BB8 | After Dark Update (8/31; contains mild spoilers)

After a trying head of household competition last night, everyone in the house scrambled to stay off the nomination block

Zach is head of household

As part of the HoH competition, the house is without hot water for seven more days; And one houseguest received a very special call from home
The nomination ceremony was held today
The veto [...]

Happy Labor Day

Enjoy the holiday weekend. Posting around here will be limited to After Dark Updates, but I’ll be back on Tuesday with plenty of news and analysis.

CBS stands by ‘Kid Nation’

The show is being screened for advertisers in advance of its Sept. 19 debut. “We believe the issues raised about Kid Nation will be resolved when the public sees the first episode,” the network told TV Week in a statement.
Having choked up over the promo on the show’s website (and gotten a better concept of [...]

BB8 | After Dark Update w/ Live Show Notes (8/30; contains spoilers?)

Before the eviction ceremony, Dick picked a fight with Zach in order to rattle him for the Head of Household competition
At the eviction ceremony, Amber was voted out of the house by a vote of 3 to 1, receiving her only vote from Jameka
During the Head of Household comp, the houseguests volunteered to go without [...]

BB8 | Controversy: the name of the game

Just minutes to go before tonight’s live eviction, but first:
AP via CNN on the fights and feuds that are keeping the show hot and getting people talking. “The producers are operating essentially two differently realities,” explains Andy Dehnart from Reality Blurred.
This is definitely an article worth reading, as it explores this season’s biggest controversies, including [...]

WEEDS | What rhymes with ticky?

As in, ticky-tacky. If you guessed wiki, as in the new Weeds Wiki, you’d be correct.

BB8 | After Dark Update (8/29; contains mild spoilers)

Jessica is head of household
Amber and Zach are nominated for eviction
Dick and Daniele had an argument and aren’t speaking at the moment
Eric told Zach today that he really wants Amber out of the house
Tomorrow night is the live eviction ceremony…

‘Kid Nation’ doomed?

It’s starting to look like the show will be felled by its bad press before it even airs. There are too many articles, reports and indictments to even begin linking to, but you can put Kid Nation into Google News and get an idea of what I’m talking about.
I’m still curious to see if the [...]

TALK | Whoopi preps for her ‘View’ debut

Whoopi Goldberg officially joins the ladies of The View this Tuesday, Sept. 4. But you can see a picture of her with the cast this very second!
The first guest for the new season is none other than Danny DeVito, who made an infamous drunken appearance on the show last winter.
So far, it seems like Barbara [...]

DAYTIME | Will Regis retire?

With the 20th season of his popular morning talk show set to kick off Monday, Regis Philbin hints that he may not be around much longer. There are two seasons left on his current contract, and Philbin tells USA Today that he’ll make a decision about his future within the next year.
He’s already been phasing [...]