New Summer Reality TV Show: Age of Love

NBC will air a ripoff of the The Bachelor this summer. It's called Age of Love and features tennis player Mark Philippoussis as The Bachelor. The twist that gives rise to the show's title is that half the women are in their 20s and half are in their 40s.

Amber's Principal Wants Her Job Back

The Bachelor contestant Amber Alchalabi's principal was demoted for allowing Amber to appear on the show, resigned rather than be demoted, and now wants her old job back.

Ian Ziering Off Dancing With The Stars

Steve Sanders Ian Ziering has been eliminated from Dancing with the Stars.

Who Will Andy Baldwin Pick?

The Bachelor Finalists: Bevin and Tessa

On The Bachelor, Navy Lieutenant Andy Baldwin brought the three remaining contestants -- Bevin, Danielle and Tessa - to Hawaii for the overnight dates. All three accepted his invitation to the fantasy suite. The previews showed Tessa pretending to be reluctant, but the way they edited the show itself, she readily agreed to it. Andy had a friend fly in to help him make his decision. In the end, he narrowed his choice to two: Bevin and Tessa. Danielle did not receive a rose. Next week, they are not having a reunion show, typically entitled The Bachelor, The Women Tell All special episode and featuring a surprise appearance by The Bachelor -- the season finale airs next week. I guess they had to fit in all the episodes before Memorial Day. I'm going with Tessa all the way to win the final rose.

Bachelor Final Three: Bevin, Danielle and Tessa

At the beginning of this week's episode, The Bachelor Andy Baldwin has narrowed down his choices to four: Amber Alchalabi, Bevin Powers, Danielle Imwalle and Tessa Horst. It's time for the hometown dates. One dorky bachelor, four nutcase women, what could go wrong?

Bevin is up first. We know that Bevin is keeping a secret from Andy - she is divorced. She kept the secret surprisingly long on the show. The producers like to cast a virgin and a divorcee, and typically, the women wait all of thirty seconds at the first night's cocktail party to make their status known. This season, both Bevin and the suspected virgin kept their identities secret much longer than usual.

Bevin meets Andy at a scenic waterfall near Seattle. In all four hometown dates, Andy squeals like a pig when he first sees the women. He is Mr. Monotone 24/7 except when he first sees a woman, when he instantly squeals with delight in a very feminine way. Andy asks Bevin if she's taken other boys to the waterfall, and she lies to his face, denying it. Bevin tells Andy about the divorce, and his poker face isn't very good -- you can see he doesn't like this news. Bevin's family seems relieved that Andy is a lot more normal than the loser guys Bevin has brought home before. Her dad is emotional and cries a little too much.

Next up is Danielle in Connecticut. We learn for the 10,000th time that Danielle had a college boyfriend years ago who died while they were in bed together. No explanation is provided for exactly what they were doing at the time. Other than being way too hung up on the ex-boyfriend's death, Danielle seems pretty normal. She still lives at home, presumably to help her grieving process over the dead boyfriend. Andy always says that Danielle is the most invested in him. I'm not sure what that means, but I know I don't like it, but at the same time it doesn't seem true because she doesn't seem that invested in Andy, at least not compared to desperados like Bevin. Danielle's dad lets us know that he's the provider and protector, then he plays the drums in the basement, followed by the mom and sister belly dancing with Andy. Perhaps Andy enjoyed the belly dancing a little too much because Danielle warned him to "stay away from my sister." At least he was hitting on the sister and not her mom.

Next up is Tessa in Washington D.C. The date began with Andy's usual squealing followed by a snowball fight that looked a little forced. I can almost see the producers behind the camera telling them to do that. Each season, one of the families plays the role of interrogators to The Bachelor, and Tessa's family and friends followed that script this season. Samantha, Tessa's friend from Denver, seemed determined to break the two up with her obnoxious questioning. Great friend she is. Washing dishes with the dad, Andy awkwardly asks if Tessa has brought many other guys home to meet the family. Smooth line.

Next up is the highlight of the show -- Andy's visit to Sugar Land, Texas to see Amber. We know from the previews that her family situation is unstable. Her parents apparently are not in the picture, so she begs an aunt to meet Andy. The aunt says no, so Andy has an awkward dinner in the Tri Delt house with Amber, her dumb roommate and the dog that goes number one on the carpet. Eventually, the aunt shows up unannounced and relieves the tension somewhat.

At the rose ceremony, Andy rejected Amber. She cried pretty hard, and he blamed it on their age difference. She reminded him that he told her in the hot tub that her age didn't matter, but I think we all know he would say anything in the hot tub to try to get some action.

