reality blurred + archives + August 29 to September 4, 2004

week of August 29, 2004

Queer Eye making over fraternity, Gene Simmons; Bravo will air UK episodes.
Queer Eye making over fraternity, Gene Simmons; Bravo will air UK episodes. Weird, isn't it, how a year ago the nation was obsessed with Queer...
BBC host: reality TV's "mind-numbing, witless vulgarity" turns people "into freaks."
BBC host: reality TV's "mind-numbing, witless vulgarity" turns people "into freaks." The BBC's John Humphrys, who The Independent identifies as "one of the most respected...
Next Great Champ wins in court, will air.
Next Great Champ wins in court, will air. FOX's The Next Great Champ will debut on Sept. 7 after a judge ruled that preventing the...
men will cross dress in He's A Lady.
men will cross dress in He's A Lady. Mrs. Doubtfire meets reality TV with TBS' forthcoming He's a Lady. Here's the premise: "11 macho men...
NBC's Last Comic Standing 3, FOX's The Complex both debut tonight.
NBC's Last Comic Standing 3, FOX's The Complex both debut tonight. Here it comes: The fall reality TV season kicks off tonight with a couple...

Colin says he didn't threaten to break Mirna's legs but instead "tried to avoid her."
Colin says he didn't threaten to break Mirna's legs but instead "tried to avoid her." Responding to fellow Amazing Race 5 competitor Mirna's accusations, Colin...
Dog the Bounty Hunter debuts tonight.
Dog the Bounty Hunter debuts tonight. COPS meets reality TV tonight as A&E debuts its new series Dog the Bounty Hunter with two back-to-back episodes...
producer: Joe Schmo 3 won't happen.
producer: Joe Schmo 3 won't happen. Fans of Spike TV's The Joe Schmo Show will have to be content with the repeats of the first...
Paris Hilton threw things at producers trying to convince her to do a third season.
Paris Hilton threw things at producers trying to convince her to do a third season. I've become excruciatingly bored with Paris Hilton lately, mostly because...
viewer votes will eliminate comics.
viewer votes will eliminate comics. Someone at NBC dropped the ball and, like, forgot to mention that the first episode of Last Comic Standing 3...

overseas Apprentices having difficulty finding their version of Donald Trump.
overseas Apprentices having difficulty finding their version of Donald Trump. Casting to fill the role of superlative-slinging ego-centric mogul has been difficult for producers of...
Renovate Your Family debuts tonight.
Renovate Your Family debuts tonight. Dr. Phil's son gets to host his own show starting tonight when FOX debuts Renovate Your Family at 8 p.m....
Apprentice's Emmy campaign threatens to send Omarosa to voters' houses.
Apprentice's Emmy campaign threatens to send Omarosa to voters' houses. The campaign to get The Apprentice an Emmy has escalated to horrifying levels: Ads encouraging...

whore report: Alton and Irulan offer dating site, Frankie selling her car, her trash.
whore report: Alton and Irulan offer dating site, Frankie selling her car, her trash. Now that there are well over 100 former Real World cast...
Top Model is changing UPN's landscape.
Top Model is changing UPN's landscape. With the third season debut of America's Next Top Model 3 just a few weeks away, there's a lot...
another producer sues Next Great Champ just as Burnett says he regrets filing suit.
another producer sues Next Great Champ just as Burnett says he regrets filing suit. "Knowing what I know now, I wouldn't have bothered [with the...

The Bachelorette 3 is "a great opportunity to meet someone," Jen Schefft says.
The Bachelorette 3 is "a great opportunity to meet someone," Jen Schefft says. Why on earth would Jen Schefft, who "won" The Bachelor 3 but...
Top Model cycle 3 cast revealed.
Top Model cycle 3 cast revealed. The cast of America's Next Top Model 3, or America's Next Top Model "Cycle 3," as UPN is calling...
Adria evicted, and will be followed out the door by someone else on Saturday.
Adria evicted, and will be followed out the door by someone else on Saturday. The Big Brother 5 twin twist is now officially over, as...
VH1's Surreal Life 3 debuts on Sunday.
VH1's Surreal Life 3 debuts on Sunday. The Surreal Life 3 kicks off at 10 p.m. ET on Sunday evening, as it moves to its...