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Owen Wilson has a very distinctive way of saying 'wow'

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There’s really only one thing you can say to someone compiling every single time Owen Wilson says “wow” in any of his movies: Wow.

The actor has a very distinctive way of saying the exclamation, which is hyper realized by his nasally nature. He also seems to say it in every single movie he stars in. Maybe it’s part of his contract?

The creator describes it as, “Every single WOW from Owen Wilson so far except for the animated films.” You can tell it’s a true labor of love, and the channel, Owenergy Studios, has been posting only Wilson clips for the past few months, so hopefully there are more epic supercuts to come.

Screengrab Owenergy Studios/YouTube


Reese Witherspoon and the 'SNL' cast finally apologized to their moms for childhood antics

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Reese Witherspoon’s best moment on Saturday Night Live this week was a perfect mix of touching and funny, and came during her monologue.

In honor of Mother’s Day, Witherspoon explained that she was “a real nightmare from the ages of 5 to 37” before inviting cast members on stage with their real moms to apologize for actual things that had happened in the past.

The parade included Sasheer Zamata apologizing for slapping a girl and making her mom pay to fix her victim’s broken glasses and Beck Bennett admitting to his mom that he used a vibrating squiggle pen she purchased for him for “sexually experimenting.”

Of course, the moms got a chance for their own revenge, showing a reel of embarrassing footage of their kids that included teenage Aidy Bryant singing Britney Spears and Cecily Strong doing a play as a cocaine addict. The only person who got off relatively easy is Keenan Thompson, whose teenage years were already public knowledge from his time on Nickelodeon. 

H/T Flavorwire | Screengrab SNL/Hulu

Blue Ivy looks so much like Baby Beyoncé in this vintage Mother's Day photo

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Beyoncé’s Mother’s Day photo is just too adorable.

To celebrate the holiday, Beyoncé posted a pair of photos on Facebook: One of herself and her 3-year-old daughter Blue Ivy, and one with her mother from sometime in the 1980s.

Blue Ivy and baby Beyoncé look strikingly similar, right down to their hairstyles and matching white outfits.

It looks like Beyoncé got some of her style sense from momager Tina Knowles, who is sporting some cool, chunky plastic earrings in the vintage family photo.

Happy Mother’s Day!

Photo via Beyonce/Facebook

German DJ Flula convinces his 'Pitch Perfect 2' cast mates to collaborate on a song

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YouTuber Flula Borg may be hitting the big time with a role in Pitch Perfect 2, but he returned to his YouTube roots to help promote the film with a typical hot jam.

While Borg plays a major character in the film, he sat down as his YouTube self with the cast (including himself) and explained, “I want to create a song from your sounds.” His cast mates seemed incredibly tickled by Borg’s out-there persona, but ultimately they were more than happy to comply.

The resulting musical moment features director and star Elizabeth Banks exclaiming, “She’s on fire,” as well as lyrics from Anna Kendrick, who had her own musical success with “Cups” from the previous film.

Pitch Perfect 2 hits theaters May 15.

H/T Tubefilter | Screengrab via Flula/YouTube

3 sisters crowd around a single guitar for an impressive performance

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A down-the-neck-of-a-guitar camera shot is not the typical one to showcase a musical performance, but it perfectly captures the talents of these three sisters all playing the same instrument at once.

Thanks to a GoPro, the impressive feat of these sisters from the Philippines joining forces on a single guitar is on display for the entire world to see. Their style might get a little cramped for more than just a single song, but seeing sisters that are this close is heartwarming.

Screengrab GoPro/YouTube

The 20 best 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' sketches

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The show might be made up and the points won’t ever matter, but every episode of Whose Line Is It Anyway? being put online is definitely real.

The CW, which has been airing new episodes of Whose Line for the past three seasons, quietly released every single episode of the improv show on its online streaming site, CW Seed, for fans in the U.S. (and people who know how to get around that sort of thing). It doesn’t include the U.K. version of the show hosted by Clive Anderson, but that’s still more than 200 episodes for people to pore over—completely for free—just as season 11 is starting up.

It seemed almost too good to be true. Every episode at our fingertips—and not just the ones the CW made? We briefly wondered if this was something that had happened months ago and we somehow missed out on getting our Hoedown fix, but the Whose LineTwitter feed confirmed it had only started this week and we could easily relive our childhoods online again.

