Tagged: reality competition

Top Model’s torture twist

Cycle 16 of America’s Next Top Model premiered this week and it is not fierce anymore, it’s just mean. This year Tyra the Torturer has thought of all sorts of new Mean Girls things...

Young dudes compete for The Cougar

Young dudes compete for The Cougar

TV Land’s new series The Cougar is more along the lines of “classy” reality dating shows like The Bachelor or, most recently, Mama’s Boys instead of deliciously trashy VH1 Rock of Love-style trainwrecks. The...

D-listers unite for ‘The Celebrity Apprentice’ on NBC

D-listers unite for ‘The Celebrity Apprentice’ on NBC

The Celebrity ApprenticeThe Celebrity Apprentice made its debut last night on NBC. The cast included some famous faces as well as individuals who could barely be called “celebrities”. The most horrifying contestant has got to be Omarosa. In the first challenge, the teams ran hot dog carts in New York and tried to raise money for charity. SPOILER ALERT! This review contains information on who won the first challenge as well as who was fired.

Model Madness

Model Madness

It seems like modeling shows are everywhere these days. VH1 has The Agency, Oxygen has The Janice Dickenson Modeling Agency, and America’s Next Top Model has mutated into both another Tyra-centric season and a Australian spin-off, airing on VH1. So which of these shows are actually worth watching for the trashy reality fan?

D-List Olympics

D-List Olympics

Every now and then, a show comes along that is so spectacularly horrifying that it becomes an instant trash tv classic. The Surreal Life Fame Games is that show. The first competition involved our favorite has-beens going head to head with each other in a battle over fan adoration. They were lined up in front of a bunch of random people off the street and the people were given a chance to take a picture with the celeb of their choice. Whoever got the most pictures won a prize and immunity and the three with the fewest pictures were sent to another competition.