For the first time since the third season of Big Brother, no one in the cast will have a pre-existing relationship, executive producer Allison Grodner said in an interview, the theme of which seems to be damage control from last season, trying to convince us to give the show another shot after sucking so hard. …
A Shot of Love with Tila Tequila 2 ended last night with–surprise, surprise!–a shot at A Shot of Love 3. That’s because Tila was rejected by her choice, Kristy, after rejecting the other finalist, Bo. During the quasi-dramatic final scene, Tila asked, “Are you interested?” Kristy said, “I’m really not ready for this. I can’t …
It’s officially summer, and reality TV shows are ruling on broadcast TV. Eight of the the top 20 series last week were reality shows, and two others are game shows. Among the top 20 are led by reality. The summer is being led by America’s Got Talent 3, which last week averaged 11.7 million viewers. …
Robert Galinsky’s New York Reality TV School, which says it “is the only organization of its kind,” offers three-hour workshops ($139) and five-week workshops ($299) designed “to train and develop non-actors, and actors, through the spectrum of experiences a reality TV contestant/actor will face: from the audition, to the many interviews you’ll go through and …
If reports are correct, Bravo’s soon-to-be-marquee series and MTV’s formerly signature show will both be filming in Brooklyn this summer. That’s because Top Chef 5 will reportedly be filmed in Williamsburg, not far away from the downtown Brooklyn location that’s hosting The Real World Brooklyn. Eater reports that “inside sources” say “that the Season 5 …
All summer long, HBO is debuting a new documentary film every Monday. This Monday, for example, HBO debuted Ganja Queen, the story of Schapelle Corby, an Australian woman who’s in a prison in Indonesia until 2024 for marijuana found in her luggage that she says doesn’t belong to her. The film was directed by Janine …
Project Runway 6 has begun casting for its November debut on Lifetime. Ads have appeared on Craigslist sites across the country asking for applications, as Blogging Project Runway discovered. The ads are ridiculously brief, saying things like, “Phoenix fashion designers: Project Runway is now casting,” “If you are interested in applying for the 6th installment …