reality blurred + archives + August 13 to August 19, 2000

week of August 13, 2000

liven up your Sunday with great reality TV music.
liven up your Sunday with great reality TV music. Artist Thirty-Nine Days has two Survivor-themed songs for you to download as MP3s. "Gervase, My...

creator sells The Rich Dance.
creator sells The Rich Dance. "Due to the fact that so many have asked," the creator of the Flash animation Rich Dance auctioned it off...
George goes blue.
George goes blue. On Big Brother, George had help from pink-haired Brittany creating a "new me"--the Rockford, Ill., native now has bright blue hair....
Jeff Probst: "I want to be liked."
Jeff Probst: "I want to be liked." Survivor's host is shocked by the degree of criticism aimed his way. Also, he tells TV Guide that...
NBC adding Chains of Love, Sweet Revenge.
NBC adding Chains of Love, Sweet Revenge. NBC is beefing up its non-existent reality TV programming with two shows from Endemol, the company responsible...

Survivor II set construction underway.
Survivor II set construction underway. In the Australian Outback, construction has begun on the Survivor Australia tribal council set. According to The Age, the location...
ABC buys Jailbreak.
ABC buys Jailbreak. Jailbreak, a British import that features people, well, trying to break out of jail, has been purchased by ABC....
FOX cancels American High.
FOX cancels American High. Variety reports that American High has been canceled even before it's fifth and sixth episodes had a chance to air....
Colleen: "I need to clear my name."
Colleen: "I need to clear my name." In a wide-ranging interview with Entertainment Weekly, Colleen says "nothing happened on the island" between her and Greg....
Survivor repeats to air against the Olympics.
Survivor repeats to air against the Olympics. CBS will rerun its top summer show this September--opposite NBC's Olympic coverage....

the creator of The Rich Dance sets the record straight.
the creator of The Rich Dance sets the record straight. Aja Steel, the creator of one of the Rich Dance Flash animation, writes in to...
interview with the casting director.
interview with the casting director. Lynne Spiegel Spillman talks about her role as casting director for both Survivors, and explains what she's looking for in...
Big Diet is up next.
Big Diet is up next. The creators of Big Brother are working on a show that will lock 10 overweight people in a health club--a...
"Icky" Richard is a big part of Survivor's success.
"Icky" Richard is a big part of Survivor's success. The New York Times profiles Survivor's resident villain, saying "Richard Hatch is unquestionably one of...
David's father not thrilled with his son's comments.
David's father not thrilled with his son's comments. David's father, a Chicago reverend who was mentioned by David on last week's The Real World, says...

a teary, loving goodbye for Karen.
a teary, loving goodbye for Karen. The viewers decided to banish Karen, the weepy mother of four. Everyone's least-favorite cardboard cutout news anchor, Julie...
Sean is history; the original alliance survives to the end.
Sean is history; the original alliance survives to the end. During the second to last episode of Survivor, Kelly won immunity during a Blair Witch...
Bryant Gumbel to host Survivor: The Reunion.
Bryant Gumbel to host Survivor: The Reunion. The Early Show anchor will host the one hour live town-hall meeting that will follow the Survivor finale....

Richard will host a radio show.
Richard will host a radio show. Providence's WPRO is having Richard fill in for a vacationing talk show host the week of Aug. 28. He'll...
British Big Brother house guest forced out.
British Big Brother house guest forced out. The "most hated man on British TV" has been forced to leave the house; he allegedly was cheating...
Survivor's ratings rule (again); FOX does better with Futurama.
Survivor's ratings rule (again); FOX does better with Futurama. Once again, Survivor is on the top of the ratings; repeats of Futurama Wednesday that replaced...

Dirk: "There's no doubt" I was voted off because I'm a Christian.
Dirk: "There's no doubt" I was voted off because I'm a Christian. On the 700 Club, Dirk explained that he thinks the cast members found...
Burnett reveals final immunity challenges and tribal council details.
Burnett reveals final immunity challenges and tribal council details. Mark Burnett talks about the last two challenges and how the final vote will work....