By Carla Patton

BuddyTV

I sure hope Ryan Seacrest is feeling better! The show just isn't the same when he half-asses it (or would his illness reduce it to quarter-assing?). He certainly looks recovered.

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Before things move forward, "The Queen Extravaganza," hand-picked by Brian May and Roger Taylor themselves, performs "Somebody to Love." I remember hearing about this, and everyone talking about how much this guy looks and sounds like Freddie Mercury. I'm all about that sassy guitar player, though.

I enjoyed this performance very much. I will never get tired of seeing Roger Taylor and Brian May bust out on stage. They are just the coolest! Everybody else, go home.

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Ryan tells us it's hard for the contestants because "their bond is working like magic," and they sing that darned "I've Got the Magic in Me" song that I swear has been covered on a Ford Music Video every single year and maybe twice this year. Don't applaud for that, audience. It does not merit applause. Hollie looks amazing tonight!

And now, the "American Idol" contestants go to TMZ, which tends to be a segment I enjoy. Skylar is just so adorable. It turns out there's a male strip club called "Mantasia." No one had any solutions for Elise, who looks mad by default. Why was Nigel Lythgoe there, though? He must have invited himself.

Now look at Stefano Langone, who is looking more confident than ever before on that stage. Good for him! Can't say I care for the song, particularly the part that goes, "It's. The. Best. Night. Of. My. Life" all robot-like. He's dancing, though, which is something he didn't get to show off much on this show. He has improved as an artist, I think, and that makes me happy.

Hollie and Joshua are next. The friends! Hollie is more nervous than Joshua, probably. Who does Jimmy think should be more nervous, though? Jimmy thought Hollie did a good enough job with "Save Me" and thought "The Climb" was a great choice. There was an odd break before we looked at Joshua's highlights. Jimmy thought Joshua did a great job interpreting both songs and choosing them. Smart! "If Joshua gets voted off tonight, there is something wrong with the competition, the voting, the entire ball of wax," Jimmy says. What a dated expression.

Best friends. Who stays? Who goes? Hollie is in the bottom three. Joshua is safe. Jimmy will be relieved to know there's nothing wrong with this ball of wax.

Oh, goodness. Steven Tyler is in a Burger King commercial, immediately followed by Jennifer's Kohl's commercial. But where is Randy's commercial?

Now Katy Perry sings "Part of Me," and Steven Tyler enjoys another chicken tender becoming a part of him. She seems tired. Maybe she caught the Ryan Seacrest too-much-money flu.

Now it's down to Skylar and Phillip. I thought Skylar had a great night, but Phillip is a favorite! Let's see what Jimmy has to say. Jimmy thought her second song was a "little self-indulgent." Jimmy thought she got knocked out in Round 2. Phillip "Lady-killer" Phillips was divisive. Jimmy lets us in on a secret: Phillip was sick this week, too! His energy suffered as a result.

Skylar is in the bottom three. Phillip is safe, and Phillip will probably win this whole thing. Skylar is safe, though, so she heads back to the couches. Whew!

Ryan sends the four contestants who are safe back to their couch. They object, but Ryan is in charge. Elise is eliminated. It had to happen. She was great, but this just wasn't the right place for her. It's too bad that all these contestants have to see their moments play over a twangy Scotty McCreery tune. Goodbye, Elise. Get back with your band!

What do you think of Thursday night's results? Did America get it right?

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By Carla Patton

BuddyTV

The name of the game on "American Idol" this week is Queen, followed by Contestant's Choice. Please pretend I said that in a roller-rink deejay voice then played the "Ghostbusters" song.

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Ryan Seacrest tells us that this stage has housed "no less than two shocking results." He doesn't think we can take much more -- not if we continue to consume red meat in this way. For me, it has been more than two shocks. I am shocked just by Jennifer's crazy C-3PO's sexy girlfriend look tonight. Can I handle 10 performances on this night? I am too weak!

