Tila Tequila-related stories
Posted Sep 7th 2009 10:03AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: OpEd, Celebrities, Reality-Free
I'm not a fan of Tila Tequila (actual name: Tila Nguyen) or her MTV programs
A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila or its sequel, but that doesn't mean I want her to get hurt. Sadly, it looks like
she was allegedly restrained and choked by Shawne Merriman, a linebacker with the San Diego Chargers. Charges have already been pressed.
Since she did call and press charges, I'm going to assume this isn't one of those cases of
erotic asphyxiation gone wrong and assume Mr. Merriman was (allegedly) trying to prove his manhood somehow. In which case he's a cad and a beast and there are more promising men out there. In fact, since Ms. Nguyen is allegedly bisexual (she claimed to be on her show, but I've always had my doubts about that) she has an even bigger batch of better options to choose from.
Is this going to be another case of Rihanna and Chris Brown? I certainly hope not.
Posted Jul 9th 2008 6:00PM by Richard Keller
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Video, Celebreality
For some, watching relationship-based reality programming is not their idea of a pleasant night in. Why should they watch shows about finding and keeping love when it takes so long to find that right person in real life? Yet, since the mid-'60s, viewers have turned-in to watch others search for their soul mate. Or, at least their soul mate of the hour.
Of course, in the time of the Reality Revolution, the way love was found on television changed a bit. Rather than asking a simple set of questions to a set of bachelors or bachelorettes sitting behind a wall, men and women would compete for the love of a well-to-do bachelor or bachelorette, or a rapper/model, or a washed up 80s hair band star. They would even compete to see if their love could withstand an onslaught of temptation.
Sometimes they would find their one true love on these reality show. Other times they would be tossed away, their hearts broken, like a piece of paper. Along the way they would be love, sex, fights, sex, heartfelt moments, and sex. With reality programming being what it is, the viewers ate it all up.
Continue reading A history of reality television (part five): I take this millionaire bachelor to be my geeky newlywed date - VIDEOS
Posted Jun 23rd 2008 10:21AM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Programming, Celebrities, Super Skank Wednesday
MTV is serving up some
special programming to go along with the season finale of A Shot at Love 2 with Tila Tequila. Every Tuesday for three weeks, MTV will give fans updates on their favorite and least favorite contestants and talk to everyone about this past season.
Continue reading A Shot at Love specials announced
Posted May 23rd 2008 2:40PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Celebrities
Reality television can breathe a sigh of either relief or disappointment, as
Tila Tequila will no longer be amongst their ranks. The star of
A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila has decided to move on to "meaningful stuff". Obviously, the nude modeling, the fashion business ventures, the television dating show and the acting and singing wasn't enough.
Her exact quote: "I wanna do meaningful stuff. After a while you reach your goals and then what? You just prance around like Paris Hilton all day long and feel like you have to find the next scandal to stay big. This lifestyle is fun and I worked hard for it, but I think in the long run, it's a lot. I just wanna be in love for the rest of my life and move to an island and have kids."
The question is, if she moves to an island and has kids, who would her kids play with? Would the island have schools? What about plumbing facilities? Will the island even have them? It seems to me that Tila Tequila hasn't thought this decision through.
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Posted May 23rd 2008 9:55AM by Jay Black
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Awards, TV Squad Awards
I'm in Los Angeles right now. From my observations: everyone is perfect looking, the weather is always beautiful, and everyone drives everywhere despite the fact that gas is approximately eleventy billion dollars a gallon and it doesn't appear that anyone is actually, you know,
working. LA doesn't exist in any kind of recognizable reality. Let's put it this way: if the guys in
Plato's cave were to figure out that the figures being cast onto their walls came from the Sunset Strip, they'd probably opt to stay chained up.
It stands to reason, then, that any genre springing to life in such an environment would bear no resemblance to what the rest of the world calls "reality". TV Squad therefore presents its first annual The Reality Shows Have Writers!? Award, recognizing those shows that in no way reflect a life that any human being on the planet is actually living but, for some reason, call themselves "reality shows."
Continue reading The Reality Shows Have Writers!? Award: Call for Considerations
Posted May 9th 2008 9:25AM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, TV on DVD, Contests and Giveaways
If you haven't entered our latest giveaway yet, here's a reminder that it's ending today. You've got until 5PM Eastern today to enter the
A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila DVD giveaway.
Just head on over to the post link above, read through the rules, and make the applicable comment there (not here!). We'll notify the winners next week.
Good luck!
Posted May 6th 2008 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
TNT has NBA Playoffs all night. - CNN, MSNBC, and FOX News have North Carolina/Indiana Primary coverage all night.
- At 8, ABC has two new episodes of Dancing with the Stars (a "best of" episode and the regular episode), then a new Women's Murder Club.
- CBS has a new NCIS at 8, followed by a new Shark.
- NBC has a new Most Outrageous Moments at 8.
- FOX has new episodes of American Idol and Hell's Kitchen.
- The CW has a new Beauty and the Geek, followed by a new Reaper.
- AMC has The Great Escape at 8.
- At 9, PBS has a new American Experience.
- Discovery has a new Deadliest Catch at 9.
- Also at 9: BBC America has a new Last Restaurant Standing.
- At 10, NBC has a new Law and Order: SVU.
- There's a new Work Out on Bravo at 10.
- MTV has a new A Shot At Love with Tila Tequila at 10.
Check your local TV listings for more.
Posted May 5th 2008 12:42PM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, TV on DVD, Contests and Giveaways
Happy Cinco de Mayo! This time we've got five copies of
A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila - The Complete Uncensored First Season on DVD for five lucky, random commenters. The DVD is available in stores now.
