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Big Brother 15's house: new paint, no nomination chairs, hint of a twist

Andy Dehnart — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:02:38 -0500

Photos of the new Big Brother 15 house/set design have been released, and if you were expecting something massively different, you will be massively disappointed. However, the design apparently relates to a twist, including the lack of nomination chairs (a couch is in their place) and is slightly more sophisticated than before, echoing The Glass House, Mad Men, and It's a Small World, although that's kind of an insult to the production designers of thosekeep reading »

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Bachelorette domestic violence; Storage Wars porn lawsuit; Survivor graphic novel; smell Honey Boo Boo

Andy Dehnart — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:01:35 -0500

Bachelorette cast member discussed his arrest for domestic violence with Buzzfeed. The story cites the arrest report, which says "They were having a verbal argument and pushed Nelson to the ground causing Nelson’s nose to bleed. Nelson stated that this caused her pain." She later asked for the restraining order to be dropped.Storage Wars cast member Brandi Passante won a judgement of $750 against Hunter Moore, the creator of Is Anyone Up; she sued forkeep reading »

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Probst: all-winners season discussed, wouldn't include all winners

Andy Dehnart — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:06:20 -0500

A Survivor all-winners season, which is usually mentioned as a possible format for the CBS show's final season, has been discussed by producers but might not reunite every winner to play the game. Of course, that is becoming increasingly unlikely because the number of winners is pushing into the mid-20s for a format that usually involves 18 to 20 people. Jeff Probst told EW's Dalton Ross:"We've talked about an all-winners season quite a few timeskeep reading »

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Hard Knocks will again follow Cincinnati Bengals

Andy Dehnart — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:54:49 -0500

The eighth season of HBO's fantastic NFL training camp reality series Hard Knocks will follow the Cincinnati Bengals, the NFL team that was the subject of the show's 2009 season. The Cincinnati Enquirer confirmed news first reported by the Philadelphia Daily News, noting that coach Marvin "Lewis has considered both of his experiences with Hard Knocks to be positive. He was the defensive coordinator in Baltimore the first year of the series in 2001 andkeep reading »

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Shark Tank contract gives producers, ABC royalties or percent of all companies

Andy Dehnart — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:11:31 -0500

The companies that appear on Shark Tank do so for a price: 5 percent of their business or a 2 percent royalty. That money goes to the shows producers and ABC, and does not depend upon whether or not there's a deal made. That's one of the fascinating revelations in a New York Times article about the impact the show has on businesses, which is generally pretty great, thanks to the power of broadcast television.keep reading »

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The Hero: interesting concept, obnoxious cast

Andy Dehnart — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:22:36 -0500

TNT debuted its new The Rock-hosted reality competition The Hero last week, and it was a fascinatingly bizarre hour: The extreme challenges that were actually challenging and visually interesting. The temptation twists. The definition of a hero. The Rock breaking the fourth wall constantly to ask the audience questions that we weren't asking ourselves. The complicated game structure that seems reminiscent of The Mole, but with lots and lots of complication. I'm not quite surekeep reading »

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Swedish Idol producer will take over American Idol

Andy Dehnart — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:33:22 -0500

A replacement has been hired for American Idol's fired producers: Per Blankens, who produced the Swedish version of the show from 2007 to 2011. FremantleMedia's Trish Kinane said in a press release that he "is a creative and experienced executive" who "is extremely passionate about Idol and I'm very excited about his ideas and vision for keeping Idol creatively vibrant. He brings the talent and energy needed to keep American Idol strong." In the presskeep reading »

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Bachelor creator: "I really wanted to give [Bachelor Pad] a break"

Andy Dehnart — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:44:05 -0500

Mike Fleiss says that Bachelor Pad was cancelled this summer intentionally, because he wanted to "give it a break" because there weren't enough stars to be on the show. He told EW's Dalton Ross, "I thought it might be good to give it a break for a little while -- let the fans starve for it a little bit so that next summer when it comes back..." That's a little-known TV strategy: cancel your showkeep reading »

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