I Found the Saddest Place on Earth

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 BachelorThe 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 IdolKeeping Up with the Kardashians, Project Runway, The Real WorldSurvivor, The Amazing RaceSo 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.

Saturday, April 9

PERFORMANCE– Ankhesenamen – Breaking Bonaduce

Marilin Archie – She’s Got the Look – Season 3 winner

Kūpono Aweau – So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 finalist

Jim & Alexis Bellino – The Real Housewives of Orange County

PERFORMANCE – Didi Benami – American Idol, Season 9

Tom Bergeron – America’s Funniest Home Videos, Dancing With the Stars

Adam Berry – Ghost Hunters

Gretchen Bonaduce – Breaking Bonaduce, Gimme My Reality Show!

Kent Boyd – So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 finalist

Stuart Brazell – Host, This Week in Reality TV

Amy Bruni – Ghost Hunters

Nick Cannon – Son of a Gun

Kat Chang – The Amazing Race 17 winner

Deborah Cloyed – The Amazing Race 7

Michael Costello – Project Runway Season 8

Mark Cuban – Shark Tank

Adrianne Curry – My Fair Brady, America’s Next Top Model, The Surreal Life

PERFORMANCE – Dilana – Rock Star Reunion

Billy Duffy & AJ Celi – Married to Rock

Rachel Federoff – Co-Star of Bravo’s Millionaire Matchmaker

Comfort Fedoke – So You Think You Can Dance Season 4  finalist and an All-Star

Barry FitzGerald, Ghost Hunters International

Nicole Fox – America’s Next Top Model, Cycle 13 winner

Lauren Froderman – So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Winner

Natalie Getz, Bachelor Pad winner

Vienna Girardi, The Bachelor 14 winner

Lauren Gottlieb – So You Think You Can Dance Season 3 finalist an an All-Star

PERFORMANCE – Cory Gunz – Son of a Gun

Jenn Hoffman – The Apprentice, RealityWanted.com

Bruce & Kris Jenner –  Keeping Up with the Kardashians

Daymond John – Shark Tank

Kasey Kahl – Bachelorette 6

Christopher Knight – My Fair Brady, The Surreal Life

Frank Leon – $100,000 winner “America’s Funniest Videos”

PERFFORMANCE – Kimberley Locke, American Idol Season 2

PERFORMANCE – Michael Lynche, American Idol Season 9

Mike Manning – The Real World – DC

Mariah, Jake and Mando – Pit Bulls and Parolees

Gev Manoukian – So You Think You Can Dance Season 4  finalist

PERFORMANCE – Paige Miles – American Idol – Season 9

Tenley Molzahn, Bachelor 14, Bachelor Pad

Ongina – RuPaul’s Drag Race

Destin Pfaff – Co-Star of Bravo’s Millionaire Matchmaker

Lou Pizarro – Operation Repo

Lyndah Pizarro – Operation Repo

Sonia Pizarro – Operation Repo

Raven – RuPaul’s Drag Race, RuPaul’s Drag U

Lee Reherman – American Gladiators, Battle of the Supercars

Sarah Rice – The Real World – Brooklyn, The Challenge – Cutthroat

Eric Roberts – Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew

Robert Roldan – So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 finalist

Sam Rubin – KTLA “Morning News” and ReelzChannel’s “Hollywood Uncensored”

PERFORMANCE – Keaton Simons

Sinbad

Allison Smith – The Amazing Race 16

Bianca Smith – The Amazing Race 7

Katie Stevens – American Idol – Season 9

Steve & Josie Stevens – Married to Rock

Dr. Nat Strand – The Amazing Race 17 winner

Elvis Strange – Bullrun Season 2 (Teamstrange)

Chelsea Traille – So You Think You Can Dance Season 4 finalists

Brennan Swain – The Amazing Race, Season 1 winner

Tanisha Thomas, The Bad Girls Club, Celebrity Fit Club, Love Games

Tia Torres, Founder of Villalobos Rescue Center, as seen on Pit Bulls and Parolees

