Could British television sensation "The Only Way Is Essex" be coming to these shores? Producers "have said they are 'actively in discussions' to make on or even two US versions of the programme. The 'structured reality' show's creator Tony Wood said it could be recreated in Texas or Florida – or even both states." Texas and Florida do seem like natural settings for the show. To learn more about "TOWIE," you need only click here.

A series dedicated to explaining Britain's manufactured celebrities to an American audience.

Far be it from me to inject a note of alarmism into this barely launched year, but have you noticed that absolutely nothing is real anymore? Bikini models are actual hungry teenagers only from the chin up, marriages arranged in good faith by Ryan Seacrest Enterprises are not, it turns out, sacred and everlasting unions, and each day that passes sees Photoshop and plastic surgery opponent Kate Winslet looking more like a cyborg who’d like to offer you a Lancôme gift bag with a $35-or-more purchase. We do, it is some consolation, still live in [...]