reality blurred + archives + October 19 to October 25, 2008

week of October 19, 2008

Survivor "not going away anytime soon"
While Jeff Probst is signed through season 20 of Survivor, CBS has only officially renewed the series through season 18, which will be produced this...

TAR teams find Phil Keoghan's dad, product placement in New Zealand
It's so weird that 60 Minutes ends every broadcast by the credibility-sucking vacuum known as Andy Rooney. Last week, he delayed The Amazing Race 13's...
Scream Queens, Real Chance of Love, Ski Patrol debut tonight
At 8 p.m. ET, truTV debuts Ski Patrol with two back-to-back half-hour episodes. It follows teams of ski patrols at Crystal Mountain in Washington and...
Jeff Probst created, will host Live Like You're Dying pilot for CBS
Jeff Probst will host the pilot of a new CBS reality show that he created called Live Like You're Dying. As the title suggests, each...

Eels lead singer learns about his dad, mental illness, and quantum physics in Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives
Eels lead singer Mark Oliver Everett, known as E, goes on a quest to learn more about his father and his father's work Parallel Worlds,...
Bachelor house on sale for $8.75 million
The house used for filming recent seasons of The Bachelor and Bachelorette is for sale at the newly discounted price of $8.75 million. It was...
Len Goodman makes $400K, money that will lead him to quit UK's Strictly Come Dancing
Dancing with the Stars head judge Len Goodman says he will quit either the US or the UK version of the show, which he and...
Production wraps on Project Runway 6, which used fake Mood, has less Kors and Garcia
NBC Universal is still fighting in court over the future of Bravo's marquee series--on Friday, Lifetime asked for the case to be moved to federal...

Celebrity Rehab 2's first episode online, group had "more nefarious kinds of motivations"
Tomorrow night, VH1 debuts Celebrity Rehab 2, but the first episode is already online. To promote the show, Dr. Drew Pinsky appeared on The Today...
American Idol finalists may have "reached the point of diminishing returns"
With 82 American Idol finalists now, fewer are getting record deals with major labels, and even those who have signed deals and sold records--like the...
CW's Stylista: Bitchy, mean, derivative, unlikable
The CW's new competition Stylista, which debuts tonight at 9 p.m. ET, is produced by America's Next Top Model's producers (including Tyra Banks), but it...

Johnny Cash's America documentary explores Cash's life, music, and impact
Singer-songwriter Johnny Cash died five years ago this past September, and tonight the Bio channel will debut a new documentary that looks at his life...
Democrats and Republicans like Real Housewives, The Hills; disagree over VH1 shows
The most engaging, memorable series on several cable networks are reality TV shows that are engaging to both Democrats and Republicans. MTV's The Hills, Food...
Rodney King is "a leader among his peers" on Celebrity Rehab 2
VH1 kicks off Celebrity Rehab 2 tonight at 10 p.m. ET, although the first episode is already online. The new cast includes Rodney King, who...
Producers reportedly "concerned" Cloris Leachman has made Dancing "a big joke"
Cloris Leachman, who was the single best thing about Dancing with the Stars 7, has allegedly ticked off the show's producers, co-host, and competitors for...

Dear Zachary explores the life of Dr. Andrew Bagby, murdered by his pregnant girlfriend
A new documentary film explores the life of a murdered father so his son--born to the woman that murdered his father--will one day be able...
Rich Girl, Poor Girl is a lame, fake reality series
The WB kicked off its second original reality series on Monday, posting two episodes, which it will do every Monday. Alas, Rich Girl, Poor Girl--which...
Jillian Michaels trains, yells at you on her Wii game Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009
One of the best parts of The Biggest Loser is watching Jillian Michaels yell at the contestants while they're training. In this season's first episode,...
Kelly Czarnecki: Survivor "made me a tougher person mentally, socially, physically, and spiritually"
After Survivor Gabon's lame tribe Fang lost yet another challenge during last night's episode--they've now lost eight of 10 challenges--Chicagoan Kelly Czarnecki was voted out...
Jaime and Erik's begging wins them an $80,000 wedding
Survivor China cast members Jaime Dugan and Erik Huffman have won the $80,000 wedding that they begged fans to help them win. They'll marry April...