MTV Taps Simpson For Ashlee Reality Series
MTV announces a six episode reality show following Ashlee Simpson, Jessica’s sister, as she records her first album with Geffen Records. The program tracks band auditions and personal life while airing this summer. Also notes CBS Big Brother summer casting and Reality Cares Foundation events led by reality TV figures to support HIV AIDS research.
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ABC Producer Quits Primetime Thursday News Show
New York AP report states ABC executive producer David Doss has quit Primetime Thursday. Robert Lange interim replacement and Doss left by mutual agreement amid a contract dispute. Sawyer hosted program with flat ratings.
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Sugar Ray joins NBC reality boxing series The Contender
Sugar Ray Leonard has joined NBC reality series The Contender as star and mentor. He will train and advise 16 aspiring fighters competing for a pro boxing career. Executives Mark Burnett Sylvester Stallone and Jeffrey Katzenberg praise the champion's impact on the show.
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Chubby Checker Protests Outside Hall of Fame Induction
Chubby Checker, maker of The Twist, stages a lighthearted protest outside Manhattan induction festivities after criticizing the Rock Hall for insufficient airplay of The Twist and his newer material. He says induction is not essential but wants a museum photo. his Limbo Rock Remixes rise on charts while he laments radio neglect.
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Bush's Brain shines light on Karl Rove in film
At the South by Southwest festival a documentary on Karl Rove portrays him as the driving force behind the Bush administration. The film opens with a joke about Rove’s obscurity and aims to reveal his pivotal role, while Rove declined to comment and sent a lengthy email to The Dallas Morning News after reading an advance copy of the related book.
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Lifeline game review lingers on talk not action
A critical take on Lifeline decrying its voice control mechanic. It notes a sci fi Christmas Eve premise aboard a Japan Space Line hotel attacked by aliens, with Rio the brigged waitress armed but poorly responsive. The reviewer calls the concept flawed and the gameplay frustrating.
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