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Ghost Hunters Academy The Ghost Hunters name is starting to rival CSI and Law & Order in the spinoff department. What else do all three of these franchises share? There's just as much hard paranormal evidence in the last two as appears in the first.

Please don't misunderstand me -- since I've gone off on this topic before. I'm not saying ghosts don't exist. I'm not saying there's no afterlife. I don't begrudge any scientific investigation into parapsychology or realms described as paranormal. I'd just like any of the endless march of "ghost-based" shows to dig up one scintilla of proof that they found something and, therefore, deserve to be on TV every week.

The latest entry is Syfy's Ghost Hunter's Academy -- sort of Most Haunted meets The Rookies from the 70s. Each week, ghost hunting "professors" (the show's conceit, not mine) Steve Gonsalves and Dave Tango welcome first-time paranormal investigators onto The Atlantic Paranormal Society (TAPS) team.

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]]>ghostghost huntersghost hunters academyghost hunters halloween live specialghost hunters internationalGhost Hunters LiveGhostHuntersGhostHuntersAcademyGhostHuntersHalloweenLiveSpecialGhostHuntersInternationalGhostHuntersLiveghostssyfyJohn Scott LewinskiSat, 07 Nov 2009 15:01:00 ESTThe best thing you'll see all day: Real Housewife Kim Zolciak performing Tardy for the Partyhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/05/the-best-thing-youll-see-all-day-real-housewife-kim-zolciak-pe/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/05/the-best-thing-youll-see-all-day-real-housewife-kim-zolciak-pe/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/05/the-best-thing-youll-see-all-day-real-housewife-kim-zolciak-pe/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

I don't actually watch The Real Housewives of Atlanta, but as I have a pulse and an internet connection, I am all to aware of housewife Kim Zolciak and her uh, club jam, "Tardy for the Party." For those of you who may not be totally up on the whole Atlanta saga, Kim is the one who's dating a married man named Big Papa and wears a wig, which she said was due to a battle with cancer-- until she admitted that she had never actually had cancer; she just thought she might one time until she actually went to the doctor.

So anyway, The Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion, hosted by Bravo exec Andy Cohen, is airing on Thursday, and part of the festivities involve Kim singing her "hit." You guys, there are two important items to note about this performance: 1) she has dancers and 2) she is not lip-synching.

Have you ever had a drunken friend or relative get up and sing a really inappropriate karaoke song, and you just smiled uncomfortably and prayed for it to be over quickly? This is like that-- except it is most definitely not over quickly.

 

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]]>andy cohenAndyCohenbravoKim ZolciakKimZolciaktardy to the partyTardyToThePartythe real housewives of atlantathe real housewives of atlanta reunionTheRealHousewivesOfAtlantaTheRealHousewivesOfAtlantaReunionKona GallagherThu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00:00 ESTReview: America's Next Top Model - Dive Deeperhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/05/review-americas-next-top-model-dive-deeper/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/05/review-americas-next-top-model-dive-deeper/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/05/review-americas-next-top-model-dive-deeper/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Laura Kirkpatrick has an underwater shoot(S13E09) We're down to the final five on America's Next Top Model and one thing that Top Model is doing better this season than Project Runway is capitalizing on their location. Sure, Laura may look like a tomato during interviews, but at least Hawaii is being represented through their beaches and sugarcane plantations.

This week's challenges were basically recycled from previous seasons. A falling challenge (similar to Season Six's Falling Fairytale photoshoot) and an underwater challenge (which was done in a pool in Season Two for Quench Water). Both proved to be more interesting because of the beautiful location.

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]]>americas next top modelAmericasNextTopModelantmtyra banksTyraBanksMichael PascuaThu, 05 Nov 2009 02:36:00 ESTIs South Park too focused on reality TV?http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/04/is-south-park-too-focused-on-reality-tv/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/04/is-south-park-too-focused-on-reality-tv/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/04/is-south-park-too-focused-on-reality-tv/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Even though the show has been on forever, I still enjoy my weekly dose of the new South Parks. But lately, they seem to be running out of targets or have narrowed their focus too much on one particular evil: reality television.

