reality blurred + archives + July 31 to August 6, 2005

week of July 31, 2005

Despite low ratings, Rock Star: INXS "may be a clever move" for the band
Rock Star: INXS isn't the next American Idol. It's not even the next Dancing with the Stars. Last week's episode "continued its slide," according to...
Big Brother 6 banner suggestions: it's time to resurrect a tradition
Back during the first season of CBS' Big Brother, fans of the show did something ingenious: they hired planes to tow banners with messages over...
Maggine nominates Kaysar and James; Ivette compares Kaysar to Osama bin Laden
On Saturday night's episode of Big Brother 6, the tables turned again, as new head of household Maggie nominated James and Kaysar, essentially using Kaysar's...

Jon Dalton: "I'm easily one of the top three most recognizable reality stars ever"
Jon Dalton, formerly of Survivor Pearl Islands fame, and now of Kill Reality fame, says he's pretty famous. Very famous, in fact. "I'm easily one...
Hell's Kitchen ends tonight
The sleeper reality hit of the summer, Hell's Kitchen, concludes tonight with a two-hour finale. Ralph and Michael, perhaps the only two competent chefs in...
America's Choice begins on Thursday
One of the most idiotic--but still potentially amusing--elements of Big Brother returns Thursday. That's when Julie Chen will read a card with the first America's...

NBC's Meet Mister Mom debuts tonight
NBC forces men to appreciate their partners tonight with its new series, Meet Mister Mom, which kicks off at 8 p.m. ET. As the title...
Bo Bice breaks his foot while performing
Bo Bice opted for tennis shoes instead of cowboy boots while performing in New Hampshire on Sunday, and as a result, he broke his foot...
Eric's answers in an interview suggest he may be sequestered
In a post-exit interview, Big Brother 6's Eric Littman doesn't say much of anything that's new. But the way he answered one question suggests that...
CBS considering rescheduling Rock Star: INXS; Mark Burnett says he's held "to a different standard"
The relative failure of Mark Burnett's Rock Star: INXS has CBS "seriously weighing scheduling changes related to the series," in part because "the show is...

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List debuts tonight
After years of toiling as reality TV's den mother -- on Celebrity Mole, a bit part on The Surreal Life, her short-lived MTV talk show...
Bunim/Murray casting for a new show starring Veronica and Rachel
Veronica and Rachel may have quit the Challenge shows, but Bunim/Murray isn't letting them go yet. In fact, they're getting their own series. There aren't...
Welcome to the Neighborhood may still air on ABC
ABC's pulled reality series Welcome to the Neighborhood may still be aired--on ABC. While the Fox Reality Channel has offered to air the series, ABC...
Rock Star: INXS' Monday night episodes move to VH1
As rumored, CBS is changing the schedule of Rock Star: INXS. The network is unloading one-third of the show--the Monday night episodes--to VH1. Both networks...
Laguna Beach "filmed from at least a block away"
Today, the cutting-edge geniuses at Gawker finally figured out why MTV's Laguna Beach looks and feels different from other reality shows. Although Jessica suspected that...

Paradise Hotel's editing helped us judge the cast members
How can we justify making fun of the sluts, morons, and jerks who populate our reality television shows? In a new essay for reality blurred's...
Editors Guild unionizes Mark Burnett's editors
Joining the ranks of union-represented shows are Mark Burnett's productions, including The Apprentice and Rock Star: INXS. The 80 or so editors who work on...
Janice quit Top Model over money; Surreal Life creator didn't think Janice and Omarosa "would really so completely hate each other"
The reality TV cat fight of the century is underway on The Surreal Life 5, where Janice Dickinson and Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth are butting heads. The...
Amazing Race 8 gets a premiere date
Despite past cast member Hera's prediction that The Amazing Race 8 would be "canned," the family edition of the show will apparently make it to...

Big Brother 6 banner suggestions: relationships shattered edition
After the Tuesday and Thursday episodes of Big Brother 6, there was plenty of material for some banners to be flown over the house. Suggestions...
MTV's 8th & Ocean will be shot like Laguna Beach
An MTV exec previously doubted that MTV would use Laguna Beach's style in another reality show, but because MTV is best at copying itself, that's...
Kaysar evicted; viewers will vote to return an evicted houseguest to the house
A week after flipping the Big Brother 6 game, Kaysar was evicted from the house last night. But it may not even matter, because an...
Key West confirmed for next Real World
As reality blurred first revealed nearly two months ago, the next Real World will be filmed in Key West. This will be the second time...
Multiple votes not permitted for America's Choice; Marcellas says multiple votes are okay
Multiple votes for the Big Brother 6 America's Choice question will not be permitted, reality blurred just learned. Since Julie Chen revealed the stunning, game-changing...

America's Choice leads to confusion and conspiracy theories
Less than 48 hours into America's Choice, and we're already a nation obsessed, apparently with returning Kaysar to the house. Fans are rallying for Kaysar's...