2007 brought us many reality television memories, and we here at Buzz[Killed] are going to take a moment to look back at all the wonderful reality moments (and not so wonderful reality moments) of 2007.

1. Big Brother: What a brotherly year it’s been. The American version saw, for the second time in it’s history, someone win who actually played the game (no more Maggie-Maggot). His victory wasn’t without it’s fair share of controversy. Evel Dick managed to be a homophobic, anti-religious, chauvinistic, pig on Big Brother and yet, still, somehow managed to go on and win the whole damn thing, and for that he gets an ‘07 toast. In the United Kingdom we were greeted with such house guests as Charley Uchena, the nastiest bitch in the world. Chanelle Hayes and Ziggy Lichman who brought us tons of celebrity gossip with their on-again, off-again in house (and out of house) romance and fellow contestant Emily Parr who was removed from the house after she called Charley a “nigger”. Earlier this year during the celebrity version two house mates (Jade Goody and Danielle Lloyd) were accused of racist bullying towards Shilpa Shetty the Bollywood actress also participating in the program. Their actions drew over 40,000 viewer complaints and caused the collapse of the British Big Brother franchise. Meanwhile; the African version of the show also drew red flags when one contestant, Richard, was accused of raping two female house guests in a drunken stupor in what now is being dubbed ‘the most scandalous day in Big Brother history‘. For all the iced-tea pouring, banana fighting, Charley scowling, Chanelle stomping, Richard raping, Lesley sobbing, flat out racism, we give the Big Brother franchise the top nod of the year.
2. Kid Nation: If there was one thing I looked forward to every week it was the ‘What I Learned From Kid Nation…‘ blog I got to write after each episode. Controversy arose before the show even aired with people accusing the production team of child abuse. The allegations claimed a certain girl (whom later we learned was Divad, the most pathetic of them all) was injured after being splashed in the face with cooking oil and another kid was injured after drinking bleach. When the standard release form was leaked to the press it wasn’t without public outcry over some of the clauses within the contract. For the countless hours I spent making fun of children, I HAVE to give one giant sideways ‘07 nod to Kid Nation. Here are some of my personal favorite things I learned from Kid Nation…

1. Ginger kids, despite the fact I spent 8 weeks believing they have feelings, actually have no feelings at all.
2. It’s okay to call children cunts.
3. Taylor is a total cunt!
4. I’m slowly becoming a pedophile.
5. Divad has finally given up on getting a gold star. Just like she’ll give up going to community college, her marriage and eventually her children. Fortunately her experience slicing, spicing and cooking potatoes will pay off in her lifetime career at KFC.
6. I didn’t really learn that ugly things deserve to die… only because this is a fundamental rule of thought. I’ve known this all my life. However; it was nice to see the youngins of today implementing those ideas and philosophies into their modern day Bonanza City.
7. Alex was surprised when he won the gold star. Alex learned he was surprised later when studying his daily printout of various chemical fluctuations in his host body.
8. Alex declared the gold star to be a paradox, describing a paradox as something that, “…is, but isn’t at the same time.” He then pointed to Markelle.
9. Albino children have as much personality as they have pigment to their skin.
10. Upbeat and optimistic black children are always motivated by greed and popularity.
3. The Bachelor: When I wrote my initial post about The Bachelor, Brad Womack not picking either of the girls he brought to the final two I had no idea the amount of traffic my site was about to get. Every single, estrogen-filled, woman in the world tuned in and signed on to to comment on The Bachelor’s decision. I had no idea anybody even watched The Bachelor anymore, if I had known this I would have started blogging about this douche a long time ago. For fulfilling the typical non-committal role of the male, Brad you get a BuzzKilled ‘07 nod.
4. I Love New York 2: The head-bitch in-charge is back.Well, was back, but now she’s gone again. And let me tell you I loved every damn second of it. In the end she picked Tailor Made over the fame-hungry Buddha who managed to weasel his way back on the show after he punched, elbowed and head-butted a fellow cast member in the face. Then there was the unforgettable moment when Tailor Made spit in Mr. Wise’s face, and of course everyone’s favorite reality show midget. How can you say no to a show with drama, fighting and a midget? You simply can’t. And for that, we give a nod to I Love New York 2.
5. Rock of Love: ‘Tis the season for dating shows I guess. Four out of the seven shows on our list are dating shows, perhaps it’s because they supply us with the most amount of drama. Rock of Love was the unexpected reality hit of the year, making it the second most watched show in Vh1’s history. How could we simply ignore a fun fact like that? If tuning in each week to see Heather’s hair style wasn’t enough there was enough drama, fights, tits, and ass for the whole family to enjoy! In the end Bret chose Jes, but Jes chose fame over Bret. At the reunion show Jes insisted that Bret picked the wrong girl, and in an interview Jes stated she only went on the show to “promote herself” and that she had no idea who Bret was or ever heard a single song of his. For all the fake people they find to supply us with drama on reality dating shows Rock of Love gets one giant bulge of a nod.
6. Dog The Bounty Hunter: At the end of November, Duane Chapman’s son recorded a phone conversation he had with his dad over his African-American girlfriend in which his father was heard over and over again referring to her as a “nigger”. His son then sold the tape to the National Enquirer. Two days later A&E dropped his show and Chapman was left scrounging for forgiveness. Most recently he donated $26,000 worth of gifts to underprivileged black children, as if that was suddenly going to erase everything he said. You can’t buy forgiveness that easily, well… unless it’s Divad.
7. Tila Tequila: You’re a whore. You have a pigeon face. You’re not classier than New York. You’re confused. You’re not bisexual. Your lines are scripted. Oh, and you’re a whore. But for being so many things I hate, I’m forced to love you. Congratulations on spreading your diseases amongst 32 unsuspecting cast members. For that you get the final ‘07 nod.

