reality blurred + archives + July 10 to July 16, 2005

Sunday, Jul. 10, 2005

Subjects who watched UK Big Brother had increased "anxiety, depression and hostility"
A study in the UK found that watching Big Brother had severe consequences. Researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University watched the watchers, and found "alarming side...
8.7 million watched Big Brother 6 debut; "secret" pairs revealed online
The debut of CBS' Big Brother 6 was a hit for CBS, although it didn't do quite as well as the premiere of Big Brother...

The Amazing Race's first season begins again tonight
GSN, aka the Game Show Network, is giving us a chance to watch the original season of The Amazing Race all over again. In advance...
CBS' Rock Star: INXS debuts tonight
Mark Burnett tries his hand at an American Idol-like series with Rock Star: INXS, which debuts tonight at 9 p.m. on CBS. The series will...
50 cities will host pre-auditions for American Idol 6
Embarrassing yourself as part of American Idol's audition episodes will soon be a lot easier. For next year's edition of the show (not this year's...
ABC's Bachelor heads to Paris
In its continued search for ratings and an interesting reality show, ABC is taking its Bachelor overseas. Specifically, The Bachelor 8 will film in Paris,...

Australians can vote on Rock Star: INXS; Idol producer working on the show
A few hours after CBS airs Rock Star: INXS in the US, Australians see the show that follows the Australian rock group's search for a...
Trump considers black versus white Apprentice because he "wasn't particularly happy" with last season
Having run completely out of ideas, Donald Trump says that everything's on the table for the next season of The Apprentice, including splitting up the...
FOX forcing Paris and Nicole to shoot The Simple Life 4; they may shoot scenes separately
The feud between Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie isn't interfering with FOX's plans to shoot a fourth season of their reality show. E! reports that...

Simon Cowell producing invention contest show
If you've ever had a brilliant idea that someone else made millions off of because you didn't move your lazy ass and do something about...
ABC debuts Brat Camp tonight
More obnoxious heathen children come to prime-time TV tonight when ABC debuts Brat Camp at 8 p.m. ET. Nine families send their problem children "to...
Rumor says American Idol will replace Paula Abdul with Whitney Houston
There might be a new, skeletal face at the judging table for American Idol 5, if rumors are correct. If Paula Abdul goes away (because...
Amazing Race 8 was in Alabama Monday
The Amazing Race 8 is spending an abnormal amount of time in the US. Last week, reality blurred reported that the show taped in New...

Trading Spaces stages a fight in Oak Park as part of a "fun" episode
Perhaps as part of its makeover that's designed to help the show get better ratings, Trading Spaces is now staging scenes. Three days after a...
Amazing Race 8 still in North America
The Amazing Race 8 hasn't wandered very far away yet--perhaps because it is the family edition, and could feature cast members as young as 8...
Group says Gauntlet Challenge production destroyed hundreds of turtle eggs and buried others
While filming the latest Challenge (known as The Gauntlet 2), MTV and its band of merry media whores have allegedly done damage to more than...
Bravo's Project shows, The Contender score Emmy nominations
The Emmy nominations are in, and that includes the two categories of reality television shows. Now that the Academy has finally gotten the categories right,...

Brat Camp has third-highest summertime debut; Rock Star swings up and down
ABC appears to have another summer reality hit on its hands with Brat Camp. Although some people aren't happy with the series, it debuted with...
Ashlea is the first evicted houseguest
Big Brother 6 has said goodbye to its first houseguest: Ashlea. She was on the losing end of a 9 to 2 vote, and that...
One-hour special will follow Project Runway winner Jay
Project Runway's first-season winner Jay McCarroll will be the subject of a one-hour Bravo documentary. The show "will follow Jay McCarroll from the point of...