The season opener featured a rather nasty swipe at Disney's Jonas Brothers. The recent "Dead Celebrities" chortle-fest took a much needed pot shot at Ghost Hunters, aka, "the gayest f#*$ing show on television." And last week launched an all out attack on Discovery's Whale Wars and Deadliest Catch, particularly against Whale Wars star Paul Watson.

The show has always been a bitch to write and making every episode a satirical masterpiece is impossible without suffering a full-on breakdown. But should the show lay off reality TV and take some bolder shots at reality, which as we all know are two completely different things?

 

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]]>comedy centralComedyCentraldeadliestdeadliest catchdeadliest-catchdeadliest-catch-alaskan-stormDeadliestCatchghost huntersGhostHuntersJonas BrothersJonasBrotherspaul watsonPaulWatsonrealityreality showreality showsreality televisionreality tvRealityShowRealityShowsRealityTelevisionRealityTvsouth parksouth park season 13south park studiosSouthParkSouthParkSeason13SouthParkStudioswhale warsWhaleWarsDanny GallagherWed, 04 Nov 2009 19:29:00 ESTReal Housewives of New Jersey to guest on Mercyhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/04/real-housewives-of-new-jersey-to-guest-on-mercy/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/04/real-housewives-of-new-jersey-to-guest-on-mercy/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/04/real-housewives-of-new-jersey-to-guest-on-mercy/#commentsFiled under: , ,

mercy_duo_nbcThe other day I wrote about watching Mercy during a mini-marathon that aired last Saturday on Bravo. Is it possible that someone at NBC Universal was reading my plaudits for the company using Bravo to promote an NBC drama series? I think so, because today comes to the news that two of the Real Housewives of New Jersey will guest on Mercy.

That's right; you didn't read it wrong. Teresa Giudice and Jacqueline Laurita, the two who were having babies in season one of the show, will appear as themselves on the NBC medical drama, according to the Ausiello Files.

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]]>BravoGarden StateGardenStateMercyNBCNBC UniversalNbcUniversalNew JerseyNewJerseyReal Housewives of New JerseyRealHousewivesOfNewJerseyTeresa GiudiceTeresa GuidiceTeresaGiudiceTeresaGuidiceAllison WaldmanWed, 04 Nov 2009 15:27:00 ESTHeroic Brit dies protecting CBBC kids from elephanthttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/04/heroic-brit-dies-protecting-cbbc-kids-from-elephant/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/04/heroic-brit-dies-protecting-cbbc-kids-from-elephant/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/04/heroic-brit-dies-protecting-cbbc-kids-from-elephant/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

A CBBC tour guide died protecting children from a mad elephant.When watching any nature special from PBS or the BBC featuring dangerous wild animals photographed at reasonably close range, how often do you stop and consider the very real danger men and women are in while getting that footage?

That danger proved deadly this past weekend when a rampaging African elephant trampled and killed a British tour guide (Anton Turner, 38) who was trying to protect a group of children visiting Tanzania.

The kids were in Africa serving as TV hosts for the CBBC (BBC's children's channel) show, Serious Explorers. Seven children were planning to follow the steps of Victorian explorer Dr. David Livingston.

Reports say, when the elephant charged a group of the CBBC kids, Turner challenged the elephant and attempted to shoot his rifle at the animal. But, he was unable to open fire in time and was trampled. Turner leaves behind a pregnant wife.

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]]>bbcCBBCchildrendeaddeathelephantelephantskidskillednaturenature conservancyNatureConservancyJohn Scott LewinskiWed, 04 Nov 2009 11:02:00 ESTKirstie Alley getting a weight loss reality showhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/03/kirstie-alley-getting-a-weight-loss-reality-show/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/03/kirstie-alley-getting-a-weight-loss-reality-show/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/03/kirstie-alley-getting-a-weight-loss-reality-show/#commentsFiled under: , ,

A&E, the cable network that is slowly becoming no arts nor entertainment, has signed on another tabloid favorite celebrity to bare her life for the camera.

