Articles tagged "reality tv"

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P.T. Barnum would be jealous of today’s ‘reality’ shows

by Luaine Lee [McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)]

[28.Jul.09] :. In the old days people would scrape together their nickels and dimes to visit the circus or carnival when it blew into town. Boasting a dizzying array of wonders, one of the prime attractions of this...

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Reality TV by Susan Murray, Laurie Ouellette

by Siobhan Welch

[19.May.09] :. Those who fail to meet the American dream or moral code, whether it’s remodeling the house, winning the contest, or getting the man, are authors of their own demise.

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‘Harlem Heights’ aims higher

by Aaron Barnhart [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[15.Mar.09] :. Lamar Ballard was back home in Hutchinson, Kan., introducing his girlfriend to friends and family, when the call came from New York. “We’ve heard about you,” said the voice on the...

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TV Review

Survivor: Tocantins: The Brazilian Highlands

by Sarah Hentges

[19.Feb.09] :. In the first episode of Survivor: Tocantins, we learned that temperatures in the Brazilian Highlands are often in excess of 120 degrees.

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Supersized families make a mark on TV

by Chuck Barney [Contra Costa Times (MCT)]

[16.Feb.09] :. Most of us don’t come from supersized families that could field their own football team or re-create Woodstock in their back yard. So when we hear about Nadya Suleman, the Southern California...

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50 Cent: The Money and the Power

by Cynthia Fuchs

[20.Nov.08] :. Alternately disconcerting and trainwreck-fascinating, 50 Cent's entry into reality programming is a mix of The Apprentice and ego trip's The (White) Rapper Show.

‘Top Chef: Season 5,’ premiering Wednesday on Bravo

by Erica Marcus [Newsday (MCT)]

[11.Nov.08] :. REASON TO WATCH: A well-balanced combination of ego and frenzy, drizzled with balsamic reduction. WHAT’S ON THE MENU: After gigs in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami and Chicago, “Top...

NBC’s ‘Philanthropist’ goes global

by Zap2it.com [(MCT)]

[5.Aug.08] :. NBC’s drama “The Philanthropist” has likely landed a foreign-born star, and now it’s looking for some overseas money as well. The network is searching for an international...

Fox wants more ‘So You Think You Can Dance’

by Zap2it.com [(MCT)]

[5.Aug.08] :. With its fourth season finale just around the corner, “So You Think You Can Dance” has been picked up for a fifth summer run on FOX. “So You Think You Can Dance” has evolved...

Oof! Pow! Splat! Reality TV revels in the Summer of Shove

by Neal Justin [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)]

[15.Jul.08] :. The freak show called reality TV has always pushed its clowns to fall apart, whether they’re would-be models pining for the affections of a washed-up rocker, hot-tempered roommates battling for...

‘Antiques Roadshow’ is about the realities of our culture and values

by Tom Maurstad [The Dallas Morning News (MCT)]

[27.Jun.08] :. When you hear the term “reality television,” chances are you think of wannabe pop singers, bug eaters and globe-trotters before - not art, culture, history and family values. But those...

‘He-man’ TV programming reigns supreme

by Maureen Ryan [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[26.Jun.08] :. How often can you say you admire a reality TV star? Not too long ago, reality programming was the shock to the system that the TV industry needed. Outsize characters - real people who acted in...

Don’t call ABC’s ‘Hopkins’ reality TV

by Ellen Gray [Philadelphia Daily News (MCT)]

[26.Jun.08] :. One of the most watchable dramas on television this summer has people doing the kinds of things you usually see on ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” - cutting open sick patients and...

‘I Love New York’ and ‘A Shot at Love’ are the new faces of reality

by Chuck Barney [Contra Costa Times (MCT)]

[17.Dec.07] :. First came “The Bachelor,” with its gallery of fair maidens, its very handsome - and very white - Prince Charming and its classy, fairy tale-like flourishes. But in the ever-changing...

How CBS went wrong with ‘Kid Nation’

by Maureen Ryan [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[5.Sep.07] :. One of the most chilling documents to come down the pike in a while is the contract parents of participants in “Kid Nation” signed. If you haven’t heard of “Kid...

According to CBS, no kids were harmed during ‘Kid Nation’

by Rick Kushman [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[29.Aug.07] :. In today’s case of Be Careful What You Wish For, CBS has itself a nice little firestorm over the fall reality show “Kid Nation,” which may have broken child labor laws, may have...

Feldog Revisited: An Interview with Corey Feldman

by Adam Besenyodi

[29.Aug.07] :. Feldman talks to PopMatters about the good, the bad, and the ugly of reality TV.