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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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Auditions – New York City

01/24/2007 mj santilli 42

UPDATE: Added screencaps, click on the jump. I’ve come to the conclusion that the two-hour audition is  too much.   Unfortunately, I think FOX is going to milk Idol for all it can.   Besides

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Auditions – Memphis

01/23/2007 mj santilli 84

Memphis Rocks… UPDATE:   Added screen caps, click on the jump. Tonight’s audition episode is only  an hour long.   I’m glad.   These two hour audition shows are murder.    Thankfully, after watching,  I

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Idol Record News

01/23/2007 mj santilli 40

Katharine McPhee’s debut CD is now streaming at VH1 here  if you want to take a listen.   Her album drops January 30. Elliott Yamin has signed a distribution deal with RED distribution, according to

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Bits and Pieces

01/22/2007 mj santilli 5

Paula  Clips Censored?   Red Herring reports  that TPTB at FOX broadcasting have ordered YouTube to take down the clips of Paula acting a little, err, intoxicated at some recent press interviews.   However, the

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More on the AI Panel in Pasadena

01/22/2007 mj santilli 3

USA Today posted an interesting  follow-up  on the American Idol panel that took place Saturday at the television critics winter tour in Pasadena, CA.   According to Idol producer, Ken Warwick, the judges aren’t meaner

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The Name Game

01/22/2007 mj santilli 4

Reality TV Magazine has started  playing the Domain name game.   Last year, the producers registered all 44 or so semi-finalists on the same day, December 9, after Hollywood Week.   All it took was

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Thou Doth Protest Too Much

01/22/2007 mj santilli 15

Have American Idol judges become too cruel?   That’s been the theme of recent  Idol  commentary  found ’round the net.   Even Rosie O’Donnell has gotten into the act. Lather, rinse, repeat peeps.   Here

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Going to Hollywood

01/21/2007 mj santilli 11

I did this last year…I captured all the kids who were pictured in the “Going To Hollywood” montage. Season 5 auditions featured longer montages with more contestants pictured who weren’t featured during the show. Having