reality blurred + archives + October 12 to October 18, 2003

Monday, Oct. 13, 2003

announcement about American Candidate "forthcoming."
announcement about American Candidate "forthcoming." American Candidate producer RJ Cutler is "keeping an eye on all of the personal Web sites that popped up during...
American Idol Christmas special will air in November, on the last day of sweeps.
American Idol Christmas special will air in November, on the last day of sweeps. On the last night of sweeps, Nov. 25, FOX will air...

Richard Hatch looking for love online.
Richard Hatch looking for love online. Survivor winner "is, like many of the rest of us, searching for love online," Gawker reports. The site uncovered...
is Jessica "as dumb as she looks"?
is Jessica "as dumb as she looks"? Is Jessica Simpson just playing dumb to bump up the ratings of Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica? On Letterman...
Queer Eye theme song to be released; Kyan freaks out at the press.
Queer Eye theme song to be released; Kyan freaks out at the press. The Queer Eye for the Straight Guy theme song, "All Things" by...
Da Band's album debuts at number one.
Da Band's album debuts at number one. Making the Band 2 Da Band's first album Too Hot for TV debuts at number one on Billboard's...
producers say there will be a Joe Schmo sequel; audience grew by 61 percent.
producers say there will be a Joe Schmo sequel; audience grew by 61 percent. Since the premiere of Spike TV's The Joe Schmo Show "has...

wrapped naked in a flag, Reichen says, "I don't believe that I'm good looking."
wrapped naked in a flag, Reichen says, "I don't believe that I'm good looking."Naked and wrapped in an American flag, The Amazing Race 4 winners...
teen UK Big Brother debuts.
teen UK Big Brother debuts. The teen version of the UK's Big Brother debuted last night and was watched by 2.5 million viewers. The Guardian...
Joe M wanted to leave because "the girls were so nice and pure and innocent."
Joe M wanted to leave because "the girls were so nice and pure and innocent." The Next Joe Millionaire says "[t]here were times that I...

NBC looking for Restaurant diners.
NBC looking for Restaurant diners. NBC is searching for diners to participate in the next season of The Restaurant. At renewal time, it wasn't clear...
broken foot, tremors, treatment postpone Ozzy's delayed European tour.
broken foot, tremors, treatment postpone Ozzy's delayed European tour. "Ozzy Osbourne has postponed his upcoming European tour as he copes with a worsening tremor that...

does the Queer Eye treatment work?
does the Queer Eye treatment work? At the end of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy episodes, the straight men clearly appear to be transformed,...
Bachelor creator Mike Fleiss "get[s] nervous about all the shows, ... ratings."
Bachelor creator Mike Fleiss "get[s] nervous about all the shows, ... ratings." Although he's apparently unaware that we're currently on the fourth season of The...