reality blurred + archives + July 24 to July 30, 2005

week of July 24, 2005

Biggest Loser spins off workout videos
The Biggest Loser, which debuts is second season in September, has spawned two workout videos. One will be released around the time of the second...
First Survivor starts again tonight on OLN
Ten seasons and 160 episodes of Survivor return to television starting tonight, as OLN begins to air repeats of the original season. It debuts tonight...

Jai says "I didn't realize I was going to have to always be gay" on Queer Eye
Jai Rodriguez, the useless member of the Fab Five, has previously been spotted with women. He's also, however, been linked to Rocco DiSpirito. Last week,...
E! debuts Kill Reality tonight
Think Project Greenlight plus The Real World/Road Rules Challenge, divided by Paradise Hotel, and you'll understand what E!'s new reality show is all about. Debuting...
Another famous name added to Survivor Guatemala cast
The Detroit Free Press has a detailed report today on the possiblity that yet another well-known person has joined the cast of Survivor Guatemala. (Once...
Laguna Beach returns tonight
MTV's Laguna Beach returns for a second season tonight at 10 p.m. ET. The second season follows the cast as they clean up after the...

Real World Austin will become a chain Mexican restaurant, store
The home of The Real World Austin's debauchery, or at least the hangovers following the debauchery, will become a chain restaurant and a store. "The...
Konami gets license to produce American Idol video games
FremantleMedia has licensed American Idol's video game rights to Konami. According to a press release, the deal "grants Konami the rights to develop games for...
Bravo's Situation: Comedy debuts tonight
Bravo debuts another "Project"-like show tonight with Situation: Comedy, which avoids the Project title but which will essentially be Project Greenlight with two television pilots...
Video leads to arrest, indictment of Austin attacker
The man who allegedly broke Danny Jamieson's face has been arrested and indicted. Video footage of the fight led to the arrest of Ryan Richard...

UNICEF Ambassador Clay Aiken prepares to tour, disses Hollywood.
As part of his work as a celebrity UNICEF ambassador, Clay Aiken visited northern Uganda "to witness the phenomenon of 'night commuters,' children who trek...
R U the Girl with T-Boz & Chilli debuts tonight
UPN kicks off its own search-for-a-singer show tonight at 8 p.m. ET with the awkwardly titled R U the Girl with T-Boz & Chilli. T-Boz...
California assemblyman asked to apply to be the next Bachelor
California assemblyman Lloyd Levine has reportedly been asked to be the star of The Bachelor 8. At least, he's been asked to apply. The LA...
Next Challenge looking for viewers to participate
This is the story of what happens on The Real World/Road Rules Challenge when you cancel one of your feeder shows and your regular contestants...
Kaysar changes the game, nominates old ally Eric
Finally. I've watched Big Brother for six years, waiting, and hoping to be truly awed, rather than wishing I'd spent the past hour organizing my...
Dancing with the Stars producers "enjoying the controversy but it baffles us"
The minor controversy over Kelly Monaco's Dancing with the Stars win led to a confrontation at the Television Critics Association meeting. Kelly took the criticism...
Ron Jeremy, Jann Wenner both in talks for their own reality shows
Another former Surreal Life cast member and another mogul may both soon have their own reality shows. Ron Jeremy, one of the stars The Surreal...

Beau spotted last night on both MTV's Made and The Cut
On a regular basis, kind readers write in to let me know about a D-list reality star showing up on TV, often on another reality...
Average Joe 2 star sues NBC over fourth installment
One of the stars of NBC's Average Joe 2 is joining two other men in suing NBC over the latest season, which just completed its...
David E. Kelley's The Law Firm debuts on NBC tonight
Once upon a time, David E. Kelley called reality TV "trash" and "junk." Tonight at 9 p.m. ET, he debuts his own reality series on...
Return of Dancing with the Stars will include a results show
The voting system that was apparently more confusing than Palm Beach County ballots has led to a change for the show's second season. Dancing with...
Rumor suggests "softened," North America-contained Amazing Race 8 may get "canned"
Sightings of The Amazing Race 8 have occurred all over North America (like in New Jersey, Alabama, and Canada), and the race apparently hasn't ventured...
Imagine Entertainment, Halo creator, and FOX producing space simulator series X Quest
FOX is teaming with Ron Howard's Imagine Entertainment and the creator of Halo, Alexander Seropian, to produce X Quest, a series that will essentially be...
FOX has hired an independent counsel to investigate Corey Clark's claims, results will be revealed
FOX has "hired an independent counsel to determine whether judge Paula Abdul had an affair with a contestant on the hit talent show," according to...

Tentative American Idol 5 audition schedule posted
Buried in the rules for auditioning are the dates that six cities will host auditions for American Idol 5. Auditions begin August 18 and end...
The Cut moves again, Princes of Malibu moves to Fox Reality, which will air international shows
CBS is rescheduling The Cut yet again. The show didn't do well on Thursdays, so it got moved to Wednesdays; now, it's packing up its...
Paris and Nicole will each be on The Simple Life 4
Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie have both been confirmed for The Simple Life 4, even though they're not speaking to each other. Reports that FOX...