Next week, the three women visit him in Hawaii. The previews show Tessa pretending to have to think about his invitation to the fantasy suite. That is something else that happens every season. They all go to the fantasy suite, but one of them pretends to be unsure about it. I think Tessa will accept the invitation, if you know what I mean. No question that Bevin will be all over the fantasy suite.

Beverly Hills 90210 Update

There's been lots of action from the Beverly Hills 90210 gang lately. First, Pepsi airs a commercial mocking the gang. Then, the Oxygen network -- I'm not sure what that is -- renewed Donna Martin Tori Spelling's reality show called Tori and Dean: Inn Love. Third, Dylan McKay, a/k/a Luke Perry, isn't aging so well. And last, the gang had a reunion at the Peach Pit After Dark set of Dancing With The Stars, where Steve Sanders Ian Ziering is lighting up the dance floor with his twinkle toes.

Bachelor Principal Quits

Amber Alchalabi's school principal has quit rather than be demoted as a result of allowing Amber to be on The Bachelor: An Officer and a Gentleman while school was in session. Tammie Carpenter submitted her resignation rather than be reassigned and demoted.

Rob and Amber to Revolutionize Reality TV

Survivor and Amazing Race contestants Rob Mariano and Amber Brkich promise to revolutionize reality TV with the most spectacular reality TV series of all time. I am not making this up. First prize is over $10 million.

More Reality TV on TV

Reality TV programming is only going to increase its presence on television. TV stars with massive egos and salaries? Overpaid writers who threaten to go on strike if they're not paid even more? Those economics don't compare to finding some unknown idiots willing to go on tv for almost nothing and make fools of themselves. Story here.

Principal Demoted for Allowing Amber on The Bachelor

A Sugar Land, Texas principal, Tammie Carpenter of Colony Bend Elementary School, has been demoted and reassigned for giving fourth grade teacher Amber Alchalabi time off to compete on The Bachelor. Amber's fate is unclear.

From the preview for next week's episode, it appears that Amber has family issues in addition to problems at work. It showed Amber on her hometown date with Andy Baldwin. The idea of the hometown dates is, obviously, for The Bachelor to meet the girls' parents, but the preview shows Amber reacting to what we assume is her mother telling her she won't see her on the hometown date.

Bachelor 3 Andrew Firestone Proposes to Model

Bachelor 3 Andrew Firestone has proposed to actress/model Ivana Bozilovic. She has been given the Firestone girlfriend employment opportunity at the Firestone winery, the same role he gave Jen Shefft after proposing to her at the end of his season on The Bachelor.

Hulk Hogan's Marriage on the Rocks?

Hulk Hogan may be a little rusty in the wrestling ring, but he can still slam with the best of 'em, with or without his spandex bodysuit. The bushy mustached wrestler is hitting back at reports that his 20-year-plus union to wife, Linda, is about to become the latest reality show casualty. According to the New York Post, the VH1 staples are "going through a very hard time" and have been tussling over, among other things, how best to raise their tan-orexic daughter Brooke." At one point, they were talking divorce," an insider tells the paper. "It's still precarious." Not so, says Hulk, who assures Us that all is well at home: "I'm happily married, and everything is cool."

Howard Stern Calls For Investigation on Sanjaya

Sanjaya was voted off American Idol, and Howard Stern has called for an investigation into alleged voting irregularities.

The Bachelor Update

On the last episode of The Bachelor, An Officer and a Gentleman, Andy Baldwin had group dates with two groups of seven and an individual date with Stephanie, the strange and cocky first impression rose girl.

The first group date began with mechanical bull riding. Andy confided in the camera that all that bull riding was really turning him on. After the mechanical bull, he took the girls to try on new cocktail dresses, followed by a dip in the hot tub. All part of every guy's standard first date package. Bevin is this season's older, desperate girl (she claims to be 28, which means she's probably 33). She comes across as a little slutty too. She made out with Andy in the pool.

The next group date was a weird mini-triathlon at a hotel pool. Two of the more bimbo looking ones refused to get their platinum hair wet. The majority of these girls seem to have no athletic ability at all.

At the ladies' house, the girls watched the first impression rose girl try on slutty dresses. Then, she had her one on one date with Andy on the yacht where he stays. The evening ended with them making out in the yacht hot tub and him giving her another rose, making her safe from elimination this week.

At the rose ceremony, there weren't any big surprises, and none of the rejects melted down too badly.

Alton Brown Wins Peabody Award

Good Eats star Alton Brown has won a Peabody Award.

"Work Out" Faces the Death of One of its Trainers

The cast of Work Out faced the unfortunate death of one of its trainers, Doug Blasdell, on camera. Jackie Warner and the staff at Sky Sport & Spa are weird, and Doug seemed like one of the more normal trainers. The latest source of tension is Jackie's relationship with trainer and former The Amazing Race contestant Rebecca Cardon, who will do anything, including switching from straight to gay, for camera time.

