Survivor Richard Hatch Appeals His Tax Cheating Conviction

Survivor winner Richard Hatch has appealed his conviction for cheating on his taxes, sticking to his goofy story that he caught the producers smuggling food to other contestants on the show and that they bought his silence by agreeing to pay the taxes on his million dollar winnings. Couldn't he have come up with a more convincing lie than that?

Real World: Tyrie and Davis' Drunken Fight

On the Real World Denver, the cast members were out at a bar, and Davis left early to go home and call his boyfriend. The boyfriend warned Davis not to drink too much. When the rest of the group came home, Tyrie went nuts on Davis in the hot tub. Apparently, the bartender called Stephen the N word, and Tyrie assumed that Davis had heard the remark and nevertheless left the bar.

Tyrie did not seem upset at all with the bartender who uttered the slur, and he did not try to go back to the bar to confront the alleged racist. Instead, he blamed everything on Davis despite the fact that Davis may not have even heard anything. Of course, had he heard anything, he was so drunk that it probably would not have registered in his brain anyway.

At first, Davis was so drunk that he just had a silly grin on his face in response to Tyrie's outburst. After being repeatedly harassed by Tyrie, Davis started to yell back, telling Tyrie to hit him so Tyrie would be sent home. The yelling went on for much of the episode.

Colie would occasionally interject herself into the argument to take Tyrie's side and blame everything on Davis. Given that the focus of the incident was on alleged hate speech, it is ironic that nobody seemed to bat an eye at Tyrie's anti-gay tirade.

Eventually, MTV's producers stepped in to try to prevent things from escalating and took Davis to a hotel room for the night. The next day, in true Real World fashion, everyone hugged and made up. Davis apologized and said he has a drinking problem, to which Alex responded by saying he just needs to go out more, presumably so he can build up his tolerance so he can drink more.

My description of this fight does not do it justice. Nearly every Real World episode has stupid fights, but this one takes the cake. It has to be a new low, even by Real World standards. The shallowness of the Real World cast members is mind-boggling. Here you have people who are wildly concerned not with their own actions but with any hint of perceived disrespect to them by others, yet after they have the ugliest fights imaginable, the next day everything is fine and dandy. I could not imagine the Real World casting crew finding any more shallow, self-absorbed people than they do season after season. Which is, of course, why we watch the show.

Real World Denver

Big stuff went down. I wasn't ready for it. Colie is going to end up doing Tyree. More tomorrow. Check in.

twentyfourseven

all around bad. bad. bad. bad.

stay tuned for a post from j. he's still watching it.

but atleast we're all cool because we're only using lowercase letters. that's why i watched it because j thought it was going to be hip...turns out he deduced that because it was in all lowercase letters.

Twentyfourseven on MTV

Twentyfourseven is a new reality show on MTV. I have NO idea what it's about and MTV's website is too hyper for me to get any info on it. So check it out with me after the Real World. It could totally suck but odds are it's going to be good.

Rachel Bilson and Adam Brody Split Up

Rachel Bilson and Adam Brody, i.e., Seth Cohen and Summer Roberts on The O.C., have split up.

Tori Spelling to Write Tell-All Memoir

Donna Martin Tori Spelling of Beverly Hills 90210 fame will write a tell-all memoir.

Candice: No Off-Island Romance with Adam

Candice from Survivor says she and Adam are just friends and that there is "nothing off the island."

Amazing Race-Bama Girls

Yeah You Rite!!! I was so excited that the Bama girls not only beat the bitchy blondes but that they came in 2nd. I was worried for awhile because they started to fight with each other and I thought that was only going to bring them down. But they made it to the final three.

Rob became all weepy when they came in to the pit stop. I think he is finally realizing how much he loves Kimberly. Kind of cute.

I hope more than anything Bama will win. I really can't predict who it will be. They will never win a foot race if it's neck and neck. I can only count on their sense of direction to pull them through.

The O.C.: Ryan and Taylor?

