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Reality TV Update: Step It Up soars, Secret Talents bores

April 10 . 2008 – 4.29 pm

The A.P. is reporting today that after airing just one episode, CBS is pulling the plug on “Secret Talents of the Stars” and while I didn’t catch the opener, I wasn’t the only one. Only 4.6 million did, and according to the AP story, “thousands tuned away as the hour continued.” I can’t say I’m surprised. For some reason, despite having genuine names like Clint Black, Mya, and George Takei, I wasn’t the least bit interested in tuning in. I suspect that it has something to do with the bajilion reality shows we’ve been forced to endure while the writers’ strike sucked the life out of TV. Obvious joke in 3…2…1: I guess their talents will just have to remain secret.

Miguel from Step Up and DanceOn the other (good) end of the doesn’t-suck spectrum was Bravo’s “Step It Up and Dance.” Say what you will about the gays, but you HAVE to agree that they generally make for good TV (see: Project Runway), and SIUAD has got a (nother) gregarious gaggle of them on their hands.

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You’re either in…or you’re moved to a channel with awesomely bad made for TV movies only your mom watches

April 7 . 2008 – 6.56 pm

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You can expect something different out of the sixth season of “Project Runway” premiering in November 2008 — a move to the most estrogen laced network on television where it’s always that time of the month. Lifetime.

Out will be guest judges like Victoria Beckham. In will be guest judges Meredith Baxter-Birney, Kellie Martin, and Joanna Kerns for the finale. I may have made that part up, but with Lifetime, it’s a possibility.

In a totally unexpected move, Lifetime Television has purchased “Project Runway” from The Weinstein Company and will begin airing the show in its sixth season.

Not on board with this is NBC (Bravo’s parent company) who has now filed suit with TWC for not being granted right of first refusal for future cycles of the show after their original contract runs out.

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Project Runway finale was fiercetastic!

March 11 . 2008 – 12.44 am

Christian SirianoIf you didn’t Watch What Happened on the Project Runway Finale, fear not - as usual Bravo will be replaying it ad infinitum for the next week or so, and let me tell you, it’s worth Tivo-ing.

Since everyone’s favorite lovable occasional cross-dresser Chris March and his human hair-inspired collection was voted off last week, I wasn’t sure if there were going to be any surprises in last night’s runway finale, but I was pleasantly surprised.

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