To enter, simply leave a comment below before 5:00PM Eastern, Friday, May 9 simply telling us why you'd like to own this DVD set. As always, we'll randomly choose five winners amongst the eligible entries. Some other details:
- To enter, leave a confirmed comment below stating why you'd like to own A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila - Season One on DVD.
- The comment must be left before May 9, 2008 at 5:00PM Eastern Time.
- You may enter only once.
- Five winners will be selected in a random drawing.
- Five winners will receive a copy of A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila - Season One on DVD (valued at $42.99).
- Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 and older.
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here for complete Official Rules.
Posted Apr 29th 2008 4:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
TNT has NBA Playoffs all night. - At 8, ABC has a new According To Jim.
- CBS has a new NCIS at 8, followed by a new Shark.
- FOX has new episodes of American Idol and Hell's Kitchen.
- There's a new Beauty and the Geek on The CW at 8, then a new Reaper.
- At 9, ABC has a new Dancing with the Stars, then a new Women's Murder Club.
- PBS has a new installment of Carrier at 9.
- Discovery has a new Deadliest Catch at 9.
- Hallmark has the new movie The Good Witch at 9.
- BBC America has a new Last Restaurant Standing at 9.
- At 10, NBC has a new Law and Order: SVU.
- FX has a new episode of The Riches at 10.
- Sci-Fi has a new ECW at 10.
- HBO has a new Costas Now at 10.
- Also at 10: MTV has a new A Shot At Love with Tila Tequila.
Check your local TV listings for more.
Posted Dec 31st 2007 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight
TV Land has a Beverly Hillbillies marathon all night. - HBO has an Entourage marathon all night.
- Sci-Fi has The Twilight Zone all night.
- Discovery has a Mythbusters marathon.
- At 8, PBS has a new Live From Lincoln Center, with Joshua Bell and the New York Philharmonic.
- AMC has a Planet of the Apes marathon all night, starting with the original at 8.
- At 10, ABC has Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve 2008 (whew!) with Clark and Ryan Seacrest. It's interrupted at 11 for local news then picks up again at 11:35.
- At 11, FOX has New Year's Eve Live, with Cat Deeley and Spike Feresten.
- CNN has Anderson Cooper in Times Square starting at 11.
- Motorcycle stunt rider Robbie Maddison is going to attempt to jump a football field in Las Vegas tonight. ESPN has live coverage starting at 11.
- Also at 11: MTV has New Year's Eve coverage too, with Tila Tequila.
- At 11:35, NBC has New Year's Eve with Carson Daly.
Check your local TV listings for more.
Posted Dec 28th 2007 2:08PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Ratings
Here are the weekly cable ratings, by number of viewers.
It's funny, when I was typing this out, I had a strong sense of deja vu. I had to keep on checking to see if this was the ratings from a month ago or the ratings for this week, but it is indeed correct. Monday Night RAW and SpongeBob often make the list, but shows like SportsCenter, The Santa Clause 2, I Love New York 2, and Tila Tequila threw me for a loop for a second there.
1. Monday Night Football (ESPN)
Continue reading Nielsen cable ratings for the week ending December 23
Posted Dec 20th 2007 2:23PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Pickups and Renewals, Casting
My favorite part of this Hollywood Reporter article is that MTV is now referred to as a "lifestyle cable channel." Maybe the M stands for Mood now. Apparently A Shot at Love With Tila Tequila ranks as the second highest-rated show on MTV this past year, behind only the perennial MTV Video Music Awards. One of the most entertaining 'characters' on the show was Milan-born contestant Domenico Nesci. And even though he didn't win Tila's heart, he did win a show of his own.
So for six hour-long episodes and a reunion special we can watch That's Amore, where Nesci selects among fifteen bachelorettes. I guess if one of those ladies proves popular we can expect a quick spinoff for that contestant as well. It's nice to see that reality shows have finally jumped on the spinoff bandwagon. Why leave it just for the movies (Evan Almighty) and scripted television (Private Practice).
Posted Dec 2nd 2007 10:18AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Web, Celebrities
What's happening on other blogs via the interweb.
- Who would win in a fight between Captain Kirk and The Fonz?
- A quiz: Is it from Shakespeare or The Hills?
- Everything's better on the set of Grey's Anatomy this season.
- In the Huffington Post's video round-up, Meredith Vieira tries extreme sports, Gordon Ramsay gets into an argument with a restaurant patron in New Jersey, and Tila Tequila gives a grandmother a lapdance.
- Which Wisteria Lane character is going to die tonight?
- The writers from The Late Show with David Letterman are keeping a funny blog during the strike.
- That interview that Bill O'Reilly did with ALF the other night was incredibly lame.
Posted Nov 29th 2007 12:07PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Ratings
Here are the weekly cable ratings, by number of viewers.
Whoa, whoa, and (one more) whoa. We get a top 10 list this week that not only has no sign of Hannah Montana but also includes shows like Shot At Love: Tila Tequila, The Hills, and I Love New York 2? Who do these upstarts think they are, horning in this week? At least we have Monday Night Football and SpongeBob at the top so all seems normal with the universe.
1. Monday Night Football (ESPN)
Continue reading Nielsen cable ratings for the week ending November 25
Posted Mar 31st 2007 3:41PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: OpEd, Music and Variety, Celebrities
According to Monsters and Critics, singer, video vixen and popular MySpace personality Tila Tequila (real name Tila Nguyen) may soon have her own series on VH1. Nguyen says she plans to "push the envelope," with her new series, which, based on her YouTube videos, I assume means she'll be half-dressed through most of the show to distract people from her singing. There are no real details on the series just yet, and no official word when or if it will debut.
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