i love money-related stories
Posted Aug 28th 2009 1:03PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Industry, Ratings, Celebreality
I paraphrased that title, but you'll see what I mean. And it's damage control more than dissatisfaction with what VH1 has become, considering ratings are higher than ever. Still, after the murder/suicide of one of their reality show participants, something had to be said. So Tom Calderone, the president of VH1, told the
LA Times that the
network doesn't want to be known for infinite spin-offs of their
Flavor of Love and
Surreal Life types of shows. Which means skanks and hos.
Which is exactly what they're known for. Before this
Megan Wants a Millionaire/I Love Money debacle, they had no problem with it. Ratings were up, proving that there are people out there who will tune into all those atrocities to the senses.
Continue reading After Ryan Jenkins mess, VH1's president talks of a different direction
Posted Sep 11th 2008 10:02AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Pickups and Renewals
If it were me, if I were the guy (or gal) sitting up in my solid gold throne at MTV tower in charge of programming at sister station VH1, I'd have thrown myself from the roof by now. I mean, I've already given Brooke Hogan her own show, I'm responsible for both
Rock of Love and
Flavor of Love and their bastard progeny
I Love Money (which is really what this channel is all about now).
How can I possibly live with myself? Sure, I also brought the genuinely entertaining
Best Week Ever to fruition, and I keep sub-par comedians in regular work with all my stupid list shows, but haven't I done enough to the world? Isn't it enough that I took a channel named "Video Hits One" and turned it into a circus side show of money-grubbing whores and E-List celebrities trying to recapture what little glory they never really had? Apparently not, because VH1 is going to air a show in which
they follow Antonio Sabato Jr. around while he tries to find true love.
Continue reading VH1 picks up Antonio Sabato Jr. matchmaking show
Posted Sep 10th 2008 12:43PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, Super Skank Wednesday, Celebreality
Welcome to
Super Skank Wednesday. This is where I celebrate the awesomely skanky people on the following shows:
I Love Money,
Charm School,
New York Goes to Hollywood, and
The Surreal Life. Basically, I'll discuss the skankalicious shows that make
VH1 the network it is today.
So no
I Love Money on Sunday night? Wha-what? Pshaw! How can I do my awesome picture books without a new episode?
Okay enough complaining. After the jump, I'm going to discuss a show that doesn't exist (yet) in the VH1 skanktastic line-up:
Charm School: The Men of I Love New York. I've got a list of my fantasy cast.
Continue reading Super Skank Wednesday: Charm School for the men of I Love New York
Posted Aug 27th 2008 2:03PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Super Skank Wednesday, Celebreality
Welcome to
Super Skank Wednesday. This is where I celebrate the awesomely skanky people on the following shows:
I Love Money,
Charm School,
New York Goes to Hollywood, and
The Surreal Life. Basically, I'll discuss the skankalicious shows that make
VH1 the network it is today.
This Wednesday let's do another picture book fairy tale. I'm learning a lot from
I Love Money. How about you? After the jump, I have a piece I call "12 Pack's Destruction, A Tale of Hubris." I'm not a betting woman, but I don't think anyone on
ILM knows what the term "hubris" means.
Continue reading Super Skank Wednesday: 12 Pack's Destruction, A Tale of Hubris
Posted Aug 20th 2008 12:03PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Super Skank Wednesday, Celebreality
Welcome to
Super Skank Wednesday. This is where I celebrate the awesomely skanky people on the following shows:
I Love Money,
Charm School,
New York Goes to Hollywood, and
The Surreal Life. Basically, I'll discuss the skankalicious shows that make
VH1 the network it is today.
Today we'll talk about Rodeo who got eliminated from
I Love Money this past Sunday. The name. The guns. The bandanas she customized with a Bedazzler. The barbeque sauce.
I'm sad she got kicked off. She certainly could have used that money for some psychiatric evaluations. Let's talk about her demise after the jump. I'm doing another picture book.
Continue reading Super Skank Wednesday: The Demise of Rodeo
Posted Aug 13th 2008 12:02PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Super Skank Wednesday, Celebreality
Welcome to
Super Skank Wednesday. This is where I celebrate the awesomely skanky people on the following shows:
I Love Money,
Charm School,
New York Goes to Hollywood, and
The Surreal Life. Basically, I'll discuss the skankalicious shows that make
VH1 the network it is today.
Today I have some life lessons from celebreality. You readers know how grateful I am to VH1 for the many cautionary tales and moral exemplars it has provided me. I'll give you a few things I learned from
I Love Money and
New York Goes to Hollywood after the jump.
(And by the way, I think
I Want To Work for Diddy might be the sleeper hit of the summer. I included some life lessons from that show, too.)
Continue reading Super Skank Wednesday: More life lessons from celebreality
Posted Aug 6th 2008 4:42PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: OpEd, Super Skank Wednesday, Reality-Free
Welcome to
Super Skank Wednesday. This is where I celebrate the awesomely skanky people on the following shows:
I Love Money,
Charm School,
New York Goes to Hollywood, and
The Surreal Life. Basically, I'll discuss the skankalicious shows that make
VH1 the network it is today.
Today I want to talk about how insane The Entertainer is and whether or not
New York Goes to Hollywood will be worth watching.
