American Idol finds a problem with their voting methods

    The American Idol producers, Ken Warwick and Nigel Lythgoe, have noticed a particular pattern when it comes to voting habits of their viewers. Since their target audience is mainly girls and women they are noticing some negative consequences. During the past five weeks girls have been voted off the show. It seems to be that women are only voting for the guys on the show. This leaves are the girls on the show in the dust.
    The producers are trying to come up with a plan on how to change this outcome. They have three ideas. One is to limit the amount of phone and text votes per viewer. Another is to model the voting style of another reality TV show, Dancing with the Stars. They vote off contestants with not just the viewers votes, but also the judges. Their last idea is to model the style of  So You Think You Can Dance. They have the public vote. Then they take the bottom three and let the judges decide who to vote off.
    They are not going to change any rules during the rest of this season. They will save that for more seasons to come. I think that this is a great idea and would be a great addition to the show. After all the public doesn't really know who should be voted off. I think the ultimate decision should be left up to the professionals.

Sister Wives

    Sister Wives is a relatively new show on TLC. This show follows the lives of a polygamist family from Utah. Kody Brown is the head of the household. He has four wives and sixteen children. Technically he is only married to one woman and the other three marriages are only spiritual. This is how he can get away with it. The whole reason that this family even agreed to do the show is to make the public more aware of their customs as polygamists. 

    Robyn has been the latest addition to the family. During the first season they showed Kody courting her. They eventually married also in this season. It has been 16 years since they had added another women to this family. Robyn has three kids from a previous marriage. The couple is now expecting their first child together. The other wives are very supportive and Robyn is even considering having a home birth. This child will make the 18th child to the family. 

"I'm overjoyed," Kody, 43, told People magazine. "This connects Robyn and me together in a way that nobody can take away."

    I do not understand how they can live like this, but I guess it is a personal choice. I myself could not take the thought that my husband was having a child with another woman or even that he was dating another woman. I would also be a weird thought to figure out how my children and my husbands children were related. Half-siblings? Cousins? Who knows?

Chris Brown upsetting the dancers on Dancing with the Stars

    Cheryl Burke is a professional dancer on the reality hit TV show Dancing with the Stars. She got extremely upset when she found out that Chris Brown was going to be preforming on the show. Chris Brown was just convicted in 2009 of abuse. He plead guilty to the felony charges in June of 2009 after he beat up his ex-girlfriend Rihanna. The couple was driving a rented car in Los Angeles when Brown choked, hit, and bit Rihanna. He also tried to push her out of the car. He was sentenced to 5 years probation and 6 months of community service. (He deserved a lot harsher punishment.) He also is not allowed within 100 feet of her unless they are preforming at the same event. There were two previous incidents of abuse that were reported on Chris Brown's probation reports. One was in Barbados and the other in Europe. The reason why Cheryl is so upset about this is because she suffered from domestic abuse previously. "As a victim of domestic violence, I don't agree with him coming on the show, but it's out of my control," the Dancing with the Stars dancer told Extra after Monday night's show.

Teen Mom 2

    I do not understand the concept of this show. I get that its full of drama and even I'll admit to watching an episode or two, but I just don't get it. Maybe the concept is to show girls that are also 16 and have a kid that they aren't alone. I just feel like most of these girls aren't good role models and shouldn't be looked up to by younger teens.
    I just read an article that stated that the girls of Teen Mom 2 are being paid way less for their season then girls on the first season of Teen Mom. I wasn't even aware that they were getting paid, yet alone the astonishing amount of money that they do receive. After Amber from the first season was taken to court, she was forced to reveal her income. She stated that she received $140,000 from MTV for a 6-month contract. Two of the girls from this current season were beside themselves on hearing that amount. Jenelle and Kailyn (two girls from season 2 of Teen Mom) only got paid $9,000 for their season.
    This to me is just paying these girls for a mistake that they made. They should have to work hard to receive their money to support them and their child. They shouldn't just be rewarded for their mistakes.

American Idol contestant charged with DUI

    The judges' wild card vote, Stefano Langone, always seems to make a big deal about his accident in 2009 when he was his by a drunk driver.


