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Tag Archives: reality TV
The True Story Behind One of Television’s Greatest Frauds
Quiz (2020) It strikes me as ironic that the date that the original TV show taping was exactly two days before Nine-Eleven. (And I was still in Canada, not getting back to the UK until the following Friday.) Makes me … Continue reading
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Tagged 9-11, astrology, fraud, game show, hidden truth, reality TV, television, United Kingdom
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Music as a Shortcut to Our Souls
The Sun on Season Four of “The Masked Singer” There’s one week to go before the last three contestants are unmasked and the winner is announced. To be sure, it’s a very strange and almost demonic, program, but it has … Continue reading
Happy (Belated) 40th Birthday Wishes!
Kim Kardashian (October 21, 1980) Do you think this is the real reason for my dream two nights ago? I wasn’t aware of her birth date, so it wasn’t something conscious in me of knowledge of her 40th birthday. Anyway, … Continue reading
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Tagged astrology, influencers, marriage, mythology, popularity, reality TV, social media, television
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Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad…
In the Search for Fame and Fortune Three reality TV shows featuring singing contestants concluded their latest seasons during the same week. The finalists were stacked in favour of the boys (at a rate of four-to-one) in each show. Two … Continue reading
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Tagged battle of the sexes, reality TV, singing contests, winners
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will.i.am: Positively Brilliant
Songland – Series One, Episode Two Ok. Now I get it. All it took was watching will.i.am perform his magic to show me how brilliant he is, and how phenomenal this program could become. There were four songs to choose … Continue reading
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Tagged music, positive thinking, reality TV, songwriter, television
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The Reverse “Launch”
Songland There’s a ‘new’ reality TV show in town. It promises to match songwriters with recording stars, with an instant ‘launch’ on iTunes after the show airs. Now where have I heard that one before? Last night’s premiere had John … Continue reading
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Tagged music, NBC, reality TV, singers, songwriter, television
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And the Winner is:
The Voice (Season 16) This is the post I intended to write last Wednesday after the finale. My premise was to compare the results (and subsequent celebrations) to American Idol which had its finale last Sunday. Because the winner was … Continue reading
Tracking Down a TV Jingle
Bondi Vet This is a long-time running reality TV show from Australia. We get a double-dose of it every weekday on the CBC in the late afternoon. The opening song is infectious: “You make my world a better place: I … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, CBC, music, reality TV, research, television
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Do You Believe in Magic?
Shin Lim wins AGT: The Champions Well, the magic I believe in is not prestidigitation. Shin Lim is definitely a smoke and mirrors type of magician, one who makes you wonder ‘how did he do that?’ Of all the (worldwide) … Continue reading
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Tagged AGT, champions, competition, magic, reality TV
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The Lucky Ones: a manufactured hit
The Launch A new television reality show was launched last night. Initially I wasn’t going to write about it, but the process of selecting a singer and matching the week’s chosen song to their recorded and live performances in … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, Canadian, music, native canadians, reality TV, television
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