reality blurred + archives + October 24 to October 30, 2004

Monday, Oct. 25, 2004

no end date for new Germany Big Brother, which will include a whole town.
no end date for new Germany Big Brother, which will include a whole town. German's Big Brother is about to undergo a major transformation, becoming...
Real World Philly is working to "define the city as a gay-friendly destination."
Real World Philly is working to "define the city as a gay-friendly destination." Having two openly gay men as a part of The Real World...
DVD unites former cast members and "brings with it a certain sense of shame."
DVD unites former cast members and "brings with it a certain sense of shame." Reviews for the relatively new DVD Reality Unleashed are in, and...
The Benefactor concludes tonight.
The Benefactor concludes tonight. Three episodes become one in tonight's final episode of The Benefactor, which airs at 8 p.m. ET. Hailed as the first...
MTV's Battle for Ozzfest debuts tonight.
MTV's Battle for Ozzfest debuts tonight. The heads of The Osbournes' household take their show on the road, sort of, as MTV debuts Battle for...
Swan 2 debuts tonight; FOX has already renewed the show for a third season.
Swan 2 debuts tonight; FOX has already renewed the show for a third season. A bunch of ugly people get new faces and bodies as...

critic: reality TV shows "the assimilated minority vs. the non-assimilated."
critic: reality TV shows "the assimilated minority vs. the non-assimilated." Are reality shows racist? It's a frequently asked question, but the St. Petersburg Times' Eric...
Jennipher says "maybe yeah" race was a factor in her elimination over Kelle.
Jennipher says "maybe yeah" race was a factor in her elimination over Kelle. The latest elimination on America's Next Top Model 3 came down to...
Femia is the $1 million benefactee.
Femia is the $1 million benefactee. After wowing Mark Cuban with her one-minute plea for $1 million, Femia was named as The Benefactor's benefactee. First,...
models Brandon, Kevin surface at Target.
models Brandon, Kevin surface at Target. Holy crap: We may have discovered the hellmouth of the reality TV universe, and it is--hold your breath--Target. The...
The Simple Life 3 starts taping tomorrow.
The Simple Life 3 starts taping tomorrow. After a few months of uncertainty about a third season, which included reports of temper-tantrums and rejections, Paris...

Jenna and Ethan join charity cruise.
Jenna and Ethan join charity cruise. Survivor All-Stars couple Jenna Morasca and Ethan Zohn are clearly working to set the help-others bar high for other...
Style network casts for "JAP Squad."
Style network casts for "JAP Squad." One way to ensure your casting call gets plenty of press: give your show an inflammatory, anti-Semitic working title....
Comedy Central's satirical cartoon series, AMC's first reality show both debut tonight.
Comedy Central's satirical cartoon series, AMC's first reality show both debut tonight. Two new reality series kick off tonight, and both make fun of the...
Survivor Vanuatu's Lisa was a finalist for two other Survivor seasons, Amazing Race.
Survivor Vanuatu's Lisa was a finalist for two other Survivor seasons, Amazing Race. Someone at CBS really likes Lisa Keiffer, who was voted off Survivor...
People's Choice Awards has three reality TV categories; viewers can vote online.
People's Choice Awards has three reality TV categories; viewers can vote online. The People's Choice Awards will this year open its voting up to, um,...

Paris Hilton spotted in NY and LA.
Paris Hilton spotted in NY and LA. Yesterday, someone with a camera phone snapped a picture of Paris and Nicole embarking on their Simple Life...
Stacy: "Annoying? What is annoying?"
Stacy: "Annoying? What is annoying?" TV Guide asks fired The Apprentice 2 contestant and resident yapping puppy whether or not she thinks she's annoying. Her...
WWE can override Tough Enough 4 viewer votes "for any reason"; finalist quits.
WWE can override Tough Enough 4 viewer votes "for any reason"; finalist quits. The winner of the WWE's new SmackDown!-integrated Tough Enough 4 will be...
Time Warner offers to buy reality TV distributor, producer Endemol for €2 billion.
Time Warner offers to buy reality TV distributor, producer Endemol for €2 billion. One sure sign that reality TV is about to die: a huge...

LeAnn Rimes hosting Nashville Star 3.
LeAnn Rimes hosting Nashville Star 3. LeAnn Rimes will host USA's Nashville Star 3 when it airs next year, replacing Nancy O'Dell. In a press...
Queer Eye for the Straight Girl cast, the Gal Pals, which includes one woman.
Queer Eye for the Straight Girl cast, the Gal Pals, which includes one woman. The group of people that will begin making over women on...
Manhunt's Ron appeared in porn.
Manhunt's Ron appeared in porn. One problem with having huge, recognizable hair is that it's tough to cover up your porn past after you appear...
Trump fires Elizabeth on the spot; why is Trump's boardroom audio dubbed?
Trump fires Elizabeth on the spot; why is Trump's boardroom audio dubbed? Here's some shameless link-whoring, I mean, an incredibly insightful essay: Why is Donald...
John voted off; Probst says Survivor 11 could be in Canada, int'l version considered.
John voted off; Probst says Survivor 11 could be in Canada, int'l version considered. The last of the young guys went home last night on...