Subject: Reality Shows

• Idol Weirdness

  April 23, 2007

• The New Black

  Clothes to the edge in Scottsdale

  July 19, 2007

• For Shwayze, life imitates art imitating reality

  September 18, 2008

• Fox Reality Channel to Air Lame Arpaio Reality Show in December.

  Anything to get the boob on the boob tube, eh, Joe? Say you're sick of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's aged, authoritarian blowhole? So much so that the mere sight of his flaccid turkey neck and oily pate causes the sudden need to blow chunks and an insatiable desire to kick a puppy in the nads? Well, the nudniks over at the Fox Reality Channel are eager to bottle that Joe fatigue and sell it to an unsuspecting nation, with their latest dumbass reality series Smile...You're Under Arrest! This surefire

  November 13, 2008

• Next Week: Digestif Hosts Top Chef Stephanie Izard

  The torturous thing about watching Bravo's Top Chef is that it tends to leave viewers with insatiable cravings for food that only exists in TV land. You watch the chefs hustle to create a dish, you cheer them on... and then, you go to bed very, very hungry. So here's your chance to actually eat the fine creations of Top Chef winner Stephanie Izard -- a Scottsdale Culinary Institute grad -- instead of simply drooling at the thought of it. Apparently Izard hit it off with the folks at Digest

  December 12, 2008

• Kansas City American Idol Auditions Have Good, Bad and Ugly

  Tears, screaming and screeches - oh my! Wednesday's American Idol auditions, which were held in Kansas City, home of last season's Idol winner David Cook, had all of these things along with dozens of snarky comments from judge Simon Cowell.While one of our favorite moments took place in the beginning of the show when Cowell told Idol hopeful Chelsea Marquardt that she sounded "like a cat jumping off the Empire State Building and the sound it would make before it hit the floor," many more follo

  January 14, 2009

• Cardinals' Game Day Concerts: A Look Back at the Season

  For someone like me, who is an Arizona Cardinals season ticket holder, this season has far exceeding any expectations I had for the team heading into September. Not to toot my horn or anything, but after watching the Cardinals dismantle the playoff-caliber Miami Dolphins in the home opener, I said that the Cards will make the playoffs, hardly expecting them to catch lightning in a bottle and make it all the way to Tampa for the Super Bowl. What does any of this have to do with music? Well, Card

  January 22, 2009

• Pamela Gorman, State Senator: Keep Your Cameras Away From My Stinkin' Restroom Breaks

    "Fan photo" From Pamela Gorman's Facebook SiteOur esteemed state lawmakers should not be fodder for over-eager journalists who want to follow them around as if the Legislature was a reality show, says Pamela Gorman (pictured), a Republican state senator from Anthem. In an East Valley Tribune article by Howard Fischer about the senate's upcoming media kick-out, Gorman pulls out a gritty witicism while defending the "practice" of chatting with other Republican lawmakers away fro

  March 17, 2009

• Joe Arpaio's Taxpayer-Funded Reality Show Skewered by the Rep's Richard Ruelas

  screenshot from, "Smile...You're Under Arrest!" MCSO says it has no record of these deputies and others who worked the Fox Reality show... Props to the Arizona Republic's Richard Ruelas for looking into Sheriff Joe's Fox Reality show boondoggle, Smile...You're Under Arrest! Ruelas, a former Rep columnist whose byline is far too infrequent these days, sought to find out just how much Joe's lame-o reality show cost Maricopa County. Alas, the MCSO stonewalled him on a key piece of info, the

  March 29, 2009

• American Idol: Why I’ll Never Watch It Again

  February 5, 2009

• Chef Stephanie Izard

  December 11, 2008

• "Big in Scottsdale" feat. Christopher "Big Black" Boykin

  October 30, 2008

• Top Chef: The Tour

  July 24, 2008

• Gonna Make You Sweet

  July 3, 2008

• Fair Deal

  April 3, 2008

• "Chado Ralph Rucci": an exhibition of haute fashion at Phoenix Art Museum

  April 3, 2008

• Floyd "Money" Mayweather Presents: "Dancing With the Stars"

  January 31, 2008

• Pretty Poison

  Doofus dumper shows off her skillz

  January 17, 2008

• After Shock

  December 13, 2007

• Fuel

  December 6, 2007

• Metro Retro

  Phoenix changes its tune for hip design showcase

  October 11, 2007

• Miranda Writes of Wrongs

  Like any other kick-ass Texas girl

  September 6, 2007

• Royal Flush

  February 15, 2007

• The O Show

  Look out above

  September 28, 2006

• Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood

  And your point would be. . . ?

  June 15, 2006

• Idol Cafe

  Just let them sing? What a concept!

