REALITY ROUNDUP - 10.3.05
LAGUNA BEACH
-Man, does this show keep getting better or what? What did I like more? Alex confronting Jessica down in Mexico forcing her to call herself a slut, or, Jessica liking a new guy and having Kristin stick her tongue down his throat, and Jessica doesn't seemed bothered by it? Good stuff. Good thing they renewed this for a 3rd season. I don't know what I'd do if I couldn't continue to follow the lives of these high schoolers, even though half of them will be in college next season.
-I hear the plan is to still follow the main people like Stephen, Jessica, LC, Kristin, and Talan, but still try to incorporate whoever the hell is left at the high school. And apparently LC is getting her own spinoff reality show beginning next season that tracks her first year on the job at “Teen Vogue”. Great. That should be loads of fun. Is Stephen gonna show up at her work there too?
-I love how when Kristin visits Stephen in San Francisco, Stephen goes all out. Nice restaurant, gets dressed up, and plans the trip to Make Out Point. But then when the easy lay LC comes to town, he takes her to the local dive and they hang out looking at the Golden Gate Bridge. Wow. Mr. Romantic.
-And you think Stephen was a little peeved when he goes all out for Kristin, hoping the he can get some fireworks nookie, only to be stone cold shut out? I'm sure he was thrilled. I guess that's why he made her throw his food away when he dropped her off at the hotel. When all else fails, show her your pissed by making her dump your food out. And oh yeah, she had to give back the sweatshirt. That's always key.
-One of the best lines in recent memory:
Alex H. (Kristin's friend): “What do you do? Why do guys like you so much?”
Uhhhh, where should I start Alex H., Kristin's friend.? How do you like the fact we're almost at prom season, and Alex H.'s name, every time it appears on the screen, says “Kristin's friend”. That's gotta suck. But anyway, back to your question. “Why do guys like Kristin so much?” I think there's a fairly simple answer to this question that doesn't really need much of an explanation: She's hot and she puts out. That's pretty much it in a nutshell.
-Oh God. Please. Don't tell me this is true. Please tell me this is a hoax. Oh God. Nooooooooooo!!!!!!!
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1510199/20050922/index.jhtml?headlines=true
Yeah, it's not a joke. For the love of God, how many tens of albums do you think he'll sell? I'm guessing this guy's music sucks. Hey, just a thought. I could be wrong. We could see him picking up a Grammy next year. Uh huh.
-And in case you're super big fans of the show, or just like to look at pictures of high schoolers in bikini's, here's something else to look at:
http://com5.runboard.com/blagunabeach.fmultimedia.t3
http://www.reflectionswim.com/laguna/index.htm
Laguna Beach Links
SURVIVOR
-So I haven't written about this show since it started. Has it been that long? Geez. I'm sorry. With the website set up the way it is now, it'll be much easier to write more freely. Depending on my schedule, I plan on writing two or three times a week, just shorter columns. And if something happens during the middle of the day, you can expect to see something by the end of the day or the next morning. Hopefully it'll get to the point where I'm writing about the shows the night after they happen, even if it is a few blurbs.
-So the 63 year old guy who rips his bicep in a challenge is the first one to go? No way. Never saw that one coming.
-My original thinking was that Stephenie and Bobby Jon were going to have a target on their backs because they had already played the game. Uhhhhh, forget it. These people practically creamed themselves when they found out those two would be playing the game. So at this point, I'd be surprised if at least one, if not both, don't make the final four. They're definitely not going home early.
-I think Gary Hogeboom thinks a little too highly of himself. "I'm in real estate. These people don't need to know I was an NFL quarterback. For all they know, I'm Gary Hawkins." You're right. They don't need to know. If they actually did know you were Gary Hogeboom, they'd probably just laugh you off the island since you sucked. And don't worry about anyone figuring out who you are. Unless Kelly Stouffer is brought on as a castaway, your secret is safe. And if someone does find out, or it slips, you might as well blow your torch out yourself since you'll be the next person gone.
-And let's make one thing perfectly clear. Although Danni is a “sports talk show host”, there's not a chance in hell she knew that was Gary Hogeboom on the show. I've been watching football for 15 years, I cover sports for a living, and until I read in the profiles once the cast was announced that Gary Hogeboom was on the show, I never would've known that was him. I guarantee the producers told her beforehand. Not a chance in hell she knew that on her own. And no, I'm not saying that because she's a woman.
