Reality TV Roundup: The latest on 'American Idol,' 'Top Chef' and more
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Welcome to Reality TV Roundup -- a quick look at some of the reality TV-centric stories that have recently popped up across the fine, old Interwebs. Click away, my couch potato friends. But before you do...
SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! One more time: SPOILER ALERT. If you watch any competition shows, the latest elimination for each show is probably revealed in the text below. The hope is that, if you missed this week's program and would rather clear out your DVR than watch the episode, you can get a quick hit here. But don't come crying to me if you find out something you didn't want to know. You've been warned. Also note: lots of non-competition reality info lurks below, too.
COMPETITION REALITY SHOWS
AMERICAN IDOL
The judges head to Oklahoma City and a chick brings a fuzzy puppet to her audition. Yeah, that happened.
The show sniffs out talent in San Antonio, and Dan threatens to make me do "American Idol" recaps. Possibly.
Former "Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi has a baby boy via surrogate. Name: not Simon.
"Idol" finalists come forward to say the show isn't racist. What does get you kicked off the show? Sucking.
PROJECT RUNWAY
So, it's a team challenge. To make uniforms. Boring uniforms. Susan Sarandon, this is all your fault!
THE BACHELOR
When I think romance, I think roller derby, don't you? Someone goes to the hospital, by the way. Unfortunately, not because of a throw down cat fight. I think that's later.
Selma admits not kissing Sean was a struggle. Well, that's better than saying kissing Sean was a struggle, isn't it?
THE BIGGEST LOSER
Lisa Rambo went home, but still has her eyes on the prize. A nation yawns and searches for fat pants.
TOP CHEF
So, the chefs take to the high seas to whip up surf and turf on a cruise ship. Yum, cruise ship food... not.
NON-COMPETITION REALITY TV SHOWS
THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA
Kenya is making a stallion booty workout video. Phaedra is making a donkey booty video. I am thinking I don't want to watch either video. Do you? Really?
THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS
THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS
The women of BH don't fight this week. I know, I hardly knew what to do with myself, either. But next week, I think they pole dance, so that's something.
Brandi still hates Leann Rimes. Still. Yes, still. Calls her a tramp. On Leno. Yup.
MISC.
Ke$ha gets her own reality TV series on MTV. In other news, angels weep.
Chelsea Handler and Piers Morgan fight like bitchy high school students on TV. Because they can.
MTV denies it cancelled "Teen Mom 2" because one of the stars was acting too crazy. When has a reality show ever been cancelled for excess crazy? Exactly never, that's when.
Louie Anderson may have almost drowned during diving practice for a reality show. And this is why we should leave diving to the professionals.
"The Taste" continues to suck. In other news, I still love Anthony Bourdain. I hope the check was worth it.
Wondering how they pulled off "Joe Schmo: The Full Bounty" ten years after the original? Took some effort, really.
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May 2, 2013 at 3:15PM EST Reply to CommentA tip for female hikers lost in the woods!
I noticed a news from CNN to share with you, guys!
1,Title: Sports bra saves hiker stranded in Alps
2,Contents: An American hiker stranded in the Bavarian Alps for nearly three days was rescued after using her sports bra as a signal, police in southern Germany said Monday.
Berchtesgaden police officer Lorenz Rasp said that he helped lift 24-year-old Jessica Bruinsma of Colorado to safety by helicopter on Thursday after she attracted the attention of lumberjacks by attaching her sports bra to a cable used to move timber down the mountain, not choosing Camping Accessories or Hiking Accessories as a tool.
3,Comment:"She's a very smart girl, and she acted very resourcefully," said Rasp. "She kept her shirt and jacket for warmth, but thought the sports bra could work as a signal."
4,My view: When you are in danger, no matter what type of way you take, it matters whether you can survive.So no matter what kind of Camping & Hiking Equipment you use, it's the best for surviving.
What's your view?
mathewshunter
May 4, 2013 at 6:10AM EST Reply to CommentReveal a secret about XMRV and the Whittemore Peterson Institute
Hey,I'm the new one here, and noticed more guys are noticing some discussion about XMRV and chronic fatigue syndrome. I would like to talk a little about it.
I am a CFS patient, and have volunteered to take part in a new XMRV study, of UK CFS patients by the Whittemore Peterson Institute. The WPI have made it clear that they believe that the other labs who haven't found XMRV in CFS patients weren't following the same protocol as used by the WPI, and so are keen to test UK patients for themselves. I was watched every minutes in the Computer Monitor , that feeling was awful, you never wanna try this.
I'm not invested one way or the other in whether XMRV plays a part in or causes CFS, or whether the WPI have got it right or wrong - I've been ill for many years and have seen other theories and hypotheses about CFS come and go. I volunteered to take part in the study as I thought it would be a useful thing to do, and of course I admit I'm curious about XMRV. However, unlike many of the other study participants (it seems that most are overjoyed about the study), I do have concerns about the way the study is being conducted.
My main concern is that as a study participant, I could end up being told that I have, what Judy Mikovits calls, a "potentially deadly" retrovirus, for which there is no safe or proven treatment. No one is offering guidance or counseling on how study participants would cope with such news. I don't know whether the study has been past an ethics committee. And worst of all, if I was told i have XMRV, I don't even know whether the diagnosis would be reliable. I do know that the study will test each blood sample at both the WPI and a second independent lab (but I don't know where or which lab), but I understand that there are questions about how reliable the WPI's findings are. So it's a potentially very confusing and distressing situation for CFS patients taking part in the study - if you get an XMRV positive result, how can you know it's reliable, and what will it mean?
I just wondering if anyone has any thoughts about this. I could still pull out of the study at this stage if you guys care about this and i'd like to, as i also wanna more poeple know this matter clearly.
bronsonkaelyn
May 5, 2013 at 1:34AM EST Reply to CommentA girl sucks her own tampon in a video to get famous, but i support her
Today i notice a shocking news: There's a girl called Giovanna Plowman, who made a video of herself sucking on her own tampon. She has sweet demeanor and girl-next-door appearance, but that's not how they're going to remember her. Can you believe that? In her video she even sucked her tampon, in the process, she also seemed too awfull and discomfortable. She had to suck it cleanly with the aid of a glass of water.