Today’s trivia question: Which season two contestant has been romantically linked to season seven winner David Cook? By MARK FRANKLIN Night two of American Idol was lacking another contestant in a bikini and a contrived catfight. But the show featured a flashback to 2008. Another laid-back Castro, this one named Michael, is headed to Hollywood,…
By MARK FRANKLIN Today’s trivia question: Which of Idol’s season one contestants later appeared on VH1’s The Surreal Life with housemates that included Charo, Flavor Flav and Brigitte Nielson? Next question: What the heck was a contestant clad in an itsy bitsy, teeny weenie�bikini doing on last night’s season debut of Idol? I mean, I…
By MARK FRANKLIN First, it’s trivia time, Idol fans. Today’s question: Who co-hosted with Ryan Seacrest on the first season of Idol? Now, are you wondering why you’re looking at a photo of Kelly Clarkson, the first American Idol, as season eight is about to begin? The answer’s simple. Idol’s return tonight marks the start…
David vs. David one last time in the American Idol finale. Each contestant got to sing three songs, including two of their own choosing. Clearly, the Idol judges thought David Archuleta carried the night. But we formed our own panel of judges made up of York Dispatch staffers who are regular viewers of Idol. Here’s…
Every year, you can count on American Idol to serve up some memorable moments, both good and bad. After reviewing the performances from the final 12 contestants, here are my picks for the songs best forgotten from season seven … though a couple were just too bad to forget. The countdown … 10. David Archuleta…
Yo, dawg, check it out, check it out.” American Idol fans know that’s Randy Jackson’s way of saying, “Listen up, I’m about to critique your performance.” Watch Idol for a while, and you get the impression Simon spends a lot of time sitting in the back of a limo, stewing over colorful ways to tell…
There are rumors the good folks at American Idol might shake things up in 2009. It’s still the most-watched show in the nation, but ratings slipped slightly in 2008. Here’s a recommendation to Idol producers: Keep Paula. In fact, throw her as many curves as possible. And don’t even think about allowing cue cards. Nearly…
Tuesday marked the beginning of double-your-pleasure time on American Idol, meaning each contestant got to perform twice during the hour-long show. Toss in Neil Diamond, some surprising uneven performances, a format change and one frazzled judge and it made for a rather chaotic evening. After all, FOX wasn’t about to cut down on commercials to…
Hey, did you notice Kellie Pickler on the front of Tuesday’s York Dispatch? Believe it or not, Kellie was the big winner at Monday’s Country Music Television Awards. Idol fans will remember Kellie from season five, the year Taylor Hicks walked away with the Idol crown and Katharine McPhee was runner-up. Now they’re busts and…
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