reality blurred + archives + December 15 to December 21, 2002

week of December 15, 2002

producers, network, label back Kelly; album delayed as movie begins filming.
producers, network, label back Kelly; album delayed as movie begins filming. The producers of American Idol, along with FOX, are standing behind their winner, saying...
Chicago PBS station producing comedian-centered reality TV show.
Chicago PBS station producing comedian-centered reality TV show. A PBS affiliate in Chicago, WTTW/Channel 11, is producing Comedy Tonight, a "show will follow a group...
Trading Spaces auction adds lunch with Doug; Vern consultation at $2,095.
Trading Spaces auction adds lunch with Doug; Vern consultation at $2,095. Just over five days remain in the Trading Spaces charity auction on eBay, and...
ABC pairs The Bachelorette, Celebrity Mole on Wednesday nights.
ABC pairs The Bachelorette, Celebrity Mole on Wednesday nights. By canceling its drama MDs, ABC has cleared the way to pair its two reality TV...

Osbournes neighbor is Owen Paul.
Osbournes neighbor is Owen Paul. Remember Sharon throwing ham and other objects at her noisy neighbors on an episode of The Osbournes last season? Their...
Ted's wife "was angry, upset and embarrassed" about Ghandia incident.
Ted's wife "was angry, upset and embarrassed" about Ghandia incident. The now-quasi-famous nighttime incident between Survivor Thailand's Ted Rogers and Ghandia Johnson, when Ted cuddled...
Australia-born Popstars now facing competition from its imitators.
Australia-born Popstars now facing competition from its imitators. Two years ago, "Australia exported Popstars to the world." Now "two [Australian] networks are bidding for a...
EW's "top 10 cringe-inducing moments" from 2002 reality TV shows.
EW's "top 10 cringe-inducing moments" from 2002 reality TV shows. It was definitely a year for "cringe-inducing" reality TV, and EW picks the top 10...

ABC and American Idol producers staging All American Girl pageant.
ABC and American Idol producers staging All American Girl pageant. The producers of American Idol and ABC are planning a pageant-slash-reality TV show called All...
Survivor crew: "We come in, and we want to take over."
Survivor crew: "We come in, and we want to take over." For the Survivor Thailand production and other shoots, the crew's "demands are enormous. ......
Amazing Race 3 ends tonight.
Amazing Race 3 ends tonight. With the wonder twins eliminated, just three teams remain on The Amazing Race 3, which concludes tonight in a two-hour...

Survivor Thailand concludes tonight.
Survivor Thailand concludes tonight. CBS' reality TV finale week continues (and ends) tonight with the conclusion of Survivor Thailand. Four are left: alliance mastermind and...
Charmaine Heidik agrees to counseling.
Charmaine Heidik agrees to counseling. Brian Heidik was a no-show in court on Tuesday at a hearing where his wife Charmaine Heidik faced charges for...
Celebrity Mole tapes may have been destroyed in a fire early Wednesday.
Celebrity Mole tapes may have been destroyed in a fire early Wednesday. The tapes for ABC's Celebrity Mole may have been destroyed in a fire...
Zach and Flo win Amazing Race 3.
Zach and Flo win Amazing Race 3. After threatening to quit the race repeatedly and shrieking more than a banshee with its leg stuck in...

CBS sued over unaired reality TV show "harness of pain" stunt.
CBS sued over unaired reality TV show "harness of pain" stunt. CBS and Rocket Science Laboratories, the producers of Temptation Island, have been sued by...
Making the Band 2's "most disturbing moments": fights, family member deaths.
Making the Band 2's "most disturbing moments": fights, family member deaths. Making the Band 2, which is following the creation of a hip-hop group shepherded...
Osbournes averaging a million fewer viewers compared to last season.
Osbournes averaging a million fewer viewers compared to last season. This season, The Osbournes debuted "with 6.6 million viewers, but the last three episodes have...
Liza and David sue VH1 for $23 mil.
Liza and David sue VH1 for $23 mil. VH1 stopped production on a reality TV show featuring Liza Minnelli and her "husband" David Gest, and...
Brian wins Survivor Thailand.
Brian wins Survivor Thailand. The alliance mastermind, used car salesperson, and porn star Brian Heidik won Survivor Thailand with four of the jury's seven votes,...