Doctor Who thing of the day: Dalek impersonator Martyn Crofts
From ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent…
Simon Cowell
things you need to know: Tyler Perry is the best-paid man in Hollywood in 2011
His secret: Perry just doesn’t make the same old shit again and again. He makes new, different shit.
has Ronan Parke been prechosen as the winner of ‘Britain’s Got Talent’? are reality talent shows fixed? do you need to ask?
An anonymous Sony exec reveals just how micromanaged and staged Britain’s Got Talent is… if we can believe it…
question of the day: If James Cameron can’t fix the BP oil spill, to whom shall we turn next?
Oh, yeah, we thought it was a joke when Michael Bay asked Bruce Willis to fly up into space and nuke an asteroid heading straight for us, but this is the real deal. Via the Washington Post: “Avatar” and “Titanic” director James Cameron on Wednesday evening criticized those responsible for stopping the geyser of oil … more…
question of the day: Who should get paid $38 million to be a judge on ‘American Idol’?
I don’t pretend to understand why audiences find the modern Gong Show freak show American Idol so enthralling, so I don’t even know where to begin thinking about this bit of news. According to a scoop at Deadline Hollywood, the rumor that Howard Stern would be replacing Simon Cowell as a judge on that show … more…
question of the day: Did we get punked by Simon Cowell on this Susan Boyle thing?
I don’t watch American Idol or similar shows — because I hate the Gong Show-style exercises in humilation they seem designed to be, and even at their best, it’s still just a bunch of bland pop singers — but it’s been impossible to avoid hearing about Susan Boyle, the Scottish woman who apparently startled Simon … more…
