reality blurred + archives + January 25 to January 31, 2004

Monday, Jan. 26, 2004

Paige Davis will play Roxie in Chicago.
Paige Davis will play Roxie in Chicago. During Trading Spaces' hiatus, host Paige Davis is leaving the drama queen designers behind to join the drama...
Lillian plans to earn money speaking.
Lillian plans to earn money speaking. Survivor Pearl Islands cast member Lillian Morris lost her job to be on the show, and now says she...
Sam's dad: he's "a wonderful mutation"; boardroom was constructed for the show.
Sam's dad: he's "a wonderful mutation"; boardroom was constructed for the show. Like those we loved to hate before him, The Apprentice's Sam Solovey is...
Ben Affleck says Project Greenlight 3 is "the sell-out season"; wants pie sex films.
Ben Affleck says Project Greenlight 3 is "the sell-out season"; wants pie sex films. Being dumped by half of your namesake apparently makes one prone...
Colonial House servant is gay.
Colonial House servant is gay. One of the cast members of PBS' forthcoming Colonial House is gay. Jonathon Allen, a grad student from North Carolina,...
Turkish Idol favorite killed his cousin; Pop Idol judge says "winner was rubbish."
Turkish Idol favorite killed his cousin; Pop Idol judge says "winner was rubbish." Controversy in American Idol is so lame compared to what goes down...
unions want to organize reality TV.
unions want to organize reality TV. Reality TV shows are notoriously cheap to produce; even with a $1 million prize and production costs, that's nothing...

Flashdance audition was performed as a stunt by a radio morning show employee.
Flashdance audition was performed as a stunt by a radio morning show employee. Those endless parade of delusional people on American Idol 3 might not...
fifth German Big Brother will run for one year and award a € million prize.
fifth German Big Brother will run for one year and award a €1 million prize. A year-long version of Big Brother will debut in Germany...
A&E's Airline may be renewed.
A&E's Airline may be renewed. Southwest and A&E are talking about a second season of Airline. Seven of eighteen episodes have already aired on A&E,...
third Osbournes season debuts tonight.
third Osbournes season debuts tonight. The third (or fourth, depending how you count) season of The Osbournes debuts tonight, and it's the series' final season....
Evan says Joe Millionaire was "fake" and "staged"; FOX used sound effects.
Evan says Joe Millionaire was "fake" and "staged"; FOX used sound effects. Joe Millionaire's Evan Marriott says the show that took him from underwear model...

Nick Lachey and Kelly Osbourne sign deals with ABC, joining Jessica Simpson.
Nick Lachey and Kelly Osbourne sign deals with ABC, joining Jessica Simpson. MTV reality stars are flocking to ABC, home of, well, not a whole...
Ethan Zohn has "very ragged cuticles."
Ethan Zohn has "very ragged cuticles." A Gawker reader won the site's stalking competition with an account of spotting a nearly naked Survivor Africa winner...
Queer Eye book was produced in six weeks, and was written by the Fab Five.
Queer Eye book was produced in six weeks, and was written by the Fab Five. The forthcoming Queer Eye book, Queer Eye for the Straight...
FOX will air The Littlest Groom.
FOX will air The Littlest Groom. Wouldn't you love to eavesdrop on the meetings where FOX exces decide what person or group to ridicule/exploit? Next...
BET's College Hill debuts tonight.
BET's College Hill debuts tonight. Television's first black reality TV series debuts tonight as BET airs College Hill at 9 p.m. ET. Eight students, who...

Ashley Parker Angel is "a fan of Making the Band 2."
Ashley Parker Angel is "a fan of Making the Band 2," which is out on DVD. Former O-Town member Ashley Parker Angel is fulfilling his...
FOX making over families; Little People of America was consulted about show.
FOX making over families; Little People of America was consulted about show. FOX is scouring the south for families, but applicants need not fear Paris...
success of product placement on Queer Eye means it now comes with a fee.
success of product placement on Queer Eye means it now comes with a fee. Remember when Queer Eye gave companies free product placement in exchange...
Andy Roddick show is dead; Mandy Moore says; she'd leave him over it.
Andy Roddick show is dead; Mandy Moore says she'd leave him over it. The Tour was to "follow [Andy] Roddick's bouncing tennis ball as the...
Tuesday American Idol episode beats big ABC, CBS, NBC, UPN combined.
Tuesday American Idol episode beats big ABC, CBS, NBC, UPN combined. Tuesday's episode of American Idol 3 was watched by 29.6 million viewers. That's more...

Apprentice finale may air live, while supersized eps will start during Survivor.
Apprentice finale may air live, while supersized eps will start during Survivor. Donald Trump wants the April finale of The Apprentice to air live from...
Real World, Road Rules, and Simple Life creator Mary-Ellis Bunim dies.
Real World, Road Rules, and Simple Life creator Mary-Ellis Bunim dies. Mary-Ellis Bunim, half of the team that created The Real World, Road Rules, Making...