"May 28, 2009, my life took a 180-degree turn. I was in an accident that changed my life unfortunately for the worst. I woke up to a firefighter and I'll never forget -- he looked down at me and he screamed to the EMTs, 'He's alive! He's alive!'" said Langone about the accident which reportedly left him with two broken arms, a fractured pelvis and several other injuries.

"They told me that I wouldn't either walk the same, be able to walk right, or be the same, and I got on my feet in less than four months. Living through that and being in a wheelchair and not being able to play my piano -- that just makes you so much hungrier -- and that flame in you that says, 'I want this,' It burns more than anything."

    What no one knew until now is that Stefano was charged with his own DUI in 2010. He was first pulled over by police when he changed lanes without signaling and was speeding. He then failed multiple sobriety test. One of which was to recite the alphabet and he also blew above the legal limit. He was then put in the police car and brought to the station. While in route he began singing to the officer. It's amazing that his accident involving a drunk driver did not leave that much of a lasting impression on him. 

Ronnie might get to go to Italy

    If you did not know Jersey Shore's fourth season is set to be taped in Italy. This is a big change from Seaside Heights, New Jersey. I was very excited for this next season until I learned that Ronnie might not be on it. Not having Ronnie on the show would take away from the drama that the show needs to be a hit. If the show was drama free, I know that I would not be a fan.
    On season one of Jersey Shore Ronnie got into a scuffle and allegedly assaulted a 27-year-old named Stephen Izzo. He was drunk and a verbal argument quickly escalated to a physical one. Izzo not only filed a criminal lawsuit but also a civil one. He also filed lawsuits against MTV and the Jersey Shore producers.

    Ronnie needs a visa to travel to Italy, but people that are currently in a criminal process cannot be issued visas. Now he is applying a pretrial intervention program that will allow him to obtain his visa. Ronnie will not know whether he has been accepted into the program until he appears before a superior court judge on June 6, but just the application will allow him to go to Italy to start filming the fourth season of the show.

Update on the reality tv couples

    After my last post I found an interesting website that told all about the Bachelor couples. Interestingly enough, seasons one through fourteen eventually ended in heartbreak. Most couples leave from the final rose ceremony all giddy and excited to start their new life with their new found love. Too bad that once in the real world and out of the spotlight of the tv show their romance is gone forever. I can see how it must be really easy to fall in love with someone when you get to go on dates to the most romantic places around the world.

Season One

This is the show that started it all. Bachelor Alex Marshall chose Amanda Marsh in the final episode. Interestingly, he passed over Trista Rehn who would later find true love in the first edition of The Bachelorette. Sadly, it seems Alex was unsure about his final decision, and his reported attempts to stay in touch with Rehn strained the relationship with Marshall to the breaking point.

Season Two

Handsome Aaron Buerge picked bachelorette Helene Eksterowicz and won America's heart by paying for her diamond engagement ring himself. It seems that the fireworks were limited to the show because the couple called it quits shortly afterward and the ring was sold at auction on eBay. Such a cynical way to end a romance.

Season Three

This edition saw Andrew Firestone, heir to the Firestone fortune, choose Jen Schefft for a longer test run. Firestone seemed reluctant to make a firm commitment and the two split shortly thereafter.

Season Four

Charmingly goofy Bob Guiney, Trista Rehn's reject from The Bachelorette, got his time to shine and chose the elegant Estella Gardinier as his lady love. Guiney did not propose, but instead used his mileage from the show to forward his music career. Apparently Gardinier didn't want to play groupie to his rock star and the two ended the relationship.

Season Five

In a decidedly unromantic finale, former Giants back-up quarterback Jesse Palmer chose beautiful Jessica Bowlin. However, instead of offering her a ring, Palmer presented Bowlin with a plane ticket. It comes as no surprise that this pairing also did not last.

Season Six

Fisherman Byron Velvick selected Mary Delgado from the field of 25 in this edition. The couple has lasted longer than most of the others, but Delgado was reportedly arrested on a domestic battery charge for punching Velvick in the face in 2007. Amazingly, the couple still planned to carry on with a wedding in 2008. Eventually, however, they went their separate ways.

