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Year 2009

 

Rate Review: 'Pitchmen'

Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com external link    Tue, Apr 14

 CA But it is less a glimpse into their lives than it is an extension of such earlier bring-us-your-gadget reality shows as "American Inventor" and "The Dragon's Den." In each episode, the pair will pick a couple of products to sell, and we get to see how ...

Rate NOW how much would you pay?

Original at Shelbyville Times-Gazette external link    Fri, Apr 10

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 TN Like the Simon Cowell-produced "American Inventor," which aired a few years back on ABC, "Pitchmen" showcases would-be inventors, who will try to convince Mays and Sullivan that their products are worthy of the infomercial treatment. ...

Rate Doug Hall to teach at UMaine

Original at Mainebiz Daily external link    Tue, Mar 24

Since Hall's years as a "master marketing inventor" at Procter & Gamble, Hall has helped companies including Nike, American Express and Coca-Cola to develop new products. A judge on ABC's "American Inventor" reality show, Hall started his first ...

Rate Springtime in Paris with Harvey Milk

Original at Bay Area Reporter external link    Wed, Mar 4

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 CA Manderson is also the host of the hit summer reality show American Inventor on ABC. Prior to ABC7, he anchored a local morning news program in Philadelphia, and provided live coverage of special interest stories in his own segment, Manderson in the ...

Rate Peter Jones Launches The 2008 Essence Of The Entrepreneur ...

Original at uk.video.yahoo.com external link    Wed, Mar 4

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Dragons’ Den and American Inventor star Peter Jones will today launch the Essence of the Entrepreneur, a competition aimed at entrepreneurs who ... uk.video.yahoo.com

Rate Inventors gather in Burnaby

Original at StarPhoenix external link    Wed, Jan 28

 Canada - These days, shows like CBC's Dragons' Den and ABC's American Inventor have given modern inventors the chance to bring their dreams to life in a big way. ...

Rate OBVIA.biz Offers Bailout for American Inventors - PR Newswire

Original at prnewswire.com external link    Mon, Jan 12

OBVIA.biz Offers Bailout for American Inventors PR Newswire (press release), NY - To that end, Keeley has come up with his own idea: He calls it "The Great American Inventor Rescue." Between now and February, his firm will waive its ...

Rate the original three 'AMERICAN IDOL' JUDGES

Original at St. Louis Post-Dispatch external link    Sun, Jan 11

  United States - Cowell was executive producer of "American Inventor" (2006-07) and produces "America's Got Talent." He created the singing group Il Divo and made a ...

Rate Cycling News Roundup - 22 December 2008

Original at Daily Peloton external link    Mon, Dec 22

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 - Originally seen on the reality television show American Inventor, it has been redesigned with a total weight capacity rating of 75 pounds and comes with a ...

Rate Claw Bike Storage From ABC's "American Inventor" Available For Pre-Order [Storage]

Original at Gizmodo external link    Thu, Nov 6

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By Sean Fallon If you caught ABC's "American Inventor" last season you may remember "The Gladiator Claw" bicycle storage device as one of the finalists. Well, the folks behind the Claw have used the startup money earned from the show to turn their idea of a push-button catch and release storage hook into...

Rate ABC diving into The Shark Tank

Original at TV Squad external link    Wed, Sep 3

 CA - This is ABC's second reality show for entrepreneurs, but it also has a connection to the first, American Inventor. That show was helmed by Simon Cowell and ...

Rate Wii Loop Machine turns to TV millionaires for funding, fails

Original at Nintendo Wii Fanboy external link    Tue, Aug 19

By Chris Greenhough For the uninitiated, Dragon's Den follows a similar concept to American Inventor -- hopeful entrepreneurs line up in front of unimaginably rich businessmen and beg for funding to assist their zany ideas, while we smugly laugh at their ...

Rate Amuso.com - Reality TV Comes To Your Home

Original at Killer Startups external link    Tue, Jul 15

 FL - The likes of American Idol, that Pussy Cat Dolls show, America’s Got Talent, American Inventor, America’s Next Top Model, and the list goes on and on and on ...

