In any reality-based competition, there are going to be surprising eliminations. Whether it be a blindside on Survivor or a critical mistake on The Amazing Race, our favorite players are constantly leaving before making it to the end. Such is the case on America’s Next Top Model. Tyra Banks is constantly eliminating models... »
Archive for November, 2008
As Season 8 Gets Closer, ‘Idol’ Gets David Cook Plugs (and More Cars)
It never really felt like American Idol left us. Sure, the seventh season ended almost half a year ago, with David Cook triumphing over David Archuleta, but afterwards it’s still been a battle of sorts between the two. Or at least that’s what most people are playing up on, from chart positions to... »
TV Recap: Top Chef New York – Foo Fighters
So it’s week three of Top Chef New York and coincidentally also Thanksgiving Eve. Actually, is that really what it’s called? I guess technically it is, so let us just go with that. In any case the cheftestants are tasked with cooking a Thanksgiving spread for the Foo Fighters, musicians extraordinaire, and their... »
Why Strictly Come Dancing has a panel of grudges
John Sergeant has been mercilessly bullied out of Strictly Come Dancing, but the show is still bursting with doddering oldsters. Most of us had never heard of Arlene Phillips, 64, until she was squinting at us with her good eye on a Saturday night. Can’t Arlene be replaced by a youngster in her 50s? »
‘Iron Brides’: Reality TV hits Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — On the second floor of the Sheraton Harborside hotel Friday afternoon, several women sat in the lounge, each patiently waiting to explain what makes her an “Iron Bride.” The reality show, which is set to air in February 2009 on MyTV New England, will pit eight brides against each other in a... »
X Factor star Diana Vickers says she ‘regrets auditioning for the show’
The teenage singer – who is tipped to win the show – has had to move down to London, away from her family in Blackburn, been thrown into the spotlight and subjected to regular grillings from judges Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh. Vickers admitted: “It is hard. Sometimes I do think I’m 17 and... »
‘Iron Bride’ to star in reality television show
Belmont resident Vania Crevier will star on the first season of the New England-based Reality television series ‘Iron Bride’. On Friday, Nov. 14, the contestants and hosts were named at a bridal show at Ethan Allen’s Furniture in Portsmouth. “I’m pretty excited about being on the show,” Crevier said. “It’s still a shock and I’m... »
X Factor finalists gearing up for Britney Spears special tomorrow night – as well as meeting Miley Cyrus
The American pop princess will be singing her hit Womanizer on the show – but only after all the contestants have sung a Britney classic in homage to the star. Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus will also be on the show, performing her new hit 7 Things. Also for the first time this series, the... »
American Idol: David Cook Beats David Archuleta Again, This Time in Record Sales
Well, once more, David Cook has beaten David Archuleta. One week after David Archuleta, the American Idol runner-up, clocked in at number 2 on the Billboard charts with his self-titled debut album, David Cook can take solace in another victory. While Cook placed lower on the charts (his self-titled album debuted at number... »
The Amazing Race 13: Episode 10 Predictions
On Sunday’s new episode of The Amazing Race 13, the teams will remain in Moscow, Russia for their penultimate leg. Moscow, last Sunday, proved to be a difficult city to get around in, not to mention incredibly expensive. Hundred dollar cab rides? Really? The language barrier was equally trying, and made life incredibly difficult... »