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the bachelor pad is HERE

July 21, 2010 By 1 Comment

oh yes. the moment you’ve been waiting for!

ABC’s the mating game bachelor pad will hit your TV’s august 9th. the “rejects” from past bachelor/bachelorette seasons will come together to compete to win the $250,000 prize – and the chance to be the next to find love on TV.

hosted by chris harrison (of course) and previous contestant melissa rycroft, the bachelor pad starts off with 19 guys and girls, with two people eliminated each week. for all your die-hards, this is gonna be your dream show come true!

check out the roster of the bachelor pad below… see some familiar faces?Tenley Molzhan, 26 – Appeared on: 'The Bachelor' with Jake Pavelka

Tenley Molzhan, 26 – Appeared on: ‘The Bachelor’ with Jake Pavelka


Wes Hayden, 33 – Appeared on: ‘The Bachelorette’ with Jillian Harris

Gia Allemand, 26 – Appeared on: 'The Bachelor' with Jake Pavelka

Gia Allemand, 26 – Appeared on: ‘The Bachelor’ with Jake Pavelka
Jesse Beck, 25 – Appeared on: 'The Bachelorette' with Ali Fedotowsky

Jesse Beck, 25 – Appeared on: ‘The Bachelorette’ with Ali Fedotowsky
Gwen Gioia – Appeared on: 'The Bachelor' with Aaron Buerge

Gwen Gioia – Appeared on: ‘The Bachelor’ with Aaron Buerge
Jesse Kovacs, 28 – Appeared on: 'The Bachelorette' with Jillian Harris

Jesse Kovacs, 28 – Appeared on: ‘The Bachelorette’ with Jillian Harris
Jessie Sulidis, 25 – Appeared on: 'The Bachelor' with Jake Pavelka

Jessie Sulidis, 25 – Appeared on: ‘The Bachelor’ with Jake Pavelka
Krisily Kennedy, 30 – Appeared on: 'The Bachelor' with Charlie O’Connell

Krisily Kennedy, 30 – Appeared on: ‘The Bachelor’ with Charlie O’Connell
Juan Barbieri, 37 – Appeared on: 'The Bachelorette' with Jillian Harris

Juan Barbieri, 37 – Appeared on: ‘The Bachelorette’ with Jillian Harris
Michelle Kujawa, 26 – Appeared on: 'The Bachelor' with Jake Pavelka

Michelle Kujawa, 26 – Appeared on: ‘The Bachelor’ with Jake Pavelka
Nikki Kappke, 30 – Appeared on: 'The Bachelor' with Jason Mesnick

Nikki Kappke, 30 – Appeared on: ‘The Bachelor’ with Jason Mesnick
Peyton Wright, 27 – Appeared on: 'The Bachelor' with Andy Baldwin

Peyton Wright, 27 – Appeared on: ‘The Bachelor’ with Andy Baldwin
Elizabeth Kitt, 30 – Appeared on: 'The Bachelor' with Jake Pavelka

Elizabeth Kitt, 30 – Appeared on: ‘The Bachelor’ with Jake Pavelka
Natalie Getz, 28 – Appeared on: 'The Bachelor' with Jason Mesnick

Natalie Getz, 28 – Appeared on: ‘The Bachelor’ with Jason Mesnick
David Good, 28 – Appeared on: 'The Bachelorette' with Jillian Harris

David Good, 28 – Appeared on: ‘The Bachelorette’ with Jillian Harris
Ashley Elmore, 30 – Appeared on: 'The Bachelor' with Jake Pavelka

Ashley Elmore, 30 – Appeared on: ‘The Bachelor’ with Jake Pavelka

Kiptyn Locke, 32 – Appeared on: 'The Bachelorette' with Jillian Harris

Kiptyn Locke, 32 – Appeared on: ‘The Bachelorette’ with Jillian Harris

Jonathan Novack, 31 – Appeared on: 'The Bachelorette' with Ali Fedotowsky

Jonathan Novack, 31 – Appeared on: ‘The Bachelorette’ with Ali Fedotowsky

Craig McKinnon, 34 – Appeared on: 'The Bachelorette' with Ali Fedotowsky

Craig McKinnon, 34 – Appeared on: ‘The Bachelorette’ with Ali Fedotowsky

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lost questions, but no answers!

