reality blurred + archives + December 7 to December 13, 2008

week of December 7, 2008

Nick and Starr Spangler win The Amazing Race 13 with "a horseshoe stuck in their rear end"
After covering five continents in 23 days, The Amazing Race 13 concluded last night in Portland (where fake teams raced), and sibling team Nick and...

NBC reality exec Craig Plestis fired, replaced by BBC's Paul Telegdy
The NBC executive who developed shows such as America's Got Talent, For Love or Money, and Who Wants to Marry My Dad? has been fired...
Double Shot of Love contestant Kandice Hutchison died after production completed
A Double Shot of Love, the third season of MTV's bisexual dating series, debuts tomorrow night, and it will feature a dedication to cast member...
Bravo renews Flipping Out, Million Dollar Listing, Rachel Zoe Project, Tabatha's Salon Takeover
Bravo has renewed its hit docudramas, and is adding another fashion-focused reality series. Flipping Out, The Rachel Zoe Project, Million Dollar Listing, and Tabatha's Salon...
One of Fantasia's two homes in foreclosure
One of American Idol 3 winner Fantasia Barrino's two houses is in foreclosure, and may be auctioned off early next year. The $1.3 million, 6,232...
Amazing Race 13 finale ratings up
The conclusion of The Amazing Race 13, which concluded with Nick and Starr Spangler's win, had more viewers than last season's late-January conclusion. CBS says...

Dan Kay "lost the will" to "engage those personalities" he disliked
Dan Kay left his job as a lawyer last year, but he's now returning to practice law--unless he finds himself "slipping back into the unhappiness...
Ace Gordon: "I got tired of playing the game" with "mentally incompetent," "blatant idiots"
Ace Gordon was arrested shortly after we talked, so our conversation wasn't about that experience. We did, however, discuss his accent, which by then he'd...
Charlie Herschel: "every second that I was out there, I was in heaven"
Charlie Herschel was voted out of following yet another tribe shake-up. As a fan of the show, he told me he "expected the worst" on...
The lost Survivor Gabon interviews: Corinne says "the final five are boring"
When, Ace and Dan were voted out at the same time, I was coincidentally in an undisclosed location--soon to become disclosed--so I wasn't able to...

Whitney looks back at her Hills life tonight
MTV successfully spun off The Hills from Laguna Beach, and at the end of this month, tries again with The City, which follows Whitney Port's...
Vicki may leave Real Housewives because of her husband's embarrassment; Lauri may return
Vicki Gunvalson, one of the original Real Housewives of Orange County, may not continue with the show after its fourth season concludes, while Lauri Waring...
Paula Abdul rips Idol producers, Simon for danger, "defamation," stays because she's "under contract"
Paula Abdul talked to Barbara Walters on Sirius XM radio yesterday, and what she said is pretty explosive, as she admits that she's only still...
Jason Mesnick engaged, "completely in love"
After having his proposal rejected on The Bachelorette 4, Bachelor 13 star Jason Mesnick had his proposal accepted by one of the women on his...

HGTV's Design Star 4 now casting
Design Star, the HGTV series that looks for a new host for the cable network, is casting for its fourth season, which an announcement says...
Inheritance follows Nazi's daughter's meeting with one of her father's victims
Last night, PBS debuted Inheritance, a documentary about the daughter of a Nazi who finds one of his victims. It will repeat on most PBS...
VH1 will air Tool Academy, I Love Money 2, Confessions of a Teen Idol, Tough Love
Continuing its mission to spin off as many shows as possible from Flavor of Love and make formerly famous people famous again, VH1 has recently...
Idol 8 will have top 36, "fewer bad singers," bring back wild card, drop Thursday eps
American Idol 8's changes are detailed in an internal Fox memo obtained by MJ's Big Blog, a site that's increasingly a strong source for news...

Survivor Gabon down to five for live finale
Survivor Gabon concludes live this Sunday night, starting at 8 p.m. ET with the two-hour finale, and finishing up with a live vote tally and...
Paula Abdul either about to quit or get her salary doubled
After Paula Abdul's strong public criticism of American Idol producers earlier this week, there are mixed reports about her future on the show. She'll either...