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So, the Dog saga continues as he appeared on Hannity & Colmes recently to defend and/or apologize for his racist comments targeted towards his sons girlfriend. Hannity made the following statement during the interview:

“We know what Duane “Dog” Champman does. I mean, he’s on the street. He uses salty language. He admits it. And this is part of that language. And he wanted everyone to know it is equivalent to him cursing, not an insult of people based on race.”

Come on Hannity. Salty? Way to white-wash his statement. If anything it’s ‘peppery’ or ‘cajun-y’, but salty? Also, using the word ‘nigger’ is not a curse word. It IS an insult of people based on their race. It is nothing more and nothing less.

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Monique Shinnery, the girlfriend to Dog’s son Tucker Chapman, is reportedly going to be suing her boyfriend’s father for slander. Now, I know what he said was wrong and probably not the right thing to say, but slander?

Shinnery told the National Enquirer:

“I want justice… He has slandered me, stated that I have bad character and repeatedly lied about me on national television. If I’m ever going to hold my head up in public again, I need to stand up for what is right.”

She also claimed that:

“I have had threats from his fans. I have been hiding, afraid to go out… It was all lies. He ‘apologizes’ and then continues to lie about me. I cannot and do not accept his apology, because it was insincere… They use the ‘N’ word all the time. Once, Beth said to Tucker, ‘If you want to smoke, you can go over to your n—-r girlfriend’s house and smoke.’ Beth’s as much of a racist as Dog is… Dog Chapman is a racist, no matter what he says. It’s not about money - it’s about defending my good name. He has damaged my character and slandered me, and I have to stand up for myself.”

[National Enquirer: Victim of Dog’s Racist Rant To Sue Him!]

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Duane “Dawg” Chapman appeared on Hannity & Colmes this week to make things better, and by ‘make things better’ I mean make things worse. “When I mess I up I go to God,” Chapman said during his interview, which was infested with third person references.

As part of his healing process (not quite sure how a racist goes through a healing process) Chapman said, “I went to see George Washington…” because if anyone knows how to fix the problem of racism in America today it would definitely be George Washington. WTF?

His interview went from weird to bizarre with soundbytes like, “I have a problem being some part Native American.” And then at the end of the interview he insisted that he wanted to be buried at George Washington’s estate in the middle of the unmarked graves with all the slaves as a form of repentance. Dude, you’re crazy.

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Apparently racism isn’t funny to A&E as they announced today that they were pulling their ‘hit’ show Dog the Bounty Hunter indefinitely after his son sold the tapes of his father on a racist rant to the National Enquirer.

A&E released this statement:

“In evaluating the circumstances of the last few days, A&E has decided to take ‘Dog The Bounty Hunter’ off the network’s schedule for the foreseeable future… We hope that Mr. Chapman continues the healing process that he has begun.”

C’mon A&E, nothing says Arts and Entertainment like a little bit of racism.

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Dog the Bounty Hunter, issued this apology in his own words (for God’s sake, get these people a publicist), for his racist rant this is what he had to say:

“My sincerest, heartfelt apologies go out to every person I have offended for my regrettable use of very inappropriate language. … It was completely taken out of context. I was disappointed in his choice of a friend, not due to her race, but her character. However, I should have never used that term. I have the utmost respect and aloha for black people — who have already suffered so much due to racial discrimination and acts of hatred. I did not mean to add yet another slap in the face to an entire race of people who have brought so many gifts to this world. I am ashamed of myself and I pledge to do whatever I can to repair this damage I have caused.”

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Dog the Bounty Hunter is a racist! Shocking, I know. Who could believe that a white guy with a name like Dog who has a mullet is a bigot? I certainly didn’t see this one coming.

Apparently the issue arose because Dog’s son is dating a black girl. The National Enquirer has a tape of his “foul mouthed racial slurs,” but I found the tape sorta confusing. In it he’s talking about how he’s not gonna let some “nigger” ruin his career just because they use the word “nigger,” but it’s okay that they say it because they don’t mean in it a “scum of the Earth kind of way,” but then uses the word in it’s most degrading sense. What a moron. Career over! Click here to listen to it.

Oh and A&E is probably going to fire him. Sweet! They released this statement:

“A&E has just learned of the story released by the National Enquirer concerning Duane Dog Chapman. We take this matter very seriously. Pending an investigation, we have suspended production on the series. When the inquiry is concluded we will take appropriate action.”

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