reality blurred + archives + July 21 to July 27, 2002

Monday, Jul. 22, 2002

Big Brother 3 rumors, gossip, and naked pictures.
Big Brother 3 rumors, gossip, and naked pictures. Elite TV reports rumors about last year's cast: "When Chill Town refused to do the update show,...
Pappy's ads for natural gas criticized.
Pappy's ads for natural gas criticized. An Atlanta Gas Light Company ad featuring Paschal English, aka Survivor Marquesas' "Pappy," has annoyed some nameless legal experts....
Ben Affleck: "I looked like a jackass" on Project Greenlight.
Ben Affleck: "I looked like a jackass" on Project Greenlight. Discussing his new series--Push, Nevada, which is a fictional drama that will have a play-at-home...
American Idol uses musical themes to attract a wider audience.
American Idol uses musical themes to attract a wider audience. The weekly musical themes on American Idol--last week each contestant performed Motown songs--are selected with...
Chiara arrested for drunk driving; Big Brother lawyer worried the case would "[interfere] with her availability."
Chiara arrested for drunk driving; Big Brother lawyer worried the case would "[interfere] with her availability." The Smoking Gun has discovered that Big Brother 3...

what happened to Eden's Crush, Scene 23, O-Town and Flickerstick?
what happened to Eden's Crush, Scene 23, O-Town and Flickerstick? What happened to the four groups spawned on U.S. reality TV shows? Entertainment Weekly has...
American Idol renewed; winner's single will be in stores by late September.
American Idol renewed; winner's single will be in stores by late September. Simon will have all three American Idol finalists record a single, making it...
CBS knew of Chiara's arrest; may let her leave the house for her hearing.
CBS knew of Chiara's arrest; may let her leave the house for her hearing. The Smoking Gun has discovered that Big Brother 3 CBS knew...
Under One Roof cancelled again.
Under One Roof cancelled again. Scheduling the return of the show against both The Mole 2 and American Idol turned out not to work so...

1,600 audition for Making the Band 2; will debut Oct. 12.
1,600 audition for Making the Band 2; will debut Oct. 12. At one of the first auditions for Making the Band 2, "more than an...
Doug will critique rooms in live webcast today; marathon this weekend.
Doug will critique rooms in live webcast next week; marathon this weekend. The self-identified villain of Trading Spaces will be online next Wednesday (sorry for...
Will Kirby will host Love Shack.
Will Kirby will host Love Shack. NBC has cast Big Brother 2 winner Will Kirby as host of its new show Love Shack. In its...
WB plans Surreal World, a show that's like a celebrity-populated Real World.
WB plans Surreal World, a show that's like a celebrity-populated Real World. Eight sitcom and pop stars will live in a house for two weeks...

Simon's "ready to leave if the wrong thing happens"; there are "dark horses."
Simon's "ready to leave if the wrong thing happens"; there are "dark horses." In an interview with his fellow American Idol judges, Simon Cowell said...
American Idol still on top; The Mole 2 moves into third place.
American Idol still on top; The Mole 2 moves into third place. American Idol had its highest audience yet on Tuesday; it was watched by...
VH1 plans Minnelli/Gest show and Trading Spaces knock-off.
VH1 plans Minnelli/Gest show and Trading Spaces knock-off. VH1 unveiled their fall schedule yesterday, and included in their plans are two reality TV shows. Liza...
Tonya's divorce trial to begin Aug. 26; husband says her kids ask where she is.
Tonya's divorce trial to begin Aug. 26; husband says her kids ask where she is. Another Big Brother 3 house guest is due in court....

EW rates summer reality TV.
EW rates summer reality TV. Using a scale of "couch potatoes," Entertainment Weekly evaluates the summer's slate of reality TV and reality-based game shows. The...
UK Big Brother concludes tonight.
UK Big Brother concludes tonight. Although there are two men and two women left in the UK's Big Brother 3, but the two women, Kate...
Pizza Hut waiter Josh sued after "stumbling" at a shopping center.
Pizza Hut waiter Josh sued after "stumbling" at a shopping center. Josh Feinberg, who was spared eviction on Big Brother 3 last night, sued in...
The Osbournes sued by producer who says show idea was his.
The Osbournes sued by producer who says show idea was his. A producer says the idea for The Osbournes was his and has sued Sharon...

first woman wins UK Big Brother; highest ratings ever for Kate's victory.
first woman wins UK Big Brother; highest ratings ever for Kate's victory. The UK's Big Brother 3 ended Friday with the first woman in the...