reality blurred + archives + April 29 to May 5, 2001

Sunday, Apr. 29, 2001

Boot Camp is looking for recruits.
Boot Camp is looking for recruits. If you want to subject yourself to the rigors of Boot Camp--on national TV--FOX and LMNO Productions are accepting...

first group nominated for eviction from Australian Big Brother house.
first group nominated for eviction from Australian Big Brother house. The first three people nominated for eviction on Big Brother Australia are "a dominatrix, stripper...
ABC's The Runner will include "extensive use of paid plugs."
ABC's The Runner will include "extensive use of paid plugs." Think Jeff Probst whoring Doritos and other sponsored products during Survivor 2 is annoying? Wait...
celebrity Survivor being considered.
celebrity Survivor being considered. Matt Damon? Russell Crowe? Living outside? Eating rice? CBS admitted to Entertainment Weekly in the May 4 edition that the network...
Dirk files for protective order to keep his testimony secret.
Dirk files for protective order to keep his testimony secret. Dirk Been, who is now "pursuing a career as a performer," has filed a motion...

critic says Bands on the Run has a "repetitive format."
critic says Bands on the Run has a "repetitive format." There's only "mini-drama" and cities that look alike on the boring Bands on the Run,...
new imported reality TV show films cast members secretly.
new imported reality TV show films cast members secretly. The next British show to come to the US is Close Encounters, which involves filming two...
who is Ellipsiiis?
who is Ellipsiiis? The Dallas Morning News examines the Ellipsiiis Brain Trust, the sometimes praised, sometimes hated group that has been mostly correct in its...
Eden's Crush's album out today.
Eden's Crush's album out today. The first album from the Popstars-produced Eden's Crush hits stores today, a few weeks after the show concluded its first...
the rest of the Tagi tribe "trash-talk" Stacey in their depositions.
the rest of the Tagi tribe "trash-talk" Stacey in their depositions. Although Dirk's deposition has been sealed for now, the rest of the tribe's depositions...

France's Loft Story is a hit.
France's Loft Story is a hit. France's Loft Story (essentially Big Brother France) watches a group of people in a house who are eliminated by...
NBC's Lost announces auditions.
NBC's Lost announces auditions. The forthcoming Lost, which will follow "pairs of strangers" as they try to find their way across the country with limited...
skip the product placement and just make the product a reality TV show.
skip the product placement and just make the product a reality TV show. Commenting on the blurring of lines between ads and content, especially during...
"everyone is watching" Australia's "immoral and dull" Big Brother.
"everyone is watching" Australia's "immoral and dull" Big Brother. Despite critics who say the show is "immoral and dull," the new Big Brother Australia had...
Survivor: The E! True Hollywood Story debuts tonight.
Survivor: The E! True Hollywood Story debuts tonight. The first season of Survivor gets E!'s coked-up rock star treatment in The E! True Hollywood Story,...

Survivor 2 finale is tonight.
Survivor 2 finale is tonight. Survivor 2 ends tonight with the live announcement of the winner at 9:45 p.m. ET. Will the winner be Colby,...

couples return to the city after living as pioneers for a year.
couples return to the city after living as pioneers for a year. The two couples that participated in Canada's Pioneer Quest: A Year in the...
Boot Camp's ratings continue to do okay.
Boot Camp's ratings continue to do okay. Ratings were done slightly, but Boot Camp once again won its hour in certain key demographics....
French Big Brother gets in trouble.
French Big Brother gets in trouble. Loft Story, France's version of Big Brother, is in trouble with French authorities. The show can no longer include...
Tina wins Survivor 2.
Tina wins Survivor 2. After nearly two hours of wildlife shots and other time-fillers, Survivor 2 concluded with Jeff Probst's unveiling of the jury's votes...