Reality TV Website

I've looked at quite a few websites and blogs that are based on reality TV, but the best and most useful one I've found is a website called Reality TV World. The first thing I really like about the website is that when you first enter the homepage it has a ton of links to articles on the "latest reality television news headlines." This is extremely helpful if you're looking for the latest scandels and controversies in reality TV. These news headlines include everything from who recently got eliminated on America's Next Top Model to news on the Osbournes or Paula Abdul. It's also really useful if you missed the latest episode of your favorite reality show. The website includes some recaps on shows. The other thing I liked about the website is that it includes links to all of the popular reality TV shows at the top. It's easy and accommodating if you're looking for a particular show. When you click on the link to the show it will provide you with the most recent news on that reality show. Reality TV World also includes spoilers and speacial features, as well as other entertainment news headlines. I highly recommend this website if you're big reality television fan. Even if you're not a big fan, check it out. Until next time...

"Kid Nation" could end up like "Lord of the Flies"?

According to United Press International, a U.S. psychologist says the new reality show Kid Nation could end up like "Lord of the Flies" if the camera crew wasn't around.

Psychologist Dr. Gregg Steinberg said this in a UPI News Service article:

"The show asks the same basic questions as the novel, 'Lord of the Flies,'
with one major difference: The show has adults overseeing the action.

The Psychologist believes that if the show didn't have the camera crew around then the results would be the same as the ending of William Golding's book: violent and severe.

"Children do not have the cognitive abilities to grasp discipline, hard work,
and integrity," Steinberg said in a statement. "Without parents to guide them
down the right path, we would see tragic consequences with bullying turning into
more savagery and lack of discipline turning into to utter chaos."

http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/psychologist-likens-cbs-new-kid-nation-lord-of-flies-1013164.php

Osbourne Auction

According to ABC News, the former reality stars, Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne, are selling art, furniture and collectibles from their homes in Malibu, Beverly Hills and England. The auction will include items from their MTV reality show The Osbournes. Some items from the show include Jack Osbourne's black leather bedroom furniture and a cast-iron crucifix from Ozzy's den in various episodes. Part of the proceeds will go towards the Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Foundation. Ozzy will perform a benefit concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles the first night of the sale. Sharon is very enthusiastic about the auction , saying it's "refreshing." On the other hand, Ozzy is not so enthusiactic. His wife commented, saying that "Ozzy gets very attached to things. He doesn't like change at all." The sale, administered by Julien's Auctions, will be held Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at the Gibson Guitar Showroom in Beverly Hills. Bids can be placed in person, by phone or over the Internet.

Here is what AP Entertainment Writer from ABC Sandy Cohen wrote in her article "Osbournes to Auction Contents of 3 Homes":

"With their three children now grown and out of the house, the
couple have changed their style and moved to a new home, she told The Associated
Press, adding that parting with hundreds of items has been 'one of the most
refreshing things I've done.'"

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=3703176

America's Next Top Model

Kimberly was the second girl cut from America's Next Top Model, cycle 9. She was elminated because her "high-fashion" personality could not be captured on film. "I'm embarrassed with my pictures. Yeah I'm in the Top 12 in the whole country, but I'm also the second girl to leave," Kimberly said through her tears as she was leaving. I think the judges made the right decision. Saleisha won the challenge.

I noticed last night that there is a definite villian emerging from this season's group of girls. It's only the third epsiode and Bianca has already done some pretty evil things. I'm thinking that she might make the other villians from different seasons look like Mother Teresa. Here are some of the malicious things Bianca has done:

• She intentionally gave bad advice to Kimberly to sabotage her runway walk
• She said that she thinks Heather (the girl who has Aspergers Syndrome, a mild form of autism) gets a pity vote because of her disabiliity
• She called Saliesha a "borderline plus size"
• She actually compliments Heather later in the show, then immediately takes it back by saying something about "needing to knock her down because she's doing too well and could hinder her own chances of winning."
• She said she didn't think Saleisha deserved to win the challenge and that she should have won

This all happened in about an hour. At least Renee kept her rudeness to about two, three instances an episode. If Bianca keeps this up, she could be going for a new record.

