Chances are, if more than a handful of people like something, there’s a convention for it. There’s Comic-Con for geeks. PaleyFest for TV fans. DragonCon for geeks who can’t afford Comic-Con. Lower down the social totem pole are conventions for society’s fringe elements, like furries. I also recall a chapter in Neil Gaiman’s Sandman that takes place at a an expo for serial killers. And for members of society who are even more debased and vile than serial killers, there’s Reality Rocks, a convention for fans of reality television.
Look upon this press release, ye Mighty, and despair:
Warner Horizon Television will be bringing some of America’s favorite reality shows, including The Bachelor, The Bachelorette and Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew, to the inaugural Reality Rocks Expo, the ultimate reality TV experience, about the fans, for the fans and by the fans, April 9-10, 2011. These stars join an already star-studded cast of reality TV favorites, including previously announced Nick Cannon, Adrianne Curry, Christopher Knight, Audrina Patridge, Eric Roberts, Karina Smirnoff and previous contestants and cast members from American Idol, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Project Runway, The Real World, Survivor, The Amazing Race, So You Think You Can Dance, RuPaul’s Drag Race, and top shows from Food Network, Cooking Channel and Bravo.
Wow, Nick Cannon AND Christopher Knight?!!?!? Why, the only way this could possibly get better is if Jack Osbourne presented an award to the creator of “The Bachelor”!
On Saturday evening, all stars will attend the star-studded Reality Rocks Fan Awards, honoring fans’ favorite reality TV personalities and series, where Bachelor franchise creator and executive producer Mike Fleiss will be presented with the Reality Rocks Humanitarian Award… Fleiss recently directed, along with Mike Piscitelli, the documentary God Bless Ozzy Osbourne, which will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 24th. Jack Osbourne, who served as producer of the documentary, will present the Humanitarian Award to Fleiss.
If you really want to punish yourself, click through to the next page for the full list of “stars” scheduled to appear. It’s like reading a Who’s Who of people I’ve never heard of.
NOTE: I originally put Sinbad in the banner picture as a joke about how he could add some “star power” to this joke of a lineup. Then I found out he’s making an appearance on Saturday. Well played, Reality Rocks. Well played.
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If Lobster Dog were presenting an award to Sad Birthday Cat I might actually attend.
Whoa, whoa, whoa… Joey Grecco on BOTH days?! If you’ll excuse me, I have a Greyhound bus trip to plan.
Holy shit this is even sadder than those soap opera fan fests. On the plus side, Ron Jeremy aka The Hedgehog will be appearing both days.
Ozymandias’ kingdom hosted a similar event shortly before all of its cultural significance was wiped from the face of the earth.
After reading that list of Stars set to appear. I will now jump of a bridge and die so i can go to hell, then beat the shit out of the man who invented television.
Did I not get the memo about Omarosa going with the single name all Brazilian Soccer Player style?!
Also:
Tila Tequila – Dance-Off Pants-Off
Swing away.
Ezra “Buddha” Masters – MTV Networks / Vh1 “I Love New York”, “I Love Money” SAG & AFTRA: NCIS, 90210, Zane’s Chronicles “Hunter”
Watch out, royalty coming through!
So, how do we get YOU to go?
This would be an impressive list if it was the “You wouldn’t believe who took my order at Starbucks today” list. But if you are paying for this- yiiiiikes. I love reality TV and even I’d pass on this.
Mark Cuban doesn’t have anything better to do with his time? Really?
I’ve decided my favorite person on the whole list is some guy who won on a $100,000 episode of America’s Funniest Home Videos. If you’re going to this convention, make sure you get in his line early.
Man, Bruce Jenner is listed as being on Keeping Up with the Kardashians, instead of, you know, being one of the best atheletes of the 20th Century.
The only way I’d go to this is if the reality stars are all in cages and instead of people they are animals and instead of Reality Rocks Expo it’s called The Zoo.
I’ve watched the Amazing Race since 2006 and I don’t remember most of the Amazing Race people scheduled to appear. I’m not sure any of them were on the Race for more than one episode.
So help me god if this ever comes to Philadelphia I will go as the Warming Glow correspondent.
What sucks even more is that they gave it a name that’s difficult to riff off of. Realty Rocks? Reality Socks? Honestly, I’ve got nothing to work with here.
Seriously, UPROXX should be able to pony up the airfare and hotel for Matt to attend and report on this.
To be fair, some of those So You Can Dance chicks are REALLY hot.
Check the date – they’re just doing this to give people who lost a loved on 9/11 some perspective.
“Man, I was all sad about the 10th anniversary of losing my husband in the WTC attacks, but then I saw the list of “celebrities” at the Reality Rocks event and now my life doesn’t seem quite so bad.”
I couldn’t rest until I found the $100,000 video that panel would be celebrating. [www.youtube.com]
/does not change series recording of AFV on DVR
No place with, my angel, Audrina Patridge’s body on display can be “The Saddest Place on Earth”.
It’s tough when you look at this list and Sinbad emerges as the most talented/accomplished person.
Mischa Barton is on BOTH days? That agent needs a raise.
Warming Glow 2011 meet up site? Yes. Yes, please.
only 250 dollars for an all access 2 day pass!? FUCK THAT I AM THERE!
Gotta admit. I’d like to ask Ray J what Kim Kardashian’s colon feels like.
DragonCon > Comic-Con. Comic-Con is corporate shill and boring movie shit. DragonCon is 40,000 drunks in costume.
I can’t wait to go! this sounds really cool! Thanks for writing about it! I heard the designers from Extreme Home Make Over will be there as well…