reality blurred + archives + March 17 to March 23, 2002

week of March 17, 2002

Jones: people expect "a train wreck."
Jones: people expect "a train wreck."Pete Jones tells The Boston Globe that "People come in [to see Project Greenlight] thinking they're going to see a...
Trading Spaces reveals rooms live on The Today Show this week.
Trading Spaces reveals rooms live on The Today Show this week. For the first time, the new rooms created on Trading Spaces will be revealed...
Dec. WWF show may have revealed some eliminated contenders.
Dec. WWF show may have revealed some eliminated contenders. So far, two people have been eliminated from Tough Enough 2, and another has been deemed...
drug use used to be allowed outside Real World houses; Julie slips, says Danny "was a huge pot head."
drug use used to be allowed outside Real World houses; Julie slips, says Danny "was a huge pot head." In a write-up (first discovered by...

Chadwick will be inducted into the martial arts hall of fame.
Chadwick will be inducted into the martial arts hall of fame. Road Rules' Chadwick, most recently of The Real World/Road Rules Battle of the Seasons...
spoiler: does Jeff Varner know too much about who's leaving next?
spoiler: does Jeff Varner know too much about who's leaving next? As SurvivorNews.net learned, Jeff Varner's commentary about Survivor Marquesas for Entertainment Tonight listed a...
Tina charges $50,000 to speak; Ethan plans to stay with soccer, coaching kids.
Tina charges $50,000 to speak; Ethan plans to stay with soccer, coaching kids. Survivor 2 winner Tina Wesson has burned through most of her $650,000...

Tough Enough 2 ratings down 30 percent.
Tough Enough 2 ratings down 30%. In a report about "Vince McMahon's crumbling empire," Salon's Eric Boehlert mentions that ratings for Tough Enough 2 "are...
U8TV's first two lofters nominated for eviction; voting now open to the public.
U8TV's first two lofters nominated for eviction; voting now open to the public. Taking a cue from the first Big Brother, Canada's U8TV will see...
live Trading Spaces reveals on The Today Show this morning.
Vern and Gen's rooms will be revealed live on The Today Show this morning. After two apparently wet and rainy days in Plano, Gen and...
FOX's Pop Idol will air this summer.
FOX's Pop Idol will air this summer. Britain's extremely popular Pop Idol, which made stars out of its winner and losers alike, will be coming...
Wife Swap will air in the UK.
Wife Swap will air in the UK. Britain's Channel 4 will take Trading Spaces to the next level when it asks two women to switch...

growing 13 percent, The Osbournes continues to break MTV ratings records.
growing 13 percent, The Osbournes continues to break MTV ratings records. On Tuesday, 13 percent more viewers tuned in to The Osbournes, another record for...
tribes shuffled randomly; Maraamu still loses immunity; Sarah's out.
tribes shuffled randomly; Maraamu still loses immunity; Sarah's out. Sean, Rob and Vecepia were moved to the Rotu tribe and Neleh, Paschal and Kathy found...
Pop Idol admits changing voting system to keep Gareth around.
Pop Idol admits changing voting system to keep Gareth around. Pop Idol creator and judge Nigel Lythgoe says that "a panic over the voting" led...

MTV exec: "It's pretty hard to find a family as perfect as the Osbournes."
MTV exec: "It's pretty hard to find a family as perfect as the Osbournes." MTV Senior Vice President Lois Curren says that it'd be "pretty...
Greece government official pulls Big Brother, The Bar off the air.
Greece government official pulls Big Brother, The Bar off the air. "For violating laws on public decency and dignity," Greece's Big Brother and The Bar...
Under One Roof debuts tonight.
Under One Roof debuts tonight. UPN's Under One Roof debuts tonight at 8 p.m. ET, immediately preceding a repeat of The Amazing Race 2. In...
reports: Seattle's Stephen arrested, has warrants for prostitution; Irene says producers hid Stephen's gayness.
Seattle's Stephen arrested, has warrants for prostitution; Irene says producers hid Stephen's gayness. The Real World Seattle's Stephen, a.k.a. Steven Anthony Williams, was arrested Tuesday...