Reality Blurred

Sometime during last night's episode of Big Brother 12, Enzo said that the Brigade alliance being the final three would be "a storybook finish. Like, it's like, you know I mean, it's like, it couldn't have been written any better." Well that sentence sure could have been, never mind this season: If it was scripted, it would have been far more interesting. While it's super-impressive that an alliance both stayed hidden and together all season... keep reading »

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America's Got Talent 5 has its final four: Fighting Gravity, Prince Poppycock, Michael Grimm, and Jackie Evancho, and they'll compete in next week's finale. That means magician Michael Grasso, singer Taylor Matthews, singing sisters Christina and Ali, dancers Anna and Patryk, and dance group Studio One Young Beast Society were all eliminated. The most amazing thing about all of this is that my two favorite acts are in the final two, and usually I give... keep reading »

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LFO singer and Mission: Man Band star Rich Cronin has died. He "suffered a stroke after a lengthy battle with leukemia, according to his brother," TMZ reported. He was the star of the 2007 VH1 reality series Mission: Man Band, on which he and three other former boy band members (Chris Kirkpatrick, Bryan Abrams, and Jeff Timmons) attempted to form a new group.... keep reading »

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For its 25th season, The Real World will again make a return trip to a city where it's been before: Las Vegas. The MTV show aired its first season there in 2002, and then returned to the same $2 million suite at The Palms for a reunion season in 2007. The new season will be filmed at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Vevmo reports, citing both tweets and job postings from mid-August. Vevmo has... keep reading »

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Over the summer, CBS hired that Louis Boyd as vice president for alternative programming (i.e. reality TV) to report to executive vice president for alternative programming Jen Bresnan, who was hired two years ago. In June, Bresnan told The Hollywood Reporter, "As a producer who I've worked with, I know firsthand that Louis brings a wealth of valuable experience to the table." Among that experience: Boyd worked as a production assistant on Celebrity Mole Hawaii.... keep reading »

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After TV critics' tour of the Big Brother house, executive producer Allison Grodner answered questions in the green room, where a bowl of slop was on the table for everyone to try, and a refrigerator was marked with a sign that says "The contents of this fridge are for the Houseguests only." The conversation was mostly tame, probably because no one had ever really watched the show before, or at least not paid attention intensely... keep reading »

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Teresa Giudice might continue to dismiss stories about bankruptcy as "gossip" even as she defends filing for bankruptcy as an American cornerstone, but the contents of her home are scheduled to be auctioned to pay off her creditors on Oct. 3, after being postponed from its original Aug. 22 date. While a public auction may not happen, for now, you can see all of Theresa's property that is being auctioning off. (Most recently, Teresa has... keep reading »

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Aerosmith's Joe Perry is so pissed about Steven Tyler joining American Idol as a judge, calling the show "one step above (Teenage Mutant) Ninja Turtles," and saying it's beneath his bandmate: "I'll tell you one thing, when we put this band together, this is not something that (Steven Tyler) would do. It's his business, but I don't want Aerosmith's name involved with it. We have nothing to do with it." He's so mad that soon,... keep reading »

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If The Amazing Race 17 is as weak as the last few seasons, it will still be great thanks to its inclusion of this clip. It's just unbelievable and hilarious and awful all at once. I suppose it constitutes a mild spoiler, but it's out of context and is ultimately just a few seconds. And it was sent out by CBS publicity this afternoon, so it can't be that bad, though CBS has been known... keep reading »

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Project Runway mentor Tim Gunn has a new book out today, and unlike his previous book, this one might get him into trouble. While it's titled Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work, the book isn't just innocuous advice. Instead, it's described as including "delightfully dishy stories of fashion's greatest divas, behind-the-scenes glimpses of Runway's biggest drama queens, and never-before-revealed insights into Tim's private life." There's an excerpt on ABC News' web... keep reading »

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As if the people who paid for the Big Brother live feeds weren't already getting screwed by the lameness of this season's cast and the coma that has been the past week or two, but they are really getting their money's worth today and tomorrow as CBS has cut the live feeds. That's apparently so CBS can pre-tape Wednesday's episode, which includes an eviction and the final head of household competition, which will occur with... keep reading »

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Danielle Staub has officially left The Real Housewives of New Jersey after two seasons, leaving the show without its villain and entire source of drama for the two-part reunion, which ended last night. Although Bravo's obnoxious promos promised that someone would leave! forever!, the announcement came in a statement instead, which leaves the door open for Danielle to return on her own show. The statement from Andy Cohen on--where else!--BravoTV.com said, "The reunion was Danielle's... keep reading »

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When The X Factor debuts in the US next fall on Fox, it may look a lot like the UK version, as its host, Dermot O'Leary, and one of its judges, Cheryl Cole, are both reportedly heading for the Fox version. And the UK version won't air next year because judge and producer Simon Cowell doesn't want to divide his attention. "At the moment you are going to see me doing one show next year... keep reading »

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Summer is officially over, although it still feels like summer--and it feels like I just compiled the list of summer reality show debuts. But here comes the fall reality TV. This is a frequently-updated list of officially announced debut dates for new and returning reality series. For shows that premiered before the start of September, see the summer schedule. And don't forget that the first TV broadcasts of documentaries have their own schedule: 2010 TV... keep reading »

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As expected and reported back in late July, Kara DioGuardi is out as a judge on American Idol after two seasons. In a statement released to by Fox, she said, "I felt like I won the lottery when I joined American Idol two years ago, but I feel like now is the best time to leave Idol. I am very proud to have been associated with American Idol -- it has truly been an amazing... keep reading »

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Labor Day weekend has arrived with a bunch of reality TV marathons. Although a few shows debut new seasons this week, it won't be the official start of the fall TV season until it arrives in mid-Sept. It'd be nice if fall weather showed up, too. The Past: last week's most-read stories Big Brother 11's Michele is on Playboy's sex-on-TV reality show FoursomeSurvivor contract, rule book are back onlineSurvivor contestant contract: the waivers, agreements that... keep reading »

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The collection of C-list celebrities, reality stars, and Bristol Palin that comprises the Dancing with the Stars cast will all be paid the same amount if they last through the entire competition: $345,000. Among the people who turned that down were Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Sylvester Stallone, Ann Coulter, Condoleezza Rice, Erin Brockovich, Richard Branson, Tim Allen, and Suzanne Somers, while Joel McHale, Drew Carey, and Kirstie Alley have also said no previously--though the show... keep reading »

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At the start of Big Brother 12's penultimate Thursday episode, Ragan said, "I am not just going to roll over and die. I'm going to find a way to guarantee another week in the house." Make that the jury house, because he was evicted. I'll give him credit, though: He tried. And even though he later excused everyone and even their shitty game play, he did make the best arguments he could, and even framed... keep reading »

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I confess: the one minute and nine seconds of Project Runway 8 below is the only part of this season that I've seen. I gave up during last season, and couldn't imagine coming back for extended 90-minute episodes. However, friends and others who still watch tell me this season is a vast improvement over the last two, which were Lifetime and Bunim-Murray's first two attempts at taking over Bravo's and Magical Elves' signature series, the... keep reading »

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Playboy TV has posted a new trailer for Foursome featuring Big Brother 11's Michele Noonan. Her name may be spelled wrong, but that's her, saying, "I give the best head ever." (More on her appearance here.) The trailer shows that her episode also includes Heat, aka Jason Rosell, a cast member on I Love New York and I Love Money. He says, "Treat me like the whore that I am and I'm going to treat... keep reading »

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