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SYTYCD choreographer sentenced to 10 years in prison for rape, assault

Andy Dehnart — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:42:52 -0500

Former So You Think You Can Dance choreographer Alex Da Silva was sentenced today to 10 years in prison after being convicted of raping a dance student and assaulting another with the intent to rape her. L.A. Superior Court Judge Kathleen Kennedy told him in court that he "does not respect women" and "believes he is entitled to do whatever he wants when he wants," ">according to E! News, which notes that he received the... keep reading »

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Behind the scenes with Wipeout's version of Survivor's Dream Team: the Black and Blue Crew

Andy Dehnart — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:38:01 -0500

Survivor's Dream Team, the group of crew members who test challenges and work for the show's challenge department, has been an endless source of fascination. (Watch this video for an introduction to them, and read my account of facing off against them in a challenge.) Wipeout has a similar group, and they're known as the Black and Blue Crew. ABC has started to profile them in a series of webisodes. They're introduced in the first... keep reading »

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Lifetime planning two more Dance Moms shows

Andy Dehnart — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:51:38 -0500

Lifetime has ordered not one but two shows related to its reality hit Dance Moms, one set in Miami and one that follows kids who ice skate and their parents. Last week, the network announced that it had picked up six episodes of Dance Moms: Miami, which is set at the Stars Dance Studio, with the Abby Lee Miller role being apparently filled by Victor Smalley and Angel Armas. In a press release, the network... keep reading »

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Why you need to stop watching Dance Moms and Toddlers & Tiaras, even though they're entertaining

Andy Dehnart — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:22:48 -0500

Dance Moms has Abby Lee Miller, who's a made-for-TV character with her awful screaming and horrible behavior, and the dance moms themselves certainly contribute a lot of entertainment with their hypocrisy and stage mom personas. And Toddlers & Tiaras is like a trainwreck and fascinating to watch. But they also have kids who don't deserve to be publicly humiliated, even if they're sometimes little brats. Would you have wanted your childhood's worst moments broadcast to... keep reading »

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Inside Comedy: conversations with comedians, from Kathy Griffin to Jane Lynch

Andy Dehnart — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:04:53 -0500

A new documentary/interview series debuts on Showtime tonight, featuring comedians talking about themselves and their comedy with comedian David Steinberg. The premiere episode features Jerry Seinfeld and Don Rickles, while future episodes will include Chris Rock, Jane Lynch, Martin Short, Kathy Griffin, Steve Carell, Sarah Silverman, Robin Williams, Steven Wright, and others. The show is similar to the TV Land series Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg, except there's no audience, just conversation. Here's a... keep reading »

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CBS confirms Rachel and Brendon on Amazing Race, announces non-ratings-whoring cast, too

Andy Dehnart — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:42:06 -0500

"Event hostess" Rachel Reilly and "student" Brendon Villegas, best known for their multiple appearances on Big Brother, are among the cast members of The Amazing Race 20, as CBS once again brings back previous cast members in a desperate attempt at maintaining ratings. The network calls this season "one of the most competitive courses ever." We've known for two months that we'd be subject to another CBS reality show with Brendon and Rachel, ever since... keep reading »

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American Idol's top 24, Hollywood round contestants spoiled

Andy Dehnart — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:45:09 -0500

The men, women, and teenagers who are part of American Idol 11's top 24 and Hollywood round have mostly been identified by a spoiler site. Seven of those in the top 24 are people we've seen in previous seasons, and five were on season 10. The Idol Pad has posted names of the contestants, including 23 of the top 24 (one male is missing), and those who made it to the "sing for your life"/"green... keep reading »

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Bethenny Frankel's talk show lives, but only for a six-week test; Rocco DiSpirito also gets a syndicated show

Andy Dehnart — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:22:11 -0500

The number of reality stars turning into talk show hosts is increasing, as both Bethenny Frankel and Rocco DiSpirito have been given their own syndicated shows, joining Jeff Probst, Anderson Cooper, Tim Gunn, Julie Chen, and others. Although a report last fall said that Bethenny's show died because stations weren't interested, she is getting a six-week test on select Fox-owned stations this summer. Broadcasting and Cable reports that "After Warner Bros.' Anderson, Twentieth's Ricki Lake... keep reading »

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Raw footage from Jeff Krulik's Ernest Borgnine road trip reality series-turned-documentary now online