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I am also shocked that Randy, not Ryan, is narrating this introduction to Queen. Did Randy insist that he be the voice of definitive music knowledge and connections? Two dudes from Queen stopped by to counsel (very effectively, I might add!) the top 6 contestants before taking on their music. Man, they are cool.

Roger Taylor and Brian May are playing with the top 6 as they sing a medley of Queen songs. They started with a soulless version of "Fat Bottomed Girls," and then we got a preview of who might do well with this song catalog as they took turns on "Another One Bites the Dust." As I'd hoped, Skylar is doing really well, and Phillip and Elise are doing as well as we had expected. Joshua is a bit out of place, and Jessica is just flat out annoying me on this night, growling out her part of "We Will Rock You." She's just being all 16-years-old about it, you know? I have no thoughts on Hollie during this medley, except "nice pantsuit."

Did Elise mess up when she went to "of the woooorrrrrrld" early on "We Are the Champions"? No matter. I was happy to see Roger Taylor and Brian May just slaying away up there, not caring that these teenagers don't have the life experience to make these songs personal, as they'd suggested.

Allegedly, Ryan Seacrest is ailing in this episode. So, that's why he's sitting on a stool to introduce Jessica Sanchez, singing "Bohemian Rhapsody." All right, Jessica. Where is my color and why did you turn into the great and powerful Oz? It was all right, not as exciting as this song can be, and she didn't get to the fun stuff ("Galileo, Galileo!").

Steven said rock isn't Jessica's forte, but she was still good. Jennifer thought the vocal was beautiful but not so much on the "rock" performance. Randy actually loved it and appreciated the restraint. Randy's pin says, "Yo"! You been reading my diary, Randy? Ryan, please don't touch the contestants. We can't have another Hollywood Week-level epidemic on our hands.

Ryan does not look well, and this is my new obsession for the night. Can he make it?

Skylar Laine sings next, performing "The Show Must Go On." Skylar could really sing any Queen song, and I would enjoy it. She has the edge necessary to take these songs on. She is doing a good job with this song, but I would prefer just a hint more drama. She seems a little tired. But the show must go on, Skylar! It picked up toward the end for a satisfying conclusion. Steven loved it. The droid hooker of Tatooine got goosies, and Randy declared that Skylar's gotta have it. Whatever that means.  I think Skylar won the medley, though, for what it's worth.

Joshua Ledet is singing "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," which is an interesting choice for him. I think "Somebody to Love" would have been much better for him, but I guess he has to have fun this week to show some personality. Joshua is great. There is no denying that, but I don't know that this was the right fit for him. It's almost like his voice was too big for the song? The judges rose to their feet, though, so I guess it was good! Randy says Joshua is "so ready" and he loved it. Someone get me that "Yo" pin before I rip it off that powder-blue suit jacket. Jennifer says the Joshua part of the show is her favorite part, which could be the kiss of death for him. Steven thought it was fantastic. I think it was fun, but no one asked me.

Ryan is back on his feet! Could this be a moment of recovery before a Spanish flu-like fall? Stay tuned.

Elise Testone chose "I Want It All" and a red tambourine to play. It doesn't make her seem less nervous or self-conscious, though. I think this competition's got her in her head. This is the right Elise, though -- rocking out, in front of a band. This could keep her around another week, I'd reckon! Steven said this was the right song choice for her. Jennifer said Elise was in her element, and Randy said, "What a night so far!" Are the judges over Elise? I'm not sure. This was the right song, though. Randy called it one of Elise's best performances to date, and I agree.

Phillip Phillips is singing "Fat Bottomed Girls." Yes! This is what I wanted. I love this song, and I think Phillip can have some fun with it. And look at him, wearing oatmeal instead of gray! It is predictably delightful and didn't sound like the same performance he usually delivers -- a nice change of pace from Phillip Phillips. It was a bit too short, but I was also worried about his head exploding, so it worked out.