Kirstie Alley will join the network's neverending list of celebrity reality shows. This one will focus on her neverending battle with weight loss as she raises her kids. The network has ordered 10 episodes of the new series.

In other words, it's every other family-related reality show you've ever seen except this one will star Kirstie Alley.

 

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]]>AEcelebrity reality showsCelebrityRealityShowsKirstie AlleyKirstieAlleyreality seriesreality showreality showsRealitySeriesRealityShowRealityShowsweight lossWeightLossDanny GallagherTue, 03 Nov 2009 20:32:00 ESTGordon Ramsay cooks up new showhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/03/gordon-ramsay-cooks-up-new-show/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/03/gordon-ramsay-cooks-up-new-show/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/03/gordon-ramsay-cooks-up-new-show/#commentsFiled under: , ,

gordon_ramsay_foxFox's master foodie is at it again. Gordon Ramsay has conjured up a new show called MasterChef, only it's not really his idea. See, it's already been done in England and Australia, but Gordon will put his spin on this show. So for all intents and purposes, it's another Gordon Ramsay project. (Like the Alan Parsons Project without Alan Parsons and a small 'p').

In MasterChef, amateur chefs will compete to master the perfect dish. These will be everyday people, not sous chefs or short order cooks, but backyard grillers and homemakers who have a specialty at which they excel. Sounds to me a bit like the Food Network Challenge shows in which people try to make the best chili or the definitive hamburger.

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]]>FoxGordon RamsayGordonRamsayHells KitchenHellsKitchenKitchen NightmaresKitchenNightmaresMaster ChefMasterChefThe F WordTheFWordAllison WaldmanTue, 03 Nov 2009 16:02:00 ESTTV's Dr. Drew saves a dying high school football playerhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/03/tvs-dr-drew-saves-a-dying-high-school-football-player/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/03/tvs-dr-drew-saves-a-dying-high-school-football-player/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/03/tvs-dr-drew-saves-a-dying-high-school-football-player/#commentsFiled under: ,

Dr. Drew saves a football player's life in California.On TV, Dr. Drew Pinsky saves people from drugs and sex. But, the Celebrity Rehab host came out of the stands at California high school football game last weekend to save the life of a dying player.

Pinsky was watching his son Doug play football at Pasadena Polytechnic when a Poly player took a shot to the head. I played football for years, and these things happen. There's no indication that malice was involved in the related hit.

The injured player, Jackson Allan, came off the field and headed to the bench to talk to his coaching staff and teammates. But, as is often the case with concussions and other head injuries, the brain can be deceptive. The condition quickly grew more serious, and paramedics were called.

But, Pinsky got there first to find Allan in a coma -- no longer breathing.

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]]>celebrity rehabCelebrity Rehab with Dr. DrewCelebrityRehabCelebrityRehabWithDr.DrewDr. DrewDr. Drew PinskyDr.DrewDr.DrewPinskyfootballsex rehabsex rehab with dr drewSexRehabSexRehabWithDrDrewJohn Scott LewinskiTue, 03 Nov 2009 08:34:00 ESTGhost Hunters Halloween Live ... creepy good funhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/31/ghost-hunters-halloween-live-creepy-good-fun/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/31/ghost-hunters-halloween-live-creepy-good-fun/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/31/ghost-hunters-halloween-live-creepy-good-fun/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Part of my Halloween tradition is to watch the Ghost Hunters Halloween Live special, broadcast (live, of course) from some spooky place somewhere in the country. Tonight, the crew is at the Essex County Hospital in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, along with some recruits from the new Ghost Hunters Academy, which premieres Wed., Nov. 11 at 10/9c.

It's pretty cool because you can log into the Syfy Web site and watch the live feeds on several cameras positioned around the hospital in dark tunnels and ancient rooms. There's even one in the morgue. If you see something suspicious, you're supposed to hit the "Panic Button" and the team will go check it out like hungry hound dogs.

