Category: Guilty Pleasures Reality TV Showdown (1-10 of 48)

Jul 27 2011 11:14 AM ET

EW's Dave Karger plays with the donkeys on 'Hell's Kitchen.' Raw!

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Categories: Guilty Pleasures Reality TV Showdown, Reality TV, Television, This Could Be Interesting...
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We love our own here at Entertainment Weekly, so when Dave Karger casually announced his guest judging stint on Tuesday night’s episode of Hell’s Kitchen, TiVos were excitedly set. What would this kind man have to say to the group of frequently berated “donkeys” on Gordon Ramsay’s terrifying competition show? Would his words lead to tears of disappointment, or the comforting thrill of a teammate’s back pat? Most importantly, would he miss a day of work because the food he ate was raw?

Luckily, Dave seemed to enjoy the food he ate, and returned to us in one piece. A sinister young woman named Carrie tried her best to poison our hero by serving him raw fried chicken, but her teammate had a gentle soul and warned Dave of the impending danger. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 10 2011 07:56 PM ET

'Big Brother': Do tonight's nominations matter?

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Categories: Burning Questions, Guilty Pleasures Reality TV Showdown, HeadScratcher, Horrifying But Hypnotic, Reality TV
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Image Credit: Cliff Lipson/CBS/Landov

If you consider yourself a rabid Big Brother fan (and we know there are millions of you out there), then you probably already know that Dick Donato left the house shortly after the show’s premiere on Thursday. His departure should mean that tonight’s nomination ceremony will be a practice in futility: The house already had its first evictee, and his name was Evel Dick. 

Personally, I can’t be more pleased about this surprise turn of events. (Shocker! I find him absolutely reprehensible). But his departure has spawned quite a few online conspiracy theories, namely that he staged some sort of Diary Room blowup and demanded an immediate eviction just so he could use the ordeal to promote his website. Then again, the dynamic between Evel Dick and his daughter Daniele on premiere night was just too uncomfortable to overlook, which could also mean that Daddy-O just didn’t want to spend another minute with a daughter who couldn’t stand him so he sought a quick getaway. After all, Dick did say that it had been three years since he had spoken to Daniele, who turned out to be quite the vision with her blonde-turned-brunette locks. (Hey, even I can muster up a few pleasantries about the Donato clan).

I’m hoping tonight’s nomination ceremony can shed some light on this mystery, even though CBS said we wouldn’t learn the full story until Wednesday’s episode. At the same time, I’m also feeling like the episode may be a waste of time because no one should have to go home if Dick already did. What do you think, BB fans? Weigh in with your opinions and/or conspiracy theories below. (Spoilers who frequent genius sites like Jokers Updates, refrain from spilling too much, please). And check back later for a full BB recap.

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Mar 10 2011 06:31 PM ET

'The Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump' on the scene: Read the best lines here!

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Categories: 100% Pure Cheese, About Last Night, Bitchery, Donald Trump, Everyone's a Critic, Guilty Pleasures Reality TV Showdown, Jon Hamm, Mini TV Watch, On the Scene, PopWatch Previewer, Sarcasm, Seth MacFarlane, Snap Judgment, Television, That Was Way Harsh, Tai, Total Trash, Whining

Image Credit: Michael Kovac/WireImage.com

The rules for any roast demand that the roasters should have genuine affection for the roastee. You never rib someone you don’t like. But at the taping of The Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump last night in New York City (airing on Comedy Central on Tuesday March 15 at 10:30 pm EST) not all of the comedians on hand had love in their hearts for the Trumpster — including Lisa Lampanelli, who had established that roasting rule in the first place. “Well, I broke the rule because the money’s really good,” the Roast veteran jested to me on the red carpet. Whitney Cummings, who’s quickly becoming a Comedy Central MVP, added, “Donald takes himself very seriously. I think he’s a clinically diagnosed narcissistic egomaniac. I think we’re dealing with a real sociopath here.” First-time roaster Anthony Jeselnik predicted, “They say you only roast the ones you love, so this is going to be short.” Sure others played nice — namely Larry King, who gushed “The Donald…what a guy!” more than once during the show — but it was the nasties, led by Roastmaster Seth MacFarlane, who ruled the night…and proved that gotta-like-the-roastee rule irrelevant.  READ FULL STORY »

Feb 1 2011 04:18 AM ET

'RuPaul's Drag Race': Is any show on TV more cracked out than this?

