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The Twelve Days of Festivus: Three reality disasters
by Michael Pascua, posted Dec 21st 2009 11:00AM
On the third day of Festivus, TV gave to me ... three reality disasters!For every good reality show that emerges, there are several horrid shows green-lit, giving reality television its negative light. I could have gone for days talking about tons of reality shows that were disastrous. Jon and Kate Gosselin became national disasters, but even their show had some merit watching a now single Kate deal with her family.
Here are three of the worst offenders of 2009, from least to most disastrous. Oh, and if you're wondering why a certain VH1 show that had Ryan Jenkins as a contestant isn't on the list, don't worry; we'll get to that later this week.
Worst TV Shows of the 2000s
by Kim Potts, posted Dec 11th 2009 6:00AM

There was no shortage of truly great TV shows this decade -- but there was no dearth of really bad TV, either.
From talking babies and singing-and-dancing casino moguls to ill-conceived celebrity ventures into reality programming and scripted fare ... and whatever category you want to put the inexplicably enduring 'According to Jim' in, here are our picks for the worst TV the networks offered up to us in the last 10 years.
Will winning I'm A Celebrity kill Lou Diamond Phillips' career?
by Michael Pascua, posted Jun 26th 2009 9:03AM
All is well with the world: Lou Diamond Phillips won I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! He's the only contestant out there that deserves to be called a "celebrity."Why did Lou Diamond Philips pick a show that anyone could see was going to be a train wreck? Did he have 24 days off and say, "why not?" Or did he look at the list of celebrities and then agree? After watching the season, I still don't know who Torrie Wilson was, and she was the runner up.
Lou Diamond Phillips is a good actor. I loved him in La Bamba. I have CHE on my list of movies to watch. He may be a little aged now, but he still gets parts and plays them well. If he did the show for his charity (I love him for supporting Art has Heart), he probably agreed because he knew he had the most celebrity and probably was the most sane person out there.
TV News Daily: Eddie Cibrian Joins 'CSI: Miami'
by Andrew Scott, posted Jun 25th 2009 1:00PM

Eddie Cibrian joins 'CSI: Miami,' Farrah Fawcett passes away at 62, 'America's Got Talent' has its lowest premiere ever and more TV news.
Lou Diamond Phillips Wins 'I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here'
by AOL TV Staff, posted Jun 25th 2009 10:45AM
After 24 days of living in the jungle, Lou Diamond Phillips was crowned the winner on the finale of NBC's 'I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.'The 47-year-old actor beat out former pro-wrestler Torrie Wilson and ex-NBA player John Salley, and won money for his chosen charity, Art Has Heart, which awards scholarships to low-income students.
All the previous celebrity contestants returned for the finale, except for comedy duo Frangela. Notorious married couple Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag of 'The Hills' did show up, and the latter said she was recovered from the hospitalization that led to her exit from the show. "I'm a lot better," she told host Damien Fahey in an interview. "The doctor said I'll be OK if I stay out of the jungle."
Gossip stream says Dickinson packed up to Costa Rican hospital
by John Scott Lewinski, posted Jun 16th 2009 10:02AM
A mysterious source close to the production of I'm a Celebrity! Get Me Out of Here! reports that Janice Dickinson tapped out of the show after being rushed to a Costa Rican hospital this weekend.While some were hoping that she was institutionalized for a personality transplant, it turns out she was reportedly suffering from dehydration, depending on which source you find.
There's some debate on whether severe dehydration is more dangerous than actually being in a Costa Rican hospital, but she's said to be nowhere near the reality show's set.
Charity doesn't make for better TV
by Michael Pascua, posted Jun 8th 2009 2:04PM
I can't watch I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! The show is basically Big Brother but with an unwillingness to compete. Why do celebrities sign up for physically and mentally demanding reality shows when they don't want to compete? I'm looking at you, Dustin Diamond. To attempt to get some viewer sympathy, the celebrities are playing for charity. I feel bad for the charities that Heidi and Spencer have because I wouldn't want their douchebag antics associated with the charity's image. Celebrity reality shows can succeed without having to play the charity card. It's all about maintaining the quality level.
A&E cancels The Beast
by Kona Gallagher, posted Jun 4th 2009 2:05PM

Though it probably comes as no big surprise, sources are saying that the Patrick Swayze drama about a rogue FBI agent, The Beast, won't be returning for a second season. While A&E has told Variety that no official decision has been made, word is that episode 13, which aired at the end of April, will be the series' last.
I've been watching I'm a Celebrity: Get Me Out of Here!, which is a terrible revelation to make about myself, but in the three hours of my life that show has taken from me, I've come to a few conclusions: 1. My life needs more meaning, and 2. Lou Diamond Phillips is kind of a bad-ass.
I bring this up because apparently, there had been talks of The Beast continuing with someone other than Patrick Swayze in the lead in case Swayze's poor health prevented him from continuing on the show. Phillips recently guest-starred on the series, and I would love to see him on television (in a situation in which he wasn't getting eaten by rats).
'I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here': Spencer Pratt Starts More Drama
by Andrew Scott, posted Jun 2nd 2009 11:00AM

NBC's 'I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here' premiered last night with results one would normally expect when a network sends 11 pampered celebrities into the jungles of Costa Rica: Patti Blagojevich was accidentally carried away by a river; the camp rallied around her husband, ex-Illinois Governor Rod; 'American Idol''s Sanjaya Malakar swallowed an Iguana's tail whole.
But even less surprising were the night's biggest scene-stealers: Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag -- uh, make that Heidi Pratt.
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