reality blurred + archives + August 25 to August 31, 2002

Monday, Aug. 26, 2002

CBS "unaware" of Survivor cast member's porn past until editing.
CBS "unaware" of Survivor cast member's porn past until editing. Despite background checks, CBS didn't know about Survivor Thailand cast member Brian Heidik's credits in...
Sorority Life 2 will tape in Buffalo, along with new Fraternity Life.
Sorority Life 2 will tape in Buffalo, along with new Fraternity Life. MTV's Sorority Life has been renewed, and a new companion show will be...

seven male Australian reality TV stars strip for Cleo magazine.
seven male Australian reality TV stars strip for Cleo magazine. The September issue of Australia's Cleo magazine includes seven male reality TV stars revealing all...
FOX celeb boot camp special includes Coolio, Tiffany, Kato; airs Sept. 30.
FOX celeb boot camp special includes Coolio, Tiffany, Kato; airs Sept. 30. FOX will air a two-hour special edition of Boot Camp on Sept. 30,...
Tamyra signs managment contract.
Tamyra signs managment contract. 19 Entertainment, the management company of American Idol series creator Simon Fuller, "picked up an option to manage" Tamyra Gray, MTV...

70 percent of UK study participants watch reality TV, want "mask to drop."
70 percent of UK study participants watch reality TV; want "mask to drop." A study conducted about reality TV back in 2000 and 2001 found...
all 30 finalists will reunite in Vegas.
all 30 finalists will reunite in Vegas. Every American Idol finalist--all 30 of them--will reunite at the MGM-Grand in Las Vegas to tape a two-hour...

Survivor 6 to be filmed in Brazil?
Survivor 6 to be filmed in Brazil? Survivor 6 may be filmed in Brazil, according to sources that spoke with Dan Bollinger. His Survivor Maps...
Chiara denies boyfriend-girlfriend relationship with Roddy; calls it friendship.
Chiara denies romantic relationship with Roddy; calls it "true friendship." Now out of the Big Brother 3 house, Chaira Berti--she of the secret codes and...
CBS will air The Beverly Hillbillies as a reality TV show starring a real family.
CBS will air The Beverly Hillbillies as a reality TV show starring a real family. CBS is bringing back The Beverly Hillbillies, which aired from...
Kelly and Justin are the finalists; UK's Will Young will perform with them.
Kelly and Justin are the finalists; UK's Will Young will perform with them. Nikki McKibbin was eliminated from the American Idol contest last night, leaving...

Real World Las Vegas cast announced.
Real World Las Vegas cast announced. The all 21+ cast of The Real World Las Vegas Alton, 22, a "Navy brat" who "harbors a great...
Bunim-Murray to produce nonfiction version of Green Acres for FOX.
Bunim-Murray to produce nonfiction version of Green Acres for FOX.For the second time this week, a network is announcing a new reality TV show based...
Nikki "not ashamed" of job stripping.
Nikki "not ashamed" of job stripping. Nikki McKibbin is "not ashamed at all" of her former job working as a stripping dancer at a club...