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Who better to teach Kate Gosselin's kids about Alaska than its most famous resident, Sarah Palin? Gosselin and her eight children have traveled to Alaska to meet up with the self-proclaimed "hocky mom" for an episode of new TLC reality show, "Kate Plus 8," reported In Touch Weekly. "Sarah, Kate and the kids will go camping," a source told the mag. Palin's brother, a third-grade teacher, and father, a retired science teacher, will reportedly give hands-on natural history lesson to Gosselin's 9-year-old twins and 6-year-old sextuplets. A mother of five herself, the former vice presidential candidate is said to be...

The videotaped Alaska camping trip between reality star Kate Gosselin and political personality Sarah Palin was a 'nightmare,' a source told the National Enquirer. According to the tabloid, Gosselin lasted just two hours in the woods, before storming off in tears. The story suggests Gosselin acted like a 'diva' upon finding out about the bathroom situation. For the record, Palin pleaded for her to stay.

Levi Johnston and Bristol Palin are already looking to bring outsiders into their upcoming marriage -- in the form of a reality TV crew ... this according to a source very familiar with the negotiations. TMZ has learned the couple has been shopping "multiple reality shows" around town -- some of the ideas involve the couple AND their two-year-old son, Tripp. We're told the leading concept involves all three people -- and will focus on "parenting issues." It's unclear if the show would be based in Alaska ... or if Bristol's mom, Sarah Palin, would be involved in some capacity....

The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea was first adopted in 1914 in response to the Titanic disaster. Along with mandating the number of lifeboats and the notification of a ship's routes, it also dictates that any ship in the area of a distress call will divert to assist that ship.

(Info derived from linked article) Sunderland "reality" show was preplanned before Abby's misadventure: Adventures in Sunderland (Reality TV Show) Distribution Rights: Magnetic Entertainment Exec Producer: Magnetic Entertainment "A family oriented Adventure show, based on the Sunderland Family of Thousand Oaks, CA. We follow the family in their day-to-day lives as shipbuilder Laurence Sunderland and mother/teacher Marianne try to balance work and family." http://www.magneticent.com/html/projects.htm "Magnetic Entertainment" is the sponsor of the ill-fated voyage. (pdf list of sponsors) http://abbysunderland.com/images/sponsors/abby_sponsorship.pdf

LOS ANGELES | Abby Sunderland’s quest to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world was star-crossed from the start, and weather was always the principal villain. Originally scheduled to launch in early December to avoid the chilly winter weather and deadly waves in the Indian Ocean, the California teenager and her team met with delays equipping her boat, Wild Eyes, money shortages and unfriendly hometown weather. When she finally set sail Jan. 23, experienced sailors issued warnings given the late start, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Las Vegas, Nevada(LifeNews.com) -- An Australian documentary maker is coming under fire for his planned reality television show that will feature the auctioning off of young men and women. Bidders in the program will pay for the ability to have sexual relations with people who are confirmed virgins and want to make money selling themselves. Justin Sisley has convinced several people to participate -- mostly women -- in the show that will be shot in Nevada after Australian officials complained.Authorities in Australia said they would charge Sisley with prostitution if the filming went ahead there. Nevada does not prohibit prostitution.The...

A SYDNEY waitress is selling her virginity, with final bidders facing off in a live auction. In a new low in reality-TV, the debauched deal is the brainchild of a filmmaker who plans to turn it into a documentary. Justin Sisely has spent more than a year recruiting male and female virgins willing to auction themselves on camera. However, Sisely faces being charged with prostitution if he goes ahead with the deal on Australian soil. Speaking for the first time since selecting his subjects, Sisely yesterday said he now planned a face-to-face auction in the US state of Nevada -...

Not "Keeping Up with The Palin's"! New show would showcase Alaska. Widespread reports are circulating that Governor Palin is shopping a TV series with the networks in Los Angeles. Many reports have misled the public that this is a reality show about the Palin family.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former "Baywatch" star David Hasselhoff, whose struggles with alcohol abuse were put on vivid display in a 2007 home video, will star in a reality television series this year. Cable network A&E said on Wednesday it had ordered 10 half-hour episodes of the still untitled series about the hunky actor nicknamed "The Hoff." Hasselhoff, 57, quit his job as a judge on "America's Got Talent" earlier this month after four years. The new series will focus on Hasselhoff's business ventures and his role as a divorced father trying to guide his teenage daughters as they look...