He was a little below the note, so I'm not sure it ever got there, but it was fun. Steven liked it, Jessica loves the "different flavors" of Phillip (Fifty Shades of Grey). Randy liked it but didn't love it. It's time for Phillip to get some tough love around here, I reckon.

Closing out the Queen songs, Hollie Cavanagh is singing "Save Me." Does that mean this entire show is closing with "The Climb"? But I'm getting ahead of myself. I had no idea they made pantsuits that small. I think "Save Me" is an appropriate choice for Hollie, who could be on the cusp again this week. It was going well, but her voice cracked at a key moment toward the end. She recovered nicely, and I think she was really feeling the emotions of the song this time. Good work, Hollie. Steven liked it. Jennifer is having trouble telling Hollie to marry robot, good singer Hollie with emotional, sometimes cracking Hollie.

Jennifer declares Skylar the winner of Round 1, and Randy offered that Hollie needs to step it up and that Elise and Joshua were also great. Then Steven reflected on the "new voice today," what with the Internets and the fancy microphones.

Round 2: Personal Choice

For the Personal Choice (which sounds like an off-brand line of products, right?) round, Jessica Sanchez is singing "Dance With My Father" by Luther Vandross. First, her fellow contestants will talk about her behind her back! Jimmy Iovine is getting shut out of this episode entirely. She was saved, and she is tiny. Phillip suspects that, instead of going to school, the government is working on her and making her voice better every week. This clip package only made me like Phillip more and didn't do much either way for Jessica. She looks better for this performance and seems a lot more connected. They got the wind machine going, as the song took it to the next level. Jessica really has such a pretty voice and the power to be the next great diva. It was beautiful, and I'm so thankful she didn't cry in the middle of it. Jennifer said it was the most beautiful rendition she's heard. Steven continued to compliment Jessica in general, and Randy said it was great, especially now that she connected emotionally.

What do people think about Elise Testone? Do we know anything about her? It seems like the other contestants are annoyed by her. Yikes. I don't think her song choice of "Bold as Love" by Jimi Hendrix will help her, either. It's sort of a non-singing song. Every time the John Mayer cover of it comes on (if I'm listening to the "Continuum" album), I skip it. I don't know about her choice to scream parts of it like, "My yellow is in this case not so mellow!" She looked pretty, though! Steven told her to sing more familiar songs and not to pick cherries with her back to the tree. Jennifer said Elise slayed the song "so hard." Can that song really be slayed, though? Ah, I don't know. Randy doesn't know, either. He thought she was boxing with the song. It wasn't right.

The rest of the top 6 think Phillip Phillips does weird things when he sings. They are right! They joked about Phillip "pretending" to be sick with kidney stones or whatever he has. But now, Phillip is finally singing "The Stone" by Dave Matthews Band. This is a brilliant move because we can compare him and Dave Matthews side by side and see how similar he will or won't be as a new artist. It was all right. It sort of felt like a formality: He had to do it. Eh. Steven thinks Phillip found his niche. Jennifer thought it was "too obscure, too artsy." Those pants are obscure, J.Lo. Jennifer said, "I need you to do songs that can get you on that last show so you can win." Wow. Randy loved it. Randy, give me that pin.

I laughed out loud at Julianne Hough getting excited for Phillip Phillips backstage. She was so adorable, especially when she realized she was on camera and got embarrassed. I can't believe she's dating Ryan Seacrest.

The top 6 is confused about Hollie Cavanagh's accent. She's part Texas, part English. They seem to like her, though. I do not like that she's singing "The Climb" by Miley Cyrus. People need to stop acting like this song is good. Maybe Hollie can make it good. She definitely sang it better than Miley, but the song is still just OK. God, her vocal clarity is so insane. For whatever reason, the judges and audience rose to their feet at the end of the song. I mean, it was good. But this song is not a good song! A triumph for Hollie, though, I suppose. Randy declared that Hollie is back.

