The Shark Tank knock-off that debuted earlier this month, Food Fortunes, is as weak as most Food Network reality shows are lately: an unoriginal idea that’s been weakly executed. I love food shows and I love Shark Tank, so I would have loved for this to be the best of both. Instead, you can see the lack of imagination all over …
Former Survivor cast members are privately saying they’ve been asked to create videos that make a case to viewers about why they should return for Survivor 32. In other words, the cast of Survivor’s spring 2016 season will be partially or entirely determined by a vote from viewers after they campaign for support. Only those who have played once have been …
As much as I enjoyed season one of Hulu’s Behind the Mask, a reality series that follows several mascots, I don’t remember having an episode-one kind of immediate response that involves watery eyes. But there they were, in the first 23 minutes. Season one of director Josh Greenbaum’s series was occasionally and surprisingly emotional, but there’s …
New details emerged late last week about the death of Food Network Star contestant Cristie Schoen Codd, who was pregnant, and her husband JT. The man charged with the murders, Robert James Owens, admitted he “stored and destroyed” the bodies in a wood stove. Owens admitted hitting and killing JT with a truck, but Cristie’s cause of death is …
A few reminders about how you can connect with reality blurred, whether or not it’s your favorite reality TV site. If it’s not, let me know why not–seriously, I love feedback almost as much as love reality television. Also, there are fun buttons to press. I like you, so you should like reality blurred on …
“Dare I say the best ep of the season?” That was Jeff Probst last week in EW, teasing this week’s Survivor Worlds Apart double feature. They were two strong episodes, the best so far this season, but if one or both of them represent the peak, I’m worried, because this wasn’t a very tall peak. Four strong challenges–two reward challenges!–anchored episodes that …
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