In the Emmy competition for outstanding competition reality TV show, each series enters a single episode. That, as succinctly discussed here, is perhaps the primary reasons for The Amazing Race’s long-time domination. But that, of course, ended this year.
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Top Chef’s French episode beat TAR’s weak WWI ep; Probst won for Russell Swan ep
The seemingly impossible happened during the Emmys last night: Top Chef Las Vegas won the Emmy for best reality competition show, finally dethroning seven-time winner The Amazing Race, which has won every year since the category was created in 2003. Executive producer Dan Cutforth, who is one of Magical Elves’ two principles, accepted the award, saying “we never expected it.” Host Padma Lakshmi, who was the most animated of all of the show’s cast and… keep reading » » read the full story and comment , or find the latest news about Top Chef 6 » follow reality blurred on Twitter and on Facebook
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Top Chef Las Vegas wins best reality competition Emmy, dethroning Amazing Race
While the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has gotten better with its treatment of reality TV in recent years, it still has a long way to go in recognizing unscripted entertainment as an equal among scripted and variety programs. But despite its frequent disses of the genre, there were many indications of reality TV’s importance and relevance throughout the telecast, and I don’t just mean the big upset.
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Despite dumping host award, Emmys do better with reality TV, but can still do better
Prime-time Emmy awards will be handed out during the live telecast Sunday night, and if history is any guide, The Amazing Race will win its eighth consecutive Emmy for outstanding reality competition program. Eighth
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Phil Keoghan explains why The Amazing Race shouldn’t withdraw from the Emmys
Almost three years after Amazing Race 2 winner Alex Boylan traveled around the world with no money, Big Brother 11 and Amazing Race 16 cast member Jeff Schroeder will do the same thing. He left after appearing on The Early Show this morning, and his journe…
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Jeff Schroeder’s web series starts: I’ll ”be myself and show what I know, which is not a lot” (source: Realityblurred.com)
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced its prime-time Emmy nominees, and for reality television, particularly the non-technical categories, they haven’t really changed from last year. Because Emmy voters have contempt for reality television and/or are fucking stupid, the outstanding reality competition program category is identical to last year, meaning Survivor was once again ignored even though it’s on a hot streak, and Project Runway was nominated even though its season pretty much… keep reading » » read the full story and comment , or find the latest news about industry news » follow reality blurred on Twitter and on Facebook .
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Emmy reality TV nominations: pretty much the same as last year
Big Brother 4 winner Jun Song, who’s still as obnoxious as ever, even in print, walked through her pre-show experience in an interview with TV Grapevine. While it’s standard stuff–being sequestered with no phone and no TV (only DVDs), having bags searched, not being able to wear clothing with logos–it’s a good walk-through of the experience, if you can stand reading admitted “attention junkie” Jun’s responses (”I followed all the ruuuuules!”)….
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Big Brother’s pre-season routine revealed
Amazing Race 16 cast member (and Big Brother alum) Jeff Schroeder will travel around the world again, but this time without Jordan Lloyd, and also without any money. He’ll be starring in the second season of Around the World for Free as he “attempts to travel around the world in 100 days ..
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Big Brother/TAR’s Jeff Schroeder will travel Around the World for Free on CBS.com
Amazing Race 16 cast member (and Big Brother alum) Jeff Schroeder will travel around the world again, but this time without Jordan Lloyd, and also without any money. He’ll be starring in the second season of Around the World for Free as he “attempts to tra..
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Big Brother/TAR’s Jeff Schroeder will travel Around the World for Free on CBS.com (source: Realityblurred.com)
MTV has released previews for two of its returning reality series, and it’s hard to not see the bleed-over between the latest phenomenon, Jersey Shore, and the old stand-by, The Real World. First, here’s the trailer for season 24 of MTV’s first reality se..
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MTV previews the new Real World New Orleans, Jersey Shore’s second season (source: Realityblurred.com)