  June 2, 2005

• The Muffs

  August 5, 2004

• Whores Truly

  July 8, 2004

• Pallin' Around

  Willie Nelson brings his buddies on tour

  November 27, 2003

• Buddy Jewell

  He's not just a friend, he's a buddy

  September 18, 2003

• Reality Schmeality

  Former Phoenicians amp up the reality TV biz with Joe Schmoe

  September 18, 2003

• Reality Patsy

  Hee Haw meets Survivor, and Phoenix Patsy Cline impersonator Tasha Valentine is caught in the middle

  March 27, 2003

• 'Idols Live' tour to Hit Glendale

  If you've been trolling the streets of Scottsdale in the hopes of bumping into hometown American Idol also-ran Scott MacIntyre, at the very least now you know where to find him July 20. MacIntyre, along with the other eight runners-up and whoever the Idol winner ends up being (cough--Adam Labert--cough), will swing by Glendale's Jobing.com Arena as a stop on their 50-city tour. Whip out your coveted Kris Allen coin purse, kiddies--tickets, which go on sale Saturday, start at $40.50.

  May 5, 2009

• Red Light District Costume Ball

  May 14, 2009

• Open Casting in PHX for Next Food Network Star

  The Food Network has certainly found its fair share of TV fodder from Valley restaurants; will it find a future TV personality here, too? Maybe so -- the popular reality series The Next Food Network Star is coming to town July 8 for an open casting for its 2010 season. "We are looking for people who are full of life, passionate about cooking, and knowledgeable about food to meet us in person at our open casting call," says casting assistant Nivale Lightfoot. "Please help us spread the w

  June 22, 2009

• Winged Victory

  July 23, 2009

• Saturated Phat

  July 30, 2009

• Winged Victory

  July 30, 2009

• ABC's The Bachelor Comes to Phoenix Looking for Local Ladies

  www.wildsound.com​Looking for love in all the wrong places? Here's one more.The producers of ABC's The Bachelor will be holding open casting calls this week, right here in the Valley.On Thursday at 5 p.m., single ladies can audition to win the heart of an undisclosed bachelor, and duke it out with a collection of women from across the country for his affection.The auditions will be held at Intercontinental Montelucia Resort and Spa in Paradise Valley, but producers warn that if you're on

  August 4, 2009

• Winged Victory

  August 6, 2009

• Winged Victory

  August 13, 2009

• "Supernanny" Producers to Hold Casting Call at Phoenix Zoo

  Wikimedia Commons "Supernanny" Jo Frost​Are your children unruly? Do they yell at the dinner table, shove each other in the hallway, or refuse to speak to you? Maybe you've got a house full of active kids and can't keep up the pace. Well, Phoenix parents, get ready: if you're feeling overwhelmed, British "Supernanny" Jo Frost might come to your rescue, and capture the whole intervention for national TV.Johnny Beechler, Casting Producer for the ABC television series Supernanny, is lookin

  August 28, 2009

• Jordin Sparks To Appear At Phoenix Fundraiser

  ​The big Ellen DeGeneres announcement has American Idol fans abuzz well in advance of the show's premiere. If you're starting to get excited you may want to check out an upcoming benefit to help children who are victims of sexual abuse which American Idol Jordin Sparks hosts. Sounds like a real party too: "This Red Carpet evening begins with a special cocktail reception with Jordin Sparks and other celebrities, followed by a silent auction, paddle raisers and raffle." Yup, Jordin Sparks and p

  September 10, 2009

• Winged Victory

  September 17, 2009

• Grease

  October 15, 2009

• Antique Roadshow

  October 22, 2009

• Alice Cooper Schedules Christmas Pudding 2009: Warrant, Lita Ford, Dee Snider Coming

  ​Phoenix-based shock rock icon Alice Cooper has scheduled his ninth annual holiday show, Christmas Pudding. The Christmas-themed variety show is a blend of comedy, music, and dance and will take place on Friday, December 18 at Dodge Theatre.This year's acts has a heavily hair-metal bent. Besides Alice Cooper and fellow Valley-dwellers Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers, the show has Warrant, Dee Snider from Twisted Sister, and Lita Ford.Former TV personality and current Celebrity Theatre announ

  October 30, 2009

• Calling All Fatties: New Weight Loss Reality Show Looking For Valley Participants

  www.ebaumsworld.com​If there is one thing American's seem to love, it's a reality show. If there are two things, they are reality shows and fat people.A new weight loss show is coming to the Valley this weekend to try and find the next flab to fitness story to feature in one of its episodes.The show has a working title called "Obese" and looks to chronicle a person's year long journey to slim down.

  November 9, 2009

• The Bookworm Turns

  November 12, 2009

• MC Hammer Is Working All the Angles

  November 19, 2009