May 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment

show me someone who was completely fulfilled and satisfied after lost‘s season-ender, and i’ll give you 1 million bucks. come on, what kind of finale was that??

check out this hilarious video, which chronicles all the unanswered lost questions (and – spoiler alert – there’s a LOT)!

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lane bryant bias?

April 23, 2010 By 1 Comment

what’s this? bias against full-figured girls, that’s what!

if you own a TV, you’ve been subject to one-too-many racy victoria’s secret commercials. you know, the ones with almost-naked stick figures with wind and silk and lace and… well, you get the picture.

those were fiiiiine for TV networks FOX and ABC. but when lane bryant came out with a lingerie commersh, the brakes were pumped! the plus-size retailer claims their above commercial was banned from ABC’s dancing with the stars and FOX’s american idol because they have a bias against full-figured models.

FOX and ABC’s rebuttal? it flashes too much flesh for the family-oriented shows. oh, and VS commercials don’t? uh huh.

the ad in question shows a curvy (and SEXY!) woman trying on various articles of lingerie, about to go “meet dan for lunch,” according to her smartphone appointment. she then heads out in a trenchcoat on, with nothing underneath but a bra and panties. presumeably for some lovin’!

a little racy for the family hour? perhaps, but it’s not too different from any other lingerie ad on TV, except that the model is voluptuous, not skinnier-than-skinny. what do you think? did FOX and ABC act out of line?

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the mating game

January 12, 2010 By 2 Comments

okay, prep yourself: abc has ordered a spin-off of the ‘bachelor’ in which all-star contestants from past seasons will live in a house together. yeah, that kind of show. entitled ‘bachelor pad,’ 20 contestants from the past 13 seasons of the ‘bachelor’ and the ‘bachelorette’ will compete in challenges each episode, with one contestant being eliminated at the end of the hour-long show.

says executive producer martin hilton, “all these people have been friends, been enemies, they date each other and bring all this great backstory to the show. it seemed like there was an opportunity to combine that world with a new competitive reality show.”

abc’s ordered six episodes with their go-to host, chris harrison. while the 20 contestants have not yet been announced, we’re told that some of the most popular “players” – including past winners – are set to star. my thoughts? this is just gonna be one big mating game… let the hook-ups begin!

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door #1, 2, or 3?

January 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment

unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re aware that nbc is ousting conan o’brien from his ‘tonight show’ spot to give it up for their golden child, jay leno. they only gave him 3 months! 3 months to prove himself is frankly not a fair enough shot. but, nbc doesn’t care.

what they should care about is that they are in a bit of a pickle with conan’s contract. by trying to move the time of his show to after jay’s time slot, nbc is in breach of its agreement. which means, conan’s got a decision to make. according to tmz and their sources, he has three options:

1) get outta the biz & collect some checks… some BIG checks. if conan quits, nbc would have to pay him the value of his contract, up to $80 million bucks over the next 4 years.

2) check out the view from other networks’ late-night lineups. fox? abc? i’m sure they’ll all come a-callin’. but if conan were to make a deal with a competing show, nbc would still have to pay him! let’s say fox paid him $10 mil/year. nbc would then have to ante up the reamining $10 mil to equal his original nbc contract. sounds good to me, mr. o’brien!

3) orrrr, he could once again come second to jay leno and take the shortened 12:35-1:05am time slot.

so, what’ll it be, sir?

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craptastic TV

December 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment

you didn’t think it could get any worse, did you? crappy reality TV is (unfortunately) on the rise – and this next adventure will surely get all of our eyes rolling. abc is set to unveil their latest disaster, ‘conveyor belt of love,’ on january 4th.

if you like standing at the baggage carousel waiting for your luggage at the airport, then you’ll love this one. 30 men are ushered by on this “conveyor belt of love” and have 60-seconds to impress a panel of 5 ladies. if a woman is interested in one of the men rolling by, he steps aside. the woman then has the option of swapping out her first choice if a more appealing man pops up down the line.

but this is the best part – after all 30 men have been looked over, each woman takes her final choice on a date in the hopes of finding a true connection. yeah, because a 60-second speech really give a true peep into your soul. the show will be run as a special with the opportunity for more episodes down the line. watch the trailer below!

