toddlers and tiaras-related stories
Posted Jun 24th 2009 5:02PM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, The Amazing Race
After the separation of
Jon and Kate Gosselin, one is left wondering: what will happen to the children?
Jon and Kate Plus Eight isn't the first reality show to feature children, but many including Jon and Kate, place their children in questionable situations.
What makes exploiting children the same as a twenty-something who wants to win
Big Brother? Family reality shows have done everything as well, including
swapping mothers,
adventure races,
fixing houses, and
general living with life. There's got to be a point where the legal guardian has to say enough is enough. Aren't child labor laws in effect with the 24/7 families?
Continue reading Should children be allowed on reality TV?
Posted Mar 28th 2009 11:55AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, The Amazing Race, Commercials, Celebreality
This week in reality television was eclectic.
Dancing With the Stars was happily un-complicated with the absence of Denise Richards,
America's Next Top Model's most home-sick model mysteriously was on top, and no one should have watched
Survivor because it was a waste of time.
This is one of those weeks where you realize that the show casts people with little-to-no chance of winning just so that the people they want to win don't mess up. Although
American Idol's Michael Sarver is a great example, I'm looking mostly at Celia (right) from Top Model: she's too old. On a positive note, there was a lot of weird, memorable, and funny moments to compensate this week. More analysis after the jump.
Continue reading Weekly Reality Awards - VIDEO
Posted Mar 14th 2009 10:02AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, The Amazing Race, The Apprentice, Survivor, Dancing With The Stars, Celebreality
This week finally heated up for reality television. Tyra's hamsters took part in their second photoshoot on
America's Next Top Model, the
American Idol hopefuls started to compete on the big stage, the
Dancing with the Stars cast finally started to ... well
dance, and Chekhov got a shoutout on
The Amazing Race.
There weren't any shocking eliminations or anything horrendously groundbreaking, but there were some definite moments. Here are some highlights, and lowlights, after the jump.
Continue reading Weekly Reality Awards
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