Reality TV News (Page 10)

If ever there were an evening for trashy reality TV, it would be Sunday night. What better way to begin your week, right? Let's see what went down on the following three shows:

Big Brother: As usual, the Sunday night episode opened with several minutes of commentary on last week's events to help remind viewers of what had happened. In a few words, Chelsia was evicted and Natalie won Head Of Household â€" there's the first ten minutes... -- Reality TV Magazine

That's Amore: This is the penultimate episode of That's Amore, thank God. It's kind of amazing, and a commentary on MTV's lack of faith in this show, that 14 women can get eliminated in just six episodes... -- Buddy TV

Rock of Love: They arrive in Vegas without incident and are no sooner in their suite then Jessica and Destiny are delivered golf outfits for their date with Brett. Surprisingly, Jessica apparently played on her high school golf team, so she's excited about the outing... -- Zap2It

Below are highlights from some of last night's popular reality TV shows, courtesy of a pair of our online, reality TV-obsessed counterparts ...

On Big Brother, the motto is to expect the unexpected. Tonight was a good example of why we enjoy the reality TV genre. You never know what's going to be said or what will happen. Tonight's episode will go down in the classics of the Big Brother annals. We don't necessarily agree or like everything which was said or happened. But tonight was legendary. - TV Squad

On America's Next Top Model, Claire struggled with connecting to a country music look. Aimee had a difficult time with the sensual aspect of her R&B character. Fatima and Stacy Ann worried more about posing than looking natural. Strong performances were given by Dominique, Whitney, and Katarzyna. - BuddyTV

As with every Tuesday episode of Big Brother 9, the episode revolved around the power of veto competition. Crazy James and Chelsia reacted unfavorably to being nominated for eviction, vowing vengeance against Adam.

The rest of this episode followed various alliances and contingency plans in the event that James, the true target, was able to wriggle himself off the block.

Big Brother 8's Dick Donato, naturally, shows up to wake up the guests by banging pots and pans. He invited them outside for the PoV competition, in which the competitors must drink 10 disgusting shots in three minutes.

James is the only one to drink all the shots, and therefore, he wins the veto. This guy is a serious fighter! With James taking himself off the block, obviously, Joshuah and Sharon realize one of them is guaranteed to go up.

Continue reading this recap by BuddyTV ...

We've compiled our own recaps of Dancing With the Stars and The Bachelor, so forgive us if we need some help with a pair of other programs.

For all you fans out there, here are some breakdowns of two of reality TV's hottest, strangest shows, courtesy of Buddy TV. Follow the links to continue:

Pussycat Doll solo artist Nicole Scherzinger stops by the set, and one girl gets in a throwdown with vocal coach Kenn Hicks. Natalie opens the episode by declaring that being beautiful is a talent. Robin gathers the girls together and says she'll now be judging them individually, not in groups. This week's challenge is all about vocal expression, which means the girls actually have to sound decent ...

Flavor Flav announces that the girls will make a Flavor of Love 3 Girls calendar. Prancer thinks this is every girls dream. Yes, even if Hillary Clinton were to become president, every girl's great regret will be not posing suggestively for a calendar. Helping out are former Flavor of Love stars Buckwild (who has her own clothing line) and Saaphyri (who has her own brand of lip chap, whatever the hell that is). In the end, it all boils down to Shy or Hotlanta...

On a drama-filled and, as always, skank-filled evening of reality TV, here's a look at what went down on a bunch of your favorite shows. Follow the links for more!

Rock of Love: Ambre gets the pass for being awesome. Destiney gets the pass in spite of being a groupie. Daisy gets the third pass, if there's no more lies. She says there's still more stuff she needs to tell Bret. Despite still reeking of puke, Jessica gets the last pass because she's there for the right reasons.

Big Brother: Adam may be smarter than he looks, or acts. Upon winning Head of Household last Wednesday, Adam immediately expressed his dissatisfaction with doing so. He wanted nothing to do with all the expectations and pressure. In the end, he put Chelsia and James on the block to break up that alliance.

That's Amore: Ashley and Domenico have a meeting of the minds, concluding that all the women are hot. It's a fair point. Kim gets the first flag. Talor gets the second one, crying the whole time. The final two girls step up, and Domenico calls Ashley in to give him an extra flag. All four are going to Italy!

