Reality TV News (Page 13)

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.

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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

While we provided readers with in-depth episode guides for last night's premieres of Dancing with the Stars and The Bachelor, you can't expect the same from us for Flavor of Love. There's only so much smut we can stand.

Here's a look at what went down, however, on last night's Flavor of Love: Myammee, clad in just a bikini, pays Flavor Flav a late night visit. He needs her to wait a second so he can drop the kids off at the pool and overdose the room with air freshener. We're no doctors, but we think he has IBS. -- Buddy TV

On a skank-filled evening of reality TV, here's a look at what went down on a trio of shows...

Rock of Love: We're treated to Kristy Joe Muller calling her second - and current - husband. Whom she may or may not have a restraining order against. She obliquely tells him that "a lot of stuff we went through has started surfacing." Because no one can comprehend Kristy Joe, he asks her what that is supposed to mean. -- Zap2It

Keeping Up with the Kardashians: We open up this week with the older sisters and mom gathered around, and Kim's got an announcement: she was the number one Google search last week! Hooray! -- TVgasm

That's Amore: While the other girls are at breakfast, Talor sneaks into Domenico Nesci's bed for some private cuddling. The girls get their pizza deliver and they are informed about yet another food-themed challenge, this one involving live chickens that Ashley McNeely is tending to. -- Buddy TV

Thursday nights have always been a big night for reality TV. This season is no different, with two classics airing. Let's see what went down on Survivor and The Celebrity Apprentice...

Survivor: Micronesia: Lucky for Eliza, the favorites, divided as they are, certainly work well together during challenges. They won both reward and immunity and in the process earned three hens, one rooster and chicken feed. -- TV Guide

Celebrity Apprentice: Piers is beside himself, happy to see Omarosa gone. "It was like pitting a little rat against a very large dragon," he says, cheering with his arms in the air. "I think her 15 minutes has just ended." -- Reality TV Magazine