Tag Archives: Television

MasterClass Video Of The Century – President Obama Sings Amazing Grace In Memory Of Senator Clementa Pinckney


   I honestly don’t think that there will ever be a future moment in history as memorable, inspiring and politically current than when President Barack Obama eulogized State Senator Clementa Pinckney, who was one of nine victims in the June 17th, 2015 shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopla Church in Charleston, North Carolina. And if […]

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Cooking MasterClass Discussion For MasterChef Season 6 Top 18: What Happens In Vegas Steaks In Vegas!


  Picture Credit: MasterChef Well, some of those crab dishes in the Mystery Box Challenge last week were pretty sophisticated and amazing.  Some of the Southern -bred cooks had a distinct advantage because crab dishes are part of their food culture.  The three best crab dishes were created by Amanda (who made an absolutely scrumptious crab cake),  Olivia […]

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Vocal MasterClass Discussion For The Voice Season 8 Top 8 Show


  Picture Credit: The Voice Yes you are seeing correctly. Former The Voice judges, Cee Lo Green, Gwen Stefani and Usher will be returning as mentors for this week’s show.  What?  No Shakira?  What’s up with that?  I guess negotiations did not go as planned because her absence in this week’s show is pretty glaring.    If […]

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Vocal MasterClass Discussion For The Voice Season 8 Top 20: We Are Live!


  This week on The Voice, the Top 20 artists perform, with two artists from each team advancing based on the viewers’ vote, and each coach completing their respective teams with their own choice. Performing live on Monday, April 6th at 8:00 PM on NBC are: Team Blake Shelton Corey Kent White Brooke Adee     […]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season XIV Top 9 Show: Songs From The 80s 


   Picture Credit: AmericanIdol.Com The mentor for the Top 9 show will be Boy George. Remember him?  This should be very entertaining.  Also, if you wish to be spoiled before the show, I have added a blog topic HERE for your perusal.  Although 11 singers will be perched on the chairs during this Wednesday’s show, only 9 will […]

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Spoiler Alert: Vocal Masterclass Discussion For The Voice Season 8: The Battle Rounds Week Two


Picture Credit: NBC/The Voice  NB: Just a reminder – I am on vacation until the end of March and having a great time thank you very much. So, if I happen to be MIA, it is because I have no idea what day it is. Yes, while on vacation, every day is Sunday. My boy, Sawyer […]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For The Voice Season 8: The Battle Rounds


Picture Credit: NBC/The Voice  Just a reminder – I am on vacation until the end of March and having a great time thank you very much. So, if I happen to be MIA, it is because I have no idea what day it is. Yes, on vacation, every day is Sunday. Therefore, that being said, […]

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Sawyer Fredericks  From Season 8 Of The Voice: Oh! Masterclass! Goodness! 


  < p style=”font-size:16px;color:rgb(45,45,45);font-family:OpenSans, sans-serif;”>Picture Credit: The Voice I cannot begin to tell you how excited I was to see and hear this talented young artist perform during Week 2 of the Blind Auditions of The Voice. Where did he come from?  Like where?  He is a superstar waiting to be discovered.  Sawyer Fredericks (his […]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season XIV: The Top 12 Males


 Picture Credit: AmericanIdol.Com Live Update Of Performances At The End Of The Post Over the next three weeks,  the Semi-Final Rounds of American Idol Season 14 will feature the Top 24 Singers.   On Wednesday, February 25th, the Top 12 Guys will perform, with the viewing audience  deciding via voting who will advance to the […]

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Cooking MasterClass Discussion For MasterChef Junior Season 3 Finale: The Final Two Showdown: Andrew And Nathan


 Picture Credit: MasterChef/Fox   Last week, The Top 4 Mini Chefs made various desserts involving raspberries as the key ingredient. And, to a certain extent, they all struggled to complete the task. Well, not all, actually! Jimmy calmly and professionally made a beautiful raspberry tart. It was restaurant ready to go – it looked and […]

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The Voice Season 8 Is Set To Air On Mondays And Tuesdays Beginning This Week.


