Watching Reality TV

Four of TV’s hottest Reality shows come to an end this week with 3 season finales and 1 series finale. Here’s some information so you don’t miss any of the catfights, drama, backstabbing and romance.

Yes! I’m in place 17 out of 40 at the Watching Survivor Pool. It’s been just as much of a struggle as the contestants of Survivor Micronesia because I literally have to fight with my husband to watch the show.

By watching clips and checking out fellow Survivor fans sites I was able to figure out that Chet would not be voted off the island this week and would not be his teams demise.
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Will I be able to beat out the other people I tied with and move my way into the top 5?

Favorites are really dominating the game on the island. I can’t believe that Mikey B was kicked off the island. Did Chet make a deal with the island Gods or something? If all you’re doing is hanging around then get off of the island.

Are you as excited as I am with the new shows that are soon to be crossing our television screen? The kitchen is going to be heating up with Top Chef: Chicago and Hell’s Kitchen 4.

Here’s last season’s Top Chef winner Hung Huynh teaching a few knives skills at New York Magazine. I swear if those knives was hitting metal things would be blowing up.

Speaking of things blowing, I can’t forget Hell’s Kitchen 4. I love to cook and even thought about a career in cooking but I don’t think I could deal with the head Chef screaming at me all the time.

Please don’t tell me that all kitchen’s are like this!

In hopes to get into tune with what my readers are watching I decided to check out the Neilson ratings for reality television.

This week was all about the Acadamy Awards and that red carpet glamour. The Acadamy Awards raised itself to the #1 spot with 32,000 viewers.

The biggest hit so far is FOX. Fans of American Idol have put Fox in the lead at #2 and #3 this week.

Over 29,000 viewers watched contestants battle it out vocally on Tuesday and Wednesday night.

I’m not surprise that American Idol is in the top 2 with all the rumors and gossip that is being leaked. I wake up this morning to find that some little birdie has been squawking about American Idol David Hernandez.

The rumor is that David Hernandez quit his job as a scantily clad bartender and stripper in Glendale Arizona to be on the show. I tried to contact the hiring manager at Dick’s Cabaret, which seems to have only been open for two years.

The one thing that did surprise me is Survivor: Micronesia. This week they start at #12 and CBS is slowly trying to creep its way into the top ten spot. So far Survivor: Micronesia is fairing better than last seasons Survivor: China.

Survivor: China ended last season as #13 in the Neilson ratings. Will American Idol be at the top once again this season? Will Survivor: Micronesia raise above the rank of #12 and end the season in the top ten of television shows.

We’ll just have to watch and see…

I wonder what a pray to the gods of fashionista’s would be like? Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray Versace my gown to keep? Perry knows that he’s up for the cut and prays to the designer gods.

It must have worked because America votes Jackie off. Wow the girls just keep getting picked off one by one.

The models get to head out to this great resort and do an “Action” fashion shoot. We find out that Perry isn’t the only one with an attitude.

Ben starts throwing nasty gay comments toward Casey but it’s really Ronnie’s feelings that get hurt.

This really makes me wonder if the bond between Ben and Ronnie is slowly fading. Ronnie has said some negative things about Ben on the catwalk and now Ben is throwing comments around. Was it my way of thinking or did Ben just seem to blow it off when Ronnie tried to have a heart to heart with him?

Out of all of this Shannon is the Supermodel of this weeks show. She looks absolutely amazing on the catwalk. Sure she had to stop dead to deal with the spinning catwalk but even through sickness she pulled it off.

Who do you think should be voted off? Should it be Frankie, Ben, or Casey? One think for sure is that I would not want to be a judge or model. Talk about stress, stress, and more stress.

I call him the angel but I honestly don’t think that Casey has the skin to be a model. Unless Casey is hiding some deep well of blessings from Buddha.

It looks like we have a few more weeks till we find out who the Celebrity Apprentice is and the celebrities are definitely taking risks.

