reality blurred + archives + July 20 to July 26, 2003

week of July 20, 2003

Tian: "I don't know what my sexuality would be called...I don't do labels."
Tian: "I don't know what my sexuality would be called...I don't do labels." Models and actresses Tian Ktchen and Jaree Poteet were eliminated from The...
now-reality show producer Colleen: "I don't want to be defined by" Survivor.
now-reality show producer Colleen: "I don't want to be defined by" Survivor. One of Survivor's earliest stars doesn't "want to be defined by" the show....
arrested Real World Chicago protesters sue Chicago, police, producers.
arrested Real World Chicago protesters sue Chicago, police, producers. Ten people arrested while protesting--or just walking by--The Real World Chicago house have "filed [a] lawsuit...
Nicky Hilton said no to The Simple Life, which will now air in Oct.
Nicky Hilton said no to The Simple Life, which will now air in Oct. Because of "the show's great buzz," FOX's The Simple Life will...
sponsors, not NBC, paid for Restaurant.
sponsors, not NBC, paid for Restaurant. The product placement on NBC's The Restaurant, which debuted Sunday evening, is hard not to notice; there are lingering...

North Shore concludes tonight.
North Shore concludes tonight. The Mark Burnett edited show Boarding House: North Shore concludes its run on The WB tonight as the men compete at...
business "booming" at Rocco's.
business "booming" at Rocco's. Although the premiere of NBC's The Restaurant only came in third place Sunday night with 7.5 million viewers, "business in the...

company, "veteran reality-TV producer" considering Soyuz space flight show.
company, "veteran reality-TV producer" considering Soyuz space flight show. Yet another company and producer is considering filming a reality TV show that involves a trip...
Bad Boys II CD debuts at number one; includes Da Band's debut track.
Bad Boys II CD debuts at number one; includes Da Band's debut track. The soundtrack includes the debut track from P. Diddy's Making the Band...
Survivor Pearl Islands tribal council set and tribe camp locations revealed.
Survivor Pearl Islands tribal council set and tribe camp locations revealed. Survivor Maps has published photographs of the alleged tribal council set for Survivor Pearl...

Kelly lands Candies shoe endorsement.
Kelly lands Candies shoe endorsement. American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson is the newest "Candies girl," and will be featured in advertisements for the retailer's shoes...
auditions begin for reality TV show that's looking for a gay country star.
auditions begin for reality TV show that's looking for a gay country star. A producer is looking for a gay country singers who will compete...
Reality Central network will show "full-frontal nudity" but not "full-on sex."
Reality Central network will show "full-frontal nudity" but not "full-on sex." The new 24/7 reality TV cable network that will launch Jan. 15, 2004 will...
Ralphie May says "NBC doesn't want me to win" Last Comic Standing.
Ralphie May says "NBC doesn't want me to win" Last Comic Standing. One of the five remaining comedians on NBC's Last Comic Standing says the...
restaurateur says lawsuit-serving "scene outside the restaurant was staged."
restaurateur says lawsuit-serving "scene outside the restaurant was staged." The scene in the debut episode of The Restaurant where Rocco DiSpirito's manager Jeffrey Chodorow is...