Monday, Aug. 5, 2002

• South Africa show gives entrepreneurs three days to make money.
  South Africa show gives entrepreneurs three days to make money. South Africa's newest reality TV show, Sanlam Money Game, features three entrepreneurs attempting to make...
• Parents TV Council: Osbournes, RW "worst" shows; Making the Band "best."
  Parents TV Council: Osbournes, RW "worst" shows; Making the Band "best." In a report outlining the "Ten Best and Worst Shows on Cable Television of...
• Simon: "American audience is much more sophisticated than the English" one.
  Simon: "American audience is much more sophisticated than the English" one. In Entertainment Weekly's cover story about American Idol, judge Simon Cowell has praise for...

Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2002

• Anna Nicole show reviews: "an historic disaster," "an obscene train wreck," "pathetic."
  Anna Nicole show reviews: "an historic disaster," "an obscene train wreck." Critics didn't get a chance to review The Anna Nicole Show before its Sunday...
• American Idol movie planned.
  American Idol movie planned. "A musical starring the top two finalists from" American Idol could be in theaters by next summer, according to E! Online....
• Project Greenlight 2 announced; seeks both scriptwriter and director.
  Project Greenlight 2 announced; seeks both scriptwriter and director. HBO, Miramax, and Live Planet are planning Project Greenlight 2, a second season of the show...
• parody The Real World Movie: The Lost Season debuts tonight.
  parody The Real World Movie: The Lost Season debuts tonight. The Real World: The Lost Season, a parody movie chronicling the fictional (yes, it's not...
• The Mole 2 concludes tonight.
  The Mole 2 concludes tonight. Over 10 months after the first episode aired for the first time, The Mole 2 concludes tonight with the unveiling...

Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2002

• Vern is "psycho about staying on Day One"; says Dez won't be back.
  Vern is "psycho about staying on Day One"; says Dez won't be back. In a 26-page interview with Television Without Pity, Trading Spaces designer Vern...
• Last Resort airs Sun. to Thurs.
  Last Resort airs Sun. to Thurs. Flipping FOX's Temptation Island upside down, ABC Family will premiere a show Sunday that will follow four "couple[s] as...
• Bill is the mole, Dorothy wins; ABC "definitely considering" The Mole 3.
  Bill is the mole, Dorothy wins; ABC "definitely considering" The Mole 3. On the finale of The Mole 2, Dorothy won $636,000, and Bill was...
• Anna Nicole's show top E! show; American Idol 8th; Mole 2 climbs.
  Anna Nicole's show top E! show; American Idol 8th; Mole 2 climbs. Despite horrible reviews, E! is probably very happy with The Anna Nicole Show,...

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