reality blurred + archives + May 24 to May 30, 2009

week of May 24, 2009

Nigel Lythgoe defends but now "sincerely regret[s]" his "poor word choices and comments"
Following Nigel Lythgoe's freak out about two male dancers on the Thursday premiere of So You Think You Can Dance, both Fox and the producer/judge...
Twitter developing a reality show
Twitter, the microblogging service that allows everyone to keep track of everyone else in real-time while begging others to follow them, is developing a reality...
Jon and Kate strongly suggest their marriage is over
During the first episode of the fifth season of Jon & Kate Plus Eight, which followed months of tabloid coverage, Jon and Kate Gosselin all...
TV documentaries: Alzheimer's effects, girls competing against boys in soccer, and an affair born during the Holocaust
Three--actually six--televised documentaries are airing this week and month, all of which examine serious topics through stories about individual people. First is a remarkable story...
D.C. Housewives will be the latest in Bravo's franchise
Bravo is spinning off yet another series from its Real Housewives franchise: The Real Housewives of D.C., which will be the fifth in the series....

AT&T provided free phones, texting to Kris Allen fans, fueling typical Idol loser fans' conspiracy theories
Adam Lambert fans actually have some tangible evidence to hang their conspiracy theories on: AT&T admitted that it provided phones and free "power texting" to...
Jon and Kate watched by nearly 10 million, a record audience for a cable reality show
The return of Jon & Kate Plus 8 unsurprisingly benefited from the publicity and tabloid coverage leading up to the premiere, as the episode was...
Jon and Kate's "exploited" kids "don't want the cameras around," aunt Jodi says; child labor laws don't apply
Although coverage of Jon & Kate Plus Eight has focused mostly on the Jon and Kate part, and ignored the eight kids, who despite being...

Fox says Kris' win was "fair, accurate and verified"; AT&T says it's "a leap" to think "a few" employees affected results
After the revelation that AT&T employees helped some Kris Allen fans vote for free, the show's producers, network, and sponsor responded in carefully written corporate...
Adam says to "keep speculating" on his sexual orientation as Kris discusses his chest hair
Even though American Idol 8 is over, Adam Lambert is going to keep the world guessing as to just what those pictures of him kissing...
Dennis Rodman, Heidi Fleiss, Mackenzie Phillips, Joey Kovar, Lisa D'Amato cast on Celebrity Rehab 3
VH1 has announced the cast of Celebrity Rehab 3, and it includes Dennis Rodman, madam Heidi Fleiss, actor Mackenzie Phillips, country music star Mindy McCready,...
D.C. will likely host next Real World, as Bunim-Murray is now hiring PAs
The 23rd (holy crap) season of The Real World will likely be set in Washington, D.C., joining Bravo's upcoming, recently announced Real Housewives of DC...

Nine years, five logos: a reality blurred redesign preview
On Monday, reality blurred will look different. Although the content will stay the same--and actually improve as a result of the redesign, I hope--it will...
Adam may come out in Rolling Stone; Kris Allen fan voted 10,000+ times with AT&T's help; Adam slams Clay Aiken
In the latest American Idol 8 AT&T sponsored power texting non-scandal scandal news, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette detailed the "texting zones" that AT&T set up at...

Susan Boyle loses Britain's Got Talent despite being "the biggest star on the planet"
Worldwide favorite Susan Boyle lost Britain's Got Talent Saturday night, defeated by a dance group called Diversity, who range in age from 12 to 25....