Grade: B | Genre: Reality Summary: New York proved a solid audition stop on the tour thus far. There were plenty of outrageous characters and a few gems that could make a serious run for the crown. Season 6 of American Idol is off to a rousing start. After slogging through the waste of four cities, we have truly seen some of the worst excuses of talent that America has to offer. You'd think a friend, family member, or concerned pet would pull these poor souls aside and gingerly tell them that they have no talent. Its only right to put these suckers out of their misery in the privacy of their own lives rather than allow them to put their warbled voice on display as the world cringes. We tune in week after week to watch this collective train wreck unfold that leaves a litter of American Idol wannabes in its wake. So far, we have encountered a girl who was under the impression that she was the cowardly lion of Oz. We've seen the most hilarious rendition of the "Don't Cha" ever caught on film. We've even seen Simon scrap any form of political correctness, calling a guy a bug-eyed jungle creature. What other avenues of fun can we expect as the traveling circus settles on the Big Apple? Wednesday night's episode showed that the land of Broadway and crazy cabbies isn't immune to painful Idol auditions.

After languishing two years in production without a script, ABC has decided to drop production on a Holocaust miniseries it was working on with Mel Gibson's production company. Just Friday, Gibson was arrested on DUI charges and reportedly launched into a crazy tirade about Jews, accusing the officer of being Jewish and that the Jews have started all wars. The Catholic actor apologized Saturday yet with a father who is a Holocaust denier it may fall on deaf ears. The incident has raised many questions concerning all of Gibson's future projects with his Icon Productions company. Gibson's delayed Mayan-language film Apocalypto is set for release December 8th.

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The BBC program Top of the Pops is getting its plug pulled after 42 years on the air. Through the years the program has featured performances by everyone from the Rolling Stones to the Beatles. In the 70s, the program boasted a viewership of 15 million, but the show has been on its last leg for some time, struggling to compete with the new broadcast alternatives. The last installment of the series will air on July 30th in the UK.

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Corey Feldmen and Corey Haim defined cheesy 80s teen film like License to Drive and the Lost Boys are in the running for a come back. A new show called the Coreys is being shopped around Tinseltown. The two would play fictionalized versions of themselves yet in keeping with their real lives. Haim has struggled since his hayday with drugs and his finances while Feldmen has taken a try at music and kept racking up resume credits with random roles. It should be crap television at its best.

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ABC has released their fall schedule which moves its hottest show, Grey's Anatomy, to anchor its Thursday night line-up. The schedule also welcomes a staggering 15 new series featuring an array of actors including Ted Danson, Taye Diggs, Calista Flockhart, Anne Heche, David Arquette and Rachel Griffiths. Grey's will go head to head with CSI and NBC's much talked about new series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Invasion, Jake in Progress, Hope and Faith, and Sons and Daughters weren't lucky enough to make the cut.

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Grade: B+ | Genre: Drama Summary: What was at best a 'B-' episode was saved during the last 10 minutes with the passing of Denny. It was his time to go and for Issie to stand at her medical crossroads. With a three-hour season finale that spanned two evenings, there is a lot of Grey's Anatomy to talk about so let's waste no time by giving you a quick synopsis of Sunday night's action. Finn (Chris O'Donnell) sheds some dark clouds over Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) and Derek (Patrick Dempsey) concerning their dog Doc. It seems he's developed bone cancer, and its not looking promising. Derek still looks like someone peed in his Cheerios after eyeballing Meredith in Finn's t-shirt the morning after. That ugliness is spilling over to cut into his conversation with Meredith. Callie hits George (T.R. Knight) with the L word, and this new level, their fledgling relationship has ratcheted up to, takes him aback. Burke (Isaiah Washington) is steaming under the collar after Christina decides to catch a few winks while he's busy hiding the salami. Christina (Sandra Oh) is protesting about marathon hours, but they fall on deaf ears. Denny's back in that familiar hospital bed as his condition worsens, pushing Izzie (Katherine Heigl) to the breaking point. Burke goes to get a donor heart, but it proves a cruel hoax. A second heart becomes a battleground as Burke faces off against his old med school chum. Izzie decides to take Denny's deteriorating condition into her own hands, bringing him to edge of death so he might pull ahead in the race for the heart. Burke's helicopter touches down at Seattle Grace and wham! Capped by a crazed fast food worker gone nut job.