Andy Dehnart — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:01:54 -0500

The raw footage shot of actor Ernest Borgnine driving across the country, which became the 1997 documentary Ernest Borgnine on the Bus but was originally shot to be an early reality series, is now online, thanks to Jeff Krulik, its director. Krulik may be best known for the cult classic Heavy Metal Parking Lot, a 1986 short documentary about heavy metal as illustrated by fans in the parking lot of a Judas Priest concert (rent... keep reading »

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"Serious discussions" at Bravo still resulted in a Real Housewives that is Bravo's biggest failure ever

Andy Dehnart — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:22:54 -0500

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills ended its season last night, focusing on a wedding that took place shortly after Russell Armstrong killed himself. But why let a death ruin a party? That seems to be Bravo's philosophy. Let's just say it: A man killed himself in part because of this season. But Bravo aired it anyway. I stopped watching when Bravo and the show's producers decided to treat domestic violence as comically as the... keep reading »

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ABC confirms Emily Maynard is ready to have a man "make her his wife" (really)

Andy Dehnart — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:26:56 -0500

Emily Maynard will star in The Bachelorette 8, ABC confirmed today, although rumors and tabloid reports have been saying that for months. The network's press release calls her "the beautiful, sweet, young mom who captured America's and Brad Womack's heart on the 15th season of The Bachelor" and says that her "strength, passion and southern charm -- as a mother and as a woman -- would make anyone happy to make her his wife." Make... keep reading »

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Food Network Star gets a makeover: adding mentors, tribes, viewer vote

Andy Dehnart — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:27:59 -0500

Food Network's usually strong competition Food Network Star is getting a makeover, which will hopefully help to pull it out of its increasingly familiar rut when it returns for an eighth season this summer. Judges Bobby Flay and Giada De Laurentiis will no longer judge, but instead will be joined by Alton Brown as mentors for teams of contestants that they choose. Thankfully, Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson will remain as judges, with guest judges... keep reading »

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Bachelor will infect Canada with a Canadians-only version of the dating series

Andy Dehnart — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:17:49 -0500

Canada is getting its own version of The Bachelor, which has started casting and will air on Citytv. Our long-suffering neighbors to the north, who frequently have to watch our reality TV shows but cannot apply to them, have actually sent us a number of cast members for The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, including Jillian Harris. But now they get their own version, so more Canadians will know what it's like to date on television... keep reading »

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Win tickets to see The Voice winner Javier Colon in concert

Andy Dehnart — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:00:00 -0500

The Voice's season-one winner, Javier Colon, is touring next month, starting a few days before the second season of the NBC series begins. AEG Live has provided me with a pair of tickets for ">eight cities he'll visit to give to reality blurred readers. Here are those tour stops:Fri., Feb. 03, Boston, Berklee Performance CenterTue., Feb. 07, New York City, Best Buy TheaterWed., Feb. 08, Baltimore, Baltimore SoundstageThu., Feb. 9, Morristown, NJ, Mayo Performing Arts... keep reading »

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Mythbusters will judge a competition between massive, chain-reaction contraptions

Andy Dehnart — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:49:42 -0500

Mythbusters Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage will judge and executive produce a new competition on the Discovery Channel on which teams produce chain reaction contraptions. On each of Unchained Reaction's six episodes, which debut in March, "two teams made up of artists, rocket scientists, animatronic specialists, engineers and even your average Joe, are provided with identical sets of tools and materials and given five days to complete a series of mechanisms based on a specific... keep reading »

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Big Bang Theory beats American Idol, but don't write Idol's obit yet (alas)

Andy Dehnart — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:20:22 -0500

American Idol was beaten by CBS sit-com The Big Bang Theory during the 8 p.m. half-hour last night, but it is far from dead. The 100th episode of the comedy had slightly more viewers 18 to 49 than the Fox series did. According to a CBS press release, that was "its best-ever deliveries in households, viewers, adults 25-54, adults 18-49 and adults 18-34 against an episode of American Idol." As Vulture notes, last year, "Idol... keep reading »

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Top Chef Texas' Snow White challenge: its most-successful product placement ever

Andy Dehnart — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:55:38 -0500

Top Chef Texas has been kind of hit or miss for me. Some episodes seem interesting and inspired, while others seem like the producers are phoning the same tired formula again. But last night's episode, which featured Charlize Theron and product placement for her upcoming film Snow White and the Huntsman, was this season's best, and that's because the challenge inspired the chefs to create outstanding, visually interesting food, and Charlize was a fantastic guest... keep reading »

