reality blurred + archives + March 27 to April 2, 2005

Monday, Mar. 28, 2005

American Idol's performance style "may change forever the way Broadway sings."
American Idol's performance style "may change forever the way Broadway sings." American Idol's brand of "intensely emotional and oddly impersonal" singing "may change forever the...
The Bachelor 7 debuts tonight; spoilers leak; is Charlie still in a relationship?
The Bachelor 7 debuts tonight; spoilers leak; is Charlie still in a relationship? ABC's The Bachelor 7 debuts tonight at 9 p.m. ET. This hopefully...
which male Apprentice was doing drugs?
which male Apprentice was doing drugs? Page Six offers a juicy Apprentice 3 blind item today. It suggests that one of the cast members was...
will Rupert Boneham and his family be cast members on The Amazing Race 8?
will Rupert Boneham and his family be cast members on The Amazing Race 8? First Alison (and Donny), then Rob and Amber. And now, perhaps,...

MJ says, "Fuck Philly. I hate Philly."
MJ says, "Fuck Philly. I hate Philly." Perhaps the city of Philadelphia should have let go after The Real World threw its little temper-tantrum before...
new shows: Serena and Venus Williams, Seventeen magazine, Kimberley Locke.
new shows: Serena and Venus Williams, Seventeen magazine, Kimberley Locke. A few new series have been announced over the past few days: Venus and Serena...
Spike's Invasion Iowa debuts tonight.
Spike's Invasion Iowa debuts tonight. Tonight, Spike TV debuts what it's calling "the greatest hoax in US History." At 9 p.m. ET, Invasion Iowa kicks...
Enquirer says another American Idol 4 finalist threatened to out Mario.
Enquirer says another American Idol 4 finalist threatened to out Mario. In what hopefully is the last word on Mario Vazquez, The National Enquirer reports...

Starting Over renewed for third season.
Starting Over renewed for third season. NBC's syndicated daytime reality series Starting Over has been renewed for a third season. Obsessive fans can breath a...
Showdog Moms & Dads debuts tonight.
Showdog Moms & Dads debuts tonight. Bravo takes its bad parenting series and turns it over to people with pets, debuting Showdog Moms & Dad...
women: Project Runway was our idea.
women: Project Runway was our idea. A designer and a merchandiser claim that they came up with the idea for Bravo's Project Runway. According to...
site finds Idol 4's Anwar Robinson is a "man seeking a man" in his personal ad.
site finds Idol 4's Anwar Robinson is a "man seeking a man" in his personal ad. If American Idol 4 gets any gayer, we'll have...
The Surreal Life 5 cast announced.
The Surreal Life 5 cast announced. Kathy Griffin was half-right: The Surreal Life 5 is coming to VH1, but The Amazing Race 6's Jonathan won't...

Apprentice's Katrina exposed on runway.
Apprentice's Katrina exposed on runway. Katrina Campins' post-Apprentice life as a model isn't going to well. During Miami's Fashion Week, Katrina was modeling an outfit...
Jessica Sierra voted off Idol; last week's repeat and extra show were low-rated.
Jessica Sierra voted off Idol; last week's repeat and extra show were low-rated. Jessica Sierra left American Idol 4 last night. She was joined in...
earning nearly $1 billion, American Idol is "a diversified money machine."
earning nearly $1 billion, American Idol is "a diversified money machine." American Idol "is the undisputed champion of television," USA TODAY reports, but the show...
Scott Savol "once arrested for felony domestic violence;" paid fine, got probation.
Scott Savol "once arrested for felony domestic violence;" paid fine, got probation. American Idol 4 finalist Scott Savol "was once arrested for felony domestic violence...

blog writers star in new MTV series.
blog writers star in new MTV series. A new reality show will follow the staffs of hip weblogs. Having run out of tripped-out D-list celebs...
chaos erupts during Top Model 5 judging.
chaos erupts during Top Model 5 judging. Production of America's Next Top Model cycle 5 has been stopped after a chaotic judging ceremony. The problems...
all 201 former Real World, Road Rules cast members will be on the next Challenge.
all 201 former Real World, Road Rules cast members will be on the next Challenge. The next season of The Real World/Road Rules Challenge will...
ABC wants Michael Schiavo to be the next Bachelor, which could air soon.
This post is part of the satiricial April 1, 2005 edition. ABC wants Michael Schiavo to be the next Bachelor, which could air soon. ABC...