For all your “Bachelor Pad” spoilers, click on the link at the top of the page under the banner. After next week, there’s really not many other spoilers to give since they head back to LA to film the finale next week. I’ll keep everyone updated here on the site if I hear what happens. I might, I might not. Not sure yet.

I think maybe ABC and DirecTV should probably get together and work out a few things so their “info” button on the TV doesn’t give the wrong description of the episode. Like last night’s. Any of you catch that? If you have DirecTV, the info button last night said this about last night’s episode: “An emotionally bruising competition sends three contestants home.” Uhhh, wrong week. Three girls go home next week. But hey, who cares at this point right? I mean, even without the spoilers you’ve had for the last two months, it’s been about as predictable as possible who’d be going home every week. Once again, Wes Hayden became the voice of reason. If you’re in a couple, you’re controlling the game. Wes tells that to every person who’s not in a couple in the house, yet, the couples keep lasting. I don’t know what strategy some of these people had going into the game, or even after it started, but it was horrible. How they couldn’t see these couples forming from a mile away was beyond me.

Speaking of couples, everyone keeps asking me which of these couples are still together, and which aren’t. So let me just run down the list for you and tell you where they stand:

Tenley and Kiptyn: YES. They are officially dating now. Not quite sure why it took this show for them to make it official, nor do I understand their relationship in the least bit, but they are dating now. Don’t mind all of her “Well, I don’t know, you’ll have to wait til the end to found out” answers that she’s been giving the press. They’re together. Whatever that means in the “Bachelor/ette” world.

Wes and Gia: Not a couple.
Jesse Beck and Peyton: Not a couple.
Jesse Kovacs and Elizabeth: Not a couple.
Dave and Natalie: Not a couple.
Natalie and Jesse Beck: Not a couple.
Natalie and anyone: Not a couple. Just making out.
Dave and Jessie: Not a couple.
Krisily and her vibrator: Definitely in love.

As for Gia in her exit interviews not answering whether or not she’s still together with her hockey player boyfriend and saying, “You’ll just have to wait til the finale”, she’s not. She’s just told to say because they don’t want it getting out that she’s single for whatever reason. I don’t see the big deal, but the show is trying to not have any outside influences on everyone coming back to vote, I guess. So there you have it. This is going to make things very interesting once the finale rolls around because all the contestants coming back to vote I’m guessing are aware Tenley and Kiptyn are dating now. And if those two happen to beat Dave and Natalie in the final challenge and become the final two, it should be quite the finale. But now that I know they are officially a couple, no way in hell either one of them doesn’t split the money with the other. They will be given the option. Count on it.

As for the new “Dancing with the Stars” cast, gotta admit that I’m surprised they decided not to go with Ali or Roberto, or both. Hopefully it was more of those two’s doing and not the shows. We all saw what happened to Jake and Vienna’s relationship once he joined that show. Ali can pretend she was never approached about it, but she was. However, I have no idea how far the negotiations got. Whatever the case, probably a good idea that neither are on it if they want some sort of normalcy to their relationship. And let’s stop with the whining about “These are ‘celebrities’?” People, since when has this show ever cast anyone that wasn’t a C or D list celebrity? Yes, the title is “Dancing with the Stars”, but the next time they get an “A” or “B” list celeb to appear on this show will be the first. Every season the cast gets released, every season I hear “Oh my God, talk about a bunch of no namers. How is ’so-and-so’ a ’star’”, yet every season the ratings keep going up and up. This season will be no different.

I have no idea if any of these 12 have any formal dance background, but I do know that pretty much every woman that watches this show will want Jennifer Grey to win. “Nobody puts Baby in a corner”. How many times do you think we’re gonna hear a reference to that this season? 50? 100 times? Barf. And by the way, holy facelift Batman! I know she’s 50 and it’s been years since “Dirty Dancing” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”, but when did Jennifer get a new grill? Everybody, in some respect, still looks like their old self, even if it is 30 years later. Not her. If she wasn’t introduced as Jennifer Grey, I don’t think I would’ve known it was her. I guess that’s what Hollywood will do to you. Makes you want to get a whole new mask.  [ Read More....]

For all your “Bachelor Pad” spoilers, click on the link at the top of the page under the banner. It’s safe to say at this point that my sources were dead on for this show.

It’s pretty safe to assume that “Bachelor Pad” is starting to build some momentum. The ratings have been decent for a summer show in its first run, and I think the response has been what I expected. However, I still am shocked at how many people are surprised at what they’re seeing. They’re upset because this show isn’t like the “Bachelor” or “Bachelorette”. Huh? Who ever said it was going to be? These shows couldn’t possibly be any more different. Other than being produced by the same people and contestants being familiar and Chris Harrison re-appearing, this show is absolutely nothing like the “Bachelor/ette”, nor did it ever try and present itself to be. It is what it is, and that’s smut. At least it’s not apologizing for it.

