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    • If You Haven’t Had Enough, The Jackson’s Reality Show Airs in December November 7, 2009
      A&E presents “The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty,” a new real-life series that will chronicle the personal and professional lives of Jackie, Jermaine, Tito and Marlon as they prepare for a Jackson Five reunion, while also coming to terms with Michael’s tragic loss. The series premieres Sunday, December 13 with back-to-back one-hour episodes […]
    • Chef Gordon Ramsay Brings U.K. “Masterchef” to America November 6, 2009
      Chef Gordon Ramsay is bringing MASTERCHEF (working title), a new culinary competition series based on the smash hit U.K. and Australian format, to FOX. MASTERCHEF (working title) will take wannabe chefs who simply cook as a hobby and have absolutely no experience in the food industry and attempt to turn one of them into a [...]
    • Reality Roll Call’s WTF of the Day: Verne Troyer takes a spill to music November 5, 2009
      Anyone who saw Verne Troyer on the reality show, The Surreal Life knows that he cannot hold his alcohol. TMZ caught Verne this week tipping over as he tried to get into his car. Jimmy Kimmel put it to music:
    • Top Chef Allstar Reunion Tonight! November 4, 2009
      Tonight on a special episode of Top Chef, your favorite chef’testants from seasons 1 – 5 are back to reunite and hash out some of Top Chef’s most heated moments! Season 5’s Fabio Vivani hosts this exclusive dinner where some of past seasons most familiar faces let it all out on the table. What will happen [...]
    • Artie Lange Wouldn’t Do Celebrity Rehab Even If They Paid Him November 4, 2009
      Comedian Artie Lange says that he wouldn’t do Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew even if they paid him, and according to him they tried. The former regular on Mad TV and regular of  Howard Stern’s radio show says that he was offered $200,000 to do the reality show, but he turned them down because he feels [...]
    • Kirstie Alley Gets Reality Show on A&E November 4, 2009
      Actress Kirstie Alley has signed on for her own reality show, scheduled to air on A&E in 2010. The show will document her life as she raises her two daughters, produces a movie, and looks for love. It will also track her weight loss progress. Robert Sharenow, senior vice president of A&E’s non-fiction and alternative programming [...]
    • Josh Colon of The Real World: DC Performs With Wicked Liquid November 3, 2009
    • First Look at the Cast of The Real World: DC November 2, 2009
      All Real World fans know that once The Real World/Road Rules Challenge ends it’s time to gear up for another season of the strangers who find out what it’s like when they stop being polite and get real. This weekend The Washington Post did a piece on The Real World: DC cast, who vacated the city [...]
    • Million Dollar Listing Preview November 2, 2009
      Be sure to catch Million Dollar Listing this week. Why you ask? Sure I could tell you, but I think the previews below speak for themselves. Tonight on a brand new episode of Million Dollar Listing, Chad surprises his girlfriend with a romantic home-cooked meal but it is quickly clear that he is “buttering her up” [...]
    • Did Whitney Port Have a Nose Job? November 2, 2009
      Reality TV star Whitney Port is the latest celebrity to have questions raised about the origins of their nose. The star of The City appears to have had a little trimmed off the sides and tip sometime after the time she gave up the notion to be basketball star in childhood but before she became [...]

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Archive for November 8th, 2007

Why The Writer’s Strike Won’t Affect Reality Television

Posted by Faith W on November 8, 2007

Now that the writers strike is well underway, with no end in sight, it looks like we are going to be stuck watching a whole lot of repeats and a whole lot of reality television. I’m sure you’ve read all articles, saying that soon we will be watching reality shows so lame it will make Anchorwoman look great. Maybe they will even bring Anchorwoman back; after all we only saw one episode before it was canceled.

And all this talk of the impending the takeover of reality television might reinforce some myths in the minds of the ill-informed. Some of you may be thinking we will be seeing reality shows because no one writes them. Why would someone write them; they are real! There is no story, no script…they just have a general concept, and the rest is all real emotions from real people.

Ah, but you’re wrong. Everything isn’t as obviously phony as The Hills, or last week’s haunted house episode of I Love New York 2, but every show has writers. Fortunately for you, and unfortunately for them, they are non-union writers.

Jennifer L. Pozner explains how writers fit into reality television and the WGA strike in a great piece that you can read here. 


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Billy Ray Cyrus To Get His Own Reality Show

Posted by Faith W on November 8, 2007

Billy Ray Cyrus of Achy Breaky Heart fame will be starring in his own reality show on cable network CMT.

The show, Billy Ray Cyrus: Home At Last, shares the title with his latest album, and as most celebrity reality shows, will be about the star as he attempts to balance his career and family life. The show has already gone into production, with the first episode scheduled to air on CMT on November 24th at 9:30.

Billy Ray has competed on Dancing With the Stars, has had his own television show on the PAX network, and currently stars with daughter Miley on the hit Disney show, Hannah Montana.

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