reality blurred + archives + March 3 to March 9, 2002

week of March 3, 2002

No Boundaries debuts tonight.
No Boundaries debuts tonight. The WB's No Boundaries debuts tonight at 7 p.m. ET (with some stations showing it at 9 or 10 their time)....

Friends wins again, beating Survivor by around 4 million viewers.
Friends wins again, beating Survivor by around 4 million viewers. While the premiere of Survivor Marquesas beat the series average of Survivor Africa by 8...
the story of the Project Greenlight script selection process.
the story of the Project Greenlight script selection process. Before there was fame for Pete Jones and "Stolen Summer," there were hundreds of scriptwriters submitting...
spoiler: second immunity challenge winner may have been revealed.
spoiler: second immunity challenge winner may have been revealed. Is Mark Burnett getting sloppy? SurvivorNews.net analyzes footage from a preview of Survivor Marquesas on Extra...
Tammy has media friends who attended her Survivor premiere party sign a $50,000 confidentiality agreement.
Tammy had media friends who attended her Survivor premiere party sign a $50,000 confidentiality agreement. Roto tribe member Tammy Leitner invited friends in the media--she's...
Pop Idol winner's single sold 1.1 million copies in its first week.
Pop Idol winner's single sold 1.1 million copies in its first week. Pop Idol winner Will Young's first single, Anything Is Possible / Evergreen became...

"7 UP's new guy" debuts in commercials; was a star of The It Factor.
"7 UP's new guy" debuts in first commercial; was a star of The It Factor. On a late episode of The It Factor, now repeating...
"an hour-long infomercial for Ford," which helped cast the show, or a reality TV show with a sponsor?
"an hour-long infomercial for Ford," which helped cast the show, or a reality TV show with a sponsor? Maclean's Robin Roberts looks at the unique...
next month in Playboy: Bill O'Reilly, baseball preview, and four Real World and Road Rules stars.
next month in Playboy: Bill O'Reilly, baseball preview, and four women from The Real World and Road Rules. Next month's issue of Playboy magazine will...
The Osbournes debuts tonight.
The Osbournes debuts tonight. Calling the show "a reality-based comedy," MTV debuts The Osbournes tonight at 10:30 ET, immediately following The Real World Chicago. It...

Peter: "don't feel sorry for me...It's the best thing that could have happened."
Peter: "don't feel sorry for me...It's the best thing that could have happened." Peter tells EW.com about his Survivor Marquesas experience and says he doesn't...
Road Rules 11 touring the South.
Road Rules 11 touring the South. rwrrweb.com has published a photograph of the Road Rules 11 Winnie, which has been spotted throughout the South. The...
Project Greenlight producer is planning second season.
Project Greenlight producer is planning second script contest, show. Although HBO is apparently not entirely on board, Project Greenlight producer Chris Moore is "planning to...

Sharon Osbourne: It had to be real or we wouldn't do it.
Sharon Osbourne on "The Osbournes": "It had to be real or we wouldn't do it." Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy's wife and one of the stars of...
UK's Big Brother 3 receives 150,000 applications.
UK's Big Brother 3 receives 150,000 apps, two times as many as last year. More than 150,000 people applied to be on the UK's Big...

after 4-3 vote, Patricia's out.
after 4-3 vote, Patricia's out. On Survivor Marquesas, the Maraamu tribe lost its second member: Patricia Jackson, who received four votes to Sarah Jones' three....