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community.tvguide.com - 2/4/2008

Jeers: American Idol Fumbles the Super Bowl - Cheers & Jeers

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Jeers to Fox for allowing American Idol to tarnish its Super Bowl pre-game show. The network enlisted Ryan Seacrest to emcee insipid red-carpet coverage of celebrities arriving at the big game. He annoyingly referred to Hugh Laurie (who looked like he was being held at gunpoint to promote House 's supercool post-Super Bowl episode) as "Dr. House." Have a little respect, Ryan — the guy's an ...

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Idol Headlines for 2/4/08
mjsbigblog — ... VMA sleepwalk look like Michael Jackson at Motown 25. Randy Jackson, whose new album (!) includes the song, stood off to the side and played bass, despite earlier threats that he, too, would dance. And last season’s champ, Jordin Sparks, “sang” the National Anthem (though it looked suspiciously like lip-syncing to me). They all could learn a lesson from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, whose rockin’ halftime show was refreshingly free of gimmickry. TVGuide ‘American Idol’ Week 3: Power Rankings ...

Paula Abdul, Jordin Sparks criticized, praised for Super Bowl performances
reality blurred — ... But TV Guide gives her a "jeer," using scare quotes to say Jordin "'sang' the national anthem (though it looked suspiciously like lip-syncing)." And ...