reality blurred + archives + May 31 to June 6, 2009

week of May 31, 2009

Jeana Keough may be out of OC Housewives; is NJ's Danielle Staub ex-"coke whore" stripper Beverly Merrill?
There's been some recent drama regarding three of the four Real Housewives casts: Jeana Keough and her family may not appear on the next season...

I'm a Celebrity 2 debuts tonight after Heidi and Spencer quit twice over the weekend
More than six years after the conclusion of the first season on ABC, the second season of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here will...
Mark Burnett sued over Pirate Master format
James Papa wants credit--and $2 million--for CBS' failed reality show Pirate Master, so he's suing Mark Burnett. The real question: Why now, two years after...

Mary Carey returns to porn in Celebrity Pornhab with Dr. Screw
Despite Dr. Drew's best efforts to turn Mary Carey back into the ballet dancing Mary Ellen during her time in Celebrity Rehab and Sober House,...
Susan Boyle checks into hospital because she's "emotionally drained and exhausted"
Sudden and immediate fame has caught up with Susan Boyle, who lost Britain's Got Talent Saturday night and checked herself into a hospital on Monday...
Attention whores Heidi and Spencer demand attention, call NBC's Ben Silverman during I'm a Celebrity premiere
Incredibly, in the six years since ABC aired I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here, the show hasn't really changed much at all. It's basically...
American Idol auditions will start in June, a month earlier than last year
Auditions for American Idol 9 will start more than a month earlier than they did last year, and will have finished three cities by the...
Heidi and Spencer quit for real, maybe
As much as I want to take Frangela's advice and ignore children, and as much as I fear this is some kind of attention-getting stunt,...

The new reality blurred: now with comments and more Andy
Welcome to version 5.0, by my count, of reality blurred. I've been working on this new design on and off for about four months now,...
Judges will skip early auditions and only appear at callbacks sometime later this summer
American Idol 9's auditions begin a week from Friday, more than a month earlier than usual, but they won't be attended by the show's judges--two...
redesign update: refresh your browser
Thanks for all the feedback on the new redesign, and for the comments. I'm already loving hearing from everyone in a civilized context. Two quick...
NBC says Heidi and Spencer are still on I'm a Celebrity
Heidi and Spencer Pratt exited I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here 2 last night, and not a moment too soon. But wait! Their third...
ABC is repairing Mark and Shawn's broken, crappy mirror ball trophies
You'd think that for the number-two reality show in the United States and a top-five most-popular show, one that doesn't even award a cash prize,...

Exposing Danielle was "a safety concern," Caroline says, promising "more to come"
On Tuesday's Real Housewives of New Jersey, Danielle Staub's past as "coke whore" Beverly Merrill was exposed thanks to a book, Cop Without a Badge....
Branden Rickman wins boring Make Me a Supermodel
Bravo's Make Me a Supermodel 2 has mercifully come to an end, and I have no idea why I kept watching other than the way...
Heidi and Spencer return, of course, to Big Brother wannabe I'm a Celebrity
Heidi and Spencer were back, of course, on I'm a Celebrity 2, and they blamed the devil for quitting the show. "We realized that we...
Wipeout, So You Think You Can Dance almost double I'm a Celebrity's ratings
With three new reality shows airing at the same time on Wednesday night, there is one clear loser and no clear winner: Despite Heidi and...

Heidi and Spencer's possible return delayed as NBC exec calls them "everything that's wrong with America"
NBC and the producers of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here 2 are going to make us wait until Monday to see if Heidi...
Whale Wars, Expedition Africa, Out of the Wild: quests that make fascinating, actual reality TV
Three reality series use expeditions, both real and contrived, to show us lots of actual reality, and all three are definitely worth your time. Tonight...
Charles Stuart Platkin really does want to save your life
WEtv is currently airing I Want to Save Your Life, a weight-loss series that does not involve competition or humiliation. Instead, it's one guy helping...
Paula Abdul is "not sure" she'll be back for Idol
Appearing on David Letterman last night, Paula Abdul kept up the teasing about her future on the show, which started when she said late last...