Bravo has announced a number of renewals and series orders, including some scripted series, and also said it will add 20 percent more programming this year and add a fifth night of new shows. Most notably, the network will spin off The Real Housewives yet again with The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, which has been long-rumored, though there’s no mention at all of the Washington, DC, version.
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Bravo announces series renewals and new shows, some baffling, some obvious
During the Academy Awards last night, there was some drama between two of the winners, whose disagreement over the direction of their documentary short film led to an on-stage conflict that’s drawn comparison’s to Kanye West’s interruption of Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the VMAs last fall. Music by Prudence won the best documentary short Oscar, and producer Roger Ross Williams was accepting the award when producer Elinor Burkett interrupted, standing sort of in front… keep reading » » read the full story and comment , or find the latest news about film documentary » follow reality blurred on Twitter and on Facebook
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Oscar doc short winner "ambushed" by producer who says his mother "blocked" her
On Friday morning, the remaining 10 Project Runway 7 designers presented collections at Fashion Week in New York, thereby keeping the results of the show secret.
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10 Project Runway designers presented collections at Fashion Week (source: Realityblurred.com)
One month down in 2010, and a new group of reality shows are ready to make their debut. The Past This final week in January, the Jersey Shore cast’s appearance caused a near-riot, and their popularity may explain why MTV is paying them a lot more for season two. Also coming back: more Survivor, although there’s still no word from its host, though his pet project reality show debuted and subsequently tanked
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New reality TV next week: RuPaul’s Drag Race, Michael Vick, Shear Genius, Survivor special
Besides having the best name in the reality TV production world, Magical Elves are responsible for a lot of other compelling series, from Bands on the Run (remember that?) to Top Chef.
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What Magical Elves think of Lifetime’s version of Project Runway, the show they created (source: Realityblurred.com)
All together now: “Pants on the ground/Pants on the ground/Lookin’ like a fool with your pants on the ground.” Yes, the final auditioner on last night’s episode of American Idol 9, 63-year-old Larry Platt stole the show with his insanely catchy song, and made a great case for The X Factor’s lack of an age limit as he created this season’s first viral hit (see the remix below). He fit right in with the Atlanta… keep reading » » read the full story and comment , or find the latest news about American Idol 9 » follow reality blurred on Twitter and on Facebook .
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American Idol leaves its pants on the ground with "cheap dramatization"
I often refer to the editing or editors in my critiques/complaintfests about reality TV, but that’s really shorthand for a lot of complicated things, from the craftspeople who literally piece together an episode in the editing bay to the people who constru… (source: Realityblurred.com) – News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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Reality TV editing and its power explained, demonstrated (source: Realityblurred.com)
A photo of Project Runway 4 winner Christian Siriano and his boyfriend Brad Walsh was used to illustrate a December Details magazine chart feature about “The Rise of the Douchefag.” Their photo appears next to stock art, including a bottle of bleach (a reference to the chart’s mention of anal bleaching) and an iPhone featuring a photo of a naked man.
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Details illustrates "douchefag" article with picture of Christian Siriano and his boyfriend
PBS’ Independent Lens broadcasts some of the most intriguing documentaries on the most random subjects. Tonight, that subject is origami, and filmmaker Vanessa Gould examines the people who fold paper for art and, interestingly, science in her documentary Between the Folds. As PBS’ description says, “around the globe, several fine artists and theoretical scientists are abandoning more conventional career paths to forge lives as modern-day paper folders.
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Artists, scientists who "forge lives as modern- day paper folders" profiled in PBS origami doc
Seven months after the three finalists presented collections at Fashion Week, Project Runway 6 ended, with the win going to Irina Shabayeva. Although Heidi told her the judges were “disappointed in [her] lack of color,” Michael Kors said Irina had “the best sense of showmanship.” After she won, Heidi told her that her collection was “sleek, modern, and cohesive, and it told a story
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Lifetime’s Project Runway 6 finds a winner, and it’s not viewers