Oprah Lets Us Feel Good While Watching Reality TV

Oprah Winfrey is seeking to cash in on the popularity of reality television by creating two new reality shows designed to make us feel good about ourselves.

Now she is developing two primetime reality series for ABC. The first one, "Oprah Winfrey's The Big Give," is a lightly competitive show in which contestants vie for the chance to do something really big for others. Sort of "Survivor" meets "Touched by an Angel." In the second series, tentatively titled "Your Money or Your Life," a family in trouble is swarmed with help--therapy help, decorator help, skin-care help, money help, you name it help--in a crash course of positive, do-gooder meddling that will result, it is hoped, in a happier, healthier family and a 22 share. It's sort of "Dr. Phil" meets "Extreme Makeover," with a little bit of the Iraq surge mentality mixed in. When Oprah does something, she does it big.

Only a fool would bet against the success of these shows. Oprah did not get immensely rich by accident. She knows what people like to watch. More important, she knows what people like to feel when they watch. We want to feel good, about ourselves and our neighbors.

Danny Bonaduce to Divorce

I did not see this coming. They seemed like such a normal, stable couple. Danny Bonaduce and wife Gretchen, stars of Breaking Bonaduce, are going to get a divorce.

Dunder Mifflin Letterhead

Fans of The Office can download their own Dunder Mifflin letterhead here.

LC Denies Sex Tape

Lauren Conrad of The Hills denies making a sex tape with Jason Wahler.

The Hills Sex Tape Scandal

Which member of The Hills will be the first to have a sex tape surface? My money would be on Heidi, given her slimy boyfriend and lack of self-respect. Nope. It's Lauren Conrad, who made a sex tape with former boyfriend Jason Wahler that is about to be made public.

Real World Las Vegas Mini-Season

The entire Real World Las Vegas cast will move back into the same suite at The Palms for a mini-season. Filming will last about three weeks. Trishelle is taking time away from her busy movie career to join the rest of the cast.

The Hills Will Return for Season 3

The Hills, starring Lauren Conrad, will be back for a third season, according to MTV.

Apprentice Couple Still Together

Apprentice candidates Tim Urban and Nicole D'Ambrosio are still a couple, long after the tapiing of Donald Trump's show ended.

The Bachelor Premiere

The Bachelor: An Officer and a Gentleman began this week. How cheesy is that subtitle? Definitely not shooting to attract the male viewers with that.

Andy Baldwin has strange teeth and is a little awkward, not to mention that he drives a DeLorean or some such car with doors that open vertically, but he grows on you a bit as he drinks more and loosens up. The bachelorettes this season are nothing to write home about. Most of them are not that attractive, and a fair number of them are weird and/or slutty.

For some reason, the opening night cocktail party, where The Bachelor has a short time to narrow down the field, has turned into some sort of freakish drunken talent show. One girl, who admitted she wasn't that hot, decided that Andy might like to hear her sing the National Anthem. Another did gymnastics. One showed him her scars. The one with the really slutty dress wriggled on the floor dancing. And the one with the really big bug eyes who kept saying Andy was like her male mirror image did pushups with him before being axed. One of the many Southern girls had a few too many and fell off the couch.

One of the least attractive girls, Lindsay, walked off immediately after Andy didn't give her a rose and started mouthing off outside, saying Andy is short and has bad teeth. Classic.

The Sports Gal has her wrap-up here.

The Hills Finale

On the season finale of The Hills, Heidi Montag moved out of Lauren Conrad's apartment to move in with the manipulative loser Spencer Pratt. Brody Jenner was giving Spencer a hard time about moving in with Heidi, equating it with marriage, and Spencer said he'd still be a player and that Brody could call him on his separate "homeboy phone." He keeps one phone for girls to call and another for his homeboys. Heidi has lost all ability to think for herself, instead doing whatever Spencer tells her to do. Where are her friends and family to tell her to have some self-respect?

Heidi and Lauren are no longer friends. Heidi blew off the reunion show because a) Spencer wasn't invited to be on it and b) she had implants inserted instead. The MTV producers must be fools because it would make for great tv to have Spencer there. I'm sure he manipulated Heidi into not going, somehow blaming it on Lauren in the process.

Trump Wins Hair Match at Wrestlemania

One of the world’s most famous ’do’s — considered by many to be a fashion don’t — remains intact after its owner, Donald Trump, prevailed in Sunday night’s “hair match” at Wrestlemania.

Trump trumped World Wrestling Entertainment owner Vince McMahon in the “Battle of the Billionaires” at the WWE’s largest annual pay-per-view event. After the real estate mogul and reality TV star triumphed, he gleefully took the shears to Mr. McMahon’s head.

