reality blurred + archives + June 23 to June 29, 2002

Monday, Jun. 24, 2002

Sorority Life debuts tonight.
Sorority Life debuts tonight. MTV's Sorority Life, a sort of The Real World in a sorority house, debuts tonight at 10:30 p.m. The show features...

Shane says past gay cast members inspired him to come out.
Shane says past gay cast members inspired him to come out. In the cover story of July's Out magazine, Road Rules 11's Shane Landrum, the...
will there be another Making the Band? Ashley says, "I don't know."
will there be another Making the Band? Ashley says, "I don't know." In an interview about O-Town's new album, which is called O2 and will...
Under One Roof returns July 2, opposite The Mole 2 and American Idol.
Under One Roof returns July 2, opposite The Mole 2 and American Idol. With virtually no publicity, UPN has announced that Under One Roof will...

Vern has "not yet" apologized to Amy Wynn for the final episode blow-up.
Vern has "not yet" apologized to Amy Wynn for the final episode blow-up. In the final episode of Trading Spaces second season, designer Vern Yip...
gay Young and the Restless star auditioned for Big Brother 3.
gay Young and the Restless star auditioned for Big Brother 3. Thom Bierdz, who played Phillip Foster Chancellor III from 1986 to 1989 on The...
Osbournes getting more than $20 million for season two.
Osbournes getting more than $20 million for season two. Sharon Osbourne said in an interview that "[t]he real figures are more" than the $20 million...
South Africa's Pop Idol accused of "vote-rigging and racial prejudice."
South Africa's Pop Idol accused of "vote-rigging and racial prejudice." The British series Pop Idol, currently on the air in the US as American Idol,...
The Mole 3 "absolutely" a possiblity.
The Mole 3 "absolutely" a possiblity. The Mole 3 was greenlit but stopped production last fall after the second season--now airing on ABC--was pulled from...

Kelly's single "couldn't be any bigger"; "Family Album" debuted at #13.
Kelly's single "couldn't be any bigger"; "Family Album" debuted at #13. Kelly Osbourne's single from The Osbourne Family Album, which entered the Billboard 200 at...
Simon never regretted an insult; says fat people are "the biggest moaners."
Simon never regretted an insult; says fat people are "the biggest moaners." American Idol judge Simon Cowell is unapologetic about his insults. Time asked him,...

Frontier House participant quits job, moves back to Montana.
Frontier House participant quits job, moves back to Montana. One of the participants in PBS's six-hour reality TV series that followed three families living as...
Neleh working as a TV reporter.
Neleh working as a TV reporter. Starting Monday, Survivor Marquesas runner-up Neleh Dennis will be back on CBS' air--but this time as an arts and...
Kelsey Grammer causes Tough Enough 3 to stop production.
Kelsey Grammer causes Tough Enough 3 to stop production. MTV's Tough Enough 3 is currently filming in Malibu, but production was stopped--because of Frasier. The...