Monday, Aug. 31, 2009

• The Mole's first season is on Hulu
  If you've never watched The Mole, you now officially have no excuse. The entire first season, which has been on DVD for some time, is...
• Big Brother producers kill time with ironic footage of the houseguests
  I skipped last Sunday's Big Brother episode entirely, and missed nothing, and I wish I'd done the same this week, but procrastination made me desperate....
• Survivor Samoa's older cast "lost a couple of people to evacuations," Probst says
  The larger cast on Survivor Samoa may have not affected the game, as host Jeff Probst suggested in a recent interview that two were evacuated....
• Pakistani man drowns during advertiser's "promotional tie" reality show
  A Pakistani man participating in a competition sponsored by a shampoo company died in Thailand after he drowned during a challenge. The AP reported that...
• Mick Trimming: "sometimes instinctively, I'll put the needs of others before my own"
  This is the first of my Survivor Samoa interviews, which will be archived together, and you can now explore past seasons on similar pages, complete...
• X-Factor contestant Steve gets a massive erection during his audition
  The first episode of The X-Factor offered amazing singer Danyl, and the second episode gave the world 50-year-old Steve, who said before his audition, "I...
• Family reality show woes: Shark Tank now beating CBS' weak There Goes the Neighborhood after NBC's Road Trip ends
  Last November, CBS paid "a premium fee" for Mike Fleiss' reality show There Goes the Neighborhood, according to Variety. Was it worth it? And why...
• Jon Gosselin ironically says "media and tabloids" are "exploiting" his kids for "financial gain"
  Jon Gosselin is actually accusing the media and tabloids of trying to profit off of his children. That may be true, but the irony is...
• Audrina Patridge "almost done with The Hills"
  After announcing last March that she was leaving The Hills for her own reality series produced by Mark Burnett, Audrina Patridge is completing her work...
• Paula Abdul: "I stand on principle where many people stand on money"
  Paula Abdul has broken her post-quitting silence in a not-quite-coherent interview with TV Guide. After complimenting herself--"I feel like I have been such a big,...

Tuesday, Sep. 1, 2009

• Showtime turning The L Word into a reality series that will follow six L.A. lesbians
  Showtime's drama The L Word ended last spring, but it is turning the show into a reality series: The Real L Word: Los Angeles. Produced...
• Marisa Calihan: "I am very expressive, and if I don't like something, you can see it all over my face"
  This is the second in a series of interviews with Survivor Samoa cast members. Marisa Calihan is kind of impossible not to like. Although Marisa...
• Duggars announce that they're having a 19th kid, because 18 were just not enough
  A year ago, TLC debuted another large family reality show called 17 Kids and Counting. Emphasis on the last word: the show's title changed to...
• Julie Chen would host Big Brother for 10 more years: "no one can get that wooden delivery like me"
  Julie Chen has been hosting CBS' Big Brother for 10 years and 11 seasons, and isn't sure about the show's future or her own. "I...
• 19 Recordings signs Danny Gokey, the first time ever it has signed all final four
  Conspicuously unsigned American Idol 8 finalist Danny Gokey has signed a record deal with 19 Entertainment, making season eight "the first time in the show's...

Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2009

• Real Housewives of New York taping again with all six women
  After unsubstantiated rumors that The Real Housewives of New York City might be replaced because they wanted six-figure salaries, the show has resumed production with...
• Avril Lavigne guest judging Idol as Neil Patrick Harris calls industry judges "a weird mistake"
  Avril Lavigne is going to take some time away from being irrelevant to guest judge American Idol 9 in Los Angeles, according to EW. She'll...
• Jerry Springer hosting 10-week live Las Vegas America's Got Talent show
  America's Got Talent 4's winner and performers will star in a 10-week live stage show at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, and former host Jerry...
• Pandora's box highlights houseguests' greed as POV leaves Jeff and Jordan up for eviction
  In this hit or miss season of Big Brother, last night's episode was definitely a hit, thanks to the mystery room in the HOH room....
• Natalie White: "I do want to make new friends. I love that."
  This is the third in a series of interviews with Survivor Samoa cast members. Natalie White was recruited for Survivor Samoa after trying out for...
• Tek appears in Hell's Kitchen weeks after being eliminated, probably because of editing error
  A contestant who left Hell's Kitchen three weeks ago was seen working in the kitchen for a few seconds during Tuesday night's episode. Gordon Ramsay...

Thursday, Sep. 3, 2009

• Yasmin Giles: "if speaking my mind gets me thrown off, so be it...I won't compromise who I am"
  This is the fourth in a series of interviews with Survivor Samoa cast members. I want to make Yasmin Giles' laugh my ringtone, because it's...
• MTV pulls Making His Band, House of Jazmin; orders 16 and Pregnant spin-off Teen Mom
  MTV has pulled Making His Band and House of Jazmin from its schedule, although Diddy says his show will return Sept. 12, airing Saturdays. The...
• The Cove documentary may have stopped dolphin slaughter in Japan
  The Cove, a new, well-reviewed documentary that chronicles the secret slaughter of dolphins in Taiji, Japan, may have actually had an impact on the practice....
• Jim Verraros getting married Sunday to a man he met on MySpace
  If you're holding on to a reality star crush and wondering if you should just go for it and send them a message on MySpace...
• Tracy McGrady's trip to Darfur chronicled in new documentary 3 Points
  Houston Rockets player Tracy "T-Mac" McGrady recently changed his jersey number from 1 to 3, connecting his basketball with his humanitarian work, and specifically to...

Friday, Sep. 4, 2009

• Mike Borassi: "I've got to show them I'm not the old man here"
  This is the fifth in a series of interviews with Survivor Samoa cast members. Jeff Probst has predicted that Mike Borssai won't last long on...
• Jeff gets got got, goes, while Pandora's box will return to maybe sort of do something
  After making the biggest move in the Big Brother 11 house a few weeks ago and then turning on his own alliance, Jeff was backstabbed...
• Bob and Jillian will work together, not compete, on The Biggest Loser 8
  After essentially competing against one another for six seasons on The Biggest Loser, Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels will work together to train this season's...
• Catch up on Whale Wars, Dirty Jobs, 16 and Pregnant during Labor Day marathons
  This is Past Forward, a look at last week and the week ahead: The Past Last week started with the host of an upcoming MTV...

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