Discovery Communications made the official announcement this morning that they have bought Sarah Palin's new reality show, "Sarah Palin's Alaska" (working title).

The deal is for eight episodes of the show, which was initially described as a sort of travelogue of the state of Alaska hosted by Palin, but Discovery is now touting it as a show about Palin and also about Alaska. What exactly does that mean? Your guess is as good as mine.

Donald Trump has racked up three wives, but there's one woman he's stuck with: Omarosa.

And now, TV One has announced that the two are getting together again for a new reality series called "Omarosa's Ultimate Merger."

Yep, the woman TV Guide named the #1 reality TV villain is trying to find a man.

Here's how they describe the premise:

On the show, Omarosa will put a cadre of 12 hot, successful bachelors through a gauntlet of tests. These challenges are designed to play upon their weaknesses, test their
business acumen, measure their seductive strengths, and draw out their true intentions.

TheWrap.com, a Web site that covers Hollywood with a hard-nosed edge, recently posted a two-part investigation looking at reality show suicides and what's called the Truman Show syndrome.

The first part explores how 11 people on reality shows have tried to take their lives -- some succeeding -- after encounters with reality shows.

Think you have what it takes to make it big as a designer on "Project Runway?"

Here's your chance to give it a shot. The producers are now holding casting calls for Season 7 in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Seattle.

You have to be 21 years old to apply. And the deadline to send in an application is April 30.

Here's where you go to find out more about sending in an application.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not a reality show hater. I've watched the best of them ("Amazing Race") and the worst of them ("Flava of Love," after Season 2). Yes, I have no shame.

But I pretty much think of them of where B to D level celebrities go to pay the bills.

Well, Jerry Seinfeld doesn't need money. And yet, the Hollywood Reporter reports he's reteaming with NBC to launch a reality show.

Tentatively called "The Marriage Ref", it uses marriage as its jumping point (that's him with wife Jessica); celebs will judge couples in the midst of marital disputes and give them advice to resolve their problems. And Jerry says its a comedy show.

We'll have to wait and see what we get, but I'm optimistic that Jerry might turn reality into a place where quality talent isn't afraid to dwell.

Welcome Amber Wynn, our first AI blogger.

Amber is 24, a recent graduate of Campbell University with a degree in Education. She's a native of Currituck, but has lived in Raleigh for the past 4 or 5 years. She's active in a choir and has done musical theater.

When applying for this gig she wrote: "I'm desperately seeking something to spice up the plain palate of my day that consists of going to work, going home to watch TV and then going to bed because there's nothing better to do." Uh, Amber, you've just described our lives.

Welcome aboard. Here's Amber's take on the first night:

We're gearing up for "American Idol" and so are our guest bloggers. Watch for the first post tomorrow.

In the meanwhile, here's some news on the changes coming on the show.

Looks like even if we don't get another Clay or Fantasia or Bucky, the new season of "American Idol" will still have a hint of Tar Heel.

Seems the new judge Kara DioGuardi is a Blue Devil. (Thanks to blogger Claire Meyerhoff for the tip!) Read a profile of her here.

It's been a long journey, we've had some good times, some bad times.

Now it's down to the final 3: Evil Megan, her hatted henchman Dyshaun and our self-doubting but sweet Rufflesaurus Johanna.

The 3 begin the show by stating their case for winning. Dyshaun says that in his own way he's a trendsetter. Megan says she's done a lot professionally; "People can Google me and articles from Vogue come up." (I guess if we knew her last name.) Johanna says fashion is her passion.

The show takes an "Apprentice-like" turn by having the 3 interview with Elle editor-in-chief Roberta "Robbie" Myers. Robbie walks out to meet them and Megan calls her "impossibly chic." It's true; her mere prescence makes Anne Slowey seem a hausfrau.

It's the end of the race and the last contestants are: tooclose,
cheerleading siblings Nick & Starr; reconciling couple Ken &
"stop looking at my eyebrows" Tina; and those hapless frat boys Andrew
& Dan.

You'd have to say Nick & Starr, who have pretty much dominated,
are the favorites. But that's not what the frat boys think. "If people
think we are chicken feed for Nick & Starr and Ken & Tina, they
are mistaken," Andrew or Dan says.

Well, hello, I'm Mistaken. Call me Misty for short.