reality blurred + archives + March 7 to March 13, 2004

week of March 7, 2004

TLC's Now Who's Boss debuts tonight.
TLC's Now Who's Boss debuts tonight. TLC debuts Now Who's Boss? tonight at 10 p.m. ET. Based upon a BBC series, the show follows bosses...
fans "irate" after Jessica flees Wal-Mart.
fans "irate" after Jessica flees Wal-Mart. Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica star Jessica Simpson had to flee a Mass. Wal-Mart after thousands of people showed up...
Trump only signed for one more season.
Trump only signed for one more season. Although NBC is planning at least two more seasons of The Apprentice, the show's star has yet to...
Top Model renewed for two more years; idea came to Tyra in her kitchen.
Top Model renewed for two more years; idea came to Tyra in her kitchen. In a glowing Newsweek profile that points out America's Next Top...
Larissa and Gil are still together.
Larissa and Gil are still together. After her revelation that she'd once dated Fabio and his subsequent freak out, you'd think that Average Joe 2:...
Drew Carey says Last Comic Standing 2 process was "crooked and dishonest."
Drew Carey says Last Comic Standing 2 process was "crooked and dishonest." Two celebrity judges for Last Comic Standing 2 say their input was ignored...

Colby on HBO's Curb: I'm more of a survivor than a Holocaust survivor.
Colby on HBO's Curb: I'm more of a survivor than a Holocaust survivor.Colby Donaldson's CBS bio tells us that the Survivor All-Stars player "moved to...
Omarosa says "I am a bit confused as to why I'm the villain," blames editing.
Omarosa says "I am a bit confused as to why I'm the villain," blames editing. This Thursday, we face our first post-Omarosa episode of The...
Idol 3 wildcard episode airs tonight.
Idol 3 wildcard episode airs tonight. Among last season's wild card competitors was Clay Aiken, and so tonight another group of previously slighted contestants will...
Trump, George, Carolyn will conduct Apprentice 2 auditions, which may air.
Trump, George, Carloyn will conduct Apprentice 2 auditions, which may air. NBC may take a page from the American Idol playbook and air the auditions...

ABC turned down The Apprentice.
ABC turned down The Apprentice. Mark Burnett first offered The Apprentice to ABC, but the network's twit executives turned it down. Previously, ABC brilliantly turned...
Omarosa may host a talk show.
Omarosa may host a talk show.Omarosa-haters, rejoice. You know your lives feel shallow and empty already with her absent from regularly scheduled television appearances for...
GSN to air Average Joe repeats; Melana will co-host World Series of Blackjack.
GSN to air Average Joe repeats; Melana will co-host World Series of Blackjack. The Game Show Network will soon be giving us a chance to...

top five shows were all reality TV, which is "quite tame" next to other TV.
top five shows were all reality TV, which is "quite tame" next to other TV. For those who think the world is coming to a...
Missy Elliott Project contestants will perform for the first time at Carnegie Hall.
Missy Elliott Project contestants will perform for the first time at Carnegie Hall. Missy Elliott talks to MTV about her upcoming UPN series The Missy...
third American Idol has its 12 finalists.
third American Idol has its 12 finalists. With last night's edition of three wild-card finalists, American Idol 3 now has its final 12. George Huff...
Apprentice women reject $250,000 Playboy offer, accept FHM's $0 offer.
Apprentice women reject $250,000 Playboy offer, accept FHM's $0 offer. The shrewd business sensibilities of The Apprentice contestants Ereka, Amy, Krista, and Katrina has led...
UPN orders Top Model orgy edits.
UPN orders Top Model orgy edits. The infamous orgy episode of America's Next Top Model 2 was supposed to air this week, but the episode...

viewer's choice will join Nashville Star 2's top 10 finalists tomorrow night.
viewer's choice will join Nashville Star 2's top 10 finalists tomorrow night.Nashville Star 2 is already down to 10 finalists, and it's only been on...
Thom Filicia's Pier 1 ads start airing; Pier 1 says Thom's sexuality didn't matter.
Thom Filicia's Pier 1 ads start airing; Pier 1 says Thom's sexuality didn't matter. One of the Queer Eye Thom's sexual orientation "never really entered...
FOX's Playing it Straight debuts tonight.
FOX's Playing it Straight debuts tonight. First FOX poached the host of Bravo's Boy Meets Boy for The Littlest Groom, and now the network rips...
Omarosa says Ereka called her an n; Trump dance mixes debut; fired get hired.
Omarosa says Ereka called her an n; Trump dance mixes debut; fired get hired. Iraq? The election? Bah! There's Apprentice news to cover, and there's...