reality blurred + archives + October 10 to October 16, 2004

week of October 10, 2004

men outsing women at San Francisco Idol auditions; Donnie Williams returning.
men outsing women at San Francisco Idol auditions; Donnie Williams returning. After being arrested the night before American Idol 3 began, Donnie Williams was drop-kicked...
Manhunt producer: with men, "It's not taboo for us to do crazy or wild things."
Manhunt producer: with men, "It's not taboo for us to do crazy or wild things." Bravo's male modeling series Manhunt debuts tomorrow, and in the...
American Candidate is Park Gillespie.
American Candidate is Park Gillespie. Conservative Park Gillespie defeated progressive Malia Lazu, and Park was named the first American Candidate. Shockingly, Montell Williams, perched behind...
Laguna Beach has strong debut, but MTV exec questions if he'd "repeat" the formula.
Laguna Beach has strong debut, but MTV exec questions if he'd "repeat" the formula. MTV's genre-changing Laguna Beach debuted two weeks ago with strong numbers:...
reality TV helps, worries insurance cos.
reality TV helps, worries insurance cos. Who do we have to thank for letting us have our reality TV? The insurance industry! The chief entertainment...
Challenge debuts tonight; past RW and RR cast members can make $90K a year.
Challenge debuts tonight; past RW and RR cast members can make $90K a year. Just when you wonder where your favorite has-been MTV reality stars...

pre-Apprentice, Jennifer's company gave her a bonus, job promoting the company.
pre-Apprentice, Jennifer's company gave her a bonus, job promoting the company. Sensing the potential publicity over Jennifer Crisafulli's forthcoming appearance on The Apprentice 2, her...
WB's High School Reunion returning.
WB's High School Reunion returning. The franchise that is The WB's High School Reunion will continue in December with High School Reunion: Fort Lauderdale. The...
Bush twins approached with two reality TV series offers, which they rejected.
Bush twins approached with two reality TV series offers, which they rejected. While the President's daughters, Jenna and Barbara Bush, clearly would make good reality...
Comedy Central airing Last Comic 3 finale; Father of the Pride may be to blame.
Comedy Central airing Last Comic 3 finale; Father of the Pride may be to blame. Although there now will be a finale of Last Comic...
conservative groups mobilized to get votes for American Candidate Park.
conservative groups mobilized to get votes for American Candidate Park. How did conservative Park Gillespie manage to win Showtime's American Candidate, considering the network's primary...
Bravo's Manhunt debuts tonight.
Bravo's Manhunt debuts tonight. Bravo's Manhunt, not to be confused with the UPN series of the exact same name that ended in disgrace three years...

Tough Enough 4 finals this weekend; Mike the Miz is one of the semi-finalists.
Tough Enough 4 finals this weekend; Mike the Miz is one of the semi-finalists. Having an idiotic alter-ego will get you somewhere in life, and...
Married by America titillation earns FOX a record FCC fine of $1.183 million.
Married by America titillation earns FOX a record FCC fine of $1.183 million. The reality special Married By America had content that the FCC says...
Oxygen looking for the next Fabio.
Oxygen looking for the next Fabio. Adding another male modeling show to the mix, next March, Oxygen will air Finding Fabio, "a reality competition aimed...

writer pits Clay Aiken versus Morrissey, asking, "Who's rock's greatest celibate?"
writer pits Clay Aiken versus Morrissey, asking, "Who's rock's greatest celibate?" In the most unlikely yet perfectly obvious musical comparison, the Detroit Metro Times asks,...
wine expert selects wines that go best with current reality TV shows.
wine expert selects wines that go best with current reality TV shows. Most reality TV fans over the age of 21, ahem, know that the...
Manhunt mole was an A&F model, Are You Hot contestant; Hunter was a stripper.
Manhunt mole was an A&F model, Are You Hot contestant; Hunter was a stripper. On his blog Towleroad, Andy Towle has a ton of dirt...
spoiler: NBC reveals winner of Last Comic Standing 3 before finale airs.
spoiler: NBC reveals winner of Last Comic Standing 3 before finale airs. Clearly, something happened to twist NBC's undies in a huge bunch over Last...
Reichen: all-star Amazing Race discussed.
Reichen: all-star Amazing Race discussed. The possibility of an all-star edition of The Amazing Race has been floating around for a while now, with speculation...
Benefactor run cut; producer says three episodes will be compressed into one.
Benefactor run cut; producer says three episodes will be compressed into one. After being pre-empted Monday by a special Christopher Reeve edition of 20/20, The...

claim: drama is back, reality is history.
claim: drama is back, reality is history. Stories like this make me want to drive a pencil through my temple so I can go to...
Road Rules South Pacific's Cara is Playboy's Nov. playmate of the month.
Road Rules South Pacific's Cara is Playboy's Nov. playmate of the month. Cara Zavaleta from Road Rules South Pacific is Playboy's Miss November 2004 Playmate....
Mark Burnett says Sylvester Stallone has suggested editing changes for Contender.
Mark Burnett says Sylvester Stallone has suggested editing changes for Contender. With more than 400 hours of tape to edit down into a series, and...
Paris may teach at a high school; former friend says she's "a racist plus an idiot."
Paris may teach at a high school; former friend says she's "a racist plus an idiot." Congress rejected offers to have Paris and Nicole intern...