Reality Roll Call

You know, VH1 is turning reality television into a full-fledged career opportunity. All you have to do is be lucky enough to get chosen to compete on a dating reality show, and if you’re popular enough, you’ve found your meal ticket.

Such is the case with former Rock of Love contestant, Daisy de la Hoya. Daisy, who held second place in Brett Michaels rock and roll heart,  has gotten a chance to round up a group of guys to win her heart in Daisy of Love. The casting site is open, and it’s pretty much like all the Viacom, “pick me to be on the show” voting sites for The Real World, Flavor of Love and all the rest. Sign up, and get people to sign up to vote you. Fat chance that you get a real shot, but at least you and your voting friends will give the network a big mailing list.

Rocker and reality show star Bret Michaels has suspended his Rock of Love Bus tour to assist the families of two people who were killed in a crash that was caused by a “Rock” roadie.

Teenagers Yasmin Jackson and Kevetta Davis were fatally injured in a car accident that occured Friday on Interstate 57 in Illinois. The accident was caused when Michaels’ roadie, Dennis Hernendez fell asleep while driving a truck to  a Rock of Love shooting location. The truck veered off the road, crossing the median strip and killing the two girls.

Although Hernandez was assisting in the Rock of Love shoot, he was not an actual associate of Bret Michaels or part of his tour staff, according to VH1.

VH1 issues this statement:

VH1 has released it’s fall reality show schedule, so get out your calendars:

RETURNING SERIES:

“ROCK OF LOVE: CHARM SCHOOL” - PREMIERES, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12 AT 9:00 PM*

Rock and roll royalty Sharon Osbourne is taking on a new role as headmistress of VH1’s “Rock of Love: Charm School” premiering on VH1 on Sunday, October 12 at 9:00 PM*. Osbourne has been given the task of teaching some of the most notorious contestants from “Rock of Love with Bret Michaels” the art of becoming more lady-like. Whether you love them or love to hate them, there’s no denying that these rough-around-the-edges women need a respectable mentor who knows what it takes to become a rockin’ leading lady.

R&B singer, Brandy’s brother and Kim Kardashian’s sex tape partner, Ray J will join the ranks of Flavor Flav, and Bret Michaels in his public search for temporary love and a career boost via VH1. His dating show will kick off sometime in 2009, and it should be interesting since he is significantly younger than both Flav and Bret. It should be entertaining to see how he handles the off-the-wall situations that he will certainly find himself in on the show.

According to VH1:

He may be one of the most infamous playboys in hip-hop, but he still hopes to find that special woman he can settle down with … and VH1 is going to help! The “Sexy Can I” singer is getting his own dating show in 2009, and producers are already looking for smart, attractive women over 21 who think they can handle the drama of celebrity life.

(Press Release)

SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 16 — Rock star Bret Michaels tried twice to find love by filling a mansion with gorgeous women and having them compete for his heart. But after the final pass was handed out and the cameras stopped rolling, Bret’s picks didn’t work out. He and season two winner, Ambre Lake, really tried to make it work and although they still remain close friends, between his tour line-up and her work schedule there’s no time for a relationship.

“Bret has been very upfront and honest about how difficult maintaining a normal relationship may be for a touring rock star. He’s right, it’s absolutely an insane lifestyle and neither of us had the time to make it work,” stated Lake.

Now Bret is taking another stab at finding his perfect match in the ultimate rock and roller’s test … life on the road! “Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels” is set to premiere in early 2009.

Well, they said it wouldn’t last…and they were right. Tiffany Pollard of Flavor of Love and I Love New York notoriety and George Weisberger, the man she chose on I Love New York 2 have broken up.

The couple who had been living together with Weisberger (known as “Tailor Made”) and his daughter since her dating reality show stopped taping  last summer. On the reunion show, Tailor Made proposed and Tiffany accepted. There were rumors that the two would be married in Las Vegas in February, but it never happened.

Throughout the couple’s relationship there have been rumors of infidelity on both sides, with reports of Tailor Made’s drunken macking of women in clubs and a sex tape that circulated in the internet that was supposed to be New York, even though it did not really look like her.

For those of you who haven’t had enough of the Hogan family, and/or think that Brooke Hogan is superhot and super talented (snicker), here is a trailer from her upcoming VH1 reality show.

It’s only a matter of time before VH1 gives us our summer reality TV fix. But until then, let’s watch the crew from I Love Money show us how hard it is to get off a boat.

Just a reminder that Celebracadabra will start tonight at 9PM on VH1.

New York, NY April 14, 2008 – VH1’s Celebreality gets the magic treatment with its newest reality competition series “Celebracadabra!” Seven TV and film stars will vie for the title of “Best Celebrity Magician” when they attempt to learn and perform tricks normally left to the professionals. From the streets to an elementary school to the legendary Magic Castle in Los Angeles, these celebrities will make the magic happen…all but one disappear. Get ready to be beguiled, bewitched and baffled as VH1’s “Celebracadabra!” premieres Sunday, April 27 at 9 PM ET/PT.

Finally, VH1 has come up with a spinoff of their “love” reality shows that totally throws the, “Are you here for me?” question out the window. This summer the cable network will be launching their new show, “I Love Money.”

Honestly, we all knew that everyone on Flavor of Love, Rock of Love, and I Love New York was not there for love. It was always a joke when Flav or New York would suddenly suspect that a contestant was not “there for them”, because everyone was there to boost their careers, or at least get recognized on the street and asked to host parties.

According to Variety.com, former contestants of Flavor of Love, Rock of Love and I Love New York will be competing in a series of reality show competitions, not for fake tv love, but cash prizes. The show has already been filmed, and the casting special is set to air on July 6th, and the series will debut on July 13. Carmelo Anthony’s baby’s mama and VH1 Flavor of Love reunion host, Alani “La La” Vasquez will host the show.