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… continue reading
Archives for June 2005
ABC pulls Welcome to the Neighborhood
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… continue reading
Bravo’s Being Bobby Brown debuts tonight
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,… continue reading
Big Brother 6 cast announced
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… continue reading
Writers Guild plans to sue networks and production companies; Bachelor fired its loggers
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… continue reading
e.mail message offers fame on Nigerian reality TV
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… continue reading
Johanna’s mug shot published
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… continue reading
Adrianne Curry and Christopher Knight filming My Fair Brady series for VH1
Another Surreal Life couple is using their relationship in a spin-off reality series. Adrianne Curry and Christopher Knight will star in My Fair Brady, a series that follows the development of their budding romance. They met and started dating in October while filming The Surreal Life 5. Earlier this month, they were in suburban Chicago,… continue reading
14 houseguests will inhabit new house for the Summer of Secrets
Besides the fact that the Big Brother 6 houseguests would be living in a brand-new, two-story house, we haven’t heard much about the new season, which kicks off next week. JAM! Showbiz’s John Powell, once again doing time on the Big Brother beat, talks to the overlord behind the whole operation and gets the scoop…. continue reading
Ashely Parker Angel, other quasi-celebs have MTV shows in development
The last time we saw Ashley Parker Angel, he was showering on Making the Band. Now, he’s penniless and has a knocked-up fiancee. Oh, how the boy band member has fallen. But MTV is coming to the rescue. Ashley, who literally is “broke, engaged and about to become a father,” according to Variety, will star… continue reading
Corey Clark cited for battery after food fight with record company exec
Having finally arranged to meet with FOX about his explosive allegations, everyone’s favorite American Idol 2 industrial waste spill Corey Clark has now elbowed his way back into the news by being cited for battery. For food-fighting. In a hotel. With an exec from his record company. Corey and a “CDC Records executive, Laura Kathleen… continue reading
are Queer Eye’s Jai and The Restaurant’s Rocco together?
Reality television has given us some strange bedfellows, but this alleged cross-series pairing is perhaps the most unlikely at all. Gawker first reported that Queer Eye culture guy Jai Rodriguez “was seen by several witnesses at a midtown gay bar recently sucking face with the fallen TV-kitchen hottie responsible for $20 plates of drama, New… continue reading
Mike the Miz retires from the Challenges
After four Challenge seasons, on which he’s been an institution and a constant target, Mike “The Miz” Mizanin says he’s done with the show. In his “Inferno 2 Diary,” Mike admits that his fame has come to him courtesy of Real World producers Bunim-Murray, and says, “My life has done a 180 and the cool… continue reading
Elizabeth Hurley will host Project Catwalk, the UK’s Project Runway
Elizabeth Hurley has apparently beaten Elle MacPherson in their contest to host the UK’s version of Project Runway. According to earlier reports, Elle was producers’ first choice, but Liz apparently convinced them with a video and promises to use her contacts. All she had to say about her new job was this: “I am thrilled… continue reading
Fox Reality exec says he didn’t call the Swan “worthless”
Fox Reality Channel’s David Lyle writes to reality blurred about comments he made about The Swan, as reported by the Calagary Sun. He corrects the record, noting that he didn’t say it was “worthless,” as he’s looking forward to seeing the follow-up segments. Lyle writes, I swear I didn’t say The Swan was “a worthless… continue reading