FOX is always trying to prove that they really are the sleaziest network. No matter what trash other networks put out, they always manage to take it and turn it into something a little more humiliating. “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” are already pretty embarrassing shows, but one thing that they’re missing is pointing out when people are overweight and therefore unlovable. So FOX decided to fix that by creating “More to Love.”
FOX can pretend to make this a sappy love story all they want, but to me it’s just their version of pointing and laughing at people’s flaws. “Everyone look, it’s overweight people trying to fall in love!” Because, obviously, overweight people can’t find love in the real world, so they need a show so that they can finally be appreciated. And what better way to help them out than by putting 20 of them in one house to compete over one guy? That’s going to help their self esteem a LOT!
If these women really want to find love, they should just move to the Midwest. They would be considered skinny here.
Today I turned on “The Price is Right.” It was an accident, I swear, but when I was about to change the channel I stopped, thinking that there was a new host. I knew Drew Carey had taken over for Bob Barker, but it appeared that another older man had stepped in for Drew. I watched for a few minutes and realized that it actually was an older man…but it was still Drew Carey. They have actually aged him for the show.
The first few episodes he did he looked like the Drew Carey we all knew: shaved hair, big black glasses. But now, it looks like the elderly fans have spoken, and they need a host they can relate to. Drew is only 51 years-old. They obviously miss Bob and are trying to mutate Drew into someone about 30 years older.
Now Drew has grown out his hair and smoothed it down all nice, he got some bi-focal looking glasses, he even seems to be carrying himself differently. It’s funny the things actors do to fit in with their target audience.
CBS has a new reality show in the works. Called “Block Party,” the show is taking eight homes in Atlanta and sealing them off from the rest of the world with a steel wall. Those eight families have to see only one another for three weeks while competing for a cash prize.
This show actually reminds me a bit of the reality show that was quickly canceled called “Opportunity Knocks,” where families had to answer questions about each other to try to win money. There is just something that doesn’t have lasting power in a family reality show. Kids get involved and it becomes a little less exciting to see them trying to destroy one another.
No air date is set yet, and producers won’t reveal what the prize is or what the competitions will be, but I’m sure it will be things geared towards making the families hate each other. Fights, drama, family feuds: a reality show’s dream come true.
Al Roker interviewed Heidi and Spencer about their experience on “I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!” and he makes it pretty obvious that he’s not a Speidi fan. If Al Roker thinks you’re crazy, you have serious problems. This is what Al normally does at work:
This is the guy “The Today Show” chose to interview Heidi and Spencer. Does that tell you how seriously they took this?
Al really tore these two apart. He must have some secret vendetta against them. I think he’s probably afraid that they are crazier than him. And he can’t have that. He works so hard to be the crazy ol’ weatherman! I think this might be the best celebrity feud ever. Al Roker versus Speidi.
Heidi and Spencer have already spoken out about the interview and how cruel Al Roker was to them. Heidi said that he was so rude that she cried afterwards and that “I really would advise women especially to be careful around him because I feel like he definitely came and attacked me and I did not appreciate that at all.” Yes, Heidi, Al is a little creepy, but is she trying to say that he attacked her as a woman? She’s married to Spencer Pratt. That’s the only response anyone needs to say to anything that Heidi argues about.
I actually did feel a little soft spot open up in my heart when Al was attacking them. Spencer probably loved every second of it, especially where he was called a villain and a jerk. Those words are like “wonderful” and “amazing” to him. But Heidi really does look a little upset. She even forgot to act and say obnoxious things about her dry shampoo. I didn’t even hear one word about Jesus from her. Al Roker must be the most talented person alive, because I thought that no one could ever make the Pratts forget to be annoying.
CW’s upcoming show “The Vampire Diaries” will air this fall, and the network has released an extended preview. When the show was first announced, I did a write up (read that here) about it, and after watching the preview I think my initial impression was pretty accurate.
The show looks like a mix of Twilight with the typical CW high school drama tossed in. The new mysterious kid shows up and everyone is obsessed with him. Oh, and he’s a vampire! He also has an evil vampire brother, who seems a lot more interesting to me. I think I’ll be rooting for him. I need my vampire to have a little ambition, like biting necks and charming people with his eyes, not just sending flirty texts during class.
Although I doubt the show will be that great, I’m sure it will have a lot of popularity. There are a lot of vampire-crazed girls out there who are craving more Twilight, and this will have to do for now. Paul Wesley is no Robert Pattinson, but I’m sure he’s going to be plastered on millions of lockers before long.
Heidi and Spencer Pratt are two of my favorite people to write about, because they give me endless supplies of things to laugh about. This is how they stay famous and popular with the media. They constantly come up with something new and more ridiculous to get people talking. I totally support their habit. If they want to be famous for being two of the most embarrassing people alive, that’s fine with me, because it’s highly entertaining.
