The travel search engine Kayak has apologized for its handling of advertising on TLC’s All-American Muslim, condemning “regrettable hatred” but also saying that the show “sucked.” Even though they will not continue to advertise, their response is a demonstration of… continue reading
Archives for December 2011
Jesus/Coach sends a member of his flock to Ozzy’s Pleasure Dome
Divine intervention and/or incredible self-delusion and/or good strategy sent Brandon Hantz to Redemption Island on Survivor South Pacific, as Ben “Coach” Wade turned on his ally after Brandon shockingly gave up immunity during Tribal Council. That sends us into Sunday’s… continue reading
Howard Stern officially signs as America’s Got Talent judge
America’s Got Talent has signed Howard Stern as the show’s new judge, following Piers Morgan’s exit last month. As a result, the series will move its live shows to New York. Howard announced it on his Sirius XM show a… continue reading
Ben Flajnik’s Bachelor season spoiled
The woman selected by Ben Flajnik at the conclusion of this spring’s The Bachelor 16 has been revealed by “Reality” Steve Carbone, who was sued last week for his spoilers, and his spoiler today comes with a disclaimer about the… continue reading
Sober Model House: Janice Dickinson’s newest series
Celebrity Rehab cast member Janice Dickinson will soon begin production on a new show called Sober Model House that helps models get sober in a house. Produced by the company that created her previous series, The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency… continue reading
Biggest Loser’s plan for increasing drama: forcing couples to compete against each other
The Biggest Loser has a new plan to make people cry, and I’m not talking about stretching 40 minutes of content into two hours. For the show’s 13th season, couples will be split up and be forced to compete against… continue reading
Richard Hatch wants on Amazing Race, may star in a sperm donation offspring series
Now out of prison, Richard Hatch would like to be on The Amazing Race, and said that visits from children who were born as a result of his donations to a sperm bank is the subject of a potential reality… continue reading
Fear Factor: same show plus creepy relationships equals big ratings
NBC’s decision to resurrect Fear Factor proved to be a good one, at least based on the very strong ratings for last night’s two episodes, which were–amazingly–nearly identical to the show that aired in the early 2000s. The first episode… continue reading
Richard Hatch says he was replaced by Rob Mariano on Survivor Redemption Island
Survivor winner Richard Hatch would have been cast on Survivor Redemption Island instead of its eventual winner, Rob Mariano, but Hatch was not permitted to participate by a court, he said upon being released from prison again today. We previously… continue reading
TLC, A&E reject Todd Palin snowmobile series that Sarah Palin and Mark Burnett are pitching
Both TLC and A&E have rejected a follow-up series to Sarah Palin’s Alaska following Todd Palin’s activities as a snowmobile racer that is being produced by Mark Burnett. Burnett and Sarah Palin are pitching the new series “focused on Palin’s… continue reading
Fear Factor comes out of its coma tonight
Five and a half years after being cancelled, Fear Factor is being resurrected on NBC tonight, now in HD and with more cow’s blood. But everything seems to be pretty much the same, including the return of host Joe Rogan,… continue reading
Lowe’s defends pulling ads from All-American Muslim, will “respectfully defer” to bigots
Lowe’s is defending its decision late last week to pull advertising from TLC’s All-American Muslim because of insane complaints about its portrayal of Muslims as normal people. The organization that started the campaign to get advertisers to pull ads, calling… continue reading
Lowe’s pulls ads from TLC’s All-American Muslim
Here’s another reason to shop at Home Depot: Big-box hardware store Lowe’s decided to pull its advertising from TLC’s All-American Muslim because of unspecified complaints about its content. The series profiles several Michigan families who happen to be Muslim but… continue reading
Amazing Race’s Nancy Hoyt has died
Nancy Hoyt, who formed part of the first parent-child team on The Amazing Race‘s first season with her daughter Emily, has died. She was 56. She died Thursday from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), according to a Waco Tribune obituary. It… continue reading
Rachel’s X Factor elimination: the tears should be Nicole’s for being a failed judge
Rachel Crow was eliminated from The X Factor last night, because she received the fewest number of viewer votes. Her exit may be sad for Rachel and her fans, but it is not surprising for those who watch reality competitions…. continue reading