reality blurred + archives + February 11 to February 17, 2001

Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001

NBC airs Big Brother-esque The Truman Show tonight.
NBC airs Big Brother-esque The Truman Show tonight. Along with EdTV, it was one of two movies that predicted our soon-to-be fascination with reality TV....

after his Howard Stern appearance, Sean's girlfriend dumps him.
after his Howard Stern appearance, Sean's girlfriend dumps him. Sean was on Howard Stern Friday, bragging his girlfriend, Trish Bergin, who is Billy Joel's former...
Canada's reality TV show Taking it Off planned for July.
Canada's reality TV show Taking it Off planned for July. No, it's not a stripper-focused reality TV show. Instead, Taking it Off follows seven...
Stacey: "I'm the bitch lawyer from TV, and I frankly don't want to fight this [out] in the media."
Stacey: "I'm the bitch lawyer from TV, and I frankly don't want to fight this [out] in the media." Stacey talks to Newsweek about her...
David Letterman forced to pull lawsuit-themed top ten list.
David Letterman forced to pull lawsuit-themed top ten list. The "Top 10 Reasons to Sue CBS" was dropped from The Late Show last Tuesday,...

O-Town on Popstars: "They could be our soul mates."
O-Town on Popstars: "They could be our soul mates." O-Town, the group born out of Making the Band, is "pretty excited" about Popstars, according to...
"Why you shouldn't let your children watch Survivor."
"Why you shouldn't let your children watch Survivor." "Warped values"? "lessons endangering our children?" "toxic values for our young"? Oh, please....
next Real World starts taping not in Harlem, but Brooklyn.
next Real World starts taping not in Harlem, but Brooklyn. The 10th season of The Real World has begun taping, and it's not taking place...
is Survivor a game show?
is Survivor a game show? A CBS spokesperson says no. But on the Survivor DVD and in a USA TODAY online chat, Mark Burnett...
CBS asks Mark Burnett to edit Thursday's "graphic" show.
CBS asks Mark Burnett to edit Thursday's "graphic" show. Remember the scene in the preview for this week's Survivor 2 episode where Michael's playing with...

will fans of reality TV shows not care if the shows are fixed?
will fans of reality TV shows not care if the shows are fixed? The Chicago Tribune's Steve Johnson examines the scandals or pseudo-scandals that have...
Rich favors Colby, Alicia.
Rich favors Colby, Alicia. Rich offers his early predictions and analysis of the contestants on Survivor 2. Colby and Alicia are favorites; Michael and Jerri...
new info: The next Real World will be in Manhattan, not Brooklyn.
new info: The next Real World will be in Manhattan, not Brooklyn. Despite E! Online's Wanda's assertion that next The Real World will be taped...
Taheed is "married--with children."
Taheed is "married--with children." The National Enquirer has discovered that Taheed, who was booted with partner Ytossie from Temptation Island, is actually married and has...

entire Real World New Orleans cast and other alums to speak Saturday.
entire Real World New Orleans cast and other alums to speak Saturday. A Real World "reunion" will take place Saturday at the Beacon Theatre in...
Endemol chief: bad casting is to blame for Big Brother.
Endemol chief: bad casting is to blame for Big Brother. John de Mol, creator of Endemol Entertainment, says Big Brother's problems in the U.S. (international...
Playboy.com publishes photos of two Temptation Island tempters.
Playboy.com publishes photos of two Temptation Island tempters. (warning: the following links contain nudity. probably not a wise idea to click them if you're underage...
Survivor 3 casting begins.
Survivor 3 casting begins. Casting has begun Survivor 3, and you have until midnight April 13 to apply. Where will it take place? Naturally, no...

"have fun just surviving."
"have fun just surviving." A column that contains "not a single sentence linking ... Survivor to the decline of civility, morality, taste or civilization."...
Jim is already a winner.
Jim is already a winner. Even if he doesn't win The Mole (or turn out to be the mole), Jim is already a winner. The...
VH1 is casting for a rock-themed reality TV show.
VH1 is casting for a rock-themed reality TV show. If "you eat, sleep and breathe rock and roll," VH1 wants you to send a video...
Popstars selects its final five tonight.
Popstars selects its final five tonight. Five of the finalists will be selected on Popstars tonight as the final group. It's about time, too; tonight's...
"Basic Training: the making of an Army of one" starts today.
"Basic Training: the making of an Army of one" starts today. The U.S. Military is getting into the reality TV arena with Basic Training,...
the alliance begins to crumble and Mitchell heads over the falls.
the alliance begins to crumble and Mitchell heads over the falls. After Ogakor again lost immunity, there was a tie vote at Tribal Council--twice!--between Mitchell...
PETA, upset over the pig killing, looks into criminal charges.
PETA, upset over the pig killing, looks into criminal charges. Angry about Michael's killing of the pig during last night's episode, which some have speculated...