major impact on the NR Top 10 charts of the reports most viewed this past month. Our Video Beat television review column took five of the Top 10 rankings. Sports made the Top 3 with the most read subjects being Guus Hiddink, KaKa and David Beckham. Sports took four (1,2,3 & 5) of the top 10 spots.

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA Part 2 - AMERICAN IDOL'S IDENTITY CRISIS - April, 2009
INDIVIDUALITY LOST - Many of the contestants who have talent don't know where their true talent is or in what genre of music. They keep saying how they want to show their versatility. The judge's keep commenting they should know who they are and perform from their strength. The problem is some of these contestants don't know their strength due to their inexperience. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA - AMERICAN IDOL'S IDENTITY CRISIS - April, 2009
To the now departed Scott MacIntyre AI judge Paula Abdul said, "You are a classy gentleman. God bless you, we love you." She never mentioned that she was sorry for misleading this young man down the path of self destruction in confusing him by suggesting that he do something different and challenge himself and get up and perform away from the piano. Now MacIntyre has lived and learned from this bitter experience. He was not led down the path of righteousness - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT - AMERICAN IDOL - NO REGRETS- Part 3 - April, 2009
MEGAN JOY (CORKREY) TELLS JAY LENO NO REGRETS - DENNIS RODMAN TELLS LENO ALL - American Idol Extra - I REPORT & OTHER BOTTOM FEEDERS - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT - AMERICAN IDOL RESULTS - THE HEAT IS ON - Part 2 - April, 2009
SAY WHAT???!!! Simon Cowell was not amused and had the last word. Prior to the announcements AI host Ryan Seacrest asked Simon Cowell who he thought should be in the bottom three and surprisingly he agreed with our choices - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT - AMERICAN IDOL'S FEEL THE HEAT - REALITY IS SETTING IN - April, 2009
For some American idol contestants that no matter how talented they are they lack the experience to choose the right songs due to their lack of insight to their skill strengths and career direction - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT SUPER MAX - AMERICAN IDOL VOTES - HOW DO YOU KNOW? - March, 2009
It defies logic how Megan Joy Corkrey can escape being eliminated on American Idol. After her performance this past week Judge Randy Jackson described it as a "TRAIN WRECK"."That was horrible," added Simon Cowell. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX - Has AMERICAN IDOL judge Paula Abdul lost the plot? - March, 2009
Grace is out and Paula Abdul makes a fool out of herself - Top 10 consists of seven males and only three females - DAVID FOSTER & Friends a MUST WATCH. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA Part 2 - AMERICAN IDOL'S UNTOUCHABLES - March, 2009
The point of the show s we know it is to DISCOVER UNSIGNED TALENT and make them into recording artists. AI blurs the lines in this instance whereas they have included on the show several contestants who have already been discovered and had recording contracts. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA - AMERICAN IDOL'S NEW RULE - THE JUDGES SAVE - March, 2009
GOD HAS SPOKEN - This season the show has shifted to American Idol being about the judges and not the contestants. The show has lost the plot and Cowell's megalomania has increased substantially.- Recommended TV Listings

NR TOP 10 - MARCH, 2009 - FOOTBALL & TV ROCK THE CHARTS
SPORTS NOTES & TV RULE - Entertainment makes some chart shaking noise. - In a surprise move our January Sports Notes column praising KaKa for not selling out for money given his higher principals and standards leaped to the top spot after only holding down the 4th position last month. You could say it was a delayed reaction. Guus Hiddink Play Russian Roulette retained the second spot from last month's ratings. SCOLARI GIVEN POISON PILL rocketed to 3rd after missing the list last month. - In a surprise entry our Sports Notes column from January 2006 SEA Games $#!T Hits The Fan leaped into the 8th spot. That column pretty much describes the sorry state of Cambodian football with the focus being what effect gambling has on the game in Southeast Asia. It was at that time several Vietnamese players were arrested for fixing football matches.

