reality blurred + archives + October 9 to October 15, 2005

week of October 9, 2005

Judges like Fantasia better than other Idol winners
Fantasia Barrino was the audience's favorite performer during American Idol 3, and now the judges say that she's their favorite, too. "If we had to...
Project Runway 2's cast revealed
Although the series doesn't return until December, Bravo revealed the cast of Project Runway 2 this week. As we learned in August, season one's Daniel...
Filthy Rich Cattle Drive marathon and finale air today
Networks squeeze out new reality shows faster than The Friendship imploded after Big Brother 6. On a rare occasion, I completely miss a series. Since...

Surreal Life 5 season ends but the insanity lives on via the new DVD
The fifth and perhaps most simultaneously confrontational and touching season of The Surreal Life ended yesterday, and it delivered what we've come to expect from...
Laguna Beach cast is reportedly filmed only Thursdays through Sundays
E! Online's resident sycophant Wanda, er, Kristin has for us"the true story behind MTV's cult hit, Laguna Beach." As usual, her scoops are about three...
Senior citizens are the focus of two new network reality shows
Although reality TV was long the domain of people with tight, hard bodies that made many viewers reach for the Cheetos once they realized how...
Fear Factor lets viewers select couple that will appear on a future show
Fear Factor is letting viewers play casting director. One of 10 couples will be selected by an Internet vote to appear on an upcoming (presumably...

Nashville Star 4 auditions start next weekend
USA Network's hit talent search, Nashville Star, will return for a fourth season next year. In a press release, a USA VP said the show...
Lower ratings this fall for reality blamed on "maturing" genre, increased competition
A few weeks into the new fall season means it's time for a new round of "is reality TV dying?" stories. In the last 24...
Jeff Probst confirms his contract is up; Survivor considers how to respond to Guatemala mudslides
Survivor host Jeff Probst confirmed that his contract expires at the end of the next season, correcting reports that suggested he would retire after this...
Dick Butkus walks away from his Bound for Glory fake coaching job
ESPN's Bound for Glory, which chronicles a high school football team that is being coached by Dick Butkus, is almost halfway through its eight-episode season....
Bobby Brown waiting for Bravo to offer more money for second season of Being Bobby Brown
Bravo has offered Bobby Brown a second season of Being Bobby Brown, but he's holding out for more money. He tells EUR, "I'm just waiting....

Martha's stylist says her Apprentice gets "comfortable" starting tonight
NBC executives can relax: Martha Stewart's hair stylist and make-up artist suggests that The Apprentice: Martha Stewart gets good starting tonight. The author of Being...
Amazing Race Family teams finally get on a plane
The Amazing Race 8 finally forced its teams to travel via plane. They had to fly all the way from Washington Dulles to Charleston, South...
E! planning second Kill Reality; upcoming DVD has "a pronounced porno feel"
E! is planning a second season of its hit reality show Kill Reality, which will officially conclude with the airing of the film The Scorned...
Big Brother renewed for seventh season
And we can relax: Big Brother will return in eight months for a seventh season. Although the show has been looking for cast members for...
FOX drops The Simple Life 4, citing its full midseason schedule
The Simple Life 4 has been dropped by FOX before the show ever aired or was even filmed. The reason: the network simply ran out...

Real World threatens to leave Key West
If The Real World Key West is forced to vacate its current location as a result of current legal action, the show will leave the...
Kill Reality's second season will also yield a film but will include a "huge twist"
Kill Reality producer Rob Cesternino writes to reality blurred about yesterday's Radar story about the upcoming DVD release and the cast's alleged reaction to it....
Corey Clark rumored to be on next Surreal Life
Paula Abdul's accuser and American Idol 2 opportunist Corey Clark is rumored to be a member of the The Surreal Life 6 cast. According to...

Directors Guild creates reality TV directing award
The Directors Guild of America has created an award to recognize outstanding directing in reality series. The award will only be available to those shows...
Mora and Manfredo fight again Saturday night
During the season finale of The Contender, while Sergio Mora and Peter Manfredo Jr., were still fighting, Sylvester Stallone insisted that there should be a...