reality blurred + archives + May 16 to May 22, 2004

week of May 16, 2004

Stallone sues MGM over Rocky series.
Stallone sues MGM over Rocky series. The Contender star Sylvester Stallone is suing MGM over its plans for a Rocky-related reality TV show. He "has...
ABC wants firefighter as next Bachelor.
ABC wants firefighter as next Bachelor. Unable to find someone worthy of succeeding Jesse Palmer for the next installment of The Bachelor, which concludes on...
NBC pulls The Restaurant until June.
NBC pulls The Restaurant until June. Rocco and Jeffrey's catfights haven't been dramatic enough to pull viewers in to the second season of The Restaurant,...
"hoax" Superstar USA debuts tonight.
"hoax" Superstar USA debuts tonight. The WB's self-described "elaborate hoax" Superstar USA debuts tonight. Over seven episodes, singers will perform in front of judges Vitamin...
PBS' Colonial House debuts tonight.
PBS' Colonial House debuts tonight. The producers of Manor House and Frontier House take 24 people back to colonial America, circa 1628, for five months...
Idol "has a serious voting problem" and is "vulnerable to serious manipulation."
Idol "has a serious voting problem" and is "vulnerable to serious manipulation." American Idol "has a serious voting problem," Broadcasting and Cable magazine reports in...
Rupert lines up endorsements, merch; Kathy says Rich had matches in his butt.
Rupert lines up endorsements, merch; Kathy says Rich had matches in his butt. After winning $1 million during Survivor All-Stars' America's Tribal Council, Rupert Boneham...

UK's Big Brother 5 house is "absolutely horrible," "as uncomfortable as possible."
UK's Big Brother 5 house is "absolutely horrible," "as uncomfortable as possible." Following reports of a glass shower, producers of the UK's Big Brother 5...
Telemundo planning show with Emilio Estefan; Richard Branson's show casting.
Telemundo planning show with Emilio Estefan; Richard Branson's show casting. Telemundo is getting into the mogul reality series game. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Telemundo...
Forever Eden will return sometime in June, "earned $8 million for Jamaica."
Forever Eden will return sometime in June, "earned $8 million for Jamaica." FOX 's web site for its failed reality series Forever Eden says the...
Contender casting, will air midseason on Tuesdays opposite American Idol.
Contender casting, will air midseason on Tuesdays opposite American Idol. NBC's forthcoming Mark Burnett boxing reality series, The Contender, "will be a midseason entry on...

Osbournes settle lawsuit with t-shirt company, get ice cream flavors.
Osbournes settle lawsuit with t-shirt company, get ice cream flavors. The Osbournes have settled tshirthell.com's $15 million lawsuit against the family, the company said in...
finale voting time doubled; busy signals get idiots press; columnist offers fixes.
finale voting time doubled; busy signals get idiots press; columnist offers fixes. Four hours will be allotted for voting during the American Idol 3 finale...
Sir Alan Sugar will front UK Apprentice.
Sir Alan Sugar will front UK Apprentice. The UK has its Donald Trump: Leading the country's version of The Apprentice will be Sir Alan Sugar,...
The Bachelor 5 concludes tonight.
The Bachelor 5 concludes tonight. The The Bachelor 5 concludes tonight as Jesse picks between Tara and Jessica B. Although spy Jenny tells the New...
Mark Burnett and Bunim-Murray move into producing scripted TV series.
Mark Burnett and Bunim-Murray move into producing scripted TV series. Two venerable reality TV producers are betraying their roots and moving into producing scripted series....

colonists Amy-Kristina and Jonathon talk about lingering effects of colonial life.
colonists Amy-Kristina and Jonathon talk about lingering effects of colonial life. In a chat with WashingtonPost.com visitors, Colonial House's Amy-Kristina Herbert and Jonathon Allen answered...
Top Model 3 moves to Wednesdays.
Top Model 3 moves to Wednesdays. America's Next Top Model 3 will air this fall, but not in the show's normal Tuesday 9 p.m. time...
Jesse picks Jessica B., doesn't propose.
Jesse picks Jessica B., doesn't propose. Alleged spoilers be damned, Jesse Palmer picked Jessica B. during The Bachelor 5's finale. First, he showered her with...
Fantasia and Diana are Idol 3 finalists; voting company says the problem is local.
Fantasia and Diana are Idol 3 finalists; voting company says the problem is local. Georgians, you can stop rioting now and get your rotary dial...

FOX's cancelled Forever Eden will never return, nor will truncated Playing it Straight.
FOX's cancelled Forever Eden will never return, nor will truncated Playing it Straight. Contrary to what the show's own web site says, FOX's Forever Eden...
Apprentice 2 crew hawks Crest, uses cheap labor; Amy's writing a book.
Apprentice 2 crew hawks Crest, uses cheap labor; Amy's writing a book. Apparently the product placement on The Apprentice 2 won't be all for Donald...
universities see increased admissions after Fraternity Life, Sorority Life.
universities see increased admissions after Fraternity Life, Sorority Life. Both the University of California at Davis, and the University of Buffalo, hosts to Sorority Life,...
Burnett: "I didn't think about" why no black men were Survivor All-Stars.
Burnett: "I didn't think about" why no black men were Survivor All-Stars. The nearly all-white cast of Survivor All-Stars has the series' black male contestants...
Jesse and Jessica are still together, but they're living on opposite coasts.
Jesse and Jessica are still together, but they're living on opposite coasts. Jesse Palmer and Jessica Bowlin, the youngest Bachelor couple in the series' history,...