reality blurred + archives + February 10 to February 16, 2008

week of February 10, 2008

Omarosa did not suggest showmance with Piers, but had a "unique relationship" with Kwame
Say what you want about her, but Omarosa Manigault is one of the primary reasons why The Celebrity Apprentice is so entertaining. While she's one...
Ferras' "Hollywood's Not America" selected as American Idol 7's exit song
The song that plays as people cry their way home on this week's Hollywood auditions round has been selected, and it's by a 25-year-old singer-songwriter...
Audience reaction at Fashion Week favored one Project Runway 4 designer over the others
The final five Project Runway 4 designers presented their collections at Fashion Week on Friday, and while photos were at first hard to come by,...

Flavor Flav: "Season 3's got to be my last"
Tonight, Flavor Flav searches for love for a third time--fourth, if you count Strange Love--when Flavor of Love 3 debuts at 10 p.m. ET on...
Carrie Underwood wins two more Grammys while four other Idols are shut out
After winning three Grammys last year, American Idol 4 winner Carrie Underwood won two more at last night's Grammys. Her song "Before He Cheats" won...
Millionaire Matchmaker may be renewed and could feature gay millionaires, celebrities
The star of Bravo's Millionaire Matchmaker, Patti Stanger, says the show may be renewed for a second season, which would focus on different kinds of...
Biggest Loser sticks with couples for season six, which is now casting
NBC has renewed The Biggest Loser for a sixth season, and the show will once again feature people competing in pairs. The current season "has...
Big Brother 9 could last until May or be cut short
With the writers' strike essentially over, CBS will still debut Big Brother 9 tomorrow, but how long the season lats may depend upon how long...

Big Brother 9 debuts tonight
The first winter season of CBS' summertime crapfest Big Brother debuts tonight at 9 p.m. ET. As a replacement for scripted series that are now...
MTV will air Real World awards show, roast
Before the 20th season of The Real World debuts, MTV will air an awards show and roast of its first reality show. "The Real World...

Jonny Fairplay says doing Survivor with mouth injuries, pregnant girlfriend was "just too much"
On its first episode, Jon "Jonny Fairplay" Dalton essentially quit the show, and now he says that between his injury and his impending fatherhood combined...
American Idol gives Hollywood contestants a second chance, will pick top 24 tonight
Despite a new format that offered each of the 164 contestants two chances to make it through, American Idol 7 burned through its Hollywood round...
Big Brother producers handicap two teams but insist "integrity and fairness" are important
Is it possible to hate Big Brother contestants one second after they appear on TV for the first time? "I'm Natalie, and I love bikinis,...
Big Brother 9 debut is third in its timeslot, but stays consistent with summer viewers
The debut of Big Brother 9 was watched by by 7.3 million viewers, making it third in its timeslot. Of course, it was up against...
Ice Road Truckers will become an action movie, is shooting its second season
The History Channel's most-watched show ever, Ice Road Truckers, will become adapted into a feature film in addition to airing a second season on TV....

Mark Burnett adapting Japanese show Dragons' Den as The Shark Tank
Mark Burnett will work with Sony Pictures Television to adapt a Japanese reality show called Dragons' Den as The Shark Tank. On the show, "[w]ould-be...
Project Runway has a final four, but only three will be considered during Fashion Week
While five designers presented at Fashion Week, only three will actually be considered to win Project Runway 4, and two designers were supposed to be...
Exes Sharon and Jacob evicted from Big Brother 9
Usually Big Brother takes a few weeks to get interesting, but thanks to a cast of type-A, capital-A asses, this season is already interesting. The...
Ryan Seacrest proves he's a better actor than Hayden Christensen as the top 24 cry their way into the semifinals
The second and final Hollywood episode of American Idol 7 began with Hayden Christensen and Ryan Seacrest sitting atop the Sphinx's head, but the scene...
Cast member leaves Big Brother 9 house
Following the first eviction, another Big Brother 9 houseguest left the house voluntarily Wednesday night, according to live feed reports that constitute spoilers, since what...
Big Brother loses 1.5 million viewers
In its second face-off against American Idol, Big Brother 9 lost again--and it also lost 1.5 million viewers that tuned in on Tuesday night. While...

Trump fires no one after Omarosa and Piers Morgan attack each other but win
In an Apprentice first, Donald Trump fired no one from the losing team last night, primarily because he liked that team--Trace Adkins, Marilu Henner, Stephen...
Josiah is "thankful" despite producers "trying to make me look like a crybaby"
Josiah Leming, the American Idol 7 contestant who was living in his car, says he's grateful for the experience despite the way he was portrayed....
Two Big Brother couples have sex
Apparently doing their part to help producers increase diminishing ratings, two Big Brother 9 couples had sex in the house on Valentine's Day. Natalie performed...