Although Aisha Tyler hosts the current run of the show, the episode library also includes Drew Carey’s run as host, and well, we’re overwhelmed at where to start. True, we didn’t really have to worry about continuity (unless you’re basing it off Colin Mochrie’s ever-recedinging hairline). Obviously we’re gonna binge-watch them all, but for those who barely remember the Whose Line of old or missed the sexual innuendos the first time around, we’re providing multiple guides to getting sucked back in—and see if Wayne Brady still actually won the whole thing, even though the points still don’t matter. (For the sake of consistency, we’re going with the episode numbers listed on CW Seed.)

Option 1) The sketches that’ll make you laugh until you cry

Season 1, episode 14: Going Bald Hoedown

Ribbing at each other was the name of the game. Everyone made fun of Carey for his weight, Ryan Stiles for his height and taste and shoes, and Mochrie for going bald—enough that they did an entire hoedown about it.

Season 2, episode 22: “These Aren’t My Hips”

There’s always an extra level of fun when Carey gives his seat to someone else and comes out to play. It’s no different if he’s acting off Stiles (with Mochrie’s hands) or singing alongside Brady and Stiles in “Three-Headed Broadway Star.”

Season 3, episode 8: Ryan breaks the desk lamp

Stiles is, if nothing else, committed to his role—even when he’s given something completely ridiculous. Combine his esteemed Carol Channing impression, a silly action in a game of “Party Quirks,” and his tendency to include Carey whenever he can, and you’ve got magic. And possibly a concussion.

Season 4, episode 18: “Fluff your garfield”

There are times when one of the players utters something that doesn’t necessarily land, but it’s so absurd that they’ll keep bringing it back until it’s run to the ground. That’s what “fluff my garfield” is, everything from a euphemism for masturbation to the literal interpretation of petting a cat named Garfield.

Season 5, episode 11: “Arctic Tern”

Out of everyone on the show, Stiles and Mochrie probably had the best chemistry together. That’s great for us because both Carey and Tyler keep pairing the duo together. The only thing better than watching them in-sync? Watching them wonderfully out-of-sync in a game of “Greatest Hits.”

Season 6, episode 2: Meow

The Mochrie “Meow” gag had been running the entire episode, but it comes to a head during the end for an “Irish Drinking Song.” When the ensemble plays together, you never know what to expect. As a coherent song, it never had a chance, but it’s a beautiful example of watching something crash and burn in slow-motion. And then it gets better. Wash, rinse, and repeat.

Season 7, episode 16: Batman

Bringing the audience into the mix always shakes up the otherwise solid dynamic of the cast. Sometimes they loved being serenaded by Brady or being part of the sketch, and others looked like they wanted to be just about anywhere else. Margaret and Bridey fell into the latter category, which singlehandedly led to the funniest edition of “Sound Effects” in the show’s run.

Season 8, episode 11: Helping Hands

Stiles and Mochrie have pretty much mastered the art of acting with one’s body and other’s set of hands, but damn if Mochrie won’t manage to put everything on Stiles’s face in the process.

Season 9, episode 2: Sideways Scene goes Poltergeist

“Sideways Scene” didn’t last much beyond the CW’s first season, but when it was on, it tested their comedic capabilities along with the physical, as they’re laying on the ground the entire time. Once they’re settled, it turns into a scene change and takes things to another level.

Season 10, Episode 11: The Gronk pulls out his best dance moves

The current run of Whose Line has a special guest star on most episodes, which can be a hit or miss. Among the hits? Rob Gronkowski keeping up with Brady and Jonathan Mangum (aka Brady’s sidekick on Let’s Make a Deal) as they break out into song about his dancing abilities, showing that Gronkowski definitely doesn’t know his own strength.

Season 11, Episode 3: Keegan-Michael Key and Aisha Tyler try to save the day

We already know how great Keegan-Michael Key is from Key & Peele, but we’re glued to the TV every time he turns up as the fourth chair in the new Whose Line run. He’s not even in this round of “Greatest Hits,” but it's he and Tyler who manage to steal the show as two techs trying to replace Brady’s “mic” that keeps going out.