-I don't remember too many of the people's names right now, but the chick who is the nurse might be around a while.
-In the opening credits, one of the video clips of the castaways is a blatant shot of one of the chicks asses while she's running. I'm sure she's thrilled to watch that for the next 16 weeks.
-I have no idea who's gonna win this thing, but rest assured, it'll probably be someone that doesn't deserve to.
-What's with all the males blowing chunks during and after the opening race, and all the women being fine? For a guy who looks to be in as good of shape as that Blake guy, he sure lost his cookies a lot.
-Yeah, fish monger is probably not a name Lydia is too proud of being called. Why not go with something more subtle like "bull dike lesbian"?
-All the challenges have been good so far. Then again, last season's were good too. But these first few ones were pretty rough. An 11 mile hike through the jungle to get to camp? With backpacks of food strapped to them? And then have the losing team get the wrath of Probst's sh** eating grin when he says, "Losers, head back that way." Gee thanks.
-What happened to Stephenie's eyebrows? Those things are like in the middle of her forehead? And stenciled in very poorly I might add. Were they that bad last season? Was someone drunk when they drew those things in?
-There's a rumor that Probst is quitting after this season to spend more time with his girlfriend Julie Berry from “Survivor: Vanuatu”. Translation: I can't be gone for two months with no sex. Either that or Colby is getting lonely too. Probst is irreplaceable. This show will be in the toilet once he leaves.
-Once Probst career ends hosting “Survivor”, I'm sure he can jump right into NBA broadcasting as the next Chick Hearn after that performance two weeks ago during the basketball game. Easy Jeffy. Stick with "As soon as the votes are read, the person voted out will be asked to leave tribal council area immediately. I'll read the votes." We could see on the screen what was happening. I really didn't need a play by play.
-Brianna's line of "I gave 100% while I was out here" didn't really seem to be the case as we watched her hide behind a pole every scene. I'm sure the editing decided to only show the times she wasn't moving, but when Stephenie's getting mauled and you're halfway across the court not trying to get open, I guess that pretty much seals your fate.
-The Mayans really played that game? Really? Looked more like smear the queer to me than any semblance of basketball. Who invented that crap? It was fun to watch these dolts play it, but I'm guessing that never became part of "must see tv" on Thursday nights in most Mayan households. Call me crazy.
-Not a fan of Lydia. My favorite line before the Immunity challenge two weeks ago: "I want to do something special in the challenge so I'll stand out." Then the first time she touches the ball she starts running with it. Travelling. Sorry Lydia, Jeff made that perfectly clear. No running with the ball. Great listening skills.
-Why is Probst wearing that hat this season? I don't like it. Go back to shilling for the network and wearing CBS “Survivor” hats.
-I think Stephenie could be in for a bit of trouble if she keeps whining about always being on a losing team. Her teammates will get sick of that after a while, if they haven't already.
-The zookeeper girl is the one at the beginning of the show where they focus on her ass. And she's got a nice fake rack to go along with it. Now if we could only do something about her mug. That could use a little work.
Survivor: Guatemala Links
APPRENTICE
-I'm really not much of a fan of this show anymore. Sure, I'll watch it every Thursday but it's definitely worn out its welcome. Especially since they have the exact same show on 24 hours earlier called “Martha Stewart: Apprentice”. More on that later. But for the time being, here are some thoughts about the first few weeks.
-Isn't it funny that, dating back to last season, the last two challenges that involved putting together a 30 second spot and print ad for a sports car were done better by the women? Go figure. Remember, Kendra basically won her task by doing the whole thing herself and they loved her.
-Ganging up on someone in the boardroom usually works, but Chris made a huge mistake the other week when Trump practically begged him to bring someone else into the boardroom with him and he didn't. Even though Marcus doesn't have much time left on this show (haven't seen last Thursday's yet) because he's such a disaster, you knew Trump would dump Chris for that bad move.
-I like Kristi, the Reese Witherspoon-looking chick with the southern accent. She's yummy. I could care less how well of a project manager she is. I just want her to stay on the show longer. I'm selfish like that.