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American Idol delivers the exact same thing as always, loses 24 percent of its viewers

Andy Dehnart — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:41:45 -0500

American Idol's eleventh season debuted last night, and "season one-one," as Randy Jackson wouldn't stop saying, was pretty much the same thing as always. And while the show remains far and away the most popular series on television, it lost 24 percent of its viewers 18 to 49 compared to last season's debut. The debut a year ago was Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler's first appearance on the show, so there was obviously increased interest... keep reading »

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Survivor One World cast includes crazy characters, the show's first little person

Andy Dehnart — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:37:10 -0500

The cast of Survivor One World was announced by CBS yesterday, and includes the first little person to ever play the game. Based on the video preview below, it also includes a lot of over-the-top, borderline crazy personalities, like people who insist upon being called "Troyzan" and "Tarzan" (and those are two different men). Thankfully, as the video introduction moves on, more normal cast members are introduced; in it, host Jeff Probst tells us that... keep reading »

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Whale Wars camera operator, activists injured by hooks, bamboo poles

Andy Dehnart — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:47:59 -0500

The intensity of the confrontation between anti-whaling activists and Japanese whalers continues in the Southern Ocean, where a camera operator for Animal Planet's documentary reality series Whale Wars was injured. On its web site, Sea Shepherd reports that "American crewmember Brian Race, (25) from New York, was jabbed twice in the face with a bamboo pole receiving lacerations above his right eye and on his nose. Russell Bergh of South Africa, (35) a cameraman for... keep reading »

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Bachelorette's Kasey Kahl arrested after fight outside club, punching a woman in the face

Andy Dehnart — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:03:43 -0500

Bachelor Pad and The Bachelorette cast member Kasey Kahl, Vienna Girardi's ex-boyfriend and a cast member with her on VH1's upcoming Relationship Rehab, was arrested last weekend after a fight outside a club during which he allegedly punched a woman in the face. TMZ reports that Kasey "was accused of attacking a man named Richard Chaney outside the club ... and then smashing Chaney's girlfriend in the face when she tried to break up the... keep reading »

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Teen Mom soundtrack aims to stop teen pregnancy with actual songs, not audio of babies crying

Andy Dehnart — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:52:20 -0500

MTV has released a soundtrack of music featured on both seasons of Teen Mom, and proceeds from the sale will go charity. The soundtrack is on iTunes and includes 12 songs, not tracks of crying babies or fights between teen parents unprepared for the consequences of producing a human life that requires constant care and attention for years and years and years. The proceeds benefit the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, so... keep reading »

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Glee Project adds additional cast members for season two

Andy Dehnart — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:42:47 -0500

Oxygen has officially and unspurprisingly renewed The Glee Project for a second season, which will have two additional contestants. Robert Ulrich, Zach Woodlee, Nikki Anders, and (the ever-insufferable but surprisingly tolerable here) Ryan Murphy will all return. The network said in a press release that casting for season two "recently wrapped up" and resulted in "14 contenders -- two more than season one." The competition will air this summer and include "additional themes and all... keep reading »

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Big Brother Brazil evicts houseguest after possible sexual assault on live TV

Andy Dehnart — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:50:51 -0500

Police are investigating after a contestant on Brazil's version of Big Brother was expelled from the house for possibly sexually assaulting a houseguest while she was unconscious, although he has called it "a huge misunderstanding." Footage of the incident that's on YouTube and was broadcast on live, pay-per-view TV, shows houseguest Monique Amin unconscious in bed. Under a blanket, fellow houseguest Daniel Echaniz touches and moves against her. The show's host told viewers only that... keep reading »

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Betty White, age 90, celebrated tonight as her hidden camera show gets a preview

Andy Dehnart — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:33:57 -0500

Tonight, NBC airs a special focusing on Golden Girls star Betty White, and follows it with a preview of a new reality series that carries her name. Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl debuts at 8, and features celebrities--including Mary Tyler Moore, Ed Asner, Valerie Harper, Ellen DeGeneres, Morgan Freeman, Tina Fey, Seth Meyers, Amy Poehler, Carol Burnett, and Hugh Jackman--who will "deliver birthday wishes." So, it's basically a roast without... keep reading »

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