reality blurred + archives + May 22 to May 28, 2005

week of May 22, 2005

Idol stylist is as "honest as I can without being rude, but it's completely their decision."
As we head into the finale of American Idol 4, Newsday reports on a shocking truth: image and appearance matters on the show. Robert Thompson...
Burnett, agency settle suit over product placement sponsor acquisition fees.
Mark Burnett's lawsuit against the company that helped find Apprentice sponsors is over. Burnett sued Madison Road in March claiming it "demanded exorbitant fees and...
Corey Clark floats Simon/Ryan rumor.
Corey Clark has been out of the media spotlight for a few days, so he's switched Idol targets and is rehashing one of the oldest...
CSI beats Apprentice finale; were finalists' project choices sexist?
During the season, The Apprentice 3 was watched by fewer people than watched The Apprentice 2, and that held true even during the finale. Just...

Apprentice 3's Todd embarrasses himself.
As if being the first person to be fired from The Apprentice 3 wasn't embarrassing enough, Todd Everett is staying in the quasi-spotlight by running...
Rob and Amber's wedding airs tonight.
Rob and Amber finally share their most intimate moments with the rest of the world tonight, as CBS airs Rob and Amber Get Married. The...
Fox Reality Channel launches today.
Slightly more than two years after a group of reality TV show stars and TV execs announced that they were creating a reality TV network,...
American Idol 4 finale begins tonight.
Tonight is the beginning of the end of American Idol 4, as Carrie Underwood and Bo Bice enter the ring and punch each other in...
live Contender finale airs tonight.
The final two fighters left on NBC's The Contender are Peter "The Pride of Providence" Manfredo, Jr., ironically the first fighter to be eliminated from...

Dave Navarro, Brooke Burke will host CBS' Rock Star: INXS, which will air three times a week.
Having spent time recently hanging out in front of MTV cameras for his show Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen + Dave, Dave Navarro will...
reality rejects deal with sequestration, homecomings, lying, and publicists.
After being eliminated from a competition-based reality show, but before living a life as a perpetual media whore, reality show contestants face a weird kind...
E! Online retracts story that Newlyweds Nick and Jessica are divorcing.
In the short time since the end of their series Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, part of The Joe Simpson Hour of Exploitation, Jessica Simpson and...
Sergio Mora wins The Contender.
The final two fighters left on NBC's The Contender faced off live at Caesar's Palace, and Sergio Mora beat Peter Manfredo after a unanimous decision...
Amazing Race coming to DVD.
The first season of The Amazing Race is coming to DVD, according to the series' co-creator. After the most overwritten paragraph ever, Reality Reel Media...

Donald "Trump's desperation is almost as compelling as his success."
Slate's Daniel Gross examines, in great detail, Donald Trump's slide, arguing that The Apprentice mogul "has engaged in increasingly strange publicity stunts that don't bring...
Tana was offered a job by NYC 2012 CEO, says producers had to "knock [her] down."
The Apprentice 3's runner-up says that, although her performance on the final task was maligned, she impressed the executives. "I got a job offer from...
Britney and Kevin: Chaotic reportedly faces cancellation, Britney's mother's wrath.
Although the first episode of Britney and Kevin: Chaotic pulled in 3.46 million viewers, it landed in 81st place for the week, and the only...
Carrie Underwood wins American Idol 4; half a billion votes were cast this season.
Carrie Underwood is the winner of American Idol 4. More than 500 million votes were cast throughout the season, although of course we didn't hear...

Corey's spokesman issues a statement about Idol finale bit.
While I hate to give him even more attention, this is too pathetic to ignore: Corey Clark has had his people/person release a statement about...
Kendra will earn less with Trump than she normally does.
Donald Trump's first female apprentice is taking a pay cut for the privelage of working with him. Kendra "Todd says she'll definitely be making less...
Fear Factor sticks with couples, will shoot "home invasion" segments.
NBC's Fear Factor is ditching its single-person format; instead, teams of two--which have been increasingly prevalent on the series--will now compete for the prize. As...
The Contender may move to ESPN.
The Contender isn't knocked out yet. Executive producer Mark Burnett, who has previously said that this is "my favorite work of my career," told reporters...
Janice Dickinson quits Top Model, will be replaced by Twiggy.
America's Next Top Model is losing its most critical, entertaining, and well-preserved judge. Janice Dickinson, who will appear on this fall's Surreal Life 5, is...