reality blurred + archives + January 6 to January 12, 2002

Monday, Jan. 7, 2002

friendship with Team Guido helps high school teacher come out.
friendship with Team Guido helps high school teacher come out. A teacher in a rural Pennsylvania high school writes about how his friendship with The...
fire consumes Michael's office.
fire consumes Michael's office. Michael Skupin has again faced fire, this time at his office. The first day in his new offices, the building caught...
Pop Idol's Rik will release record.
Pop Idol's Rik will release record. Once called "too fat" by a Pop Idol judge but rather popular with fans, contestant Rik--who left the show...
reality TV "will be much harder to kill than some critics have predicted."
reality TV "will be much harder to kill than some critics have predicted." The New York Times reports what the rest of us knew and...

Real World Chicago preview tonight.
Real World Chicago preview tonight. There won't be a casting special this year, but MTV is "previewing" The Real World Chicago's cast tonight. TV Guide's...
new reality TV show will let fans pick players for football team.
new reality TV show will let fans pick players for football team. A semi-pro UK football team has agreed to let its fans select players...
U8TV's new lofters move in--and prepare to be voted out.
U8TV's new lofters move in--and prepare to be voted out. Canada's U8TV has a new cast in its home-base loft, and a "twist" added to...
Burnett: "people thought they could throw anything on the air and get ratings."
Burnett: "people thought they could throw anything on the air and get ratings." Mark Burnett talks about reality TV--and his upcoming series Combat Missions, which...

Flickerstick will begin tour Jan. 26.
Flickerstick will begin tour Jan. 26. Flickerstick will headline a tour starting Jan. 26 in New Orleans. Before that, though, the group will play in...
Tom arrested in 1979 for "public drunkenness"; tabloid says he was "trashing" a gay bar.
Tom arrested in 1979 for "public drunkenness"; tabloid says he was "trashing" a gay bar. Tom was arrested in 1979 at age 23 for "public...
Justin charged with aggravated assault; girlfriend had "choke marks around her neck" and a broken ankle.
Justin charged with aggravated assault; girlfriend had "choke marks around her neck" and a broken ankle. Justin Sebik--who was expelled from the Big Brother 2...

Anderson Cooper headed to CNN.
Anderson Cooper headed to CNN. The Mole and The Mole 2's host, Anderson Cooper, will soon be seen on CNN as a contributor to Paula...
RW/RR Challenge cast revealed.
RW/RR Challenge cast revealed. MTV has revealed the cast of The Real World/Road Rules Fantasy Challenge--32 people in all. MTV's site calls them "drama queens,"...
magazine names France's Loft Story the 10th best film of 2001.
magazine names France's Loft Story the 10th best film of 2001. A respected film magazine has named France's Loft Story the 10th best film of...
Survivor Africa concludes tonight; only one tribal council vote remains.
Survivor Africa concludes tonight; only one tribal council vote remains. Survivor Africa ends its 13 episode run tonight with a two-hour finale and a one-hour...

People's Choice Awards air Sunday; Kevin and Drew to present.
People's Choice Awards air Sunday; Kevin and Drew to present. On Sunday, either The Real World, Temptation Island, or Survivor 2 will be named the...
Ethan wins Survivor Africa.
Ethan wins Survivor Africa. Ethan Zohn is the winner of Survivor Africa, beating Kim Johnson in the final tribal council vote. Earlier in the episode,...