Celebrity Rehab participant Leif Garrett said that before his time on the show with Dr. Drew Pinsky, he was sober but producers asked him to use on camera, so he did. And first-season participant Jeff Conway said producers asked him to lie and create drama
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Leif Garrett says Celebrity Rehab producers asked him to use when he was sober
The year’s end is upon us, and although the transition from today to tomorrow won’t really be noticeable in any other meaningful way, the change from one number to the next prompts us to be nostalgic.
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The year in reality TV, 2010
TV News: ABC’s ‘Modern,’ ‘Grey’s’ most heavily played back on DVRs — For better or worse — and there are good arguments both ways — the DVR has forever changed the primetime economic model.

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Primetime time-shifting on rise
TV News: Laffer is first multicamera comedy to get nom in five years — If anything, the Hollywood Foreign Press is willing to revisit old agendas.

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‘Big Bang’ lands HFPA love
TV News: Says TV critics, not industry, should vote for Emmys — As a onetime member of the TV Academy’s board of governors, “Rescue Me” exec producer Peter Tolan made a case for tossing out the org’s Emmy-voting process.

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Peter Tolan irreverent at HRTS Hitmakers luncheon
TV News: HRTS moderator trashes Golden Globes, tweaks Nick — As a one-time member of the TV Academy’s Board of Governors, “Rescue Me” exec producer Peter Tolan made a case for tossing out the org’s Emmy voting process.

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Tolan: Let critics choose the Emmys
Top Chef All Stars may have just been perfectly cast. I’ve long been resistant to all-star seasons, but watching the great 75-minute debut last night, it stood out as a corollary to the rule, and that’s in large part due to the cast, which is a perfect mix of old and new, heroes and villains. Jane Lipsitz and Dan Cutforth’s Magical Elves rock this genre for a reason: they are excellent producers and have a..
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Top Chef All-Stars: the best all-star cast ever
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TV News: An unbiased insider’s guide to ‘the glamour beat’ — On paper it looks like a dream job. The reality? A slightly different story.

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Diary of a junket junkie
In the wake of the error on an The Amazing Race task that affected multiple teams and led to the elimination of a speed bump task for the team saved by the non-elimination leg, some viewers noticed the disclaimer that appears at the very end of the credits. It says, “Some teams may have received time penalties or credits in accordance with the rules,” but it is not new. It has been there for years,..
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Amazing Race time penalties and credits explained