Option 2) The very best from the players

Season 1, episode 2: Ryan Stiles births himself

Stiles always puts himself out there for the part, even if it means being born through Mochrie’s legs in a game of “Party Quirks.”

Season 2, episode 24: Wayne Brady serenades a lunch lady

Brady is always excellent at coming up with songs on the spot, but this unlikely duo makes for his very best one.

Season 2, episode 35: Colin Mochrie reports on himself

Mochrie thrives when you throw him somewhere and have him do his thing, particularly when he was the reporter on the scene in “Green Screen”—only he couldn’t see what was behind him. His greatest task? Reporting on himself.

Season 4, episode 6: Brad Sherwood is everyone’s friendly bartender

Consistently funny, Brad Sherwood is usually the host or the person looking for a date in group sketches, but this time he’s the one at the center as everyone comes to him for their problems.

Season 4, episode 12: Kathy Greenwood keeps her shit together

Kathy Greenwood made frequent appearances in the fourth chair in a show with plenty of testosterone to go around, and her appearances always shook things up while maintaining the same Whose Line feel. Although people remember this particular “Party Quirks” for Mochrie’s absolute absurdity, it’s Greenwood who’s the unsung hero of the sketch. How she doesn’t break we’ll never know.

Season 6, episode 2: Greg Proops has had enough

Come for frequent player Greg Proops in a giant fish mask, stay for the offhand comment that ended up being funnier than his punchline.

Option 3) The guest star showcase

Season 5, episode 14: Richard Simmons

The Richard Simmons episode of Whose Line is a classic for how far he and the cast push the lines of both the censors and everyone’s comfort levels. And then he goes even further.

N/A: Robin Williams

Although CW Seed claims “every episode ever,” we couldn’t find the Robin Williams episode in which he sat alongside Brady, Mochrie, and Stiles on the site. We loved his episode, but we only wish he were able to do more of them.

N/A: Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert, long before his Colbert Report days, rapping. Do you need any other reason to watch?

Screengrab via CW Seed

YouTube fandom airs its feelings with honesty hour hashtag

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Since YouTube fandom thrives on authenticity, it’s no surprise a hashtag for fans to be honest drew YouTubers and fans alike to Twitter to share their opinions on both the medium and its stars. 

#YouTubeFandomHonestyHour began trending Sunday afternoon, after one fan, @stylinsonsugg, decided to bring back the long-inactive hashtag. The last traction the hashtag had was in August 2014.

Her friend @yikesjoe kicked things off.

Fandom started following suit, with a mix of complaints, suggestions, and personal memories.

Even big name users got involved in the hashtag.

However, some of the instigators of the movement are unsure if they want their idols to be paying attention or not. 

Illustration by Max Fleishman

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson crushed Mother's Day

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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson may have upped the ante when it comes to Mother’s Day tributes.

Johnson has had a long tradition of honoring the strong women on his life on Instagram (just check out this recent photo that honored his grandmother), and told the world about his mother after she survived a horrifying car accident back in August. For this year's Mother's Day, he shared a photo of his mom along with a heartwarming story.

Johnson and his mom were traveling Sunday when she realized just how far her family had come. She used to struggle with buying groceries for her family, but now someone had served breakfast right to her.

“This is the woman who—when I was 14 years old, we were evicted out of our apartment in Hawaii 'cause we couldn’t afford the $180 per week rent,” he wrote. “At this moment, I'm shaking my head and smiling quietly (as my mom blows her nose;) 'cause she just told me she’s happy. And y’all know when our parents tell us they’re happy, it's so satisfying for us, 'cause it means we’ve done a good job for them as their kids.”

If that doesn’t also have you sobbing into your breakfast, we don’t know what will.

H/T Brobible | Photo via Megan Elice Meadows/Flickr (CC BY SA 2.0)


Snoop Dogg isn't entirely wrong about 'Game of Thrones' offering history lessons

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Game of Thrones may be one of the biggest fantasy epics of our time, but it also doubles as a history lesson, according to Snoop Dogg.

In a recent interview with the New York Post about his new album Bush, Snoop was asked about his contribution to the latest “Catch the Throne” mixtape. In response, he elaborated on his love for Game of Thrones, a love shared he shares with millions of viewers and many of his fans.

