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14 Jul 2010 10:50

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Culture: Can Kate Gosselin’s kids technically work? A politician says no

  • Pennsylvania Rep. Thomas Murt could hurt Kate Gosselin’s meal ticket. The state representative is trying to get the state’s attorney general on the case, saying that while child labor laws allow children to work in movies, television is off-limits. “We can all agree that as the number of film and television productions in Pennsylvania increases, the protection of children involved in those productions should be of paramount importance,” Murt said. He’s open to amending the law if it’s so desired. source
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20 Jun 2010 10:35

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Culture: D.C.’s “Real Housewives” underbelly full of outer-tier wannabes

Let’s face it. If Bravo hadn’t put Tareq and Michaele Salahi on “The Real Housewives of D.C.,” someone would’ve given them a reality show anyway. Let’s get it out of the way. source
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14 Jun 2010 11:05

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Culture: Reasons Abby Sunderland’s dad might be a bad parent

  • one He let his son go on a solo sailing trip around the freaking world. He came back successfully.
  • two He then let his daughter do the same. She found herself stranded in the ocean. She’s OK.
  • three While his daughter was gone, he signed a deal to do a reality TV show with his family. source
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29 Mar 2010 10:57

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Culture: Reality TV show pitch: “Let’s throw Levi Johnston in an RV!”

  • Levi Johnston wants to extend his fifteen minutes. The Bristol Palin baby daddy has his sights set on doing a reality TV show, he’s pitching it as an “Alaskan Entourage.” Less Jeremy Piven, more hunting and chillin’ with the boys. And he’s shopping it around in … tah dah! An RV! We couldn’t write a post this clever. source
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25 Mar 2010 09:13

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Politics: Sarah Palin gives us a reason not to watch The Discovery Channel

She’ll be hosting a new reality series called “Sarah Palin’s America,” which will likely be half-hour clips of her writing books or sniping Facebook messages. source
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02 Mar 2010 10:51

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Culture: Worse: “The Marriage Ref” or “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”?

  • Marriage Ref savaging Time Magazine ripped hard: “It was, at least, an interesting object lesson in how TV works. It proved that, if you are Jerry Seinfeld, NBC will put any program you want on the air, and will give you no network notes.”
  • Tonight Show tearing USA Today ripped harder: “Monday’s opening monologue, supposedly Leno’s strong suit, was tired, lame and unfunny. In other words, typical of the real Leno, rather than the Leno of public-relations imagination.”
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11 Feb 2010 21:51

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Tech: Like Road Rules for hackers: Meet the Startup Bus

  • We personally hope their startups are all highway-boredom-related. That’d be funny. source
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12 Jan 2010 11:16

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Culture: Bloggers upset that fat reality TV show stars too happy

The family on “One Big Happy Family” tips the scales at 1,377 pounds. They want to lose the weight. Bloggers are upset because of the way it highlights black obesity. source
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18 Dec 2009 22:34

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Culture: Reality TV judge Shane Sparks’ child abuse arrest shocks Twitter

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13 Dec 2009 09:47

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Culture: Good luck with that: Reality TV’s trying to improve its image

  • Vetting processes are going to get a lot stricter. The background checks are becoming more and more rigorous. Clearly, each time there’s a slip-up, the bar goes higher.
  • Former VH1 exec (and current Ish Entertainment owner) Michael Hirschorn • Describing the state of the reality TV industry at the moment. After the triple-whammy of the Ryan Jenkins case (which directly affected his former network), Balloon Boy and White House gate crashers Michaele and Tareq Salahi, TV producers are trying their best to improve their vetting processes. The Jenkins case in particular – which wasn’t a media stunt but a brutal murder that led to a suicide – has increased background checks by 25%. Still, it may not be enough. “People will go to pretty extreme measures to make themselves stars,” Hischorn said. source
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