The mysterious death of freelance reality show producer Jeff Rice may have been caused by poisoning by cocaine, a combination of the information contained in the two initial reports about his death: his wife suspected poisoning , while police called… continue reading
Archives for February 2012
Top Model’s fall season will be a “college edition”
America’s Next Top Model has been renewed for a 19th season, and the CW competition is now casting for women who are in college, because that season will be its “college edition.” The CW said in a statement that “casting… continue reading
Sex gets blamed for stupidity on Survivor: Gender War
After 23 seasons, it’s incredible–and incredibly entertaining–to watch people play Survivor as if this was the first season. Even when non-fan, model-types are recruited, they’re asked to watch past seasons, so they should have some concept about how the game… continue reading
Police blame cocaine overdose, not poisoning, for producer’s death in Uganda
Police in Uganda say that The Amazing Race, Destination Truth, and Whale Wars facilitating producer Jeff Rice wasn’t poisoned, but instead suspect that he died of a cocaine overdose. “Those were misreported rumors about this being some kind of attack… continue reading
X Factor will have two hosts, because the real problem was the number of hosts
The second season of Fox’s The X Factor will have two hosts, as was the plan for the first season until Cheryl Cole was fired and replaced by now-fired host-turned-judge Nicole Scherzinger. As we all know, the real problem with… continue reading
Jeff Rice, who helped make Whale Wars, Destination Truth, Amazing Race possible, remembered as a “gifted person”
To most viewers, Jeff Rice was a name that flashed by in a second during the credits at the end of an episode of a favorite reality series, such as Destination Truth, Whale Wars, or The Amazing Race. But as… continue reading
Ethan Zohn getting his second stem cell transplant today
Survivor Africa winner and generally amazing person Ethan Zohn will get his second stem cell transplant today, part of his treatment for the recurrence of cancer. Survivor Amazon winner and Ethan’s girlfriend Jenna Morasca is tweeting updates. Earlier this month,… continue reading
Courtney’s fake wedding vows to Ben taken from Sex and the City break-up scene
The bizarre fake wedding that Courtney Robertson that she and/or The Bachelor producers planned for Ben Flajnik included the two reading vows they’d written to one another–except Courtney’s were written by a writer for a TV show, Sex and the… continue reading
Amazing Race, Destination Truth, Whale Wars producer dies from poisoning in Africa
A producer who worked on The Amazing Race, Whale Wars, and Destination Truth, among other reality shows, has died after being poisoned in Africa, according to a report. A colleague, who also worked as a facilitating producer, survived. Destination Truth… continue reading
Following Teen Mom special, MTV airs It Gets Better special
Following the first part of the Teen Mom finale special hosted by Dr. Drew, the It Gets Better Project becomes an MTV special tonight that airs at 11 p.m. ET. It’s hosted by the campaign’s founder, Dan Savage, who created… continue reading
Endurance cast member on Intervention, addicted to snorting “bath salts”
Last night’s Intervention featured Skyler Russell, a 24-year-old addicted to a drug disguised as bath salts; he appeared at age 14 on the first season of Discovery Kids’ Endurance (which was Survivor for teenagers). He and his orange team partner… continue reading
Watch Mythbusters parodied on The Simpsons
Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman lent their voices to cartoon versions of themselves on the 499th episode of Fox’s The Simpsons, as part of a light parody of their Discovery series (“Mythcrackers”). The episode, which went online today, highlights… continue reading
Growing Up Gotti being revived: new reality series will star John Gotti’s grandsons
The format of Growing Up Gotti is being revived more than six years after A&E cancelled the reality show. The new series, which sounds similar to the old series, is being developed by the producers behind the film Gotti: In… continue reading
Celebrity Apprentice starts with a big donation but little drama
The Celebrity Apprentice was promoted with several ads that made fun of the show for using charity as an excuse for reality TV drama. It was a clever way to acknowledge that, while charities really do benefit from the pretty… continue reading
Incredible finish not enough to change my mind about Amazing Race’s decline
During the last Amazing Race, I broke up with the show and stopped watching. I didn’t regret it. But a combination of CBS’ deplorable but effective stunt casting of two obnoxious Big Brother contestants–and, more importantly, my desire to rekindle… continue reading