Tim Urban – American Idol – Season 9

Kris Williams – Ghost Hunters International

Will Wingfield – So You Think You Can Dance Season 4 finalist

Sunday, April 10

PERFORMANCE – Dana Andrews – Rock Star Reunion

Kristen Bitting – Big Brother

Stephane Bombet – Test Kitchen Restaurant

Nikki Boyer – Host of Daytime In No Time on Yahoo

John Brenkus – Host – Sport Science (ESPN), Co-CEO – BASE Productions

Chet Cannon – Real World

Chanel – Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory

CaCee Cobb – Newlyweds and The Price of Beauty

Lane Elenburg – Big Brother

Doreen Fang – The Next Food Network Star, Season 6 Finalist

Judge Alex Ferrer – Judge Alex

Ragan Fox – Big Brother

Betty Fraser – As seen on Top Chef 2nd season and Top Chef Masters

Andrew Garcia – American Idol, Season 9

Leonard Goodloe, Chef Academy

Mikalah Gordon – American Idol, Season 4

Eric Greenspan – The Next Iron Chef

Chef Manouscka Guerrier – As seen on The Private Chefs of Beverly Hills

Marcy Guevara – You’re Cut Off

Ilan Hall – As seen on Top Chef

Chef Brian Hill, The Private Chefs of Beverly Hills, Top Chef

Matt Hoffman – Big Brother

Rock Harper – Winner of Hell’s Kitchen Season 3

Ray J –  For the Love of Ray J,  Brandy and Ray J: A Family Business

Michael Johns – American Idol, Season 7

Erika Landin – Big Brother

PERFORMANCE – Blake Lewis – American Idol Season 6

Ezra “Buddha” Masters – MTV Networks / Vh1 “I Love New York”, “I Love Money” SAG & AFTRA: NCIS, 90210, Zane’s Chronicles “Hunter”

Aida Mollenkamp – As seen on Ask Aida and Foodcrafters

Rossi Morreale – As seen on Dating in the Dark

Hayden Moss – Big Brother

Erin Murphy – As seen on Parentpedia, RuPaul Drag U, and Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity Championship Wrestling

Michele Noonan – Big Brother

Omarosa – The Apprentice

Erika Othen – True Beauty

David Palmer – True Beauty

DeAnna Pappas – Bachelor, Bachelorette, Get Married, Weekend co-host for EXTRA, Correspondent for EXTRA Correspondent-red carpet for the VMA’s, Rose Recap

Audrina Patridge – Audrina

PERFORMANCE Quest Crew – America’s Best Dance Crew Season 3 Winners

PERFORMANCE – Toby Rand – Rock Star Reunion

Andrea Reiher – Big Brother

Rachel Reilly – Big Brother

Marcellas Reynolds – Big Brother

Shorty Rossi – As seen on Pit Boss

Rand Rusher – Pretty Hurts

Jeffrey Saad – United Tastes of America

Chima Simone – Big Brother

Taryn Southern – As seen on WebCeleb

Eric Stromer – Top Gear, Three Wishes, Over Your Head, Clean Sweep, Trading Spaces

Lydia Tavera – Big Brother

Tila Tequila – Dance-Off Pants-Off

Judge Lynn Toler – Divorce Court

LaLa Vazquez – For the Love of Ray J, Flavor of Love, Real Chance of Love, Charm School

Brendon Villegas – Big Brother

McKenzie Westmore – Face Off

Suzanne Winn – Chef Academy

Annie Wittington – Big Brother

Appearing Both Saturday, April 9 and Sunday, April 10

Mischa Barton

Ari Bonias – The Amazing Race 12

Bob Crowley – Survivor Gabon winner

Dan & Laura Dotson – Owners of American Auctioneers and stars of “Storage Wars”

John Fincher – Survivor Samoa

Staella Gianakakos – The Amazing Race 12

Joey Greco – Host, Cheaters

Murtz Jaffer –  Editor- InsidePulse.com, Host – Reality Obsessed, TVTropolis & Global Reality Channel, Canada

Ron Jeremy –  The Surreal Life, The Surreal Life Fame Games, Kathy Griffin My Life on the D-List, The Farm (UK) Hell’s Kitchen (UK)

Kent & Vyxsin – The Amazing Race

Jessica Koussevitzky – You’re Cut Off, Season 2

Peih-Gee Law – Survivor China

Dennis Luciani – Average Joe, Season 1

Joe Maddalena – Owner of Profiles in History and star of Hollywood Treasures

Bob Mason – Survivor Exile Island

Geoff Notkin – Co-Host, Meteorite Men, and owner of Aerolite Meteorites, LLC

Gary Piattoni – Appraiser on “Antiques Roadshow”

Jackie Pucci – All Worked Up

Brook Roberts – The Amazing Race Season 17

PERFORMANCE – “Hottie” Schatar Sapphira – Charm School, Flavor of Love, Jerry Springer’s “Baggage”, Best Week Ever, The Soup

Gary Sohmers – Appraiser for “Antiques Roadshow”

Karina Smirnoff – Dancing with the Stars

Shannon Sylvia – Ghost Hunters International [SOURCE]