Monday, Jun. 30, 2008

• Blake Lewis dropped by Arista, but he's working on an LP
  American Idol 6 runner-up Blake Lewis has joined the increasing roster of former contestants dropped from their record labels, but he says he's still working...
• IMG in talks to buy Mark Burnett productions for $250 to $500 million
  Mark Burnett Productions--the company responsible for Survivor, The Apprentice, The Contender, and My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad, among other shows--may soon be sold...
• David Cook calls Jeff Archuleta "a caring, loving father"
  Notorious stage dad and American Idol 7 villain Jeff Archuleta was neither of those things, according to the show's winner, David Cook. "I've never seen...
• Real Housewives expands to Atlanta, New York housewives will all return
  As promised, Bravo is adding yet another edition of its Real Housewives franchise, one that will be set in Atlanta. That's in addition to one...
• Bunim-Murray may produce Project Runway 6
  Bunim-Murray Productions, the production company best known for The Real World, may replace Magical Elves, the producers of Project Runway, for the fashion design show's...
• Audition cities for American Idol 8 announced, include San Juan, Puerto Rico
  Just as soon as it disappears, American Idol lumbers its gigantic ass back into our lives, starting auditions for the show's eighth season next month....
• Warren Sapp may be on Dancing with the Stars
  In a Q&A with Warren Sapp, the recently retired NFL player, the St. Petersburg Times stumbles into some reality TV news: Sapp has been asked...
• Nigel Lythgoe compares Mary Murphy to Paula Abdul
  So You Think You Can Dance has a lot of things going for it, primarily its exceptional talent. But its now-permanent judge Mary Murphy makes...

Tuesday, Jul. 1, 2008

• Election Day follows 11 "real people who make our democracy work"
  On election day in 2004, director Katy Chevigny and her film crews simultaneously followed 11 people across the country, and the result is her new...
• Project Runway 6 is now casting via Craigslist; Lifetime casting for arranged marriage show
  Project Runway 6 has begun casting for its November debut on Lifetime. Ads have appeared on Craigslist sites across the country asking for applications, as...
• HBO's documentary series includes Ganja Queen and Hard Times at Douglas High
  All summer long, HBO is debuting a new documentary film every Monday. This Monday, for example, HBO debuted Ganja Queen, the story of Schapelle Corby,...
• Top Chef 5 may film in Brooklyn this summer
  If reports are correct, Bravo's soon-to-be-marquee series and MTV's formerly signature show will both be filming in Brooklyn this summer. That's because Top Chef 5...

Wednesday, Jul. 2, 2008

• Reality TV School's advice "would seem obvious to any reality-TV glutton"
  Robert Galinsky's New York Reality TV School, which says it "is the only organization of its kind," offers three-hour workshops ($139) and five-week workshops ($299)...
• America's Got Talent, Wipeout lead summer shows
  It's officially summer, and reality TV shows are ruling on broadcast TV. Eight of the the top 20 series last week were reality shows, and...
• Tila Tequila gets rejected; MTV says we "haven't heard the last of Tila"
  A Shot of Love with Tila Tequila 2 ended last night with--surprise, surprise!--a shot at A Shot of Love 3. That's because Tila was rejected...
• Big Brother 10 houseguests are "all strangers"
  For the first time since the third season of Big Brother, no one in the cast will have a pre-existing relationship, executive producer Allison Grodner...

Thursday, Jul. 3, 2008

• Comedy Central will mock other shows in its first reality competition Reality Bites Back
  In a few weeks, Comedy Central will debut its first reality series, one that both satirizes other shows and is a genuine competition. While the...
• Busty Heart's talent of breaking objects with her breasts is uncensored online
  If you have any questions as to why America's Got Talent 3 is the summer's number-one show, Tuesday night, look no further than Tuesday's episode,...
• Tila writes "Kristy is fake! Used me to get on TV!"; Kristy "started to emotionally break down"
  On Tuesday, after the finale of A Shot of Love with Tila Tequila 2 aired and the world saw Tila get rejected by Kristy, Tila...
• Weinstein e.mails ask L'Oreal for $6-8 million to sponsor Runway, say Tresemme is out
  A Village Voice reporter found documents from Harvey Weinstein in a recycling bin on the street, and among those documents are e.mail messages about sponsorships...

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