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...crucial to reality shows, and they are as painstakingly cast as those in any Hollywood blockbuster. And sequels are tough. The first season of MTV's The Real World was an unusual if sometimes precious social experiment with an eclectic group of youth. The second was packed with annoying prima donnas dying to break into show biz. Who wants to watch a cast of 16 scheming Richards--or worse, 16 Gregs, whipping out coconut phones (eucalyptus phones?) in hopes of becoming breakout stars...
...initial decision was variously upheld and reversed, the Supreme Court found in the man's favor. As mirrored in the particulars of Reeves' case, Monday's decision ends years of protracted legal battles over the minutiae of discrimination suits; instead, the Justices' opinion has signaled that so-called prima facie evidence will suffice in dealing with workplace woes. The lower courts will, of course, follow suit - and no doubt will be flooded by previously cautious plaintiffs prodded into battle by lawyers thirsty for corporate blood...
...lawmakers forced Big Brother to turn off the cameras for an hour a day, apparently not seeing the irony of curtailing consensual exhibitionism on a show named Big Brother. There is a puritanical streak in some of the criticisms, an assumption that wanting to peep at willing subjects is prima facie immoral. And yet the shows depend on just that attitude to succeed; they hook viewers by convincing them they're being naughty...
...Prima Donna: Hard to pronounce and harder to ignore, Fusaichi Pegasus comes with regal breeding, a hefty price tag, and the attitude of an impatient diva. Bought by the Japanese entrepreneur Fusao Sekiguchi for $4 million as a yearling, the prohibitive favorite enters the Derby on a four-race winning streak, including an overpowering four-length victory in the Wood Memorial April 15 at Aqueduct. Fusaichi Pegasus has been likened to Secretariat so often that the comparison has acquired the resonance of clich...
...This is a great change for me," said a Regis-less KATHIE LEE GIFFORD, subbing last week for David Letterman. "I get to sit in for a cranky overpaid prima donna instead of sitting next to one." But seriously. Gifford's patter was interrupted by a lingerie-throwing heckler who instructed the free-and-easy Gifford to "put on a bra!" She did, retorting, "Put on a jockstrap...