reality blurred + archives + January 31 to February 6, 2010

week of January 31, 2010

JT Thomas: "I feel like they're targeting me because they don't know me yet"
This is the first in a series of interviews with Survivor Heroes vs. Villains cast members. These were conducted in early August in L.A., the...
Jerri Manthey: "I want to kick some butt, but I don't want to be totally vulnerable"
This is the second in a series of interviews with Survivor Heroes vs. Villains cast members. Jerri Manthey is perhaps Survivor's original villain, but that's...

Real Housewives Jacqueline's daughter convicted of assaulting Danielle
Real Housewives of New Jersey cast member Jacqueline Laurita's daughter Ashley Holmes was convicted of assaulting her mom's fellow cast member Danielle Staub at a...
Jersey Shore may move to Miami Beach for season two
MTV has officially renewed Jersey Shore for a second season, and has re-signed the original cast for $10,000 an episode. As reality shows evolve, they...
Randy Jackson suggests he might judge X Factor, but also didn't know Simon was leaving
Randy Jackson will be the only remaining original American Idol judge next year, or he may just join Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul and judge...
Amanda Kimmel: "a lot of people thought that I just got lucky twice, which is not the case"
This is the third in a series of interviews with Survivor Heroes vs. Villains cast members. Amanda is one of the third-timers, and she has...
Sandra Diaz-Twine: "the same thing I did before, it'll work, because they're dummies"
This is the fourth in a series of interviews with Survivor Heroes vs. Villains cast members. Although Sandra Diaz-Twine hasn't been on Survivor since she...

Two people try to trademark The Situation, including Michael Sorrentino's brother
Two separate applications to trademark the name "The Situation" have been filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including one by Jersey Shore cast...
Kitchen Nightmares chef says he had "no interaction with Ramsay" except on camera
The couple who will be featured on Friday's edition of Kitchen Nightmares only interacted with Gordon Ramsay on camera, and detailed the way the production...
Oprah's final year as a talk show host will be filmed for a behind-the-scenes reality series
Behind-the-scenes footage of Oprah Winfrey's 25th season will be filmed for a weekly reality series called, surprisingly, Behind the Scenes: Oprah's 25th Season. It will...
Randy Bailey: "I am going to sit back as best I can"
This is the fifth in a series of interviews with Survivor Heroes vs. Villains cast members. Randy Bailey was, in some ways, different than the...
Jessica "Sugar" Kiper: "I have a few alpha males this time [Rupert, Coach], and maybe a love interest [JT]"
This is the sixth in a series of interviews with Survivor Heroes vs. Villains cast members. Jessica "Sugar" Kiper was pretty much the antithesis of...

PlayStation will debut an original reality competition series
Gamers will compete for a job with PlayStation in an original competition series that will be broadcast only over the PlayStation Network starting Feb. 18....
Deadliest Catch captain Phil Harris has a stroke, now out of medically induced coma
Cornelia Marie captain Phil Harris suffered a stroke while offloading on Friday, and following surgery, is now out of a medically induced coma. His sons...
Bikini Boy's appearance on American Idol was a radio station stunt
Last night's final American Idol 9 audition episode in Denver, at least before the audition clip show tonight, included "Bikini Boy" Ty Hemmerling, a man...
Danielle DiLorenzo: "I honestly don't think I'm a threat to people"
This is the seventh in a series of interviews with Survivor Heroes vs. Villains cast members. Danielle DiLorenzo may have been the runner-up during Survivor...
Stephenie LaGrossa: "My strategy is to play exactly how I played before: don't hide my strength"
This is the eighth in a series of interviews with Survivor Heroes vs. Villains cast members. Stephenie LaGrossa stood out during Survivor Palau for being...

Surviving Survivor retrospective (and live blog) tonight
Tonight, CBS celebrates a (near) decade and (almost) 20 seasons of Survivor with a special one-hour retrospective titled Surviving Survivor. It airs at 8 p.m....
Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino wants to be an actor, says, "I'm like the reality king"
Here's one reason why a second season of Jersey Shore with the same cast may be a very bad idea: Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino already...
So You Think You Can Dance will return for its seventh season this summer
Fox has unsurprisingly renewed So You Think You Can Dance for a seventh season, airing in the summer as usual. Its two-hour debut will be...
Live blog: Surviving Survivor
Surviving Survivor...
Cirie Fields: "There are bigger targets out there than little ol' me."
This is the ninth in a series of interviews with Survivor Heroes vs. Villains cast members. Perhaps my favorite moment on Surviving Survivor tonight was...
Parvati Shallow: "I can put on this really great, happy-go-lucky, girly facade"
This is the 10th in a series of interviews with Survivor Heroes vs. Villains cast members. In many ways, I think Parvati has become the...

Howard Stern's name floated as possible Simon Cowell replacement
In the endless game of "Who Will Replace Simon?", an unlikely name has surfaced: Howard Stern. Page Six cites an "insider" and claims that Stern...
Trailer for BB10 Steven Daigle's porn movie released
The trailer for Big Brother 10's cast member Steven Daigle's upcoming hardcore gay porn movie has just been released, and it's what you'd expect: a...
Next week: Survivor turns 20, plus snakes in Vegas, an Undercover Boss, and trashmen
It's time for Super Bowl Sunday, and the debut of new series and seasons. The Past During the first week of February, we found out...