Oct 14, 2009 -
ABC adds Benjamin Bratt to its Modern Family — TV Squad
Like Roxie's bedroom on Eastwick? Here's how to get the look — CasaSugar
Jordin Sparks covers Katy Perry's Hot 'N' Cold — HitFix
Tommy Lee Jones joins Matthew McConaughey for Lincoln Lawyer — MTV Movies Blog
The new Bachelor is announced! [drumroll] He's last season's reject, Jake — PopWatch
SNL dish: Tracy Morgan has fighting words for his former costars — Defamer
Amy Poehler talks about Parks and Recreation and her knife-fight with New Kids on the Block — TV.com
Exclusive photo of Gavin Rossdale on Criminal Minds — Watch With Kristin
Rashida Jones's graphic novel is being made into a film!
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Jun 05, 2009 -
This was not a good week for me and reality TV. First, the fabulous Natalie Reid got sent home early in the Vegas rounds of So You Think You Can Dance without so much as a chance to dance for her life. Hoping to cleanse my palate from that surprise elimination, I flipped over to Make Me a Supermodel, only to see Branden — admittedly hot, but my least favorite of the remaining three — go home with the modeling contract and the $100,000.
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Mar 25, 2009 -
On Tuesday, Dancing With the Stars sent home its latest celebrity after a special hour long results show. Tomorrow, American Idol will do the same.Those two shows have results episodes just for revealing who's heading home — usually with a lot of recapping, special performances, and filler along the way.
I understand why results shows exist — it's tough to have audience voting determine who goes home otherwise, though a few shows have tried that.
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Oct 15, 2008 -
First, reality TV hosts got their own Emmy category. Now, it looks like judges aren't far behind. The head of the group in charge of the Emmys recently told reporters that reality TV judges soon will be eligible for an Emmy of their own.
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Sep 28, 2008 -
I got a kick this week out of a piece Slate did on the doomed reality show contestants who have been voted or kicked off in the first episode, complete with tips on how to avoid their fate. At first I struggled to remember a single first contestant, but then this piece reminded me of Jerry and Nimma from Bravo's Project Runway and Top Chef.
If you are planning on competing on one of these reality shows, these are some pretty good tips for sticking around for more than one episode.
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Aug 27, 2008 -
Well, it might not actually be that complicated: Rumor has it Denise Richards's reality show on E!, Denise Richards: It's Complicated, may be getting the axe. This isn't too surprising, seeing as the show is pretty lame, and most of you said you didn't want to watch it in the first place.
This is at least partially due to the subject matter (do that many people care about Denise Richards?) but it makes me wonder if there are any celebrities that people would like to watch in their "real" habitats every week.
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Jun 10, 2008 -
We've got some fun reality TV news today: my favorite member of Queer Eye For the Straight Guy's Fab Five, Ted Allen, will get his very own TV show on the Food Network, called Food Detectives. I love that guy, and could probably watch him all day.
I can't say the same about Brody Jenner who will be starring in his own reality show, Bromance, in which a bunch of guys will vie for Brody's friendship, with the elimination ceremonies taking place in .
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Jun 04, 2008 -
So you wanna be a professional reality show contestant. It seems like a pretty easy gig — just be an exaggerated version of yourself while singing/racing around the world/working for Donald Trump. There's just one catch: First, you have to get cast, and you just can't seem to make the cut.
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Apr 10, 2008 -
Until some news around TLC's programming came out this week, I never gave a lot of thought to a reality TV subgenre that TLC likes to call "unusual lives." The set includes shows like LA Ink — that's star Kat Von D at left — and American Chopper, and anything else that showcases people working in non-mainstream professions. (TLC has new "unusual lives" shows on the way about a bikini maker and a class at a makeup academy.)
It's kind of a neat little genre of reality TV, more like mini-documentaries than about throwing a bunch of people in a house together and seeing who explodes.
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Mar 17, 2008 -
Sam Raimi, writer/director of The Evil Dead, A Simple Plan and Spider-Man 3 (among other stuff), is a busy guy. In addition to directing a horror flick (Drag Me to Hell) and creating an action/fantasy TV series (Wizard's First Rule), he's decided that the world also needs another reality TV show. A reality show that's kind of like Fear Factor, but shot like a horror movie.
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