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Monday, Aug. 19, 2002

Project Greenlight parody is "so effective that it's difficult to tell" it's fake.
Project Greenlight parody is "so effective that it's difficult to tell" it's fake. Contest Searchlight, Comedy Central's reality TV show that was advertised as a...
last week in reality TV.
last week in reality TV. Here's a brief review of major and minor things that happened in the world of reality TV, while this site...
producers say power dialers' thousands of calls are "statistically insignificant."
producers say power dialers' thousands of calls are "statistically insignificant." Around 100 people have been making as many as 10,000 calls to vote for American...

CBS: Amy didn't receive inside info about Operation Revolving Door.
CBS: Amy didn't receive inside info about Operation Revolving Door. After returning to the house and winning HOH, Amy told the other house guests that...
Survivor Thailand cast member starred in eight soft-core porn movies.
Survivor Thailand cast member starred in eight soft-core porn movies. CBS' official biography of Survivor Thailand cast member Brian Heidik as "a top used car...
British reality TV stars plan to sue producers for "scarring" portrayals.
British reality TV stars plan to sue producers for "scarring" portrayals. Earlier this year, Ron Copsey, a cast member of the BBC's Castaway, successfully sued...
The Mole will return for both a celeb edition and a third season.
The Mole will return for both a celebrity edition and a third season. After coming back from the dead to do rather well this summer,...

NBC not producing show hosted by kidnapping victims called "Survive This!"
NBC not producing show hosted by kidnapping victims called "Survive This!" What appeared to be a report of a reality TV show hosted by the...
despite contract clause, producers say viewers will decide on American Idol.
despite contract clause, producers say viewers will decide on American Idol. Although the contestant's contract includes a clause permitting the producers to choose the winner...

Affleck: Greenlight's director/writer combination "didn't work out."
Affleck: Greenlight's director/writer combination "didn't work out." Explaining the change in the structure of Project Greenlight 2, which will include contests to select both a...
Sharon's illness left Ozzy's "[spirit] dead"; show's future uncertain.
Sharon's illness left Ozzy's "[spirit] dead"; show's future uncertain. Ozzy says he feels "like someone has taken my heart away" and says his "spirit's dead"...
final three Idol contenders are Justin, Kelly, and Nikki; Tamyra goes home.
final three Idol contenders are Justin, Kelly, and Nikki; Tamyra goes home. In a rather shocking development, Tamyra Gray received the fewest number of votes...

Amazing Race's Phil and Trading Spaces' Alex will co-host new show.
Amazing Race's Phil and Trading Spaces' Alex will co-host new show. Former Trading Spaces host Alex McLeod, who partially blamed the "grueling travel schedule" of...
John auctioning off Saturn VUE given to him by Rosie O'Donnell.
John auctioning off Saturn VUE. In order to help "pay for law school," Survivor Marquesas cast member John Carroll is auctioning off his brand-new 2003...
"Sharon's not going to let this show not happen."
"Sharon's not going to let this show not happen"; Ozzy wants interview pulled. With Sharon's illness and Ozzy's present condition (he says his "spirit's dead"),...

Trading Spaces third season debuts tonight with a "preview episode."
Trading Spaces third season debuts tonight with a "preview episode." The new season of Trading Spaces begins tonight at 9 p.m. ET with the Maine:...