I'm not sure what's so intriguing about all of this, but it's pretty fun. Maybe it's the interactive nature of viewers helping the team search for ghosts. Is anyone else watching? Have you seen anything spooky on the live-feed cameras? I haven't, but I'm still looking!

 

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]]>asylumghost huntersghost hunters academyghost hunters halloween live specialGhostHuntersGhostHuntersAcademyGhostHuntersHalloweenLiveSpecialghostshalloweenparanormalsyfyJane BoursawSat, 31 Oct 2009 21:36:00 ESTReview: Project Runway - Best of the Besthttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/30/review-project-runway-best-of-the-best/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/30/review-project-runway-best-of-the-best/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/30/review-project-runway-best-of-the-best/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Irina Shabayeva looks at the other contestants
(S06E11) Project Runway finally explained why different people won challenges this season instead of just Irina and Althea winning all of them. This week's challenge was to make a companion piece to the contestants' winning looks. Unfortunately, Logan has never won a challenge. With one day and $100, they had to make it work.

On paper, the challenge sounds like an interesting way of thinking of cohesive collections. Most of these designers have an aesthetic (Carol Hannah doesn't like pants, Christopher likes full skirts). For Gordana, Christopher, and Logan, the companion pieces that they made neither complimented, nor improved on their original outfits.

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]]>heidi klumHeidiKlumIrina ShabayevaIrinaShabayevakerry washingtonKerryWashingtonnick verreosNickVerreosnina garciaNinaGarciaproject runwayProjectRunwaytim gunnTimGunnMichael PascuaFri, 30 Oct 2009 01:36:00 ESTWho wants to buy a new ring for Kate Gosselin?http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/29/who-wants-to-buy-a-new-ring-for-kate-gosselin/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/29/who-wants-to-buy-a-new-ring-for-kate-gosselin/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/29/who-wants-to-buy-a-new-ring-for-kate-gosselin/#commentsFiled under: ,

I know, it sounds like the worst idea for a game show ever, but actually I'm referring to this interview that Kate Gosselin did with Ellen DeGeneres the other day. She talks about all the stuff we've heard about already, but she also talks about a ring that she wants to buy "once she has a job."

It's funny how Kate says a bunch of lines that would ordinarily get a round of applause from an audience but I don't think they care. And it's great that Kate isn't doing talk shows and appearing in the public eye like Jon is, isn't it?

 

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]]>ellenellen degeneresgossipjon and katekate gosselinkidsringtabloid magazinestlcBob SassoneThu, 29 Oct 2009 17:57:00 ESTWhat's Hot on SlashControl: Extreme Paranormalhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/29/whats-hot-on-slashcontrol-extreme-paranormal/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/29/whats-hot-on-slashcontrol-extreme-paranormal/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/29/whats-hot-on-slashcontrol-extreme-paranormal/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Extreme ParanormalI've never been big on scary ghost stories -- perhaps I'm still traumatized from my older siblings scaring the crap out of me in my early years. But for some reason, I've found myself watching some of the ghost hunter-type shows on the air right now. I'm actually looking forward to the Oct. 30 live broadcast of Ghost Adventures from the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. Asylums are darn scary even in broad daylight.

Maybe I'm just getting in a Halloween mood. Maybe I need something to jolt my psyche into fast-forward. Whatever the reason, I'm currently into ghosts -- even though I have to believe they're just sitting around laughing with glee over all the people who are out looking for them. I probably won't see Paranormal Activity, though, because I DO want to sleep again, after all. But Extreme Paranormal on A&E will suffice just fine.

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]]>AEasylumextreme paranormalExtremeParanormalghostghost huntersGhostHuntersparanormal activityParanormalActivityJane BoursawThu, 29 Oct 2009 13:31:00 ESTReview: America's Next Top Model - Let's Go Surfinghttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/29/review-americas-next-top-model-lets-go-surfing/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/29/review-americas-next-top-model-lets-go-surfing/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/29/review-americas-next-top-model-lets-go-surfing/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Jennifer An's bi-racial photo
(S13E08) I don't know how America's Next Top Model's photoshoots continue to grow more and more insane. This week, Tyra decided to turn the model hopefuls bi-racial. Surprisingly, the photos didn't turn out bad, just not model-like.