Trump and McMahon didn’t actually battle it out in the ring, but instead had WWE wrestlers representing them grapple to see who would go bald. The winner, Trump’s guy Bobby Lashley, bested McMahon’s chosen wrestler, Umaga.

Will Sanjaya Save or Destroy American Idol?

American Idol's Sanjaya discussed here. I think Howard Stern's listeners are saving him from elimination.

Hoover Loses State Championship

On Two-A-Days, the Hoover Bucs lost their bid to win a fifth straight state championship. The guys' goofy hairdos are causing quite a stir - see here.

People have called the look "Frat Boy Hair," "The Southern Swoop" and, more recently, "Bama Bangs."

It's a hairstyle for males characterized by grown-out, swept-aside, forehead-concealing bangs, and thanks to the MTV show "Two-A-Days," it's getting some attention.

Several Hoover High football players on both seasons of the reality TV show sported the style, begging the question from some national viewers: Do most white guys in Alabama have their hair cut like the guys on "Two-A-Days?"

American Idol Fans Want Sanjaya Off

Vote Sanjaya Off.

Donald Trump Not Afraid To Shave His Head

Donald Trump is facing the prospect of having his famous coif shaved off – but he's not afraid, the mogul tells PEOPLE.

"It reminds me of when I was in military academy many years ago – my head was shaved, so I guess I'll have to do it a second time," Trump tells PEOPLE. "I think there are a lot of people that would like it very much."

On Sunday night, Trump will host the WWE's "Battle of the Billionaires" with World Wrestling Entertainment owner Vince McMahon in Detroit. Each man will have a designated wrestler (Bobby Lashley for Trump and "The Samoan Bulldozer" Umaga for McMahon) fight on his behalf. The loser will have his head shaved in front of a live pay-per-view audience and more than 75,000 wrestling fans.

MTV in The O.C.?

MTV is in talks with Newport Beach to bring an MTV reality tv show to Orange County. It would involve "Laguna Beach" cast members venturing to Newport Beach.

KISS Unlikely to Reunite Due to Ace and Peter's Drug Problems

Gene Simmons says it is unlikely that all four original members of KISS will reunite again, saying Ace Frehley and Peter Criss are drug addicts and alcoholics who have "destroyed themselves."

Sports Gal to Review The Bachelor

Bill Simmons, the Sports Guy on ESPN.com, calls his wife the Sports Gal. He thought he could beat her at picking football games last season but lost to her. As part of the deal, she demanded to be allowed to write a few paragraphs on any topic with her picks and have that published. She frequently wrote about The Bachelor and other reality tv shows, and she was a big hit. Now, ABC and ESPN have given her a feature column commenting on this season of The Bachelor. Should be entertaining.

Petition for Another Season of The Hills

Online petition asking that The Hills come back for a third season.

Angelina Too Thin Because She Misses Her Mom

Angelina Jolie's brother, James Haven, says that his sister has lost too much weight because she is still mourning the death of their mother, who passed away in January. Angelina smooched with him during the Oscars a while back.

The Bachelor Finds Love

Once again, The Bachelor promises that he has found the love of his life. How many times have we heard this before? This time it's Andy Baldwin, one week after wrapping up the finale of The Bachelor. The new season starts April 2.

Rob and Amber Promise a Huge New Project

People has an interview with Rob Mariano and Amber Brkich. Rob claims they have a big, secret project in the works:

Actually, we have a big project coming up, probably the biggest project we've ever worked on. It's bigger than Survivor and bigger than the Amazing Race. I mean, when you hear about this thing, it's going to be huge and it will blow your mind.

Gene Simmons Post-Facelift Photos

Here's an ugly photo of Gene Simmons after having a facelift. His show, Gene Simmons' Family Jewels, starts its new season on March 25.

Pam from The Office's MyPages Site

Link here.

Survivor Richard Hatch Whines About Prison

Survivor Richard Hatch continues to insist he's innocent and wants us to feel sorry for him because prison isn't a country club.

Reality Show to FInd the Next Iron Chef

Alton Brown will host a Food Network show that will search for the next Iron Chef -- The Next Iron Chef of America.

Tyrie goes nuts on Real World Denver

Here's my view on tonight's RW Denver.

The Hills Update

Spencer is a complete loser. What is Heidi thinking about? Detailed update here, along with "graphic organizer."

Rob and Amber Eliminated from The Amazing Race

"The Amazing Race" took a dramatic turn Sunday night as the powerhouse reality show couple Rob and Amber Mariano made a series of costly mistakes in Chile and Argentina and ended up being eliminated much sooner than anyone expected.

