reality blurred + archives + February 24 to March 1, 2008

Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008

Beauties and geeks will compete against each other on Beauty and the Geek 5
For Beauty and the Geek's fifth season, the female beauties and male geeks will not compete in pairs, but instead will compete against each other....
Two houseguests hospitalized due to "slop" diet; Amanda had a seizure
Big Brother 9's punishment food sent two houseguests, Amanda and Allison, to the hospital on Friday. Amanda Hansen passed out and then had a seizure...
Idol semi-finalists aren't allowed to pick songs; iTunes popularity revealed
American Idol semi-finalists were limited for the first time this year with their song selection, choosing a song from a list of 50, according to...

American Idol's director may leave over "incident"
The man who has directed American Idol since its first season may be leaving the show after something occurred during on-set Thursday. Bruce Gowers "may...
Flavor of Love 3 ratings down 8 percent
There may be a good reason for Flavor of Love 3 to be the last season of the show: viewers are tiring of Flavor Flav...
Paris Hilton may look for a new best friend on a reality show
Although E! cancelled The Simple Life after its fifth season, Paris Hilton may return to reality television. The show, which will essentially be a search...

Audition episodes on American Idol 8 will change as a result of low ratings
The low ratings for the audition episodes will result in a change to American Idol 8's auditions next year. "It won't necessarily be anything radical;...
Adam fired for "[causing] tremendous damage to" the United Autism Foundation
Big Brother 9 houseguest Adam Jasinski has apparently been fired from his job for comments he made in the house about autistic children. One advertiser...
Tyra Banks and Ashton Kutcher creating beauty pageant show for ABC
America's Next Top Model producer Tyra Banks and Beauty and the Geek producer Ashton Kutcher are creating a reality competition for ABC that will focus...

Allison, Amanda's medical emergencies lead to temporary unity in the Big Brother 9 house
After some lame product placement for CBS' Jericho disguised as a challenge that offered information about the outside world as its reward, Big Brother 9...
Paula Abdul wants to hang front-runner David Archuleta's headless body in her car
If he wasn't already the obvious front-runner, David Archuleta's performance of John Lennon's Imagine was gave him front-runner status on American Idol 7 last night....
Emmys will add a category for best reality show host
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences will honor the best reality show host at the Emmys, according to a report. They will "add a...
Top 12 will perform Beatles songs for the first time in American Idol history
For the first time in American Idol's seven-year history, the show's contestants will be permitted to sing songs by the Beatles, specifically those written by...
Project Runway 5 auditions start in March
Auditions for Project Runway 5 will begin in March so the next season can tape in June, mentor Tim Gunn says. "We begin auditions next...

Project Runway loses Chris to find its real final three
Two weeks after its final challenge, Project Runway 4 now has its final three designers: Jillian Lewis, Christian Siriano, and Rami Kashou. Rami defeated Chris...
Julie Chen promises "a surprise ... and a new chapter" for Big Brother 9
At the end of Big Brother 9's third elimination, Julie Chen revealed that "the evicted couple will get a surprise that no one will see...
Adam was once arrested, convicted for posession of marijuana, report says
Big Brother 9 houseguest Adam Jasinski, who was recently fired from his job for his comments he made on the show, was once arrested for...
Billy Ray Cyrus will host Nashville Star 6, which is currently casting
When Nashville Star moves to NBC for its sixth season this summer, it will again have a new host, and that person is Billy Ray...

Ruben Studdard, Graham Colton, Ferras performing American Idol 7 multiple exit songs
Instead of just overplaying one song throughout the season, American Idol 7's producers have decided to go with multiple songs. First there was Ferras' "Hollywood's...
Oprah's Big Give debuts Sunday
On Sunday, Oprah Winfrey will try to conquer reality TV with Oprah's Big Give, which debuts at 9 p.m. ET on ABC. The eight-episode series...
More hateful bile spews from the Big Brother 9 house
If there's a near-universal truth for Big Brother contestants, it's that they're often ugly people regardless of their external characteristics. Man, woman, straight, gay--they can...
Alaina, Alexandrea, Jason, and Robbie leave; Alaina refuses to sing; Robbie's hair defended
One of American Idol's weirdest traditions is having eliminated contestants sing. For one, they've been eliminated; that means voters don't want to hear that person...
Spring 2008 reality TV schedule
It's almost spring, not that I can tell in Florida. But that means it's time for a new slate of reality series to debut, in...