Another thing I’ve been kinda shocked to hear is how many people take everything these people are saying on the show as the absolute 100% truth. If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it 1,000 times: it’s a television show. These contestants know what they can and can’t say to make the show more interesting. So when Wes says that he loves Gia, and Gia can’t stop gushing about him in return, doesn’t mean they’re dating in real life. A lot of you asked last week after I told you Gia is no longer with her boyfriend if that means her and Wes are dating. Ummmm, no. Wes and Gia will never date as far as I know. Not because they’re not attracted to each other or don’t get along because they most certainly do, I’m just telling you those two will probably never be serious. I’m sure they’ll always be friends and maybe on some drunk weekend they’ll hook up sometime, but as far as them ever being a couple, it’s not going to happen. Kind of logistically impossible for them to make it work. I know Wes cares for her and maybe if they lived closer it’d be different, but it’s not happening. Mark my word. Plus, when you’re dealing with these people, their idea of what a “relationship” is couldn’t be more different than what the average person considers one.

Ok, about next week’s questionnaire on the show, I thought I explained it pretty well, but if not, here’s next week’s sneak peak that they’re promoting on how it’ll work:

So as I mentioned, each person fills their answers out anonymously, then off camera, Chris and Melissa (or whatever her role is on this show) tally up what persons name appeared the most times after each question. Then, when they ask them as a group, they hold up a card with that person’s name, and whoever gets the most right, wins. So, if you’re filling out your questionnaire privately, and it says, “Who has the worst boob job?” you may write down “Gwen”. But when you’re all sitting there in front of each other, and the same question is asked, you’re trying to guess who the consensus answer will be, not just hold up the card with the answer you wrote down, because you want to get the most right. The consensus answer for that particular question you’ll see is “Elizabeth”. Pretty much exactly like they’ve done on “Survivor” in a few seasons. Basically it’s just another way for them to create drama in the house. And I’m sure getting labeled as the dumbest or having the worst boob job, among other things, will definitely make the girls start crying again. As if we haven’t seen enough of that already.  [ Read More....]

For all your “Bachelor Pad” spoilers, click on the link at the top of the page under the banner. It’s safe to say at this point that my sources were dead on for this show.

Wanted to first start out by informing everyone we are only accepting applications for the dating contest up until Thursday. After that, nothing will be looked at. It’s been a month now for people to get stuff in, so I figured if you haven’t sent anything in by now, you’re probably not all that interested. Please be serious about your inquiries and refer back to the 7/27 blog where I gave the “rules” before sending anything in. The email address to send your “application” is: RealitySteve@usa.com. We’re over a 100 applicants now and this has not been easy. Very tough to eliminate over 80 people just based off an email and a couple of pictures, but that’s the only way to do it. Over the next week, I will be sending a questionnaire out to everyone who reached my Top 15. Some have already received it. If you don’t receive my questionnaire within the next 7-10 days, then I’m sorry, but I have not chosen you to advance. Thanks to everyone though who sent in emails. I honestly thought I wouldn’t get more than five or ten.

Congratulations are in order for former “Bachelor” contestants and RealitySteve.com interviewees, DeAnna Pappas and Holly Durst on their engagement to the Stagliano brothers. I’m guessing for them to keep their engagement a secret for three and two months respectively couldn’t have been easy, but I know they’re both happy as clams right now so I wish them the best. I expect my invitation in the mail once the TV deal is finalized to televise the double wedding. Ok, I know a lot of you are questioning them selling out to have their wedding televised, and to be honest, it’s a tough one. I can seriously see both sides of it. I’ve never been married, but I know the #1 issue that comes up during an engagement is the finances surrounding the wedding. So, if there’s a network that’s willing to come forward and pay for your wedding and televise it, don’t tell me that’s not an enticing offer. That’s a HUGE burden lifted off your shoulders. But I also see the side that says they basically kept their engagement a secret for a couple months (and even flat denied it on some occasions) because they were pitching a show. Tough call. I have been in contact with both DeAnna and Holly since the announcement, they are both extremely happy and excited, so I guess that’s all that matters. Good for them. I’d like to choose the chicken for my dinner, ladies. And I will be bringing a date. I just don’t know who yet.

Quite a few of you have asked me for my thoughts on Jesse Csinsak’s engagement, the timing of it, the 4 minute video he released to RadarOnline.com to showcase his proposal, and the fact the wedding is going to be in two weeks in Las Vegas. Hmmmm…proposal is sold to a website in a 4 minute video done on a hand held camera, Life & Style magazine was the tabloid that ran with it, and now the wedding is happening two weeks after the proposal is announced publicly. Not that hard to figure out why. Oh, lookie here. Jesse gave another video to – wait for it – RadarOnline today showing him and Ann telling his parents she’s four months pregnant. Shocker. Look, I know nothing about Ann whatsoever, but from everything I’ve heard, she’s a great girl. As for Jesse, I’ve really got nothing to say about that guy. I think all you need to know about him is what you saw last week. And today. That pretty much sums him up. Not to mention Chris Harrison took time out of his blog today to congratulate DeAnna and Holly, yet didn’t even mention Jesse. Goes to show where his standing is with the show and how well liked he isn’t. Good luck you two.  [ Read More....]