reality blurred + archives + December 9 to December 15, 2007

Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007

Top Chef 3's Dale, Project Runway 4's Jack dating, having safe sex
Two Bravo reality stars have announced that they are dating one another. Top Chef 3's Dale Levitski and Project Runway 4's Jack Mackenroth are officially...

Amazing Race team can't overcome boring airport troubles
I have a proposal: If football continues to push The Amazing Race's debut later, and CBS insists upon airing all of 60 Minutes and screwing...
The Hills' live third-season finale airs tonight
Tonight, The Hills airs its third season's finale tonight at 10 p.m. ET, and will feature Lauren's big announcement. Does it have something to do...
Amazing Race renewed for a 13th season
CBS has ordered an additional season of The Amazing Race. Variety reports this "is a vindication for 'Race,' which appeared to be fading in the...
List of top 50 American Idol contestants revealed
A list of the top 50 American Idol 7 contestants has been revealed online, and the fact that many are each other's friends on MySpace...
Reality TV representation one of the disputed issues as writers' strike continues
The writers' strike continues, and while reality rushes in to fill the gaps left by scripted series, representation for reality TV show story writers are...

Fourth season of My Life on the D-List starts production Dec. 31, will air in June
A fourth season of Kathy Griffin's Emmy-winning Bravo reality series My Life on the D-List will begin production on New Year's Eve and air next...
Lauren goes to Paris, Spencer and Heidi break up, and Hills' third season isn't even done yet
On the third season finale of The Hills, Lauren got a second chance to go to Paris--and took it this time--while Heidi and Spencer broke...
Lauren admits Hills', Laguna's scenes are reenactments; new episodes will air in 2008
While Hills star Lauren Conrad continues to insist that the series is an accurate representation of her life, she also admits that they re-created scenes...

Spencer says he's "madly in love with Heidi and trying to win her back to marry her"
One of the major plot points on The Hills' dramatic third-season quasi-finale involved Spencer and Heidi, the couple everyone loves to hate. While they broke...
Crowned: The Mother of All Beauty Pageants debuts tonight
Tonight at 9 p.m. ET, after Tyra crowns the ninth Top Model, The CW will debut Crowned, an eight-episode competition between pairs of mothers and...
Kid Nation concludes tonight
Kid Nation wraps up its first season tonight at 8 p.m. ET. CBS has revealed that three kids will receive special $50,000 gold stars during...
Idol Gives Back will return for American Idol 7
Idol Gives Back, the two-night charity telethon that American Idol debuted last season, will return during the show's seventh season, although it will occur earlier...

Fantasia has missed almost 50 performances of The Color Purple
Since her debut as Celie in The Color Purple on Broadway earlier this year, Fantasia "has missed nearly 50 performances, production sources said," according to...
Saleisha wins America's Next Top Model 9
Saleisha Cooper is America's next next next next next next next next next top model. She defeated Chantal Jones, who came in second, and Jenah...
Jack leaves Project Runway because of a staph infection, and is replaced by Chris March
Confirming a pre-season rumor, designer Jack Mackenroth left Project Runway 4 during the fifth episode due to a MRSA or staph infection. He was replaced...
Blake Lewis' album also debuts at number 10
Blake Lewis' debut record Audio Day Dream debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200 chart. That's the same position where Jordin Sparks entered the...

Saleisha's modeling experiences and work with Tyra raise questions about her win
Tyra Banks and company tend to make irrational decisions on America's Next Top Model: "So who goes home? The girl who takes flawless pictures and...
Survivor China enters the finale with an alliance of four
Four contestants remain on Survivor China, and all four were members of an alliance that has lasted much of the season. While Todd Herzog, Amanda...