reality blurred + archives + April 22 to April 28, 2001

Sunday, Apr. 22, 2001

Faces of Fear airs tonight.
Faces of Fear airs tonight. We don't know much about the casts of MTV's Fear except for the fact that they get freaked out wandering...

casting for Conan O'Brien's Lost underway.
casting for Conan O'Brien's Lost underway. If you want to be one of the contestants who gets stranded someplace in the U.S., with your mission...
Australian Popstars enter the charts at number one; O-Town enters UK chart at three.
Australian Popstars enter the charts at number one; O-Town enters UK chart at three. Bands born on reality TV shows are doing well in the...
did Colby cheat twice?
did Colby cheat twice? First, video evidence showed that Colby lifted both carabiners off the rope during the cowboy campout reward challenge. Now, Peter Lance...
writer's strike might be thwarted by reality TV.
writer's strike might be thwarted by reality TV. Looking back at the 1988 writer's strike, the effect of which was minimized by newsmagazine shows, The...
win a date with Dr. Dumbass.
win a date with Dr. Dumbass. Sadly, this is not a joke. Even worse, the three winners will be selected by Dr. Dumbass and the...
Mark Burnett is a big fat liar.
Mark Burnett is a big fat liar. Mark Burnett is irritating the TV and media critics he's lied to about Survivor 2. The Toledo Blade's...

Canadian water-themed reality TV show is looking for cast members.
Canadian water-themed reality TV show is looking for cast members. Canada's Outdoor Life channel is casting for Drifters: The Water Wars. The show "will put...
Jerri will guest star on The Young and the Restless.
Jerri will guest star on The Young and the Restless. "She's going to play herself, which is to say a scheming ruthless would-be actress," according...
new A&E series to be known as "Real People TV" because "[t]here are no good titles left."
new A&E series to be known as "Real People TV" because "[t]here are no good titles left." A&E had a hard time naming its new...
spoiler: Chains of Love lives up to its name tonight.
spoiler: Chains of Love lives up to its name tonight. (don't read this unless you want to be surprised by tonight's episode.) On Chains of...

R.J. Cutler wants to use a rural or urban school for next American High.
R.J. Cutler wants to use a rural or urban school for next American High. In a story about American High's transition to PBS, creator R.J....
one more week for Survivor.
one more week for Survivor. Survivor 2 will technically end next week, but CBS is planning a one-hour special for the following Thursday, May 10,...
Big Brother Australia debuts.
Big Brother Australia debuts. The Australian version of Big Brother began last night. Already, a cast member has left the house, but for medical treatment;...

benefit will feature present and past reality TV cast members.
benefit will feature present and past reality TV cast members. Tonight's performance of A Donkey Show, an off-Broadway, part of which will benefit The Real...
Tom Leykis will host new UPN reality TV show.
Tom Leykis will host new UPN reality TV show. Apparently, having a famous host--Leykis is a drive-time radio talk show host in L.A.--is enough now,...
the spoilers don't agree.
the spoilers don't agree. (warning: links contain alleged spoilers; highlight white areas to read the names.) In what could be a major development, the spoilers/guesses/predictions...

ratings: Boot Camp is no match for The West Wing, but still does well.
ratings: Boot Camp is no match for The West Wing, but still does well. Balloon guy Yaney's discharge on Boot Camp lead Wednesday in key...
Danish Big Brother cast ordered to shut up.
Danish Big Brother cast ordered to shut up. The producer of Big Brother Denmark won its case to have the hamsters who walked out there...
ratings: second Chains of Love episode doesn't do too well.
ratings: second Chains of Love episode doesn't do too well. The debut of Chains of Love a week ago Tuesday had okay numbers--for UPN--but this...
auditions for The Mole tomorrow in Dallas, Denver, and L.A.
auditions for The Mole tomorrow in Dallas, Denver, and L.A. The final three open casting calls for The Mole 2 are tomorrow. Videotapes, however, will...
Kucha is history.
Kucha is history. The Ogakor alliance held, even after picking off a few of its own, as Elisabeth was booted from Survivor 2, breaking the...
once again, Making the Band has been pulled until summer.
once again, Making the Band has been pulled until summer. After just two new episodes, Making the Band has been pulled from ABC's lineup--just like...

bid (for charity) on lunch with a former Real World cast member.
bid (for charity) on lunch with a former Real World cast member. An eBay auction to benefit Joe's World Foundation, which provides "support for youth...