reality blurred + archives + September 24 to September 30, 2000

Sunday, Sep. 24, 2000

SF Judd: reality TV offers a chance to make a statement.
SF Judd: reality TV offers a chance to make a statement. Judd tells E! Online that his The Real World: San Francisco roommate Pedro--the subject...
Castaway is "Survivor without the greed."
Castaway is "Survivor without the greed." BBC America just started airing a year-long quasi-Survivor show. For one year, 28 adults and eight children will...

walking is focus of proposed reality TV show.
walking is focus of proposed reality TV show. Miles for Millions is currently seeking 10 contestants to spend six months walking across the country, from...
I'll take Rich for the win.
I'll take Rich for the win. Whoopi Goldberg will be joined on Hollywood Squares this week by Survivors Rich, Jenna, Susan and Gervase. Check your...
Curtis, Eddie, Jamie and Josh marked for banishment.
Curtis, Eddie, Jamie and Josh marked for banishment. The final round of nominations found all four remaining Big Brother house guests marked for banishment....
Big Brother is probably coming back.
Big Brother is probably coming back. Proof that there is no higher power, Big Brother will likely be renewed, the New York Times reports today....

"Is it worth a dollar to keep Jamie in Big Brother house?"
"Is it worth a dollar to keep Jamie in Big Brother house?" No....
Rich has a book deal--again.
Rich has a book deal--again. After Rich's first contract was cancelled because of scheming on his part--he convinced a publisher he could write about his...
actual naked pictures of the house guests hit the Web.
actual naked pictures of the house guests hit the Web. (Warning: the following links all contain nudity. Probably not a wise idea to click them...

"Recovering from Big Brother."
"Recovering from Big Brother." Jean Jordan (a.k.a. just "Jordan") writes about her Big Brother experiences and more on Nerve.com. In the surprisingly articulate and...
"Web watchers may have revolutionized reality TV."
"Web watchers may have revolutionized reality TV." Giving credit where credit is due, the LA Daily News looks at the effect Web viewers and participants...
Survivor repeats aren't doing very well.
Survivor repeats aren't doing very well. Ratings for the second airing of the 13 episode series have been dismal. Survivor pulled between 4.3 million to...

executive producer: "I think we lost something here."
executive producer: "I think we lost something here." Big Brother Executive Producer Paul Romer talks about the problems with the show and changes he'd...
Colleen to star in Rob Schneider movie.
Colleen to star in Rob Schneider movie. Colleen Haskell will "play the love interest of Rob Schneider in the new movie 'Animal,'" which is about...
bye, bye Jamie (and Chiquita).
bye, bye Jamie (and Chiquita). The only people remaining in Big Brother's house are twenty-something guys now; the last female, Jamie, was banished last...

NBC launches Destination Mir Web site.
NBC launches Destination Mir Web site. Although the show is scheduled to air a year from now, NBC has launched Destination Mir's Web presence. At...
more reality TV from ABC, FOX.
more reality TV from ABC, FOX. FOX, learning absolutely nothing from its Who Wants to Marry a Multimillionaire fiasco--will air I Want a Divorce, featuring...
Big Brother finale is tonight.
Big Brother finale is tonight. At 8 p.m. EST, the mess known as Big Brother will end, as the three remaining contestants--Curtis, Eddie, and Josh--find...
Eddie wins Big Brother.
Eddie wins Big Brother. It's all over, with Eddie winning the Big Brother grand prize of half a million dollars. He received 59 percent of...

UPN plans Road Rage.
UPN plans Road Rage. UPN is buying six hours of Road Rage, a combination of pro wrestling and a demolition derby. Also on their reality...
Big Brother withdrawal?
Big Brother withdrawal? Even though the Web feeds have stopped and the house guests have left the house, you can still relive the crap...
Wanda: James hooks up with two women on the Challenge.
Wanda: James hooks up with two women on the Challenge. On the upcoming Real World/Road Rules Challenge, James (from the current season) apparently hooks up...