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Paula Abdul Leaving 'Idol' for her Own Talk Show?

Reports first surfaced in November that American Idol judge Paula Abdul has been shopping around television projects. Now the National Enquirer is claiming the 46-year-old “Straight Up” singer is planning to launch her own talk show in 2010 if Idol producers don’t double her salary for the show’s ninth season. “Paula’s been dreaming about having [...]

Survivor: Gabon’ Aftergasm – Bitter Jurors, Delusional Finalists, and Finding Perspective

Survivor: Gabon almost threw away a great season with a disastrous final jury vote.  I was ready to go on a rampage in this here column, decrying the hypocrisy of Survivor jurors and the stupidity of the three finalist system.  I was going to be a bitter fool.  Thankfully, Susie did not win a million [...]

Bachelor' creator's big deal proves reality TV alive and well (and sick?)

Mike Fleiss, creator of The Bachelor, has signed an exclusive eight-figure development deal with Warner Bros. TV, Variety reports. “Despite the hard times in our business, you know the kind of shows we produce will continue to be produced,” he said. He’s right, of course. For better or worse, networks and production companies needing to [...]

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 for [...]

"Greatest American Dog"'s Bill and Star talk reality TV

Bill McFarlin, 61, of Flint, Texas, was not only the oldest contestant on the CBS summer reality series “Greatest American Dog,” he also was the guy portrayed as the good ol’ homebody who helped everyone, got misty-eyed talking about his wife, Sherrie, and behaved with grace under pressure. What they didn’t show was the guy [...]