“I watch [Game of Thrones] for historic reasons, to try to understand what this world was based on before I got here,” he said. “I like to know how we got from there, to here, and the similarities between then and now.”

The interviewer, slightly thrown off, then asked him about the parallels between the real world and Game of Thrones, which he noted was a fictional TV show. Snoop wisely left out the dragon talk but pointed out that some of the political games were the same.

“That kings still rule and a bitch f--ked everything up, in every situation!” Snoop said.

At this point, it would be easy for us to point out that Game of Thrones is a fantasy drama (albeit a very good one) and then make a lame joke about Snoop and weed, which is basically low-hanging fruit (and lazy on our part).

It's also possible that Snoop is fucking with us because he has to do a long press tour about his album and he may get bored. We wouldn’t put it past him.

But, regardless of his intentions, he’s not entirely wrong about historical parallels. White walkers, shadow assassins, and dragons aside, Game of Thrones is laced with historical influences—even more so than some historical dramas on TV.

George R.R. Martin has long said that Game of Thrones and the entire A Song of Ice and Fire series was loosely inspired by the War of the Roses  that eventually put the Tudor dynasty on the throne in England. (Some of Martin's characters even line up with historical figures.) He has also defended the sexual violence in the show and books by saying that it’s been a part of war for centuries and that to not include it in “a narrative centered on war and power would have been fundamentally false and dishonest.”

Incest as a plot point—seen with the Targaryens and Jaime and Cersei Lannister—existed throughout history, with the Ptolemies of Egypt and more recent European royalty determined to keep their bloodlines pure. The horrors of the Red Wedding are based on two events from Scottish history that may be even more disturbing than what we got on TV.

And as Martin demonstrated with The World of Ice and Fire, there’s plenty of real-life influence throughout Westerosi history.

Could Snoop Dogg find a more accurate history lesson somewhere else? Of course—but not from any other TV show with violence and boobs.

H/T XXL Mag | Photo via Game of Thrones/Twitter

'Crazy Youngsters' is the new single from 'Pitch Perfect 2,' and its video is infectious

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While the music of Pitch Perfect 2 has been a closely guarded secret in advance of the release, one track is now making its debut online with an international dance party.

“Crazy Youngsters” features lead vocals by Ester Dean, who stars in both Pitch Perfect movies as Cynthia-Rose Adams. The rest of the music video is filled out by stars of the film, YouTube sensations, and those who count as both, like Flula Borg.

Digital production company Portal A created the video, shooting across Berlin, London, and Los Angeles with the stars and fans of the film franchise.

“Our video is centered around the idea that people around the world—stars of the movie, online influencers, and fans of Pitch Perfect—are hearing ‘Crazy Youngsters’ for the very first time,” explained Portal A’s creative director and cofounder Kai Hasson. “As the song builds, people begin to dance, and impromptu parties break out around the world. We wanted the video to have this feeling that something special was happening simultaneously.”

Pitch Perfect 2 opens May 15.

Screengrab via Pitch Perfect/YouTube

Some saint translated 'The Big Lebowski' into emoji

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The world needs more heroes like Matt Haughey.

This Big Lebowski fan spent his Sunday night rewatching the film and translating it into emoji. The dude even abides by the scene breaks, with a new scene on each line.

Even if you haven't seen the movie in a while, it’s pretty easy to follow along—though I’ll confess I need a refresher on the eggplant-sweat-moneybag scene. If you want the even easier-to-read annotated version, Haughey posted the text on Github, too.

Here’s the full five-tweet series in all its glory.

Am I the only one around here who thinks we need a White Russian emoji?

Screengrab via The Big Lebowski | Remix by Fernando Alfonso III

Dementia can't stop these people from rocking out to AC/DC

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This is probably the first AC/DC video to make anybody cry.

Produced by the Brazilian radio station 89FM, the video pays tribute to Malcolm Young, the AC/DC guitarist and co-songwriter who recently retired from the band due to his diagnosis with dementia, by demonstrating the power of the Australian band’s anthems to people with advanced dementia.

“Rock brings back memories,” one of the patients says. Indeed, as each person listens to Malcolm’s electric strum and the drive of the drums, not to mention Brian Johnson’s raspy scream, they bob their heads, tap their feet. Another plays a little air guitar. “Most of their memories have disappeared,” the video states. “And you see, while listening to your riffs, what they clearly forgot was their dementia.”

