Tag Archives: Reality TV

October 12, 2011

Season Premiere: Work of Art: The Next Great Artist – “Kitsch Me If You Can”

“Kitsch Me If You Can” October 12th, 2011 As we drew closer to the season premiere of Bravo’s Work of Art, I began to get very nervous. Last summer, I wrote a number of pieces that I think accurately capture … Continue reading →

Back to the (Reality) Future: “Unfinished Business” and “Redemption Island”

Back to the (Reality) Future: The Amazing Race and Survivor February 20th, 2011 Watching the Survivor: Redemption Island premiere, I listened to Jeff Probst with a certain degree of skepticism. His argument was that Rob and Russell both had their … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Analysis, Australia, Flight Time and Big Easy, Francesca, Globetrotters, Head Down and Hold On, Jeff Probst, Jet and Cord, Kris and Amanda, Kristina, Margie and Luke, Narrative, Phil Keoghan, Philip, Premiere, Reality TV, Redemption Island, Review, Roadblock, Rob, Russell, Sharks, Survivor: Redemption Island, Television, TV, Unfinished Business, Zev and Justin

December 12, 2010

Making History: The Amazing (and Reductive) Race for an All-Female Winner

Making History: The Race for an All-Female Winner December 12th, 2010 Tonight, there is a 2 in 3 chance of history being made on The Amazing Race. For a show in its seventeenth season, it sorts of seems like it … Continue reading →

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Tagged as All-Female Team, Analysis, Brook and Claire, CBS, Dustin and Kandice, Finish Line, History, Jill and Thomas, Nat and Kat, Phil Keoghan, Preview, Reality TV, Season 17, Season Finale, Television, TV, Who Won the Amazing Race?

September 26, 2010

Season Premiere: The Amazing Race, Watermelons, and the Loss(?) of Uncertainty

“They Don’t Call the The Amazing Race For Nothin’!” September 26th, 2010 Earlier this month, CBS gave away what I would technically consider a spoiler: they released a video of two contestants completing a Roadblock which was fairly clearly taking … Continue reading →

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September 16, 2010

Jimmy Johnson vs. Survivor: Notoreity and Narrative in Nicaragua

“Young At Heart” September 15th, 2010 The biggest challenge for a reality series like Survivor is finding a way to make things interesting in the beginning. The show so heavily relies on characters and their interaction with one another that … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Amputee, Analysis, Casting, CBS, Celebrity, Espada, Fabio, Football, Jeff Probst, Jimmy Johnson, Kelly, La Flor, Nicaragua, Premiere, Ratings, Reality TV, Review, Season 21, Season Premiere, Survivor Nicaragua, Television, Timeslot, TV, Wednesday, Young at Heart

September 15, 2010

Heating Up Leftovers: Top Chef Season 7 Finale

Heating Up Leftovers: Season 7 Finale September 15th, 2010 Technically speaking, every Top Chef finale is meant to stand alone – for the remaining chefs, it all comes down to the meal of their lives. However, for the audience sitting … Continue reading →

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August 11, 2010

Revisiting Cultural Learnings’ Work of Art Trilogy

Revisiting Cultural Learnings’ Work of Art Trilogy August 11th, 2010 Tonight, Bravo’s Work of Art: The Next Great Artist finishes its first season, but unfortunately I won’t be able to cover the finale as a result of some (exciting) personal … Continue reading →

Worked Over: Jaclyn Santos’ Online Reclamation of her Work of Art Narrative

Worked Over: Jaclyn Santos’ Online Reclamation of her Work of Art Narrative August 7th, 2010 In profiling Work of Art contestant Miles Mendenhall, I highlighted how his behavioural multiplicity both serviced and undermined traditional reality show narratives and editing practices; … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Art, Art Info, Blog, Bravo, Editing, Elimination, Exit Interview, Jaclyn, Jaclyn Santos, Miles Mendenhall, Narrative, Reality, Reality TV, Subversion, Twitter, Work of Art

August 5, 2010

Work of Art: The Next Great Artist – “Natural Talents”

“Natural Talents” August 4th, 2010 New York Magazine’s Art Critic Jerry Saltz is aware that Work of Art is less than revered within the art community, a response which Carolina A. Miranda nicely captured at TIME this week. In his … Continue reading →

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August 5, 2010

SYTYCD Season 7′s Top 4: With Great Power Comes Blatant Posturing

Season 7′s Top 4: With Great Power Comes Blatant Posturing August 4th, 2010 Well, America, the power is finally in your hands. I’ve written briefly in the past about how So You Think You Can Dance represents a strange sort … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Reality TV

Season Premiere: Work of Art: The Next Great Artist – “Kitsch Me If You Can”

Back to the (Reality) Future: “Unfinished Business” and “Redemption Island”

Making History: The Amazing (and Reductive) Race for an All-Female Winner

Season Premiere: The Amazing Race, Watermelons, and the Loss(?) of Uncertainty

Jimmy Johnson vs. Survivor: Notoreity and Narrative in Nicaragua

Heating Up Leftovers: Top Chef Season 7 Finale

Revisiting Cultural Learnings’ Work of Art Trilogy

Worked Over: Jaclyn Santos’ Online Reclamation of her Work of Art Narrative

Work of Art: The Next Great Artist – “Natural Talents”

SYTYCD Season 7′s Top 4: With Great Power Comes Blatant Posturing

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