In Case You Missed It: The Game, Episode 5 (Full video)
In last night’s episode of BET’s The Game, Derwin (Pooch Hall) convinces Melanie (Tia Mowry) to sit in the back of the church with the “regular people” rather than in the church’s VIP section. But Melanie disagrees: “The back of the church is no different from the back of the plane,” she says. “We write big checks for that kind of treatment.”
But Derwin gets his way and they both get a big dosage of reality while sitting in the back of the church.
BLOODBATH: Simon Cowell Fires Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger and Steve Jones from X-Factor
Quick: who won the 2011 US X-Factor?
I watched bits and pieces of the woefully boring US X-Factor reality show, and the worst part of the show were the judges. A judge is supposed to remain neutral and unbiased. How can a judge make an unbiased decision when he or she is emotionally involved to the point of breaking down in tears?
The glaring flaws of the judge’s panel drew widespread criticism from the media – especially after Nicole Scherzinger’s fake sobbing during the Top 5 performances show in December. In fact, Nicole’s “performance” was so bad that enraged viewers slammed her on Twitter.com, and even threatened her life.
Judge Paula Abdul was universally hated for telling Scherzinger to let the public make the decision whether to send 13-year-old Rachel Crow home.
It was clear that something had to be done about the celebrity judges.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Simon Cowell has fired judges Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger and the horrible suck-up Steve Jones.
Recording exec LA Reid’s job might also be on the chopping block. THR reports that “a source close to LA Reid says the fourth member of the X Factor panel has not been informed of any change to his status as judge.”
In Case You Missed It: Real Housewives of Atlanta, Ep 12
In last night’s episode of Bravo’s Fake Housewives of Atlanta, the crew (except Kim Zolciak) traveled to South Africa. Kandi and the rest of the cast pretended not to know that new cast member, Marlo Hampton, would be riding shotgun on the trip. As soon as they arrive in the Motherland, Marlo and original cast member Sheree Whitfield promptly begin to argue on cue. You could almost hear the director yelling “cut!” between takes. It’s obvious that Marlo is replacing NeNe Leakes as the loud mouth, ghetto antagonist, just as NeNe replaced Sheree Whitfield as the aggressor in season 2. NeNe is probably tired of playing the gangsta role, so the producers brought Marlo in to play that role.
And just so you don’t forget, the script calls for cast members to repeatedly mention the fact that Marlo “has a criminal past.” But the public is growing wary of the constant bickering and the staged fights. The ratings for RHOA are steadily dropping and the show trails behind Kourtney and Kim take NY for the 4th straight week.
Would you drink donkey semen and urine to be on TV?
An upcoming episode of NBC’s ‘Fear Factor‘ has the network’s top brass very nervous. The hit TV show calls for contestants to swallow a glass full of donkey semen, followed quickly by a glass of donkey urine to wash it all down.
Sources involved in the production tell us the stomach-churning stunt was shot last summer — but NBC honchos were having a tough time swallowing this one as the air date approached.
Our sources say NBC execs had multiple pow-wows in the months after the stunt was shot … but eventually gave FF producers the thumbs up.
Calls to NBC were not immediately returned.
The episode of Fear Factor, which tests the limits of what humans will do for fame and fortune, airs this Monday.
In Case You Missed It: Braxton Family Values, Ep 11
Last night on ‘Braxton Family Values,’ the sisters meet with their therapist Dr. Sherry to discuss their emotional conflicts with each other. Toni Braxton irked her sister Traci’s Soul by suggesting that Traci lose “20 to 30 lbs now. And stop thinking that her tummy sticking out like that is hot, ’cause it’s not.”
Toni added: “You’re too cute of a girl not to care about… to let herself go like that.” Toni also said Traci’s tummy wasn’t always like that “so that lets me think she’s comfortable.”
The nerve of Toni to decide when another woman is comfortable with her body when Toni is sooo uncomfortable in her own skin!
Toni was extremely insensitive to suggest that her sister Traci lose weight to fit Toni’s jacked up standard of beauty. Toni, with 20 lbs of weave on her head and a face that is surgically altered beyond recognition, is not so perfect herself! Isn’t it funny that people who think they are so perfect always see their flaws in others but not in themselves?
Clearly, Traci is happy and comfortable with her weight — which upsets her sisters who hate the fact that Traci accepts her beauty. Traci probably has no problems keeping a man, unlike her thin sisters who think they’re so perfect.
I realize that this is just a reality show, but Toni irked me with that comment. I’m shocked that Towanda (the more level headed sister) didn’t speak up for Traci. And what kind of therapist is Dr. Sherry to day Toni was “just being honest”?
Dr. Sherry should have turned that mirror back toward Toni so she could see the hurt in herself. Because only hurt people hurt others.
FAKE TWITTER BEEF: Jennifer Williams vs Evelyn Lozada
Normally I wouldn’t waste my time with this, but some of you ladies still don’t understand that this fake beef between Evelyn Lozada and Jennifer Williams is manufactured to drive up ratings for the upcoming season of ‘Basketball Wives.’
Even professional sports groupie Jill realizes something in the milk ain’t clean:
Basketball Wives returns to VH1 on February 20th. I’m going to start with that because I really hope that’s what is behind the public back and forth between Evelyn Lozada and Jennifer Williams. The grown-up in me hopes that’s all this really is. Williams recently gave an interview where she explained what she feels Evelyn’s beef is with her. Jennifer claims Evelyn is jealous of her friendship with Nene Leakes of Real Housewives of Atlanta fame and that Evelyn is always in competition.
VH1 Developing Scripted Show About Fictional Cheerleaders
Word has it that VH1 is developing another fully scripted TV series after scoring high ratings with ‘Single Ladies‘.
VH1 discovered that dealing with amateurs (such as NeNe Leakes and Sheree), who think they’re celebrities, is really difficult because after awhile they start thinking they’re too good to toss water on each other and call each other bitches every week.
Besides that, VH1 knows that more and more of their viewers are catching on to the fact that these reality shows are 100% fake.
So following the success of fully scripted ‘Single Ladies‘, VH1 is developing another fully scripted series — this one is based on a fictional cheerleading team, according to celebrity groupie Jill.
“Bounce” will center on the fictional L.A. devils and their dance team, the Devil Girls; specifically, one young lady who dreams of being a part of the Devil Girls (following in her disapproving mother’s foosteps), and works her way onto the team, only to learn just how cut-throat and competitive it is.
Sanaa Hamri is the director, she also directed the basketball themed film Just Wright and a pilot is scheduled to shoot in March. Source
The way I understand it, real cheerleaders are forced to sign strict contracts that calls for professionalism on and off the field. I’m guessing it was difficult for VH1 to find real cheerleaders who were willing to toss water on each other and call each other bitches every week.