While many associate AC/DC with the boisterous antics of Angus Young, whose sick solos are an unforgettable force, Malcolm Young held down the tunes with his solid rhythm playing. Some of the most popular Malcolm-written songs include, “Back in Black,” “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap,” “For Those About to Rock We Salute You,” and “You Shook Me All Night Long,” which was featured in the video.

Malcolm Young confirmed his retirement due to a then-unspecified illness. He was replaced by nephew Stevie Young, who can be heard on AC/DC’s latest album, Rock or Bust.

“Although you might someday forget about the world,” the video reassures Young, “the world will never forget you, Malcolm. Your music will always be stronger than your disease.”

Now if you’ll excuse me, I have something in my eye. I’ll be in my room playing air guitar to Back in Black, if you need me.

H/T Ultimate Classic Rock | Screengrab via Agência Africa/Vimeo

Artist held his breath for 3 minutes underwater to make this bizarre music video

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How long could you hold your breath underwater? Maybe a full minute, right? Maybe 90 seconds? Probably not two minutes, though.

What if you were also lip-syncing a music video while you moved your head around in a water-filled tank, spilling pills and putting on wristwatches while trying to remember the lyrics to your song and trying NOT  to kill yourself?

That's the bizarre story behind the latest music video from Kojaque, a self-described hip-hop artist and producer who nearly got himself killed making the video for his song "Midnight Flower."

Kojaque kept his cool for most of the video, but he appeared to be in distress for the last 50 seconds or so. According to the redditor who posted the video, that's because Kojaque passed out.

"He survived to tell the tale though, few brain cells lost but otherwise all good," wrote the redditor, Thabisa.

All's well that ends well, even if a few brain cells have to sacrificed. But remember, as Kojaque wrote on YouTube: Safety first!

"Don't try to do this at home," he wrote in the video description. "I had people on standby with me, it's is [sic] by no means safe."

Take it from Kojaque: Sticking your head underwater for three minutes while lip-syncing your song is not necessarily the best idea.

H/T Reddit; Screengrab via Kojaque Music/YouTube

'Orange Is the New Black' has a brand new trailer

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Summer’s coming, and it’s starting to heat up, which means we’re inching closer and closer to season 3 of Orange Is the New Black. It’s almost time to reunite with all of our inmate besties on June 12.

Getting to season 3 means that Litchfield finally really does feel like home, sweet home. Looks like our favorite jailbirds—new and old—will be getting their Project Runway on in sewing class, freshening up their lady bits in the bathroom, and of course partaking of the typical OITNB lesbian shenanigans. Jump on it, and check out the brand-spanking-new trailer.

Meanwhile, it looks like Larry’s taking his departure from the Netflix hit a little hard. All in good humor, though.

Photo via Netflix/YouTube

'Heartbreaker' is NBC's not-at-all-copyright-infringing answer to 'Grey's Anatomy'

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Faced with ratings that have declined so far as to be notorious, NBC is just straight up not even trying anymore. Its new series Heartbreaker is being billed as a "unique character-driven medical drama," but it is, in fact, a by-the-numbers ripoff of ABC's Grey's Anatomy that is so over-the-top and weird that it's breaking our brains a little bit. 

What is going on here? Is Heartbreaker a scathing parody? A loving homage? A desperate ratings grab? And why isn't it listed as "comedy?" Who even knows anymore?

While Heartbreaker probably (maybe) isn't straight-up copyright infringement, it is positively dripping with Grey's references:

  • The blonde protagonist played by Melissa George, who looks like a doppelganger of Meredith Grey and seems to be an all-in-one hybrid of Meredith (spunky! blonde!), Christina (into hearts!), and Miranda Bailey (iron-fisted intern and tech supervisor!). George even played a recurring character in season 5 of Grey's.
  • The gaggle of first-year interns she supervises (Grey's Anatomy's plot concerns medical interns growing into surgeons, working with an iron-fisted supervisor).
  • The incredibly hammy plot involving a minor character holding a heart hostage, a plot trope prominently used in Season 2 of Grey's.
  • The romantic leads who have obviously been styled to look like dead ringers for the Grey's characters of Mark Sloan (oft-deemed "McSteamy") and Derek Shepherd ("McDreamy"). In fact, at 1:24, the main character has been styled to be a dead ringer for Grey's Addison Montgomery, too.
  • The patented indie-rock ballad playing over sweeping montages at the end of every Grey's episode kicks in at the end of the Heartbreaker trailer, just as the leads are making soulful eyes at each other over an exposed patient.
  • The set design, for the love of Seattle Grace. Here's the striking hospital walkway from Grey's, above, compared with the set of Heartbreaker, where the walkway appears to be overlooking the outdoor courtyard that's also part of the Grey's set:

