SoCal lifeguards might soon be found basking in the limelight in a new reality television show on the Weather Channel. "Southern California Lifeguards" would showcase 13 episodes, featuring lifeguards from Long Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach and San Diego. Though perhaps the last thing television needs is another reality flub, this show would not offer the typical shallow drama of most candidates in its pool. more ›

After appearing on MTV's Reality Show "True Life," Domaine Javier - a transgender woman - was expelled from her nursing program at California Baptist University (CBU) in Riverside. The 24-year-old student revealed on the show that she is biologically male, inciting a major roadblock in her career path. more ›

There is nothing more entertaining than spending some time at your local Department of Motor Vehicles field office, right? Those friendly faces behind the counter, the racks of uncomplicated paperwork, the fun-to-wait in lines...it's all something worth chronicling for the ages. Now a new reality show will show viewers what it's really like to work at the California DMV says Entertainment Weekly. more ›

The concept of reality jurisdiction was a controversial one during the recent writers strike. The idea was divisive, even amongst WGA members who debated how much, if any, reality television should be covered by the union. When the WGA announced it was abandoning its fight for reality rights during the negotiations, it did so with the caveat that the Guild would aggressively pursue authority on reality projects once the strike was over. more ›

Fear not, fans of Posh and Becks, the high-profile pair are not going to be packing up and heading out of our fair city, as rumors have been circulating. more ›

My asshole has been clenched in anticipation since October 18, 2006 for the fourth season of the Bravo hit show Project Runway. On that Wednesday evening, I was at a Project Runway finale viewing party my friend threw at her apartment in West LA watching local designer and Cosa Nostra founder Jeffrey Sebelia win the whole kit and caboodle. Starting tomorrow there will be 15 brand new contestants vying for: An editorial feature in... more ›

Remember when you were a very little kid and someone else was in charge of getting you to eat? They'd sit immediately in front of you within arms' reach, and scoop up a manageable bite of whatever was on the bland and pureed menu and aim it at your mouth, and when it was perhaps a tougher task to get you to open wide and chew and swallow the spoon became a space ship or... more ›

We need more movies like . While it may only make complete sense to its creator, John August, there's enough in it to puzzle and delight that I recommend it without reservation. It raises and (sort of) answers questions about the nature of existence, the multiplicity of universes and the role of a Creator in both. It features one of the best performances of the year by--of all people--Ryan Reynolds and heralds the arrival of noted screenwriter August as a distinct and welcome directorial voice. more ›

I had been looking forward to settling in on my comfy couch in some comfy only-wear-around-the-house clothes with some snack foods and my television-watching co-conspirator to watch the season finale of Fox's Hell's Kitchen for a couple of weeks now. I say "couple" of weeks because those programming devils split the finale into two parts and unecessarily stretched the drama over two of my Monday nights for an hour apiece. But instead of seeing... more ›

Known around the office as the "Bullshit Twins," according to the company’s blog, called the The WoW Report, Moye (24) and Steven (26) must have vivid social lives and fertile imaginations after constant exposure to the shenanigans that must take place in the Wow production offices on a daily basis ( at least as depicted on the company's ever present office Webcam). more ›

What does a man like this do for an encore? Why get into reality television, of course. Following the "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" school of philosophy, Kelly has joined forces with the creators of such sterling entertainment as "The Surreal Life" and "Blind Date" to produce a reality show called "The Law Firm". more ›

Reality TV has been such a popular discussion topic of late on LAist comment boards, and in the culture at-large, that it behooved us, as typical jaded Angelenos, to get the straight dope on the "reality" of un-scripted television. more ›

Can you imagine if the host of the Grammys used his monologue to gripe about the popularity of rap music and how it was crowding the kind of music liked off the charts? Or what if the host of the Oscars blurted out, "You know what? Sound effects editing is for hacks!" Well, what Garry Shandling did to reality television as the host of the Emmys last night was no different. more ›