Whaboom or bust for reality TV
The latest buzz surrounding the shows you’d never admit to watching
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If you need proof that some reality TV shows may in fact be stretching reality (shocking, we know), look no further than Monday’s premiere episode of How else to explain why gorgeous, intelligent Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay decided not to eliminate “The Whaboom Guy”? Perhaps the most annoying contestant in the ABC matchmaking franchise’s history, The Whaboom Guy (30-yearold Lucas Yancey, of California) spent nearly all of his airtime emitting a “whaboom” roar so explosive it would draw a sideways glance from the Tasmanian Devil. Rachel’s forced laughter (at him, not with him) was an early indicator there’s no way she will end up with this guy. Besides, she doesn’t strike us as the type to suffer fools gladly. But fools are the stuff reality TV is made of, and the show — and Whaboom — must go on.
With the help of pro partner Emma Slater, Rashad Andre Jennings became the fourth NFLer to land the winning title on Touchdown dance? Check.
Pro poker player Kevin Martin, of Calgary, won Season 5 of
last week, taking home $ 100,000, a $ 30,000 gift certificate for The Brick and a 2017 Toyota 86. Victoria’s Karen Singbell was the runner-up, and third place went to Demetres Giannitoses of Edson, Alta. Perhaps the biggest winner of all? Global TV, which maintained a weekly average of one million viewers and a weekly spot in Canada’s TV Top 30 during the season’s entire two-month run.
is watching — and so is Canada, apparently.
won’t get going until May 30 (NBC/Citytv), but the drama — oh, it’s getting real. New judge Tyra Banks is being accused of traumatizing a contestant’s daughter, alleges a lawsuit filed against the competition series’ production company. Court files obtained by the
show singer-songwriter “Jane Doe” and her guitarist husband “John Doe” say Banks not only criticized their audition — for which they performed a song about their daughter, Mary — but she also shook Mary’s shoulder, insinuated Mary was accidentally conceived and tried to “physically manipulate her.” Marathon Productions has promised not to feature Mary on the show, but it won’t promise to avoid running the couple’s performance. The punishment? A lawsuit claiming intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, civil battery and assault.