StyleNetwork-related stories
Posted Jul 20th 2009 7:02PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Pickups and Renewals
They've done just about every variation of little people show you can imagine, so as executive producer Mike Duffy said, it's not exploitation. "
Little People, Big World is about little people living in a big world. This is about big people living in a little world -- fat people living in a skinny world." Doesn't that sound so much better?
They've found a family of four tipping the scales at over 1,400 pounds. While there's no prize money involved, the family is determined to lose some weight. The
six episode series, One Big Happy Family, will follow them on their journey of self-improvement with different episodes spotlighting different family members. Style network has already met a good response to their chronicle of
Ruby, a 477-pound woman looking to lose weight.
Continue reading TLC is building a reality show around a morbidly obese family
Posted Sep 11th 2008 8:38PM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Programming, Celebrities, Project Runway, Pickups and Renewals
You know the old saying, "looking good is the best revenge?" Well, looking good on television is even better. To that end,
Nina Garcia, the acid-tongued Colombian judge on
Project Runway, is appearing on a new reality show.
Garcia will be starring on Style Network's new series, Running in Heels.
Heels follows the staff at women's magazine
Marie Claire, which Garcia joined a short while ago after leaving her long-time position at
Elle magazine.
Garcia's split from
Elle was allegedly not on the best terms, so it's probably extra sweet for her that
Running in Heels is a direct competitor to CW's
Stylista; a reality competition show taking place at, you guessed it --
Elle magazine.
Continue reading Nina Garcia is Running in Heels
Posted Jul 31st 2008 1:02PM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Programming, Pickups and Renewals
No doubt envious of all the buzz
The Soup is getting, E!'s sister channel, Style Network, is planning their own version. Premiering August 16th,
The Dish will cover more topics than The Soup including TV, celebrities, fashion and beauty. Here's the kicker though:
The Dish is set to be hosted by Topanga herself,
Boy Meets World's
Danielle Fishel.
Style executive VP Salaam Coleman sums up
The Dish's appeal, saying, "What's great about
The Dish is that it takes a not-so-serious look at the often very serious world of fashion and finds the comedy in celebrity lifestyle." Well yes, that would be great--in theory.
The problem is, this is a type of show that is very difficult to do well. You need a strong group of writers and a charismatic host. While
The Soup may be the toast of the town now, it kind of sucked when it first aired. While two of
The Soup's executive producers are behind
The Dish, I'm not sure if Danielle is going to quite have the "pop" that this show is going to need.
Posted May 22nd 2008 9:22AM by Erin Martell
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Industry, Programming, Celebrities
The Style Network is taking on obesity issues with its newest reality series. The channel behind reality shows like
Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane just
ordered episodes of a new series called Ruby.
Ruby will tell the story of Ruby Gettinger, an obese woman from Georgia, as she attempts to lose weight. Gettinger weighs five hundred pounds and is under doctor's orders to lose a significant amount of weight.
Actress Brittany Daniel, a personal friend of Gettinger's, will act as the show's consulting executive producer. She is also going to appear on the show occasionally. Style has ordered nine episodes of
Ruby, a one-hour premiere and eight half-hour episodes. The reality series will air this fall.
Continue reading Style gives weight loss the spotlight in new series
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