On The O.C., Ryan has been having trouble sleeping. The next morning, Taylor shows up at the Cohen house wearing a black dress to thank Chino for helping her escape her marriage to Frenchie. She returns to the main house and tells Sandy, Kirsten and Seth that Ryan is funny, and they seem shocked. Julie Cooper Nichol wakes up at Dr. Roberts' house with her personal trainer, who tries to sneak out of the house but runs into Kaitlin. Taylor visits Seth at the comic book shop and finds out about Ryan's insomnia. Kaitlin and Julie fancy the same young tennis instructor. At Brown, Summer and loser friend Che wear janitor outfits to break into the science lab and free the animals. Taylor calls Ryan in the middle of the night and arranges a meeting early the next morning at the diner. There, she says his insomnia is related to Volchok. Kiki's dating service is having some financial problems, so of course Sandy has a golf game already planned with someone who may be able to help. The part of the rich guy is played by the same guy who had a similar role on Will & Grace. Long story short, he invests in the dating business. Che sells out Summer with the administration for freeing the bunnies. In the end, Taylor asks Ryan for one kiss, kisses him and leaves. After she leaves, Chino says "whoa" and is then able to fall asleep.

Apprentice 6 Moves to L.A.

The Apprentice 6 will shoot in Los Angeles rather than New York and air on Sunday nights. Joining Donald Trump in the board room will be his daughter Ivanka Trump and son Donald Trump, Jr. George and Carolyn will not be part of the show.

Survivor Update

Do these cast mates not remember past Survivor auctions? They were each given $500 and the ability to bid on items such as food and mystery items. Jonathan was aggressive, winning a hot dog and pizza. Many of the others sat back and never upped their bids very much and were left with nothing when the auction ended, yet they still bad-mouthed Jonathan for being so aggressive. I think they were all holdinig back waiting for some super item to be available, thinking that the auction would continue until everyone had spent their $500. I am not sure why Yul showed the hidden immunity idol he found on exile island. Some of the less bright cast members still didn't seem to think he had it. Adam isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer, so it was surprising that he won the math-oriented immunity challenge. Parvati still had not seen a fish being gutted until this episode. Jonathan called her a "lazy, selfish girl." Host Jeff Probst had a great line when snuffing out Candice's torch, saying about Adam, "Maybe if it were love, he'd be giving you the immunity necklace." Adam has already hit on Parvati once; we'll see if he does it again now that Candice is gone.

Beauty and the Geek's New Season

Beauty and the Geek starts its new season on Jan. 3. The cast includes a trekkie, a guy in a Star Wars band and a comic book nerd. More details here.

Candice Voted Off Survivor

The tribe voted off Candice Woodcock on Survivor last night. The main controversy stemmed from the five who do all the work deciding to eat all the fish that they caught and cooked while Candice, Adam and Parvati cuddled and slept. The three were upset that the others did not share, and Candice made a big stink about it. Jonathan squeaked by again, despite being disliked by the whole tribe. He has more personality than the others, annoying though it is, so I hope he stays on the island a while longer.

Gene Simmons Family Jewels - Second Season

A&E has ordered a second season of Gene Simmons Family Jewels starring Kiss rocker Gene Simmons, his non-wife Shannon Tweed and their children Nick and Sophie.

Nate from Survivor on Jonathan, "Nancy Boy" and Parvati

Survivor's Nathan "Nate" Gonzalez talks about Jonathan, "nancy boy" Brad and Parvati in this interview.

The Bachelor: Lorenzo and Jen Speak

In post-finale interviews, Prince Lorenzo Borghese and Jennifer Wilson say they are still together. Reading between the lines, it sounds like they have already broken up. They live apart, and their answers to questions seem forced and not credible.

Biggest Loser Coming Back For Season Four

The Biggest Loser is casting for Season Four.

New Reality Series in Las Vegas

"Paradise City" will take place in Las Vegas and follow people trying to make it big on the strip. It will premiere next spring.

Introducing the Next Bachelor

Navy Lieutenant Andy Baldwin is the next Bachelor. Read all about him here.