Looking at the Big Brother 12 cast, you’d think that this season’s twist is to have the whitest, least racially diverse cast ever, because there’s apparently only one non-white person. And as we learned yesterday, one cast member will be… continue reading
Archives for June 2010
Big Brother 12 cast announced, includes an Orthodox Jew; house has a Miami theme
The cast of Big Brother 12 was announced on The Early Show this morning, and there are 13 cast members again, although one is America’s saboteur and isn’t competing for the prize. Seven are in their 20s, five in their… continue reading
Susan Sarandon producing ping-pong reality show; Rob Lowe producing DC-set docudrama
Two actors are getting into the reality TV game, but as producers, not cast members. Susan Sarandon is producing a series that follows ping pong players at her nightclub SPiN. “It won’t be the Jersey Shore. It’s more of an… continue reading
Justin denies cheating, doing Bachelorette for fame, but Chris Harrison says there’s “proof”
After being publicly shamed on The Bachelorette Monday, Justin Rego denied having a girlfriend or doing the show for fame instead of love, which is really what the series is all about. “I absolutely went [on the show for] the… continue reading
Larry King retiring, says Ryan Seacrest should replace him
Larry King is ending his CNN talk show and retiring this fall, he announced in a statement, and he also said that American Idol host Ryan Seacrest should replace him–although Survivor host Jeff Probst also wants the job. That’s according… continue reading
The Hills turns 100 tonight before dying next month; Kristen dating a camera operator
Tonight’s episode of The Hills is its 100th, and that arrives just two weeks before the series finale. On that occasion, MTV looks at its top 10 Hills moments. Meanwhile, new/old cast member Kristin Cavallari has revealed another layer of… continue reading
Glee reality series will air on Oxygen
Fox and Glee producer Ryan Murphy cancelled plans for a Glee reality show that would have aired on Fox late this summer, but now Oxygen has picked up the series to find a new cast member. It will be broadcast… continue reading
Big Brother 12’s twist: a saboteur (or basically just America’s Player renamed)
Big Brother 12‘s twist has been revealed, and it’s a variation of one we’ve seen before. One contestant will be a saboteur, and will “disrupt the lives of fellow players” based on viewer suggestions. In other words, they’re bringing back… continue reading
Forbes’ most powerful: Cowell ($80 million), DeGeneres ($55m), Trump ($50m), Seacrest ($41m), Klum ($16m)
Forbes has published its list of the 100 “richest and most powerful actors, actresses and musicians,” and it includes three of American Idol‘s cast members, plus Donald Trump and Heidi Klum. Of reality TV personalities, departing judge Simon Cowell and… continue reading
Lifetime expands Project Runway 8 episodes to 90 minutes
Project Runway‘s eighth season is currently in production in New York City, and when it debuts July 29, Lifetime will air 90-minute episodes of the show each week. Heidi Klum explains this change by telling the AP, “We did get… continue reading
Reality shows kids usually unprotected by child labor laws due to lack of rules, confusion
Kids are increasingly part of reality TV shows that star adults, and The Los Angeles Times investigated their participation, and “found that dozens of kids are appearing on reality programs without legal safeguards because of widespread uncertainty about how to… continue reading
The City is not cancelled, Whitney Port says
Whitney Port has taken to the internet to assure worried fans that her fake MTV reality series, The City, has not been cancelled. Fashionista reported an unsourced rumor “that MTV has canceled (seemingly) successful scripted reality series The City” after… continue reading
Ali learns of Justin’s infidelity as The Bachelorette ramps up its orchestrated drama
On tonight’s episode of The Bachelorette 6, Ali Fedotowsky learns that one of her suitors, Justin “Rated R” Rego, has a girlfriend. (It’s the Wes situation all over again, oddly enough.) This is horrifying and unacceptable, because as we all… continue reading
Bret Michaels meeting with American Idol producers about becoming its fourth judge
Celebrity Apprentice 3 winner Bret Michaels is a step closer to replacing Simon Cowell on American Idol: He’ll meet with producers soon to discuss joining the show as its fourth judge. “We have a meeting in L.A. in a couple… continue reading
Restrepo, which follows Afghanistan platoon for a year, has best per-theater opening
Although it only aired on two screens in New York and L.A., the new documentary Restrepo had the best per-theater opening of new movies this past weekend, including the Tom Cruise movie Knight and Day. The documentary, which follows a… continue reading