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Lip synching at the Olympics? What is this, reality TV?
Lip synching at the Olympics? What is this, reality TV?
With all the stories about apparent fakery production enhancement at the Olympic opening ceremonies, I imagine Nigel Lythgoe reading an item like this one (about the adorable floating girl who, it seems, lip-synched her song because the real singing girl...
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BuzzSugar — ... — TV with MeeVee Check out this nifty little chart that helps everyone keep track of the many projects of the busiest boys in Hollywood (a.k.a. Apatow's entourage). — Gawker The Verve might have made the world's first decent reunion album. — Vulture There has been a lot of drama surrounding the hacking of one of the Twilight fan sites. — MTV Movies Blog Five TV shows that should recruit Michael Phelps. — TV Squad "Lip synching at the Olympics? What is this, reality TV?" — Popwatch ...

Idol Headlines For 8/16/08
mjsbigblog — ... seems, lip-synched her song because the real singing girl wasn’t deemed cute enough) and thinking to himself: “Blimey, why didn’t we do this with Kristy Lee Cook?” Then I get another horrifying thought: What if the evil alien scientists Idol producers really did do that with Kristy Lee Cook, and that was just the best voice they could find for her? (For all you Idolatry/Mechagodzilla fans, a trip down memory lane follows, after the jump.) ...

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AP - 1. "Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony," NBC.
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Things just keep getting better for NBC Olympics.
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