The couple won three legs in a row and it seemed like they owned "The Amazing Race: All-Stars" until they lost to Charla and Mirna.

The kiss of death was Rob's misspelling of Philippines on a placard by adding an extra L and omitting a P.

MTV Casting 20th Season of Real World

The Real World is seeking cast members for its 20th and possibly last season. I don't believe this for a second, but the notice says they're seeking people with career and life goals. I actually thought having career and life goals would disqualify anyone from the cast.

For Real World’s upcoming 20th season, we are searching for cast members with career and life goals that they want to pursue in a major metropolitan city.

Aspiring actors, models, dancers, filmmakers, musicians, athletes, artists, journalists, stylists, and fashion designers are particularly encouraged to apply, as well anyone else with interesting career goals and a passion to succeed.

Weird Real World Amazing Race 'N Sync Love Triangle

Davis from the Real World apparently is involved in a weird love triangle with 'N Sync's Lance Bass and The Amazing Race winner Reichen Lehmkuhl. The Amazing Race has a disproportionate percentage of gay contestants on the show, and who would have thought that anyone in 'N Sync was gay?

Interview with Chaunte from Maui Fever

Posted on Chaunte's Maui Fever blog.

MTV: Will you and Anthony be friends forever?

Chaunte: FOREVER! AND EVER AND EVER AND EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...... Oh yeah!... "And EVER"!

Maui Fever Finale

Don't forget to catch the Maui Fever two hour finale today.

Interview with Derek from The Apprentice

Fired Apprentice candidate Derek Arteta discusses white trash and Donald Trump in this interview.

Especially when the week he fires me for saying "white trash" is the same week he's going on Wrestlemania. But especially the Rosie thing — calling her a fat-ass, a degenerate … I understand if he doesn't want someone who is acting like white trash working in his organization because his organization stands for luxury, but here's a man who is out there doing all these sorts of things.

Chaunte's Preview of the Final Maui Fever Episode

See Chaunte's preview of the final episode of Maui Fever. What a great show. It's too bad it is being taken off the air so soon.

Survivor Arrested

Survivor Fiji star Alex Angarita faced off with a judge in Los Angeles County Superior Court today after cops claim he attacked a police officer who responded to a 911 call on February 9.

Bachelor Breaks Up With Runner-Up Sadie

Prince Lorenzo Borghese has broken up with runner-up Sadie Murray. An insider said, "Lorenzo just wouldn't commit to her. He liked her a lot but wouldn't make her his one and only. Seems like he had a completely different impression of her before she moved here. He thought she was very sweet, innocent and intelligent. Turns out she is a big party girl and doesn't take her job seriously at all."

Cliff Clavin to be on Dancing with the Stars

Cliff Clavin from Cheers, a/k/a John Ratzenberger, will join the cast of Dancing with the Stars.

Academy Awards Winners

And the Oscars go to:
Best Movie: The Departed.
Best Actor: Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland.
Best Actress: Helen Mirren, The Queen.
Best Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine.
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls.
Best Director: Martin Scorsese, The Departed.
Complete list of winners here.

The OC Series Finale and Spinoff

How great was the O.C. Series Finale? It was so bittersweet. I laughed. I cried and I prayed for a miracle that there will be some sort of spinoff. They certainly left it so that it will be easy to do that. I say it a lot but thank goodness for DVR. I had to rewind so that I could see the final scenes again. I boohooed when they showed Summer and Seth getting married. (Adam was looking pretty hot, might I add). I cried when they showed Julie getting her college degree AND when they showed Frank and Bullet and Caitlin in the audience. But I thought the end scene with Ryan was a little forced. He doesn't dress up well at all. It just looked awkward and staged.

I will keep my fingers crossed that a spinoff will be spinning our way, preferably with either Seth and Summer or Caitlin, The Bullet and Julie. or maybe even Ryan and Taylor but I don't think they have enough staying power for their own show.

The O.C. Finale

Unfortunately, The O.C. came to an end last night. Lots of O.C. coverage here, here, here, here, here and here.

"Work Out" to Return for Second Season

The Bravo series "Work Out" will return on March 20.

Donald Trump to Shave his Head?

Donald Trump and wrestling titan Vince McMahon have issued a challenge for Wrestlemania XXIII. Each will pick a wrestler to represent them in a match, and if Trump's guy loses, the Donald will shave his head, and vice versa.

“You’re on!” responded Trump. “But let’s make this a little more interesting. As you know, I have quite possibly the most famous head of hair in the world, and for years, people have questioned if yours is even real!”

“At WrestleMania, if my guy loses, you can shave my head,” said the fired-up billionaire. “But if your guy loses, I’m going to shave your head!”

Would Trump look better as is or with a shaved head?