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Kendra Wilkinson is fighting her brainless image ... and losing. According to this FOX News report, the former "Girls Next Door" and "Kendra" star  recently described her upcoming WE tv reality series, "Kendra on Top," as "like the book 'Fifty Shades of Grey.'"

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"I think my show has a similar theme to that," Wilkinson said of the bestselling 2011 erotic novel by author E.L. James.

In English Lit class, however, it's Kendra on bottom. When asked to describe how her new show is like the book, it became apparent that the WE tv publicist who coached Wilkinson to say that should have given her some CliffsNotes.

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"To be honest, I have not read it," Wilkinson reportedly admitted after an awkward pause. "But I get the idea of it."

When it comes to comparing and contrasting her own reality television vehicles, Hugh Hefner's onetime harem girl was better prepared. She said her new show will feature "more characters" and "a lot more friends" than her former E! show, "Kendra."

"We are sharing who Kendra truly is now," she said.

Insert your own punchline ending here.

"Kendra on Top" is slated to debut this summer on WE tv.

If you've followed my blog here at all you might be surprised to read that I'm not surprised at who America called in to save. I know, I know -- I'm a huge Simms fan. Hey, I believe Juliet Simms will be there performing on the season finale, but I suspected Jamar Rogers would be America's pick this time around. Do I think "back story" had a lot to do with it? I sure do. But, that said, his "It's My Life" on Monday night handily bested Juliet's "Cryin'." (YouTube Christina Milian, of "The Voice" herself, doing the tune in the John Travolta flick "Be Cool," BTW -- awesome.)

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And Tony Lucca making it through to rock another day was totally expected. What followed wasn't. 

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Mathai's "last chance performance," as they call it, was the right song and sung well. She "embraced her hillbilly side," as Blake put it, with Carrie Underwood's "Cowboy Casanova." Ditto Katrina Parker's "Perfect," the Pink hit. Right song, done well. What truly worked in Parker's favor was just that, though -- the song. The "Voice" house band shined on it, and it was a case of song-over-singer. For me anyway.

Oh, and for Adam, too. Parker got saved.

Next up it was Cheesa versus Simms. The former did a morose version of the already morose "Already Gone." The latter -- curiously -- picked Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn," a decidedly non-rocking mid-tempo gem from the late 90's. I agree with Xtina's assessment: "Not my favorite place for (her) voice." The best I can say is what I said aloud to my TV as I watched her perform it: "It's good enough to beat Cheesa tonight."

And it was.

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By Laurel Brown

BuddyTV

It's time for one final trip to Motown before it all ends for one couple. With a whole lot of music, even more nostalgia and one little dance duel, "Dancing With the Stars" Week 6 must send home another couple. Which couple might that be? Keep reading for the results!
 

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Who are the most likely candidates for elimination? The scores from last night might give us some indication:

1. Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas: 39 points
2. Jaleel White and Kym Johnson: 37 points
3. William Levy and Cheryl Burke: 36 points
4. Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd: 34 points
5. (tie) Maria Menounos and Derek Hough: 30 points
5. (tie) Melissa Gilbert and Maksim Chmerkovskiy: 30 points
7. Roshon Fegan and Chelsie Hightower: 28 points
8. Gladys Knight and Tristan MacManus: 24 points

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All caught up? Ready for results? Let's get to them!

Or maybe we'll just get to a "Motown Medley." Did all of the famous singers go home already? Maybe they're coming later?

The first couples to get results are: William & Cheryl, Maria & Derek, Jaleel & Kym and Melissa & Maks.

That's a rather wide range of scores represented in a single group.

Jaleel White and Kym Johnson are safe!

But unfortunately...

Maria Menounos and Derek Hough remain in jeopardy.

William Levy and Cheryl Burke are safe!

And finally ...

Melissa Gilbert and Maksim Chmerkovskiy remain in jeopardy.

