reality blurred + archives + August 22 to August 28, 2004

week of August 22, 2004

"millions across the Arab world" watch Superstar; Palestine rallys around finalist.
"millions across the Arab world" watch Superstar; Palestine rallys around finalist. The Arabic Idol series, Superstar 2, aired its penultimate episode on Sunday. One...
FOX moves Next Great Champ premiere to Sept. 7; judge reschedules hearing.
FOX moves Next Great Champ premiere to Sept. 7; judge reschedules hearing. The debut of FOX's The Next Great Champ has been moved from Sept....
one Fraternity Life fish killer goes to jail after failing to perform community service.
one Fraternity Life fish killer goes to jail after failing to perform community service. One of the Fraternity Life: Santa Cruz koi killers is in...
Real World Philly cast has two gay men.
Real World Philly cast has two gay men. The next season of The Real World has something in common with the next season of Survivor:...
with $1 million prize, Tough Enough returning as part of WWE's Smackdown.
with $1 million prize, Tough Enough returning as part of WWE's Smackdown. Rumors that the WWE's Tough Enough would return for a fourth season, although...

Apprentice first season DVD is out today.
Apprentice first season DVD is out today. All 15 episodes of the first season of The Apprentice are available on DVD starting today. The five-disc...
group credited with bringing Real World back to Philly; casting special airs tonight.
group credited with bringing Real World back to Philly; casting special airs tonight. Get to know The Real World Philadelphia a bit more tonight as...
shows focus on SUV-plowing publicist Lizzie Grubman, people who bet their cars.
shows focus on SUV-plowing publicist Lizzie Grubman, people who bet their cars. Two semi-unrelated new reality TV shows both focus on vehicles. First, having apparently...
The Amazing Race 6 probably started in Chicago, and then moved on to Iceland.
Amazing Race 6 probably started in Chicago, and then moved on to Iceland. A week and a half ago, a reality blurred reader spotted an...
Bachelor 6 twists include Bachelor being selected from two choices by bachelorettes.
Bachelor 6 twists include Bachelor being selected from two choices by bachelorettes. Faced with a horrible hook-up track record and sliding ratings, ABC is mixing...

Philly cast got XV tattoos and got "attached to" products in the house.
Philly cast got XV tattoos and got "attached to" products in the house. The cast of The Real World Philadelphia really, really got into their...
Queer Eye seeks couples, Iraq war vets.
Queer Eye seeks couples, Iraq war vets. The folks at Queer Eye for the Straight Guy are planning for some Very Special Episodes, getting desperate...
another TAR6 team spotted in Europe.
another TAR6 team spotted in Europe. Yet another reality blurred reader has spotted and let us know about an Amazing Race 6 team's location. (By...
Champ, Contender both had tax breaks, permission to ignore disclosure rules.
Champ, Contender both had tax breaks, permission to ignore disclosure rules. As the legal battle between The Next Great Champ and The Contender gets ready...

new shows: "biblical" weddings, smokers, Hilfiger, Motley Crew guys, Bobby Brown.
new shows: "biblical" weddings, smokers, Hilfiger, Motley Crew guys, Bobby Brown. New reality series in the works include a sanctimonious show about marriage, a show...
cast of ABC's The Benefactor revealed.
cast of ABC's The Benefactor revealed. The cast of ABC's The Benefactor has been unveiled, sort of. Photos of the 16 contestants have been released...
twin Natalie leaves the house; did Julie Chen screw up the HOH competition?
twin Natalie leaves the house; did Julie Chen screw up the HOH competition? The twins are no longer together in the Big Brother 5 house,...
sit-coms, reality TV will share equal amounts of time on fall schedules.
sit-coms and reality TV will share equal amounts of time on fall schedules. For the first time in television history, reality television and situation comedies...
Changing Rooms ending after eight years.
Changing Rooms ending after eight years. The British series that spawned Trading Spaces and thousands of other home decorating shows will be ending after its...
NBC reveals the 18-member cast of The Apprentice 2; all have Friendster profiles.
NBC reveals the 18-member cast of The Apprentice 2; all have Friendster profiles. NBC has released the identities of the nine women and nine men...