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

Monday, Nov. 8, 2004

Bravo's Fire Within now on DVD.
Bravo's Fire Within now on DVD. Bravo's Emmy-winning reality series Cirque du Soleil: Fire Within was released on DVD last week. While the series, which...
potential juror in trial of Gotti's brother mentions watching Growing Up Gotti.
potential juror in trial of Gotti's brother mentions watching Growing Up Gotti. Reality TV collided with reality last week in a New York courtroom. John...
NBC's $25 Million Hoax debuts tonight.
NBC's $25 Million Hoax debuts tonight. NBC gets into the twisted game of manipulative reality TV when it debuts the redundantly titled $25 Million Dollar...
Big Fat Obnoxious Boss' name is an anagram for Donald Trump; is he the boss?
Big Fat Obnoxious Boss' name is an anagram for Donald Trump; is he the boss? FOX's My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss debuted last night and...

Top Model's Cassie says she's "not bulimic," she just threw up after eating.
Top Model's Cassie says she's "not bulimic," she just threw up after eating. America's Next Top Model 3's latest loser is Cassie Ann Grisham. Her...
Linda: Mark Cuban "ruined my name."
Linda: Mark Cuban "ruined my name." Although Linda Caruso made it to the final three on The Benefactor, she was booted after Mark Cuban visited...
$25 Million Hoax's $400,000 prize is actually just "a giant prize package."
$25 Million Hoax's $400,000 prize is actually just "a giant prize package." On last night's premiere of NBC's $25 Million Dollar Hoax, before the show...
Raj says he went out with Robin.
Raj says he went out with Robin. Raj Bhakta stunned everyone, particularly The Apprentice 2 secretary Robin, when he asked for her phone number immediately...
FOX's The Rebel Billionaire, Spike's I Hate My Job both debut tonight.
FOX's The Rebel Billionaire, Spike's I Hate My Job both debut tonight. Two celebrity-fronted series debut tonight. The most notable is FOX's The Rebel Billionaire,...

Madonna says American Idol is "bad."
Madonna says American Idol is "bad." As if anyone really cared, Madonna has weighed in on American Idol--right before the fourth season begins. Way to...
Rory planned to "burn the whole hut down" because the women ignored him.
Rory planned to "burn the whole hut down" because the women ignored him. Rory Freeman's time as part of the women's tribe on Survivor Vanuatu...
Project Greenlight heading to Australia.
Project Greenlight heading to Australia. Australia's Movie Network has bought the rights to Project Greenlight, and will begin producing its own version of the series....
report: Raj made out with Stacy, Jenn C.
report: Raj made out with Stacy, Jenn C. Raj Bhakta's flirting might have gone further than we saw on TV. The Apprentice 2's "Stacy Rotner...

Bunim-Murray casting process finds candidates who're "just 'crazy' enough."
Bunim-Murray casting process finds candidates who're "just 'crazy' enough." What does it take to be cast on a reality TV show? Salon's Benjamin Wallace sits...
Raj has coffee with Robin, who has a boyfriend; wore McEnroe's underwear.
Raj has coffee with Robin, who has a boyfriend; wore McEnroe's underwear. Raj Bhakta is quickly becoming the Omarosa of The Apprentice 2--the cast member...
NBC denies that voiceovers are used on Apprentice, says it must be "bad audio."
NBC denies that voiceovers are used on Apprentice, says it must be "bad audio." Instead of say, just bitching about Donald Trump's The Apprentice 2...
Paris and Nicole work at an airport.
Paris and Nicole work at an airport. For The Simple Life 3, producers are apparently finding places for Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie to work...

Discovery wants to break into your house; Telemundo's Idol-like series casting.
Discovery wants to break into your house; Telemundo's Idol-like series casting. Here's a brilliant idea: The Discovery Channel is looking for people whose houses are...
women stay together; Chris joins them.
women stay together; Chris joins them. The women's alliance has yet to fragment, as the latest Survivor Vanuatu castoff was Sarge, who became the first...
Kathleen Madigan says Last Comic 3 comics still waiting for their cash.
Kathleen Madigan says Last Comic 3 comics still waiting for their cash. Not only did NBC refuse to air the final episode of Last Comic...
Simple Life 3 subtitled "Interns"; girls spotted at a day care center in Delaware.
Simple Life 3 subtitled "Interns"; girls spotted at a day care in center Delaware. Season three of The Simple Life will be subtitled "Inters," according...