What this new "drama" doesn't seem to have are any of the things that made Shonda Rhimes a household name and made Grey's stand out in the long line of hospital dramas that have invaded our televisions over the years.

For one thing, in contrast to the insistent multiculturalism and diversity on Grey'sHeartbreaker seems relentlessly whitebread. All of its carbon copies represent the white portion of the Grey's ensemble, while homages to tour de force characters like Christina Yang and Miranda Bailey are nowhere to be found.

Perhaps Heartbreaker knew it couldn't possibly duplicate what those characters were doing onscreen, so it didn't even bother trying.

According to the official NBC press release about the show, it's "inspired by real-life renowned surgeon Dr. Kathy Magliato." But apart from the blurb, Heartbreaker doesn't seem to be following reality at all. Screenwriter Jill Gordon, who once worked on cultural hallmarks like Laverne and Shirley and The Wonder Years, hasn't written for a TV series since My So-Called Life, a whole two decades ago. Does that explain the stilted "should we be laughing or is this supposed to be serious" vibe? 

At least when Grey's was showing us the utter absurdity of two people mutually impaled on a telephone pole, it was doing it so emotionally that it made us cry anyway.

Things get even weirder. Heartbreaker is executive produced by Amy Brenneman, who played Violet on the Grey's spinoff Private Practice. Should we read all the references as loving in-jokes?

Now for the biggest question: Does NBC know the answer to any of these questions, or did they just greenlight something that looked a lot like Grey's in the hope that it would give them a much-needed ratings boost?

We give up. We're already more confused by this show than we were during the whole Izzie-hallucinating-Denny phase of Grey's, and this show hasn't even started yet.

Screengrab via Heartbreaker/YouTube




Taylor Swift's 'Style' gets the 1950s cover it deserved

43 of the best and worst 'American Idol' moments

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American Idol, that TV show that arguably paved the way for singing competitions to take over a large chunk of the industry’s love for reality television, has been renewed for its 15th season.

 The real news, however, is that Fox—the network that has had Idol as one of its flagship shows since it debuted in 2002—is finally pulling the plug.

The official announcement came two days before the current season’s scheduled finale, perhaps in a move to boost the show’s ratings, which have been reportedly ailing the past few years.

News of Idol’s upcoming farewell season also became a trending topic on Twitter. While majority of the comments express relief that the show is finally being put out of its misery, Idol has also garnered quite a steady following of fans who have never missed an episode, and they are devastated.

If you’re a part of the latter group—or a member of the former who’d love to remember what the hype was all about in the first place—here’s a roundup of our favorite Idol moments through the years.

Season 1

Kelly Clarkson

Of course it’s hard to forget the show’s first successful winner. In order to fully encapsulate her journey, you need to watch both her audition (featuring a 27-year-old Ryan Seacrest) as well as her finale performance on the Idol stage.

Season 2

Clay Aiken

Fans who were on the Idol bandwagon early enough to see Clay Aiken take on Ruben Studdard in the finale might remember this particularly cheesy performance:

Although Studdard ended up winning that season, Aiken’s rendition of “Bridge Over Troubled Water” is still considered one of the show's best performances to date.

Season 3

Fantasia Barrino

The season when the fantastic Fantasia Barrino took home the idol crown. She truly deserved it, if only for her soulful rendition of "Summertime" while on the floor.

William Hung

If you don’t quite remember this season or that particular moment, then maybe the audition clip of one William Hung might jog your memory.

Season 4

Constantine Maroulis

This was the season that had two rockers do awesomely on the show. The first one is Constantine Maroulis, who did Queen justice with this rendition of “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

Bo Bice

The other one is Bo Bice, who actually went as far as top two that season. His a cappella rendition (which is probably the first time a contestant of the show opted out of having music accompaniment) of “In a Dream” stunned the Idol audience and is regarded as one of the show’s greatest performances.

