reality blurred + archives + November 14 to November 20, 2004

week of November 14, 2004

Rebel Billionaire comes in fifth place.
Rebel Billionaire comes in fifth place. Rebel billionaires are just no match for Gilmore Girls, apparently. Last Tuesday, 4.85 million viewers watched the first hour...
plus-size model Toccara: "I gave those skinny bitches a run for their money."
plus-size model Toccara: "I gave those skinny bitches a run for their money." America's Next Top Model 3's Toccara Jones, who was the group's remaining...
Forbes columnist has issues with Apprentice continuity, lack of realism.
Forbes columnist has issues with Apprentice continuity, lack of realism. Forbes examines some The Apprentice 2 anomalies, specifically those that relate to continuity. As Dan...
obsessive fans make Clay want to quit.
obsessive fans make Clay want to quit. The behavior of some of Clay Aiken's more obsessive fans makes the American Idol 2 runner-up want to...
next Bachelor won't be older; is Tina Fabulous the next Bachelorette?
next Bachelor won't be older; is Tina Fabulous the next Bachelorette? Bachelor 3 contender Tina Panas, best known as Tina Fabulous, is presently " traveling...
Rachel Hunter is Real Gilligan's Ginger.
Rachel Hunter is Real Gilligan's Ginger. On TBS' forthcoming The Real Gilligan's Island, Carmen Electra was rumored to be filling the movie star role. However,...

Gotti brothers get beaten up.
Gotti brothers get beaten up. Growing up Gotti's Carmine and John got their asses kicked over the weekend at a Long Island mall, according to...
NBC will air A Clay Aiken Christmas.
NBC will air A Clay Aiken Christmas. The next CD from American Idol 2's Clay Aiken is out today, and it's called Merry Christmas With...
media buyer: FOX reality shows "are not doing as well as we thought they would."
media buyer: FOX reality shows "are not doing as well as we thought they would." FOX's strategy of ripping off other network's reality ideas and...
The Amazing Race 6 debuts tonight.
The Amazing Race 6 debuts tonight. Summer's reality success story comes to Tuesday nights during sweeps this evening as The Amazing Race 6 debuts with...

Sarge: "I would have rather spent the rest of the time with Ami than Rory."
Sarge: "I would have rather spent the rest of the time with Ami than Rory." Survivor Vanuatu latest cast-off, Lea "Sarge" Masters, shocks the world...
CNN hires Kwame to tape show pilot.
CNN hires Kwame to tape show pilot. The Apprentice runner-up Kwame Jackson has been hired by CNN to tape a pilot of "an 'Inside the...
Real Gilligan's Island features two casts.
Real Gilligan's Island features two casts. TBS' The Real Gilligan's Island will include not a single person representing each character, but two. The series, according...
hundreds show up to gawk at Paris and Nicole; do they get weekends off?
hundreds show up to gawk at Paris and Nicole; do they get weekends off? Clearly, most of the eastern seaboard will have witnessed part of...
ABC spins off Extreme Makeover: Home Edition How'd They Do That? show.
ABC spins off Extreme Makeover: Home Edition How'd They Do That? show. An hour of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, ABC's most recent reality success story,...

Mark Burnett annoyed by NBC's "totally unnecessary" Apprentice disclaimer.
Mark Burnett annoyed by NBC's "totally unnecessary" Apprentice disclaimer. At the end of The Apprentice 2, NBC shows a quick disclaimer that says while producers...
American Idol 4 debuts January 18.
American Idol 4 debuts January 18. American Idol will return to FOX in mid-January, debuting with three weeks worth of audition episodes. Starting on Tuesday,...
Trishelle is literally selling herself.
Trishelle is literally selling herself. So this takes the meaning of "reality TV whore" to a whole new level. The Real World Las Vegas and...
sixth Amazing Race has strongest debut since the series' first season three years ago.
sixth Amazing Race has strongest debut since the series' first season three years ago. Whether or not The Amazing Race 6 would be able to...

Ozzy says he's done with reality TV.
Ozzy says he's done with reality TV. Although Ozzy Osbourne currently has a reality show airing on MTV (Battle for Ozzfest), and although the third-slash-fourth...
Byron "officially engaged" to his choice.
Byron "officially engaged" to his choice. On Wednesday's two-hour finale of The Bachelor 6, Byron Velvick will select either Mary or Tanya. And he's serious...
new Growing up Gotti season will air in January; Gotti brothers deny harassing girl.
new Growing up Gotti season will air in January; Gotti brothers deny harassing girl. Growing up Gotti's Victoria says that, contrary to a report, that...
Donald Trump fires both Maria and Wes.
Donald Trump fires both Maria and Wes. Project manager Wes and abject failure Maria both got fired by Donald Trump last night during yet another...