Poison's Brett Michaels Looking for Love

Poison frontman Bret Michaels will be looking for love on VH1 in a new series from the producers of the network's hit "Flavor of Love." The cable network is set to debut a 10-episode reality series titled "Rock of Love With Bret Michaels" in July. The show will feature Michaels looking for a woman who can keep up with his rock 'n' roll lifestyle and not become jealous of his one true passion -- performing -- which is said to be the reason for the destruction of most of his relationships.

Interview with Phil Keoghan of The Amazing Race

Here is an interview with Phil Keoghan, host of The Amazing Race, which starts this Sunday. Excerpt:

TVGuide.com: I've been getting a little flak for saying that I like Rob and Amber and that they are totally fun to watch.

Keoghan: Well, there are a lot of people who have already expressed that they are upset about them being in there. I think there would be more of an outcry if we left them out. Either way, we knew it was going to create some kind of controversy, or at least get a reaction from people. They had to be there. You can imagine that they elicit that same kind of reaction not just from fans, but from people who are actually in the race. People talk about them and what they think from the get-go.

Will I Love New York Spawn a Spinoff Show?

First there was Flavor Flav's "Flavor of Love" reality dating show. That led to the spinoff show "I Love New York," featuring Tiffany Pollard, whom Flav nicknamed New York. Now, New York says she is in love with the winner of her show, though she cannot reveal his identity until after the final show airs, and that the two of them may appear in another reality show about their relationship.

Britney Spears Shaves her Head

Britney Spears was spotted at a Los Angeles area tattoo parlor with a shaved head. "Some fans that were interviewed after Spears departed declared the new look less than flattering." You don't say.

Survivor Yul Hasn't Blown His Million Dollars Yet

Story here.

New Reality Show: When Women Rule the World

Here is the premise:

"You take 12 attractive women who feel like it's still a man's world and who think they've hit a glass ceiling, and you give them their own society to run. Then you take 12 macho, chauvinistic guys who also think men rule the world and see how they survive in a world where they're literally manservants. ... They'll have to obey every command from the women."

Last manservant standing will win a quarter of a million dollars.

Hogan Knows Best Update

On the latest episode of Hogan Knows Best, Nick Hogan, not yet old enough to legally drive, decides he wants to be a professional drift car racer. The Hulkster wonders about all of Nick's other abandoned pursuits, but Nick convinces him this time he means it. Hulkamania arranges for some lessons, then next thing you know, Nick is driving a Viper trying for his Formula D racing license, which would allow him to race professionally. One of the guys trying out gives Nick a hard time for having the free Viper. While practicing, Nick hits the wall and damages the car. He needs to try out later that day, and they can't obtain the part that quick, so Terry Hogan calls a dealer with a new Viper on the lot and borrows it so they can strip off the part they need. The Hulkster liked the fact that he could just take the brand new Viper off the lot without signing anything. In the end, Nick crashes again and does not earn his license.

Rolling Stone Reality Show Yanked From Prime Time

MTV has yanked I'm From Rolling Stone from any prime time airings, running it only in the morning and late at night.

Jackass Separates from Wife

Jackass Johnny Knoxville and his wife have separated. Knoxville, 35, and his wife Melanie have been married since 1995, but rumors of infidelity reportedly have hurt the relationship. While filming The Dukes of Hazzard, there were wide-spread rumors that he was having an affair with co-star Jessica Simpson, although both parties have denied it.

The O.C. Has Filmed Its Final Show

Cast members' final thoughts after shooting their last scenes - link here.

MTV Reality Show in Brooklyn

From a Brooklyn high school newsletter: "MTV's newest soon-to-be hit show is Brooklyn. The premise is to paint an accurate picture for America of what life is like for the average Brooklyn high school student."

Real World Denver: Colie Strives for Attention

This week's Real World Denver focused on Colie's never-ending demands for attention from guys. She is in the standard Real World "open relationship" with a guy back home -- which is a recipe for disaster by at least one cast member every season. She is dating a local guy who quit his job to be with her because Outward Bound has a no fraternization policy. And she continues to try to make Alex feel guilty for doing his friend Stacy in the house, loudly, every night.

The O.C. Ends With a Quake

Last week on The O.C., Julie Cooper Nichol ended up rejecting Bullit's proposal to be with Chino's dad, Frank Atwood, instead. Kiki seemed to be pining for Jimmie Cooper but got over that in the end. Seth and Summer and Chino and Taylor continue in their relationships. Coming up on future episodes -- an earthquake.

Appellate Court Allows Richard Hatch's Oral Argument

The U.S. Court of Appeals hearing Survivor Richard Hatch's tax evasion conviction appeal has granted Hatch's lawyers' request for oral argument.

