There’s been some recent drama regarding three of the four Real Housewives casts: Jeana Keough and her family may not appear on the next season of The Real Housewives of Orange County, according to an unsourced, two-sentence post on The Dirty that said “Bravo and the Keough’s [sic] couldn’t come to terms over contract negotiations…. continue reading
Archives for May 2009
Susan Boyle loses Britain’s Got Talent despite being “the biggest star on the planet”
Worldwide favorite Susan Boyle lost Britain’s Got Talent Saturday night, defeated by a dance group called Diversity, who range in age from 12 to 25. They managed to make Simon Cowell smile in their creative and engaging audition, so anyone who can do that is definitely talented. He said he’d “never seen dance … so… continue reading
Adam may come out in Rolling Stone; Kris Allen fan voted 10,000+ times with AT&T’s help; Adam slams Clay Aiken
In the latest American Idol 8 AT&T sponsored power texting non-scandal scandal news, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette detailed the “texting zones” that AT&T set up at two Kris Allen viewing parties. The newspaper once again buries the lead, which is that “Bobbie Kierna of Greenbrier voted 10,840 times on one of the phones provided by AT&T… continue reading
Nine years, five logos: a reality blurred redesign preview
On Monday, reality blurred will look different. Although the content will stay the same–and actually improve as a result of the redesign, I hope–it will have a new look and feel, one that I’ve been working on since the new year. The new logo represents its most radical redesign since I shifted from the way-too-literal,… continue reading
D.C. will likely host next Real World, as Bunim-Murray is now hiring PAs
The 23rd (holy crap) season of The Real World will likely be set in Washington, D.C., joining Bravo’s upcoming, recently announced Real Housewives of DC and The CW’s Blonde Charity Mafia, which debuts July 7. D.C. has been long-rumored as a location for the show, perhaps because the series is running out of major American… continue reading
Dennis Rodman, Heidi Fleiss, Mackenzie Phillips, Joey Kovar, Lisa D’Amato cast on Celebrity Rehab 3
VH1 has announced the cast of Celebrity Rehab 3, and it includes Dennis Rodman, madam Heidi Fleiss, actor Mackenzie Phillips, country music star Mindy McCready, Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr, and ex-Miss Teen USA Kari Ann Peniche. Also checking in for Dr. Drew’s help: Real World Hollywood cast member Joey Kovar, who left the… continue reading
Adam says to “keep speculating” on his sexual orientation as Kris discusses his chest hair
Even though American Idol 8 is over, Adam Lambert is going to keep the world guessing as to just what those pictures of him kissing men and video of him saying he’s not interested in women actually mean. “Calm down. Keep speculating,” he told People. He then turned the conversation to what he wanted to… continue reading
Fox says Kris’ win was “fair, accurate and verified”; AT&T says it’s “a leap” to think “a few” employees affected results
After the revelation that AT&T employees helped some Kris Allen fans vote for free, the show’s producers, network, and sponsor responded in carefully written corporate statements that will do nothing to alleviate conspiracy theorists, in part because they ignore the more damning parts of the initial story, like the way AT&T employees encouraged “power texting”… continue reading
Jon and Kate’s “exploited” kids “don’t want the cameras around,” aunt Jodi says; child labor laws don’t apply
Although coverage of Jon & Kate Plus Eight has focused mostly on the Jon and Kate part, and ignored the eight kids, who despite being the reason for the show’s creation, don’t want to be on TV, their aunt said. That aunt isn’t exactly a neutral party. Kate’s brother, Kevin Kreider, and sister in law,… continue reading
Jon and Kate watched by nearly 10 million, a record audience for a cable reality show
The return of Jon & Kate Plus 8 unsurprisingly benefited from the publicity and tabloid coverage leading up to the premiere, as the episode was watched by more people than have ever watched a cable network reality show. Ever. Overall, 9.8 million people watched, which is TLC’s biggest audience ever, and is “believed to be… continue reading
AT&T provided free phones, texting to Kris Allen fans, fueling typical Idol loser fans’ conspiracy theories
Adam Lambert fans actually have some tangible evidence to hang their conspiracy theories on: AT&T admitted that it provided phones and free “power texting” to Kris Allen fan parties in Arkansas for the finale. But whether or not those actually affected the vote and led to Kris’ victory isn’t clear–and, let’s be honest, will never… continue reading
D.C. Housewives will be the latest in Bravo’s franchise
Bravo is spinning off yet another series from its Real Housewives franchise: The Real Housewives of D.C., which will be the fifth in the series. In a press release, the network said it “is scouting the D.C. area to identify the city’s alluring and discriminating residents, those women who have their pulse on the most… continue reading
TV documentaries: Alzheimer’s effects, girls competing against boys in soccer, and an affair born during the Holocaust
Three–actually six–televised documentaries are airing this week and month, all of which examine serious topics through stories about individual people. First is a remarkable story of a more than 60-year-old relationship that was born in a horrifying circumstances. “I was in a [concentration] camp with my wife and my girlfriend, and believe me, that was… continue reading
Jon and Kate strongly suggest their marriage is over
During the first episode of the fifth season of Jon & Kate Plus Eight, which followed months of tabloid coverage, Jon and Kate Gosselin all but said their relationship is over. “Very swiftly, we turned into two different people, and it’s just hard,” Kate said at the end of the extended episode, while Jon said… continue reading
Twitter developing a reality show
Twitter, the microblogging service that allows everyone to keep track of everyone else in real-time while begging others to follow them, is developing a reality show. The series, which “was created by novelist/screenwriter Amy Ephron,” will be about “putting ordinary people on the trail of celebrities in a revolutionary competitive format,” Variety reported. It’s unclear… continue reading
Nigel Lythgoe defends but now “sincerely regret[s]” his “poor word choices and comments”
Following Nigel Lythgoe’s freak out about two male dancers on the Thursday premiere of So You Think You Can Dance, both Fox and the producer/judge have issued apologies, although ones that followed half-assed apologies. Fox said in a statement to After Elton, in part, “All dancers are aware when they audition they will be subject… continue reading
Clay Aiken hates Adam Lambert; Carrie Underwood is richest Idol; No Boundaries studio version is slightly better
How big was Kris Allen’s victory? We still don’t really know. Access Hollywood claims that “a top FOX source told Access Hollywood that the vote left Kris as the clear winner by a large margin.” How very specific and detailed and clear. Yesterday, a story from the Little Rock, Arkansas, Fox affiliate got a lot… continue reading
Nigel Lythgoe’s homophobia inflamed when two men dance together on SYTYCD
Nigel Lythgoe, the old bastard who used to produce American Idol until he quit, and went on to keep talking about American Idol even though no one cared, returned to television last night with his show So You Think You Can Dance, and so did his homophobia. During the Denver auditions, two men auditioned together–Mitchel… continue reading
Survivor wrap-up: JT’s historic win, creating the opening sequence, charity auction
Survivor Tocantins is over, and it’s been another strong season. From my first conversations with the cast to Ben Wade’s firing to Coach Wade’s elimination, never mind everything else that happened, it’s been a dramatic season. I’d place it in the top third of all seasons, but since the show has been exceptionally strong these… continue reading
Dominant American Idol’s finale was second-lowest rated; season viewership down, too
Ratings for American Idol 8‘s pee-in-your-pants shocker of a finale were down from last year, a reversal after ratings rebounded for last season’s finale. That made the finale the second lowest-rated ever, only beating season one’s Sept. 2002 finale. During the 127 minute results show, about 28.8 million people watched, according to TV By the… continue reading