CBS reality competition winners Richard Hatch and Rachel Reilly are co-hosting a new “marine adventure” reality series that they’re pitching to networks. And yes, it is just as bad as that sounds, at least if we judge based on its… continue reading
Archives for June 2012
Reality check: Big Brother houseguest drugged, Dancing pros dating, Idols parody Beauty and the Beast
American Idol 9 semi-finalist Todrick Hall’s now-viral video Beauty and the Beat stars finalist Katie Stevens and season four’s Vonzell Solomon, and is exceptionally well-produced as it parodies the opening song from the animated Disney film. That said, I can’t… continue reading
Elle Macpherson out as host of Fashion Star; H&M may be gone, too
NBC’s Fashion Star has been renewed for a second season, but Elle Macpherson will not return as its host, and one of the show’s sponsors/judges may not, either. “The show is in great hands, and although I will not be… continue reading
Oh Sit!, The CW’s musical chairs show, actually looks pretty awesome
The CW’s upcoming musical chairs game show/reality competition with the hilariously ridiculous name Oh Sit! actually looks good–really–perhaps because it seems like a new version of Wipeout. The show’s executive producer, Phil Gurin, told the New York Post “this is… continue reading
South Beach Tow stages scenes, truTV admits after faked scene captured on video
That some truTV shows are not reality TV but scripted nonsense is no surprise to anyone who has watched them or has heard what the network’s executives think about the reality of their programs. But the network has actually admitted… continue reading
The Amazing Race: now with 10 more minutes of delay
The football game delays that delay CBS’ Sunday evening prime-time shows and cause fans of The Amazing Race to freak out are only going to get worse. That’s because many games will start 10 minutes later. Doubleheader games–40 in all–will… continue reading
On the Fly: Southwest employees, passengers are just as ridiculous as they were on Airline
TLC’s new series On the Fly, which follows Southwest Airlines passengers and crew in several airports, is essentially the same series as Airline, which aired on A&E for three seasons in 2004 and 2005. That’s great, because both are engaging… continue reading
Reality check: Real World cast updates, Teen Mom’s mom lies about her teen
The Real World‘s 27th season debuts tonight, and a newspaper checks in on more than 40 of the show’s previous cast members, including the ones who have disappeared from the public eye/Challenges. [New York Daily News] Updated and corrected: Ben… continue reading
So You Think You Can Dance turns 200; ratings are up for network TV’s best talent competition
Fox’s best talent competition, So You Think You Can Dance, will air its 200th episode tonight, when the top 20 contestants will be revealed at the end of the Las Vegas week semi-finals. After 199 episodes and nine seasons, SYTYCD… continue reading
Reality check: a twist the US Amazing Race should use, serve Andy Cohen alcohol
Amazing Race Australia borrowed an interesting twist from the Israeli version: teams vote for which team will do the U-turn between legs, meaning it’s both a majority decision and one that may or may not affect the race. [Bother’s Bar]… continue reading
Top Chef appears to be in Seattle for season 10
Seattle appears to be the location of Top Chef‘s 10th season, as location scouts–and host Padma Lakshmi–have been spotted around the city. This isn’t a surprise: In February, the city said the show was considering it, but only if Seattle… continue reading
Glass House picks up the pieces and cleans up its smudges
The first episode of ABC’s The Glass House was such a mess of a letdown that I disengaged from the show all week, and didn’t watch the live feeds (no loss there). But the hope I had for the format… continue reading
Two people freak out, quit Project Runway
Project Runway started filming its 10th season a week ago last Friday, and a report says two designers quit the show this Friday, apparently unable to handle the psychological pressure. They freaked out so much that Michael Kors had to… continue reading
Reality check: An actor’s reality TV past, Jersey Shore spin-offs’ declining popularity
Welcome to a new and entirely unoriginal–in name and format–feature, in which I’ll run down the stories that don’t fit anywhere else and/or don’t inspire a full-length post and/or rant. Link suggestions? Please send them! Actor Emma Stone’s first gig… continue reading
Big Baboon House: another former Big Brother producer’s knock-off debuts tonight
Tonight, yet another Big Brother knock-off comes to television, but this series bests the CBS show because it has a cast with far more intelligence, social skills, and refined behavior than Robyn Kass and her team have ever found: baboons…. continue reading