future show announcements The Bachelor, and maybe The Bachelorette, will return for at least two more seasons. Blue 13 Productions is casting for The Big Shot, which “pits over-achievers from a variety of backgrounds into an unusual and challenging real-world… continue reading
Archives for April 2004
Paris Hilton invades Australia, where she may join the cast of Big Brother.
Paris Hilton invades Australia, where she may join the cast of Big Brother. Having sufficiently conquered the United States, Paris has moved on to Australia. After The Simple Life 2 wrapped, she headed there, where she’s working on another movie… continue reading
Jon and Stacy win Trading Spaces Home Free with 70 percent of the vote.
Jon and Stacy win Trading Spaces Home Free with 70 percent of the vote. With 70 percent of the public’s vote, Jon and Stacy Laymon won Trading Spaces Home Free. Live from Orlando, Paige Davis first announced the twist: Each… continue reading
Jennifer Hudson says God is to blame.
Jennifer Hudson says God is to blame. The American Idol 3-watching country is still reeling from Jennifer Hudson’s dismissal, and both speculation and conspiracy theories abound as to why she received the lowest number of votes. Jennifer has the answer,… continue reading
Simon Cowell creating The X Factor, a talent show for the young and old.
Simon Cowell creating The X Factor, a talent show for the young and old. The age limit that keeps Pop Idol and American Idol contestants fresher than a Pop Tart in its foil bag. Simon Cowell is creating The X… continue reading
landlord says Ty took credit for home improvements he didn’t make.
landlord says Ty took credit for home improvements he didn’t make. Ty Pennington, late of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, and also known for his work on Trading Spaces, is a fraud, at least according to his former LA landlord…. continue reading
reality TV Meetup to be held in May.
reality TV Meetup to be held in May. The independent site that exists to let people with similar interests meet monthly in their communities has added gatherings for fans of reality TV. Meetup.com’s International Reality TV Meetup Day will take… continue reading
Trading Spaces Home Free ends Sun.
Trading Spaces Home Free ends Sun. The eight-week Trading Spaces Home Free concludes tonight with a two-hour live finale starting at 8 p.m. ET Sunday. Out of eight couples, viewers selected Angel and Vilma, and Jon and Stacy, as the… continue reading
vote was the closest in Idol’s history; was it because of a power outage, racism?
vote was the closest in Idol’s history; was it because of a power outage, racism? The shocking American Idol 3 vote that showed Jennifer Hudson the door was the closest vote in the show’s history, Reuters reports. So why was… continue reading
sex tape to be sold as “1 Night in Paris.”
sex tape to be sold as “1 Night in Paris.” After dropping his defamation lawsuit against Paris Hilton and her parents, Paris’ sex video co-star Rick Salomon has sold the tape to an adult video company. “1 Night In Paris”–get… continue reading
Shii Ann wins immunity; Alicia walks.
Shii Ann wins immunity; Alicia walks. Shii Ann won immunity during last night’s Survivor All-Stars, thereby forcing, for the first time, the remaining Chapera tribe members to vote off one of their own. That person was Alicia, who vowed revenge… continue reading
mother says Showbiz Moms and Dads “ripped us apart”; critics say it’s “riveting.”
mother says Showbiz Moms and Dads “ripped us apart”; critics say it’s “riveting.” This week, The New Yorker reviews Bravo’s new series Showbiz Moms and Dads, finding that “when it comes to the way parents treat their children, judgments are… continue reading
Trump will send Troy to college; FHM shoot was not “good judgment” for Amy.
Trump will send Troy to college; FHM shoot was not “good judgment” for Amy. Larry King spent an hour Wednesday with the cast of The Apprentice, and during the show, Donald Trump offered Troy a free college education. He said,… continue reading
American Idol “divas” end up as the bottom three; Jennifer Hudson goes home.
American Idol “divas” end up as the bottom three; Jennifer Hudson goes home. Viewers didn’t call in to support any of American Idol 3‘s “divas”–Fantasia Barrino, La Toya London and Jennifer Hudson–as they ended up as the bottom three. Simon… continue reading
American Idol producer says judges don’t “[have] that much of an effect.”
American Idol producer says judges don’t “[have] that much of an effect.” MTV.com points out that the judges on American Idol 3 have been relegated to repeating the same clichéd reactions over and over again, “whether it’s Jackson’s ‘yo, dawg’… continue reading