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Lurknomore
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07-07-2001

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 7:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lurknomore a private message Print Post    
WoW OMG. I nodded off during the show (more a commentary on me than the show...I think lol). Woke up and cyber ran over here terrified I'd read that Casey is gone. I really felt the tweens would keep Tim and Aaron. PHEW!!! I like Casey a lot, and while it is getting frustrating seeing him not break out, I still feel he's been much better than those 2. Maybe the parents put some time limis on the kids this week??!! lol

I must say that routine by Wanda Sykes was hyserical (I was awake for some of the show hehe). When I was reading the recount here about showing the package I could hear her voice, ditto about not enough time to sing. I'm not a huge fan of her ad libs but boy was she on tonight!

Sounds like the part I slept through was pretty good...I may have to catch it later. I thought I read Orianthi was going on tour with someone very un-Michael like, but can't recall who. Anyone know?

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 9:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
why did I think during Idol Gives back everyone was safe? Tim was on the Vote for the Worst for a long time - I think that was one reason he lasted as long as he did... at least he goes on tour - how exciting for him...

Aurora
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11-24-2006

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 9:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Aurora a private message Print Post    
No one was eliminated at the first Idol Gives Back in 2007, but Michael Johns was sent home in 2008. There was no Idol Gives back last year because of the economy, or some such thing.

Chy
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07-19-2003

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 10:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chy a private message Print Post    
Thank you for the hard work, Sia!
I forgot to set the DVR. But I read every word and comment you typed. Thank you so much.

Thanks to all the other comments as well, I don't feel so bad missing the show now.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 7:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
Whew, Casey is safe! He looked beautiful in that white suit with his hair down. Hopefully he won't get the dreaded "first" slot next week and will have a recovery.

For the season that was supposed to be "all about the girls" it sure looks pretty sad now, doesn't it?

Babyjaxmom
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10-20-2002

Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 7:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyjaxmom a private message Print Post    
Omg, we let the 9 year old stay up to watch, thinking it would be over by 10:00. I'm glad we didn't come back today and try to watch the recording. We would have totally missed the last 25 minutes of the show. I was really irritated that it just kept going on and on and on and on. It's nice that Idol raises so much money, but after a while we had to FF thru some of those clips. Just too much sadness for the little guy. As it was, he cried and cried when Tim got sent home. Still crying when I put him to bed, poor guy. I'm sure he cried more than Tim did.

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 8:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
Forgot to thank Sia for all the great work you did! I appreciate it!

I dont download much from itunes, but after watching idol gives back, I'm seriously considering it!!

Sia
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03-10-2002

Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 8:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
Oh, Babyjaxmom, I'm so sorry that your little man was disappointed that Tim Urban went home. I'm sure Tim had many, many fans of all ages out there.

Isn't it amazing that even very young people get emotionally invested in seeing their "favorite" competitor win a contest? I remember how both my kids and I were really MAD when Chris Daughtry was sent packing way too early. And the same kids and I who rooted for Rupert in his first season of Survivor and who hissed at Russell Hantz when he first appeared are now cheering for Russell and his devious, manipulative ways!

Back in the first season of Big Brother, my DH told me that "reality is a genre that can't sustain itself; I don't see this lasting more than a couple of years." He couldn't have been more wrong. Reality television is bigger now than it's ever been, and it has more fans and more series than I could ever have imagined back when BB started!

Here's a trivia question for you guys, because I'm just curious: what would be considered the "pioneers" in the reality TV genre? I don't know when MTV's Road Rules (or whatever it is) began, but I wonder what the first series were and when they started?

You're all welcome, and it's nice to be thanked. At first I felt silly while typing all that because I was afraid I'd started a duplicate thread. But after a couple of people dropped into the thread and encouraged me to keep going, I was happy to do it--though my family made it difficult, LOL.

I had to keep shushing my DH and kids, who insisted on asking me annoying questions while I was trying to do my "job." My son belongs to a couple of forums, so he understands my loyalty to MY forum, the TV Clubhouse. My whole family knows I have another family, my TVCH family.

Aww, I love you guys.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 9:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Well, I seem to recall Candid Camera from years and years ago, and I guess you could call that the first reality TV show. Then wasn't there that family, in the 60's or 70's, who allowed cameras to follow them? (They eventually got divorced.)

Just googled it, and wikipedia has an interesting entry. They've also categorized the types of reality shows. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_television.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 9:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
I think many people claim An American Family, which was a PBS series in the early 70s, was the first "reality series," although Costa's Candid Camera guess might also be right

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 9:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
The Real World was before Road Rules wasn't it?

Sia
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03-10-2002

Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 11:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
Absolutely, Costa: Candid Camera was definitely a pioneer in reality TV, and I watched that when I was young; maybe that solidified my love for the genre!

Cool article. Interesting that the Miss America Pageant (1954) is listed as a pioneer of reality TV in that the winner became an instant national celebrity.

Babyjaxmom
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10-20-2002

Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 2:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyjaxmom a private message Print Post    
I think "An American Family" on PBS in 1973 was officially the first non-scripted reality show. Candid Camera wasn't really reality. They were playing jokes on people and filming it. American Family was the first show that followed a real family in Santa Barbara. It only lasted a few months, but during the run of the show, the parents split up, dad confessed to an affair and the oldest son came out as a gay man (don't even think they called it "gay" back then). It was a fascinating show. I was a senior in high school and used to watch it in secret after my parents went to bed. Then all my friends would be talking about it at school the next day. It was really considered ground-breaking for its time.

I've seen a couple of updates over the years. The dad passed away, and the oldest son, Lance Loud (they were the origianl "Loud Family"), passed away from either Aids or hepatitis (don't remember which). Very sad. He was quite a colorful individual.

Wink
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10-06-2000

Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 3:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wink a private message Print Post    
I remember watching the Loud family series way back and being amazed and horrified at the same time that people would actually allow their private life to be showcased in such a way. Boy have times changed.

Aurora
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11-24-2006

Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 4:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Aurora a private message Print Post    
Bill Loud is still alive. He was interviewed about Jon and Kate Plus Eight and said that their show, An American Family, ate his family alive and he hopes the same doesn't happen to the Gosselin children.

Babyjaxmom
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10-20-2002

Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 7:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyjaxmom a private message Print Post    
Okay, sorry. Maybe I have him mixed up with the Cowsills' dad. Somebody died!

Sia
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03-10-2002

Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 9:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
Didn't know anything about the Loud family. LOL, that's what my husband calls MY family because we talk so LOUDLY when we all get together!

Donnagg
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08-11-2007

Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 4:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Donnagg a private message Print Post    
I meant to post this way earlier but the band Carrie introduced 'Sybil's sons, won a band competition 3 or 4 years ago they were called something brothers. The show was either on Fox or NBC. Mcgarth[can't think of his first name] was one of the judges. The second place band was 6 wire or something like that, they were the house band on Nashville Star's last year. Anyway some others on the band show was Dot Dot Dot, one or two girls band, a 60's throw back band, a Bluegrass band and a preteen boys band. I think the boys band was on soberhouse playing with the guy from KISS and a couple of the guys that was on the show. I know this is useless info but I felt compelled to share.lol

Mak1
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08-11-2002

Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 7:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mak1 a private message Print Post    
I am glad you shared, Donnagg. I watched whatever that show was but didn't remember much about it! I remember that I really liked Six Wire. Was it Mark McGrath?

It was driving me nuts, so I just looked it up. lol The band used to be called The Clark Brothers. The show was the Next Great American Band. McGrath was not a judge. I think we were confusing him with Johnny Rzeznik.