10 Greatest Reality TV Moments...

Vh1 did two specials on the top 40 greatest reality TV moments, so I figured I would put together my own favorites:

10. America's Next Top Model's fainting contestant
- Rebecca Epley of cycle 4 collapsed to the floor in the middle of judging. It turned out the collapse was due to a childhood illness and she ended up being fine.

9. Real World Denver Fight
-A drunken misunderstanding caused a fight between Tyrie and Davis, who uttered an ugly racial slur.

8. Engaged & Underage – bride-to-be gets bikini was from fiance’s mom
-Bride-to-be Chantel wanted a bikini wax before her wedding. Luckily, her fiance's mother does waxing for a living.

7. I Love New York – Fight night
- Chance punched Boston out and gave him a bloody nose when New York thought it would be a good idea to have a Fight Night.

6. America's Next Top Model contestant is clueless
- Kathleen, we wanted to like you, but what part of "anti-fur" didn't you understand? Not only that, but when Tyra made the point during judging to tell her she didn't know what was going on, she responded with "I know, right?"

5. Sharon Osbourne storms out of America's Got Talent
-Judge Piers Morgon upset Sharon when he was mean to one of the younger contestants. She angrily stormed off the set during a show in Dallas.

4. Big Brother 8 – housemate hates photo
-Big brother 8 houseguest Jen freaked out after seeing the picture of herself on the wall. She cried on and on about how the picture looked terrible and it was bad lighting and blah, blah, blah. Get a Grip!

3. American Idol – Simon urges Ryan to come out of the closet
-Ryan Seacrest and Simon Cowell were arguing after Simon gave a bad critique to one contestant. "Stay out of my closet!" Seacrest yelled, to which Simon replied "Come out!"

2. Surreal Life contestant pees in corner
- Verne Troyer motored down the hall on his scooter, half-asleep, drunk, and naked. I guess this was a good time to decide he had to pee....in the corner.

1. Pumkin’s spit from Flavor of Love 1
-Pumpkin, who was fed up with New York's antics, let loose a wad of spit right on New York's face, leaving the viewers and Flav in shock.

Has reality TV hit an all time low?

America's Most Smartest Model: it may say it all in just the title. Let's face it, the show is an excuse for America to watch people do stupid things on TV. No one cares who wins or who's the smartest model. The show, which aires on VH1 and has the tagline "Beauty is a double-edged sword," tries to answer the burning question: do smart models exist, or does a life devoted to getting by on one’s looks make a person stupid? There is an assumption that the prettier someone is, the less intelligent they are expected to be. And no one has it worse than models. It's hosted by fashion expert Mary Alice Stephenson and Ben Stein. The competition brings together 14 models (7 men and 7 women) who will compete for the title of America's Most Smartest Model. In the end, one model who proves that he or she is more than just a pretty face will walk away with $100,000.

The title itself makes me not want to watch this show. It sounds like one of the dumbest and most degrading shows I've ever heard of. I'm not going to lie, it'll probably be funny and who wouldn't want to watch people do stupid stuff on TV? But, the whole premise of the show seems utterly ridiculous.

Rock of Love Finale

25 women entered the house at the beggining of the series and during tonight's episode it was down to two: Jes, the awesome hair stylist with pink hair, and Heather, the exotic dancer, who got Bret Michaels' name tattooed on the back of her neck. Bret had a huge decision to make on tonight's episode. Heather has been his "party girlfriend" since the beginning and Jes worked her way into his heart and opened up throughout the season. Bret Michaels, as a final test, asks if both girls would be his girlfriend. Heather naturally says that she would share Bret with Jes. Jes, with the amount of self-respect and integrity she has, says no. Bret calls down Heather and tell her she isn't the girl for him. She storms off, cursing Bret Michaels for dumping her. Jes wins and the 44 year old rocker ends up with the 23 year old girl. And that's that for this season of Rock of Love. Well, that is until the reunion show next week. It's also being rumored that they are casting for another season with a new rocker. So, if you are as addicted to the show as I am, you should be excited.