reality blurred + archives + April 6 to April 12, 2003

week of April 6, 2003

Bachelorette reject Charlie hired as an Extra correspondent for a new segment.
Bachelorette reject Charlie hired as an Extra correspondent for a new segment. Charlie Maher, rejected on The Bachelorette by Trista, has become a "special correspondent"...
Christa wins latest Canadian Popstars.
Christa wins latest Canadian Popstars. Christa Borden won Canada's Popstars: The One on Saturday night. Unlike earlier seasons, the latest season followed the search for...

Real World Vegas reunion airs tonight.
Real World Vegas reunion airs tonight. The record-setting 26-episode season of The Real World Las Vegas ended last night, more than six months after it...
Idol movie delayed; mall tour begins.
Idol movie delayed; mall tour begins. The much-anticipated, sure-to-be-a-blockbuster movie that stars American Idol's Justin and Kelly has been pushed back to June. "From Justin...
Bunim-Murray, Mike Fleiss producing competing spring break reality movies.
Bunim-Murray, Mike Fleiss producing competing spring break reality movies. Two reality TV producers are working on movies that will bring the reality TV format to...

Burnett's Restaurant looking for cast.
Burnett's Restaurant looking for cast. Mark Burnett is casting The Restaurant, a reality TV show that will follow the opening of a New York restaurant....
some of Making the Band 2's New York neighbors are unhappy.
some of Making the Band 2's New York neighbors are unhappy. Some residents who live on the same block as house being used for the...
Idol beats 34th-place Bachelor 3; Clarkson single intended for Aguilera.
Idol beats 34th-place Bachelor 3; Clarkson single intended for Aguilera. Although it turned out to be an hour-long tease, last week's American Idol 2 "results"...

sociologist: Ruben's "intrinsic appeal" shows "no signs of racism."
sociologist: Ruben's "intrinsic appeal" shows "no signs of racism." In a profile of American Idol 2 hotcake Ruben Studdard and reaction to him from local...
Louisiana Senate votes to ask CBS to not air The Real Beverly Hillbillies.
Louisiana Senate votes to ask CBS to not air The Real Beverly Hillbillies. First there was an ad. Then members of Congress got involved. Now,...

are Clay and Carmen an item?
are Clay and Carmen an item? Are American Idol 2 finalists Clay Aiken and Carmen Rasmusen interested in one another in that special sort of...
A&E plans show that will give one couple their dream house.
A&E plans show that will give one couple their dream house. A&E is planning a reality TV show that will follow couples who come "together...
Trading Spaces celebrity eps air Sun.
Trading Spaces celebrity eps air Sun. A special three-hour block of Trading Spaces episodes will air this Sunday, and all three feature celebrities. Up first...
Nashville Star "surprised" industry; judge says Idol has "pageant singers."
Nashville Star "surprised" industry; judge says Idol has "pageant singers." Ryan Seacrest's jealous little jab at Nashville Star on Tuesday's episode of American Idol 2...