reality blurred + archives + October 17 to October 23, 2004

week of October 17, 2004

viewers choose Home Free winner Jon Laymon as next Trading Spaces designer.
viewers choose Home Free winner Jon Laymon as next Trading Spaces designer. As part of its makeover, Trading Spaces let its audience select the next...
soliders wanted for next Real World.
soldiers wanted for next Real World. As if risking their lives for our country wasn't enough of a sacrifice, the folks at Bunim-Murray now want...
Cowboy and Nakomis aren't speaking.
Cowboy and Nakomis aren't speaking. After their relationship was revealed to the CBS-watching world at the same time they learned about it, Big Brother 5's...
students compete for scholarship; Vegas performers compete; fake best friend.
students compete for scholarship; Vegas performers compete; fake best friend. New competition series have been announced. On ABC, Steve Martin, Bunim-Murray, and sit-com producers Carsey-Werner...
Survivor Ami's Playboy pics posted.
Survivor Ami's Playboy pics posted. There must be a free tram between reality TV shows and the Playboy offices. Either has-been reality stars show up...

trying to define itself as a reality comedy network, TBS orders new show concepts.
trying to define itself as a reality comedy network, TBS orders new show concepts. As part of TBS' "plans to boost its new image as...
UK Big Brother fight criticized.
UK Big Brother fight criticized. A fight during the summer production of the UK's Big Brother 5 led some viewers to call the police, and...
NBC's The Biggest Loser debuts tonight.
NBC's The Biggest Loser debuts tonight. Twelve people will compete with themselves and their appetites tonight as NBC debuts The Biggest Loser at 8 p.m....
Apprentice 3 is now filming; John says he "pulled something off for our team."
Apprentice 3 is now filming; John says he "pulled something off for our team." New Yorkers, be on the lookout for teams of yuppies running...

American Candidate Park plans to use fame as "a platform to witness for Christ."
American Candidate Park plans to use fame as "a platform to witness for Christ." Schoolteacher and evangelical Christian Park Gillespie won the title of American...
more death warrants issued for reality.
more death warrants issued for reality. Rather than running from the room, shrieking, every time I read one of these reality-tv-is-dead stories, I might as...
Bravo giving away free Manhunt posters to those who hold viewing parties.
Bravo giving away free Manhunt posters to those who hold viewing parties. If you're hard-up for a poster of 16 men wearing only Calvin Klein...
TBS' He's a Lady debuted last night, but minus product-placed sponsor SC Johnson.
TBS' He's a Lady debuted last night, but minus product-placed sponsor SC Johnson. Oops: TBS' He's a Lady debuted last night at 10:05 p.m. ET,...
Trump faxes Cuban about Benefactor, calling its shortened run "embarrassing."
Trump faxes Cuban about Benefactor, calling its shortened run "embarrassing." Because he just couldn't resist, Donald Trump faxed a letter to Mark Cuban yesterday about...

Nashville Star returning for third season.
Nashville Star returning for third season. Next spring, USA Network will air Nashville Star 3, the third season of its Idol-like country singer search. There...
The Amazing Race 6 will debut Nov. 16, airing on Tuesdays, not Saturdays.
The Amazing Race 6 will debut Nov. 16, airing on Tuesdays, not Saturdays. After being homeless and airdate-less for a few weeks, The Amazing Race...
Tough Enough 4 kicks off tonight.
Tough Enough 4 kicks off tonight. The new "season" of Tough Enough 4 debuts tonight as part of SmackDown! on UPN, which starts at 8...

A&F model Kevin Peake is Manhunt's mole; judge and Armani exec wants a date.
A&F model Kevin Peake is Manhunt's mole; judge and Armani exec wants a date. On Tuesday's Manhunt, pre-existing model Kevin Peake was revealed to be...
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition renovation recipient has been missing.
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition renovation recipient has been missing. The woman whose house was made over for next Sunday night's edition of Extreme Makeover: Home...
writer: life "was privileged" in Laguna Beach, the "geographic Paris Hilton."
writer: life "was privileged" in Laguna Beach, the "geographic Paris Hilton." Contra Costa Times writer Jessica Yadegaran grew up in Orange County's Laguna Beach, and...
report: Burnett signs deal to create Apprentice-like series with Martha Stewart.
Mark report: Burnett signs deal to create Apprentice-like series with Martha Stewart. Mark Burnett's first foray into the world of scripted TV (assuming you don't...