reality blurred + archives + June 27 to July 3, 2004

week of June 27, 2004

FOX clones include Rock Star-like show that will look for new TLC member.
FOX clones include Rock Star-like show that will look for new TLC member. FOX is challenging ABC and CBS by creating clones of two of...
Italy's Big Brother, Grande Fratello, is Europe's most popular version of the show.
Italy's Big Brother, Grande Fratello, is Europe's most popular version of the show. With more than one-sixth of Italy's population tuning in to Grande Fratello,...
Fantasia enters Billboard charts at number 10 and will be number one next week.
Fantasia enters Billboard charts at number 10 and will be number one next week. American Idol 3's Fantasia--she's now just known by her first name--has...
Amber donates her bikinis to a museum.
Amber donates her bikinis to a museum. Survivor All Stars winner Amber Brkich has donated the bikinis she wore on the show to a Pennsylvania...
MTV will reinvent reality TV with convention-less dramatic reality series Laguna Beach.
MTV will reinvent reality TV with convention-less dramatic reality series Laguna Beach. The network that ushered in the modern era of reality television is planning...
Sir Alan will do UK Apprentice for free.
Sir Alan will do UK Apprentice for free. Sir Alan M. Sugar, Donald Trump's doppelganger on the UK's version of The Apprentice, will do the...

Paige Davis denies having breasts mauled at fundraiser, but Page Six says pics exist.
Paige Davis denies having breasts mauled at fundraiser, but Page Six says pics exist. Trading Spaces host and Broadway star Paige Davis is getting hammered...
study finds that reality TV sex, violence, profanity increased 52 percent since 2000.
study finds that reality TV sex, violence, profanity increased 52 percent since 2000. In the four years since reality TV hit the networks, the shows'...
The Real World San Diego ends tonight.
The Real World San Diego ends tonight. The drama that was The Real World San Diego ends tonight at 10 p.m. ET on MTV. Tonight's...
Contender producer says "Fox never had this idea"; exec asks, "What is original?"
Contender producer says "Fox never had this idea"; exec asks, "What is original?" One of the producers of NBC's The Contender says that FOX blatantly...

Trista Rehn says she isn't sure why all Bachelor relationships have failed.
Trista Rehn says she isn't sure why all Bachelor relationships have failed. ABC's cornerstone reality series The Bachelor has produced zero successful relationships, while both...
Al Sharpton will host Spike TV show.
Al Sharpton will host Spike TV show. Al Sharpton will soon be using his presidential campaign experience to do more than just host Saturday Night...
Ingrid, aka Jane Schmo, figures it out.
Ingrid, aka Jane Schmo, figures it out. Ingrid Wiese, aka Jane Schmo on the Joe Schmo 2, knew the show was fake, but didn't say...

CBS announces Big Brother 5 cast.
CBS announces Big Brother 5 cast. The cast of Big Brother 5 has been revealed, and the 13 houseguests are mostly single and mostly 20-something....
Dan Renzi is "not embarrassed about what happened" when he was arrested.
Dan Renzi is "not embarrassed about what happened" when he was arrested. In a far-reaching interview with Kansas City's The Pitch, The Real World Miami's...
Project Greenlight 3 announces finalists.
Project Greenlight 3 announces finalists. Project Greenlight 3, which now has a home on Bravo instead of HBO, has announced its three finalists in each...
clones cause Trading Spaces ratings to fall, so TLC plans to "reinvent the show."
clones cause Trading Spaces ratings to fall, so TLC plans to "reinvent the show." A new season of Trading Spaces will begin production in August,...

"evil" For Love or Money 3 finalist called producers crying about her portrayal.
"evil" For Love or Money 3 finalist called producers crying about her portrayal. On Monday's finale of For Love or Money 3, Preston picks between...
Marcellas hosting BB5 web talk show.
Marcellas hosting BB5 web talk show. As if three episodes a week won't be enough to satiate your appetite for scheming skanks and jackasses, Big...
Phil says Amazing Race 5 "is by far the most cutthroat season I have seen."
host Phil says Amazing Race 5 "is by far the most cutthroat season I have seen." The Amazing Race 5's host Phil Keoghan says this...
plainclothes cops accompany Real World Philly cast to clubs, cruisers protect house.
plainclothes cops accompany Real World Philly cast to clubs, cruisers protect house. While uniformed officers protect The Real World Philadelphia house on weekends, plainclothes cops...
Fantasia's number one on the charts, but behind other American Idol finalists' singles.
Fantasia 's number one on the charts, but behind other American Idol finalists' singles. Fantasia's single is number one on the Billboard singles chart this...