reality blurred + archives + September 2 to September 8, 2007

week of September 2, 2007

Eric confesses his America's Player actions to Jessica
Almost all of the most interesting parts of Big Brother 8's most recent nominations episode had to do with America's Player; it was definitely another...

Earl Cole is buying a house in Fiji, which he calls "God's country"
Earl Cole won Survivor Fiji, and now he's buying a house in the island nation for his mother, and "promises to promote Fiji overseas, saying...
PBS follows immigrant workers' activism in Made in L.A.; MyNetworkTV debuts Court TV's Inside American Jail
MyNetworkTV, which seems to exist just to air programs from other networks (the channel is also airing Fox Reality's series The Academy starting tonight), airs...
FOX, ABC will air reality next summer, although "spending more money isn't an option" for ABC
Many of this summer's "cruddy reality shows" resulted in "double-digit declines among the young-adult viewers" for ABC, CBS and NBC, the Los Angeles Times' Scott...
The Contender 3 debuts tonight
Mark Burnett's Contender begins its third season tonight on ESPN, the series' second on the network. The show debuts at 10 p.m. ET, concluding November...
HGTV casting for Design Star 3, renews David Bromstad's Color Splash for three seasons
HGTV is doing extremely well with Design Star, its engaging competition that gives its winner their own series on the network. The first season's winner,...
Weinstein Company threatened to sue if Tim Gunn's book mentioned Project Runway
With just two days until the premiere of his new show, Tim Gunn is everywhere--and he'd dishing dirt about the show that made him a...

Eric cries over Jessica and calls Janelle "Miss Piggy"
Sometime during last night's Big Brother 8, Eric--eyes red and wet with tears--told us, "I'm America's Player, and I'm doing what I need to to...
American Idol 6 tour has only filled 63.3 percent of its seats
American Idol 6's ratings were way down, and the show continues to prove to be less popular than its predecessors. At its halfway point, the...

Survivor South Africa contestant becomes the first to make fire using natural materials
A Survivor contestant in South Africa "became the first Survivor contestant worldwide to make fire without using flint, matches or any sort of artificial firelighter,"...
The Hills was the highest-rated 18-49, 18-34 show on cable last week
Last week's episode of The Hills hit a high in terms of overall viewers and was the highest-rated cable show of the week in key...
Project Runway 4 designers will be revealed during Tim Gunn's Guide to Style debut tonight
The designers for Project Runway 4 will be revealed during tonight's official debut of Tim Gunn's Guide to Style. Tim's makeover show, co-hosted with Veronica...
Gordon Ramsay burned his balls while cooking
Gordon Ramsay was named chef of the year at the GQ awards, but his testicles are upstaging his actual award. That's because before he got...
Ryan Seacrest "may or may not" sing at the Emmys
Ryan Seacrest's job hosting the Emmys in a few weeks may or may not begin with him singing a song. "We're obviously still in the...

Tim Gunn is "too tasteful," "especially harsh," has "a noxious haughtiness" on his new show
Tim Gunn's long-awaited new series officially debuted last night, and the consensus among critics seems to be that while we all love Tim Gunn, it's...
The Defuser, Jarrett Crippen, wins Who Wants to be a Superhero 2
The Defuser, aka Jarrett Crippen, defeated Hygenia (Melody Mooney) and Hyper-Strike (aka John Stork) to win Who Wants to be a Superhero 2. While Hyper-Strike--who...
Jessica and America's Player Eric both voted out of Big Brother on the same night
And America's Player is no more. What began as a stupid exercise evolved into a game-changing twist, but then quickly became annoying when America's Player...
American Idol 7 will include "compelling bio pieces" about the contestants
Responding to the news that American Idol 6's tour is having trouble filling seats, host Ryan Seacrest said that last season's TV show is to...
Jameka disqualified because of accidental ball bounce, CBS confirms
In its recap of last night's double-eviction episode of Big Brother 8, Entertainment Weekly reports on Jameka's disqualification from the POV game. Julie Chen informed...
Only two Project Runway 4 designers revealed
Bravo is such a tease. Promos saying that designers for Project Runway 4 would be revealed during Tim Gunn's Guide to Style last night were...