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Categories: 100% Pure Cheese, About Last Night, Gay/Lesbian/Kathy Griffin, Guess Who!, Guilty Pleasures Reality TV Showdown, Have You Seen This?, Mini TV Watch, Reality TV, RuPaul, RuPaul's Drag Race, Television, TV Recap

Rupaul-Drag-Race-CatsLast night’s episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race launched with the queens doing a mini-challenge centered around ESP, or Extra Sensory Perception, where the ladies paired up and one half of them tried to guess what their partner was sporting, wig-, pussycat- or boa-wise. (As you might guess, none of them were too good in this situation.) But the most hilarious thing about that is that the ESP challenge was the least weird thing about the episode: Before long, during the show’s hour, the ladies were donning wacky, futuristic costumes (see: above!) and, while split into two teams with leaders Mariah and Phoenix, made (ridiculously laughable) “movie trailers” for two fictional films, Drag Queens in Outer Space: From Earth to Uranus and its sequel Drag Queens in Outer Space 2: Return to Uranus.

As Ru told the queens when she was checking in during their prep sessions: “I don’t want to see drag queens—I want to see movie stars!” Just look at that picture above: Is there any show on TV that’s more cracked out than RuPaul’s Drag Race? That’s the question I’m posing to you, the show’s loyal viewers, after the second episode of this third season.

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Oct 14 2010 04:40 PM ET

'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' premieres tonight: We pre-rate the ladies' ridiculous lines from the opening credits!

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Categories: 100% Pure Cheese, About Last Night, Apropos of Nothing, Bitchery, British Things, Everyone's a Critic, Fa-fa-fa-fa-fashion, Gay/Lesbian/Kathy Griffin, Guess Who!, Guilty Pleasures Reality TV Showdown, Have You Seen This?, Mini TV Watch, Real Housewives, Reality TV, Ridiculata, Television, Water Cooler

real-housewives-beverly-hillsBravo’s Real Housewives franchise is nothing if not known for its plethora of drag-fabulous, ever-repeatable sound bites—everything from gems like Danielle Staub’s “pay attention, puh-leeeeze!” to Shereé Whitfield’s “who goin’ check me, boo?” But newsflash! One of the best, most sound bitey part of Housewives is during the show’s glitzy credits, where the ladies are introduced and each have a few seconds to utter one ridiculously narcissistic line. There are some classics from the five iterations of the show that are already out there, including Kelly Bensimon’s “I’ve created a great life, and I love living it”; Cat Ommanney’s “I’m not here for a long time—I’m here for a good time”; and Cynthia Bailey’s “I know how to work it—and be seen.” And with the franchise’s sixth iteration, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, premiering tonight (T-minus five hours!), we here at EW thought, why not preview—and, most importantly, rank!—the opening lines from the current crop of ladies? In case you don’t know the ladies yet, you can meet them in our handy meet-the-cast gallery. Here’s our ranking:

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Oct 11 2010 09:00 AM ET

Exclusive: Watch the trailer for Vh1's new reality series 'My Big Friggin' Wedding'

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Categories: 100% Pure Cheese, Advance Advancement, An EW Exclusive!, Exclusive First Look, Guilty Pleasures Reality TV Showdown, Have You Seen This?, Jersey Shore, News You Can Use, Reality TV, Television

If there is a record for the amount of times people use the term “friggin’” on a reality show, it will undoubtedly be shattered by Vh1′s new reality series, My Big Friggin’ Wedding. From the producers of Jersey Shore (of course!), comes this latest ode to people yelling and gettin’ drunk. But this time…there’s weddings!!! While the series doesn’t premiere until Nov. 1 at 9 p.m., we have an exclusive peak at the trailer for the trashtastic series. Watch below…

What do you think PopWatchers? Has Vh1 struck gold with this show? Or is it not your cup of (vodka-spiked) tea?

Oct 4 2010 04:00 PM ET

'The Real Housewives of Atlanta' star NeNe Leakes sounds off on tonight's premiere: 'I usually watch it with one eye open and one eye closed.'

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Categories: Advance Advancement, Bitchery, Guess Who!, Guilty Pleasures Reality TV Showdown, Real Housewives, Reality TV, Ridiculata, Television, Things That Are Awesome!