Picture Credit: NBC/The Voice Well, away we go! Another season of The Voice is upon us. So now, with the addition of American Idol over on Fox. we have four nights of reality singing shows. Who can keep up with all this? I will try my best but I am going to need some serious […]

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87th Academy Awards Will Air On Sunday, February 22nd At 8:30 PM On ABC


Picture Credit: Oscar.Com Today is Oscar Sunday everyone. Like you didn’t know. Like you have been living under a rock for the past week! Ha! Watching the telecast of the Academy Awards has been a family tradition from as far back as I can remember. It was a HUGE deal in our house and it […]

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The CBC Film Adaptation Of The Book Of Negroes: The Final Journey


Picture Credit: The Book Of Negroes/CBC Well, we have reached the end of the road. It has been a privilege to review this brilliantly produced mini-series based on Lawrence Hill’s book, “The Book Of Negroes”. As I previously said, no stone was left unturned and no emotion untouched. Kudos to everyone involved with this project. […]

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Cooking MasterClass Discussion For MasterChef Junior Season 3 Week 6:Restaurant Takeover


Last week’s show was packed full of fun and surprises. And, the Top 8 Mini Chefs were on fire, but a fire fuelled by enthusiasm and positive energy. The Mystery Box Challenge was presented via a dry ice Intro enveloping a banana. Yes. A banana. Apparently, bananas have been on earth longer than humans. Who […]

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Cooking MasterClass Discussion For MasterChef Junior Season 3 Week 5: The Kids Go Bananas!


Last week, Cory, Jenna and Nathan won the last challenge. However, in order to eliminate these three munchkins down to one lucky contestant, the three young cooks were still faced with the task of identifying 20 random ingredients. And – the ingredient labels were removed from the panty. The contestant who identified the majority of […]

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72nd Golden Globes Show Kicks Off the 2015 Awards Season


Picture Credit: Golden Globes/NBC On Sunday, January 11th, the Golden Globe Awards Show on NBC will herald the 2015 awards season. It is also a glimpse into the prospective nominees for the 2015 Academy Awards honouring the best in the 2014 Silver Screen offerings. Once again, popular comedic duo Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will […]

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The Curtain Rises On American Idol Season XIV On January 7th and 8th


Picture Credit: AmericanIdol.Com Aaaaaaaaaand, we’re off!! Yes – January can only mean one thing to Idol diehards and that is the debut of a new season of American Idol. What will this season bring us? Well, hopefully, singers with charisma, talent, professionalism and poise, elements that were sorely missing during Season XIII. I am still […]

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Cooking Masterclass Discussion For MasterChef Junior Season 2 Top 2 Finale: Logan And Samuel


Picture Credit: Fox/MasterChef Junior MEMO: For a complete recap of each episode, follow MasterChef Junior Season 2 contestant, Logan, on his wonderful blog. His talent and work ethic are truly inspiring. I am very excited to see who wins the MasterChef Junior Crown. And, if I had to select two candidates for the Top 2, […]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For Season 7 Of The Voice: The Top 4 Finale Week


Picture Credit: NBC/THE VOICE Well here we are in Finale Week! And it looks like the showdown is between Team Adam and Team Blake. Unfortunately, not one artist from Team Gwen and Team Pharrell received enough votes or tweets or however they measure the vague voting system in this series to make the Grand Finale. […]

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Cooking Masterclass Discussion For MasterChef Junior Season 2 Top 4: Something’s Fishy!


Picture Credit: Fox/MasterChef Junior MEMO: For a complete recap of each episode, follow MasterChef Junior Season 2 contestant, Logan, on his wonderful blog. His talent and work ethic are truly inspiring. Last week, we watched the Top 6 strut their culinary stuff in a professional kitchen created just for them, otherwise know as a Pop […]

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