After Heidi’s “success” releasing a few bikini-clad, low budget music videos, Spencer has been talking about how he’s going to be the next big thing in the rap world. Most people laughed and didn’t expect him to really try, but you should never underestimate the perseverance of fame whores.
Spencer finally released his first rap song and video and it is a priceless work of art. These people should write a book about how to become famous with absolutely no talent (and no shame). Actually, that’s probably already in the works, because they think of everything.
The song is called “I’m a Celebrity,” and the video features Spencer and Heidi prancing through the jungle playing with bugs and lizards. I know, it sounds too good to be true. I thought it was my birthday when I woke up and saw this video waiting for me.
The theme of the song goes along with the new reality show featuring the couple called “I’m a Celebrity, Get Me out of Here!” which premieres tonight at 8pm EST on NBC. It features 10 celebrities who are thrown into the jungle without all their usual luxuries and they have to compete to raise money for their favorite charity. The show first aired in 2003 but lacked popularity and was canceled. If only Heidi and Spencer were around back then, it surely would have made it.
My favorite thing about the whole scenario is Spencer’s chosen rap name: “The Great White.”
Reality shows have become Hollywood’s version of charity. Washed up celebrity with a struggling career? Here, have a reality show. Feeling like no one loves you enough anymore and need more attention? Reality show. Just plain nuts and can’t hold a normal job? PLEASE take a reality show!
Jessica Simpson probably fits all of those categories and then some. After her failed marriage to Nick Lachey (not that he’s doing much better these days), being called fat repeatedly, and a few failed pop and country albums, Jessica is whoring herself back to reality TV to “redeem” herself.
The concept of the show sounds like it has the potential to be interesting. It’s called “The Price of Beauty,” and a source told US Weekly about the premise: “She and a friend set off on a road trip around the world in search of what people find beautiful and why.” A nice change from just seeing what America thinks is beautiful. To go to other cultures and find out their interpretations of beauty is something that most people aren’t able to experience, and to document it might be a good idea. Of course, then comes the rest of the description, where my warning signs start going off: “(Jessica will try) shocking things that women do to make themselves beautiful. Picture ‘Fear Factor’.”
I’m imagining Jessica Simpson in Africa getting her face pierced with a stick, or having those rings put around her neck. Hmm, maybe the show doesn’t sound too bad after all…
My biggest worry is how badly Jessica is going to offend each culture she visits. She has been known to say some pretty stupid things, like calling tuna “chicken.” It’s one thing when you’re offending a fish, but when she starts calling Spanish people Mexicans, we’re going to have a problem. Which is all part of the reason that I’m going to tune in.
Adam Lambert, runner up on this season of “American Idol,” may have found something far better for his career than winning the show. He may have come in second place, but with this show, that isn’t always a bad thing. The winner of “Idol” is tied into all sorts of contracts with the “Idol” name. Kris Allen, who won this season, already is being forced to release one of the most horrendous songs ever written. His voice sounds great in the song, but listen to the lyrics and unless you’re the cheesiest person alive, you’ll hate it. (Click Read More at the end of the post to hear it.)
I watched “Idol” on and off this season, and I loved Adam Lambert from the beginning. He’s a total glam rocker, with the hair, makeup, and ridiculous costumes. Exactly what I love. He’s not exactly the picture perfect “American Idol” type like Kris Allen was. A little too edgy for their pop-centric vibe, but he still made it to the end and impressed the judges and fans all along.
During the finale, Lambert and Allen got a chance to sing with the incredible rock band, Queen. Although they’ve stayed together since Freddie Mercury’s death in 1991, the band has never had another permanent lead singer. But now that could all change. The band was impressed with Adam Lambert, and has expressed interest in adding the singer to their group, or at least doing some work with him.
Queen guitarist Brian May told Rolling Stone magazine, “Amongst all that furor, there wasn’t really a quiet moment to talk, but (drummer) Roger Taylor and I are definitely hoping to have a meaningful conversation with (Lambert) at some point. It’s not like we, as Queen, would rush into coalescing with another singer just like that. It isn’t that easy. But I’d certainly like to work with Adam. That is one amazing instrument he has there.”
This is really the best music news I could ask for. Queen is one of my favorite bands of all time. Freddie Mercury is truly irreplaceable, but Adam Lambert is the closest I could imagine an artist ever coming to capturing his style. I’d really like to see Lambert do well, mostly for my own sake so I can continue watching him, but also because he has a talent that makes him stand out from so many other singers. He has a stage presence and a style unlike most, and watching him perform is always so captivating. Not using that talent would be a waste.
Click Read More to hear Kris Allen’s new single, hear my favorite Adam Lambert song, and watch some of the “Idol” performances for both.
