Variety has the scoop on what we can expect from Big Brother 6‘s “Summer of Secrets”. These revelations are all technically spoilers, since they reveal surprises in the game, so forge on only if you are strong and brave. The biggest changes: The winner might receive $1 million, up from $500,000. That increased prize money …
ABC’s forthcoming series Welcome to the Neighborhood won’t air. The series “had drawn criticism from groups claiming it risked fostering prejudice,” according to the AP. It’s concept seems innocuous enough: “white and conservative” families in Austin select a new neighbor; their choices were “families that are black, Hispanic and Asian; two gay white men who’ve …
Bravo’s most-anticipated show of the summer, Being Bobby Brown, debuts tonight at 10 p.m. ET. The series “follows Brown, his wife, pop superstar Whitney Houston and his extended family over the course of six months as they put their respective lives back together.” Starting with their past drug use alone, there’s plenty to reassemble. Hell, …
With just a week to go before the big debut, Big Brother 6 has revealed its largest cast ever. Only four of the 14 cast members are in their 30s, and only two are married, which should encourage hook-ups once the NyQuil starts flowing. And just looking at their pictures suggests that the vast majority …
The Writers Guild plans to “file a lawsuit next week against some networks and production companies, charging breach of California’s overtime laws,” The New York Times reports. That’s an attempt “to try to force reality production companies and the networks that present the shows to negotiate a union contract.” One major complaint is about the …
The famous Nigerian e.mail scam seems to have been updated to target not the greedy, but fame whores desperate to be on a reality show. An e.mail message I received promises that all I have to do to “be a fame internationally” is send eight pieces of information about myself. After that, an “independent donor …
The first episode of The Real World Austin included a cast member having his skull broken in a street brawl, and that seems hard to top. But as the previews showed, and reports out of Austin have told us, there’s more to come. As a preview, The Smoking Gun provides the mug shot of Johanna …