That's not to say that these are the dancers in the bottom two. Just in jeopardy. They're going to put off the bottom two for a while this week.

In the meantime, a young ballerina is going to perform to "Wild Horses," sung by Natasha Bedingfield.

By the way, "Shark Tank" people are in the audience tonight. Exciting, I know.

We're also doing the requisite "dancing is really, really hard halfway through the season" package. I like the violin/movie trailer soundtrack playing behind the interviews.

Classical Week is next week. For now, there's some crazy modern-dance stuff happening with the help of a fog machine. They may have kicked the band out for this. It's pretty and all. And, um, one of the dancers is flying. That's different.

Because we wouldn't want to get back to the results at any point soon, it's now time for a Boyz II Men performance. At least it's nice music.

And hey! It's time for the rest of the initial results. This means that Donald and Peta, Roshon and Chelsie, Katherine and Mark, and Gladys and Tristan.

So ...

Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas are safe!

Bu t...

Gladys Knight and Tristan MacManus remain in jeopardy.

And then ...

Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd are safe!

Which means ...

Roshon Fegan and Chelsie Hightower remain in jeopardy.

The four in jeopardy are not necessarily in the bottom two. That's for the next results to tell us.

First up ...

Melissa Gilbert and Maksim Chmerkovskiy are safe!

But ...

Gladys Knight and Tristan MacManus are in the bottom two.

Moving on to ...

Maria Menounos and Derek Hough are safe!

Which means ...

Roshon Fegan and Chelsie Hightower are in the bottom two.

This means that the dance duel -- a jive -- will be between Gladys and Tristan and Roshon and Chelsie.

Not much of a surprise, but it doesn't seem like much of a competition, considering how well Roshon can dance. It's probably not a good idea to count out Gladys though. She seems tenacious and stuff.

The Dance Duel

Roshon and Chelsie are moving so fast that they seem to be on fast forward. Tristan and Gladys seem to be having a lot of fun, but it's definitely slower and not as polished. There's little chance of Roshon and Chelsie losing this one.

Len: Roshon and Chelsie
Bruno: Roshon and Chelsie
Carrie Ann: Gladys and Tristan

This means that ...

Roshon Fegan and Chelsie Hightower are safe!

And ...

Gladys Knight and Tristan MacManus have been eliminated from "Dancing With the Stars" Week 6!
 

So Motown Week ends with the elimination of a Motown icon. Were you surprised by the elimination? Did you expect it to be someone else? Share your thoughts on MSN TV Facebook and Twitter.

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By Minh Nguyen

Special to MSN TV

It was Motown Week on "Dancing With the Stars" and some legends were on hand to pay tribute to the extremely influential era in music. The father of Motown, Berry Gordy Jr., watched as Smokey Robinson, the Temptations and Martha Reeves performed while the "stars" and professional dancers performed.

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In addition to the legends, an all-white tribute group to the musical era, Human Nature performed.  Motown week injected the show with some much-needed diversity and made many of us think that they should add more of a diverse mix to the professional dancer lineup as well.  What did you think of the show? Share your thoughts with us on Facebook and Twitter!

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We love Gladys and Tristan, but we think they'll be going home tonight.

Top 10 Things Seen and Heard During the Breaks:

1.  The silver curtains were bolted down, but, somehow, two guys accidentally ripped them down during a commercial break. A lightbulb broke in the process and everything had to be vacuumed and swept up. It took more than 10 men to carry the frames and the curtains away.

2. We can confirm there is nothing going on between Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas as the rumors might have you believe. Instead, he walked his artsy, (also) beautiful blond girlfriend to her chair (which was right in front of ours) and flirted with her all night long.

3. Warm-Up Guy (WUG) asked a couple in the audience who said they've been married for 58 years, "What is the secret to being married 58 years?"

Husband: "Be compliant."

WUG: "Give the kids another word for compliance."