Rate Yahoo! Stock Quotes

Original at Big Sky Business Journal external link    Thu, Jun 19

 MT - Hall is best known as one of the judges in the first series of the ABC television show “American Inventor.” He is also known for his energetic presentations ...

Rate Students pitch breakfast blueprints

Original at Northwest Herald external link    Sat, May 31

 IL - Miller said she was inspired to create the panel after watching the reality TV show “American Inventor.” Panel members said they were impressed with what ...

Rate AMERICAN INVENTOR by Jerry Saltz

Original at Artnet external link    Wed, May 28

 NY - In fact, everything he made, good or bad -- and many think his late work is junk -- has an edge of wit, optical nerve and invention. ...

Rate Peter Jones Unveils Government-Backed Plans to Teach Teenagers how ... - Earthtimes

Original at Earthtimes.org external link    Tue, Mar 11

Peter Jones Unveils Government-Backed Plans to Teach Teenagers how ... Earthtimes, UK - Mar 11, 2008 His television work has also taken him to the US with "American Inventor," which can currently be seen in the UK on Virgin 1. The Plans for the NEA have won ...

Rate American Inventor - Mirror.co.uk

Original at Sunday Mirror external link    Tue, Feb 26

American Inventor Mirror.co.uk, UK - Meanwhile, Peter Jones, off Dragons' Den (who invented the idea for this rather similar show), looks appalled by practically everything and even makes ...

Rate Virgin1 Picks Up FME’s American Inventor - World Screen News

Original at World Screen News external link    Thu, Feb 7

Virgin1 Picks Up FME’s American Inventor  NY - Feb 7, 2008 The deal covers two seasons of the prime-time reality show, which is from business tycoon Peter Jones and his company Peter Jones TV and American Idol judge ...

Rate 'American Inventor' heads to Virgin1 - Digital Spy

Original at digitalspy.co.uk external link    Wed, Feb 6

American Inventor' heads to Virgin1 By Dave West, Media Correspondent Virgin1 is bringing American Inventor and ex-Dragons' Den panelist Peter Jones to the UK. In 24 hour-long episodes, ... Virgin Media buys rights to air American Inventor Brand Republic (subscription)

Year 2007

 

Rate Bulletball Gets Last Laugh On American Inventor

Original at Reality TV Magazine external link    Tue, Dec 18

By Joe One of the decisions questioned was how the judges told inventor Marc Griffin to give up on his Bulletball game. Judge Mary Lou Quinlan told Griffin, “You’ve told us that you’ve given twenty-six years of your life to this game. ...

Rate American Inventor - George Foreman = YouBeTheVC

Original at Mashable! external link    Wed, Nov 14    3 related articles

By Mark 'Rizzn' Hopkins An interesting twist on American Inventor is coming today to, not to network TV (although now would be a great time to pitch it to the networks, given the WGA strike), but to the internet. They’re turning the process of launching an ...

Rate Heroes: Four months later, "Yatta!" becomes "Dai pinchi!"

Original at TVgasm external link    Wed, Sep 26

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By tam(tam.u.vo@gmail.com) New York City Claire's new high school, science class Somewhere in Honduras, or South America in general New York New York City, by the familiar red staircase sculpture Peter's old apartment in New York We're going to America! The Deveaux building, New York

Rate [User Submitted] InventorSpot.com - Website for American Inventor Reality Show

Original at TV.com external link    Mon, Aug 13

InventorSpot.com is most popular website for independent inventors and fans of American Inventor.

Rate What's up with all these Brits on American reality TV? - Louisville Courier-Journal

Original at Louisville Courier-Journal external link    Thu, Aug 9

What's up with all these Brits on American reality TV?  KY - What about "American Inventor," on which a London businessman named Peter Jones passes judgment? It's "American Inventor," not "British Inventor. ...

Rate SFist Watches: Your Locals On Reality TV

Original at SFist external link    Mon, Aug 6

By Rain Over on "American Inventor," Camarillo, California contestant (who auditioned in San Francisco) Greg Chavez took home the big prize with his "Guardian Angel" Christmas tree topper which is supposed to put out fires. Maybe we missed it, ...

Rate Televison. American Inventor. I Wanted the Bra to Win!

