Archive for the 'Reality TV' Category

“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 [...]

David Cook Upsets Archuleta On “American Idol”

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Remember the other day when I wrote a post about how David Archuleta might not be able to win “American Idol” since his Dad had been banned from back stage? Jeff Archuleta was rumored to be controlling every step David made when it came to song choices and I wondered if David could win [...]

“Dancing With The Stars” The Results Live Blog

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

So it’s Tuesday night and 10:51pm and they still haven’t announced the “Dancing with the Stars” winner. They’re down to Jason and Kristi so somewhere in the last interminable two hours they dumped Cristian. Hopefully he can now go get his ripped up arm fixed.
I’ve been popping in and out of the show [...]

“Idol” Tonight: Battle Of The Davids

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

I knew it was coming. You knew it was coming. The Battle of the Davids on “American Idol.”
In this corner is 17 year old David Archuleta. He of the Junior Star Search crown, the sweet yet immature voice and the over the top stage Dad. The kid can sing, no one can [...]