Carrie Underwood

The title for season 4, however, went to Carrie Underwood.

Season 5

Chris Daughtry

Fans of the show will always remember this season as the one where Chris Daughtry kept singing one hit after another and quickly became a front-runner.

We also remember the moment Daughtry, the obvious crowd favorite, got eliminated from the show he so clearly dominated. 

Katharine McPhee

But that’s OK. Katharine McPhee’s stellar performance of “Over the Rainbow” sort of makes up for ousting Daughtry.

Season 6

Sherman Pore

Our favorite audition of the season has to go to Sherman Pore, who came on just to sing a song for his lady love.

Sanjaya Malakar

Favorite contestant to hate? Definitely Sanjaya Malakar, whose version of “You Really Got Me” got a girl crying (literally). But him singing “Bathwater” while sporting an awkward mohawk was definitely a lot harder to bear.

Jordin Sparks

Thank goodness Jordin Sparks ended the season with a win and an emotional performance of “This Is My Now,” a song that got chosen through Idol's first-ever songwriting contest and which later on became her first official single.

Season 7

Renaldo Lapuz

There's a terrible audition to be watched almost every season, but this one by Renaldo Lapuz is especially atrocious. You can’t look away, though.

David Cook and David Archuleta

It's a good thing we had great singers that year to actually gush over, namely David Cook and David Archuleta. 

The two Davids actually went on to be the season's final contestants. This was the first season to ever have a top two that had never been in the bottom two or three prior to the finale. They were that good. 

Cook eventually won, but rather than witness the winning moment, here’s a video you need to see of a couple of Archuleta diehards reacting to the loss.

Season 8

Scott MacIntrye

It’s hard to not have a special place in your Idol-loving heart for Scott MacIntrye, the first visually impaired finalist on the show.

Kris Allen

It’s also hard not to fall in love with Kris Allen, the season’s winner.

Adam Lambert

In our opinion, however, season 8’s biggest moment was when finalist Adam Lambert sang “Mad World.”

Season 9

Bikini Girl

Apart from being known as the one season when Ellen DeGeneres was a judge, it was also the season of the Bikini Girl.

Andrew Garcia

As incredible as it was to see judge Kara DioGuardi demonstrate singing and get dissed by a contestant, some of the season’s highlights include a performance by Andrew Garcia, whose rendition of former Idol judge Paula Abdul’s “Straight Up” blew minds.

Crystal Bowersox

Another one is “Me and Bobby McGee,” sang by Crystal Bowersox, who went on to be one of that season’s top two finalists.

Season 10

Scotty McCreery

Audition weeks are definitely the best part of Idol. It was the first time we ever met Scotty “Baby Lock ’Em Doors” McCreery.

He actually went on to win that season.

Haley Reinhart

It re-introduced us to the incredibly talented (and former auditioner) Haley Reinhart.

How she was skipped over the previous season is beyond us.

Casey Abrams

And who can forget the wonderful surprise that was Casey Abrams?

His quirky antics and awesome singing style paved the way to his dream match-up with Jack Black.

Season 11

Phillip Phillips

Season 11… aka the season that gave us the gift of Phillip Phillips. I mean, his winning song “Home” was literally everywhere the year he won. And for good reason.

Jessica Sanchez

In our opinion, however, finalist Jessica Sanchez also gave performances so amazing, we wouldn't have minded if she won as well.

Season 12

This season was all about girl power. 

It was the first time all male contestants were eliminated before the females, ensuring that the winner would be a woman after five years of male dominance. It was also the first time the judge’s save wasn't used, since its introduction in season 8. 

Nicki Minaj

It was the season where female judges actively hated on each other. 

Josh Davila

It was the season crowd favorite JDA channeled Adele in the most spectacular fashion.

Candice Glover

In the end, Candice Glover won. Her rendition of “Lovesong” is haunting and unbelievably good.

Season 13

Harry Connick Jr.

This season was the first one Harry Connick Jr. appeared in as a judge, and we love him. He may have saved the show. How? Through awesome and spot-on critiques and lovable moments like this.

