reality blurred + archives + November 23 to November 29, 2008

week of November 23, 2008

Agency says the "acting and modeling business for babies" will be the subject of a reality show
An agency that represents baby and child actors says it will be the subject of an upcoming network reality series. That show will be "a...
Surf Camp follows gay Australian surfers
As winter arrives for the northern hemisphere, summer is setting in down south, and a gay and lesbian web site in Australia is debuting a...

Russians mock Amazing Race teams in Moscow
As of last night, we're down to just four teams and three episodes left on The Amazing Race 13, and that means just one thing:...
NBC producing a Tony Robbins reality show
NBC has ordered a pilot for an inspirational reality show starring self-help master Tony Robbins that will give people affected by tragedy "a brand new...
Bisexual twins will star in the next A Shot of Love
MTV's bisexual dating series A Shot of Love is returning with a Penthouse Forum set-up: bisexual identical twin sisters will replace Tila Tequila as the...
Donny and Marie Osmond's nephew, Jason Castro's brother made it to Hollywood
The semi-final rounds for American Idol 8 took place in Hollywood last week, which means it's time for information about the contestants to leak out,...

The Hugo Chavez Show examines the Venezuelan president's rise to power, media use
Tuesday night, PBS' Frontline debuts The Hugo Chavez Show, a documentary about the Venezuelan president. The full 90-minute documentary is also viewable online. While it...
Steven Seagal: Lawman coming to A&E
A&E will soon air another law and order themed reality series, but this one has a well-known star: Steven Seagal. Despite appearing in brilliant cinema...
Tom Colicchio's $175/person restaurant sells out; he plays guitar for charity
Part of CBS Sunday Morning's food-themed episode Sunday featured a profile of Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio that explored his career and philosophy about food--and...
Lance Bass, Brooke Burke, or Warren Sapp will win Dancing with the Stars 7 tonight
Dancing with the Stars 7 concludes tonight starting at 8 p.m. ET. One of the three quasi-celebrity finalists will win a shitty trophy and bragging...
Real Housewives of Atlanta reunite after record-breaking finale, OC women return
When the original set of housewives--Tamra Barney, Vicki Gunvalson, Jeana Keough and Lauri Peterson--return to Bravo Tuesday night, they'll be following some intense competition. The...

Brooke Burke's Dancing win was the lowest-rated ever among viewers 18 to 49
Brooke Burke won Dancing with the Stars 7 Tuesday night. After her win, Brooke told People that the experience "was really trying, physically, emotionally, you...
CBS casting families for Block Party
CBS is now casting for Block Party, a new series produced by Bachelor creator Mike Fleiss that will be a competition between eight families who...
Heidi and Spencer elope but may not be married
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, The Hills villains/millionaires who broke up on the season finale last December, unexpectedly got married Nov. 19 in Mexico--but their...