Tonight, PBS’ Frontline debuts The Old Man and the Storm, a documentary that examines post-Katrina New Orleans through an 82-year-old man who tries to rebuild his home. It will also be broadcast online. While Spike Lee’s epic and amazingly horrifying documentary When the Levees Broke: A Requiem In Four Acts…
A flood of new reality series kick off this week; from last Friday to next Sunday, there are 17 new shows, eight of which debut between last Friday and today. To keep up with new series–I only post about the debuts of the most newsworthy shows–bookmDark the winter reality TV…
Kathy Wetherell, a reality show producer with wide-ranging credits, died in a car accident before Christmas. Variety reports that she “was killed in an automobile accident Dec. 20 in Arizona,” and that “[s]he is survived by her husband, parents, brother and nephews.” A memorial service is being held today in…
Here’s a new year prediction: American Idol’s new judge, Kara DioGuardi, will be awesome, and may help rescue the show. Previously uncovered evidence suggested she will be totally awesome. At the very least, it’ll be nice to have one judge who doesn’t say the exact same things they’ve already said…
Two reality stars arrested with crimes last year won’t be prosecuted. In August, Top Model 9 contestant Bianca Golden was arrested after an airport brawl that included Hairspray star Nikki Blonsky. Now, “the cases against Nikki Blonsky and Bianca Golden have been dropped. The only case that is still proceeding…
The sixth season of Channel 4’s Celebrity Big Brother debuted Friday night in the UK, after being cancelled last year over racist taunting of a houseguest and other incidents during the 2007 season. (A poorly received spin-off, Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack, did air last January on E4.) Racist language or…
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