reality blurred + archives + July 28 to August 3, 2002

week of July 28, 2002

past Atlanta mayor rooting for Justin, son of the city's past police chief.
past Atlanta mayor rooting for Justin, son of the city's past police chief. American Idol's Justin Guarini is the son of former Atlanta police chief...
where are the Survivor, Big Brother, and other cast members now?
where are the Survivor, Big Brother, and other cast members now? The Washington Post checks up on those maybe-long-forgotten cast members from shows like Survivor...
follow-up to Frontier House planned; Colonial House set in colonial times.
follow-up to Frontier House planned; Colonial House set in colonial times. PBS's series Frontier House, which followed families as they attempted to live as if...
booted house guests sequestered indefinitely; calls limited and monitored.
booted house guests sequestered indefinitely; calls limited and monitored. In an interview where the boyfriend of booted Big Brother 3 cast member Tonya Paoni says...
Real World Las Vegas premieres in Sept.; no location yet for RW13.
Real World Las Vegas premieres in Sept.; no location yet for RW13. In a rather standard interview with Newsweek, show creators Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan...
contest between Idol winners planned; world would vote for the World Idol.
contest between Idol winners planned; world would vote for the World Idol. The creator of the UK's Pop Idol which was taken to other countries...

Bachelor repeats hosted by Alex.
Bachelor repeats hosted by Alex. ABC will rerun the entire season of The Bachelor on ABC Family from Aug. 11 to 16. The shows, which...
FOX plans American Idol follow-up called Star Chamber for next summer.
FOX plans American Idol follow-up called Star Chamber for next summer. FOX has purchased an American Idol-like show that they plan to air next summer....
The Osbournes sign $7 million deal to put the series on DVD.
The Osbournes sign $7 million deal to put the series on DVD. The first season of The Osbournes will be coming to DVD this fall...
Amy has DWI arrest, too.
Amy has DWI arrest, too. When she was 20, Big Brother 3 cast member Amy Crews was arrested for DWI after her car crashed and...

producers consider airing nude footage of Anna Nicole.
producers consider airing nude footage of Anna Nicole. Producers of The Anna Nicole Show are trying to figure out how to work the "risqué moments"...
walk-out would lead to no trip home, no publicity; contestants took IQ tests.
walk-out would lead to no trip home, no publicity; contestants took IQ tests. After Amy and Marcellas were nominated for eviction on Big Brother 3,...

Bishop who's never watched Big Brother calls it "humiliating."
Bishop who's never watched Big Brother calls it "humiliating." The first black bishop in the Church of England called the UK's Big Brother "humiliating" and...
Palms hotel plans to make Real World Las Vegas suite available.
Palms hotel plans to make Real World Las Vegas suite available. The cast of The Real World Las Vegas lived on a modified floor of...
tempter Tony says he made porno because he was tricked, drugged.
tempter Tony says he made porno because he was tricked, drugged. In a hearing he requested to get back his job teaching elementary school P.E.,...
Idol is the summer's number one show.
Idol is the summer's number one show. American Idol's ratings Tuesday made it "the most popular series of this summer, so far," according to Electronic...

celeb Australian BB star booted for exposing himself; wife says it was staged.
celeb Australian BB star booted for exposing himself; wife says it was staged. Former AFL player Warwick Capper became the first housemate to be removed...
Kathy starts foundation for women.
Kathy starts foundation for women. Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien has used part of her $80,000 prize for coming in third on Survivor Marquesas to start a foundation...
MTV airing 55 hours of The Real World this weekend.
MTV airing 55 hours of The Real World this weekend. In preparation for the debut of The Real World Vancouver--a fictional, satirical movie airing Tuesday--MTV...
Anna Nicole Show debuts Sunday.
Anna Nicole Show debuts Sunday. E! Entertainment Television's The Anna Nicole Show debuts Sunday at 10 p.m. ET. The show follows Anna Nicole in her...
two new designers joining Trading Spaces this fall; season debuts Aug. 24.
two new designers joining Trading Spaces this fall; season debuts Aug. 24. Two new designers will join Trading Spaces next season, reality blurred: the reality...