reality blurred + archives + July 30 to August 5, 2000

Sunday, Jul. 30, 2000

Kathy Griffin: "I want to have sex with Rudy."
Kathy Griffin: "I want to have sex with Rudy." A fan of reality TV, comedian Kathy Griffin identifies which Survivor castaways members she'd sleep with,...
spoiler? ABC's "guess" predicts winner.
spoiler? ABC's "guess" predicts winner. In what may or may not be a huge spoiler, Good Morning America aired a piece Friday that possibly identified...

"Jetai"? Ashley chats about band names, underwear and showers.
"Jetai"? Ashley chats about band names, underwear and showers. Think "O-Town" (Orlando's nickname) is a stupid name for the boy group that is featured on...
EW: "American High is reality TV's class act."
EW: "American High is reality TV's class act." In the August 4 edition of Entertainment Weekly (stories aren't online until next week), Dan Snierson...
"It's hard to not feel like a big dork when you're being watched by a complete stranger."
"It's hard to not feel like a big dork when you're being watched by a complete stranger." A University of Colorado student journalist tries out...

Stacey says she's "barely remembered to record 'Survivor.'"
Stacey says she's "barely remembered to record 'Survivor.'" In an interview with the San Jose Mercury News, Stacey talks about life after the island, and...
defending Rich.
defending Rich.Survivor is a "breakthrough" because of Richard, and "Rich knows it's a big game show, and he knows how to play it," writes Stephen...

"dramatic satire" of reality TV coming to big screen.
"dramatic satire" of reality TV coming to big screen. USA Films purchased a digital film that "follows a top-rated television program that selects people at...
American High debuts tonight.
American High debuts tonight. The 13 episode run of American High begins tonight at 9 EST on FOX with two back-to-back half-hour episodes; the...

Jenna considering Playboy's offer.
Jenna considering Playboy's offer. The 23-year-old mother of two is thinking about accepting Playboy's $500,000 offer. After getting kicked off the island early because of...
Jordan gets banished.
Jordan gets banished. The public voted and decided to banish the confrontational bisexual stripper on her birthday, leaving the bland lawyer (Curtis) in the Big...
Gervase gets booted and all bets are off.
Gervase gets booted and all bets are off. Spoilers? Ha! Producer Mark Burnett and company have played Survivor's audience as well as Richard has played...
Big Brother camera operator: as boring as the houseguests.
Big Brother camera operator: as boring as the houseguests. Christopher Lowe, one of the behind-the-glass camera operators, offers his thoughts about the show, and they...
Swedish Survivor creator: reality TV will "eat itself up."
Swedish Survivor creator: reality TV will "eat itself up." The creator of the Swedish show that inspired Survivor was threatened and called a "facist" after...
George W. Bush's brother knows B.B.
George W. Bush's brother knows B.B. An interview with CBS turned into a conversation about Survivor, and during it, Marvin Bush revealed he is "a...

"American High is to [other reality TV shows] as a zoo is to a wildlife preserve."
"American High is to [other reality TV shows] as a zoo is to a wildlife preserve." Feed's Lisa Levy praises American High for showing...
"Survivor whips GOP"; Big Brother overshadows American High.
"Survivor whips GOP"; Big Brother overshadows American High. Wednesday night's Survivor drew an all-time high of more than 27 million viewers, easily beating the other...
Gervase: rumor was "great, because everybody believed it."
Gervase: rumor was "great, because everybody believed it." Gervase talks about the rumor/spoiler that he was the winner. And the new Jeep he's been driving...

James Garner: "I'd have killed them all."
James Garner: "I'd have killed them all." The actor says he couldn't have handled being on Survivor, but his "Space Cowboys" co-star, Clint Eastwood, says...