reality blurred + archives + October 8 to October 14, 2000

week of October 8, 2000

"Reality TV Survivor's Guide"
"Reality TV Survivor's Guide" airs tonight. MSNBC's one-hour documentary on "The impact of reality-based TV shows...on the lives of their participants" debuts tonight at 9...
"10 more out-of-work actors?"
"10 more out-of-work actors?" Surprise, surprise, many of the Big Brother house guests are looking for careers in Hollywood--and not just Jamie, who's skipping...
deadline for applying to The Real World and Road Rules is next Sat.
deadline for applying to The Real World and Road Rules is next Sat. Want to be on The Real World or Road Rules? Your video...

Ramona and Bryan are on tonight's repeat of PI.
Ramona and Bryan are on tonight's repeat of PI.Politically Incorrect repeats its reality TV episode tonight, featuring Making the Band's booted Bryan and Survivor's...
play "dot-com Survivor."
play "dot-com Survivor."Salon.com reviews Dot-Com Survivor, an online trivia game that combines dot-com trivia with a very loose version of the TV show's structure....
tonight: Road Rules versus Making the Band.
tonight: Road Rules versus Making the Band.O-Town faces the crew from Road Rules on tonight's episode at 10 p.m. EST on MTV. Who will win...

"I'm a 23-year-old goofball, not a sexy bachelor."
"I'm a 23-year-old goofball, not a sexy bachelor."In an interview with one of the 50 guys who participated in FOX's America's Sexiest Bachelor competition, Mr....
O-Town kicks Road Rules ass.
O-Town kicks Road Rules ass.In a sailing competition that followed a jump-from-a-cliff-attached-to-a-balloon start, the guys from Making the Band came from behind, beating Road Rules...
M@ has a girlfriend.
M@ has a girlfriend. On his self-absorbed-doesn't-even-begin-to-describe-it Web site, The Real World's Matt recently introduced the world to his girlfriend, model Meredith Ware. According to...

Survivor 2: the Australian cattle ranch?
Survivor 2: the Australian cattle ranch?Although it was to take place in the Australian outback, The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Survivor 2 will, in...

despite celebrity status, Curtis still plans to work as an attorney.
despite celebrity status, Curtis still plans to work as an attorney. In an interview with Weblogger Ernie Hsiung, Big Brother's third place finalist Curtis says...
Rich could host Australia's Survivor.
Rich could host Australia's Survivor.In Australia to tape an episode of the Australian Who Wants to be a Millionaire Celebrity Challenge, ever-cocky Rich announced that...

Miss America will feature O-Town.
Miss America will feature O-Town.On Miss America tomorrow night (the "pageant" has been dropped), Making the Band's O-Town will perform, debuting their new single--in part...
Rich's former co-author turns against him and CBS, publishing a tell-all book.
Rich's former co-author turns against him and CBS, publishing a tell-all book.Rich's would-be collaborator on his original book (that was later scrapped) is publishing his...
it's Friday the 13th; watch Fear again tonight and chat with the cast.
it's Friday the 13th; watch Fear again tonight and chat with the cast.In honor of Friday the 13th, MTV is reairing (yes, again) the premiere...

"it is very important not to lie."
"it is very important not to lie." John, the Big Brother story editor who thwarted the walk-out, talks about his role. And they say George...
another newspaper explores Survivor 2's location.
another newspaper explores Survivor 2's location. The Australian reports that "a remote valley near Blencoe Falls, on the Herbert River more than 1,100 miles north...
O-Town performs live tonight.
O-Town performs live tonight.Hear "Liquid Dreams," O-Town's new single, tonight live during the Miss America pageant at 8 p.m. on ABC....