Monday, Jul. 12, 2010

• Real Housewives Get Personal is reminiscent of MTV's '90s Real World books
  If there was any doubt in my mind that The Real Housewives is the new Real World--or at least, The Real World for people who've...
• Tila Tequila no longer doing Celebrity Rehab
  Despite desperately needing professional help, Tila Tequial will not be a cast member on the fourth season of Celebrity Rehab. Radar reports that "'No,' was...
• Big Brother gets a showmance, dumb alliance, and a punishment that makes Survivors laugh
  After the second episode of Big Brother 12, I'm on the verge of a rant about this season's twist, but I'll save that for Thursday,...
• Adam Gertler has two new shows: Kid in a Candy Store, Next Food Network Star after show
  Two years ago, Adam Gertler was on The Next Food Network Star's fourth season, and became its runner-up. This week, he has two new series...
• Steven from BB10 may be back on Big Brother
  It looks like forgettable Big Brother 10 houseguest turned hardcore gay porn star Steven Daigle is returning to the Big Brother house. This weekend, he...

Tuesday, Jul. 13, 2010

• Ryan Seacrest, Julianne Hough photographed making out
  Former Dancing with the Stars pro Julianne Hough and American Idol host Ryan Seacrest were photographed making out on Ryan's yacht in Portofino, Italy. That...
• New Jersey housewives finally have their fight
  The big event teased since the start of The Real Housewives of New Jersey's second season--the Danielle Staub versus Teresa Guidice fight with assault courtesy...
• The Hills fakes its own death tonight
  After six seasons and four years of just-plausible-enough fake drama, The Hills ends tonight. Also tonight, its spin-off, The City, concludes its second and perhaps...
• Are this year's Big Brother houseguests related to previous houseguests? (Probably not)
  A conspiracy theory among Big Brother 12 watchers that the current houseguests may be connected to previous seasons' houseguests is backed up by some evidence,...
• Project Runway 8 designers' names leaked; Lifetime releases an HBO-esque trailer
  A Project Runway 8 challenge held in late June was open to the public, and thus members of the public now know who the designers...

Wednesday, Jul. 14, 2010

• Prisoner filmed prison life, abuse with smuggled video camera
  At 8 p.m. ET, HBO 2 debuts a documentary filmed largely by a prisoner using a contraband video camera. An Omar Broadway Film is named...
• Hills' final scene cleverly acknowledges its fakeness
  The Hills ended its sixth and final season last night with a clever scene that acknowledged how scripted, fake, and overly produced it has become....
• Phil Harris' final Deadliest Catch episode full of raw emotion, exceptional artistry
  At the same time that a ridiculously fake reality series was ending, an incredibly real storyline was coming to a close on another series. Deadliest...
• Justin Bieber, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Penn and Teller will be on second season of Shaq Vs.
  ABC has announced the cast for its second season of Shaq Vs., which is modifying its format slightly to allow Shaq to challenge non-athletes, too,...
• Colby Donaldson-hosted Top Shot renewed, casting for its second season
  Top Shot, History's first reality competition series, has been renewed for a second season, I've learned, and is now casting. When host and former Survivor...
• Tool Academy cast member arrested for having sex with 15-year-old
  Chasyn Rance, a cast member on Tool Academy's third season who quit during the first episode, has been arrested for having sex with a 15-year-old...
• Record viewership for Phil Harris' final episode; "Redemption Day" montage now online
  Tuesday's episode of Deadliest Catch, which ended with the death of Cornelia Marie captain Phil Harris, was the series highest-rated episode ever in addition to...

Thursday, Jul. 15, 2010

• Big Brother houseguests make out, mangle words, and zzzzzzzzzzzz
  Despite the producers' actions as "the saboteur," Big Brother 12 limped through its third episode, with only misspellings and glops of white goo hitting people...
• Work of Art may ejaculate on the art world, but it's Bravo's best competition since Top Chef
  Work of Art is, quite simply, Bravo's best competition series since Top Chef. While nearly all of the competition series have followed the same template--Top...
• America's Got Talent fail: first results show runs late, viewers pick sob stories over talent
  America's Got Talent 5 failed in a big way last night during its first results show, running late and cutting off the critical moment, never...

Friday, Jul. 16, 2010

• Kathy Griffin reacts to Levi Johnston reuniting with Bristol Palin
  This week's news that Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston are back together prompted this reaction from Kathy Griffin, who visited her fake boyfriend and one-time...
• Another SYTYCD dancer eliminated due to injury
  So You Think You Can Dance lost its second dancer to injury this week, having eliminated Alex Wong last week. Ashley Galvan was automatically placed...
• American Idol 10 auditions begin as producers discuss their pre-screening process
  American Idol 10 auditions begin tomorrow in Nashville, but for those waiting in line, the auditions have already begun. That's because, unsurprisingly, producers begin screening...
• Big Brother 12's lame, recycled twist crumbles as saboteur Annie is voted out
  Big Brother 12's ill-conceived and thinly veiled regurgitation of a previous twist is over, as Annie Whittington was voted out by a unanimous vote. Julie...
• Next week: SYTYCD turns 150, RuPaul's Drag Race gets a spin-off, plus animal hoarders
  Past/forward took a week off for reality blurred's 10th anniversary last Friday, but it's back! Aren't you excited? The Past This past week, summer officially...

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