April 16, 2008
Reality, Reality News
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It seems one reality show has gone a bit too far to push the “reality” out of reality tv. One a pilot reality show called “Pauper to Princess”, one producer Marc Brilleman was arrested for not allowing the contestants on the show, all women, to leave the house. Apparently the show is taking several woman and giving them a princess transformation somewhat like Charm School did. The event too place when four of the ladies wanted to leave the house for the weekend and were told they could not leave. Brilleman stood in front of the door and ended up locking it. The women couldn’t leave because of their contract, even though they were allowed to leave on previous weekends. One of the girls then escaped and called the police which led to Brilleman’s arrest. It’s kind of funny actually if you think about it and makes sense. We never really know if or how contestants on a show can leave on their free will to go as they please. The show hasn’t even been picked up by a network and I’m sure it now never will.
To Read More: Reality TV Wannabe Arrested in Kidnap
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April 13, 2008
Reality Casting
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March 31, 2008
Paradise Hotel 2
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With our little trouble maker Raheim gone I wasn’t sure if the others could hold there own. But we seem to have a new trouble, or rather ‘drunk’ trouble starter in Ryan who basically stole the show and was the center of everything. First things first though, the new girl. Myrna entered the hotel as a ‘fashion designer from LA’ who just happens to be Asian. Apparently Mikey, the guy who has been clung to Tanya since day one, loves Asians so I’m sure producers put Myrna in there to try and break up the love birds. I personally don’t see that happenin
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Myrna seems to be straight from the valley as every last syllable of every sentence lingers on for at least 3 seconds. She says like about twenty time every five minutes and I swear she said ‘totally’ sometime during the show! Myrna doesn’t seem to have any clue what she got herself into and didn’t seem comfortable at all on the show. I guess you always need a ‘fake’ person on a reality show and I believe she may just be the first one on Paradise Hotel 2 who actually acts fake. Of course they are mostly all there to get famous, but I think she knows she’s there to get famous and isn’t hiding it one bit.
After picking Aaron in the “Mr. Paradise Hotel” contest, Myrna got to spend some time with him at dinner where he basically begged her to join his alliance with Chris, TD and Stephanie. After some small talk Aaron got straight to the point, telling Myrna “It’s me or Chris going home next if you stick with the originals, and you’ll be gone short after.” Hmm sure weren’t waiting for the right moment were you Aaron? When they got back at the hotel it was time for drinking of course! Ryan, once again, got a little tipsy and officially took over for Raheim. After he told Myrna that he was told she likes guys with real jobs (Ryan is a lifeguard don’t forget) the two got into a little tiff. It was more against him and Tanya I guess since she took Myrna’s side instead of Ryan’s and that didn’t make him too happy. He went straight into tell Mikey what Tanya said, which backfired of course. Now why would you tell the guy who is ‘crushing’ Tanya that she is ’stupid’? Oh I forgot, he was drunk out of his mind!
The next day more drama went down and it’s basically Ryan’s fault as well. Lauren was told by Ryan that Stephanie and Aaron kissed, so she asked Aaron if they did and he denied it. Aaron once again used his bad timing skills to run down and tell Stephanie that Lauren was spreading rumors that they hooked up. As Stephanie floated in the pool, she told Lauren that she never kissed Aaron. Lauren wasn’t too happy that Aaron let the cat out of the bag and said, right in front of Stephanie, that Aaron should leave. But here is where Lauren was smart. Instead of waiting for Stephanie to tell Aaron, she went and told him herself. He wasn’t too fond of the comment and let it slide for now.
It was the time for the official twist of the episode. New girl Myrna was to have a one-on-one conversation with each of the guests at Paradise. After sitting through a boring 10 minute segment of her talking, and once again looking very fake and uncomfortable, we finally got to the good stuff. Myrna got to choose new roommates for each of the guests, basically making the night where they actually chose roommates pointless. She used a good strategy in my part in choosing people who don’t get along. James and Krista were paired up, once again, so I’m sure that will help them. Tanya and Chris being paired up wasn’t too exciting either as both of them haven’t really connected it seems.
The interesting pairings were the next few. TD and Mikey were paired up. In their one-on-one Mikey told Myrna that TD should be the next to go. Let’s hope she finds out so we can see some brawling going down between TD and Tanya! Another interesting pairing is Ryan with Stephanie. Both have ‘finger painted’ together a few times this season yet the feeling isn’t mutual. Stephanie is loving Ryan just a little more then he loves her. He basically calls her a one night stand and actually wants her to be the next to go. Hopefully Myrna spills those beans and Stephanie has a classic freak out! The one that I find most interesting and brilliantly done by Myrna is the pairing of Lauren and Aaron. As I said before, they HATE each other, so it should be very amusing to see how they react when they have to live together. Next time it seems like Stephanie does find out Ryan’s true feelings. Hopefully she freaks out as expected and goes down in crazy reality girl history!
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March 31, 2008
E!, Pop Fiction
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A few weeks ago a little reality show came along to play with the minds of the paparazzi. But after two weeks of shenanigans, Pop Fiction is no where to be found on E! or the TV Guide listings for the channel. The website is saying new episodes are supposed to air Sundays at 10:30, yet for the past two weeks the show has been MIA. I’m wondering exactly what’s going on with the show that broke new ground on the media stake out. Are they waiting for the perfect opportunity to pop back up and surprise us when we least expect it? Or are celebrities just not turning out like Ashton Kutcher had hoped? One thing is for sure. Pop Fiction is MIA and nobody really knows where it has gone to. Hopefully it’s just building up for a huge prank fest, or it could have just sizzled out like several other shows that have come before it.
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March 29, 2008
Reality, Video
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A few weeks ago I stumbled upon a very interesting clip on YouTube that explains how reality editors can manipulate storylines to basically fit anything they want to show. On this clip from a BBC show they simulate a reality show and then show you how, through editing techniques, any story possible can be created out of the hours of material they have.
httpv://youtube.com/watch?v=BBwepkVurCI
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March 28, 2008
Celebrity Apprentice, NBC
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Why is it that every British guy on a reality show always seeks to be the most evil person there? Simon Cowell, Gordon Ramsey and now Piers Morgan. I must say after not watching the Apprentice since season one, I was skeptical to watch this celebrity version since most celebrity shows fail. Thankfully it caught my attention as it was even more entertaining then I remembered it and was surely a great season.
The night began with both Trace and Piers still facing off at the charity auction. I loved how they added the laughter from the crowd over the pre-taped moments. It gave it a comedy type feel and there sure was a ton of it! The charity event went pretty smoothly but one thing kind of felt strange to me. It wasn’t really about the items they were bidding on, once again, but rather huge celebrities dishing out thousands of money for the ’cause’. Piers had three donations at $100,000 which gave him a sure win. Hell even one donation of $100,000 would have been enough.
When it came time to crown the winner, everyone wanted to see Trace win. Maybe it was the fact Piers is British on an American show or maybe because he was so evil on the show itself, but everyone there seemed to hate him. When it came down too it though, Piers did in fact take home the win. Although I hate saying it, he did deserve it after all the challenges he won and money he raised. In the end none of the celebrities stood a chance against him (no not even you Carol) and he probably would have won against anyone. Luckily there is a new season already being planned for next year and Trump told us that he’ll “be around for a long, long time” so I guess that means at least a few new season. Hopefully they can get an even better cast next time. Just bring back Omarosa again and I’ll be sure to tune in!
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