You know it's never good when a boring character gets a character. The mathematician Brittany caught the bitch bug and complained about how immature Erin was for the rest of the episode. Guess what happened at the end of the episode? I would rather have gotten the "fading away" edit that Tyra loves so much.

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]]>americas next top modelAmericasNextTopModelantmhawaiiNicole FoxNicoleFoxtyra banksTyraBanksMichael PascuaThu, 29 Oct 2009 00:59:00 ESTFinally, a Simon Cowell vote we can all (cough) get behindhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/27/finally-a-simon-cowell-vote-we-can-all-cough-get-behind/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/27/finally-a-simon-cowell-vote-we-can-all-cough-get-behind/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/27/finally-a-simon-cowell-vote-we-can-all-cough-get-behind/#commentsFiled under: , ,

American Idol and Britain's Got Talent judge Simon Cowell might have shown some unfair misgivings about Susan Boyle before she proved her musical worth to the universe, but here's a preconception that even Paula Abdul would support.

Mr. Methane, a familiar guest to fans of The Howard Stern Show, is the world's only (thank Holy Christ) performing flatulist and he took a turn at the mic on Britain's Got Talent. Anyone want to guess if he made it through to the final round? If you guessed wrong, please get out of the gene pool and take a shower immediately.

 

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]]>amanda holdenAmandaHoldenBritains Got TalentBritainsGotTalentflatulanceflatulencemr. methaneMr.Methanemusical flatulenceMusicalFlatulencePiers MorganPiersMorgansimon cowellSimon CowelllSimonCowellSimonCowelllthings you cant unseeThingsYouCantUnseeDanny GallagherTue, 27 Oct 2009 20:35:00 ESTMillion Dollar Listing's Chad Rogers looks like he's twelvehttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/26/million-dollar-listings-chad-rogers-looks-like-hes-twelve/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/26/million-dollar-listings-chad-rogers-looks-like-hes-twelve/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/26/million-dollar-listings-chad-rogers-looks-like-hes-twelve/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Chad Rogers of Bravo's Million Dollar ListingSometimes I like to indulge in my guilty pleasure of watching several hours of the Bravo channel all at once. I can't say I'm hooked on the network -- it's mostly reality shows -- but sometimes it's fun to just watch something totally mindless. In Bravo's case, I usually end up feeling much better about my own life.

This afternoon, I watched a few episodes of Million Dollar Listing, the show about three real estate agents in Los Angeles. Season three premiered last Monday, and I feel for these guys -- Josh Flagg, Madison Hildebrand and Chad Rogers -- because it can't be easy trying to sell homes in this market. It seems like a tough business to be in anyway, and they have to deal with bleached blonde Hollywood types, many of whom think they have all the answers.

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]]>bravochad rogersChadRogershollywood real estate agentsHollywoodRealEstateAgentsjosh flaggJoshFlaggmadison hildebrandMadisonHildebrandmillion dollar listingMillionDollarListingreal estatereal estate agentsRealEstateRealEstateAgentsJane BoursawMon, 26 Oct 2009 08:32:00 EST2012: Startling New Secrets sells a preview of Armageddonhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/24/2012-startling-new-secrets-sells-a-preview-of-armegeddon/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/24/2012-startling-new-secrets-sells-a-preview-of-armegeddon/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/24/2012-startling-new-secrets-sells-a-preview-of-armegeddon/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

The new movie 2012 tells the story of a disaster picture gone horribly wrong.The new Columbia Pictures disaster epic, 2012, proposes what many New Age folk believe is inevitable. The Roland Emmerich movie looks ahead to December 21, 2012 as the end of the world because the Mayan Calendar cycle ends on that day.

So, the cinematic seas rise, and the ground shakes -- sending scores of mid-range stars scrambling for their lives. Syfy previews both the movie and its long-held cataclysm theory on a new special, 2012: Startling New Secrets. Premiering Sunday, November 8 at 9 p.m., the two-hour show "delves into the Mayan Mystery surrounding 2012."

