reality blurred + archives + March 18 to March 24, 2001

Monday, Mar. 19, 2001

O-Town's Dan: I don't like to hear swearing on stage.
O-Town's Dan: I don't like to hear swearing on stage. Damn, Dan, what the hell is that about? + earlier: Jacob: "...we're five good-looking guys."...
Keith: it's going to get "a lot uglier and a lot more dangerous."
Keith: it's going to get "a lot uglier and a lot more dangerous." Promoting both his book, Famie's Adventures in Cooking, and an April 6...
"do you have what it takes"?
"do you have what it takes"? The Toledo Blade offers a summary of all of the reality TV shows that are currently casting....
Big Diet debuts in Holland.
Big Diet debuts in Holland. Endemol's Big Diet, which is like Big Brother except the people locked in the house are overweight and have both...
Buck Hill Inn owner, newspaper say MTV misrepresented truth about Fear location.
Buck Hill Inn owner, newspaper say MTV misrepresented truth about Fear location. One of the current owners of The Buck Hill Inn, which was featured...

Mark Burnett has "hundreds" of e.mail addresses.
Mark Burnett has "hundreds" of e.mail addresses.In a Q and A with the March 20 [ INSIDE ] magazine, Mark Burnett reveals he has "hundreds...
critic: "I've lost my love for Survivor."
critic: "I've lost my love for Survivor."Saying he "can't stand the people" and arguing that "[w]e know too much" and "[w]e don't trust the producers...
two "girl hos" tell all.
two "girl hos" tell all. Two of the female tempters/hos from Temptation Island talk to MightyBigTV's Stee, spilling all about the four guys, the host,...
Jeff wishes Alicia would have played up the rumor that they are together.
Jeff wishes Alicia would have played up the rumor that they are together. Mostly joking with TV Guide, Jeff says that if that rumor had...
"The return of the hamsters!"
"The return of the hamsters!" Six of Big Brother's house guests appeared at a reunion, and writer Jeff Whitty was there. With a well-earned amount...

Mitchell talks about his experience.
Mitchell talks about his experience.Mitchell spoke at the University of South Dakota, and his talk is summarized by SurvivorSucks.com poster The Ultimate Survivor. In the...
Kathryn: I did not have an affair with Steve.
Kathryn: I did not have an affair with Steve. The Mole herself talks to 3BigShows.com. Kathryn Price explains why Charlie lost, gives her impressions about...
UPN is "high on reality"; one show includes an ex-Road Ruler.
UPN is "high on reality"; one show includes an ex-Road Ruler. Among UPN's reality and faux-reality/game show offerings for the near future is a show...
ABC's The Runner gets (another) executive producer.
ABC's The Runner gets (another) executive producer. Looks like ABC's The Runner might still have legs. The show, which follows a single person running cross-country...
Survivor 2 clip show airs tonight.
Survivor 2 clip show airs tonight.Instead of a new ep this second (and final) week that Survivor airs on Wednesday (at 8 p.m. EST), CBS...
chat live with me tonight about reality TV right after Survivor.
chat live with me tonight about reality TV right after Survivor. Stop by Lycos Chat tonight at 9 p.m. EST, post-Survivor, where I'll be the...
48 Hours focuses on Eco Challenge and Mark Burnett.
48 Hours focuses on Eco Challenge and Mark Burnett. Survivor creator Mark Burnett's other show, Eco-Challenge, is the focus of tonight's 48 Hours on--surprise--CBS from...

"the first 24 days" reveals, well, not much besides Colby's snoring.
"the first 24 days" reveals, well, not much besides Colby's snoring. Colby snores! Marilyn and Keith talk to Kel/Cal! Jerri might have the capacity to...
Jeff's web site, coloring book go online.
Jeff's web site, coloring book go online. On his new official web site, Jeff Varner shows off pages of his luxury item--a coloring book. Jeff...
CBS thrilled that NBC advertised for Survivor in their Friends promos.
CBS thrilled that NBC advertised for Survivor in their Friends promos. NBC's Friends promos "may have even helped viewers find Survivor on its new night,"...
"the (amazing) race is on."
"the (amazing) race is on."CBS' Jerry Bruckheimer-produced 25,000 mile race around the world has its 11 two-person teams and will air sometime this summer. The...
Kathryn was assisted by a paramedic after fainting.
Kathryn was assisted by a paramedic after fainting. During the episode of The Mole when Kathryn fainted, a paramedic was called to assist her. According...
weird post-Temptation Island relationships;
weird post-Temptation Island relationships; will there be a reunion? Ted Casablanca dishes gossip on a three-way relationship between Tom, Shannon, and Andy, plus suggests there...
report: tape of Colby and Jerri having sex exists.
report: tape of Colby and Jerri having sex exists. As The Funky Weblog discovered, Atlanta's 99X is reporting that a tape "apparently smuggled off the...

Survivor 3 rejection: "You are neither physically striking nor morally hideous."
Survivor 3 rejection: "You are neither physically striking nor morally hideous." Modern Humorist has unearthed, er, created the Survivor 3 rejection letter. Among the reasons...
Black Ops wins Reality411.com create-your-own-reality-TV-show contest.
Black Ops wins Reality411.com create-your-own-reality-TV-show contest.A show featuring "covert/paramilitary themed" challenges that includes a laser tag-style component has been named the winner of Reality411.com's "Share...
apologies and revelations from the person who answered the Australian Popstars' e.mail.
apologies and revelations from the person who answered the Australian Popstars' e.mail. Kim McNamara answered the nearly 3,000 e.mail messages the Australian Popstars received. In...
latest promotional item: the Survivor trading card game.
latest promotional item: the Survivor trading card game. Using "Immunity Challenge" cards, "Food Cards," and more, Upper Deck's Survivor's just-released trading card game attempts to...
"every one who participated [in Boot Camp] became better people."
"every one who participated [in Boot Camp] became better people." So says Boot Camp's executive producer, Bill Paolantonio. He also says the show, which debuts...