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the claws are out

September 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment

cougarslideri think abc just found themselves in a bit of hot hypocrite water! heard of their new comedy ‘cougar town‘ starring courteney cox arquette? the show follows cox as a recently divorced single mother as she “explores the honest truths about dating and aging in a beauty and youth-obsessed culture”. the premiere was actually pretty darn funny, if you ask me! totally unrealistic of course, but funny.

anyway, apparently the dating website cougarlife.com saw the opportunity for a chance at a similar audience, and approached abc to run a commerical during ‘cougar town’s’ premiere. self-proclaimed cougar claudia openkelder runs the website, and was thrilled at the chance to advertise. while originally there was some debate about whether or not to air the commercial (see it in all of its glory, below), abc decided to move forward with the deal.

until… they pulled the plug last-minute! apparently they decided they no longer felt it was “appropriate” to promote a site for cougars. but yet they can air an entire show about them? claudia over at cougarlife.com was none too pleased and naturally released a statement:

“it appears the executives at abc seem a little too insecure to allow the notion of real world cougars to exist anywhere other than in the realm of fiction.”

BAM, cougar-lady!

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time travelin’ tv

August 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment

timetravel

‘the time traveler’s wife’… did you like the book? did you like the movie? then get ready for the tv series! abc & ‘friends’ creator marta kauffman have joined forces to make the hit story a weekly edition. the movie, with eric bana & rachel mcadams, pulled in a hefty $20 million in it’s 3-day opening. it would appear it’s just money in the bank for execs!

apparently abc’s interest in adapting the story into a tv series has been long-standing – the network says they’ve been discussing the project with writer/producer kauffman “for years.” the talented lady will both write & executive produce for the show. abc execs believe they’ll be able to string-out & explore the relationship between the two main characters throughout a few seasons. the series centers around a man that spontaneously time travels to and from the woman he loves.

while this has potential, i think it might be difficult for fans of the book/movie to sit still episode to episode. abc touts that the series will feature self-contained storylines as well, but i’m not sure it will be enough. plus, haven’t we seen a romantic time-travel tv show before? nbc’s 2007 ‘journeyman’ only lasted one season. hopefully the popularity of ‘the time traveler’s wife’ will help it fare a bit better!

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3rd runner-up

May 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
ABCs New Bachelorette

ABC's New Bachelorette

she says she “fell in love” with jason, the latest Bachelor to headline ABC’s hit reality show. but as we all saw, jason left her to come in 3rd. (and lucky her, right?) jillian harris, a 29-year-old singleton from vancouver, will now try her hand at love. we’ll watch as 25 guys – deemed the best of the best by ABC – run through hoops for their lady in waiting.

DUUUUMMMMB. did anyone watch the premiere this past Monday? i almost gagged in the first ten minutes. why oh why do men feel the need to take their darn shirts off? what a way to introduce yourself to the world. news flash, you look like a total idiot. we’ve got guys ranging from olympic cyclists and big-shot lawyers to break dance instructors and business developers. so that should be a blastie to watch. i’m not quite sure i can get into this season. we’ll see, shall we?

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there’s money in dancing

May 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment

dancing with the stars. or as one comedien put it, dancing with the vaguely familiar. yeah, that’s more like it! one of those vaguely familiar contestants this season was olympic gold-medalist shawn johnson. the 17-year-old gymnast was a natural, and definitely helped draw a wider audience. i’m pretty sure abc knew that, judging by shawn’s tv contract. here’s the breakdown:

- $125,000 for signing on
- $10,000 for weeks 3 & 4
- $20,000 for weeks 5, 6 & 7
- $30,000 for weeks 8 & 9
- $50,000 for weeks 10 & 11


……… and, since shawn won the whole she-bang, she gets a bonus of $325,000. that means this little lady pocketed a cool $730,000 for simply dancing her heart out. wowzers.
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