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Does Getting to Know the Contestants Make You Care About Miss America?
Last Friday, TLC premiered a new reality series called Miss America: Countdown to the Crown that follows 52 pageant queens vying for this year's Miss America crown (they did something similar last year).
Each week audiences can tune in to watch the ladies live together on an ocean cruise liner and go through various challenges that are apparently meant to prepare them for the big competition on Jan. 24.
TV Tonight: Miss America: Reality Check
When TLC got the rights to air Miss America, it wanted to reinvigorate the tired pageant. And it's starting tonight, with a reality show whipping this year's 52 contestants into shape.
Miss America: Reality Check puts the contestants under one roof for four weeks and asks them to complete a series of challenges.
Buzz News Roundup, 12/5
- The Hollywood Reporter has news that Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch, and James Franco have joined Sean Penn for the Harvey Milk biopic, Milk.
- The stage musical version of Mary Poppins will begin its U.S. tour in Chicago during the spring of 2009, writes Variety.
- Michael Urie of Ugly Betty will host a Miss America special on TLC starting in January; details are at The Futon Critic.
- E! Online has news about the tour John C.
Will You Watch Miss America on TLC?
The Miss America Pageant is homeless no more. Dropped by ABC in 2004, then by Country Music Television this year, the pageant finally found a TV partner this week in TLC. The network inked a deal to air the pageant through 2010, along with a reality series preceding the 2008 pageant that will follow the preparations of the 52 contestants.
Buzz News Roundup, 3/30
- PopSugar reports on Bono's new British knighthood, while NME tells us that U2 is working on a new album.
- Spider-Man 3 will open in China one day before it's released in the U.S., says the Hollywood Reporter.
- The Miss America pageant is without a TV home again, writes Zap2it.
- Puzzling Variety news of the week: Helen Mirren will star in the National Treasure sequel.
- The Futon Critic sorts through Fox's scheduling changes, including a split-up season for "Drive" and a new time slot for "King of the Hill."
- Billboard has the dates of the Dave Matthews Band summer tour.
- The Hollywood Reporter writes that David O. Russell will direct Sammy's Hill, based on Kristin Gore's novel.
- The writer credited with turning "Desperate Housewives" around is leaving the show, Variety reports.
Sugar Bits - The Police To Perform at Grammys!
- The Police are reuniting in LA for this year's Grammys fueling rumors that they are also planning a reunion tour. Woohoo! - Reuters
- Lance Armstrong is reportedly seeing socialite designer Tory Burch after he read about her in Vanity Fair and arranged to meet her.
Trump And Miss USA Sittin' In A Tree...
...K-I-S-S-I-N-G. Not really. But they made an appearance together at a press conference to try to explain away all of Tara's crowning achievements in the areas of drug, alcohol, and partying abuse since taking the throne.
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Should Miss America Tara Conner Be Dethroned?
Controversy over at the ultra-modern Miss America pageant. Word has it that by the time this posts, Tara Conner will have been dethroned for underage drinking, testing positive for cocaine, French-kissing Miss Teen USA, and being a general crazy-ass party girl. What do you think?
Link Time! GMA Cancels Adam Lambert Appearance
- Good Morning America pulls the plug on Adam Lambert's scheduled performance — TV Squad
- Check out Taylor Lautner's Rolling Stone cover— hot! — PopSugar
- Missed Lady Gaga on Leno? Here's the video — Best Week Ever
- Nick Lachey to host The Sing-Off, a four-night reality competition series on NBC — People
- ABC shuts down production on FlashForward for now — Ausiello Files
- Psych gets renewed for a fifth season on USA — Inside TV
- Words you thought you'd never hear: Mariah Carey is receiving an acting award — Moviefone
- John Travolta's 10 best movies — Rotten Tomatoes
- Dreamworks signs off on Real Steel movie with Hugh Jackman in the lead — MTV Movies Blog
- Joss Whedon is being honored with the 2010 Vanguard Award from the Producers Guild of America — HitFix
Bra-Burning Never Happened!
Jessica Valenti, founder and editor of Feministing, recently told the New York Times Sunday Magazine bra-burning is a myth. This I did not know! She said:
"Bra-burning never happened.
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