TV Talk: Dora the Explorer Lawsuit, Awkward Family Photos Series
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, Gossip, News,
-Being labeled “half” a man can earn you serious dollars. Two and a Half Men‘s Angus T. Jones has just agreed to a $300,000-per episode deal. The 17-year-old—contracted for 26 more episodes—also got a $500,000 signing bonus.
-The original voice behind Nickelodeon’s Dora the Explorer says she was cheated out of millions. Caitlin Sanchez and her family claim they were forced to sign a “convoluted and inscrutable contract” without legal help.
-Is it possible to translate awkwardness for TV? ABC is developing a series based on Awkward Family Photos, a book—and website—created by Mike Bender and Doug Chernack.
-Ramona Singer reportedly punched a producer after getting “worked up over filming” a scene in her home. A source claims the Real Housewives of New York star “felt like the producers were ganging up on her.”
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This Week on TV (4/5-4/11)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Video,
Make sure to check out TV Envy’s Programming Schedule.)
MONDAY (4/5)
- Life Unexpected (CW, 8pm): “Cate, Lux and Baze go on a road trip to track down Cate’s long-absent father (Peter Horton).” When they realized he was the guy with the mullet, they kept on driving.
- Rules of Engagement (CBS, 8:30pm): “Audrey tries to give her unattractive friend confidence by lying to her and telling her she’s on Jeff’s list of women he would sleep with if Audrey wasn’t around.” By lying about it, she ironically gave Jeff permission to possibly one day do it.
- Runaway Squad (A&E, 10pm): Series premiere. “In the opener of a series following a team that searches for runaways and reunites them with their families, a Long Island teen is sought.” He was eventually tracked down after becoming a mayor on Foursquare.
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Preview Season 3 of The Real Housewives of New York City
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Bravo, Gossip, Video,
In just two weeks, we’ll get an extra dose of housewives cattiness when The Real Housewives of Orange County ends and The Real Housewives of New York City begins.
What kind of drama can we expect from the East Coasters this season? The Countess (a.k.a. LuAnn) gets a divorce and goes tone deaf; Ramona and her husband renew their vows (how Vicki and Donn of them); and Alex unloads “mean girl” comments on Jill. Meanwhile, Bethenney experiences love, pregnancy and apparent hatred from just about everyone.
The two-hour OC/NYC event starts March 4 @ 10:00 on Bravo.
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A Testy Reunion for The Real Housewives of New York City
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories:
If you’re anything like me, the season finale of The Real Housewives of New York City left you gagging. There’s no way those five women would have ever posed for a group photo in real life…let alone agree to be at the same party.
Well according to the New York Post, next Tuesday’s reunion special will be a lot less friendly and potentially more bitchy. Awesome.
Bravo spies claim there were several arguments at this pre-taping between entrepreneur Ramona Singer…and just about everyone. When asked why she chose not to invite Jill Zarin to her cooking party, Singer opted to walk out of the taping. (In case you didn’t know, she has a thing for dramatic exits.) When Bethenny tried to defend the absent woman, Ramona then started screaming at her ‘friend’ because she dared to speak for her.
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New York Post
More Real Housewives…of New Jersey
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Bravo, Cable, Gossip, Renewals,
Although Bravo has barely scratched the surface of its newest hit, The Real Housewives of New York City, plans have already been made to expand the reality franchise.
In addition to a 4th season of The Real Housewives of Orange County (and a 2nd season of the NYC version), the cable channel will soon be offering us The Real Housewives of New Jersey.
The latest spinoff - which is currently in production - promises to give us “best friends do everything over-the-top, from their decorating, to their dating and their fighting.” Oh goodie.
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Variety
The Real Housewives of New York City: One Shrew Too Many or New Guilty Pleasure?
Posted by Jacci Lewis Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Bravo, Cable/Satellite, Editorial, News,
I remember once a media professor at the University of Washington asked our class the simple but loaded question: Why do you watch TV? The class’ answer seemed to boil down to two main reasons: we watch television because we aspire to be what we see or because what we see makes us feel better about our own lives.
This memory popped into my head as I watched a mini-marathon of Bravo TV’s newest ‘docu-reality’ series the The Real Housewives of New York City. What I can’t yet decide is which category of reason for watching TV this show falls into. I’m pretty sure it is the latter.
After shame watching three seasons of the The Real Housewives of Orange County, I expected the NYC ladies to be more of the same cliche of spoiled, self-indulgent, wasteful and shameless cougars albeit a bit less tan, with sleeker hair and a much less appealing accent. And while they are to an extent all of those things, much like New York City itself, these women do seem more worldly and educated than their Southern California counterparts. It is also clear that despite Bravo’s spin-off name for this show, these women are not housewives at all. In fact, it appears they spend very little time, if any, at home.
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