American Family filmmaker: reality TV has “shoddy production values. An American Family cinematographer and co-director Alan Raymond watched The Surreal Life at the prompting of his family, including his wife and co-American Family filmmaker Susan Raymond, and was “fascinated by what he considered the low-rent way the show was made,” The New York Times reports…. continue reading
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The Surreal Life ends tonight.
The Surreal Life ends tonight. Corey Feldman will marry Susie Sprague on tonight’s finale of The Surreal Life, which airs at 9 p.m. on The WB. MC Hammer officiates and guests include Hugh Hefner. Whether his marriage or his image repair will survive longer remains to be seen. The show is casting for a second… continue reading
The Surreal Life producers create WB sit-com that will star Hammer.
The Surreal Life producers create WB sit-com that will star Hammer. The producers of The Surreal Life have created “a half-hour sitcom based on [MC Hammer’s] present family life” that will also star Hammer. Show producer Jay Renfroe says Hammer “became a father figure in the (‘Surreal Life’) house with everybody … [he] has to… continue reading
producers asked Corey to air wedding.
producers asked Corey to air wedding. On The Surreal Life we’ve watched as Corey Feldman proposed to his fiancée, planning to have his wedding on the show’s last day. He “only agreed to an on-air wedding to appease the producers,” according to the Chicago Sun-Times’ Phil Rosenthal. He and the other cast members discuss that… continue reading
Surreal Life, High School Reunion debuts set records for The WB.
Surreal Life, High School Reunion debuts set records for The WB. Both of The WB’s new reality TV shows–The Surreal Life and High School Reunion–debuted with impressive ratings for the network. Thursday’s first episode of The Surreal Life had 5.2 million viewers and “the network’s new all-time record ratings for a debut of a Thursday… continue reading
why did Jerri show up so late? and other Surreal Life questions.
why did Jerri show up so late? and other Surreal Life questions. There were lingering questions after last night’s premiere of The Surreal Life. For example, why did Survivor Australia‘s Jerri Manthey show up so damn late? Jerri tells TV Guide, which addresses these unanswered questions, that “[i]t was totally set up.” She says the… continue reading
The Surreal Life debuts tonight.
The Surreal Life debuts tonight. Seven celebrities try to live together in a house for 10 days as The WB debuts The Surreal Life tonight at 9 p.m. ET. They’re “without transportation, cell phones or personal assistants,” but they can leave the house to go grocery shopping. The seven celebrities are MC Hammer, Emmanuel Lewis,… continue reading
Jerri Manthey on WB’s Surreal Life.
Jerri Manthey on WB’s Surreal Life. Often-hated Survivor Australia cast member Jerri Manthey is a member of The WB’s Surreal Life cast. She was locked in a house for 10 days with other B- and C- (and D-) list stars like Emmanuel Lewis, MC Hammer, and Corey Feldman. Jerri and the other cast members for… continue reading
WB’s Surreal Life will star M.C. Hammer, “Webster,” Mindy Cohn.
WB’s Surreal Life will star M.C. Hammer, “Webster,” Mindy Cohn. The WB is launching a reality TV show that will be almost exactly like The Real World, except it will star C-, or even D-, list celebrities. The Surreal Life will star celebrities including “M.C. Hammer, Emmanuel Lewis of the 1980s sitcom ‘Webster,’ Mindy Cohn… continue reading
WB plans Surreal World, a show that’s like a celebrity-populated Real World.
WB plans Surreal World, a show that’s like a celebrity-populated Real World. Eight sitcom and pop stars will live in a house for two weeks and have their lives taped for a new WB reality TV show called, appropriately enough, Surreal World. The six-episode, half-hour show is currently being cast (40 stars have been approached)… continue reading