reality blurred + archives + March 25 to March 31, 2007

Monday, Mar. 26, 2007

Idol producer: banter isn't scripted, but if it was, Ryan and Simon "would have both come out"
The executive producer of American Idol denies a tabloid report's claims that parts of the show are scripted or planned in advance. "I don't make...
Seven of Idol's eight Southerners remain, despite being underrepresented in the top 24
When American Idol's top 24 were unveiled, a minority were from the South. That's significant because every single winner so far has been a Southerner....
Max and Laura win NBC's Grease, which lost 58 percent of its 18-49 viewers
NBC's competition Grease: You're The One That I Want concluded last night, and the few viewers who were left watching selected Max Crumm and Laura...
Sanjaya lovers and haters are all calling themselves 'Fanjayas'
The American Idol universe has a new term: Fanjayas. And the word is being used by both his friends and enemies. The show's message board...
Teams race around the airport on The Amazing Race All-Stars
Picture it, Maputo, 2007: Teams of two Americans spend time in airports trying to get airplane tickets. One team, a little person and her annoying...
Hell's Kitchen 3 scheduled to debut in June
When the hell will Hell's Kitchen 3 debut on FOX? A lot of people have been asking that question, primarily because the show was scheduled...

Randy Jackson may judge The X-Factor with Simon
American Idol judge Randy Jackson may soon join his friend Simon Cowell as a judge on Cowell's UK reality series The X Factor. The show...
American Idol's 30-second ads average $745,000
If you have three quarters of a million dollars, that will buy you 30 seconds during American Idol: FOX charges an average of $745,000 per...
American Idol will soon increase its time-wasting results show to one hour
FOX will expand American Idol's already-tedious results shows to one hour on April 11, "continuing April 18 and 25, as well as May 2," Variety...
MTV needs straight male virgins for Suburban Virgin
MTV is looking for straight guys in Los Angeles over the age of 18 who have yet to have sex. They'll be cast for a...
The Apprentice is #46, not #1, like Donald Trump said
On Sunday's episode of The Apprentice 6, Donald Trump lied to the candidates. Inside Grauman's Chinese Theatre, he said, "People come from all over the...
Project Runway wins GLAAD award, giving Tim Gunn his "proudest moment"
Bravo's Project Runway 3 was named the most outstanding reality program last night by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. Tim Gunn accepted the...
Laguna Beach's Jessica Smith arrested after crashing her car while under the influence
Laguna Beach star Jessica Smith "was arrested on suspicion of felony driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs after a crash on the northbound...

Sanjaya mocks obsession with his hair, maybe, with a seven-ponytail fauxhawk
Some of the American Idol 6 top 10 may have improved since last week, but all anyone's going to be talking about today is that...
Oprah's ABC reality show will be produced by The Amazing Race's creators
Bert Van Munster and Elise Doganieri, the creators and co-executive producers of The Amazing Race, will produce Oprah Winfrey's forthcoming ABC reality show The Big...
Jeff Probst: rich/poor tribes "mistake"; another all-star, cold climate Survivors may happen
Jeff Probst wasn't thrilled with the twist on Survivor Fiji, and says it "has not been as fulfilling because it has been unfair," he tells...

Australian Idol's Anthony Callea says he's gay, has Australia's best-selling single ever
Australian Idol 2 runner-up Anthony Callea, who has "the highest-selling single in Australian chart history," and tells the Herald Sun, "Yes, I am gay." Four...
Bravo plans multiple new editions of its Real Housewives "franchise"
Bravo has begun casting for multiple new series of its show The Real Housewives, which aired two seasons as The Real Housewives of Orange County....
Chris Sligh leaves as Ryan Seacrest turns Idol into the Sanjaya show
When Ryan Seacrest asked the judges which of the bottom two contestants they thought would leave, Simon Cowell said, "I think it's bye-bye Curly," and...
Vincent Pastore needed a cane to walk after Dancing with the Stars training
Despite the fact that Vincent Pastore quit Dancing with the Stars 4 after "three or four rehearsals," Vincent Pastore says that the training had a...

Italian network cancels all reality shows "to improve the quality of its programming"
After May, no more reality shows will air on the channels broadcast by Italy's RAI. That move is "is part of RAI's wider effort to...
Michelle falls on Survivor Fiji, delivering the season's best moment to date
Survivor Fiji may not be delivering the kind of drama and competition we saw during last season's race war. But last night's episode had one...
Chris Sligh: "I actually almost dropped out"; fans "hoped I'd die" because of jokes
Chris Sligh's exit from American Idol 6 almost came earlier than this week. The singer, who is described in almost every story as "curly-haired" by...
CBS' Pirate Master is currently filming in the Caribbean
The forthcoming pirate-themed CBS reality series is filming in the Caribbean, and its host is an Australian actor. Cameron Daddo, who has appeared on CSI...
MTV may move/spin-off Laguna Beach to Newport Beach
MTV is "in talks with Newport Beach officials about bringing a show to the city," the OC Register reports, and that new show involves Laguna...