Reality TV News

by Gina Scarpa

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Several contestants have made an impression, good and bad, on both Jason and the viewers on ABC's The Bachelor this season.  It seems, though, that no one has had as big of an impact as Stephanie Hogan, the single mom from Alabama.  A few years ago, Stephanie tragically lost her husband in a plane crash and was left to raise a daughter who was just 10 weeks old.  This year, she felt it was time to find love again and

 
by Gina Scarpa
 
On this week’s episode of The Real World: Brooklyn, it’s time for yet another cast member to begin pursuing his or her dream.  The latest to go after what he wants is Chet, who is looking to become the next big television host.  His ultimate goal is to become the host of MTV’s TRL so imagine his surprise when he found out that the show had been cancelled.  In the meantime, he’s been doing pulling hosting duty for the website FriendsOrEnemies.com, interviewing up and coming bands like Hey Monday and established

 

Ghost Hunters International (GHI), “Buried Alive”

Dragsholm Castle – Dragsholm, Denmark
This 13th Century Castle doesn’t carry the look of the castle most people think of but it certainly carries the creepiness one would expect. While renovating one of the rooms of the castle in 1912, workers found the skeleton of what turned about to be a woman.  This woman turned out to be a daughter of one of the past families, who was buried in the wall after the family found out she had been impregnated by one of

By Mary Cavaliere

100,000 contestants auditioned for this season of American Idol but only 147 made it to Hollywood, namely the Kodak Theater, to continue the competition.  They were graced with hair and make-up experts and were also provided vocal coaching and a bit of mentoring from music legend Barry Manilow.  Unfortunately none of this really prepared them for the next round of auditions and many had to endure their dreams crashing down around them.

Contestants were presented to the judges in groups of eight.  They were allowed to sing

By Arthur Perkins

Tonight was very interesting, with Top Chef 5 down to 5 chefs after the Elimination Challenge and Judges Table axed one. The Guest Judge was the fabulous Eric Ripert of Le Bernardin restaurant, generally regarded as the finest seafood chef in the U.S. and probably the world. During the Elimination Challenge as the competing chefs were having problems, Padma made the statement that Ripert is "the Top Chef." He has taken refined cuisine to the maximum, going for very subtle flavors and balance of ingredients.
 
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