Monday, Dec. 29, 2008

• Sea Shepherd, whalers' boats collide; Whale Wars was Animal Planet's most-watched show
  Whale Wars ended its first season as Animal Planet's most-popular series ever, and if a Friday confrontation between Sea Shepherd and Japanese whalers is any...
• The City, Bromance debut as Hills ratings fall
  A week after The Hills' fourth-season finale, MTV debuts two spin-offs: the creatively titled The City, which debuts at 10 p.m. ET and follows Whitney...
• 2008's most popular reality TV stories and shows
  When I talked with Marcus Lehman in Gabon last June, I had no idea that his penis would generate more interest than any other story...

Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008

• Introducing a DVR-safe RSS feed and other ways to read reality blurred
  Every day, I realize how awesome it is to have people read my writing, reporting, and non-stop bitching about the stuff I watch on TV....
• Operation Filmmaker, Cat Dancers, Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway, and other documentaries now airing
  If you're looking for some intellectual stimulation with your entertainment during this brief time before the onslaught of new shows hits, several networks are airing...
• Bret Michaels "pretty sure" he's done with Rock of Love after three seasons
  Rock of Love 3--which debuts on Sunday at 9 following a mid-fall delay in production because of a fatal accident caused by a crew member--will...
• The City's "fake reality is more real than you might think"
  Not that there was any question, but The City, which debuted last night on MTV, is just as set-up and fake as the series that...
• The year in reality TV, 2008
  Another 12 months have evaporated. The year started with American Gladiators, trudged along with a dull-ass American Idol season that even its lead judge admitted...

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