Continue reading Super Skank Wednesday: The insanity of The Entertainer & New York's new show
Posted Jul 30th 2008 12:23PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, Super Skank Wednesday, Celebreality
Welcome to
Super Skank Wednesday. This is where I celebrate the awesomely skanky people on the following shows:
I Love Money,
Charm School,
New York Goes to Hollywood, and
The Surreal Life. Basically, I'll discuss the skankalicious shows that make
VH1 the network it is today.
After Sunday night's episode, I am reminded of the classic line from Steinbeck's novel, "The best laid plans of mice and men are often effed up by blondes with huge fake boobs and nasal voices." Or something like that. Or maybe it was from the Robert Burns' poem. But enough of this talk about low brow things like famous novels or poems. Let's get to
I Love Money.
Continue reading Super Skank Wednesday: 12 Pack's master plan, a quaint children's tale
Posted Jul 23rd 2008 11:05AM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Celebrities, Super Skank Wednesday, Celebreality
Welcome to
Super Skank Wednesday. This is where I celebrate the awesomely skanky people on the following shows:
I Love Money,
Charm School,
New York Goes to Hollywood, and
The Surreal Life. Basically, I'll discuss the skankalicious shows that make
VH1 the network it is today.
Today, we'll pay homage the star of
I Love Money: Mr. Boston. Who knew this awkward guy from Bean Town would have hotties like Megan Hausermann saying "He's growing on me" and tough guys like White Boy wrapped around his finger.
Continue reading Super Skank Wednesday: The Greatness of Mr. Boston
Posted Jul 16th 2008 9:16AM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Video, Super Skank Wednesday, Celebreality
Welcome to
Super Skank Wednesday. This is where I celebrate the awesomely skanky people on the following shows:
I Love Money,
Charm School,
New York Goes to Hollywood, and
The Surreal Life. Basically, I'll discuss the skankalicious shows that make
VH1 the network it is today.
After the jump, I've got some of my favorite
I Love Money moments from this weekend and my first impressions of
Brooke Knows Best. And I have a special video.
Continue reading Super Skank Wednesday: Brooke Knows Best & I Love Money - VIDEOS
Posted Jul 8th 2008 10:42AM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Programming, OpEd, Celebrities, Super Skank Wednesday, Celebreality
What do you do if you're dad is a wrestling icon, your mom is a cougar dating a man the same age as you, and
your little brother is in jail for reckless driving? You get
your own reality show, of course. And who's reality is more messed up than Brooke Hogan's right now? She's surprisingly the most normal of that bunch.
Her new show,
Brooke Knows Best, premieres this Sunday July 13th at 10 p.m. ET / PT. That's right after
I Love Money!
I've got a sneak peek at the first episode after the jump...
Continue reading Brooke Knows Best ... not Hulkster - VIDEO
Posted Jul 2nd 2008 5:42PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Celebrities, Casting, Super Skank Wednesday, Celebreality
Welcome to
Super Skank Wednesday. This is where I celebrate the awesomely skanky people on the following shows:
I Love Money,
Charm School,
New York Goes to Hollywood, and
The Surreal Life. Basically, I'll discuss the skankalicious shows that make
VH1 the network it is today.
There's been a lull in trashtastic programming lately. I'm stuck watching
So You Think You Can Dance (some of the those Latin ballroom costumes are a little slutty) and
Secret Diary of a Call Girl (scripted skankiness). I long for VH1 to start their summer of skanktacity. We got a little taste last night with the
I Love Money casting special. Check out my review after the jump.
Continue reading Super Skank Wednesday: The I Love Money casting special
Posted Jun 18th 2008 3:04PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: OpEd, Celebrities, TV Squad Lists, Super Skank Wednesday, Celebreality
Welcome to
Super Skank Wednesday. This is where I celebrate the awesomely skanky people on the following shows:
I Love Money,
Charm School,
New York Goes to Hollywood, and
The Surreal Life. Basically, I'll discuss the skankalicious shows that make
VH1 the network it is today.
After the jump, get ready for
I Love Money. I've got some previews for the show and a trip down memory lane paying tribute to
I Love Money's cast members. This summer will not disappoint!
Continue reading Super Skank Wednesday: Get psyched for I Love Money- VIDEOS
Posted Jun 5th 2008 8:39AM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Celebrities, Super Skank Wednesday
So, you've seen this already if you watch VH1's blog like a
hawk (like I do!). I circle that website like a shark stalking a boogie boarder. Anyway, they have the
entire cast of I Love Money giving interviews there now. They just added the last video yesterday.
In the interviews, the skanks and manks (translation: a male skank) of celebreality give their thoughts on their original shows, their strategies for this season of
I Love Money and how much they
love money.
I have some highlights for you after the jump. But, when you get a chance, check these videos out.
Continue reading The cast of I Love Money speaks
Posted May 28th 2008 6:40PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Programming, Music and Variety, Celebrities, Pickups and Renewals, Casting
Today,
VH1 announced its summer schedule, replete with documentaries, events and all-new celebreality shows. So far, VH1 has only been touting its new reality competition series
I Love Money, which pits cast members from
Rock of Love,
Flavor of Love and
I Love New York against each other for a $250,000 cash prize. But, now we have the full schedule for the summer season.
After the jump, I'll tell you about the new shows...
Continue reading VH1 announces summer schedule
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