reality blurred + archives + August 15 to August 21, 2010

week of August 15, 2010

This week: Big Brother gets a familiar visitor, while Top Chef changes times
Here's what people read last week, in case you missed it, and a look at what to look for this week: The Past: last week's...

Tom Colicchio explains why Alex wasn't sent home on Top Chef DC
Alex's apparent failure to follow the rules on Top Chef 7 didn't get him sent home for one reason, according to Tom Colicchio: "Alex was...
Food Network has its next star, and Aarti Party will debut Sunday
The Next Food Network Star concluded with the inevitable announcement that Aarti Sequeira would get her own show on the network. Aarti Party--they're sticking with...
Tyra Banks apologizes for "misconstrued" skinny Top Model promo, congratulates herself
Tyra Banks has apologized for a America's Next Top Model 15 promo that seems to glorify excessive skinniness, although her apology is filled with both...
Alliances shift a little in the Big Brother house as the saboteur becomes even lamer
After a 90-minute delay, during which the Big Brother 12 houseguests' normal time was filled by Tiger Woods and Al Pacino, among others I fast-forwarded...
Aarti's win spoiled on Food Network's web site in June; the same thing happened in 2008
For the second time, the Food Network's web site has inadvertently revealed the winner of The Next Food Network Star early. Six weeks ago, winner...
Danielle Staub may leave RHONJ, get her own show, says she's "considering" her "options"
Danielle Staub won't appear on The Real Housewives of New Jersey's third season and may get her own show, but she said only that she's...

Sahalhis police escort prompts investigation, admission that Housewives editing was fake
The Real Housewives of DC may be boring some fans of the franchise, but it continues to generate headlines and controversy surrounding Tareq and Michaele...
Beloit's insipid list ignores that new college students were born the year Real World began
Every year at this time, Beloit College releases its Mindset List, which was originally created to remind professors that their cultural references may be dated,...
Survivor, Ethan Zohn raise money for Stand Up to Cancer; CBS airing PSAs with cast members
Survivor Africa winner and cancer survivor Ethan Zohn has become the spokesperson for the CBS show's new effort to raise money to fight cancer. That...
Rod Blagojevich found guilty of lying, prosecutor will retry him on other 23 counts
Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, who spent his time on The Celebrity Apprentice maintaining his innocence, was found guilty by a federal jury of lying...
Big Brother UK house evacuated after flood
The nine remaining housemates in the UK's Big Brother 11 house are now back in the house after being evacuated for the first time in...

Employees will compete for a promotion in CBS pilot from Undercover Boss producers
CBS has ordered a pilot episode for a new competition series from the producers of Undercover Boss that will feature two employees of a company...
Chris Lambton has rejected Bachelor offer, report says
Chris Lambton seems like the obvious choice to be the next star of The Bachelor after being dumped on The Bachelorette, but he's said no...
Steven Tyler signed as American Idol 10 judge, Aerosmith member confirms
Steven Tyler has officially signed on as an American Idol 10 judge according to one of his bandmates and various reports. Earlier this month, Tyler...
Top Shot ends great season with Iain's win; will season two have more Survivor strategy?
Top Shot ended its first season Sunday night, and former British Special Forces and current construction company manager Iain Harrison won the $100,000, defeating Chris...
Snooki pleads not guilty to annoying people
Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi pled not guilty in court to a charge of annoying people. This incredibly apropos and almost surreal charge stems from the Jersey...

Lane masturbates on Big Brother live feeds
Before last night's episode of Big Brother woke up the entire season, the video below--captured from the live feeds--would have been the most interesting thing...
Abdi's museum show "fills a glorified broom closet," called "undergraduate"
One of Abdi Farah's prizes for winning Bravo's Work of Art, a show at the Brooklyn Museum, opened Saturday, and a The New York Times...
Zingbot, Rachel's return give us the first great episode of Big Brother 12
I spent about half of Wednesday's episode of Big Brother 12 with my mouth hanging open in shock: first, at the Zingbot, the single most...
Real World DC cast involved in Abusers reality series, which won't show physical violence
The Real World DC cast member Joshuah Colon and his girlfriend Ashley Marconi are members of the "creative team" of a show that's being pitched...
Top Chef's Alex "hurt" but has surprising reaction to criticism, says pea puree was his
Alex Reznik's time on Top Chef DC finally came to an end last night, and the show lost its villain. But in a post-elimination interview,...

Ad buyers think American Idol is in decline, will fall from #1 this year or next
American Idol's reign at the top of the television mountain is coming to an end, according to the people who matter most: those who buy...
Ugly liar Matt stays on Big Brother despite the pretzels, Kathy leaves, Britney wins HOH
Big Brother 12 started with Matt licking his finger and trying to get something off his shirt while Julie read her script; he obviously didn't...
Next week: Dancing with the Stars cast revealed, Big Brother dumps two hamsters
Summer's winding down, but there are still a few shows kicking around, and even a few new debuts this coming week. The Past: last week's...