The Challenge's shocking mess • an Emmy upset • fall reality TV • a sneak peek • recommendations and more!
Dear newsletter subscribers,
A project I first started working on in 2019 is finally coming next week! I've been teasing it on social media, but as a newsletter subscriber, I wanted to tell you about it first!
On Thursday, I'm publishing a massive behind-the-scenes story about the original seasons of The Mole were produced.
It will be similar to my huge behind-the-scenes story about The Amazing Race season one.
With the new Netflix version on its way, I thought it was time to finally return to this and wrap it up. I still have more work to go, but the more I write, the more excited I am to share it with you.
If you haven't watched The Mole, well, I hope you do! I give season one my highest recommendation.
What fall show(s) are you looking forward to?
The fall reality TV season starts next week, and on Monday, I'm publishing a story with your fall reality TV picks.
So, tell me: What reality show(s) are you looking forward to this fall—and most importantly, why? What would you recommend other people watch?
If you need a refresher about what's coming, the full list is here.
You can simply reply to this e-mail, or send me a note here, and then look Monday to see if I was able to include yours!
The Challenge USA
The finale of The Challenge USA’s first season was a complete mess—but that's nothing compared to what happened behind the scenes.
I wrote three pieces about this season and the finale:
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Who won The Challenge USA? Who quit? Who got screwed? My finale recap
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Challenge USA players’ shocking claims: actual theft! unwritten rules! a wrong answer!
Reality TV news
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The final reality TV Emmy was a big upset, while a Survivor and Amazing Race player also won multiple Emmys—and shouted out Survivor!
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My September reality TV news round-up is out! Stories there so far:
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Two Queer Eye stars pretended they were dating for a crummy ad
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Behind the scenes of The Final Straw
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A Survivor player's Survivor comics
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Squid Game’s creator's thoughts on the Netflix reality show version
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and much more!
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🤩 Recommended
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This Emmy-winning competition, which is on Amazon Prime Video
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This episode of this game show, especially the second half when Keke Palmer and Yvette Nicole Brown play as a team.
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This project, which I'm also doing—and FYI, you can get the stamps and/or supplies free!
🌄 This is reality blurred's Reality in Focus issue 306, first sent Sept. 16, 2022, and it completely fell for that teaser of the crummy ad.
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