If you remember Marilu Henner was fired last week for being over zealous about QVC’s products.

Though I have to admit that Carol Alt should have been called back into the boardroom with Marilu Henner.

How could someone who has worked with QVC for nearly six years not know about QVC EZ pay program?

Now the celebrities are working for Dial and Redbook to promote Dial Nourishing Yogurt Body Wash. Fans of Dial have already been using the hand wash in Vanilla Honey and Aloe Vera.

Hedra has chosen Carol Alt for their Project Manager. It also looks like Hedra plans to focus its campaign around the age demographics of Redbook.

Empresario has decided to go with the fact that Redbook has a lot of country music stars on their cover.

I have to admit that I like both Hedra’s and Empresario’s campaign ideas. Unfortunately Tito Ortiz allowed Hedra to look just a little more put together. The man may be a great UFC Fighter but he was knocked out in the boardroom during presentations. Tito couldn’t even say the product name in confidence.

So Piers Morgan is probably going to slam his head against the wall for one more week because it was Omarosa walking back in from the boardroom.

People are asking “Did Omarosa push Tito into being P.M?” Do you think the Omarosa pretended to want to be Project Manager so that the other members would choose someone else?

I think Omarosa is out to prove herself any way that she can. If she has to put her neck out on the chopping block then she’s going to do it.

The hard reality is that Breast Cancer has probably affected everyone in some form or fashion.

Our family has been affected by it and that’s why I’m training for the Breast Cancer 3 Day Walk in 2009. I then plan to walk each year after that and hopefully in different event locations.

There are other caring people out there doing all types of things to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness and the fight for creating a cure. Karen over at Discussing Breast Cancer reminded me what Project Runway and Hershey are currently doing.

Back in January the up and coming designers on Project Runway created designs to benefit the Young Survival Coalition. Young Survival Coalition is an organization of young women who are united against breast cancer through action, advocacy, and awareness. You can learn more about the organization here.

The designs are still up for grabs for a lovely donation. So far it looks like the bids will raise $1300 with Rami’s design going for $405 so far. If you would like to something great for charity and get a piece of Project Runway history you can bid here.

Don’t forget to visit Discussing Breast Cancer where Karen discusses the organizations, the news, the research, and more 365 days a week. Plus if you would like to keep track of my training and efforts to raise money for the cause check out Love Filled Shoes. It’s a blog where I keep track of my training miles, the amount of money raised, and photos for fun.

When I first signed up to write about reality television, I didn’t know that it was going to be this strange. A few hours of the stuff and a person really starts to notice the not so nice characteristics of musicians and television celebrities they grew up with.

Rock Of Love 2
Take in case Bret. After watching a couple of hours of Rock of Love 2, I’m beginning to wonder if Bret has always been a skirt chasing, sexual overdrive male? The two oldest women on Rock of Love 2 were voted off.

I can understand that even after Katherine made Bret breakfast in bed they still didn’t get to know each other but I really was rooting for Peyton. Sure she looked like a hard core Biker Mama but she just seemed down to earth.

I do have to give Kudos to Jessica for going up against Big John. The man looks really scary and then to find out that he was in the military. Jessica was the G.I. Mama for the day when she took out all four targets even when Bret was taken out on the paint ball field.

It looks like next week is going to be full of fights and drama. Is one of Bret’s girls pulling a Buddha? Are they on the show simply for their career? Now, I hate playing Devil’s Advocate but isn’t Bret on the show for his career?

My Fair Brady
First of all I have to say that the nVIDIA display of Adrianne was amazing. The graphic display looked like here and walked like her. Thankfully it doesn’t talk or burps like her.

Then Christopher goes and makes a statement that I’m sure caused a few people to flinch. On the My Fair Brady he says “He wants to have kids because he’s bored with himself.”
That’s not why a person has kids. I can see the train wreck now.

