reality blurred + archives + November 23 to November 29, 2003

week of November 23, 2003

Next Joe Millionaire concludes tonight.
Next Joe Millionaire concludes tonight. After a disappointing run, The Next Joe Millionaire finally gets put out of its misery tonight, as David selects either...
Ty: "If I hear the words hunky handyman one more time, I will freak."
Ty: "If I hear the words hunky handyman one more time, I will freak." Hawking his new, apparently not-at-all-ironically-named book Ty's Tricks, Trading Spaces carpenter...
PETA deletes Triumph/Clay ad site.
PETA deletes Triumph/Clay ad site.The page hosting details about PETA's ad campaign featuring Triumph the Insult Comic Dog making fun of Clay Aiken has been...
Bob may host daytime talk show.
Bob may host daytime talk show. Bob Guiney may "host a daytime vehicle next fall from Bachelor producers Next Entertainment and Telepictures," TV Week reports....
"Jai has a huge crush on James," but the two, although friends, are not dating.
"Jai has a huge crush on James," but the two, although friends, are not dating. Queer Eye for the Straight Guy's Jai Rodriguez and Boy...
producers "plotting" Simple Life sequel, even as Paris stops doing interviews.
producers "plotting" Simple Life sequel, even as Paris stops doing interviews. Bunim-Murray, producers of FOX's upcoming The Simple Life, are already planning a sequel of...

Pop Idol finalists have a puke bucket.
Pop Idol finalists have a puke bucket. Simon Cowell apparently makes contestants on Pop Idol 2 sick, literally. Ananova reports that "contestants get so scared...
Elisabeth is The View's new co-host.
Elisabeth is The View's new co-host.Survivor Australia's Elisabeth Filarski Hasselbeck was selected by a unanimous vote of the four women of The View to be...
NBC's Average Joe will return.
NBC's Average Joe will return. Those sneaky bastards at NBC have once again filmed two seasons of a show before the first even aired. Thus,...
CBS "bombarded" with calls about Rupert, who CBS says is MIA.
CBS "bombarded" with calls about Rupert, who CBS says is "unavailable." CBS received more than 2,200 calls Friday "showing concern and rage" after Rupert Boneham...
FOX exec: Next Joe Millionaire was "greedy"; David selects Linda.
FOX exec: Next Joe Millionaire was "greedy"; David selects Linda. As the AP so perfectly puts it, Joe Millionaire "has gone from one of TV's...
Queer Eye record includes Elton John, Basement Jaxx; Thom new Pier One rep.
Queer Eye record includes Elton John, Basement Jaxx; Thom new Pier One rep. The Queer Eye for the Straight Guy soundtrack is being pushed back...
Average Joe's Dennis and Tareq are actors; Tareq will guest on Miss Match.
Average Joe's Dennis and Tareq are actors; Tareq will guest on Miss Match. First comes a report from Gawker today that Average Joe average guys...

Real World San Diego house searched; woman says she was sexually assaulted.
Real World San Diego house searched; woman says she was sexually assaulted. The Real World San Diego house was searched by police as the result...
a reality TV Thanksgiving weekend.
a reality TV Thanksgiving weekend. Instead of getting doped up on tryptophan or being fascinated by the way the cranberries stay the exact same shape...