-The woman's 30 second spot was much better than the guy's, but, that presentation was god awful. Why'd they do that? To try and seem tough? That was lame. I would've laughed them out of the boardroom. None of them were convincing.
-Since I haven't seen Thursday's yet, I'll write about that when I see it next. Could be tomorrow. I like this new schedule. I'm telling you people, along with clicking on all the new ad banners to keep Realitysteve.com afloat, you might want to just save this site to your “favorites” list, because there might come a time where I'm writing something everyday. Even if it's something non-reality TV related. Like say, oh I don't know, Kate Moss decides to snort her career away getting caught in a photo with nose candy, a razor and a mirror. Stuff like that interests me, so you can bet I'm gonna write about it pretty close to when it happens.
MARTHA STEWART: APPRENTICE
-I've pretty much said what I felt already, that it's the exact same show as Trump's, which is surprising. I figured a guy like Mark Burnett would try to change it up even a little bit. But it's the same concept, same music, same “Project Managers” and lame tasks, essentially the same boardroom, with the only difference being she writes a letter to the loser. I'm sure they're proud of that thing. How many of the contestants still actually have their letter? I'm guessing a big, fat, zero.
-The fact that they decided to move this show back an hour and put it up against “Lost” pretty much shows the staying power this show has. It's done. No one's watching and for good measure. Martha Stewart is about exciting as that stapler sitting at your desk right now. Whoever thought it was a good idea to give her the exact same show as the Donald. I maybe, MAYBE, could've understood it if the Donald was taking a season off and wasn't coming back til' January. But to have it on back-to-back nights is a joke. The numbers are down for both shows, and Martha's crap is essentially bringing down Donald's show as well.
-Man, does this show keep getting better or what? What did I like more? Alex confronting Jessica down in Mexico forcing her to call herself a slut, or, Jessica liking a new guy and having Kristin stick her tongue down his throat, and Jessica doesn't seemed bothered by it? Good stuff. Good thing they renewed this for a 3rd season. I don't know what I'd do if I couldn't continue to follow the lives of these high schoolers, even though half of them will be in college next season.-I hear the plan is to still follow the main people like Stephen, Jessica, LC, Kristin, and Talan, but still try to incorporate whoever the hell is left at the high school. And apparently LC is getting her own spinoff reality show beginning next season that tracks her first year on the job at “Teen Vogue”. Great. That should be loads of fun. Is Stephen gonna show up at her work there too?
-I love how when Kristin visits Stephen in San Francisco, Stephen goes all out. Nice restaurant, gets dressed up, and plans the trip to Make Out Point. But then when the easy lay LC comes to town, he takes her to the local dive and they hang out looking at the Golden Gate Bridge. Wow. Mr. Romantic.
-And you think Stephen was a little peeved when he goes all out for Kristin, hoping the he can get some fireworks nookie, only to be stone cold shut out? I'm sure he was thrilled. I guess that's why he made her throw his food away when he dropped her off at the hotel. When all else fails, show her your pissed by making her dump your food out. And oh yeah, she had to give back the sweatshirt. That's always key.
-One of the best lines in recent memory:
Alex H. (Kristin's friend): “What do you do? Why do guys like you so much?”
Uhhhh, where should I start Alex H., Kristin's friend.? How do you like the fact we're almost at prom season, and Alex H.'s name, every time it appears on the screen, says “Kristin's friend”. That's gotta suck. But anyway, back to your question. “Why do guys like Kristin so much?” I think there's a fairly simple answer to this question that doesn't really need much of an explanation: She's hot and she puts out. That's pretty much it in a nutshell.
-Oh God. Please. Don't tell me this is true. Please tell me this is a hoax. Oh God. Nooooooooooo!!!!!!!
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1510199/20050922/index.jhtml?headlines=true
Yeah, it's not a joke. For the love of God, how many tens of albums do you think he'll sell? I'm guessing this guy's music sucks. Hey, just a thought. I could be wrong. We could see him picking up a Grammy next year. Uh huh.
