reality blurred + archives + June 26 to July 2, 2005

week of June 26, 2005

Fox Reality exec says he didn't call the Swan "worthless"
Fox Reality Channel's David Lyle writes to reality blurred about comments he made about The Swan, as reported by the Calagary Sun. He corrects the...
Elizabeth Hurley will host Project Catwalk, the UK's Project Runway
Elizabeth Hurley has apparently beaten Elle MacPherson in their contest to host the UK's version of Project Runway. According to earlier reports, Elle was producers'...
Mike the Miz retires from the Challenges
After four Challenge seasons, on which he's been an institution and a constant target, Mike "The Miz" Mizanin says he's done with the show. In...

are Queer Eye's Jai and The Restaurant's Rocco together?
Reality television has given us some strange bedfellows, but this alleged cross-series pairing is perhaps the most unlikely at all. Gawker first reported that Queer...
Corey Clark cited for battery after food fight with record company exec
Having finally arranged to meet with FOX about his explosive allegations, everyone's favorite American Idol 2 industrial waste spill Corey Clark has now elbowed his...
Ashely Parker Angel, other quasi-celebs have MTV shows in development
The last time we saw Ashley Parker Angel, he was showering on Making the Band. Now, he's penniless and has a knocked-up fiancee. Oh, how...
14 houseguests will inhabit new house for the Summer of Secrets
Besides the fact that the Big Brother 6 houseguests would be living in a brand-new, two-story house, we haven't heard much about the new season,...
Adrianne Curry and Christopher Knight filming My Fair Brady series for VH1
Another Surreal Life couple is using their relationship in a spin-off reality series. Adrianne Curry and Christopher Knight will star in My Fair Brady, a...

Johanna's mug shot published
The first episode of The Real World Austin included a cast member having his skull broken in a street brawl, and that seems hard to...
e.mail message offers fame on Nigerian reality TV
The famous Nigerian e.mail scam seems to have been updated to target not the greedy, but fame whores desperate to be on a reality show....
Writers Guild plans to sue networks and production companies; Bachelor fired its loggers
The Writers Guild plans to "file a lawsuit next week against some networks and production companies, charging breach of California's overtime laws," The New York...

Big Brother 6 cast announced
With just a week to go before the big debut, Big Brother 6 has revealed its largest cast ever. Only four of the 14 cast...
Bravo's Being Bobby Brown debuts tonight
Bravo's most-anticipated show of the summer, Being Bobby Brown, debuts tonight at 10 p.m. ET. The series "follows Brown, his wife, pop superstar Whitney Houston...
ABC pulls Welcome to the Neighborhood
ABC's forthcoming series Welcome to the Neighborhood won't air. The series "had drawn criticism from groups claiming it risked fostering prejudice," according to the AP....
Big Brother's summer secrets revealed
Variety has the scoop on what we can expect from Big Brother 6's "Summer of Secrets". These revelations are all technically spoilers, since they reveal...

Celebrity Idol isn't confirmed yet
Reports about a celebrity edition of American Idol may have been a bit premature. The show's executive producer, Nigel Lythgoe, told reporters that it's not...
Bo Bice bumps Carrie to lead Billboard chart, gets married.
American Idol 4 runner-up Bo Bice may be glad he lost, but he's still doing well. His version of Inside Your Heaven replaced Carrie's at...
Dancing with the Stars reaches ratings high, has led to "renewed interest in ballroom dance"
ABC's Dancing with the Stars continues to steamroll all other television shows this summer. This past Wednesday's episode, during which NKOTB's Joey McIntyre was sent...