reality blurred + archives + August 10 to August 16, 2003

week of August 10, 2003

Pop Idol 2 has more viewers than Fame Academy, which won the face-off.
Pop Idol 2 has more viewers than Fame Academy, which won the face-off. The debut of Pop Idol 2 was watched by an average of...
Australian Idol finalists to get Big Brother treatment; finalist is a drag queen.
Australian Idol finalists to get Big Brother treatment; finalist is a drag queen. Australian Idol will include "a Big Brother-style, round-the-clock peek-a-boo of the final...
Queer Eye sold to UK, Scandinavia.
Queer Eye sold to UK, Scandinavia. Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is headed to the United Kingdom and Scandinavia, including Denmark, Norway, and Sweden....
Paige's "job could be on the line" because of almost-naked TV Guide cover.
Paige's "job could be on the line" because of almost-naked TV Guide cover. Trading Spaces host Paige Davis appears on the cover of the Aug....

stereotype-dependent Russian show featuring house-building couples is a hit.
stereotype-dependent Russian show featuring house-building couples is a hit. A Russian show is following a dozen couples "as they build a £150,000 five-bedroom country house,...
final American Juniors band member revealed tonight; single out today.
final American Juniors band member revealed tonight; single out today. The fifth and final American Juniors group member will be revealed tonight on the 8...
Home Depot new Trading Spaces sponsor.
Home Depot new Trading Spaces sponsor. Say goodbye to the Lowe's logos on the Trading Spaces smocks and paint cans: Home Depot has signed an...
Toni: "I'm done" with reality TV because "the world's had enough of Toni."
Toni: "I'm done" with reality TV because "the world's had enough of Toni." Seemingly ubiquitous reality TV star Toni Ferrari, she of the bug eyes...

Rocco's cited by NYC Department of Health for "live flies," other problems.
Rocco's cited by NYC Department of Health for "live flies," other problems. As if gatherings of media whores weren't enough of a problem, Rocco DiSpirito's...
psychologists "[express] concern about the long-term effects" of Idol put-downs.
psychologists "[express] concern about the long-term effects" of Idol put-downs. Simon Cowell's biting put-downs may be harmful to Pop Idol (and, presumably, American Idol) contestants....
"naked" Paige cover only ran in LA, but not because TLC "kind of freaked out."
"naked" Paige cover only ran in LA, but not because TLC "kind of freaked out." TV Guide's editor says that Trading Spaces host Paige Davis...

Canadian Idol semifinalist arrested for running around "naked and masturbating."
Canadian Idol semifinalist arrested for running around "naked and masturbating." Ramon Garfield Gordon made it through the Canadian Idol auditions in Winnipeg, but instead of...
NBC Queer Eye will be edited.
NBC Queer Eye will be edited. Prior to the Fab 5's appearance on The Tonight Show later this evening, NBC will give a full hour...

Big Brother 4, Paradise Hotel do well; ABC bombs with reality yet again.
Big Brother 4, Paradise Hotel do well; ABC bombs with reality yet again. Paradise Hotel's 6.8 million viewers led FOX to a win in the...
did Jack kill the dog? were the cue cards real? is The Osbournes fake?
did Jack kill the dog? were the cue cards real? is The Osbournes fake? The third season finale of The Osbournes Tuesday showed Jack killing...
Simon is "highest-earning British celebrity."
Simon is "highest-earning British celebrity," 23rd richest person in UK. Pop Idol and American Idol producer/judge/record label owner Simon Cowell "is the highest-earning British celebrity."...