-And in case you're super big fans of the show, or just like to look at pictures of high schoolers in bikini's, here's something else to look at:
http://com5.runboard.com/blagunabeach.fmultimedia.t3
http://www.reflectionswim.com/laguna/index.htm
Laguna Beach Links
SURVIVOR
-So I haven't written about this show since it started. Has it been that long? Geez. I'm sorry. With the website set up the way it is now, it'll be much easier to write more freely. Depending on my schedule, I plan on writing two or three times a week, just shorter columns. And if something happens during the middle of the day, you can expect to see something by the end of the day or the next morning. Hopefully it'll get to the point where I'm writing about the shows the night after they happen, even if it is a few blurbs. -So the 63 year old guy who rips his bicep in a challenge is the first one to go? No way. Never saw that one coming.
-My original thinking was that Stephenie and Bobby Jon were going to have a target on their backs because they had already played the game. Uhhhhh, forget it. These people practically creamed themselves when they found out those two would be playing the game. So at this point, I'd be surprised if at least one, if not both, don't make the final four. They're definitely not going home early.
-I think Gary Hogeboom thinks a little too highly of himself. "I'm in real estate. These people don't need to know I was an NFL quarterback. For all they know, I'm Gary Hawkins." You're right. They don't need to know. If they actually did know you were Gary Hogeboom, they'd probably just laugh you off the island since you sucked. And don't worry about anyone figuring out who you are. Unless Kelly Stouffer is brought on as a castaway, your secret is safe. And if someone does find out, or it slips, you might as well blow your torch out yourself since you'll be the next person gone.
-And let's make one thing perfectly clear. Although Danni is a “sports talk show host”, there's not a chance in hell she knew that was Gary Hogeboom on the show. I've been watching football for 15 years, I cover sports for a living, and until I read in the profiles once the cast was announced that Gary Hogeboom was on the show, I never would've known that was him. I guarantee the producers told her beforehand. Not a chance in hell she knew that on her own. And no, I'm not saying that because she's a woman.
-I don't remember too many of the people's names right now, but the chick who is the nurse might be around a while.
-In the opening credits, one of the video clips of the castaways is a blatant shot of one of the chicks asses while she's running. I'm sure she's thrilled to watch that for the next 16 weeks.
-I have no idea who's gonna win this thing, but rest assured, it'll probably be someone that doesn't deserve to.
-What's with all the males blowing chunks during and after the opening race, and all the women being fine? For a guy who looks to be in as good of shape as that Blake guy, he sure lost his cookies a lot.
-Yeah, fish monger is probably not a name Lydia is too proud of being called. Why not go with something more subtle like "bull dike lesbian"?
-All the challenges have been good so far. Then again, last season's were good too. But these first few ones were pretty rough. An 11 mile hike through the jungle to get to camp? With backpacks of food strapped to them? And then have the losing team get the wrath of Probst's sh** eating grin when he says, "Losers, head back that way." Gee thanks.
-What happened to Stephenie's eyebrows? Those things are like in the middle of her forehead? And stenciled in very poorly I might add. Were they that bad last season? Was someone drunk when they drew those things in?
-There's a rumor that Probst is quitting after this season to spend more time with his girlfriend Julie Berry from “Survivor: Vanuatu”. Translation: I can't be gone for two months with no sex. Either that or Colby is getting lonely too. Probst is irreplaceable. This show will be in the toilet once he leaves.
-Once Probst career ends hosting “Survivor”, I'm sure he can jump right into NBA broadcasting as the next Chick Hearn after that performance two weeks ago during the basketball game. Easy Jeffy. Stick with "As soon as the votes are read, the person voted out will be asked to leave tribal council area immediately. I'll read the votes." We could see on the screen what was happening. I really didn't need a play by play.
-Brianna's line of "I gave 100% while I was out here" didn't really seem to be the case as we watched her hide behind a pole every scene. I'm sure the editing decided to only show the times she wasn't moving, but when Stephenie's getting mauled and you're halfway across the court not trying to get open, I guess that pretty much seals your fate.
-The Mayans really played that game? Really? Looked more like smear the queer to me than any semblance of basketball. Who invented that crap? It was fun to watch these dolts play it, but I'm guessing that never became part of "must see tv" on Thursday nights in most Mayan households. Call me crazy.
-Not a fan of Lydia. My favorite line before the Immunity challenge two weeks ago: "I want to do something special in the challenge so I'll stand out." Then the first time she touches the ball she starts running with it. Travelling. Sorry Lydia, Jeff made that perfectly clear. No running with the ball. Great listening skills.
