week of July 1, 2001

Monday, Jul. 2, 2001

• suggestions for The Amazing Race.
  suggestions for The Amazing Race.Zap2it.com suggests challenges for CBS' upcoming The Amazing Race based upon producer Jerry Bruckheimer's past movies....
• UK Big Brother house
  UK Big Brother house will be replaced by a park. Channel 4, the network that aired the UK's Big Brother, didn't get long-term permission to...
• would you like a Taco Bell brand taco with your small town murder?
  would you like a Taco Bell brand taco with your small town murder?Taco Bell will be sponsoring FOX's upcoming Murder in Small Town X with...
• Stacey wants "an admission of wrongdoing," not money, from CBS.
  Stacey wants "an admission of wrongdoing," not money, from CBS. The $70K Stacey is seeking in expenses and punitive damages she wants aren't as important...

Tuesday, Jul. 3, 2001

• more than two months before the first show debuts, CBS is casting for Amazing Race 2.
  more than two months before the first show debuts, CBS is casting for Amazing Race 2. Some network is getting cocky....
• Shapiro reveals more changes to the Big Brother 2 house.
  Shapiro reveals more changes to the Big Brother 2 house. In the new Big Brother 2 house, two of the bedrooms--which feature "unequal" beds such...
• The Real World 10 debuts tonight.
  The Real World 10 debuts tonight. MTV's defining show turns 10 tonight as The Real World returns to New York and seven strangers move into...

Wednesday, Jul. 4, 2001

• ABC developing Big Diet.
  ABC developing Big Diet. ABC and Endemol are negotiating bringing 10 episodes of Big Diet--a Big Brother-esque show that focuses on people losing weight--to the...
• Survivor 4 is in production.
  Survivor 4 is in production. Before the Survivor 3 contestants even land in Africa, work has begun on Survivor 4. Since it will tape late...
• Polish directors want reality TV regulated and want one show banned.
  Polish directors want reality TV regulated and want one show banned. A group of film directors in Poland wrote a letter to a newspaper criticizing...
• two men break into the UK Big Brother house.
  two men break into the UK Big Brother house. Two men scaled the fence at the UK's Big Brother house, entered the garden, and jumped...
• CBS will charge for access to Big Brother 2 live video streams; houseguests moved in last Sunday.
  CBS will charge for access to Big Brother 2 live video streams; houseguests moved in last Sunday. In a brilliant move that could quite possibly...

Thursday, Jul. 5, 2001

• Love Cruise delayed until Sept.
  Love Cruise delayed until Sept. The latest from FOX is that Bunim-Murray's frequently delayed Love Cruise will finally air in September, running for two months...
• Big Brother 2 debuts tonight.
  Big Brother 2 debuts tonight. Executive producer Arnold Shapiro's reputation goes on the line tonight when the new Big Brother 2 debuts at 8 p.m....
• reality blurred is one.
  A year ago today, reality blurred published the web's first collection of reality TV news and links. On its birthday, thanks to everyone who has...

Friday, Jul. 6, 2001

• The Mole-themed Puppetmaster web log game launches.
  The Mole-themed Puppetmaster web log game launches. Ernie Hsiung, the creator of SurvivorBlogs 1 and 2, launched Puppetmaster yesterday. Inspired by both The Mole and...
• Big Brother 2 feeds cost $19.95.
  Big Brother 2 feeds cost $19.95. Controversy and boycotts be damned, Real Networks and CBS are charging $19.95 for access to the Big Brother 2...

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