Lots of new shows!
Come on, Entertainment Weekly, are you really gonna stand behind “Survivor” as your pick for best reality show of all time? Clearly the June 12 issue went to print before anyone was able to get their hands on a screener of “Kendra,” which debuted this past Sunday on E!
But seriously, ya’ll, while EW’s Top 20 included some obvious choices -- “The Real World,” “American Idol,” “Project Runway” and “The Apprentice” -- it was
the “10 Worst” list that got my attention.
I can tell you that I watched every single episode of “Britney and Kevin: Chaotic,” and I’ve seen my fair share of “Cheaters” and “The Swan.” I’m not proud; it is what it is.
The interesting thing, though, is that “The Anna Nicole Show” made its way onto the Worst List, with EW citing that there’s “nothing remotely comical about the exploitation of an obviously troubled woman.”
Hmmm, double standard much?
Not one page before, the mag lists “Jon & Kate Plus Eight” as one of the Top 20. While Anna Nicole may have fallen victim to her demons, God rest her soul, couldn’t we also say that there is “nothing remotely comical about the exploitation of an obviously troubled marriage?”
My guess is, were Ms. Smith still alive today, her show would be on that Top 20 list.
Ouch! My brain hurts! Let’s talk about something more mindless!
"I’M A CELEBRITY ... GET ME OUT OF HERE!"
If you’re like me, you’ve been waiting with bated breath all weekend to find out the fate of Speidi. Would they survive their much talked-about night in the Lost Chamber with Paul Telegdy’s “psychological experiments?” And even if they did, would their fellow campers take them back?
The answers were, surprisingly, “yes” and “yes.”
Thank goodness! I’ve gotta hand it to them -- as people who are usually handed the plot points to their own lives by producers, they have been doing an admirable job of coming up with drama on their own. They spent half the episode quoting Bible verses and trying to save Janice’s soul, prompting John Salley to comment that the whole place had turned into “Jesus Camp.” I have a feeling, though, that Jesus is upstairs going, “Seriously, guys I do not know those people.”
As for the other cast members ... You know how they always say that after a spouse dies, the other one follows shortly after? Well, this seemed to be the case with comedy team Frangela. After Angela V. Shelton was the first celebrity to be eliminated, Frances Callier just couldn’t bear the jungle without her. She announced her departure on last night’s show.
Janice Dickinson managed to piss off the entire cast with her diva-like antics and -- gasp! -- truth telling. She told Heidi that her singing sounded like a drowning cat. Mean? Yes. True? Totally.
She also had a breakdown after participating in a food trial against Sanjaya.
