reality blurred + archives + May 9 to May 15, 2004

week of May 9, 2004

first American Candidate episode will be taped in NH next month with 12 finalists.
first American Candidate episode will be taped in NH next month with 12 finalists. The as-yet-unannounced 12 finalists will tape the first episode of American...
after ordering a pilot, NBC declines to pick up The High Life as a series.
after ordering a pilot, NBC declines to pick up The High Life as a series. Producer Ken Mok must be glad he has two more...
"reality producers said they feared the business was at risk because of the rampant pocket picking."
"reality producers said they feared the business was at risk because of" theft. Theft of show concepts between networks has become almost as common as...
Paris and Nicole "were constantly at each other's throats" during the road trip.
Paris and Nicole "were constantly at each other's throats" during the road trip. FOX will need to use "a lot of crafty editing" for The...
Amber Brkich wins Survivor All-Stars; audience will give $1 million to an all-star.
Amber Brkich wins Survivor All-Stars; audience will give $1 million to an all-star. Amber Brkich beat Rob Mariano four to three, making her the ultimate...

Apprentice cast member updates.
Apprentice cast member updates. Those wacky folks from The Apprentice are stretching their 15 minutes as much as they can, popping up in the news...
officers fight officers at Real World Philly house; cast sightings are online.
officers fight officers at Real World Philly house; cast sightings are online. The drama continues in Philly: A fight took place at The Real World...
Gareth has not been dropped by BMG.
Gareth has not been dropped by BMG. Justin Guarini doesn't have something in common with Gareth Gates after all. Like the American Idol runner-up, the...
paid audience was told Superstar USA contestants were terminally ill patients.
paid audience was told Superstar USA contestants were terminally ill patients. Monday's Superstar USA will show talent-free contestants in a singing contest advanced while those...
Amber: "They were idiots for not getting rid of me or him, every single week."
Amber: "They were idiots for not getting rid of me or him, every single week." Survivor All-Stars winner Amber Brkich says what we were all...

E! and Style plan many reality series, including dating shows, shows set in LA.
E! and Style plan many reality series, including dating shows, shows set in LA. E! is about to overdose on reality TV. Among the new...
UPN will air first season of Top Model in June; Runway Ahead reairs tonight.
UPN will air first season of Top Model in June; Runway Ahead reairs tonight. If you missed the first season of America's Next Top Model,...
Jesse's football schedule will interfere with his promotion of The Bachelor.
Jesse's football schedule will interfere with his promotion of The Bachelor. Jesse Palmer is fighting for his job on the Giants, but ABC is fighting...
Bon Jovi will employ Real World cast.
Bon Jovi will employ Real World cast. The cast of The Real World Philadelphia will work for about two months as employees of Jon Bon...
The Apprentice 2 starts taping.
The Apprentice 2 starts taping. Camera crews filming The Apprentice 2 told "one passerby that they were shooting a foreign language documentary," but The New...

Paris' dog writes a book, sort of.
Paris' dog writes a book, sort of. If you really want to know what's up with Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, or if you like...
Doug Wilson's America's Ugliest shows casting; he'll also host another TLC show.
Doug Wilson's America's Ugliest shows casting; he'll also host another TLC show. As part of his previously announced three-year commitment to TLC, Trading Spaces designer...
Mama says she's at The Restaurant "every day," reveals her meatball recipe.
Mama says she's at The Restaurant "every day," reveals her meatball recipe. Knight-Ridder's Sylvia Rector talks to The Restaurant's Mama Dispirito, who she says "keeps...
CBS web site slammed with votes; old people pissed about voting options.
CBS web site slammed with votes; old people pissed about voting options. The Survivor All-Stars special, dubbed "America's Tribal Council," airs tonight at 8 p.m....
La Toya leaves after she and Fantasia were the bottom two; teary Jasmine safe.
La Toya leaves after she and Fantasia were the bottom two; teary Jasmine safe. Get ready for another onslaught of "Is America racist?" or "Are...
CBS picks up The Amazing Race 6.
CBS picks up The Amazing Race 6. Happy about the forthcoming The Amazing Race 5, CBS has greenlit The Amazing Race 6. Variety says this...

FOX's special Seriously, Dude, I'm Gay will train straight men to act gay.
FOX's special Seriously, Dude, I'm Gay will train straight men to act gay. "It's a heterosexual male's worst nightmare: turning gay overnight." Never one to...
Queer Eye heads to Dallas, Texas.
Queer Eye heads to Dallas, Texas. Having apparently exhausted the New York metro area's supply of heterosexual men willing to be made over, the Fab...
post-Idol, five million attempted calls came from Hawaii; 1.2 mil got through.
post-Idol, five million attempted calls came from Hawaii; 1.2 mil got through. Apparently Simon Cowell has more power than he thought: After saying Jasmine Trias...
Making the Band 2's Da Band disbands.
Making the Band 2's Da Band disbands. The hip-hop group whose formation was chronicled over three seasons of Making the Band 2 has been disbanded....
audience gives Rupert $1 million; next season will be Survivor Vanuatu.
audience gives Rupert $1 million; next season will be Survivor Vanuatu. After 38 million votes were cast, more than American Idol's record 28 million, Rupert...