reality blurred + archives + January 18 to January 24, 2004

week of January 18, 2004

Monday, Jan. 19, 2004

Trading Spaces heads to Salt Lake City to tape episode with Olympic athletes.
Trading Spaces heads to Salt Lake City to tape episode with Olympic athletes. During its first visit to Salt Lake City, Trading Spaces will tape...
Kelly and Clay will tour together.
Kelly and Clay will tour together. American Idol's Kelly Clarkson and Clay Aiken will co-headline a 30-city arena tour starting Feb. 24. Tour cities and...
Amish teens living with non-Amish teenagers in a city, Foxy Brown get shows.
Amish teens living with non-Amish teenagers in a city, Foxy Brown get shows. UPN is planning a show "that will follow five young Amish people...
Big Fat Obnoxious show debuts tonight.
Big Fat Obnoxious show debuts tonight. Following American Idol, the big fat obnoxious network FOX will unleash My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance on the world....
American Idol 3 debuts tonight, kicking off 40 hours of Idol before May finale.
American Idol 3 debuts tonight, kicking off 40 hours of Idol before May finale. The three-night American Idol 3 finale begins tonight. The show airs...
two seasons of Survivor coming after "drama queen" Burnett said it was over.
two seasons of Survivor coming after "drama queen" Burnett said it was over. After "manufactured drama" during news conferences with reporters, The New York Times...

Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004

those who want "surveillance portrayed as benign" benefit from reality TV.
those who want "surveillance portrayed as benign" benefit from reality TV. The author of Reality TV: The Work of Being Watched says that those who...
20.2 million watch second Apprentice; women's jet ad will air Wednesday.
20.2 million watch second Apprentice; women's jet ad will air Wednesday. The second episode of The Apprentice was watched by almost 2 million more viewers...
Project Greenlight 3 contest starts in Feb.; digital photo contest will be held.
Project Greenlight 3 contest starts in Feb.; digital photo contest will be held. Tentative dates for Project Greenlight 3's screenplay and directing contests have been...
The Simple Life is on DVD today, while second season is still in the works.
The Simple Life is on DVD today, while second season is still in the works. The seventh and final episode of The Simple Life--which is...
FOX objects to nature show because of animals' "graphically sexual movements."
FOX objects to nature show because of animals' "graphically sexual movements." In a laughable display of hypocrisy, FOX has objected to parts of a documentary...
NBC will air two new Queer Eye episodes opposite the Super Bowl.
NBC will air two new Queer Eye episodes opposite the Super Bowl. Apparently assuming the two audiences are different, NBC will air two new episodes...
UK I'm a Celebrity cast announced; celebrities refuse to take drug tests.
UK I'm a Celebrity cast announced; celebrities refuse to take drug tests. The third version of the UK's I'm a Celebrity--Get Me Out of Here,...

Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004

Simon Cowell says he "hated" World Idol; winner "in agony" after car crash.
Simon Cowell says he "hated" World Idol; winner "in agony" after car crash. Simon Cowell says he "hated" World Idol. "I didn't see the point,...
Colleen, Elisabeth rejected All-Stars.
Colleen, Elisabeth rejected All-Stars. Mark Burnett said that two people, Colleen Haskell and Elisabeth Filarski Hasselbeck, turned down his invitation to appear on Survivor All-Stars....
FX's Todd TV debuts tonight.
FX's Todd TV debuts tonight. Big Brother producer Endemol has found yet another venue for people to be subject to the whims of others, but...
Newlyweds returns tonight; Jessica Simpson says she had the flu, not a baby.
Newlyweds returns tonight; Jessica Simpson says she had the flu, not a baby.MTV unleashes 20 episodes of Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica on the world starting...
28 million watch American Idol 3; Simple Life "lost episode" will air Mon.
28 million watch American Idol 3; Simple Life "lost episode" will air Mon. Tonight, American Idol 3 faces The Apprentice. But on the first evening...
Queer Eye wants gay man to make over.
Queer Eye wants gay man to make over. According to Bravo and a questionnaire being circulated, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is casting for...

Thursday, Jan. 22, 2004

American Idol creator Simon Fuller: "My deals are the best in the world."
American Idol creator Simon Fuller: "My deals are the best in the world." The creator of American Idol "earns far more than the 15 to...
Big Fat's Randi resigns as teacher.
Big Fat's Randi resigns as teacher. Randi Coy resigned as a Catholic elementary school teacher yesterday. The star of My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance didn't...
men lose again; eliminated Apprentice Sam says he "may have been a threat."
men lose again; eliminated Apprentice Sam says he "may have been a threat." Donald Trump finally fired Sam Solovey on last night's episode of The...
Top Model 2 orgy continued after producers checked for protection, felony.
Top Model 2 orgy continued after producers checked for protection, felony. The upcoming orgy on America's Next Top Model 2 was allowed to proceed only...
New York Giants' quarterback Jesse Palmer will be the fifth Bachelor.
New York Giants' quarterback Jesse Palmer will be the fifth Bachelor. A fifth season of The Bachelor is coming to ABC in April, and it...
spoiler: All-Stars final two revealed.
spoiler: All-Stars final two revealed. Just days after Jeff Probst predicted that asshat fans spoiling things on the Internet would ultimately end Survivor, a spoiler...

Friday, Jan. 23, 2004

FOX looking for Casino gamblers.
FOX looking for Casino gamblers. For The Casino, which will be taped this spring at downtown Las Vegas' Golden Nugget, FOX and Mark Burnett are...
NBC moves The Apprentice back to Thursdays after getting beaten by Idol.
NBC moves The Apprentice back to Thursdays after getting beaten by Idol. NBC is moving The Apprentice between Wednesday and Thursday nights so much, it's...
Newlyweds was the top show Wed., giving 'Til Death a strong start.
Newlyweds was the top show Wed., giving 'Til Death a strong start.The return of Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica was watched by 4.7 million viewers, and...
FOX erected boa-wrapped, tiara-topped fake Paris and Nicole street signs in Altus.
FOX erected boa-wrapped, tiara-topped fake Paris and Nicole street signs in Altus. Honoring their two most famous streetwalkers, the town of Altus, Ark., has renamed...