The director of photography for Senior Prom, a dance competition featuring old people over the age of 70, has quit the production along with other crew members, saying they haven’t been paid. The show was in production in Naples, the… continue reading
Archives for July 2012
Survivor winners, Steven Tyler on Idol, Tyra Banks almost quit, Louis C.K. and Tim Gunn
People catches up with 10 winners of Survivor, finding out what they’re doing now, besides appearing at cast events/fame orgies. [People] Steven Tyler says of American Idol, “I loved it and hated it. It was a great job, I sat… continue reading
Giant crazy skee ball: Glass House’s great challenge can’t compete against the Olympics
As a skee ball fan, I was just excited by last night’s The Glass House challenge: giant, crazy, curved skee ball–and not just because it was a head-to-head challenge, which are always better than the timed, one-team-at-a-time challenges. Alas, competition… continue reading
Jeff Probst: Why Survivor will have returnees “as often as possible”
Jeff Probst said there would be returnees “as often as possible” on Survivor. I asked why.
Big Brother thrusts and tongues its way through Sunday
Sunday’s episode of Big Brother was kind of meh; it feels like we’re in the boring home stretch when we’re only a few weeks in. Perhaps the coaches entering the game and decimating the newbies will make things interesting starting… continue reading
Glass House vs. Big Brother: CBS, ABC disagree about whether lawsuit is over
The presidents of CBS and ABC disagree about whether or not the Big Brother versus The Glass House lawsuit is over. ABC thinks it is; CBS, who sued ABC, said it is not. ABC entertainment president Paul Lee told TV… continue reading
Bachelor finalists revealed, maybe
The Bachelor creator Mike Fleiss revealed, probably, five finalists for the title spot on the show’s 17th season: recent Bachelorette cast members Arie Luyendyk, Jr., Sean Lowe, and Ryan Bowers; Roberto Martinez, who has been long-rumored to be cast; and… continue reading
So You Think You Can Dance wins TV critics’ second reality TV award
Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance has won the Television Critics Association’s second award for outstanding achievement in reality programming, defeating nominees The Glee Project, The Voice, Dancing with the Stars, and The Amazing Race. The award was presented… continue reading
Bristol Palin blames media for her reality TV career; insists, “I love gays. I’m not a homophobic”
With Todd Palin on NBC’s Stars Earn Stripes and Bristol Palin returning as an all-star on Dancing with the Stars, Sarah Palin’s family has found a home in reality television. As Dancing host Tom Bergeron noted a few minutes ago,… continue reading
Big Brother coaches will return (probably) and viewers will take the blame
With Big Brother three weeks into its season, there’s only one thing to do: throw out the twist and un-level the playing field even more than usual. Yes, let’s let the coaches, who’ve single-handedly protected, impacted, and evicted other players,… continue reading
All-star Dancing with the Stars cast: mostly winners, runners-up
ABC just announced the all-star cast of Dancing with the Stars 15, and the identities of the three who will compete for a final spot. Although TV Guide reported that no winners would return, the opposite is actually true: there… continue reading
Sean Duffy fourth-dumbest in Congress; Nina Garcia affects stock market; Kathy renewed; Sister Wives suing Utah
Congressman Sean Duffy, who got his start on The Real World Boston, is the fourth-dumbest member of Congress, judging by the grade level of the language he uses in his speeches. It averages 8.04 according to The Sunlight Foundation. The… continue reading
Willie Hantz arrested for intoxication while operating a vehicle
Big Brother 14 cast member Willie Hantz was arrested early this morning for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, i.e. drunk driving, in Lafayette Parish, La. TMZ has his mugshot and reports that he “was arrested in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana at… continue reading
Real World appears headed to Portland
MTV’s The Real World looks to be filming its 28th season in Portland, Oregon. Top Chef is taping its 10th season in Seattle, meaning a lot of reality TV activity in the Pacific Northwest, which lasted hosted the MTV series… continue reading
Time-lapse footage of Big Brother’s veto competition being constructed
Big Brother 14 has gotten more “social” this season, and that has given us a behind-the-scenes video about the construction of last night’s veto challenge. It’s too brief and not very detailed, and is narrated by the show’s “Social Insider,”… continue reading