Original at Second City Style external link    Thu, Aug 2

By Lauren Dimet Lately this summer I've been enjoying the National Pastime - Watching TV. I saw one of the recent American Inventor programs and of the 3 finalists: 1. There was a firefighter, Gregg Chavez, with an invention called The Gardian Angel. ...

Rate Greg Chavez wins American Inventor 2 for his angel-shaped ...

Original at reality blurred external link    Wed, Aug 1

By Andy Dehnart Here's how I imagine Simon Cowell invented his ABC reality show, American Inventor 2: He thought to himself, "You know what's missing from American Idol? Long, tedious periods of silence, awkward pauses, and time-wasting moments that ...

Rate American Inventor Season Finale

Original at Reality TV Magazine external link    Tue, Jul 31

By Joe Reality American Inventor's" panel of expert judges are businessman/former heavyweight champion/ordained minister George Foreman, British tycoon Peter Jones, entrepreneur Pat Croce and Spanx creator Sara Blakely. Nick Smith hosts. The series is produced by FremantleMedia North America...

Rate Recap: American Inventor: EZT4U, or Why Our Country Can't Spell

Original at TVgasm external link    Mon, Jul 23

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We are one week closer to someone winning a million dollars and then quickly spiraling downwards into reality-television obscurity. I've decided to put this week's "inventions" to the wedding gift test: If this show claims to choose an invention that will change America, each of these p...

Rate What You've Been Missing on TV This Summer

Original at A Socialite's Life external link    Thu, Jul 19

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By klondon American Inventor. The first contestant guaranteed that the show started with a bang. The bang of my remote smashing into my television set after I threw it in complete disgust. This woman doesn't even belong on this show but I am going to talk about her because I have learned that when I bottle...

Rate Local inventor makes pitch on network television

Original at WPDE external link    Wed, Jul 18

Wednesday night on ABC’s show American Inventor, a Conway man had his chance to show off his invention before a national audience.

Rate American Inventor Houston And Tampa Auditions

Original at Reality TV Magazine external link    Wed, Jul 11    5 related articles

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By Joe Reality However, things once again went south with a wave of rejected inventors.  The American Inventor judges said no to Michael Osayi who invented the Scramblers 10 game, Virginia Gentile who invented the Pet Jacuzzi, and Khaled Abusaif who invented the Car Zoogler.

Rate American Inventor Houston And Tampa Auditions

Original at Reality TV Magazine external link    Wed, Jul 11

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By Joe Reality is your source for American Inventor news.  For other great American Inventor news, please also check out SirLinksALot: American Inventor. The American Inventor Houston and Tampa auditions didn’t start off very well. The American Inventor judges turned away Charles Amyx who invented t...

Rate Recap: American Inventor: Apparently, "Drownded" is a Word.

Original at TVgasm external link    Mon, Jul 2

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This week on Why Japan Kicks our Ass in the World of Technology: I am sorry to report that our judges have not been replaced with four poo-flinging monkeys. New York has completely failed to live up to expectations (thanks, Black Cougar, for trying). Chicago's going strong. Finalists for the...

Rate American Inventor Judges Select New York And Chicago Winners

Original at Reality TV Magazine external link    Wed, Jun 27

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By Joe Reality is your source for American Inventor news.  For other great American Inventor news, please also check out SirLinksALot: American Inventor. Not many inventors had success during the New York and Chicago American Inventor auditions. Wigberto Delgado invented the Urinator, which was a de...

Rate 'American Inventor': Is it really that taxing to lift a toilet lid?

Original at From Inside the Box external link    Wed, Jun 27

By Sarah Jersild Welcome back to American Inventor, intones host Nick Smith. The judges saw thousands of inventors in Chicago and New York, but chose only the best as finalists. The producers, however, chose to spend the bulk of their time showing us. ...

Rate An insult with an accent - Richmond Times Dispatch

Original at inrich.com external link    Thu, Jun 21

An insult with an accent Richmond Times Dispatch, VA - 8 pm Tuesdays) Peter Jones of ABC's "American Inventor," a contest to find the next great inventor and his (or her) invention. ...

