Welcome to the seventh layer of Hell, otherwise known as Reality TV. Larry King is hosting the 24-hour news desk in this dark corner of the universe, so let’s get right to the headlines…
- Project Runway is moving from Bravo to Lifetime for Seasons 5-10. Does anyone really care? Apparently NBC Universal’s accountants do, as they’re suing producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein for violating “right of first refusal.” (Yawn)
- Fox unveiled its summer schedule, heavy with reality programming. So You Think You Can Dance?, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, The Moment of Truth, Hell’s Kitchen, Don’t Forget the Lyrics, and
When Women Ruled the World… oops, scratch that. This Lord of the Flies scenario series where women lord over men on a remote island has been indefinitely shelved. Apparently it’s not real enough. - Thought the WGA strike was over? Guess again. The Writers’ Guild is filing suit against reality TV producers for more than $500,000 for unpaid overtime and violation of guild working conditions.
- WE TV is going America’s Most Wanted by marshaling the American viewing public in tracking down missing persons via their new series The Locator. The show is fronted by celebrity tracker Troy Dunn (aka Troy the Locator) as he attempts to help viewers track down loved ones… or objects of lust and vengeance.
- Oh yeah… The breasted one, Pamela Anderson, is getting her own reality series on E!. The challenge will see how many drunken relationships and short-lived weddings the former Baywatch babe can get herself into and out of in 26 minutes each week.
Until next time, stay beautiful America… and get off that couch to take a walk once in a while.
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