reality blurred + archives + July 14 to July 20, 2002

week of July 14, 2002

Gerry wins veto power.
Gerry wins veto power. Big Brother 3's big twist has been revealed, and it is veto power. Gerry won the veto challenge, and now he...
man with guns stopped on the way to American Idol set; was worker with antique guns.
man with guns stopped near American Idol set; was worker with antique guns. A man with a "car full of rifles, handguns and loaded magazines"...
Liza Minnelli, P. Diddy join Anna Nicole with Osbourne-style series.
Liza Minnelli, P. Diddy join Anna Nicole with Osbourne-style series. Anna Nicole Smith's reality TV show, The Anna Nicole Show, debuts Aug. 4 at 10...

Ozzy "auctioned [his soul] to be just another MTV cash cow."
Ozzy "auctioned [his soul] to be just another MTV cash cow." Examining Ozzy's career's trajectory up to The Osbournes, Jim DeRogatis argues in Salon that...
Under One Roof moms respond to criticism about the show and their kids.
Under One Roof moms respond to criticism about the show and their kids. Two of the mothers from Under One Roof have responded to an...
Chiara says she's dating VP of company leasing World Trade Center.
Chiara says she's dating VP of company leasing World Trade Center. After unveiling a "secret" code, the explanation of which was broadcast over the Internet...

odds for American Idol finalists.
odds for American Idol finalists. Who has the best chance of winning American Idol? According to Entertainment Weekly, it's Justin Guarini, who they give odds...
Tough Enough 3 will start taping north of Malibu next week.
Tough Enough 3 will start taping north of Malibu next week. After being denied permits to film the show in Malibu, MTV's Tough Enough 3...
Survivor Thailand participant's dad dies in car accident.
Survivor Thailand participant's dad dies in car accident. One of the participants in Survivor Thailand, which finishes taping today, is being flown home because her...
one-fourth of Wed. audience watched Big Brother 3 or American Idol; Mole has best demo numbers yet.
Big Brother 3, American Idol get 25% of Wed. audience; Mole has best night. Last Wednesday, one-quarter of the viewing audience at 9 p.m. were...

firefighter Eric may be fired for violating rules to be on Big Brother 3.
firefighter Eric may be fired for violating rules to be on Big Brother 3. Groton, Conn., firefighter Eric Ouellette is presently inside the Big Brother...
EJay, Jim voted off American Idol.
EJay, Jim voted off American Idol. American Idol's finalist pool is now down to 10 after the public voted for who they wanted to keep....
Bachelorette will star Trista; third season of The Bachelor planned.
Bachelorette will star Trista; third season of The Bachelor planned. There will be two follow-up shows to The Bachelor, and one of them will have...
P. Diddy will host and judge hip-hop edition of Making the Band.
P. Diddy will host and judge hip-hop edition of Making the Band. MTV unveiled details about the series that will star Sean "P. Diddy" Combs,...
Trading Spaces, The Osbournes, American High, Frontier House, Survivor, Project Greenlight all nominated for various Emmys.
Trading Spaces, The Osbournes, American High, Frontier House, Survivor, Project Greenlight all nominated for various Emmys. The Emmy nominees were announced this morning, and six...

Lori evicted after 5-4 vote.
Lori evicted after 5-4 vote. Lori Olson became the first Big Brother 3 house guest evicted yesterday, after receiving five of the nine votes. Later,...
Sharon will undergo chemo; will be included in show.
Sharon will undergo chemotherapy; will be included in show. Sharon Osbourne tells People magazine that her cancer was found to have spread beyond her colon...
FOX wants American Idol sequel.
FOX wants American Idol sequel. FOX is close to signing a sequel to American Idol that could debut as early as next January. Simon Cowell...