Against the backdrop of the political insanity of the first decade of the 21st century, one would expect that most would have been eager for escapism and fantasy in their entertainment. However, “reality tv” became a national obsession as well as a vehicle for those with a desire to obtain a moment’s celebrity. Andy Warhol was more than generous when he predicted that everyone would get 15 minutes of fame. Inflation has obviously taken its toll since it appears we have a huge supply of those hungering for fame for only 15 seconds rather than the full 15 minutes, predicted...

The Editors of The Fashion Time Magazine on a constant search for celebrities boldly expressing an award-winning elan and couture gravitated towards… Nicole Richie, who attended House of Harlow 1960 Holiday Collection Launch in LA.

The father of Colorado's so-called Balloon Boy may not have gotten his reality TV scheme off the ground, but Richard Heene is at least getting his own action figure. Connecticut-based toymaker Herobuilders.com is adding Heene to a quirky collection that includes the Sarah Palin Super Hero and the Obama Joker doll. There's also a Bernie Madoff Action Figure with a fistfull of hundred-dollar bills and a Dick Cheney doll hoisting a shotgun. Heene's mini-me wears an "I'm with Stupid" t-shirt with the arrow pointing upwards. It sells for 34.95. Heene and his wife, Mayumi, called 911 earlier this month to...

Los Angeles, CA (CNS) - Octomom Nadya Suleman has found a way to turn the spotlight back on her this Halloween. The controversial unemployed single mother dressed up as a pregnant nun and had her octuplets don red devil costumes earlier this week.She was all smiles for the camera while her 9-month-old octuplets were visibly restless, with some even photographed crying. Their trick or treat parade was completed by two big strollers draped in spider webs. Suleman, who has six other older kids, created a public uproar in January when she gave birth to her octuplets via in-vitro fertilization, while...

A new reality show may have washed up on former "Baywatch" star David Hasselhoff's shore. David is closing in on a deal to star in his own reality show with his daughters, Hayley and Taylor, for A&E, TMZ reported. "We are discussing a possibility of doing a documentary series with David and his kids," an A&E rep told the Web site.

Andy Warhol once famously said, One day everyone will have their fifteen minutes of fame. I've always wondered if Warhol meant that as a complimentary comment on society or a critical one. Warhol didn't live during the era of reality tv, You Tube, twitter, blogs, and Facebook. I suspect he imagined something like all these though when he imagined a world where everyone vied to get their moment in the sun.

There is allegedly proof that the story of balloon boy Falcon Heene was a stunt to help pitch a television show. But the purported proof will cost you thousands of dollars to get. Today, we spoke with a Denver-area student who claims to have worked with Falcon's father, Richard Heene, on a reality show proposal for ABC. The student wants to sell the information and says the National Enquirer is considering buying it for between $5,000 and $8,000. The student claims to have been hired by Heene, and says the two worked together from March until May 2009 to prepare...

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A new reality television show about the life of actor and martial arts expert Steven Seagal became the subject of a federal lawsuit filed on Monday in a dispute over who thought up the idea for the show. A&E Television Networks sued California-based Genuine Entertainment claiming that Genuine has wrongly asserted the idea for the reality show was stolen from Genuine by A&E after a series of meetings between the two parties. Seagal rose to fame in the 1990s as a star of action movies such as "Under Siege," but in recent years has failed to...

SAO PAULO, Brazil — In one murder after another, the "Canal Livre" crime TV show had an uncanny knack for being first on the scene, gathering graphic footage of the victim. Too uncanny, say police, who are investigating the show's host, state legislator Wallace Souza, on suspicion of commissioning at least five of the murders to boost his ratings and prove his claim that Brazil's Amazon region is awash in violent crime. Police also have accused Souza of drug trafficking. "The order to execute always came from the legislator and his son, who then alerted the TV crews to get...

If Reality TV degenerates at its current pace, families will soon tune in to a trendy new show, “You Bet Your Life.” But it won’t be a Groucho Marx game show re-run. Over TV dinners we’ll be watching some poor soul competitively killed--not a digitized cartoon, mind you, but gladiator-style and for real. We 21st Century sophisticates fancy ourselves more civilized than the Roman hoards who packed arenas and roared their approval with every bloody collapse. But today’s Reality TV revenues disagree. The more perverse the program, the higher the viewership.