The preview for Wednesday’s episode of Survivor revealed that the tribes will switch this week. That’s disappointing in part because their dynamics were just becoming interesting, and also because now I have to re-learn tribe affiliations that I already didn’t know thanks to this season’s… continue reading
Archives for October 2014
Real World 30’s twist is even more insane than its subtitle
MTV’s The Real World will celebrate its milestone 30th season by subjecting its cast to even more emotional torture than is usually involved in appearing on The Real World. That’s because its new twist is about surprising the cast with their “shattered lives, broken… continue reading
Bethenny or Bravo: Who’s more desperate for her return?
Bravo confirmed this morning that Bethenny Frankel will return to The Real Housewives of New York City after a three-season absence. So, who was more desperate, the network or the cast member it’s bringing back? In the press release, executive producer Andy Cohen… continue reading
Watch The Comeback’s trailer, and let’s re-watch season one together
A full-blown trailer for The Comeback‘s second season has arrived. While HBO has been releasing clips, this trailer, below, is the most footage we’ve seen of Valerie Cherish, who’s now starring in an HBO series and being followed by behind-the-scenes camera… continue reading
American Idol semifinalist, Mo’Nique’s Fat Chance winner dies
Joanne Borgella, an American Idol 7 season seven semi-finalist and the first winner of Mo’Nique’s Fat Chance died early Saturday from endometrial cancer. She was 32. She also appeared as a coach on MTV’s Made, was a cast member on season two of… continue reading
Project Runway finalists go to Rome, then home
On the penultimate Project Runway, no one was eliminated, but the designers still showed work to the judges in order to have their dreams crushed. But first, Tim Gunn took them on a tour of Rome, and then visited them in… continue reading
The Chair is flawless, riveting reality TV
The Chair is literally flawless reality television, without flaws because it exposes its own. It is everything the genre can and should be, authentic and entertaining. There’s a lot of emotion, conflict, and drama in creating a film, and besides capturing that, the series manages to be a work of art in itself.
Survivor kingpin brilliantly masterminds his own exit
What an immensely satisfying episode of Survivor. It was remarkable that the episode was almost entirely self-contained, and to appreciate what happened, you needed no context or history. It was simply the story of the rise of a self-appointed leader and how his hubris created his… continue reading
LEGO “master builder” reality TV competition being planned
Lego is currently “exploring” a reality competition related to becoming a LEGO “master builder.”
Chrisley Knows Best family on how real their hit show is
USA’s breakout hit reality show Chrisley Knows Best returns for its second season tonight, having successfully found comedy in reality. The show is more Osbournes than the fake, scripted Duck Dynasty–or at least, it’s more like early Osbournes. While the… continue reading
Fired Mythbusters star now working for McDonald’s
After being fired from the show, former Mythbusters cast member Grant Imahara is working once again: for McDonald’s. While he’s not actually salting fries at a restaurant, that would be honest work–especially compared to his actual new gig, starring in… continue reading
AMC cancels all its reality TV; X Factor back in the US?; King of the Nerds rap
Reality TV news you may have missed AMC has canceled all its reality TV except for one show: Kevin Smith’s Comic Book Men, the Pawn Stars knock-off that feels far more staged than it should. In a statement, the network said, “We are… continue reading
Utopia producer Jon Kroll on ratings, cast, conflict, and more
Fox’s Utopia began, perhaps like most utopian experiments, with a lofty ambition: a prime-time network show that was not formatted and did not rely on a competition for a prize to power its episodes. Instead, the series was a throwback to original… continue reading
Korina storming out of Project Runway is my new favorite reality show
Although the preview for Project Runway basically gave away the biggest moment of drama in this week’s episode, it was still immensely entertaining to watch Korina Emmerich freak out that she had to work with Char, the designer she lost to last… continue reading
Surprising things John Rocker and Jeff Probst said, with responses from cats
Survivor San Juan Del Sur‘s most recent cast-off and most controversial player, John Rocker, exited the show last night, so he’s been doing the rounds of interviews today, and host/executive producer/showrunner Jeff Probst also did his usual Q&A with EW…. continue reading