Jena Irene

This season, we also got top two finalists who knew what it meant to rock out. Jena Irene definitely brought us to life with her performance:

Caleb Johnson

But it was Caleb Johnson who took home the final prize. Aerosmith’s “Dream On” is not an easy feat to undertake, and the fact that he hit the killer note effortlessly made him a deserving winner.

Season 14

Jax and Clark Beckham

Finally, we've made it to the current season. We've seen a lot of memorable auditions, namely ones by Jax and Clark Beckham, both of which are (spoiler alert) still in this week’s finale, along with finalist Nick Fradiani.

Joey Cook

Other notable moments include the first time we ever heard kooky Joey Cook sing.

Quentin Alexander

But the most exciting moment we’ve ever had prior to the finale that had everybody nervous is this awkward interaction between Harry Connick Jr. and Quentin Alexander.

H/T The Hollywood Reporter | Screengrab via Diva Archives Vol.4/YouTube

Lea Michele honors late 'Glee' costar Cory Monteith on his birthday

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The curtains may have closed on Glee, but that didn't stop star Lea Michele from tweeting in honor of her late ex-boyfriend and costar Cory Montieth on Monday.

Michele tweeted in honor of her late boyfriend's 33rd birthday, amid a day of promoting her new Fox show, Scream Queens

Monteith died in July 2013 from a drug overdose before the fifth season of Glee began filming. Monteith and Michele were both part of an on-screen and off-screen romance.

Fellow Glee star Mark Salling also commemorated the day with a tweet, as well as many fans.

Photo via Rach/Flickr (CC BY 2.0) | Remix by Jason Reed

'Grace and Frankie' get top billing, but Fonda and Tomlin say they're getting salary shaft

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BY CASEY RACKHAM

For Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda, they know women still have a long way to go in film and TV. The proof is in their paychecks.

Prior to the premiere of their new comedy Grace and Frankie, the 9 to 5 actors told Zap2it and other reporters at a Netflix press day that they weren't all smiles when they learned their male co-stars are earning the same amount as them.

According to Tomlin and Fonda, Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston—who play their gay on-screen, soon-to-be ex-husbands—are receiving the same salary even though they aren't the stars or the heart of the show. 

"[Tomlin] found out [Waterston and Sheen] are getting the same salary that we are," says Fonda. "That doesn't make us happy."

Tomlin adds, "No. The show is not Sol and Robert—it's Grace and Frankie." 

When it comes to gender equality and salaries in the entertainment industry, Tomlin and Fonda's story fits into the unfortunate unbalanced pay scale mold. In the midst of the Sony hacks back in Decemeber 2014, it was revealed that both Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams were paid less than their male co-stars, Christian Bale and Bradley Cooper, for their roles in American Hustle.

Adding on to the stories of gender pay gap problems, thanks to the hack, Charlize Theron learned she had received less than her male counterpart, Chris Hemsworth, in Snow White and the Huntsman. Using the disparity to her advantage, the actress reportedly demanded she receive as much as Hemsworth if she was to star in Universal's prequel to the film, The Huntsman.

While Theron was able to negotiate her salary, it's obvious that there's a problem with the fact that she had to battle for equal pay in the first place. For Tomlin and Fonda, both of whom have been in the industry for decades, they are aware that there is still a fight to be fought in the world of film and TV when it comes to gender equality.

"Even in little increments [things for women in film and TV have] changed," says Tomlin. "[But] there's still a lot to do and care about."

At the time of posting, Netflix had no comment in response to Zap2it's request for comment.

Screengrab via Netflix/YouTube

Jean-Claude Van Damme recreates the famous dance scene from 'Kickboxer'

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We already know that Jean-Claude Van Damme can still hit that split, but what about the rest of his moves?

He and Conan O’Brien reminisced about the original Kickboxer movie, especially one scene where Van Damme manages to kick some ass without missing a step with his two dance partners. Or even ruining his hair.

With a Kickboxer sequel in the works, he’s got to get back in shape. Just to start, there’s weights, cardio, and honing in those dancing skills. O’Brien is at least able to help with the lattermost, right down to the two men who want none of that dancing nonsense.

Of course, if O’Brien only wanted to dance with him, he could’ve just asked.

H/T Brobible | Screengrab via Team Coco/YouTube

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