I'm going out on a limb here and predicting the show will fail to ask the obvious question: If the Mayans were so adept at looking centuries into the future to predict the end of the world, why weren't they clairvoyant enough to foresee the end of their long-extinct civilization and prevent its collapse?

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]]>20122012: Startling New Secrets2012:StartlingNewSecretscolumbiaColumbia PicturesColumbiaPicturesRoland EmmerichRolandEmmerichJohn Scott LewinskiSat, 24 Oct 2009 21:01:00 ESTWhat does James May and three million Legos have in common?http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/24/what-does-james-may-and-three-million-legos-have-in-common/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/24/what-does-james-may-and-three-million-legos-have-in-common/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/24/what-does-james-may-and-three-million-legos-have-in-common/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

As I scoured Google Images for a picture to accompany my Lego reality show post, pictures of James May's mop-topped mug kept popping up in my browser. What possibly could the Top Gear presenter have in common with the classic kids' toy that has caused a million foot fatalities? If you've ever stepped on one barefoot, especially the one peg bricks, you know how close to death it actually feels.

It turns out he lived in a whole house made out of them for our amusement. The Lego house was one of many projects for James May's Toy Stories, a series of projects designed to show kids that the classic toys of yesteryear can be just as cool as their newfangled video games and iPods.



This particular story does have an unhappy ending. The producers tried to sell the house to the Lego company for one of their theme parks, but the cost of transporting the house was too much. So they had to tear it down.

 

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]]>bbcjames mayjames may lego housejames maysjames mays toy storiesJamesMayJamesMayLegoHouseJamesMaysJamesMaysToyStorieslego houseLegoHouselegostop gearTopGearDanny GallagherSat, 24 Oct 2009 20:25:00 ESTBalloon mom admits it was all a hoaxhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/24/balloon-mom-admits-it-was-all-a-hoax/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/24/balloon-mom-admits-it-was-all-a-hoax/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/24/balloon-mom-admits-it-was-all-a-hoax/#commentsFiled under: , ,

sky_news_heene_familyWell, you sort of knew that this was coming, didn't you? The mother of balloon boy, Mayumi Heene, has admitted it was a hoax. The Heenes knew that Falcon wasn't in the balloon, that he was hiding in the garage. The entire boy in the balloon fiasco was a hoax from the get-go. Her court affidavit confirms what everyone has suspected.

So, this was just another desperate attempt by the family to get on television. Honestly, have you ever heard anything so ridiculous?

I say that because if these parents have even a scintilla of sense, couldn't they have projected what was going to happen when the balloon came down? Couldn't they have seen that there was no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow?

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]]>balloon boyBalloonBoycourtFalconHeene familyHeeneFamilyhoaxMayumi HeeneMayumiHeeneTodaytruthAllison WaldmanSat, 24 Oct 2009 20:07:00 ESTLego is getting its own reality show... Reallyhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/24/lego-is-getting-its-own-reality-show-no-really/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/24/lego-is-getting-its-own-reality-show-no-really/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/24/lego-is-getting-its-own-reality-show-no-really/#commentsFiled under: ,

Lego TV by Doomguy1001 at DeviantArtIt's official, television is running out of things to turn into reality television. Wait, that means I'll be getting my own reality show soon. What the hell am I complaining about?

Scott Messick, the reality show guru behind Shaq Vs., Pros vs. Joes and Ty Murray's Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge, has purchased the TV rights to make a reality show or reality shows around Lego.

Just imagine the possibilities! For one show, a team of builders would have to build something massive in a certain amount of time in order to win a prize. For another show, another team of builders would have to build something massive in a certain amount of time in order to win another prize. If the show was picked up by CMT, the team of builders would have to wear cowboy hats the whole time.

 

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]]>legolegosreality showsreality shows that no one will watchRealityShowsRealityShowsThatNoOneWillWatchscott messickScottMessickDanny GallagherSat, 24 Oct 2009 13:02:00 EST