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Monday, Oct. 4, 2004

Ralphie May says Last Comic "is a joke."
Ralphie May says Last Comic "is a joke." Right after being voted off Last Comic Standing 3, comedian Ralphie May says that "[t]he whole show...
Colin on Race producers: "You'd think they'd have some kind of morals."
Colin on Race producers: "You'd think they'd have some kind of morals." Colin Guinn and Christie Woods are continuing their post-Amazing Race 5 face-saving spin....
Malia and Park face off during American Candidate's last debate; Park's VP Jim quit.
Malia and Park face off during American Candidate's last debate; Park's VP Jim quit. The people have spoken, and by a narrow margin, they voted...
Joe Simpson wants to find a new kid to manage via a reality TV show search.
Joe Simpson wants to find a new kid to manage via a reality TV show search. Having exhausted his supply of daughters, Joe Simpson is...
George hasn't been paid for first two Apprentice seasons, wants compensation.
George hasn't been paid for first two Apprentice seasons, wants compensation. George Ross' work on The Apprentice 2 has been pro-bono, and now he's demanding...

four of Australia's Fab Five identified.
four of Australia's Fab Five identified. The Daily Telegraph has identified four of the five men that will soon begin to make over straight guy's...
Jennifer is "in shock" after being fired; co-worker: "she was loud and obnoxious."
Jennifer is "in shock" after being fired; co-worker: "she was loud and obnoxious." The fallout from Jennifer Crisafulli's post-Apprentice 2 real-life firing has left her...
Making the Band 3 casting announced.
Making the Band 3 casting announced. Judging by the e.mail I've received, there's a diverse group of XX chromosome-carrying people who are salivating at the...
FOX pulls ratings loser Next Great Champ, moves it to FOX Sports Net.
FOX pulls ratings loser Next Great Champ, moves it to FOX Sports Net. FOX and Oscar De La Hoya's The Next Great Champ has tanked...

Top Model lesson: "Never try to take a model's cake, or as she calls it, supper."
Top Model lesson: "Never try to take a model's cake, or as she calls it, supper." Shifting focus from the Presidential election for a moment,...
Apprentice's loft is "the greatest apartment....in all of new york city."
Apprentice's loft is "the greatest apartment....in all of new york city." At the blog design*sponge (via Towleroad), furniture design savant Grace analyzes the unsung hero...
Byron is "in love" and "was overwhelmed with the quality of the women."
Byron is "in love" and "was overwhelmed with the quality of the women." If you can slog through the self-congratulatory star-fucking and self-promotion, you'll...
NBC's Contender will air in January; Roy Black will head up The Law Firm.
NBC's Contender will air in January; Roy Black will head up The Law Firm. Now that FOX's The Next Great Champ is officially on ice,...

FOX airing My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss.
FOX airing My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss. FOX can't resist following up the train wreck that was My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance, so the network...
Brady's FBI "employers are giving him a really hard time about his" Survivor gig.
Brady's FBI "employers are giving him a really hard time about his" Survivor gig. Survivor All-Stars Brady Finta is "a member of the FBI Los...
dramas are up; some reality is down.
dramas are up; some reality is down. A sure sign that the apocalypse is near: Last week, ABC had the most popular show on TV,...
Atlanta will host The Real World 16, radio station Q100 reported today.
Atlanta will host The Real World 16, radio station Q100 reported today. Rumors about the location of the sixteenth season of The Real World have...

American Candidate concludes Sunday.
American Candidate concludes Sunday. Either Park Gillespie or Malia Lazu will be named the American Candidate on Sunday, as the series concludes with its 10th...
Brady voted off, doesn't do press; fiancee's prescient blog post disappears.
Brady voted off, doesn't do press; fiancée's prescient blog post disappears. Brady Finta became the third victim of the fat old guys alliance, although this...
Osbournes return with Battle for Ozzfest; Tommy Lee enrolls at U. of Nebraska.
Osbournes return with Battle for Ozzfest; Tommy Lee enrolls at U. of Nebraska. The fourth (or third, depending upon how you count) and allegedly final...
The Simple Life 3 heads to New York.
The Simple Life 3 heads to New York. After failing to convince anyone on Capitol Hill to employ Paris and Nicole for The Simple Life...
Last Comic Standing 3 finale pulled, maybe; Jay Mohr didn't want third season.
Last Comic Standing 3 finale pulled, maybe; Jay Mohr didn't want third season. The final episode of Last Comic Standing 3 is no longer on...