“marked for banishment”: Will and Jordan. In possibly the worst episode of Big Brother yet, the house guests nominated the others for banishment; now we get to decide (via a 900-number). After “big brother” (Julie Chen) told the cast who the chosen two were, the best discussion/argument of the series to date started: Jordan and …
the alliance whacks Gretchen. On the day Gretchen was profiled by her local paper, the Richard-led alliance shockingly stabbed her in the back. Also in Survivor news, Rudy goes fishing.
even Big Brother’s slipping ratings have helped CBS.For the first time since the 1994 Olympics, CBS was on top in the 18 to 49 demo in the ratings, thanks to Survivor and Big Brother. That’s despite the fact that wondering “Will Karen run out of Kleenex?” is about the most interesting thing about Big Brother, …
what reality TV shows should learn from one another.Confession: I sort of wrote this piece for Salon.com. But hey, it’s still a good analysis of what these shows are doing right and what they still need to learn.
WB orders 13 episodes of Making the Band: the female version.The WB will enter the reality TV fray next January with a Making the Band clone. Popstars will follow the formation of an all-female pop band. Spice Girls, anyone?
spoiler: O-Town changes brewing on Making the Band.[spoiler: highlight to read] Although it’s obvious that Ikaika hasn’t had the easiest time on Making the Band, E! Online’s Wanda reports that will actually leave the band because of his overbearing brother’s influence. Plus, Wanda confirms that the remaining five pick one of the original 25–not Bryan …
Stacey, B.B. to star in Survivor-themed Reebok commercials. During tonight’s Survivor, the first commercial featuring an ex-castaway Stacey will air. And soon, B.B. will also hawk the island’s official footwear in a 30-second spot.
I still very much enjoyed this season but the editing was truly bizarre at times, between Paul and the random intro package videos halfway through the season (lewis and craig for example were barely featured for the first…
All they had to do was look at what happened when BBUK and BB Aus axed feeds - it was a disaster for fans, for ratings and for buzz. At least though producers there were somewhat honest about…
Agree it is the location that really lets it down but that’s an easy fix either with a new location or either a glow up or double down on it being run-down for season 2. Production wise it…
I like how she lied in this interview. They didn't steal the boat and buoys from them. They used the boat when sabotaging the other team and it was lost on the other side of the river. They…
“Television can be such a fabulous teacher”
I've watched every season of BBCan until now. I have no desire to watch if they aren't showing us live feeds. Isn't that the point of show? Big Brother? Someone's always watching you?