New Reality Show: The Golden Cage

The Golden Cage will take 10 people and park them in a luxury mansion in which they live like millionaires -- think servants, lavish parties, etc. The downside: They have limited contact with friends and family, winning visits or time out of the house via competitions. Whoever can last longest wins the house, as well as a major cash prize. Because they get to live a lush life, contestants could end up staying in the house for months, if not years.

The Hills

I hate Spencer. Need I say more? Do I need to say, "if Heidi gets back with him I will have lost ALL respect". Please, Heidi. I was just starting to really like you.

Lauren Conrad of "The Hills" Does Not Want to Act

L.C. from The Hills says: "I don't enjoy it, and I can't make a career out of something I don't really like," she added. "It's not that fun, and I'm not that good at it." Link here (scroll down).

Amazing Race All-Stars Preview

Official website here.

Rock 'N' Rehab

The producers of Big Brother (England's version) are planning to lock up celebrity drug addicts in a new shock TV reality show called Rock Stars in Rehab.

Jackass Bam Margera to Marry on MTV

Jackass star Bam Margera stars in Bam's Unholy Union on MTV. His fiancee, Missy Rothstein, seems relatively normal for someone who would marry Bam. They have known each other for many years in Pennsylvania. The highlight of the first episode was Bam french kissing his fiancee's mother and sister at their engagement party.

Survivor Fiji Starts Thursday

Big Brother Will Return This Summer

CBS has ordered another installment of Big Brother for this summer.

Ilan Hall Wins Top Chef

Ilan Hall beat Marcel Vigneron in the season finale of Top Chef 2. Marcel has a massive ego and tried to be more "cutting edge," e.g., using foams a la Charlie Trotter, but his effort fell short.

CBS Yanks Armed & Famous; VH1 Picks It Up

Stories here and here. I'm not surprised it's not doing well. There is a limit to the audience that the likes of Erik Estrada, Wee Man, Jack Osbourne, etc. can draw.

Whining About Economic Segregation on The O.C.

Whining about people living "class-bound lives in class-bound places" as it relates to The O.C. Seriously, it's just a TV show.

Steve Sanders on Dancing With the Stars

Ian Ziering of Beverly Hills 90210 fame will be one of the "stars" on Dancing With the Stars.

Maui Fever

Check out my favorite quote from tonight on my other blog..NolaMom
I'm too tired to write about it twice.

twentyfourseven Cancelled

MTV gave twentyfourseven the ax to make room for Maui Fever, a great new show.

Beverly Hills 90210 Season 2 on DVD

Link here.

Posh Spice and Beckham to Star in Reality Show?

I enjoy reality tv as much as the next guy, but I'm not too interested in David and Victoria Beckham, a/k/a Posh Spice. They are set to star in a new reality show.

Hell's Kitchen to Replace The O.C.

The fools at Fox who cancelled The O.C. are replacing it on Thursdays with Hell's Kitchen. There's no way Hell's Kitchen will have better ratings than The O.C.

The Hills

Too funny. I am slow to post. I just watched it on DVR yesterday but oh my gosh. I'll have to watch it again. LC is still so pretty and I actually kind of like Brody-the guy she was set up with. But stop it with the I like your smile thing. The first time was cute then it just was cheesy. That's probably his shtick with all the girls. Sorry LC, he doesn't like your straight smile more than the next one.

My favorite part HAD to be when Heidi made Spence sweat it out a little bit and let him think she was pregnant. All to see how much the loser playa liked her. Well, if you didn't watch it, he's on Team Heidi. When he found out she was just messing with him, he was pissed and well he should be. But then he sticks around. If he was any kind of man he would have ditched her right there for playing the stupid game.

It's going to be a good season. I'm glad it's only just begun.

Maui Residents Object to "Maui Fever"

Uptight Maui residents are unhappy with Maui Fever's portrayal of Hawaii. They seem surprised that a reality tv show would attract degenerates rather than scholars.

Carey from The Apprentice Blasts Trump

Recently fired Apprentice candidate Carey Sherrell slammed Donald Trump in an online interview, suggesting that The Donald is racist and homophobic.

Bachelor Trades in Winner for Runner-Up

The Bachelor's Prince Lorenzo Borghese has confirmed what I reported some time ago that he has broken up with winner Jennifer Wilson. Rumor has it he is now dating runner-up Sadie Murray. Stories here and here.