NENEImage Credit: Quantrell Colbert/BravoTonight is the third season premiere of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Atlanta, which returns with two new cast members in model Cynthia Bailey and lawyer Phaedra Parks. Of course, NeNe, Kandi, Shereé, and Kim are back, too, with loads of drama. (NFL wifey Lisa Wu Hartwell is not returning.) If tonight’s episode is any indication, this season is going to be a doozy. And what better way to celebrate the craziness than to have ever-hilarious mouthpiece NeNe Leakes preview it all for us? Here, NeNe talks about what’s coming up for her (entertainment reporting!), her dynamic with all the other ladies, who’s doing her wrong (Dwight!), and who’s recording a single this coming season.

On her storylines: “You see a lot of ups and downs with me. I am working on my career. I’m working on being an independent woman these days. Besides being an author, I am trying to do talk show hosting bits. You’ll see me do an entertainment segment. You’ll see my relationships change with the girls throughout the season. I think you’ll see a more business NeNe. I’ve always been very business savvy, but you haven’t had the chance to see that side of me. You’ll still have the fun, outspoken, loud NeNe — that will never change — but you’ll see the business side of me.”

On her dynamic with Kim: “I think when you say ‘NeNe’ and ‘Kim’ in the same sentence, you need to end it with drama and some exclamation points! We will be friendly this season, but we will also have challenges to overcome.”

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Jul 22 2010 10:00 AM ET

PopWatch Confessional: What's the most embarassing show on your DVR?

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Categories: 100% Pure Cheese, Guilty Pleasures Reality TV Showdown, I'm Just a Geek, Kardash...Okay We'll Stop Typing Now, Made Us Think, Ooops!, PopWatch Confessional, Reality TV, Television, The Hills, Total Trash

kristen-hillsMy cousin visited me a few weekends ago, and we spent the better (and more hot and humid) part of the day, watching TV and basking in the glory of air-conditioning. But when the mini-marathon of Bethenny Getting Married? ended, and we couldn’t handle True Life or The Fabulous Life of…, I turned to my DVR to see what else we could plow through. Enter: The Hills.

My cousin was busy on her Blackberry, so I thought it would go unnoticed that I hit the play button and didn’t just change the channel. But then she asked, “Is this on your DVR?”

Foiled! And, I might add, slightly embarrassed. But yes, I’ll admit it: Among society’s acceptable TV fare of Mad Men, Modern Family, and Parks and Recreation, I also DVR The Hills (that is, when it was still on), The City, and, when it’s on, Keeping Up With the Kardashians. I happen to have liked mulling over the inexplicably interesting relationship between Justin Bobby and Audrina on The Hills. I like to stare at Olivia Palermo’s fake smile on The City. And the Kardashians? Well, I’m not sure what the draw is, but I’m fascinated nonetheless.

I polled some other brave PopWatchers, who shared with me their potentially embarrassing DVR list: READ FULL STORY »

Jun 30 2010 02:13 PM ET

'Jersey Shore 2' trailer: Girlfights and grenades galore!

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Categories: Advance Advancement, Guilty Pleasures Reality TV Showdown, Have You Seen This?, Jersey Shore, Reality TV, Shenanigans!, Television, Things That Are Awesome!

They’re baaaaaaaaack! Those GTL-loving guidos and guidettes of Jersey Shore have returned for season two — which premieres July 29 — and, from the looks of the trailer, have not slowed down their partying habits. This new teaser features footage from the first half of the season, set in Miami, and it appears the ladies were responsible for most of the drama. We see Snooki vs. Angelina! JWoww vs. Sammi! One downside: the Miami abode does NOT have a duck phone. Let’s take a moment of silence. (Pause.) Okay, now watch the trailer after the jump! READ FULL STORY »

Apr 5 2010 02:47 PM ET

'The Real L Word' teaser: Who's excited...besides me?

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Categories: Guilty Pleasures Reality TV Showdown, Have You Seen This?, Reality TV, Television, The L Word

Truth be told, I have always had a love/hate relationship with Showtime’s lesbian soap The L Word. Few series were as tonally bipolar but also totally compelling. I still tuned in for every single season and actually sorta miss the guilty pleasures it provided, particularly Mia Kirshner’s borderline-bizarre portrayal of Jenny. Now Showtime has unveiled the teaser for their new reality version of the series, which debuts June 20th. I. Cannot. Wait. It’s only a short series of clips but, based on the official website, I’m already obsessed with Nikki, who used to be married to a man and came out on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Genius! Now, my only question is who’s gonna turn out to be the Shane of the group, a.k.a. the player? I’m putting money on Whitney, the special effects artist. Take a peek below at the teaser… READ FULL STORY »

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