week of August 12, 2001

Sunday, Aug. 12, 2001

• Cannonball Run marathon today.
  Cannonball Run marathon today. Watch The Real Cannonball Run 2001 from start to finish starting at 1 p.m. ET today, as USA airs all five...

Monday, Aug. 13, 2001

• "you don't want to be: a black person on a reality program."
  "you don't want to be: a black person on a reality program." The San Francisco Chronicle's Tim Goodman argues that even if Big Brother 2...
• Survivor wins family TV award.
  Survivor wins family TV award. Survivor was awarded a Family Television Award in the reality/alternative Programming category at a ceremony that aired Friday on, ahem,...
• woman sues Viacom over alleged Bands on the Run libel.
  woman sues Viacom over alleged Bands on the Run libel. A 22-year-old woman shown kissing a band member in a toilet stall has sued MTV...

Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2001

• Survivor Africa report from Kenya.
  Survivor Africa report from Kenya. The New York Times' Marc Lacey reports from the set of Survivor 3, discussing the impact that the production is...
• "what, exactly, are the attendees of these gatherings protesting?"
  "what, exactly, are the attendees of these gatherings protesting?" New City Chicago examines the protests at the The Real World Chicago house, and finds that...
• Jisela booted off Road Rules 10.
  Jisela booted off Road Rules 10. Road Rules 10 has different rules this season, stating that after the cast fails to complete two missions, one...
• Survivor soon to be a PC game.
  Survivor soon to be a PC game. Survivor, meet Final Fantasy. Gamespot has published screen shots of the new game based upon the TV show;...

Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2001

• some changes to Miss America pageant inspired by reality TV.
  some changes to Miss America pageant inspired by reality TV. Among The Miss America Pageant's new changes for 2001, which include renaming the swimsuit competition...
• Big Brother 2 finale will air opposite the season premiere of Friends.
  Big Brother 2 finale will air opposite the season premiere of Friends. The final episode of Big Brother 2 will air on Thursday, Sept. 20,...

Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001

• Flickerstick signs with Epic.
  Flickerstick signs with Epic. Flickerstick recently signed with Epic Records, which will release their new album and re-release their independently produced album, Welcoming Home the...
• Survivor sued over theme song.
  Survivor sued over theme song. A musician who says he gave permission for only outtakes from his 1987 album to be used in the Survivor...
• producer: Manhunt was rigged.
  producer: Manhunt was rigged. Turning his investigative eye away from that other show and toward UPN's Manhunt, Peter Lance reports that after Manhunt was filmed,...

Friday, Aug. 17, 2001

• Krista leaves; denies knowledge of the Justin-knife-to-her-throat incident.
  Krista leaves; denies knowledge of the Justin-knife-to-her-throat incident. Krista was banished from the Big Brother 2 house last night, the first episode during which the...
• UPN may pull Manhunt.
  UPN may pull Manhunt. Saying that the network, along with Paramount, "[has] not supported and would not support persons or practices designed to manipulate the...
• part of Rich's lawsuit against the police has been thrown out.
  part of Rich's lawsuit against the police has been thrown out. Saying police had enough evidence to arrest him, federal judge dismissed the false arrest...
• The Real World may leave Chicago for an extended vacation.
  The Real World may leave Chicago for an extended vacation. Rumors floating around the neighborhood where The Real World Chicago is being filmed speculate that...

Saturday, Aug. 18, 2001

• fun with parody.
  fun with parody. A handful of new movies, theatrical and amateur, parody the two biggest reality TV shows. Disorder in the House: A Political Big...
• no Big Brother tonight or Thursday.
  no Big Brother tonight or Thursday. There's no Big Brother 2 on tonight, so if you turn on the TV and see something else instead,...

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