Reality TV News (Page 3)

With the recent launch of I Love Money - VH1's amazing acknowledgment of its own shark jumping into the breast implant-abyss - here's a look back at some past reality TV low points. And by low, we mean high. Sure.

Moment of Truth (Fox, 2008)
Complete fools sit in a hot seat of sorts and take way too long to answer "scandalous" questions about their usually uninteresting lives.

Jail (My 9 Network, 2008)
It's no surprise that the creator of an original new-low show, Fox's COPS, is behind this. This season included footage of O.J. Simpson!

Hey Paula! (Bravo, 2007)
We love that someone sat around at a brainstorming session and concluded that Paula Abdul should really have her own show. Brilliance.

A Shot at Love With Tila Tequila (MTV, 2007, below)
Watch this video of Tila and Kristy Morgan. That is all.

Kid Nation (CBS, 2007)
Hey, let's exploit children! Then again, at least they're up front about it. Forty kids, aged 8-15, attempt to form a functioning society in New Mexico.

Keeping Up With the Kardashians (E!, 2007)
Their names all start with K. Brody Jenner guest stars. That's about it.

Flavor of Love, Flavor of Love 2, Flavor of Love 3, I Love New York, I Love New York 2, New York Goes to Hollywood (VH1, 2006-present)
The fact that a network rewards its craziest, most obnoxious reality TV show star with a reality series of her own tells you all you need to know.

Big Brother (CBS, forever ago-present, below) / Real World (MTV, same)
Throw a bunch of people into a house and what will happen? At first, not a lot. Until drunk meatheads realize that footage of them starting fights and lying around naked could maybe make them a tiny bit famous.

Wife Swap (ABC, 2005)
It's called frickin' Wife Swap. Even if you haven't seen or heard of this one, do we need to elaborate?

The Simple Life (Fox, 2003-2005 and E!, 2005-2007)
The basic message of Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie's TV road trip - "Do poor people suck or what?" We despise them. We used to watch, although only because we were praying they would run out of gas, or even more ideally, get pancaked by an 18-wheeler on the way back to L.A.

Britney and Kevin: Chaotic (UPN, 2005)
Possibly the most unnecessary, unwatchable show in history.

The Anna Nicole Smith Show (E!, 2002)
We take it back. This is.

We hate Denise Richards because she's an attention whore that exploits her children and late mother for publicity and fame.

The neighbors of this abhorrent actress and reality TV star hate her, however, because she's made their neighborhood into a quasi movie set; they are unhappy about her E! reality show, specifically what it's done to their previously calm community.

"This is a gated community, not a zoo," a source in posh Hidden Hills told Star Magazine.

As a result, Richards has put her $4.2 million mansion up for sale.

Denise Richards is an attention-starved train wreck.

The former Playboy model has also run afoul of the L.A. County Department of Animal Care and Control after featuring her 14 dogs on her terrible series. Another source says that she received a letter warning her that if she's living with more than three dogs, she has to obtain a kennel license.

"She was none too happy about it," adds the source.

As his sister battles rumors of an affair with Alex Rodriguez, Christopher Ciccone will appear on the Oxygen channel's reality series The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency.

Dickenson hired Madonna's estranged brother to design the new sleeping quarters in her home where her models sleep, according to E!

Meanwhile, Ciccone is set to release his literary memoir "Life with My Sister" on July 15 and is creating his own design reality TV series. He's not throwing his family under the bus in order to make money at all.

Aren't you just dying to watch a Christopher Ciccone reality show?

While it may have seemed as though the entire reality TV world stopped last night, when Kristy Morgan broke the heart of Tila Tequila, two shows did manage to go on...

America's Got Talent: Getting the Texas clichés out of the way, there's a bluegrass trio, a cowboy on a horse, a tap dancing lady in a blue frilly dress and . . . a person flinging hula hoops around? -- BuddyTV

Hell's Kitchen: This is part one of the finale, where final contestants Petrozza and Christina design their restaurants and have to complete a service with some of the eliminated contestants... -- TV Squad

Remember when reality TV was just a harmless way for D-list celebrities to make a name for themselves?

Well, the latter part of that statement still holds true. But as the photos below depict, there was nothing harmless about reality TV shows for a number of couples, families and friends.

Relationships were ruined as a result of this industry, many of them beyond repair...

Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson were once Newlyweds. Now? It's impossible to recall the days when they were together.

Hogan might still know best. Sadly, though, it's the best way to break up a loving family.

When The Hills premiered, Lauren Conrad and Heidi Montag were close friends. No, seriously. They really were.