Obviously Christopher really wants to have kids. Adrianne is sobbing on the floor. Chris is begging and pleading about children. It’s a really crazy and intense moment for Chris, Adrianne and viewers alike. It’s such a sad sight this week on My Fair Brady.

Sacred Geometry
It looks like Rob & Big have been going through some hard times in life. I tuned into MTV to find Rob being persuaded by Harry The Healer and his bag of Sacred Geometry.

What exactly is Sacred Geometry? From what I understand it’s Geometrical patterns that can be found in space, time, and form. Apparently Rob & Big really were reaching for something because Rob fell for the belief headfirst.

Come on Big be a friend and pull your buddy out of it.

Sobe Life Water
Last but not least I want to take a quick look at Sobe Life Water Superbowl commercial. Yes it’s the stuff being advertised to viewers watching reality television. I just have to wonder if the advertising guys and gals over at Sobe were actually thinking about their product.

Here’s the commercial:
A lizard rushes up to get a sip of the new Sobe Life Water. His eyes change into something evil and then several supposed zombified lizards and one grasshopper prance around doing thriller.

This is Sobe LIFE Water that we are talking about here right? Why would a company want to represent its product with an ideal of zombie lizards? Isn’t Sobe Life Water created to bring your body life needed vitamins and keep it alive? I think I made my point.

Sure the dancing lizards are cute and cool but the concept is definitely wrong.

That’s my rant for the day. I hope you’ll check back tomorrow for more reality television fun. There sure is a lot out there to watch so enjoy!

Lifetimes asks what happens when you pair up hard trained dancers trying to win $100,000 with their mothers?

Let’s not forget the fathers too! That’s right up and coming dance professionals and their parents are put to the test as they compete for the money and title.

Ian Ziering will host “Your Mama Don’t Dance” on Lifetime on Fridays at 9 P.M. I have to say that it’s been a blast watching the auditions of the teams at the Lifetime website.

It’s really cool that friends and family members have visited the comments page to leave supportive and inspiring messages.

Of course there are going to be judges but the viewers make the final decision on who is in step towards $100,000. The judges are Chris Judd, Ben Vereen, and Vitamin C. The host and judges have a few notches under their belts when it comes to reality television.

Not only are they Award winning actors, dancers, and musicians but several have battled their own way to the top for price money and fame.

Cris Judd won $200,000 for Make A Wish Foundation and the title of “King of the Jungle” on ABC’s show “I’m A Celebrity – Get Me Out Of Here”. VITAMIN C put on her cami’s and played GI Jane with other celebrities on MTV’s Celebrity Bootcamp.

Have you looked through the clips on “Your Mama Don’t Dance”? Who do have any favorites? Who do you think is going to be the favorite villain? Come on now every reality show has a villain. It just creates drama for the show?

At the moment I’m wishing them all the best of luck. Don’t forget to check in on Friday at 9 P.M ET/PT to see these pros and parents strut their stuff.

I hope they love me even after my goof up. Just when I came down with a nasty cronic cold Rob & Big announced it’s open call. It’s an open call for shirt design submission from the fans of MTV’s celebrated show.

The theme for design submissions was “Let Me Tell You About My Best Friend” Fans get to vote on the coolest designs and the winner gets armful of wicked stuff.

I checked back at Rob & Big’s site and it doesn’t look like a winner has been chosen yet. So you can definitely get your vote in for your favorite.

There are some funky and fresh designs at Threadless T-Shirts. When your there check out “To the rescue” featuring our favorite dog from the show, skateboard and all!

My dvr is overheating or is that just my brain. This past week I have been trying to catch up on all the juicy gossip and crazy drama on reality television. It hasn’t been easy but I promise that I will be back into the swing of things and hot to trot like the cast of Paradise Hotel 2. (Did I actually write that?)

Till tomorrow can you believe what Paula said? What’s the deal about decaping Archuleta? Is that really just soda pop in the bright red glasses? It’s going to be an interesting tonight when the girls hit the stage and stand in front of Paula and the other judges comments.

