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About mj santilli
Founder and editor of mjsbigblog.com, home of the awesomest fan community on the net. I love cheesy singing shows of all kinds, whether reality or scripted. I adore American Idol, but also love The Voice, Glee, X Factor and more!
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Dancing with the Stars

Dancing With The Stars 12 – Week 9 – Recap and Videos

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Leader board:

Chelsea Kane and Mark Ballas – 73
Hines Ward and Kym Johnson – 60
Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy – 54
Ralph Macchio and Karina Smirnoff – 48

Ralph Macchio seems like the nicest guy in the world, and he has certainly had his moments on the dance floor, but I think that it’s his time to go. Tonight, he was clearly the weakest of all the dancers, and I think he’s still hurting from his recent knee injury. And to think I picked him to win it all at the beginning of the season.

Glee

Glee – “Funeral” – Video Previews!

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There will be a death in the New Directions family as they get ready for Nationals in this week’s Glee, aptly titled “Funeral”.

But it doesn’t mean there won’t be some light-hearted moments, as you will see in these two new video previews.

Watch after the jump

American Idol

James Durbin – NYC Media Tour! (Regis & Kelly, Ryan Seacrest)

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James Durbin began his New York City media tour at Live with Regis and Kelly this morning, where he sang “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” and talked to Regis and Kelly about how exciting it was to be able to go home to Santa Cruz over the weekend.

Plus, check out James’ interview with Ryan Seacrest radio.

I’ll be posting ALL of James NYC media for the day in this space, so keep checking back.

Click the link!

American Idol

Nigel Lythgoe Addresses Idol Producer Manipulation

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In an interview with the New York Post’s Pop Wrap, Nigel Lythgoe addresses “viewer manipulation”:

I’m sorry to have lost James. He was one of my personal favorites. Any one of this Top 10 could have worked well in the Top 2. This season has been remarkable with talent. I would have loved to have seen Casey in there, Pia in there. And I keep reading these tweets saying I manipulated the show to lose James. You silly buggers. Why on earth would I want to lose James?!?!

Also: Are the producers busing Haley Rienhart? Nigel’s feelings on the “judges’ save” and deets on the upcoming season of So You Think You Can Dance. Click the jump!

American Idol

Idol Headlines for 05/16/11

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Today’s Idol Appearances: FOX Upfronts in New York City. Watch out for your favorites from SYTYCD, American Idol, Glee and X Factor. Randy Jackson appears on The View ABC 11 am. James Durbin appears on