What, you think anyone can be a reality TV star?

It takes a learned ability to pose in a bikini like Heidi Montag; or reject your supposedly perfect mate like, well, any star of The Bachelor.

Fortunately, you can learn these traits and more at the New York Reality TV School! Seriously!

As the official website says:

Every week thousands of people audition for Reality TV shows, the competition is fierce and the odds of making it past the first round of submissions are very slim.

AND if you are lucky enough to be noticed and fortunate enough to be called in, will you be able handle the pressure of this once in a lifetime opportunity?

Gain the competitive advantage by training with professionals who are passionate about the business and who work in Reality TV development, casting, producing and directing.

Send in your application today! Then fill out your will. Your life is pretty much over.

While one reality TV show narrowed down its remaining semi-finalists, another premiered last night. Let's recap both...

So You Think You Can Dance: Our guest judge this week is Adam Shankman, who directed Hairspray and dropped by a couple times last season. Adam has just finished shooting Bedtime Stories with Adam Sandler, and tells us that Lacey Schwimmer and Travis Wall are in it... -- Reality News Online

Shear Genius: So the first short cut challenge (get it?) is to cut their clients' hair blindfolded. The clients, bless them, are all wearing safety glasses -- and it seems that all of them make it through without being cut... -- Zap2It

Does America have taken in the kitchen? That question sums up the pair of reality TV shows that aired last night. Here are recaps of each...

America's Got Talent: Many more bad acts were showcased to the Michael Jackson tune of, "Beat It," until we finally had a decent act in Eli Mattson, an impressive young man who played his way across the country to follow his dream to audition for America's Got Talent... -- Reality TV Magazine

Hell's Kitchen: The chefs are greeted by Chef Ramsay, when they learn that they will be eating a signature breakfast dish prepared by Gordon himself. As an added bonus, the chefs get to dine with their loved ones... -- TV Guide

According to Variety, Fox Reality Channel is giving barely known sidekicks a chance to headline their own reality series.

Gimme My Reality Show! will focus on D-list celebrities that have appeared on reality shows, but never starred in their own. Contestants will battle for star recognition in a variety of challenges.

The show debuts on October 11 and includes former Baywatch co-star Traci Bingham, along with Project Runway runner-up Santino Rice (pictured).

There are never enough reality TV shows.

New ideas are always being developed by networks' top minds and brought to TV, to the delight of millions of Americans from coast to coast.

We've got plenty of favorites as is, but there's always room for one more. Or five or 10. In April, we brought you some new ideas. Now, here's a list of even more reality shows we'd like to see in the near future ...

I Hate Money: Toastee Toof, Deelishes, Megan Hauserman and other reality TV fame whores only THINK they're competing for $5 million. They are really being shipped off to work for free, repairing irrigation systems in earthquake-ravaged China. How will they handle doing something worthwhile?! We'll find out!

Mister Meester: Tired of the Hollywood dating scene and ready to settle down and have children, the Gossip Girl vixen chooses from 25 would-be suitors to determine who has what it takes to become Mr. Leighton Meester.

13346: Young, hot students in Upstate New York run amok.

America Lacks Talent: A review of all other reality shows on TV.

Bell's Kitchen: Looking for a change in careers, Heroes star Kristen Bell abandons acting and opens a trendy eatery in NYC's Meatpacking District.

The Bachelor: Revenge!: Spurned women show up at the workplaces of hunky Bachelor stars like Brad Womack (below) who rejected them and cause a scene.

Gag Order: An army of publicists, agents family and friends alike battle to stop Grey's Anatomy star Katherine Heigl from opening her mouth.

25 and Anorexic: Actress Kate Bosworth juggles auditions for movie roles and dates with James Rousseau - all without any sort of sustenance!

Celebrity Probation Officer: Following various Los Angeles County Department of Corrections personnel as they attempt to get oft-arrested celebs like Michelle Rodriguez, Jason Wahler and others to clean up their acts.

The Real Housewives of Toledo: A riveting glimpse at the lives of seven Midwestern, working-class housewives who struggle to balance religion, jobs and family, while shouldering the burden of skyrocketing energy prices.

Obamanation: An in-depth examination of just how frickin' cool presidential candidate Barack Obama is, as told by his many fans.

Picking on PETA: Interns from Reality TV Scoop turn the tables on an animal rights group by bombarding them with stupid emails, staging lame protests outside their offices, hounding them at dinner and much more.

Farmar Wants a Wife: Following the life of second-year Lakers guard Jordan Farmar (below) as he searches for love in the City of Angels.