reality blurred + archives + August 27 to September 2, 2000

Sunday, Aug. 27, 2000

Melissa: "I would have censored myself a lot more."
Melissa: "I would have censored myself a lot more." In an interview with the St. Petersburg Times, The Real World's resident drama queen and comic...
Kelly will host Talk Soup tomorrow.
Kelly will host Talk Soup tomorrow. The second-to-last castaway will guest host Talk Soup on E! The show will air Monday at 8 p.m. EST....

Gov. Ventura: "Rudy and I come from the same background."
Gov. Ventura: "Rudy and I come from the same background." Praising his lack of political correctness and ability to just say what he's thinking, Minnesota...
Big Brother creator: "They're so stupid they don't learn."
Big Brother creator: "They're so stupid they don't learn." Amazingly, co-creator Paul Römer is not referring to his own staff and production of Big Brother--which...
ABC renews Making the Band.
ABC renews Making the Band. O-Town will return for a second season, The Orlando Sentinel reported Friday. The group, the stars of both a new...
CBS execs disappointed by Big Brother.
CBS execs disappointed by Big Brother. Big Brother is causing behind-closed-doors talk at CBS, where "senior CBS executives are disappointed with the show's ratings and...

Julie's brother attending BYU despite her suspension.
Julie's brother attending BYU despite her suspension. Although he was disappointed that his sister--who was suspended for a year from BYU for cohabitating with others...
all charges against Rich dropped.
all charges against Rich dropped. The Rhode Island state attorney general's office said it will not pursue th child abuse case against the Survivor winner....

Survivor updates: Susan on Talk Soup, Rudy on JAG.
Survivor updates: Susan on Talk Soup, Rudy on JAG. The castaways are using their fame to stay in front of cameras as much as possible....
Cassandra almost leaves the house.
Cassandra almost leaves the house. Increasingly upset and irritated by Big Brother's force-fed activities for the house guests, Cassandra went into the red room and...
a return to New York for The Real World 10; two seasons to be filmed back-to-back next year.
a return to New York for The Real World 10; two seasons to be filmed back-to-back next year. The show that launched the current wave...

Rich gets book deal, signs with agent, lines up appearances.
Rich gets book deal, signs with agent, lines up appearances. The sole Survivor is piling up deals left and right. He recently signed a $500,000...
Brittany banished.
Brittany banished. Continuing the trend, the most interesting/slash-controversial/non-boring person was banished from the Big Brother Wednesday; this time, it was once-pink haired Brittany. A campaign...
coming soon: Confessions on Court TV.
coming soon: Confessions on Court TV. It's not exactly typical 2000 reality TV, but because it features non-actors, critics are lumping in Court TV's...
Brittany got 34 percent of the votes.
Brittany got 34 percent of the votes. Zap2It.com reports about Big Brother's Wednesday night ratings (which were better than previous weeks when it followed that...
castaways are not allowed to leave CBS island.
castaways are not allowed to leave CBS island. The contract that the castaways signed has restricted their post-Survivor media blitz, Inside.com reveals, requiring them to...

Yes: "cultural education is important"; MTV is irresponsible.
Yes: "cultural education is important"; MTV is irresponsible. Speaking at the University of Florida, Road Rules Semester at Sea participant Yes Duffy pushed for more...
ratings update: NBC takes Wednesday night back.
ratings update: NBC takes Wednesday night back. Post-Survivor, NBC's Law and Order and The West Wing helped it soar to a solid ratings lead over...
Brittany's mom and George's wife to face off.
Brittany's mom and George's wife to face off. Brittany will appear on CBS' Early Show Monday. But more significantly, her mother will also be on...
Inside.com: "Did Richard outfox CBS?"
Inside.com: "Did Richard outfox CBS?" As Inside.com tells in, Richard is denying that he's signed a book deal--even though his agent negotiated a $500,000 deal...

EW answers lingering Survivor questions.
EW answers lingering Survivor questions. Entertainment Weekly answers a few lingering Survivor questions, including, Was it real money in the treasure chest? Did anyone hook...
Real World and Road Rules X casting begins.
Real World and Road Rules X casting begins. Want to live in New York and be a part of the tenth season of The...
next Wednesday: an offer of $10K to leave the Big Brother house.
next Wednesday: an offer of $10K to leave the Big Brother house. On last night's episode of Big Brother, the announcer teased Wednesday night's episode...