reality blurred + archives + May 13 to May 19, 2001

week of May 13, 2001

the first band will be booted off the tour tonight; EW has the odds.
the first band will be booted off the tour tonight; EW has the odds. One of the four bands featured on Bands on the Run...

Nick at Nite uses backlash against reality TV in new campaign.
Nick at Nite uses backlash against reality TV in new campaign. Nickelodeon's cable network will soon start asking viewers to "embrace un-reality - before reality...
reporter applies for three shows.
reporter applies for three shows. The Cincinnati Post's Geoff Williams applied to be on Survivor 3, Big Brother 2, and The Mole 2, and found...
Popstars will be back; The Mole 2 will air on Fridays this fall.
Popstars will be back; The Mole 2 will air on Fridays this fall. The WB's fall lineup includes season two of Popstars, and The Mole...
Josh Dodes Band stops running.
Josh Dodes Band stops running. Although Flickerstick was in fourth place in tour earnings, they essentially won immunity by being voted the best band during...
tear gas used to stop protestors trying to "liberate" Loft Story's participants.
tear gas used to stop protestors trying to "liberate" Loft Story's participants. Around 80 people protesting Loft Story, France's version of Big Brother, were held...

Amber: "Shut up, Bryant."
Amber: "Shut up, Bryant." The once-quiet Amber is speaking out--and taking it off. She posed for a "steamy layout" in the magazine Stuff, and in...
Michael is writing a book.
Michael is writing a book. Healed Hands, Healing Heart: The Spiritual Journey of Mike Skupin will be published in a month and a half....
Real World/Road Rules Extreme Challenge ends tonight.
Real World/Road Rules Extreme Challenge ends tonight. A rather boring, not-very-extreme season of The Real World/Road Rules Challenge concludes tonight. Will The Real World win...
Stacey says Mark Burnett told the jury "Rich played the game better."
Stacey says Mark Burnett told the jury "Rich played the game better." As SurvivorNews.net reports, Dateline NBC included a segment last night about Stacey Stillman's...

Real World wins the Challenge for the first time.
Real World wins the Challenge for the first time. The Real World/Road Rules Challenge ended last night, with The Real World taking the prize: 2001...
Temptation Island 2 will air on Thursday nights this fall.
Temptation Island 2 will air on Thursday nights this fall. Temptation Island 2 will return to destroy more relationships on national TV this fall, airing...
Boot Camp finale starts tonight.
Boot Camp finale starts tonight. Whitlow and Wolf compete in the gauntlet tonight during the first half of Boot Camp's finale at 9 p.m. ET....
French regulators order Loft Story's rules to be changed.
French regulators order Loft Story's rules to be changed. French television regulators have ordered changes to France's controversial Loft Story--including a reversal of the rules;...

MTV, WWF's Tough Enough wraps.
MTV, WWF's Tough Enough wraps. WWF Tough Enough, a reality TV show from MTV and the WWF, has just complete filming. It follows eight men...
UK Survivor contestants revealed.
UK Survivor contestants revealed. Among them: An airline pilot, a massage therapist, and a bar worker (plus people named Nick and Richard)....
Australian Big Brother could earn $30 million in revenue.
Australian Big Brother could earn $30 million in revenue. That sounds like roughly $30 million more than the US Big Brother brought in....
Survivor 3 starts in Oct.; Amazing Race will air opposite West Wing.
Survivor 3 starts in Oct.; Amazing Race will air opposite West Wing. CBS' fall schedule was unveiled yesterday (after a spoof of Survivor with Mark...
CBS: "we trust Mark Burnett."
CBS: "we trust Mark Burnett." "We trust Mark Burnett and we haven't made any plans to change the way we're doing Survivor," CBS president Leslie...

Eden's Crush will appear on Sabrina, The Teenage Witch tonight.
Eden's Crush will appear on Sabrina, The Teenage Witch tonight. The Popstars, getting ready for their tour with 'NSync that starts in June, will appear...
Temptation Island 2 is "bad news for NBC's" Thursday.
Temptation Island 2 is "bad news for NBC's" Thursday. Variety examines the challenge that an expanded (10 episodes instead of seven) Temptation Island 2 will...
next week's Chains of Love picker talks about his experience.
next week's Chains of Love picker talks about his experience. Next week's picker, John--who is dating someone from a previous Chains of Love episode--talks about...
judge refuses to throw out CBS/Burnett lawsuit against Stacey.
judge refuses to throw out CBS/Burnett lawsuit against Stacey. The lawsuit filed against Stacey for breach of confidentiality by CBS and Mark Burnett, a.k.a. Survivor...