Reality Roll Call

Tonight we a back to back all new episodes of Little People Big World, so I decided to show you a little preview of the first episode. I don’t wanna ruin it for you so just check it out below. Scary times for Matt. Remember to catch Little People Big World tonight 8/7c on TLC.

From TLC:

Los Angeles, CA The fourth season of LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD will premiere on Monday, October 13 at 8 PM PT/ET, it was announced today by TLC. The award-winning docu-series, which follows the lives of the Roloff family comprised of both little and average height people will kick off with a one-hour premiere that finds dad Matt Roloff traveling to Iraq to help a family with three dwarf children in desperate need of medical attention. The moving special will lead into 20 new episodes that find the entire family pushing boundaries.

“The opportunity to help this family in Iraq was both humbling and exciting, especially seeing firsthand what our troops are going through. It’s awe-inspiring,” said Matt. “Even after all I’ve accomplished in my life, this experience has reminded me that we all face challenges some more extreme than others and we need to take every chance we have to make an impact in the world around us.”

Stars of the TLC reality show, “Little People, Big World” , Matt and Amy Roloff announced on their website today that their family friend, Michael James Detjen passed away Thursday. Detjen was often seen on the show, helping the family around the farm. The cause of death was a torn aorta. He was 60 years old.

The Roloffs first met Detjen six years ago through soccer, which he coached.  They hit it off right away. Det Ironically, it was at a during a meeting at the Hillsboro Soccer Club where he collapsed, grabbing his chest. He did not make it through surgery.

To read the full story, click here.

For every reality show like Little People, Big World, that shows that people who are physically different from most are actually very much like us all, there are shows that seem to have a freak-show feel to them like The Half-Ton Man documentary on Discovery Health.

There was a very good article by Sussanna Schrobsdorff on Newsweek.com that explores the role of those who are physically different on reality television. Click here to read it.

Matt Roloff, star of the TLC reality show Little People, Big World was found not guilty of DUI by a Washington County, Oregon judge on January 10th, after the jury for the case was dismissed for violation court rules.

The jury on the case deliberated three hours before going home for the evening on Wednesday. When they returned the next day, they asked questions that led the judge to conclude that they had looked up legal terms on the internet, one of the things they were specifically instructed not to do.

After the jury was dismissed, Roloff dismissed his right to a jury trial, and petitioned the judge for a directed verdict. The judge found Mr. Roloff not guilty.

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(photo courtesy Washington County Police Dept)

Matthew Roloff, star of the TLC reality show, Little People Big World was snagged by police last month for driving while intoxicated. Apparently he caught the eye of a police officer when he couldn’t stay between the traffic lines. He failed a sobriety test and refused a breathalyser test.

Little Person, big trouble. For more information click Here.

To find out how it turned out, click here.