A local premiere party for Siesta Key was cancelled after its star, Alex Kompothecras, was linked to the person who dragged a shark in a viral video.
Archives for July 2017
How Siesta Key was filmed and how it differs from Laguna Beach
An interview with the co-creator of Laguna Beach, whose new MTV show Siesta Key uses that format but avoids the fiction that befell its spinoff The Hills.
14 reality show debuts and 6 specials to watch this week
Reality TV and documentaries to check out this week—including a very cute show that I missed last week but that you can stream for free online now.
TRL is coming back to MTV, without Carson Daly
MTV’s strategy of returning to its roots to win back viewers will continue this October, when the network will resurrect Total Request Live, aka TRL. It has been off the air for nine years, having been on television for a decade. The Voice host Carson Daly will not return to the show, which he hosted… continue reading
Survivor makes a major change to its final four, reports say
There will not be a vote at the final four stage of Survivor Heroes vs Hustlers vs Heroes. It will be replaced by a new way of finding a final three.
Comic books, horror movies, hip-hop, sci-fi, and more coming to new AMC doc series
AMC has created Visionaries, an umbrella for its documentary series about pop culture genres, each of which is guided and directed by a master in the genre.
Laguna Beach and The Hills are marathoning today and tomorrow
Laguna Beach season 1 and The Hills season 5 will air marathons this weekend, as well promos for MTV’s Siesta Key, which borrows Laguna’s format.
How to stay connected, avoid FOMO, and have a wonderful day
A periodic reminder for new and busy reality blurred readers about how to stay connected and not miss any of my reality TV show reviews and news.
Can The Real Housewives of New York City please go on trips forever?
The reality TV trip has been a source of drama from season one of The Real World, when Heather, Becky, and Julie went to Jamaica, where Becky and Bill the show’s director—ex-Real World director, that is—hooked up. That trip was positively tame considering what followed over the next 25 years, and of course, now entire shows… continue reading
How Big Brother 19 fans’ emotional reactions compare to other shows
Tweets from the first three weeks of BB19 reveal how many more emotional reactions Big Brother inspires—and which houseguest inspires the most.
Review: Signed, a music competition set in the real world
Andy Dehnart’s review of VH1’s Signed, the music competition that gives hip-hop and R&B artists
Live feeds, but with kittens! In a doll house! In Iceland!
You can watch four orphaned kittens roaming a large doll house right now, live on the Internet, switching between cameras that even include night vision.
Survivorman Les Stroud will face predators in his new TV show
Survivorman Les Stroud will star in Alaska’s Grizzly Gauntlet, on which he’ll face different predators in Alaska in each episode.
Why I stopped watching Big Brother 19
A few thoughts about BB19, including poor decisions by CBS and the producers that led to a returnee-controlled season. Ugh, Paul Abrahamian.
Why isn’t Yolanda McClary back on Cold Justice?
The return of Cold Justice after two years came with two major changes: a new network, Oxygen, and the lack of Kelly Siegler’s partner Yolanda McClary.