reality blurred + archives + April 8 to April 14, 2001

week of April 8, 2001

Making the Band's "diva[s]" get a B+, Popstars "stiletto-heeled vamps" get a C.
Making the Band's "diva[s]" get a B+, Popstars "stiletto-heeled vamps" get a C. Also in this week's Entertainment Weekly, Ken Tucker reviews and grades the...
Entertainment Weekly: odds, awards, and Jerri's stage name.
Entertainment Weekly: odds, awards, and Jerri's stage name. In the April 13 issue of Entertainment Weekly, the magazine presents its "special Survivor report," "an obsessive...

online component of Australian Bigonline component of Australian Big Brother being developed.
online component of Australian Big Brother being developed. A web production company is beginning the "daunting" task of bringing the Australian Big Brother to the...
Mark Burnett's Destination: Mir is now Destination: Space.
Mark Burnett's Destination: Mir is now Destination: Space. Since Mir plunged into the ocean, Mark Burnett is now looking for other ways to send his...
NBC plans Conan O'Brien's Lost.
NBC plans Conan O'Brien's Lost. Conan O'Brien will produce Lost for NBC, another show imported from Britain. The six-episode show will follow three three-person teams...
Mad Dog's bra sells for $500.
Mad Dog's bra sells for $500. At a book-release party turned charity event, Survivor 2's Michael, Maralyn, and Keith raised money for the Rainbow Connection....
week-long Making the Band marathon on MTV starts today.
week-long Making the Band marathon on MTV starts today. Catch up with episodes you missed before Friday's second season premiere of Making the Band. MTV...

WB casting for No Boundaries.
WB casting for No Boundaries. The network that brought us Dawson's Creek and Buffy the Vampire Slayer is looking for 12 or so cast members...
CBS sues FOX, claiming that Boot Camp rips off Survivor.
CBS sues FOX, claiming that Boot Camp rips off Survivor. CBS and the producers of Survivor claim that FOX's Boot Camp's "premise and format...are virtually...

the "payback song" from Eden's Crush is number one again.
the "payback song" from Eden's Crush is number one again. The New York Daily News reports that "Get Over Yourself" was "the best-selling single in...
"O-Town battles pre-fab image."
"O-Town battles pre-fab image." Being taken seriously is tough for the members of O-Town. Dan complains that "people were reviewing our situation and less reviewing...
FOX defends Boot Camp: "The shows are very different."
FOX defends Boot Camp: "The shows are very different." Defending Boot Camp against CBS' charges that it rips off Survivor, FOX says that the show...

Elisabeth is engaged.
Elisabeth is engaged. Survivor 2's Elisabeth is now engaged to her boyfriend, Tim Hasselbeck, a quarterback for Boston College....
Dirk testifies.
Dirk testifies. Dirk testified in Stacey's lawsuit yesterday, but what he said won't be released because it "is currently subject to a confidentiality agreement," according...
Tuesday Boot Camp pulls almost 12 million viewers.
Tuesday Boot Camp pulls almost 12 million viewers. FOX moved Boot Camp to Tuesday this week for one week only, but the show did well...
with debts over a quarter of a million, Keith filed for bankruptcy.
with debts over a quarter of a million, Keith filed for bankruptcy. The Smoking Gun has discovered even more dirt on a Survivor 2 contestant....
CBS confirms lock-box rumor.
CBS confirms lock-box rumor. Assuming none of the cast members have compared notes, the winner of Survivor 2 is still unknown. The final vote tally,...

Survivor 3 app due today.
Survivor 3 app due today. If you haven't made your tape and mailed it yet, you're basically screwed. Hurry up!...
Gervase attacked by his limo driver.
Gervase attacked by his limo driver. In New York City to tape an episode of "As the World Turns," Gervase "became involved in a disagreement...
the camp and the Ogakor alliance are destroyed as Amber takes a walk.
the camp and the Ogakor alliance are destroyed as Amber takes a walk. After a storm devastated the tribe's camp, the old Ogakor alliance fell...
season two of Making the Band starts tonight.
season two of Making the Band starts tonight. Making the Band is back tonight for season two, which still follows the adventures of Ashley, Dan,...