The Apprentice is Back

Donald Trump's The Apprentice is back with a new season filmed in Los Angeles. Somehow seeing The Donald wearing sunglasses, zipping around among the palm trees and sunlight in a convertible and, gasp, not wearing a tie isn't the same as seeing him among the skyscrapers in Manhattan. He looks and seems awkward in L.A. Nevertheless, it looks like it will be a good season. The big twist this season, as I previously reported, is that the losing team will live in two large tents in the yard outside the mansion where the winning team stays.

by the idea of such menial work, and the editing made him look like a terrible salesman who could not The show began with Trump instructing the candidates to build a tent. Tim tried to take charge, yelling loudly in a shrill voice. Martin does not seem like the type who enjoys manual labor and ended up standing on a rock and doing essentially nothing. Tim and Heidi were selected project managers. The weekly tasks are typically determined by product placement, but this week, the competition was a simple car wash. Tim immediately disappeared to go to Kinko's and make letter-sized copies of promotional ads. That may work in New York where you can hand out flyers to walkers on the street, but this is L.A. and you're trying to lure drivers into a car wash. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that big signs will work better for this. Heidi's team seemed to be a lot more hands on and hard working. Martin seemed frazzled, and the editing made it look like he couldn't upsell anyone to the more expensive detailing services.

In the end, Heidi's team won, though not by much. Her team got to stay in the mansion, though they all had to sleep in one round room. They lounge around the pool sipping cocktails and hot tubbed at night. Meanwhile, the losing team slept in the tents, showered in portable showers, used port-a-potties, etc. The producers seem to be going for an Apprentice meets Survivor feel. Taking these high strung eager beavers and forcing them to sleep outside and not have adequate mirror and makeup space is great.

In the board room, the winning project manager joins Donald and Ivanka. Surprisingly, Heidi kept opening her piehole and spouting off as if she were George or some long time and respected employee of Trump's. It's bad enough when a former winner like Bill Rancic is in the board room and tries to pretend that he's somebody, but it's even worse when a week one contestant tries to pretend she's The Donald. In the end, it was project manager Tim and prima donna Martin standing, and Trump fired Martin.

Eric Estrada Shouts Obscenities at Man Who Called Him Emilio Estevez

This story cracked me up for some reason. Eric Estrada, a/k/a Ponch, got into an expletive-laden argument with a crime victim who mistakenly called him Emilio Estevez during the filming of the goofy reality show Armed & Famous.

Fox Pulls the Plug on The O.C.

I am sad to report that the idiots who run the Fox network have pulled the plug on one of the best shows on tv, The O.C. The show was just starting to recover momentum after last year's disappointing season, which focused too much on not-the-sharpest-knife-in-the-drawer Marissa Cooper. Newsflash to the empty suits in management at Fox - if you want to save the show, all you have to do is put it on another night. Trying to force it on Thursday night against some stiff competition like The Office, Scrubs and Grey's Anatomy is suicide. Move it to another night in place of one of your mindless shows, and it will do fine in the ratings. The irony is that Mischa Barton is probably rejoicing, thinking that the show couldn't survive without her, when the truth is the story line last year that focused so heavily on her is what drove the audience away.

twentyfourseven: Prom Kings' Record Deal

On twentyfourseven, Greg, Chris and Whitman have a meeting with Ron Fair of Geffen Records. Fair tells them he wants The Prom Kings to record a single. On the way out of the meeting, Chris squeals like a dork, and Greg is irritated that he's celebrating like a girl within sight of the record company guys. Cipes and Ty walk on the beach, and Cipes is jealous of The Prom Kings' success. Ty has to tell him he needs to be happy for them. Cipes dogs The Prom Kings for being all into the rock 'n' roll thing that he doesn't think is as good as whatever drugged out crap he plays.

The guys give Whitman a hard time for not immediately ending things with Shayne Lamas because she was spotted with her ex-boyfriend. He meets her at a lunch spot to end things. Too bad because I'm a big Lorenzo Lamas fan, and I presume he won't be on the show any more.

Matt the actor is in the movie Surf School, and the guys all go to the premiere. The movie looks terrible, and Matt seems embarrassed by it, especially when his loser friends all give him a hard time about how lame it is. Everyone leaves the bar where they celebrate after the premiere except Chris, who gets so drunk that he has to call Greg and have Greg come carry him out of the bar and take him home.

At the end, Geffen decides to give The Prom Kings a record deal. Everyone celebrates except Chris, who walks out alone and seeks treatment for drinking too much. I give him 12-16 hours of sobriety tops.

Season Finale of Breaking Bonaduce

The season finale of Danny Bonaduce's Breaking Bonaduce was a bit of a snoozer because Danny did not have any of his frequent meltdowns. He does some community service, feeding the less fortunate, at one point with a cafeteria hair net on his head. He talks to a sober friend about his upcoming baptism, and the friend is completely unsupportive of religion. Danny's doctor tells him he may be at increased risk of having a stroke or heart attack. The baptism was a full dunk in a pool.