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16 and Pregnant: The Reality Show
On June 11, 2009, MTV debuted a reality show, "16 and Pregnant," which examines the lives of expecting teen mothers and the issues they face including gossip, marriage, adoption and financial problems. Each episode focuses on one girl, who is in ...
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MTV Exploiting Pregnant Teens?
Pregnant teens are new reality show stars. Image: sxc.hu
Back in December, an MTV executive promised viewers a kinder, gentler MTV. The network responsible for such gems as the vapid pseudo-reality show "The Hills" and the nauseating "My Super ...
Jon and Kate Set The Record Straight
In real life, if a couple is having marital problems, they might seek help from a counselor. Or friends. Or just take some time to talk. But in the world of reality TV, they call their publicist. Jon and Kate Gosselin want people to know that ...
Reality Shows Kids Watch
With so much unscripted programming on television these days, you might wonder who's watching it. Turns out the answer is: Our kids! Surprise, surprise. A lot of reality shows are being enjoyed by children as young as 7 or 8 years old. Here are ...
Angie Everhart Looking to Profit From Pregnancy
Remember Angie Everhart? The smoking hot supermodel turned actress turned Sly Stallone arm candy? Well, she's back and she would very much like to have your attention. Word on the street (and by street, I mean Perez Hilton) is that the 39-year-old ...
Supernanny not so super says childcare expert
Not everyone loves Nanny Jo, the british star of the series Supernanny. On the show, Jo Frost shows up to help some hapless family with discipline, scheduling, and whatever other issues they might have. Not everyone thinks so highly of the Supernanny ...
Duggars to get reality show
Move over "John & Kate Plus 8." You ain't got nothin' on the Duggar family. For those of you unfamiliar with the Duggars (as I was), they're a family of nineteen, seventeen of which are the children. And now, according to reports, they're being ...The Baby Borrowers fights teen pregnancy
Lately I have been a little concerned about what seems to me to be the mainstreaming of teen pregnancy. Maybe it's just me, but movies like Juno and television shows like The Secret Life of the American Teenager make getting pregnant in high school ...
Gordon Ramsay has interesting advice on getting kids to eat vegetables
I'm sure by now you've heard of Gordon Ramsay. He's the British head chef and star of television's reality show "Hell's Kitchen." He's also something of a world-class chef, from what I understood. From what I understand now, he's also a father. And ...
Does Joe Simpson want to ruin Ashlee's marriage, too?
There are many who believe that the marriage of Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey was doomed the moment they let a camera crew into their home. During a time when most young couples are quietly and privately settling into their newly acquired domestic ...Single moms looking for love
There is a new reality show coming that is sure to appeal to many of the more than 10 million single mothers in the United States. Single Moms, debuting this June on TLC, takes a look at what it is like for a single woman raising kids to find love ...Denise Richards on teaching by example
Denise Richards says that she made the decision to include her two young daughters in her new reality show after considering what people would say about her. "I'm in a no-win situation," she explains. "If I don't have my children in my show, then ...Rock star's kids get a shot at fame
For every celebrity who would happily allow cameras into their homes to document their personal lives, there are many more who wouldn't. These famous people kept their private lives private and their children grew up relatively anonymous. But just ...











