reality blurred + archives + May 4 to May 10, 2003

week of May 4, 2003

Buddy Jewell wins Nashville Star.
Buddy Jewell wins Nashville Star. Buddy Jewell, the oldest contestant on Nashville Star, won the competition last night, walking away with a Sony Music Nashville...

Clinton, Dole "debate" The Osbournes.
Clinton, Dole "debate" The Osbournes. On their 60 Minutes "debate" segment last night, former President Bill Clinton and former Senate Majority Leader debated about reality...
FX drops American Candidate; show continues production, looks for new net.
FX drops American Candidate; show continues production, looks for new net. FX has stopped production of American Candidate because it was too expensive. Following the...
UK Big Brother chalks its logo next to 3,000-year-old Uffington White Horse.
UK Big Brother chalks its logo next to 3,000-year-old Uffington White Horse. Next to a more than 3,000-year-old, nearly 400-foot long marking on a hillside,...

why did Ruben end up in the bottom two, and will it happen again?
why did Ruben end up in the bottom two, and will it happen again? Ruben Studdard's shocking second-to-last finish on last week's American Idol 2...
Amazing Race 4 debuts May 29.
Amazing Race 4 debuts May 29. As reported last week, The Amazing Race 4 will debut Thursday, May 29 in Canada on CTV, and it...

E! likely planning show following the staff of US Weekly magazine.
E! likely planning show following the staff of US Weekly magazine. A show following the staff of US Weekly for E! "has been on-again, off-again...
UK psych society looking at reality TV cast members' "mental damage."
UK psych society looking at reality TV cast members' "mental damage." The same day that Danniella Westbrook walked out of the second UK I'm a...
Kelly Clarkson's second video won't include clips from American Idol.
Kelly Clarkson's second video won't include clips from American Idol. Kelly Clarkson is detaching herself from American Idol, at least for the video for her...

Simon Cowell's dating show, Cupid, will let woman select group of men.
Simon Cowell's dating show, Cupid, will let woman select group of men. Simon Cowell's forthcoming reality TV show Cupid will reverse the formula followed by...
FOX says if voting problems, "producers have the final say"; Josh leaves.
FOX says if voting problems, "producers have the final say"; Josh leaves. While denying that American Idol 2's results were in any way fixed, FOX...
new family Trading Spaces shows coming along with new crew members.
new family Trading Spaces shows coming along with new crew members. A new version of TLC's Trading Spaces will begin airing July 6 on Sunday...

Survivor concludes Sunday; final four are Butch, Matt, Rob, and Jenna.
Survivor concludes Sunday; final four are Butch, Matt, Rob, and Jenna. Heidi took the walk on Survivor Amazon last night, despite her apparent efforts to...
Greek101.com severs product placement ties with Sorority, Frat. Life.
Greek101.com severs product placement ties with Sorority, Frat. Life. The company that supplied t-shirts and other products with its logo to be whored on Sorority...
Frenchie hits Broadway; Idol love songs debut at #2, Kelly's record at #3.
Frenchie hits Broadway; Idol love songs debut at #2, Kelly's record at #3. Former American Idol 2 finalist Frenchie Davis will debut on Broadway in...