reality blurred + archives + August 13 to August 19, 2006

week of August 13, 2006

Janelle becomes HOH after redo, nominates Erika and Danielle
After the debacle that was Thursday night's HOH competition, Sunday's episode of Big Brother 7 began with the show's executive producer, Allison Grodner, awaking from...
Supernova files for preliminary injunction to prevent Rock Star group from using their name
The band named Supernova has already sued those people associated with Rock Star: Supernova, claiming trademark infringement, and now they want "a preliminary injunction to...
Hell's Kitchen 2 concludes tonight
Hell's Kitchen 2 concludes its summer run tonight at 9 p.m. ET with a two-hour finale. Either Virginia or Heather will win her own restaurant...
Laguna Beach's new narrator Tessa is a part-time model
When Laguna Beach returns for a third season Wednesday night, it will have a largely new cast and a new narrator. 17-year-old Tessa Keller takes...
Dancing with the Stars 3 cast includes Mario Lopez, Jerry Springer, Emmit Smith, Vivica A. Fox, and Harry Hamlin
The cast of Dancing with the Stars 3 was announced this morning, and includes a plethora of has-been TV and movie stars, including all of...
36 of Biggest Loser 3's 50 contestants will leave, "compete at home"; two will return
The huge, record-breaking, 50-member cast of The Biggest Loser 3 won't stay that big for very long. In fact, the show will quickly narrow the...

Apprentice Tarek starts a "clothing company dedicated to outfitting Christian men in quality apparel"
The Apprentice 5's Tarek has started "[a] clothing company dedicated to outfitting Christian men in quality apparel." If you're a female pagan, you'd better find...
Contender 2 finale tickets on sale today; 70 percent of its growing audience is 18 to 49
After debuting with what Variety calls "OK" ratings for a cable network, ESPN's The Contender 2's ratings "[have] risen in each of the three subsequent...
The Simple Life 4 ends with "bullshit" finale that will be continued next season
I gave up on The Simple Life's fake, boring reality three seasons ago, so I missed Sunday night's finale (which repeats today at 10 a.m....
Heather wins Hell's Kitchen 2
After two hours of editors doing their best to convince us that Virginia was on the verge of winning Hell's Kitchen 2, Heather was declared...
Kaysar says he was "burnt out" going into the all-stars house
Kaysar gives his requisite post-eviction interview with TV Guide, which he's probably quite familiar with now, since he was just evicted for the third time....
Heidi Klum's top design picks in Life did not reveal a season three spoiler
In Life's current issue, Heidi Klum discusses her favorite garment from each of Project Runway's three seasons. However, her comment about her third season pick...

Janelle nominated Marcellas after Danielle saves herself with the veto
Having introduced the most groundbreaking game element in Big Brother history since the Head of Household component was added, how is it that Big Brother...
America's Got Talent finale starts tonight; So You Think You Can Dance ends tonight
FOX's So You Think You Can Dance 2 concludes tonight with a two-hour finale that starts at 8 p.m. ET. The best dancer gets a...
Top Model 7 cast includes twins
The CW has revealed the cast of Top Model 7, although not on its fledgling web site. Among the 13 contestants--who will, as in past...
Ralph Fiennes is a Project Runway fan; Bravo exec says either Nick, Andrae, Santino, or Daniel hooked up
So, Ralph Fiennes is a fan of Project Runway. His friend, Bravo VP Andy Cohen, sent him a copy of the second season DVD, and...
Laguna Beach's third season debuts tonight, features "a whole new generation"
Laguna Beach's third season debuts tonight, and it features "a whole new generation," according to MTV, so it's sort of like Saved By the Bell:...

Benji Schwimmer wins So You Think You Can Dance 2
America thinks Benji Schwimmer can dance, as the majority of the 16 million votes cast after So You Think You Can Dance 2's finale were...
Survivor Guatemala Lydia's 17-year-old son dies in a car accident
The son of Survivor Guatemala contestant Lydia Morales's only son died in a car accident Monday night. Lydia made it to the final four, and...
Kelly Clarkson gets "hammered" on stage at a Metal Skool concert
Kelly Clarkson, the first and, really, the only American Idol, went to a Metal Skool concert Monday. There, she didn't behave like the demure Texan...
Tim Gunn calls Alison's losing dress a "sculptural masterpiece" that led to "a tragic outcome"
On his blog, Project Runway mentor Tim Gunn is particularly honest and blunt about what he thinks about the show, and after an episode airs,...

WTF? George becomes HOH in double-elimination week and instantly nominates James and Erika
I'm desperately trying to figure out if last night's episode of Big Brother 6 was appallingly dull or incredibly shocking. Marcellas was evicted by a...
Justin Timberlake backs away from his comments that Taylor Hicks "can't carry a tune in a bucket"
Justin Timberlake recently told Vanity Fair's Fashion Rocks supplement that Taylor Hicks is a talentless hack who may be gay or have other "skeletons" in...
CW says Top Model 7 is fine despite strike, but WGAw says episodes are unfinished
The WGA West, which is organizing a strike against The CW and the producers of America's Next Top Model, told the new network's affiliates last...
Bianca Ryan, 11, wins America's Got Talent
An 11-year-old has won America's Got Talent, taking the $1 million prize. Bianca was easily the favorite, and Piers Morgan noted this Wednesday, telling her,...
Fantasia Barrino's Lifetime movie debuts Saturday
American Idol 3 winner Fantasia Barrino's life story becomes a made-for-TV movie starting tomorrow night at 9 p.m. ET on Lifetime. (It also airs Sunday...
Celebrity Duets cast announced
The celebrity duets on the finale of American Idol 5 were a nice way of previewing Simon Cowell's latest FOX reality series. Celebrity Duets "pairs...