Grade: A | Genre: Comedy/Mockumentary Summary: This was grade-A choice comedy. The Dwight-Jim feud has never been funnier, and Michael's zany mediation suggestions almost toppled the entire office, showing just how incredibly daft he is. When the Office first made the brave leap across the pond, making its big debut on ever struggling NBC, I was more than a bit skeptical. Other BBC imports have failed the transition miserably, trying to dampen English humor for American audiences (Coupling anyone?). How could the extremely politically incorrect Rick Gervais-inspired Office hope to retain its clever sting? NBC's season one struggled to find its footing, but season two has rocked tha' house, becoming the best comedy series on television. It has escaped the BBC's long shadow to the point where the series is on par, if not better, than the original. The characters are more full and wily, the interactions more electric and you can just see your droll cube farm existence unfold to comic delight. This week, we have an old fashion cage match, Michael Scott style. Michael (Steve Carell) puts every problem every person in the office has with one another on the table for review. Pass the popcorn.

After a seven-day stay in the water bubble, world record chaser and publicity hound, David Blaine, came up short. He held his breath for 7 minutes and 8 seconds, a full minute and fifty seconds short of the record. The fruit loop didn't need to stay submerged for six days to conquer the record, but it looked more sensational for the ABC special David Blaine: Drowned Alive. Its not known if his failed attempt will push him on to take on the challenge again.

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Guests at the White House Correspondent's Association dinner got a little more than they bargained for from the Comedy Central fake new show host, Stephen Colbert, Saturday night. Colbert stayed in character all evening, firing off stinging satirical statements concerning the president and the press. Colbert told Bush to ignore his lousy approval ratings because they were based on reality "and reality has a well-known liberal bias." As for the presses' role in government, he quipped, "the president makes decisions . . . the press secretary announces those decisions, and you people of the press type those decisions." In your spare time, he advised them, "write that novel you got kicking around in your head -- you know, the one about the intrepid Washington reporter with the courage to stand up to the administration. You know -- fiction." Bush and first lady Laura were among the 2600 in attendance and were reportedly not amused by Colbert's comments.

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John Travolta and Jennifer Lopez have signed on for the big screen version of the 80s hit television show Dallas. JLo is slated as Sue Ellen and Travolta as the illustrious J.R. Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham) will take on directing duties. Chadha is also currently preparing to bring the 60s sitcom I Dream of Jeannie to the screen. Filming on Dallas is earmarked to begin in October with a release date set for late in 2007.

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In a recent interview with Kiefer Sutherland, it was revealed that 24 is preparing a leap to the big screen. Sutherland said, "The script is actually in development right now. It's something that we would shoot for doing next summer, during the next break." Much like the X-Files film, the television series will still continue to put Jack Bauer in mission impossible type situations. The film will just serve as an added adventure. Unlike the show, the film will crunch the normal 24 hour block into the standard 2 hour feature. Sutherland, who recently signed a deal making him the highest paid television actor, is gearing up for another secret agent adventure in the upcoming film The Sentinel co-starring Michael Douglas.

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Did you miss the latest mystery of Lost, or the endless scheming on Wisteria Lane? Well never fear because ABC is providing free downloads of some of its most popular shows via the Internet for free during a two-month trial in May and June. Viewers will be able to pause and skip around between chapters, but won't be able to avoid the commercials. Internet broadcasts are taking off in a big way for the major networks. 1.3 million people signed in last month as CBS broadcast live streams of all the action from March Madness.

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Grade: B+ | Genre: Drama Summary: This was one of the better episodes we've seen in a while. Hurley is one of the more neglected characters in this reality, so it's good to see him step front and center to uncover some of his inner mysteries. When you're stuck on a deserted island, it should be expected that a few individuals would go coo-coo for cocoa puffs. We saw it with baby wrangler Charlie (Dominic Monaghan) and now we have hefty bag Hurley (Jorge Garcia) one sandwich short of a picnic. I guess if you're seeing polar bears pop up in tropical jungles and Others are trying to rotiserrize you over their campfire, neurons firing correctly are the least of your problems. Now the Hurley crazy factor was hinted at within his back-story earlier in the series. We know he got his cursed lottery numbers from his compadre in the mental ward. The exact 'why' he was institutionalized was a revelation kept in its wrapper for another day. Well that day is here as we get a free pass to go spelunking through the caverns of Hurley's mind. Bring your appetite.

