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Lifetime network has ordered a 16-episode docu-soap in which Roseanne Barr and her boyfriend and son run a 40-acre macademia-nut-and-livestock farm in Hawaii.
Roseanne to raise macademia nuts for Lifetime network Lisa de Moraes 2011
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The father of four will be featured in The Tournament, a new cable docu-soap that will follow the 32-year-old Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver as he searches for a new partner.
Chad Ochocinco Joins “Dancing With The Stars” 2010 Lineup 2010
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Cutrone does, however, seem to think the whole docu-soap fame-seeking thing is getting out of hand.
Reality TV execs: It's all about the casting Lisa de Moraes 2011
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"Casting" is the new "format," according to DiSanto and the other panelists on the "Let's Make a Talent Deal" panel, who were all in agreement in re how crucial "multi-dimensional" cast members have become to the success of the docu-soap genre that's super-hot these days.
Reality TV execs: It's all about the casting Lisa de Moraes 2011
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An ultra-stylish docu-soap which follows the dynamic lives of Rye's social butterflies.
The Reality Bug Bites Westchester Shelly Banjo 2011
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Meanwhile, his grandchildren are launching "Being Mandela," a TV reality show that is being pitched in the U.S. as a "docu-soap" with an anti-Kardashian philanthropic twist.
The Real Legacy of Nelson Mandela Peter Godwin 2011
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An ultra-stylish docu-soap which follows the dynamic lives of Rye's social butterflies.
The Reality Bug Bites Westchester Shelly Banjo 2011
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The docu-soap, which debuted Jan. 3 and showcased the spats and high drama of six single socialites -- a blend of part - and full-time residents -- wrapped up its eight-show season Feb. 21.
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It's always best if the "friends" in a docu-soap are actually people who know each other well because, while producers are very clever about creating story lines, "it's nowhere as good as real story lines," said Emmerson.
The key to reality-TV superstardom? It's all about being larger than life. 2010
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The docu-soap, which debuted Jan. 3 and showcased the spats and high drama of six single socialites -- a blend of part - and full-time residents -- wrapped up its eight-show season Feb. 21.
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