http://blogs.btedmonton.ca Behind the scenes of Breakfast Television: Edmonton's best-loved morning show on Citytv Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:15:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   Well, that was a first (for me, anyway)! For what felt like five straight minutes, millions watched a kissing competition unfold between grown adults on Monday night's episode three of Bachelor Pad here on Citytv. Before our Tuesday morning BT Bachelor Pad panel, I asked Jennifer, Charity and Trevor to sum up ... http://blogs.btedmonton.ca/ryan/kiss-your-way-to-a-quarter-million It may only be week two of Bachelor Pad here on Citytv but we're already privy to the cattiness and conniving that comes when you put two dozen reality TV stars together in a "grown-up" frat/sorority house. Forget the $250,000 grand prize. I'm more interested in the dozen or so subplots ... http://blogs.btedmonton.ca/ryan/broken-hearts-broken-promises It's the Most Dramatic Panel Ever. Well, maybe not (after all, it's still early), but after watching the premiere of Bachelor Pad Monday night on Citytv, it looks like our new BT Bachelor Pad panel will have plenty of material to work with. You might say the table's been set for the ... http://blogs.btedmonton.ca/ryan/bring-on-bachelor-pad You no doubt recognize her as the star of Law & Order and Crossing Jordan - but did you know Jill Hennessy could sing? Not only that, she's been touring all summer including gigs at Lilith Fair and here at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival (not to mention preparing for ... http://blogs.btedmonton.ca/ryan/jill-hennessy-class-act All three of them called it...at least off the top. So when our BT Bachelorette panelists Trevor Schmidt, Meredith McLennan and Aubrey Chau saw Roberto take the final rose on Monday night's finale of The Bachelorette on Citytv, a little Tuesday morning gloating was understandable. I picked Chris L to be ... http://blogs.btedmonton.ca/ryan/its-robertos-rose I wouldn't normally post footage of a street fight on my blog. That is, until BT viewer Tamara Stecyk passed along this hilarious take on rival business owners going toe to toe. Local talent Moniquea Marion wrote, produced and stars in The Lemonade Stand. She recruited NAIT alumnus Mark Sereda to shoot and edit the digital short ... http://blogs.btedmonton.ca/ryan/cutest-streetfight-ever Put a bunch of guy's guys in a room and it's bound to happen - a bunch of overflowing emotion and relationship talk spiced up with tidbits of gossip. Okay, maybe not. But that's what we saw Monday night on The Bachelorette as all of the ousted hopefuls gathered to dish some dirt ... http://blogs.btedmonton.ca/ryan/the-men-tell-all Let me get this straight. Frank's a bad guy because he realized his heart didn't belong to Bachelorette Ali Fedotowsky, but instead to his former flame Nicole? He's a horrible dude because he admitted following his heart didn't include spending eternity with the reality TV "girlfriend" he's been sharing with ... http://blogs.btedmonton.ca/ryan/alls-fair-in-love-and-reality-tv I wonder how many of the millions of loyal viewers will be contacting the producers of The Bachelorette on the heels of Monday night's episode here on Citytv. Where were the crazies? Where was the drama? Where was the infighting? Ali's home town dates were faaaaaaar too normal for my liking. ... http://blogs.btedmonton.ca/ryan/bachelor-meh-tte Just moments before we welcomed international yo-yo champion Jensen Kimmitt to BT, one of our production team members approached me with a smile on her face. "He wants to knock a coin off your ear with his yo-yo," she smirked. Right. I could think of experiences I'd rather have on a Monday ... http://blogs.btedmonton.ca/ryan/william-tell-eat-your-heart-out