Husband: "Obey!" (Laughter throughout the ballroom)

4. After Gladys' and Tristan's dance, the audience stood up and cheered. Len shook his head to Carrie Ann. The expression on his face was, "I am not looking forward to telling her she was bad."

5. WUG (after Roshon and Chelsie's dance), "Don't yell anything random; just yell boo!"

6. Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas were the only couple to thank the judges after their dance. Katherine came up to Bruno and kissed him on both cheeks. She shook Len and Carrie Ann's hands. Len said, "I loved it!"

7. Kym Johnson and Jaleel White didn't seem very close off camera. Usually couples hold hands and help each other around the ballroom. Instead, Jaleel was walking ahead of Kym, but they turned it on once the cameras were rolling.

8. Mark Ballas (flirting with his girlfriend before the Motown dance-fff): "Anyone seen Kermit? I have it (the costume) right here. Green: It's the color of money!"

9. When Maks and Melissa came out for the dance-off, he formed his right hand into a pistol, put it in his mouth and pretended to pull the trigger. Melissa slapped him. Yes, Maks, we know Melissa is not the best dancer, but there really is no need to shoot yourself.

10. During the dance-off, the judges all hold paddles with the names of the couples. The judges stand up, point and talk it out with one another to see who should leave. Eventually,they raise a paddle with a  couple's names on it. Someone from the production team (wearing all black) then taps on the unlucky couple's shoulders to let them know they are done.

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Saving the best for last? Hey, that's the way I saw it. I waited the entire two hours for the Juliet Simms performance, which wound up being the last one of the night. There was a lot of stuff I could have done without (Cee Lo's gas, for starters), and that includes the coaches performing with their teams. That said, Cee Lo's new tune with Goodie Mob is killer.

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As was the number that opened the show. So, without further ado...

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Jamar Rogers "It's My Life": The beauty is in the arrangement more often than not on "The Voice," and that certainly was the case here. Rogers gave a cathartic performance of the Bon Jovi hit, and proved he's in this for the long haul. Cee Lo assigned the right song again.

Katrina Parker "Jar of Hearts": I have to admit, I needed to flip through my notes to even remember this gal. And Levine handing her this ho-hum hit of Christina Perri's didn't make her any more memorable.

Mathai "I'm Like a Bird": Back-to-back Levine performances, and here was another who has caused shouldershrugging for this blogger from the very beginning. It began promisingly: Mathai soaring with Nelly Furtado's breakthrough song, but she ultimately smacked into a window.

James Massone "Just the Way You Are": Cee Lo's typically successful record of matching his singers with song missed the mark here. Billy Joel's contribution to wedding band catalogues across the country was lost on boy-band understudy Massone. Maybe he can perfect it in time for Snooki's wedding.  

Tony Lucca "Baby One More Time": After a verbal lashing from former "Mouse"-mate Xtina last time around, Lucca stared his past in the face and did a rock version of Britney's first hit. Gritty, growling ... and groovy. Christina suggested a reunion right there on the "Voice" stage (Spears and Timberlake, too). How cool would that be?

Cheesa "I Have Nothing": Tackling the so recently deceased Whitney Houston was a questionable and bold move. "That's a big song," Aguilera declared. But, Cheesa brought her A-game.

Pip "Somewhere Only We Know": Eschewing the trademark bowtie for tickling some ivories, at least initially, Pip showed some real promise during the first half of the song. He lost his way towards the end there, and Levine all but said goodbye during his critique of his wayward son.

Juliet Simms "Cryin'": Cee Lo got back on track in a big way by handing the fierce and formidable Simms this Aerosmith power ballad. The wings grew on me but, in my opinion, my beloved Juliet  couldn't seem to get a grip on the "Get a Grip" single.  

I am still fairly certain that in the end it will be my two favorites puking it ... I mean duking it out, and they are Simms and Lucca. But there are some dark horses coming up the rear. It's just not James Massone or Pip.

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