reality blurred + archives + December 4 to December 10, 2005

week of December 4, 2005

Gauntlet 2 Challenge debuts tonight
Tonight at 10 p.m. ET, a new season of The Real World/Road Rules Challenge debuts on MTV, and not a moment too soon. The Gauntlet...
MTV didn't pay for Melinda's ring; Danny doesn't want a Newlyweds-type series
Fresh off of the confrontational and entertaining reunion, Danny and Melinda from The Real World Austin stopped by my sleepy town to lecture a few...
Amazing Race 9 spotted inside and outside the continental United States
Production began last month on The Amazing Race 9, and there's good news for everyone who thinks this current season has been a North and...

Bravo debuts Party Party and new Queer Eye tonight, and plans new reality series
Bravo, which should subtitle itself "The Reality Network," kicks off a new reality series tonight and brings back a former reality star. And the network...
Fear Factor returns tonight with new stunt team and themed episodes
NBC's Fear Factor returns tonight, debuting its 126th episode in its new time slot, on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET. The show also has a...
Nashville Star 4 will be hosted by Wynonna Judd and Cowboy Troy
Nashville Star will, once again, have new hosts once its fourth season debuts this spring. Replacing season three host LeAnn Rimes, who replaced seasons one...
Julia DeMato arrested for drug posession, DUI
American Idol 2 finalist Julia DeMato was arrested Saturday night for DUI and "charged with possession of narcotics, two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia...
Was Austin's Wes attacked by a kangaroo during Challenge filming in Australia?
Yesterday, a new Challenge began on MTV. But yet another season has already been produced, filming last month in Australia. And a rumor is spreading...

Weavers, Bransens, and Linzes are The Amazing Race 8's final three teams
I really enjoy this time we spend together every Wednesday morning, looking back to last night to see what jackhole behavior the Weavers engaged in,...
Fear Factor's season debut included plenty of product-whoring
Fear Factor's sixth season features themed episodes. But during last night's season premiere, we learned that the new season will apparently have one big theme:...
Two more designers sue claiming Project Runway was their idea
Last month, a man sued the producers of Project Runway, claiming the idea for the show was his. Now, two more designers are doing the...
Bravo's Project Runway 2 debuts tonight
Last season's unlikely hit Project Runway returns for a second season tonight at 10 p.m. ET. This season, there are 16 designers, although one, Daniel...
America's Next Top Model 5 concludes tonight
The fifth cycle of America's Next Top Model concludes tonight on UPN at 8 p.m. ET. Remaining in the competition after unexplained elimination after unexplained...

WGA's Survivor "outtakes" with Jerri Manthey mock product placement
The Writers Guild has enlisted Jerri Manthey's help in their war against product placement. Three separate clips are now online, and they're supposed to be...
Nicole is America's Next Next Next Next Next Top Model
Nicole Linkletter is the fifth Top Model, defeating Nik, who made it to the final two. Bre went home first, thankfully disproving TV Guide's apparent...
FX confronts racism by changing black and white families' races with makeup
A black family from Atlanta and a white family from southern California both changed their skin color with makeup and then lived together for six...
Amazing Race 8 will continue online with a challenge for second- and third-place teams
Instead of letting The Amazing Race 8 die a merciful death after its 88-minute finale next week, CBS will continue the show online with another...
Martha "can't believe people behave like" the "inappropriate contestants we are actually going to have to hire"
Martha Stewart is doing her best to dissociate herself from the show that bears her name--and the lackluster candidates she has to select from on...
Dancing with the Stars 2 celebrities include George Hamilton, Jerry Rice, Tatum O'Neal
The 10 celebrities who will ballroom dance their way to fame by way of embarassment on Dancing with the Stars 2 have been announced by...

Project Runway music available on composer's site
It's easy enough to download The Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams" from iTunes and then let a fan blow your hair around while you make out with...
Top Model 5 finale, Project Runway 2 debut score big for their networks
On Wednesday evening, two networks scored big with the conclusion and debut of two of their signature reality series. UPN's Top Model 5 finale was...
Survivor down to four, concludes Sunday
Survivor Guatemala will conclude Sunday with its usual three-hour extravaganza, which this time will even include online red carpet coverage. The fun starts at 8...
Jeff Probst stays with Survivor for two more years and four more seasons
Jeff Probst has signed a contract with CBS to remain as the host of Survivor for four more seasons or two more years. Probst was...
P Diddy actually selects a Making the Band 3 group
The first season of Making the Band 3 ended in disaster as P Diddy decided that all of the contestants, except three, sucked. So P...
Finale preview may reveal one of Survivor Guatemala's final three
The preview for Sunday's three-hour finale may have revealed which of the four remaining Survivor Guatemala contestants wins immunity and advances to the final three....