-Why is Probst wearing that hat this season? I don't like it. Go back to shilling for the network and wearing CBS “Survivor” hats.
-I think Stephenie could be in for a bit of trouble if she keeps whining about always being on a losing team. Her teammates will get sick of that after a while, if they haven't already.
-The zookeeper girl is the one at the beginning of the show where they focus on her ass. And she's got a nice fake rack to go along with it. Now if we could only do something about her mug. That could use a little work.
Survivor: Guatemala Links
APPRENTICE
-I'm really not much of a fan of this show anymore. Sure, I'll watch it every Thursday but it's definitely worn out its welcome. Especially since they have the exact same show on 24 hours earlier called “Martha Stewart: Apprentice”. More on that later. But for the time being, here are some thoughts about the first few weeks. -Isn't it funny that, dating back to last season, the last two challenges that involved putting together a 30 second spot and print ad for a sports car were done better by the women? Go figure. Remember, Kendra basically won her task by doing the whole thing herself and they loved her.
-Ganging up on someone in the boardroom usually works, but Chris made a huge mistake the other week when Trump practically begged him to bring someone else into the boardroom with him and he didn't. Even though Marcus doesn't have much time left on this show (haven't seen last Thursday's yet) because he's such a disaster, you knew Trump would dump Chris for that bad move.
-I like Kristi, the Reese Witherspoon-looking chick with the southern accent. She's yummy. I could care less how well of a project manager she is. I just want her to stay on the show longer. I'm selfish like that.
-The woman's 30 second spot was much better than the guy's, but, that presentation was god awful. Why'd they do that? To try and seem tough? That was lame. I would've laughed them out of the boardroom. None of them were convincing.
-Since I haven't seen Thursday's yet, I'll write about that when I see it next. Could be tomorrow. I like this new schedule. I'm telling you people, along with clicking on all the new ad banners to keep Realitysteve.com afloat, you might want to just save this site to your “favorites” list, because there might come a time where I'm writing something everyday. Even if it's something non-reality TV related. Like say, oh I don't know, Kate Moss decides to snort her career away getting caught in a photo with nose candy, a razor and a mirror. Stuff like that interests me, so you can bet I'm gonna write about it pretty close to when it happens.
MARTHA STEWART: APPRENTICE
-I've pretty much said what I felt already, that it's the exact same show as Trump's, which is surprising. I figured a guy like Mark Burnett would try to change it up even a little bit. But it's the same concept, same music, same “Project Managers” and lame tasks, essentially the same boardroom, with the only difference being she writes a letter to the loser. I'm sure they're proud of that thing. How many of the contestants still actually have their letter? I'm guessing a big, fat, zero.-The fact that they decided to move this show back an hour and put it up against “Lost” pretty much shows the staying power this show has. It's done. No one's watching and for good measure. Martha Stewart is about exciting as that stapler sitting at your desk right now. Whoever thought it was a good idea to give her the exact same show as the Donald. I maybe, MAYBE, could've understood it if the Donald was taking a season off and wasn't coming back til' January. But to have it on back-to-back nights is a joke. The numbers are down for both shows, and Martha's crap is essentially bringing down Donald's show as well.
posted by reality steve at 8:33 PM
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please bear with the testing that's being done on the site.
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Glad you are back. I really enjoy your site. Count me in to click on the ads.
Love the new look. It goes well with the old sass!
I was wondering what happened to you! My friends and I love your site and can't wait to read the next entry...We love you!
where are you? what about laguna beach monday...:) i know you have stuff to say about that!
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you should really think about covering The Amazing Race I would love to hear your comments on it also in the summers you would love big brother try to get the tapes from big brother 6 and watch it you won't be disapppointed
Hey Steve, I wrote to you last week re :Kristi on "The Apprentice"...I think she was one of the "gals" on one of "The Bachelors". That's the only thing I can think of...what do you think??
Where did all your 'vintage' Reality Steve go? Can you move it to the archives?
I knew Kristi looked familiar on the apprentice.. I think she was on the Bachelor
Ive watche every Bachelor and Bachelorette ever and I can promise you Kristi from the Apprentice was NOT on there. I would definetly never forget her horrible voice!
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