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA - IT'S ON!!! AMERICAN IDOL'S FINAL 13 - March, 2009
THE REAL COMPETITION BEGINS - When Felicia Barton was announced as being recalled to the American Idol competition there was no explanation why or whose place she took. The show will have different look as the Top 12 had been expanded to the Top 13 to accommodate the judge's appreciation of Anoop Desai's talents. He was eliminated from the Top 12 but Simon The Merciless Cowell surprisingly announced that the show will have a Top 13 for the first time in its eight year history with Desai being the 13th contestant.- Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT - AMERICAN IDOL TOP - SAY WHAT? 13 BEGINS - Part 2 - March, 2009
THE WILD CARD SELECTIONS AND RESULTS - The show will begin with 13 contestants for the first time in the shows history consisting of eight males and five females. In somewhat explaining some of the judge's questionable decisions Cowell was quick to point out, "We've got to cast this next stage so that we don't just put through boring singers. We must put through some personalities was well." - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT - AMAZING RACE USA 14 HEATS UP - Part 1 March, 2009
As every race develops personalities jump out that become the centerpiece of the show. That is becoming the emerging role of siblings Tammy and Victor who are nine years apart in age with Victor playing the role of the older know it all brother who doesn't respect his younger sisters opinion - The American Idol Wild Card left some mixed emotions. This season AI returned to the format that was used in season 3 when the wild card produced Clay Aiken and Jennifer Hudson. Simon The Merciless Cowell boldly stated he was in favor of the format and that without it they wouldn't have had Hudson and Aiken. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA - AMAZING RACE USA 14 IS ON!!! - February, 2009
In a surprising development a mother and her deaf son finished first in the first leg of the race. The series had its usual mix of talent on the teams representing gays, black, young, old, beauty and another competitive team of cheerleaders - AMERICAN IDOL CHANGES SCHEDULE - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA - GRAMMY AWARDS BLAND - February, 2009
A 60-year-old Robert Plant who was formerly the lead singer for the English Rock band Led Zeppelin in the 60's won the 2009 Grammy Award for Record of the Year and the coveted Album of the Year for their 2008 effort with American bluegrass soprano Alison Krauss. - AMERICAN IDOL'S ADBUL, KARA DioGuardi BIKINI GIRL REVELATIONS AND EXPECTATIONS. Could there be a DioGuardi vs. the Bikini Girl in a Pay Per View Mud Wrestling Competition? WHY NOT? - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT - AMERICAN IDOL SAYS GOOD-BYE TO THE BIKINI GIRL- February, 2009
THE GRAMMY AWARDS SHOW - WHO WILL WEAR THE CROWNS OF SANJAYA AND ANTONELLA? - CELEBRITY APPRENTICE FINISHED - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT SUPER MAX - ADKINS vs. MORGAN IN CELEBRITY APPRENTICE FINAL- JANUARY, 2009
Finalist and country singing recording artist Trace Adkins will perform on the show. The eliminated contestants appear live on the show including finalist Piers Morgan's antagonist Omarosa. REASONS WHY FOR ANTAGONIST OMAROSA'S BAD REPUTATION. - AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL SAYS WHAT!!!??? "She's actually conceited she has no idea how to say thank you," said America's Top Model judge Nigel Barker regarding model who made racist remarks. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX Part 3 - The Beatles Live at Shea Stadium & DREAM GIRLS- JANUARY, 2009
For the music enthusiast The Beatles Live at Shea Stadium is a must have for anyone who is interested in the group or the history of music. The group performs 12 songs on the DVD. - Another must have for music history is the film Dream Girls starring eliminated American Idol Jennifer Hudson. This is one dynamite film that is largely based on the Motown Records group The Supremes with Hudson playing the role of Florence Ballard. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX Part 2 - AMERICAN IDOL'S NEW FACE IN THE PLACE - JANUARY, 2009
Songwriter Kara DioGuardi joins the crew of Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson and Simon 'The Merciless' Cowell. Kara displayed her catty side as she went head to head with a contestant who auditioned in a bikini bathing suite... it was almost GET IT ON TIME. Cowell is the main man in this group. Since there are four judges he is the breaking decision maker in the event of a 2-2 tie of opinion. VIDEO REVIEW - The Beatles Live at Shea Stadium & DREAM GIRLS . - Recommended TV Listings .... -

TV - VIDEO BEAT MAX - CELEBRITY APPRENTICE FINAL - JANUARY, 2009
IT'S ON!!!! - CELEBRITY APPRENTICE FINAL Trace Adkins verses Piers Morgan - "I love the friction between these two guys," Donald Trump said. "I want to see these two guys fight. To me it's good verses evil, England verses the United States." Trump's daughter Ivanka pointed out that Morgan's personality rubbed people the wrong way. - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA Part 2 - CELEBRITY APPRENTICE FINAL FOUR - JANUARY, 2009
IT'S ON!!!! - CELEBRITY APPRENTICE final four are model Carol Alt who is the only female survivor and the only female to win as a project manager. She is joined by former heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis, country singing recording artist Trace Adkins and gossip journalist/talent critic Piers Morgan - Fox News Channel to Debut Glenn Beck on Monday, January 19th - Part 1 American Idol Returns - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA EXTRA Part 1 - IT'S ON!!! AMERICAN IDOL - JANUARY, 2009
AMERICAN IDOLS Simon Cowell and his gang of judges including Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson invade you homes (your channel selection permitting) - CUSTER BATTLE ON BBC The BBC has been airing an investigative report program about the corruption involving the contracts valued at BILLIONS OF DOLLARS issued to contractors in the war in Iraq BBC uncovers lost Iraq billions - ESPN Singapore Lost The Plot - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT EXTRA - STAR WORLD SHORT CHANGED ON AMERICAN IDOL MARATHON - JANUARY, 2009
Model Carol Alt is only female remaining on the Celebrity Apprentice - Due to Channel V's continuing to foul of the schedule the Top Model final went out on a whimper this past Sunday as the show went on 45 minutes early - Star World Channel NOT TEL TRUE when they advertised an American 10 hour marathon of seasons 6 and 7 on two consecutive Sunday's - Recommended TV Listings

TV - VIDEO BEAT - AMERICAN IDOL MARATHON - JANUARY, 2009
Can we believe the Star World network when they say that American Idol will return to the air for its new season January 14th? Mark it down on your calendar as Simon Cowell returns to annoy many a TV viewer with his snide comments and lengthy opinions. But there's more… for two consecutive Sunday's two American Idol 10 hour marathons are scheduled. - DRUNKEN TOP MODEL ELIMINATED - SOUTH AFRICAN IDOL LOST THE PLOT - CNBC's 'World Business Program' - Recommended TV Listings

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