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Information about how much money the American Idol 8 contestants made from their time on the show and work afterwards has been revealed.

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Kris Allen earned at least $650,000, and other details about American Idol salaries

Though this past week was full of news, there’s not much new on TV next week, as we wait for CBS’ shows to return in February and American Idol keeps burning through its auditions. The Past This past week, Survivor lost its first cast member, when Jenn Lyon died from cancer. In far less important or significant news, most of the top 24 were revealed, as was Heidi Montag’s new face

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Next week: Jeff Probst’s Live for the Moment pilot will finally be broadcast

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Hope for Haiti Now includes Jennifer Hudson performance, Anderson Cooper reporting

This week, I and a lot of other TV critics have been engaged in an orgy of publicity, breaking news, and crazy shit, like Legacy dancing in the aisle of a hotel ballroom and shaking his butt at my face. The Past Last week, hundreds of Survivor cast members partied days before Simon Cowell surprised no one by quitting American Idol and launching another singing talent competition on Fox. Also in our future: a Bachelor…

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Next week: little people and pit bulls, Johnny Weir, and Jersey Shore’s finale

This week, I and a lot of other TV critics have been engaged in an orgy of publicity, breaking news, and crazy shit, like Legacy dancing in the aisle of a hotel ballroom and shaking his butt at my face.

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Next week: little people and pit bulls, Johnny Weir, and Jersey Shore’s finale (source: Realityblurred.com)

I often refer to the editing or editors in my critiques/complaintfests about reality TV, but that’s really shorthand for a lot of complicated things, from the craftspeople who literally piece together an episode in the editing bay to the people who construct storylines from hundreds of hours of material. In these processes, stories come to life–and get completely made up sometimes. There have been exposés about editing and responses from editors about why unethical editing..

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Reality TV editing and its power explained, demonstrated

I often refer to the editing or editors in my critiques/complaintfests about reality TV, but that’s really shorthand for a lot of complicated things, from the craftspeople who literally piece together an episode in the editing bay to the people who constru… (source: Realityblurred.com) – News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

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Reality TV editing and its power explained, demonstrated (source: Realityblurred.com)

TV News: Cablers to air daylong telecasts of favorite pics — What started out as a scheduling lark — Turner’s 24-hour “A Christmas Story” marathon — has now spread across the cable yuletide landscape.

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Channels planning Christmas marathons

This is stunning: it’s the winning performance from Ukraine’s Got Talent. Kseniya Simonova, 24, shows what happened in the Ukraine during World War II when Germany invaded (the The Great Patriotic War), and she uses sand to do it

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Ukraine’s Got Talent winner creates art in sand; Italy’s Got Talent has its own Susan Boyle