reality blurred + archives + November 30 to December 6, 2008

week of November 30, 2008

Winter 2008/2009 reality TV schedule
It's the first day of December, and just as the year has almost evaporated, most fall shows are winding down or have already concluded. And...
Stupidity plagues Amazing Race 13 teams
Thanks to a long weekend of gorging on good food and the company of great friends, not even that old bastard Andy Rooney complaining about...
Madonna's AIDS documentary I Am Because We Are airs tonight
Today is World AIDS Day, and as part of the reflection on the global impact the disease has, Sundance is debuting Madonna's documentary I Am...
American Idol 8 "going back to letting the kids be more emotional"
Among the changes coming to American Idol 8, besides a fourth judge and a focus on contestants' personalities, is a return to the show's "roots."...
Britney: For the Record doesn't give us much about Britney Spears, at least not from her
Sunday night, MTV debuted Britney: For the Record, a documentary directed by Phil Griffin that promised to "get into the thoughts of Britney Spears as...
Ad for Idol 8 admits looks matter, not singing
Fox has begun airing promos for American Idol 8, and they take rather different approaches, and even admit the show isn't really a pure singing...

Producers, cast will screen Real World Brooklyn in New York Friday
The Real World Brooklyn won't air until sometime early next year, but MTV is already screening the show in New York, including at a public...
Dallas is dating Starr, missed the finale because of lost passport, which was returned
Dallas and Toni Imbimbo, who were eliminated from The Amazing Race 13 on Sunday's episode, missed the finale as a result. In other words, they...

Contender 4 debuts on Versus with new host Tony Danza
The Contender 4 debuts tonight, and the show is on its third network in four seasons. The 12 episodes will air on Versus, formerly known...
Amazing Race, Survivor return in February
CBS' standby reality shows will both return the same week in February. That's unsurprising only for The Amazing Race, which was going to move to...
Celebrity Apprentice 2 expanded to two hours
When The Celebrity Apprentice 2 debuts in February, the show will be expanded from one-hour episodes to two-hour episodes, and its producer and star are...
NeNe Leakes evicted from rental home
Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes is out of the rental house that she occupied on the series. NeNe "is no longer living at...
Heidi Klum: "I'm sure that we're going to start airing in January"
Heidi Klum says she thinks Project Runway 6 will actually debut in January on Lifetime, which said in a recent legal filing that it could...
Report claims Paula Abdul will be on Dancing with the Stars 8, despite American Idol 8 overlap
The rumors that Paula Abdul will join the cast of Dancing with the Stars 8 are getting new fuel with an anonymous gossip report today,...

Extreme Makeover producer on economy: it's "harder for us to find builders and materials"
HGTV is responding to the economic situation and recession by airing four new series that it says "focus on ways to make the most out...
Walmart launches Top Model clothing line
America's Next Top Model has launched a clothing and accessories line that is being sold only at Walmart. A press release says the line includes...
Casting director: Amazing Race "is a relationship show, period"
Lynne Spillman, who casts Survivor and The Amazing Race, says that the show is about relationships--and that she's annoyed by the calls she gets from...
Bravo, NeNe, newspaper respond to alleged eviction
After yesterday's story that NeNe Leakes was evicted from her Atlanta house, both Bravo and the newspaper that published the original story are doing different...
Homeland Security USA reality show "unprecedented" access
In early January, ABC will debut Homeland Security USA, a 13-episode unscripted series that is based on an Australian show and is produced in the...

Eight-person Real World Brooklyn cast announced
MTV finally, officially announced The Real World Brooklyn cast yesterday, and for the first time in its 21 season history, has a cast of eight,...
Secret Millionaire's rich people pretending to be poor beat Private Practice
Fox's debut Wednesday of its new series Secret Millionaire didn't get spectacular ratings, but the audience increased during its two back-to-back episodes, and ultimately, the...
Survivor set visit will be auctioned off
Two people will get the chance to visit Survivor's 19th season location, and have essentially the same experience that visiting members of the media have....