By Sam Thielman

Animal Planet is getting real with taxidermy | Cabler greenlights new series 'Dead'

Animal Planet has greenlit eight hourlong episodes of taxidermy reality series "Romance Is Dead" (working title) from reality shingle Collins Avenue and exec producer Jeff Collins.

By Lacey Rose - Forbes Mag

The producer talks about reality TV's struggles, his arrangement with Virgin and the phenomenon that is ''Jersey Shore.'

Jeff Collins' latest TV project, Fly Girls, has been dubbed "The Hills at 35,000 feet."

The reality show, which will have its premiere on March 24 on the CW, offers a window into the world of five predictably attractive Virgin America flight attendants. The cameras have captured their every day, both on the planes and off.

By Breia Brissey, Entertainment Weekly.com

Jeff Collins, an executive producer of Outrageous Kid Parties, spoke with EW about the concept for the show and about the cultural phenomenon of outrageous spending for these over-the-top celebrations. “Are they going too big or are they over-doing it? Are they creating monsters? I don’t know, but I think it’s interesting,” Collins says.

By Sandra Gonzalez

My best birthday ever took place at a Jungle Jim’s Playland in San Antonio, which in retrospect was actually a pretty shady place. But when I was seven years old, I loved it. It was simple, age-appropriate fun that I wouldn’t trade for the world even now. That’s why my soul died a little when I read about TLC’s new (efficiently titled) new show,Outrageous Kid Parties.

By Tracie Egan Morrissey

The sickest thing about TLC's new reality show Outrageous Kid Parties was not witnessing a mother go disgustingly overboard or that the little girl (obviously) didn't appreciate the extravagance of it all, seeing as she's a very young child, and she instead bitched about a piece of her birthday cake not being the right color.

By Meg Swertlow, ET Online

These parties are truly, truly outrageous! Gone are the days of moon bounces, creepy clowns and homemade goodies, you have now entered a universe in which horse-drawn Cinderella carriages, elaborate fairy castles and a $32,000 price tag is the new status quo for a 6-year-old's birthday party.