Rate Suffolk inventors pitch 'hoop hat' on national TV

Original at Newsday external link    Tue, Jun 19

For two Suffolk men, the road to American Inventor, an ABC-TV show that exhibits some of the nation's most novel and nutty inventions, was all in their heads.

Rate American Inventor: The Search for the Next Great Invention - Design News

Original at Design News external link    Fri, Jun 15    8 related articles

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American Inventor: The Search for the Next Great Invention  MA - The panel of judges, which includes George Foreman, Peter Jones, Pat Croce and Sara Blakely, will narrow down the initial entries and choose one finalist ...

Rate Recap: American Inventor: It's All Gonna Be Alright

Original at TVgasm external link    Sat, Jun 9

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Letter from the Editor: As you know, we have been searching long and hard to put together a roster of fierce writers to keep you out of that god awful sun for the Summer. Inside? Good. Now, please welcome our newest playa to the plate, the one, the only...T.Vo!! by T.Vo "It's back! The biggest inventi...

Rate Simon’s American Inventor Returns Tonight

Original at Idol Stalker external link    Wed, Jun 6

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By Jeanne American Idol judge, Simon Cowell, has the new season of American Inventor to think about. With barely two weeks’ between the season finale of Idol and the beginning of Inventor, Simon is a very busy man. He’s also estimated to be worth $200 million. That’s quite an accomplishment given the f...

Rate TV Junkie: 'American Inventor' Premieres; Cornell on Leno; Artie on Letterman

Original at LAist external link    Wed, Jun 6

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By tomdog Tonight - Wednesday - June 6th, 2007 Twins @ Angels (Fox Sports, 7:00 p.m.) American Inventor (ABC, 9:00 p.m.) Series premiere! Inventors in LA and SF vie for $1 million Dateline NBC (NBC, 9:00 p.m.) Twisted teenage love triange (is there any other kind?)

Rate We Grill George Foreman About American Inventor - TV Guide

Original at TV Guide external link    Tue, Jun 5

We Grill George Foreman About American Inventor  - What's your style going to be for American Inventor? Foreman: It's funny — Peter Jones, a tough judge on the show, said, "George, are you going to vote yes ...

Rate Simon Cowell talks about the new "identity" of 'American Inventor 2'

Original at Reality TV World external link    Thu, May 24

Rate Inventing New Idols: Simon Cowell on 'American Inventor' Season Two - New York Post

Original at New York Post external link    Thu, May 24

Inventing New Idols: Simon Cowell on 'American Inventor' Season Two  NY - Pat and Peter [Jones] are quite tough to please but that's what we needed on the show this year. We didn't ask them to be mean or anything like that. ...

Rate America's got Sharon Osbourne again

Original at TVgasm external link    Fri, Apr 20

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In the early years of this new century, we Americans have gotten used to being judged on foreign-imported network talent shows by panels including one middle-level American professional, one birdbrained or drug-addled female and one nasty witty British queen (see American Idol, Ame...

Rate American Inventor 2 Announces Judges & Host

Original at Reality TV Magazine external link    Wed, Mar 21

By Joe Reality American Inventor" is produced by FremantleMedia North America, Simon Cowell's Syco Television and Peter Jones TV Ltd. Simon Cowell, Cecile Frot-Coutaz, Siobhan Greene, Peter Jones and Clay Newbill are executive producers. Dug James and Tabitha Hansen are co-executive producers.

Rate American Inventor gets re-invented

Original at TVgasm external link    Wed, Mar 21

Simon Cowell's American Inventor is getting an extreme makeover when it returns for a second season. Former heavyweight champ and grill hawker Georghe Foreman wiloljudge, along with former talk show host Pat Croce and inventor Sara Blakely. Gone are tough guy adman Ed Evangelista, weep...

Rate American Inventor Conducting Casting Calls For Season Two

Original at Reality TV Magazine external link    Wed, Mar 14

By Joe Reality Producers of American Inventor are coming to a major city near you as they get ready to kick off the second season of the popular ABC program. A nationwide search to discover the ultimate in homespun ingenuity will make one... Producers of "American Inventor" are coming to a major city near you...

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