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Sunday, Sep. 10, 2000

is the revolution over already?
is the revolution over already? Despite their pact to walk out Wednesday (see below for details), discussions with "John" (DeMol maybe?) in the red room...
Curtis goes to the Emmys.
Curtis goes to the Emmys. Curtis' reward for finding the Emmy ticket first was a trip to tonight's show. See pictures and watch him be...

Survivor: The movie?
Survivor: The movie? Not yet, at least. Still, that doesn't stop a columnist for the New York Daily News from predicting what various versions of...
3,000 jam mall to see O-Town.
3,000 jam mall to see O-Town. Their weekly reality TV show may be over for this season, but the band from Making the Band certainly...
"Talk to John. You'll feel better."
"Talk to John. You'll feel better." Salon.com analyzes the end of the Big Brother house guests' almost-revolution....

"Survivor: The Ultimate Game" out today.
"Survivor: The Ultimate Game" out today. Mark Burnett and Martin Dugard's look behind the scenes at Survivor hits bookstores today. Amazon.com calls it "a gripping...
house guests will again be offered $50K to leave.
house guests will again be offered $50K to leave.Variety's story about Big Brother production company Endemol's desire "to open up a new division Stateside" reveals...
NBC buys Burnett's Destination: Mir.
NBC buys Burnett's Destination: Mir. NBC will pay nearly $40 million for the broadcast rights to Destination: Mir, Mark Burnett's new show that will end...
Rich's book deal cancelled.
Rich's book deal cancelled. Rich apparently played both CBS and his publisher as well as he did his fellow castaways. Inside.com reports that Richard "submitted...

Kathy Griffin: "Do you guys [watch] those 'tards on Big Brother?"
Kathy Griffin: "Do you guys [watch] those 'tards on Big Brother?" During Rich's appearance on Politically Incorrect, the conversation shifted to Big Brother, and the...
Bruckheimer's Race Around the World will air on CBS.
Bruckheimer's Race Around the World will air on CBS. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer is entering the reality TV fray with a new show that "will send...
"Walk out. We beg you."
"Walk out. We beg you." That's USA TODAY's Robert Bianco talking about the Big Brother house guests, echoing the nation's sentiments about tonight's live broadcast....

Destination: Mir is "the dumbest Survivor rip-off yet."
Destination: Mir is "the dumbest Survivor rip-off yet." "The distinct possibility of the winner's televised corpse orbiting Earth indefinitely is not the only problem this...
rumor: Danny and Kelly hooked up.
rumor: Danny and Kelly hooked up. E! Online's gossip maven Wanda says that during taping of this season's The Real World, Danny and Kelly got...
banishment with dignity: Cassandra leaves the house.
banishment with dignity: Cassandra leaves the house. Getting 46 percent of the (moronic) public's vote, Cassandra was banished during Wednesday night's live episode of Big...
12.5 million watched Cassandra's banishment.
12.5 million watched Cassandra's banishment. The "will they walk?" story line that CBS played to the max--even though the revolt was over by last Sunday...

Mark Burnett: "the stakes have to be real."
Mark Burnett: "the stakes have to be real." In an interview about his book, Survivor: The Ultimate Game, Mark Burnett suggests a reason for Big...
Survivor repeats start tonight.
Survivor repeats start tonight. At 9 p.m. EST tonight, the first episode of Survivor will air on CBS, and repeats will continue every night of...

shocking story: house guests run out of toilet paper.
shocking story: house guests run out of toilet paper. After burning through their allotment of toilet paper, the Big Brother house guests had the option...
reality TV spoof "The Really Fake Movie" will start production next year.
reality TV spoof "The Really Fake Movie" will start production next year. The spoof on reality TV--also titled, "Oh Brother, How to Be a Survivor...