reality blurred + archives + August 6 to August 12, 2006

week of August 6, 2006

Clay Aiken: "it's harder ... to come by songs that are as superb as the songs that I grew up on"
RCA issued a press release late last week that reveals the contents of Clay Aiken's new album, and explains why many of the songs are...
Danielle nominates Janelle and James, using him as a pawn to boot Janelle
New Big Brother 7 Head of Household Danielle nominated two season six cast members, Janelle and James, in order to get rid of Janelle. First,...
Gene Simmons Family Jewels debuts tonight on A&E
Gene Simmons Family Jewels, the next fly-on-a-wall celebrity series, debuts tonight on A&E at 10 p.m. ET. Back-to-back episodes air tonight and next week. The...
American Idol 6 will include a songwriting competition; the winner's song will be performed by the finalists
American Idol 6 will include a songwriting competition, and that parallel contest winner's song will be performed by the two finalists. Other "top songs may...
Diane says all-star Big Brother has "kind of been sucking so far"
The latest evicted Big Brother 7 houseguest, Diane Henry, agrees that this season has been very lame so far. "I'm hoping from this week out,...
Author of unauthorized Clay Aiken book sues Clay for defamation
Jeannie Holleman, the author of Out of the Blue: "Clay" It Forward, is suing Clay Aiken. The book's cover describes it as "An UNAUTHORIZED Tribute...

Magical Elves plans show that will follow high-end concierges
Magical Elves, the production company behind Project Runway and Top Chef, is planning two reality shows featuring "Quintessentially, a private members' club and concierge service,"...
Schools reject James Carville and Mary Matalin's reality series Election
An upcoming Lifetime reality series that follows political consultants James Carville and Mary Matalin as they help high school students run for class president has...
Julie Chen watches the live feeds while she gets ready for The Early Show
First she laughed at her nickname. Then she acquired a mug with her likeness on it. But now Julie Chen has gone too far. She...
American Idol 6 auditions begin today
Today, thousands of camera-hungry media whores, and a few talented singers, will begin to descend on seven cities. The show begins its search in LA...

Three reality break-ups: Lauren and Jason, Kristin and Brody, and The Barkers
The gods must be angry, as three reality TV couples have broken up nearly simultaneously. The Hills' Lauren broke up with Jason, Laguna Beach's Kristin...
Last Comic Standing 4 ends tonight
Last Comic Standing 4 concludes tonight with a 90-minute finale that will crown the winners of both the actual contest and the online competition. Either...
Flavor of Love 2 is VH1's highest-rated series debut ever with 3.3 million viewers
The debut of VH1's Flavor of Love 2 was watched by 3.3 million people, making it "the biggest season premiere audience ever for the cable...
10,000 show up for Idol auditions in LA but "it doesn't look like a very talented bunch"
Yesterday in LA, 10,000 people got in line to audition for American Idol 6. But executive producer Nigel Lythgoe told USA TODAY that "it doesn't...
Kaysar nominated for eviction after Janelle wins the veto and punishes the house
Well, that was a stupid plan. Danielle nominated Janelle and James with the hopes that he'd win the power of veto and prevent Janelle from...
Feast will have "late night showings" only, then be released on DVD
Feast is finally getting its long-delayed theatrical release, but that won't last very long. The film will actually only have "special late night showings" in...

Nashville Star 5 auditions begin Aug. 31; the show will debut in January 2007
USA Network has renewed Nashville Star for a fifth season, and will start to search for contestants later this month. The show will visit 13...
NBC show will look for lead cast members for Broadway production of Grease
This spring in the UK, the BBC produced a reality series that searched for a person to play Maria in the Sound of Music, and...
Josh Blue wins Last Comic Standing 4; Theo Von wins online competition
Josh Blue, the comedian whose cerebral palsy was often a focus of his comedy, has won Last Comic Standing 4. The winner of the parallel...
Former houseguests will participate in Big Brother 7 challenges this week
CBS has announced that, as part of Big Brother 7's summer of crazy twists and unbelievable turns, former houseguests will return and participate in the...
Richard Hatch: fellow inmates "think they know me, so it's an interesting experience"
Richard Hatch talked to a reporter by phone yesterday from his new home at a minimum security prison in Morgantown, and said that, "people know...

Kaysar voted out on his birthday, admits he's "just not cut out for this game"
Kaysar, once the most revered player in the history of Big Brother, was voted out of the game yesterday, his 26th birthday. Unless I'm forgetting...
Last Comic Standing 4 finale was the lowest-rated episode of the season
The continually declining ratings for Last Comic Standing 4 fell even more on Wednesday night, when NBC aired the show's fluff-filled finale. Among viewers 18...
ABC cancels One Ocean View after two episodes
After broadcasting two of the show's six episodes, ABC has cancelled One Ocean View, the docusoap that followed people spending time earlier this summer on...
CW says Top Model 7 is "on track" for its debut even as writers continue to strike
The Top Model 7 writers' strike is ongoing, and today, those striking are asking show fans to come out and protest with them. It's "Fan...
Producers redo HOH competition because of "techincal malfunctions"
The producers of Big Brother 7 screwed up the HOH competition last night by eliminating Howie when his buzzer malfunctioned, even though the same thing...