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Would You Watch Jon Gosselin on a Divorced Dads Show?

BuzzSugar — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:30:51 -0700

Would you tune in each week to a show following Jon Gosselin's swingin' single life? Well, some folks will, which is why Gosselin might be starring in Divorced Dad's Club, a series following well-known divorced fathers. TLC is reportedly tired of Gosselin's antics and may be focusing its show more on "Kate's life as a single mom," so Jon might just move on over to a new reality series.

Do you think you'd be curious about what Jon's life as a divorced dad is like? Or is this kind of awful?

TV Tonight: What Not to Wear Takes on Blossom

BuzzSugar — Fri, 29 May 2009 08:30:26 -0700

A lot of the women who end up on TLC's What Not to Wear are stuck wearing the style of a certain decade, and it becomes Stacy and Clinton's job to snap them out of it. I'm always curious how these women come to cling to styles of decades past, whether it's a steadfast commitment to acid-washed jeans or an unwillingness to give up the Doc Martens. But it's pretty clear how the makeover recipient on tonight's season premiere came to get stuck in her style rut, considering that, well, she once played Blossom.

That's right: Mayim Bialik is tonight's guest! In the episode, she claims she dresses the way she does because she's a busy mom with kids, which is a totally fair (and true) excuse. However, once Stacy and Clinton dig into her wardrobe, they discover she's still wearing clothes from her days playing the teenage style icon (or style tragedy, depending on your point of view, but my point of view is that I owned a Blossom-style hat with a big ol' flower on it).

I was a little skeptical when I previewed this episode. I didn't want Stacy and Clinton to turn Bialik into a cookie-cutter Hollywood type. Happily, they totally show her how to update her trademark look so that it fits her current lifestyle. She ends up looking cute and age-appropriate, and it's loads of nostalgic fun.

You can check out a fun clip in which Stacy and Clinton make her do the dance from the opening credits in exchange for keeping an item of clothing when you read more.

Photo courtesy of TLC

Buzz In: Which TLC Shows Inspire You Most?

BuzzSugar — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:30:36 -0800

My colleague lilsugar has been talking to one of the "stars" - the mom! - of TLC's 17 Kids and Counting: The Duggar Family and while I find it fascinating that anyone has had that many kids, I still don't often tune in to watch this show.

Periodically, however, I do find myself glued to some of TLC's other programming like Little People Big World. I'm always inspired by this family composed of both little and average-sized people. They're funny and real and they generally have great attitudes, which sometimes makes me think, "If they have a good attitude about life, then so can I!"

Basically, I watch them because they give me the warm-fuzzies. The Duggars, not as much. Which of the TLC shows do you find inspiring?

Photos courtesy of the Discovery Network, TLC

Does Getting to Know the Contestants Make You Care About Miss America?

BuzzSugar — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:30:05 -0800

Last Friday, TLC premiered a new reality series called Miss America: Countdown to the Crown that follows 52 pageant queens vying for this year's Miss America crown (they did something similar last year).

Each week audiences can tune in to watch the ladies live together on an ocean cruise liner and go through various challenges that are apparently meant to prepare them for the big competition on Jan. 24.

These days, beauty pageants battle to remain relevant now that judging a woman's swimsuit bod and "peace on earth" answers seems a bit . . . retro.

Do you think a reality show will make you care more about the pageant?

Photo courtesy of Discovery Network TLC

What I'm TiVoing Tonight: Rock the Reception

BuzzSugar — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:30:04 -0700

Surely you've seen those YouTube videos of brides, grooms and wedding parties surprising their guests with choreographed dances at wedding receptions. I get a huge kick out of those videos, and to be totally honest I've always fantasized of doing this for my wedding, if/when I get married, so the TLC show Rock the Reception is fast becoming one of my favorite things in the world.

The half-hour show follows couples as they learn a choreographed dance to a song of their choosing and then surprise their guests with it at their wedding receptions. With the exception of some worrisome feuds between some of the engaged couples, it's all so completely feel-good, it actually makes me cry. Why? I can't explain it. But every time I see this show, I'm fine up until the moment the music changes and the surprise dance starts and we see the guests' confusion turn to glee (or stay at confusion). And then, for some crazy reason, I'm crying and smiling at the same time. This ever happen to you? It's weird. I can't help it.

