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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 Dec 21st 2008 4:01PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, then new episodes of Million Dollar Password, Cold Case, and The Unit.
- NBC has a new Football Night in America at 7, then the Giants/Panthers game.
- Llfetime has the movie Undercover Christmas, then the movie A Christmas Proposal.
- Food Network has a "Holiday Cake-Off" episode of Challenge at 7.
- At 8, Showtime has a new Brotherhood.
- Style Network has a new Ruby.
- Also at 8: HGTV has What's With That Really Decked Out Christmas House?
- At 9, Nickelodeon has a new Nick News at 9, followed by a Christmas episode of Home Improvement.
- At 10, Food Network has a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay.
- BBC America has the season finale of Skins at 10.
- At 10:30, HBO has a new Summer Heights High.
- At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken.
- At 12:15, Cartoon Network has a new Drinky Crow Show.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
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
Posted Jul 10th 2007 7:25AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: The Closer, Episode Reviews
(
S03E04) Wow. Just... wow. I had to keep reminding myself to breathe during this episode. I held my breath as Brenda and the Priority Homicide team looked for a kidnapper. And then I held it as Brenda, and then Sgt. Gabriel, interviewed the creepiest sex offender ever shown on television. And then again, as they found the kidnapped 8-year old they were looking for. Let's just say my brain didn't get a whole lot of oxygen tonight.
And let's talk about that sex offender for a second. Was he scary or what? I am going to have nightmares about that guy tonight. I kept muttering, "Oh my God" to myself as the guy said, "You see, everyone pretends kids don't want to have sex. But they do."
*Shiver*
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