A few years back, I used to write recaps of reality shows for a showbiz site. One of the hardest to sit through without gagging was Donald Trump’s‘Celebrity Apprentice.’
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Roxanne Tellier – The Fall of Man
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags 'sorry not sorry', . Binders Full of Women, “Let Women Die Bill”, Big Tobacco, Bill Clinton, Bill Maher, Bob Segarini, Celebrity Apprentice, climate change, DBAWIS, Democrats., Donald Trump, equal pay legislation, GOP stands for Grab Our Pussies., Hillary Clinton. stereotypes, Indiana, John Kasich, LGBTQ, Megyn Kelly, Mike Pence, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, President Obama, Real Time, Reality TV, Reince Priebus, Republicans, Roxanne Tellier, Sodom and Gomorrah, The Fall of Man, the Violence Against Women Act, zombie apocalypse on October 9, 2016 by segariniJAIMIE VERNON – AMERICAN IDLE
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags American Idol, beauty pageant, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music, Carrie Underwood, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Jaimie Vernon, Jamie Dart, music business, napster, Reality TV, record label, Ryan Seacrest, The Voice, William Hung on April 16, 2016 by segarini
Goodbye American Idol. Your reign of mediocrity shall not be mourned. You were what’s wrong with the music business. I say good day. It was about creating brands – all attached, umbilically, to the Idol brand. We now have a generation of karaoke singers who believe all that it takes to make it is get up on stage and emote. You know that ongoing echo chamber of complaints from music lovers who say “How come new music sucks?” It started right here with Simon Cowell’s vacuous talent extrusion procedural.
JAIMIE VERNON – A GREAT LONG GAME
Posted in Opinion with tags "A Great Long Game", "Bloom", "Still Here Inside", blue sky, Bob Segarini, Bruce Jenner, Canadian Music, Chris Jenner, Cold chisel, DBAWIS, Dee McNeil, Diane Sawyer, Don't Believe a Word I Say, duo, gay pride, gender re-assignment, hetero, Jaimie Vernon, Kris + Dee, Kris Abbott, laundry, lesbians, LGBT, music reviews, Reality TV, reptilian brain, same-sex marriage, sex change, Super Folk, the Kardashians, The Pursuit of Happiness, yoga pants on May 2, 2015 by segarini
This past week over 16 million people watched former Olympic medalist Bruce Jenner ‘come out’ (air quote theirs, not mine) on national television to answer questions about his gender transitioning from male to female – an issue that has been the subject of salacious tabloid fodder ever since Jenner’s public profile was reignited as the husband of Kardashian matriarch Chris Jenner.
Roxanne Tellier – The Eye of the BeHearer
Posted in Opinion with tags Aerosmith, Andrew W.K., anti-bullying, ‘mean girls’. Britain, Billy Squier, Bob Segarini, Canada, Cassandra Fairbanks, Celebrity Big Brother (UK.), DBAWIS, Deion Sanders, Diana Ross, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Ellie Goulding, Elvis, GoFundMe, Graham Norton Show, Guy Ritchie, Image overruled sound, Jean Claude Van Damme, Katie Hopkins, Kelly Clarkson, Kenny Ortega, LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, Madonna, MC Hammer, Michael Jackson, Moby, MTV, Much Music, OzzyOsbourne, Pharrell Williams, Photoshop, Police Academy, Reality TV, Roxanne Tellier, Run DMC, Sean from London, selfies, Tackleberry, The Buggles, The Osbournes, The Payolas, The Real World, Twitter, Van Halen on March 15, 2015 by segarini
MTV, and then Canada’s own Much Music, changed the musical playing field. Whether you loved it or hated it, suddenly being able to SEE musicians, actually playing, dancing, emoting, in living colour or sepia and in unfortunate eighties fashion choices, and all in the comfort of your own home, impacted on the decades to follow.
Nadia Elkharadly: The Reality of Reality TV
Posted in Opinion with tags Alcohol, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Indie Artists, Indie Music, Kardashians, Nadia Elkharadly, Reality TV, Television, the blue stones, Toronto on May 1, 2013 by segarini
I realized as I sat down to write this column that I’d written two very serious columns back to back. I’m not a very serious person, or at least I try very hard not to be, so, frankly, I figured it was time to tackle a far more inane subject, one that’s near and dear to all of our hearts: Reality Television! I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I’d had a brief brush with that television phenomenon that is sweeping the globe. I won’t go into specifics about the show I did, mostly because it’s kind of embarrassing, but also because if you really want to watch it, it’s not that difficult to find and you, my lovely readers, are surely up to the challenge if your urge to see it is so great.
Roxanne Tellier: Reality Bites
Posted in Opinion with tags Big Brother, Celebrity Apprentice, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Gangnam Style, Glen Peloso, Honey Boo Boo, Jersey Shore, Kardashian, Peter Papapetrou, Queen for A Day, Real Housewives, Reality TV, Renovate My Wardrobe, Roxanne Tellier, Sookie, Survivor, The Biggest Loser on March 10, 2013 by segarini
It’s been said that one should never talk about religion, politics, sex, or money in polite company. I’d like to add another category – Reality TV. And by the way – is there such a thing as ‘polite company’ any more? The mere existence of reality television would seem to beg the question.
After all, we’ve only to watch a few hours of telly to see that the world is a smorgasbord of interests hosted and voiced by the famous, infamous, and wannabe famous. No subject is left unscrutinized; there is truly something for even the most obscure interest, obsession or fantasy.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 