So, I know what I'll be ~~watching in real time~~ TiVoing so I can watch after attending all my hip parties tonight. Have you seen this show? What do you think? To check out a video of one of the most impressive dances, read more.

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Photo courtesy of TLC

Would You Watch a Jennifer Lopez Reality Show?

BuzzSugar — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:34:00 -0700

Jennifer Lopez and her twins have been big - and adorable - news this Spring, and now it's sounding like we'll get a chance to glimpse the babies on a regular basis from the comfort of our couches. Lopez will be creating and starring in her own reality show for TLC showing her juggling her career and her life as a new mom.

I'm a little surprised J. Lo would take this on - and TLC doesn't seem like her kind of network. Then again, maybe it's all part of separating herself from her old image. Could you see yourself watching her show?

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Is Reality TV Better When It's About Unusual Lives?

BuzzSugar — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:30:00 -0700

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. On the other hand, how relaxing is it to sit down in front of the TV after work only to watch other people work? Do you like watching these shows about unusual lives?

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Would You Compete With Your Officemates in a Singing Competition?

BuzzSugar — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:42:46 -0700

When most of us think of singing our hearts out to our favorite tunes, we picture ourselves someplace where we can be alone, like in the shower, and not, say, in the office. But TLC is betting that some folks won't mind singing in front of their coworkers on the channel's new reality competition, The Singing Office.

The show is described as "a tongue-in-cheek singing competition that pits different groups of employees against each other" and will be co-hosted by Dancing With the Stars alums Mel B. and Joey Fatone. Mel B. told the AP that the show isn't meant to be a serious singing competition, but rather "gives people a break from their everyday lives to have some fun with their co-workers."

Still, the details sound nerve-racking, especially if you look around your office right now and try to picture doing the following with the person in the cube next to you:

In each episode, Brown, 32, and Fatone, 31, surprise employees at two separate workplaces with impromptu vocal auditions. They then pick the five best singers. The makeshift groups are trained by pros to perform a song-and-dance routine and compete in front of a studio audience.

What do you think? Are you secretly hoping your office is chosen to sing on national television? Or would that be simply mortifying?

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TV Tonight: Miss America: Reality Check

BuzzSugar — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:30:00 -0800

When TLC got the rights to air Miss America, it wanted to reinvigorate the tired pageant. And it's starting tonight, with a reality show whipping this year's 52 contestants into shape.

Miss America: Reality Check puts the contestants under one roof for four weeks and asks them to complete a series of challenges. The goal: out with the sequins and big hair, in with a new wave of smarter, savvier beauty queens. The pinnacle of the series is the pageant itself, which will air Jan. 26 - and Reality Check viewers will get the chance to vote one of the contestants directly into the finals.

When I first heard TLC was going to do a Miss America reality show, I begged for a What Not to Wear tie-in, and I have to say, TLC has done me one better. Not only will Clinton Kelly and Stacy London appear on the show, but it will be hosted by the only person besides Kelly I'd like to see take on a room full of beauty queens: Michael Urie of Ugly Betty. (I'm assuming Carson Kressley was booked; his own reality show, How to Look Good Naked, premieres tonight on Lifetime). Urie is totally hilarious, and - as half of your favorite platonic duo on TV - great at dealing with drama. I would have been mildly interested in watching anyway, but with Urie involved, it's a must-see.

Will you be tuning in? To check out a preview, just read more.

Photo courtesy of TLC

Will You Watch Miss America on TLC?

BuzzSugar — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 04:30:00 -0700

The Miss America Pageant is homeless no more. Dropped by ABC in 2004, then by Country Music Television this year, the pageant finally found a TV partner this week in TLC. The network inked a deal to air the pageant through 2010, along with a reality series preceding the 2008 pageant that will follow the preparations of the 52 contestants. (I sure hope there's a "What Not to Wear" tie-in.)

TLC seems like a better fit for the pageant than CMT did, but since the broadcast version of Miss America basically fell off the map once ABC dropped it three years ago, I'm wondering if anybody will be watching when the competition airs in January. Are you over Miss America? Or does the new TV deal make you curious to check it out?

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