reality blurred + archives + December 5 to December 11, 2004

week of December 5, 2004

Surreal Life is "a blueprint for VH1's game plan next year: 'celebrity reality.'"
Surreal Life is "a blueprint for VH1's game plan next year: 'celebrity reality.'" The Surreal Life's move to VH1 has proved beneficial for both the...
porn reality contest may come to US.
porn reality contest may come to US. Producers of popular European reality TV show that looks to find a porn star "are in talks with...
Ruben is at #1 on gospel chart, "the 23rd No. 1 for the American Idol franchise."
Ruben is at #1 on gospel chart, "the 23rd No. 1 for the American Idol franchise." Clay Aiken isn't the only American Idol 2 alum...
Mark Burnett "didn't think it was right to show both lesbian kisses at 8 o'clock."
Mark Burnett "didn't think it was right to show both lesbian kisses at 8 o'clock." Why did we not see Ami kiss her girlfriend Crissy,...
LA Times posts 19-page Queer Eye script, reports on Simple Life scripting.
LA Times posts 19-page Queer Eye script, reports on Simple Life scripting. In yesterday's LA Times, columnist Joel Stein breaks news that some reality shows...

3-hour Apprentice finale includes reunion.
3-hour Apprentice finale includes reunion. Next Thursday's three-hour The Apprentice 2 finale "will include a live extended cast reunion where some old scores will be...
High School Reunion 3 debuts tonight; principal says it's "a black eye for us."
High School Reunion 3 debuts tonight; principal says it's "a black eye for us." The WB's third High School Reunion season debuts tonight, featuring 1994...
Queer Eye script might have been created for post-production and editing, not filming.
Queer Eye script might have been created for post-production and editing, not filming. The Queer Eye script [PDF] posted Sunday by the LA Times' new...
"mini-diva [Clay] Aiken ... was extremely terse with" child performers in New Jersey.
"mini-diva [Clay] Aiken ... was extremely terse with" child performers in New Jersey. Apparently tired of being ignored, Gawker's editor Jessica Coen baits Claymates with...

Swan 2 will conclude two weeks early.
Swan 2 will conclude two weeks early. FOX's second edition of The Swan was supposed to conclude next year, on January 3. But the powers-that-be...
Ami originally applied for The Amazing Race, admits she "got a little too confident."
Ami originally applied for The Amazing Race, admits she "got a little too confident." Survivor Vanuatu's Ami Cusack admits that she made the fatal Survivor...
reality show producer and writer says Queer Eye script is "a shooting plan."
reality show producer and writer says Queer Eye script is "a shooting plan." More on the Queer Eye script scandal. Just to recap, so far...

The Apprentice 2 down to two tonight; Kelly is reportedly not very well-liked.
The Apprentice 2 down to two tonight; Kelly is reportedly not very well-liked. Tonight's penultimate Apprentice 2 episode will narrow the final four--Jenn M., Kelly,...
reality "genre is still very viable."
reality "genre is still very viable." At the Hollywood Radio and TV Society gathering yesterday, "reality producers and execs ... said they still believed in...
Laguna Beach returning for a second season next year, and will be on DVD.
Laguna Beach returning for a second season next year, and will be on DVD. Despondent over the conclusion of Laguna Beach, which ended Tuesday (but...
Tough Enough 4 down to two tonight, but WWE already revealed the final two.
Tough Enough 4 down to two tonight, but WWE already revealed the final two. The WWE's Tough Enough 4 doesn't air its next Smackdown!-embedded episode...

stock up on reality TV-related gifts; play designer with Trading Spaces doll houses.
stock up on reality TV-related gifts; play designer with Trading Spaces doll houses. Retailers have been grabbing our heads and ramming Christmas down our throats...
Burnett: "There is no dubbing outside the boardroom. It's your imagination."
Burnett: "There is no dubbing outside the boardroom. It's your imagination." Mark Burnett talks to TV Guide and categorically denies that Donald Trump redubbs lines...
Kelly and Jenn M. are The Apprentice 2's final candidates, as predicted by bettors.
Kelly and Jenn M. are The Apprentice 2's final candidates, as predicted by bettors. Last night, Donald Trump rapidly fired Kevin (for his lack of...
newspaper confirms "ugly details" about Clay's NJ concert; his special bombed.
newspaper confirms "ugly details" about Clay's NJ concert; his special bombed. The Philadelphia Inquirer's Monica Yant Kinney follows up on Gawker's anonymous report of Clay...
Survivor Vanuatu concludes Sunday with the final four, Scout, Twila, Eliza, Chris.
Survivor Vanuatu concludes Sunday with the final four, Scout, Twila, Eliza, Chris. Survivor Vanuatu's final Thursday episode narrowed the pool from five to four, as...