The Assistant is a reality television show that parodied other reality shows such as The Apprentice, The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, Survivor, American Idol, and Fear Factor. Its eight episodes originally aired on MTV. It featured comedian Andy Dick's search for a new personal assistant. The beginning of the first episode parodied The Bachelor, with the twelve contestants arriving in limousines, and Dick waiting outside to greet them with his maid and butler. A "rose ceremony" immediately followed, and one contestant was eliminated.
Dick assigned the Hollywood hopefuls to some absurd tasks such as pretending to be him in an interview with a Japanese television station, bringing him coffee by traversing on a beam over a swimming pool, breaking up with his girlfriend, and attempting to get him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Contestants were usually "snipped" in elimination ceremonies parodying those on other reality series. Like some other programs, The Assistant also included double elimination episodes and
An inspiring, guilt-free and creative culinary magazine show, in which we challenge ourselves to reduce the ecological footprint of what we put on our plate, without losing an ounce of pleasure or complicating life.
MasterChef New Zealand is a New Zealand competitive reality television cooking show based on the original British version of Masterchef. The first episode aired on 3 February 2010 at 7:30pm on TV ONE. The show currently features judges Ray McVinnie, Josh Emett and Simon Gault.
The series is similar to the format of MasterChef Australia whereby contestants compete in weekly elimination challenges, including team challenges. The major difference is the New Zealand series only has one episode per week compared to Australia's five per week.
The first series was won by Brett McGregor, over runner-up Kelly Young, in the grand finale which was screened on 28 April 2010. Nadia Lim won the second series, beating runner-up Jax Hamilton in the finale. The third series was won by Chelsea Winter, who beat runner-up Ana Schwarz in the finale.
Kevin Hart hosts a night of fun and games with celebrity couples, all playing remotely from their own homes; from trivia questions to physical challenges, each round will show a fresh, fun and unexpected side of them.
Gimme Sugar is a lesbian reality show following five lesbian and bisexual women as they attempt to launch a ladies club night in Los Angeles. It airs on the Logo Network. One of the writers, Michaline Babich, was named one of 10 Amazing Gay Women in Showbiz from POWER UP in 2008.
The main cast members are Charlene Borja, Bathilda Hsu, Davonee Sou, and Alex Thomopoulos. Alex is the only bisexual woman out of the five.
The show started in the summer of 2008 with six half-hour episodes.
The remarkable stories and characters at the heart of Leeds Bradford Airport as it attempts to reinvent itself as one of Britain’s most successful regional airports. The series reveals the behind-the-scenes characters responsible for the smooth running of all things airside.
Follows Danyelle and Anthony and their two kids, Theo and Heath, who are about to embark on their greatest Outback adventure yet. In the harsh desert wilderness of the Northern Territory (NT), the Haigh family is risking it all. They’ve moved thousands of kilometres from their support network of friends and family in Queensland, to buy a $7 million farm in the dead heart of Australia, 200km from Alice Springs.
Amateur performers of all kinds are rated by studio judges on a talent scale. As the talent level varies, so do the rewards, and once their performance is over, the contestants must swallow their pride and accept the ranking they are given.