Posts with tag CarsonKressley
Posted Jan 3rd 2008 2:20PM by Jay Black
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, TV 101
I write the introductions to my articles after I write the articles themselves. This is because I find the introductions the hardest part and, remembering the advice I got from the introduction to the S.A.T.s, when I run into a problem I can't easily solve, it's a good idea for me to go to the next question and return later.
This introduction, however, was easy to write. That's because my wife wrote it for me. She read the column and then turned to me and said, "Wow, you're gonna get
crucified for this." I asked her, "Worse than my
Simpsons essay?" She said, "The reaction to this will make the
Simpsons essay look like a
fawning Office review. I agree with it, and I'm sure a lot of other people will as well, but the ones that don't... Wow, they are just gonna
hate you!" So, uh, thanks honey. Now, on to the crucifying...
Continue reading TV 101: Carson Kressley's new show (or "No, actually, you DON'T look good naked")
Posted Dec 29th 2007 2:02PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Pickups and Renewals
As I was surfing the web this morning, I came upon a casting call for The CW's
Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants. Even if this reality competition is not the best reality TV show on the block, it seems that The CW thinks it did good enough to potentially grant
Crowned a second season. Then again, maybe the pageant show will get a second chance only because The CW is running out of new episodes for its scripted shows.
Continue reading Crowned gets a second season?
Posted Dec 10th 2007 11:23AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Early Looks, Episode Reviews
In the latest twist on reality competitions, The CW presents Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants, in which mothers and daughters compete as pairs for a top prize of $100,000. The show premieres Wednesday, December 12, 9/8c. Let me preface by saying that I have enjoyed such twisted programming as Joe Millionaire and The Swan, so was hopeful that I could find something to appreciate here. While it has potential, and I do have favorite contestants already, this first episode has some serious problems.
I can only hope that more editing will be done before the final cut makes it to air as there was a likely unintentional but glaringly racial imbalance in the introduction of the teams. Not to mention painfully obvious attempts to fake tension and drama where there really isn't any. Things might grow more intense as egos clash, but for now things are fairly bland. Even the first challenge was boring. They really needed to step it up to try and encourage viewers to stick around for the entire eight week run, and I don't think they did. More and minor spoilers after the jump.
Continue reading Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants -- An early look
Posted Feb 15th 2007 3:21PM by Brigitte Dale
Filed under: Video, Podcasts, TV Squad Daily
Hey, Brigitte here with TV Squad Daily. I'll be covering the TV stories I find interesting each day, Monday through Friday, in this video blog.
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Posted Feb 14th 2007 8:01PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Cable, Celebrities, Pickups and Renewals
Now that
Queer Eye has been cancelled, it's safe to assume that the members of the Fab Five are going to spread themselves all over the cable self-help landscape. And it's also no surprise to see Carson Kressley be the first to hook on with a new show. This time, instead of trying to make straight male slobs like myself look presentable, he's going to try to help women feel comfortable in their own skins.
An American version of
How to Look Good Naked has been picked up by Lifetime,
according to Variety, and Kressley has signed on to be the show's host. In the show, based on a British series (aren't they all these days), a woman who is unhappy with her body agrees to have a picture of herself in her underwear projected on the side of a building. Via that public display and other emotional assistance, the subject will be taught to like herself the way she is. Nice. But, of course, this
is Lifetime; do they do any show that
isn't nice?
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