Seinfeld was right when he said cheering for a team was basically like cheering for laundry. Look at ex-Bosox Johnny Damon. The "Yankee Killer" is now a Yankee. The NFL is going through its own free agency mix-up. Seattle may have been smart enough to lock down Shaun Alexander, but other teams have been wheeling and dealing. Daunte Culpepper got farmed out to the Dolphins for a second round draft pick for the Vikings after his vocal sparring with Viks management. This opened up Chargers Drew Bees to get shuttled off to the Saints. The Colts Edgerrin James took much of the team's playoff potential with him when the Cardinals snagged him. The Eagles wisely cut ties with troubled star Terrell Owens whose NFL future remains uncertain.

Soul singer Isaac Hayes has quit being the voice of Chef on South Park after a recent dissatisfaction with the show's cuts at religion. Hayes, a practicing member of the Church of Scientology, was quoted as saying, "there is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins." A recent episode of the cartoon poked fun at Tom Cruise and Scientology, but Hayes didn't specifically mention that show in his reasoning. South Park co-creator Matt Stone says that episode is exactly what caused this rift. "This is 100 percent having to do with his faith of Scientology. He has no problem - and he's cashed plenty of cheques - with our show making fun of Christians," Stone said. It remains to be seen whether the character will be written out or simply revoiced.

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The acclaimed HBO drama Six Feet Under, that recently closed out its five-year run, is finding new life on Bravo. The cable network locked down exclusive rights to show past episodes for the remainder of the decade. Bravo has had a history with HBO in the past, syndicating The Larry Sanders Show and bankrolling a third season of Project Greenlight after HBO passed on renewing it. Fellow HBO series the Sopranos will also be spinning its repeats on A&E next year. Six Feet Under is due to begin airing on Bravo later this year.

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Grade: A- | Genre: Drama Summary: 24 is a compelling drama, and these latest episodes prove no exception. This split frame storytelling interlaces punch after punch of action as the tension swiftly snowballs, keeping you completely enthralled. My television viewing has been getting rather dim of late. With quirky cool Arrested Development busy searching for a new home and my new favorite Love Monkey let out of its cage, I've got some nice gaping holes in my weekly viewing schedule, aching to be patched up. I thought it was high time to turn my attention to one of television's most talked about dramas, 24, to see if its really all that and a bag of chips. After three odd weeks and five hours of non-stop tension, I can safely say I'm hooked on Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) and his stealth counter terrorism unit. Its like Alias if Alias were good. Its like Sleeper Cell with clear coat of slick veneer; digestible for the masses. I never realized so much could happen in the span of one day. It makes me feel so unproductive.

It seems the curse of the Bachelor has struck again. Its only been a week since viewers found out Dr. Travis Stork picked hometown girl, Sarah Stone, to be his happily ever after. The couple has confirmed they are no more. The split was blamed mostly on the mandatory seperation the couple was forced to take between the final episode taping in November until the broadcast finale on February 27th. The pressure involved in being a TV couple was also cited as a factor. They have confirmed that they will be "friends forever" so at least they haven't lost their ability to sling the BS.

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The end is near for Jennifer Garner's spy drama Alias. After being on hiatus since December, allowing Garner to finish her maternity leave and clear the dance floor for Dancing with the Stars, the JJ Abrams' drama will begin its sprint to the finish with a two-hour episode on April 19th at 8pm. This is a switch over to Wednesday nights. ABC has said that the final episodes will finally reveal the secrets of the Rambaldi prophecy as well as the birth of Sydney's baby and the return of the supposedly dead Vaughn.

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Grade: B+ | Genre: Comedy Summary: The chaos just fed on itself until the family lunacy hit fever pitch. While it was far from the best I've seen from Arrested, it was a quality set of episodes that aptly closed out this series of innovative comedy. Quality television and ratings bonanzas rarely collide in the television cosmos. For each Lost and Desperate Housewives that prop up this universe, you have the Scrubs and Arrested Developments of this world, hording just as many Emmys while battling tooth and nail simply to make sure they have a time slot from week to week. It's hardly a fair system, but it rests on the almighty advertising dollar so its not going to change no matter how blue in the face we get. Truthfully, it's high time we relocate all the grade-A television to the cable tier of the dial anyway, giving the writers and producers the creative flexibility to push the outer bounds of fun and decency. Such is the situation devilishly funny Arrested Development finds itself after three embattled seasons at Fox. The network has finally pulled the plug on its best series after jerking its fans around all season by putting the comedy on extended hiatus and even crunching the series finale up into four episodes and planting it on a Friday night of all places. If it weren't for my priceless DVR box, I probably wouldn't have caught a single episode of season 3. Enough huffing and puffing about the evils of Fox, let's take perhaps our final look at Arrested Development.