reality blurred + archives + September 15 to September 21, 2002

Monday, Sep. 16, 2002

Marcellas: "I thought if I didn't hurt them they ultimately wouldn't hurt me."
Marcellas: "I thought if I didn't hurt them they ultimately wouldn't hurt me." Marcellas talks to Entertainment Weekly about his idotic decision not to save...
casting begins for next Real World and Road Rules seasons.
casting begins for next Real World and Road Rules seasons. Bunim-Murray is again seeking 18- to 25-year-olds who want to be on either The Real...
Mark Burnett: "We're changing the order of things" on Survivor Thailand.
Mark Burnett: "We're changing the order of things" on Survivor Thailand. In an interview about the debut of Survivor Thailand Thursday, producer Mark Burnett says...
Kelly's album delayed until 2003.
Kelly's album delayed until 2003. American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson's single, Before Your Love/A Moment Like This, comes out tomorrow, but her first album won't...
Osbournes wins Emmy; Survivor, Trading Spaces lose to West Wing doc.
Osbournes wins Emmy; Survivor, Trading Spaces lose to West Wing doc. The Osbournes won an Emmy in the Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Reality) category, beating American...

fictional Push, Nevada debuts tonight.
fictional Push, Nevada debuts tonight. Although ABC's new series is being treated as based in reality, Push, Nevada is, in fact, fictional--from the nonexistent town...
Argentinian reality TV show will select congressional candidate.
Argentinian reality TV show will select congressional candidate. Winners of reality TV shows generally wield little power, unless endorsement deals and appearances on Dog Eat...
Lane Bryant drops Anna Nicole as a model after seeing her show.
Lane Bryant drops Anna Nicole as a model after seeing her show. Sources say that Anna Nicole won't be modeling for Lane Bryant anymore now...
Real World Las Vegas debuts tonight.
Real World Las Vegas debuts tonight. The Real World Las Vegas debuts tonight with a cast of people 21 and up, a first in the...

finalists "careers are literally not their own" because of "onerous contract."
finalists "careers are literally not their own" because of "onerous contract." "These young performers are wrapped up for recording, management and merchandising under the most...
celebrity "Survivor" will air on ABC.
celebrity "Survivor" will air on ABC. What was billed in the UK as a celebrity version of Survivor is coming to the US--but it will...
Mark Burnett: tribes not split by sex.
Mark Burnett: tribes not split by sex. Talking to reporters, Survivor Thailand producer Mark Burnett said "the tribes are not split along gender lines." Beyond...

debut of unbleeped Osbournes watched by 1.67 million in Canada.
debut of unbleeped Osbournes watched by 1.67 million in Canada. The uncensored version of The Osbournes debuted in Canada Tuesday with an audience of 1.67...
producers of Survivor parody say they were threatened.
producers of Survivor parody film say they were threatened with legal action. The producers of a Survivor parody film called "Wilderness Survivor: The Game" say...
next Real World to be filmed in Paris; Road Rules heads to the South Seas.
next Real World to be filmed in Paris; Road Rules heads to the South Seas. MTV's seminal reality TV show will be filmed in Paris...
Survivor Thailand debuts tonight.
Survivor Thailand debuts tonight. Two years after the first season aired, the Survivor franchise is on its fifth installment. Survivor Thailand debuts tonight at 8...

after record debut, Anna Nicole show has "lost more than half its audience."
after record debut, Anna Nicole show has "lost more than half its audience." The debut of The Anna Nicole Show earned E! its highest ratings...
Amy evicted again; Danielle, Jason, and Lisa are the final three.
Amy evicted again; Danielle, Jason, and Lisa are the final three. Less than a week to go in Big Brother 3 and only three house...
Survivor Thailand twist: tribes chosen "just like in fifth grade dodge ball."
Survivor Thailand twist: tribes chosen "just like in fifth grade dodge ball." The big Survivor Thailand twist revealed at the beginning of the show involved...