Reality TV has reached a new low. I thought it would be hard to beat shows like Tila Tequila’s “Shot at Love,” where people were degraded and embarrassed on each episode in new ways. But HGTV has taken over the top spot with their new show “Leader of the Pack.”
The Reckseit family has decided to get a dog. So instead of going to the local shelter to adopt an animal in need of some love, they turn it into a game. They have eight dogs delivered to their house, and the dogs have to compete in challenges to test their skills and try to win over the family’s love. Each of the five members of the family places a vote each week for the dog they want to see leave the house, and the dog with the most votes is cast out.
I have more problems with this premise than I could list. Animals should never have to compete for love, and voting off a dog every week is just the saddest storyline I’ve ever heard. At least on reality shows voting off people, the humans know what they’re signing up for. The dogs just want a home with a loving family. They didn’t ask for this.
Each dog that is voted off will be adopted by another family, so they won’t be homeless, but I still think it’s incredibly sad. Although it’s actually sadder for the dog that has to stay with the Reckseit family. These people look like a bunch of crazies. The whole family seems to have an annoyance disorder of varying degrees of severity.
Another thing that seriously bothered me after watching the preview was when it was dinner time for the eight dogs. First of all, they’re feeding them all the same food. Dogs need different food depending on their age, size, and breed. Also, they say “uh oh, we ran out of food!” and the dogs are all running around like crazy trying to get enough to eat. Don’t play games with animal care. That is not funny or entertaining.
I hope they at least got their “cast” of dogs from shelters, but judging from the breeds they have and the young age of the dogs, I doubt it.
This show infuriates me. Where’s PETA when you actually need them?
“Homeless Real World” is searching for a home on a television network. The documentary series follows six homeless people and documents their daily lives: how they got into their current situation, their issues with alcoholism, even their love lives. As of now, the series hasn’t been picked up by any network. Some have been afraid that it would be too hard to watch or that viewers wouldn’t approve of it.
At first I thought that the show did sound like a little too much. Many shows try to get viewers based on shock value and pushing the limits of what is acceptable. I was afraid they were basically trying to extort these homeless people, taking advantage of their situation for good TV. After watching the trailer and reading more about the show, however, I changed my mind.
The idea for the show came about when MTV’s “Real World” was being filmed in Denver. Hoping to use the popularity of MTV’s show to promote their own, Richard Ayoub, Del Bigtree, Darwyn Metzger and Randal Kirk began shooting their “Homeless Real World” in the streets of Denver at the same time.
The four men created and produced the entire project, and it was a true passion for them from the beginning. They shared laughs, tears, and tense moments with the homeless throughout the shooting of the series. Unlike most reality shows where the producers stay as uninvolved as possible, these men got to know the cast very well. During the show, they sit down and have conversations with the cast instead of just having them talk directly to the camera. “The cast and crew became so close that they’re still very much in touch with each other. So we can tell you what everyone is doing today,” Ayoub says.
Filming the show touched the lives of the crew more than they ever expected. Bigtree says he didn’t plan “to do a show that says ’save the homeless,’ but you realize that there is real humanity here. This is probably one of the most profound experiences of my life.” After shooting wrapped, the producers realized that the humanity they experienced was what should be the central focus of the show. Although they started out just making a sort of “Real World” mockery, it turned into something much more.
We overlook homeless people every day. We never know what their stories are, what they do for fun, or how they ended up on the street. They are just clones to us, copies of failed individuals with no hope. But there is hope there. Hope and love and a need for connections just like everyone else has. They have hope of finding a better life, of becoming something more. “You probably never think of homeless people kissing, making love, falling in love,” Ayoub says. But this series captures those moments too.
They also have their share of problems just like we do, and their problems just happened to land them on the street. If I lose a job, I have a family and friends who make sure that I’m taken care of. I will always have a place to live and people to count on. Not everyone is that lucky. As Dawn says in the trailer, “you’ve got people out here, I don’t.”
The crew weren’t the only ones who were touched by the filming of the series. The cast also changed through the production. After filming wrapped, three of the cast members entered rehab and one has gotten themselves entirely off the streets. Being on film helped them to see the reality of their own situation, and they knew that they wanted to be better, that they were worth something. Unfortunately, one of the cast members has also passed away, but that is the reality of what these situations sometimes come to. It will continue to be a struggle for all of these people, and the combination of poverty and alcoholism can be a vicious cycle that is nearly impossible to escape. But sometimes just being reminded that they are better than that can be the motivation they need to begin to find hope.
Some people still may feel that “Homeless Real World” exploits the lives of these people, and Ayoub says that is something they will have to deal with. But he also says that he hopes it will serve its purpose: “The redeeming value of this show is these people are actually likable and in many cases lovable. They will make audiences look at homeless people differently.”
