reality blurred + archives + May 23 to May 29, 2004

Monday, May. 24, 2004

Chopper will be Bad Boy South's first solo act, will work with Babs on a film.
Chopper will be Bad Boy South's first solo act, will work with Babs on a film. Despite the fact that P. Diddy dissolved Da Band,...
six new Airline episodes start tonight.
six new Airline episodes start tonight. Although the first season of A&E's Airline has concluded (a second is on the way), the network is breaking...
Swan concludes tonight with pageant.
Swan concludes tonight with pageant. The extreme makeover show The Swan concludes tonight with a two-hour pageant. Nine of the 16 women who were reconstructed...
Fab Five will make over gay guy.
Fab Five will make over gay guy. On the new season of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, which begins next week, the Fab Five...
CBS might hold The Amazing Race 5 until fall, pushing back Amazing Race 6.
CBS might hold The Amazing Race 5 until fall, pushing back Amazing Race 6. The Amazing Race 5 is set to debut on July 6;...

Boy Meets Boy on DVD today.
Boy Meets Boy on DVD today. The "Complete Season One" (as if there will be a season two) of Boy Meets Boy is on DVD...
Bill and Amy hook up; Sam shopping a book that includes hand-washing advice.
Bill and Amy hook up; Sam shopping a book that includes hand-washing advice. The Apprentice's last remaining male and female have apparently hooked up: Bill...
Restaurant will air next two Saturdays.
Restaurant will air next two Saturdays. Instead of holding off The Restaurant until June, NBC is going to air the remaining three episodes this Saturday...
Clay touches a woman's breasts; will sing a song on the new Aladdin DVD.
Clay touches a woman's breasts; will sing a song on the new Aladdin DVD. Here's the picture that has the whole American Idol-obsessed Internet talking:...
Bachelor reunion attendee says Tara and Trish fight, photographs Tara leaving.
Bachelor reunion attendee says Tara and Trish fight, photographs Tara leaving. Tomorrow night, the women of The Bachelor 5 After the Final Rose special airs...
American Idol 3 finale starts tonight; Jasmine Trias offered a record contract.
American Idol 3 finale starts tonight; Jasmine Trias offered a record contract. Tonight at 8 p.m. ET, Fantasia Barrino and Diana DeGarmo will each sing...
vote for Fantasia or Diana now.
vote for Fantasia or Diana now. If you're in the eastern part of the country, you can now vote for your American Idol 3 pick....

James gets role in off-Broadway play.
James gets role in off-Broadway play. The same day the Boy Meets Boy DVD was released, Playbill reported that the show's star will make his...
Joe Millionaire, Temptation Island, and other FOX shows are heading overseas.
Joe Millionaire, Temptation Island, and other FOX shows are heading overseas. The second season of Joe Millionaire may have crashed and burned in the US,...
Jen Schefft keeps her ring; Bob Guiney gets engaged; ABC gets two-timed.
Jen Schefft keeps her ring; Bob Guiney gets engaged; ABC gets two-timed. So much Bachelor drama to report on; if only ABC could make what...
Mark Burnett says reality TV works because of its "unpredictable nature."
Mark Burnett says reality TV works because of its "unpredictable nature." In a long interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Mark Burnett discusses the genre he...
NBC chief says pulling The Restaurant was a mistake; series will reair on Bravo.
NBC chief says pulling The Restaurant was a mistake; series will reair on Bravo. NBC's TV chief Jeff Zucker said during a conference call that...
American Idol 3 concludes tonight.
American Idol 3 concludes tonight. Voting is over, and the consensus from the judges and the critics seems to be that American Idol 3 is...

Dr. Fad looking for The Next Trump; NBC looking for big losers, others.
Dr. Fad looking for The Next Trump; NBC looking for big losers, others. The guy who calls himself Dr. Fad is looking for 10 kids...
After the Final Rose marketed with hype; alien baby remarks edited out.
After the Final Rose marketed with hype; alien baby remarks edited out. We don't give ABC credit for much, since the network is generally incompetent,...
Fantasia is the third American Idol.
Fantasia is the third American Idol. American Idol 3 has its winner, and her name is Fantasia Barrino. She'll record and release a single with...

American Idol 4 casting begins in Aug.
American Idol 4 casting begins in Aug. Auditions for American Idol 4 will begin in August, Randy Jackson and Ryan Seacrest said on Ryan's show...
"it's absolute bedlam" in Philly's Old City because of Real World gawkers.
"it's absolute bedlam" in Philly's Old City because of Real World gawkers. The Real World Philadelphia's presence in Old City is helping local restaurateurs, both...
FOX pulls Seriously Dude, I'm Gay.
FOX pulls Seriously Dude, I'm Gay. Just under two weeks before it was going to air the two-hour special Seriously, Dude, I'm Gay, FOX has...
American Idol 3 had 6.7 million fewer viewers than Idol 2, breaks texting record.
American Idol 3 had 2.3 million fewer viewers than Idol 2, breaks texting record. Despite the record number of votes cast, including a record number...
UK's Big Brother 5 debuts; to compete, UKTV Style airs paint drying show.
UK's Big Brother 5 debuts; to compete, UKTV Style airs paint drying show. Promising that the series "is going to be evil," the UK's Channel...
nine of top 20 shows were reality; Idol helps FOX come in second for the season.
nine of top 20 shows were reality; Idol helps FOX come in second for the season. This past TV season, the top shows "among adults...