Keeping Up with the Kardashians: Khloe pursues an acting career much to the dismay of Kim. Bruce gets a major style makeover. Kim and Kourtney Kardashian act like the spoiled, airheaded brats we have come to know... and love.

Lauren Conrad is famous for being on reality TV.

But what The Hills star and so many other quasi-celebrities of her ilk really want is to run her very own merchandising empire.

The Hills' cameras have captured LC as a fashion intern and club-goer. Now, in an effort to translate her fame into a real fashion career, she and her father have assembled a team of Hollywood-industry advisers and signed several deals.

The process isn't always smooth, though, as MTV won't promote her enterprises on air, and Lauren Conrad, herself determined to assert her fashion vision, sometimes ignores the suggestions of her more seasoned advisers.

"I'm sure a lot of people don't take me seriously," she says.

Lauren Conrad at her recent L.A. Fashion Week show.

Many celebrities are trying to emulate the success of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who parlayed roles on a TV sitcom into a multimillion-dollar conglomerate.

Lauren Conrad represents the next generation of branding - reality TV stars famous only for their willingness to let cameras into their private lives.

Last week, Ms. Conrad's nemesis on The Hills, Heidi Montag, announced her own plans to launch a clothing line opposite Lauren's.

And from E! reality show Sunset Tan, tanning-salon owners Devin Haman and Jeff Bozz recently came out with a line of tanning moisturizers.

Continue reading in the Wall Street Journal ...

There was no Survivor last night, due to the NCAA Tournament. But there was an episode of Make Me a Supermodel and The Celebrity Apprentice. Let's see what went down on them...

Make Me a Supermodel: On the morning of the elimination, Shannon and Ronnie get up and pack. Shannon thinks that she has more of a right to stay in the competition because this is only her first time in the bottom. -- Buddy TV

Celebrity Apprentice: Trace, Carol, Lennox, and Piers have just gotten a huge shock. Just when they think the Boardroom spotlight is out for another week, The Donald brings them back in to announce that two more celebs will go home before the end of the night. -- Reality TV Magazine

Here's a look at what happened on two of the country's most popular reality shows last night. One based around fashion and cat-fighting, the other based around culinary delights... and cat-fighting.

America's Next Top Model: Dominique loves Dominique in the third person, and Marvita is having trouble connecting to the rest of these girls with their cushy upbringings. Whitney takes objection to the F word - fat - unless it is spelled with a ph. Preach, sister. -- Zap2It

Top Chef: In this second episode of the new season of Top Chef, first impressions may change. A fowl-mouthed zebra can change his stripes and some winners who were proud peacocks ate crow. -- TV Guide

Look out, Tyra Banks! Vivica A. Fox is coming to steal your spotlight as reality TV's main diva!

VH1 has confirmed the creation Glam God with Vivica A. Fox, a series that will pit wanna-be celebrity stylists against one another to see who has what it takes to coif the hair of the stars.

"Vivica is a movie star and a fashion icon who knows how to step onto the red carpet and nail it every single time," VH1 executive vice president of original programming and production Jeff Olde said in a statement regarding the Kill Bill star.

"Her instincts are impeccable and she knows how critical it is to have a 'glam god' she can trust to create a star-making killer look. We are thrilled that we have her vision and insights to drive this show."

Contestants will compete in challenges designed to test their knowledge of fashion and style, covering everything from hairstyles to trendy clothing. The winner of the series will get $100,000 and the chance to become a personal stylist to an A-list celebrity.

On top of this series, VH1 has greenlighted Brooke Hogan Knows Best and New York Goes to Hollywood. Someone shoot us now.

Fans were treated to a special edition of Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites last night. Not only did it air on a Wednesday night (due to the NCAA Tournament taking over CBS tonight, but a contestant quit! Check out the recap for that show and for Big Brother right now...

Survivor: Day 18 arrived with 13 players remaining. Over at Malakal, Tracy wanted to kill and eat some of the chickens since she didn't think they were laying as many eggs as they used to.. -- Reality TV Magazine

Big Brother: As always with a Wednesday episode, the good part (if you can call it that) begins after the veto ceremony. One week ago, Matt celebrated his non-backdooring a little much. This week, he's definitely not celebrating. Neither is Natalie, who calls James a hypocrite whose word is worthless, while in the diary room... -- Reality News Online