I wonder if everyone has been seeing cupid, love, and hearts on reality television? One thing is for sure February has been a strange month for television. So who has been showing love and who has been full of hate on our favorite shows?

Speaking of hearts, I found a couple of reality stars wearing the color of hearts and some nice heart designs around their neck. Paris Hilton looks like a cupid herself while wearing this lovely heart around her neck to The Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar Party.

I’m sure we all can remember Paris Hilton and her ventures on The Simple Life, which ran till August 2007.

On the other hand, Cirie looks like she just has love for herself on Survivor Micronesia. People are split when it comes to the team. With the expressions on her face when Yau-man was snuffed out, Cirie wouldn’t have it any other way. Perhaps it’s a ploy to driver her adversary and team member crazy, we will just have to wait and watch.

Hopefully, the Micronesian gods of Survivor will show me some hearts and love. It’s sad to say that I’m in place #22 with the Survivor Pool Party. Congrats to Lessa for keeping tabs with Watching Survivor and being in first place.

So who do you think is going to be the next one sent to Exile Island? Will it be a Fan or a Favorite?

Personally my vote is on Parvati, if she doesn’t step up and step out during week 4 then I have a feeling that her torch will soon be put out on Survivor Island.

Now it’s time to talk about a completely different love. The love of one contestant for another is getting strange on reality television. Yes I’m talking about Rock of Love 2.
What was the deal with girls giving up their chance with Bret for another girl?

I nearly fell out of my chair when Bret turned that pass around and the girl that walked out was going to be asked to leave anyways.

Now it’s time for the girls to say “Cowgirl Up!” It’s going to be interesting to see if the thing they’re going to ride is real or mechanical?

Survivor Micronesia starts in one week and people are already placing bets on who is going to be the last remaining survivor on the island. Will it be a fan or a favorite? If you don’t know you can read about each survivor on my last post.

Will you be the last Survivor in the pool? You could win a banner to place on your blog and have complete bragging rights. Lessa will be handling the whole thing over at Watching Survivor. So sign up and get into the pool!

I’d hate to talk failure into existence but I think Cirie will be the first one to go. I just don’t see determination in her eyes. Honestly it’s all up in the air until we all watch the first episode.

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Real World/Road Rules is back in action with MTV The Gauntlet III. TJ Lavin is the host to the Veterans verses the Rookies in this test of strength, will and emotions.

Yes, defiant and loud mouth Coral is back along with thirty-one other cast members.

Of course there’s challenges! The first one looks like a mixture of mud wrestling, water polo and diving for piñata candy.

There were some great plays on the field and Tori would have won it for the blue team if she had not tripped and fell in the mud.
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It’s another week of Rob’s life on Rob and Big. They head off to a bar that has been turtle racing for over 30 years. If you’re up for a little Turtle racing yourself check out Brennan’s in Los Angeles, California.

Rob and Big’s turtle was beat down hard by another racing turtle and now they are on a quest to find the fastest around. After talking to a herpetologist they head out and find a wild turtle that just wants to run. No a herpetologist isn’t someone who studies Herpes. A herpetologist is someone who studies reptiles and amphibians.

That poor turtle just wants to get back to the lake that it takes one nose-dive down the banister to freedom and into a wall. Go Speedy Clack Clackity Claxton. After than Rob and Big decide that the turtle needs a rest.
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I’m not going to completely recap VH1 Rock Of Love because Heather has done a great job of it already. I do want to make some comments though.

The pink, red, and blue teams really took some tumbles for Bret on Rock Of Love II. Kristy Jo was really determined to have a date with Bret but why didn’t she keep up that determination? I just don’t understand it.

On Rock Of Love II Kristy Jo was able to win a private date with Bret.

I love the fact that she is trying to get close to Bret Michaels by cooking him a private dinner and relaxing by the pool. People say the best way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.
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