Jack Osbourne is in rehab. 17-year-old Jack Osbourne, star of The Osbournes and music promoter, has been in rehab since last Wednesday and is currently in detox. He checked himself into Las Encinas Hospital, a facility that “specializes in drug addiction and psychiatric care,” according to MTV. The Sun has published photographs of Jack checking… continue reading
Archives for April 2003
Joe Millionaire’s Sarah’s Playboy pics don’t include full frontal nudity.
Joe Millionaire’s Sarah’s Playboy pics don’t include full frontal nudity. June’s issue of Playboy features Joe Millionaire finalist and foot fetish film star Sarah Kozer on the cover, but don’t expect a pictorial that shows her private parts. Sarah “only agreed to pose for Playboy if the photos entailed no full-frontal nudity,” the AP reports…. continue reading
next House show: singles will search for love in Jane Austen’s time.
next House show: singles will search for love in Jane Austen’s time. The UK’s Channel 4 is planning a new historical immersion reality TV show that will place participants in 1811, the Regency period of English history that was captured in Jane Austen’s novels and populated by people including Lord Byron and Napoleon. In an… continue reading
Simon will appear on The Simpsons.
Simon will appear on The Simpsons. American Idol and Pop Idol judge Simon Cowell is following in Tony Blair’s footsteps by becoming a character on The Simpsons. On an episode involving Maggie getting into nursery school, Simon “will play a nursery school admissions officer who insults toddler applicants,” the BBC reports. Also, Simon’s book about… continue reading
Real Cancun lands in 10th place, averaging $933 per theatre.
Real Cancun lands in 10th place, averaging $933 per theatre. The Real Cancun, the first reality movie to be released, didn’t do well over the weekend. Landing in 10th place, it earned $2.1 million, earning an average of $933 in each theatre that showed it. According to Box Office Guru, the film cost around $8… continue reading
MTV staying at UCSC for Frat. Life 2.
MTV staying at UCSC for Frat. Life 2. After a trial run filming the Delta Omega Chi fraternity at the University of California Santa Cruz, MTV has announced that “they expect to stay for the remainder for the quarter,” the Santa Cruz Sentinel quotes an MTV spokesperson as saying. The university “does not have a… continue reading
Trista, Ryan, Andrew Firestone attend White House Correspondents Dinner.
Trista, Ryan, Andrew Firestone attend White House Correspondents Dinner. ABC, whose entertainment chairman Lloyd Braun recently admitted the network was “inconsistent with our strategy” and said he “would give us a slap on the face for doing all this reality stuff,” invited The Bachelor 3‘s Andrew Firestone and The Bachelorette‘s Trista Rehn and her beau… continue reading
ESPN will select SportsCenter anchor via reality TV competition.
ESPN will select SportsCenter anchor via reality TV competition. The next anchor on ESPN’s SportsCenter may be selected via a competition-oriented show the network is planning. Dream Job “will invite aspiring sportscasters to submit audition tapes for consideration in an American Idol-style competition,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show will follow contestants as they… continue reading
PBS shows “look at a time and place by putting people in that environment.”
PBS shows “look at a time and place by putting people in that environment.” PBS’ Manor House, which continues with two more episodes tonight on PBS, exists “to look at a time and place by putting people in that environment to learn about it,” its executive producer tells the AP. Beth Hoppe says they “get… continue reading
cable network focusing on reality TV to be launched by reality TV stars.
cable network focusing on reality TV to be launched by reality TV stars. The Amazing Race 2‘s Blake Mycoskie and other reality TV show cast members are launching a cable network dedicated to reality TV. On a conference call with reality TV web sites, Blake announced that he and E! creator Larry Namer are launching… continue reading
PBS’ Manor House debuts tonight.
PBS’ Manor House debuts tonight. PBS series of people-living-in-houses- continues tonight with the debut of Manor House. Nineteen people, including a family of five and 14 staff members, are divided, literally, by class inside a 1905 Edwardian Britain mansion. Because they “were unhappy about the Spartan accommodations and exhausted by the workdays,” two “servants” quit… continue reading
second UK I’m a Celebrity series starts today; lawsuit by UK Survivor dropped.
second UK I’m a Celebrity series starts today; lawsuit by UK Survivor dropped. The second season of ITV’s I’m a Celebrity–Get Me Out of Here starts today, three days after UK Survivor producers “[withdrew] its claim for damages and an injunction,” the BBC reports. Castaway Television alleged the celebrity show copied their format. A similar… continue reading
Bachelor 3 reject on watching herself: “my heart kind of went out to me.”
Bachelor 3 reject on watching herself: “my heart kind of went out to me.” On Wednesday’s The Bachelor 3, Andrew Firestone didn’t give a rose to Liz Terzo. Watching the episode, Liz tells Zap2it.com that she “didn’t remember being that sad and upset. Seeing it, my heart kind of went out to me. Which is… continue reading
Real Cancun is in theatres today.
Real Cancun is in theatres today. The Real Cancun, a film from the producers of The Real World, is in theatres starting today (find showtimes). Rated R for “strong sexuality/nudity, language and partying,” it follows 16 college students and 20-somethings on spring break in Cancun. So far, the movie has received mostly bad reviews. Joel… continue reading
Joe Millionaire’s Sarah Kozer to appear on the cover of Playboy.
Joe Millionaire’s Sarah Kozer to appear on the cover of Playboy. In June, Joe Millionaire finalist Sarah Kozer will join Survivor‘s Jerri Manthey and Big Brother‘s Josh Feinberg in taking off her clothes for a magazine. But the June issue of Playboy won’t just include a pictorial starring Sarah, who you may remember from her… continue reading
message board posts calling for Mr. Personality boycott removed.
message board posts calling for Mr. Personality boycott removed. Messages posted on the Mr. Personality message boards calling for a boycott of the show’s advertisers were removed, according to MSNBC’s gossip columnist. After a call was placed to FOX asking about the messages, which “supplied links to the advertisers Arby’s, Chevy and Hyundai, and told… continue reading
OJ Simpson hasn’t agreed to participate in reality TV show starring himself.
OJ Simpson hasn’t agreed to participate in reality TV show starring himself. A small satellite TV network announced earlier this week that it had plans to produce a reality TV show that would follow OJ Simpson Osbournes-style. Marcia Clark even called it “macabre.” There’s one little problem: OJ hasn’t agree to participate in the program,… continue reading
FOX requests that reality TV Emmys be awarded in prime-time.
FOX requests that reality TV Emmys be awarded in prime-time. After renaming the categories for reality TV shows back in February, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is now considering the categories to the prime-time awards ceremony, rather than the daytime ceremony. FOX requested the change, which would have to be approved by the… continue reading
does CBS chief Les Moonves have “a special rapport with Julie Chen”?
does CBS chief Les Moonves have “a special rapport with Julie Chen”? CBS chair–he was just promoted from president of the network–Les Moonves’ wife filed for divorce earlier this week after 24 years of marriage. The New York Daily News’ Rush and Molloy report that “[n]etwork insiders have claimed for more than a year now… continue reading
why isn’t The Bachelor 3 popular?
why isn’t The Bachelor 3 popular? Although The Bachelor 3 stars an actual multimillionaire from a famous family, and 11.5 million viewers watched last week, the show premiered in fourth place and is doing poorly among 18- to 49-year-olds. USA TODAY examines the reasons why the show might not be doing that well, and they… continue reading