Archive for the 'Reality TV' Category

It’s Crunch Time On “Dancing with the Stars”

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Okay Ladies and Gents, it’s down to the final four on “Dancing with the Stars.”  Last night the happy hoofers, Warren Sapp, Brooke Burke, Lance Bass and Cody Linley mambo-ed and jived their way to what they hope will be a spot in next week’s final three.
I’m rooting for Warren Sapp because he’s just so [...]

Does Paula Abdul Really Deserve An Emmy?

Friday, October 17th, 2008

According to the New York Post, the Emmys are about to add a new category for Best Reality Show Judge.
Whose bright idea was that?  The last thing we need on Emmy night is another category, much less a category that honors reality show judges.
First of all, they might as well call this the Simon Cowell [...]

This Week’s “Project Runway:” How Thick Can They Be?

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

This season’s contestants on “Project Runway” are the most thick headed ever.   It’s one thing if you get auf’d because you did a design the judges didn’t like, but quite another if you get auf’d because you didn’t do what the challenge asked you to do. If you do that, you deserve to have your [...]

“Project Runway” Becomes A Drag

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

A drag queen, that is.  This week’s episode of “Project Runway” had our intrepid designers creating stagewear for a copious array of curvaceous queens with names like, Miss Understood, Hedda Lettuce, Farrah Moans, and  Annida GreenKard.
Chris March from last season was there in a Ride Of The Valkyries costume to introduce the challenge and set [...]

“Project Runway” Has Returned

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

“Project Runway” is back and we all now have a new crop of designers to pick apart ad nauseum.  I still haven’t sorted all sixteen…er after two episodes, fourteen designers, but I’m starting to pinpoint some of my favorites.
The premiere episode involved the designers making an outfit from materials bought at the local Gristedes grocery [...]

Lance Bass May Need A Partner…But Guy or Girl?

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Rush and Molloy at the New York Daily News are reporting that former ‘N Sync heartthrob Lance Bass is this close to signing on for the next season of “Dancing with the Stars.”
According to R & M:
But we hear network execs are already fretting over whether or not to pair the openly gay pop star [...]

Do We Really Need A Reality TV School?

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Have you heard of the New York Reality TV School? According to their website:

Every week thousands of people audition for Reality TV shows, the competition is fierce and the odds of making it past the first round of submissions are very slim. Do you  know what it takes to get noticed? And if you are [...]

Sikhs Trash MTV Office In India

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

I’m going to have to be very careful how I write this post, because if you know anything about the current battle going on between bloggers and the Associated Press, I could get into big trouble with the big AP if I don’t word this post just right.
That’s because this post is based on an [...]

Tim Gunn Unplugged

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune did an extensive interview with Tim Gunn of “Project Runway” and “Tim Gunn’s Guide To Style” last week.
If you’re a “Project Runway” fan, it’s worth reading Tim’s take about the move to Los Angeles, the loss of the show’s original producers and rumors of an all-star “Project Runway” edition.
Some [...]

Cristian de la Fuente Recuperating From Surgery

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Cristian de la Fuente, who tore a tendon in his arm on “Dancing with the Stars,” will soon be ready to hit the dance floor once again. That is if he wants to.
A couple of weeks ago he had surgery to repair the injury and afterward was interviewed for a USA Today article by [...]