ozzy-related stories
Posted Jul 7th 2008 10:21AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Industry, OpEd, Music and Variety, Celebrities, Reality-Free

In a sure sign of the apocalypse, the variety show concept from the 1970s (such as
Donny and Marie and
The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour) is making a comeback. Only this time,
it stars Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne.
The Fox show is as-of-yet untitled and will be executive-produced by James Sunderland, an exec producer on
America's Got Talent where Sharon Osbourne is a judge. The show will be shot in Los Angeles and the plan is to start with a Christmas special.
"The plan is to blend musical perfs by the Osbournes and others with comedy sketches as well as gameshow, audience participation and out-of-studio taped elements", said Mike Darnell, Fox's President of Alternative Entertainment. The show may even have a segment called "The Osbournes Meet The Osbournes" in which Ozzy and family are filmed meeting other families named Osbourne.
If anything, this is going to be
The Brady Bunch Variety Hour on acid. It's sort of appropriate that it's going to Fox. Perhaps the theme can be a heavy-metal riff of
The Brady Bunch theme song.
Posted Feb 19th 2007 2:03PM by Julia Ward
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Celebrities, MTV

Reality TV veteran
Kelly Osbourne announced at a HIV/AIDS charity event in north London that a member of her family has been diagnosed as HIV positive. Photographers on the scene reported that Osbourne fought back tears as she left the stage. There has been no comment from any the Osbournes following the announcement.
For more information about Body and Soul, the HIV charity organization Kelly was supporting, you can check out Body and Soul's website. For general information on HIV/AIDS, visit the National Institute of Health's HIV and AIDS information site.Posted Dec 18th 2006 2:04AM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, CBS, OpEd, Survivor
(S13E14) Ah, we've reached the end of a very satisfying season of
Survivor. It was one of my favorites in a long time because there were some incredibly strong players out there and some very sharp moves. The main twist of the finale is the introduction of a final three instead of a final two. While it doesn't really impact the voting I think it did mean that two of the most deserving got into the finale rather than one strong player picking the player they believe they can beat.
Continue reading Survivor: Cook Islands: This Tribe Will Self-Destruct in 5, 4, 3... (season finale)
Posted Dec 15th 2006 7:37AM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, CBS, OpEd, Survivor
(S13E13) We are down to it now. And the real question is how are they going to resolve the finale. With only one episode left and more players than we are used to seeing there definitely have to be additional tribal councils during the finale. This episode wasn't that exciting despite some two interesting challenges but the finale looks to be epic, especially since someone from the old Aitu is finally going to have to get voted out.
Continue reading Survivor: Cook Islands: I Have An Advantage... For Once
Posted Nov 24th 2006 2:58PM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, CBS, OpEd, Survivor
(S13E09) It's merge time. It's a bummer for me since I really was hoping they'd just let little Aitu fight it out to the finish. But instead we now have Aitutonga which is a bit like a frat keg party mixed with a meeting of the chess club. The best thing about this season is that there are a series of small paired alliances and then a few mercenaries. No one likes a mercenary but they sure keep things interesting.
At the merge feast, Yul offers the first olive branch saying that he looks forward to getting to meet the other tribe. "You've got class," answers Nate enthusiastically. He's enthusiastic, of course, because he is drunk off all the beer at the merge feast. Jonathan is increasingly frustrated with the "youngsters" of Raro who don't seem to care about winning the game and act as if the are on
The Real World instead of
Survivor. So it seems natural that he should hook up with Yul again.
Continue reading Survivor: Cook Islands: Why Would You Trust Me?