Season Seven

Goodtime Charlie O'Connell, brother to actor Jerry O'Connell, singled out cutie Sarah Brice from the herd. They broke up and then reunited in 2008, but split for good in 2010.

Season Eight

ER doc Travis Stork wound up with kindergarten teacher Sarah Stone in the season finale. However, a scant week after that finale aired, the couple held a news conference to reveal that they were no longer together. They cited the fact that they were obligated to remain apart during the four months between the show's wrap and final airing caused the romance to fizzle.

Season Nine

Prince Lorenzo Borghese morphed back into a frog after choosing Jennifer Wilson in season nine. Once their relationship ended, he reportedly tried to rekindle his interest in runner-up Sadie, but to no avail.

Season Ten

Navy Lieutenant Andy Baldwin surprised everyone with his choice of Tessa Horst in the season finale after all but telling runner-up Bevan that she would be the one. Baldwin proposed, but the couple wound up postponing the engagement while still remaining together. At last report, the two have gone their separate ways.

Season Eleven

In what proved to be one of the more outrageous season finales, wealthy entreprenuer Brad Womack professed to be in love with both finalists Deanna and Jenni. After telling a tearful Jenni good-bye and contemplating the ring in his jacket after her departure, the audience was led to believe he'd propose to Deanna. Womack even requested that the show's producers fly her father in for the finale. The shocker - Womack told Deanna he wasn't in love enough to marry her either and left her in tears.

Season Twelve

English financier Matt Grant chose Shayne Lamas, daughter of actor Lorenzo Lamas. He proposed, and the two briefly took up residence together, but Grant apparently got cold feet and moved to an apartment of his own. The two reportedly ended their relationship in July of 2008.

Season Thirteen

Bachelor Jason Mesnick returned from his stint as runner-up on season four of The Bachelorette to search for love. He gave his final rose to Melissa Rycroft, but during the After the Final Rose follow-up show, he broke up with Melissa and went back to his runner-up, Molly. Jason and Molly were married in February, 2010.

Season Fourteen

Commercial pilot Jake Pavelka chose Vienna Girardi at the end of season 14, which had been dubbed "On the Wings of Love." Sadly these wings weren't strong enough to keep the couple flying high on their love, as they broke up soon after the finale aired.

http://reality-tv.lovetoknow.com/What_Couples_are_Still_Together_from_The_Bachelor

    I also found a website that told their readers about the couples that actually made it. Even though one of them doesn’t really count in my book. I am referring to The season 13 Bachelor, Jason, that picked one girl, Melissa, and then on live television dumped Melissa and then confessed his love for the girl that he rejected, Molly.

Trista and Ryan
If there was a match made in heaven, Trista's 'Bachelorette' courtship with Ryan Sutter has got to be it. We all saw the twinkle in Ryan's eyes as he fought for Trista's hand in the final episodes. Now after six years of marriage they are the proud parents of 6-month-old daughter Blakesely Grace and 20-month-old Max.

Molly and Jason
While their romance didn't exactly happen under the most ideal circumstances, season 13 bachelor Jason Meznick and Molly Malaney (pictured here) finally announced their engagement this October after a one-year long-distance romance. Jason became America's most despised bachelor when he proposed to first choice Melissa Rycroft and then dumped her on live television professing that he "still had feelings" for Molly. Only time will tell if Jason and Molly's romance will last but for now, we're all hoping to see another televised wedding. Hopefully, Jason won't change his mind this time.

Sarah and Charlie
Actor Charlie O'Connell, brother of Jerry O'Connell, was the bachelor in season 7 and he gave a promise ring to his chosen love, Sarah Brice. The two dated for two years but broke up in 2007. A year later they announced that they were giving the relationship another try. O'Connell reportedly told US, "I'm happier with her in my life."

Ed and Jillian
Despite the tabloid rumors, Ed and Jillian are still going strong. Last month, the couple was spotted dining with friends in Chicago.

http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/03/bachelor-and-bachelorette-couples-whos-still-together/