reality blurred + archives + March 7 to March 13, 2010

week of March 7, 2010

Playboy's sex-on-camera reality show Foursome pays cast $500 for 24 hours
Some people seek out careers in reality TV as a roundabout way to get some action, but thanks to Playboy TV's hook-up reality show Foursome,...

Kim Zolciak says she's still dating Big Poppa, not a woman
Kim Zolciak is not dating a woman, she says, despite reports that she's been dating DJ Tracy Young for three months. "All I'm going to...
Amazing Race teams drink beer, bungee jump, and get surprised in "Hamburger," Germany
After a dismally boring episode last week, The Amazing Race picked up last night as it moved to Europe. It was one of those episodes...
Brooke Burke replacing Samantha Harris as Dancing with the Stars co-host
Dancing with the Stars' seventh-season winner Brooke Burke will return to the show as its new co-host, replacing Samantha Harris, who quit to babble incoherently...
The Cove wins best documentary Oscar
Two documentaries were awarded Oscars during the Academy Award telecast last night, which lasted so long I periodically forgot what day it was. The Academy...
Oscar doc short winner "ambushed" by producer who says his mother "blocked" her
During the Academy Awards last night, there was some drama between two of the winners, whose disagreement over the direction of their documentary short film...
MTV's latest fake reality show, My Life as Liz, breaks new ground with its fakeness
One of MTV's newest series, My Life as Liz, concludes its first season tonight at 10:30 p.m. ET, and has generated some conversation about how...

Jason, Molly's wedding only draws 9 million, despite being "one of the most anticipated weddings of all time"
Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney got married a week ago, and their wedding aired on ABC last night as part of a dull two-hour special...
Amazing Race 16's Louie Stravato linked to investigation of cocaine ring
The Amazing Race 16 contestant Louie Stravato, the mustachioed half of the detective team, "has been taken off the streets in the wake of an...
The Cove will become Dolphin Warriors, an Animal Planet series starring Ric O'Barry
Best documentary Oscar winner The Cove will be adapted into an unscripted series for Animal Planet called Dolphin Warriors that continues where the film left...

Corey Haim dead of an overdose; starred in A&E series Two Coreys with Corey Feldman
Actor Corey Haim, who starred in 1980s films and a 2007 A&E reality series, "died at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday of an apparent accidental overdose, police...
Undercover Boss renewed for a second season
CBS has unsurprisingly renewed Undercover Boss, the reality series that follows CEOs who go undercover to find out that their decisions have made life hell...
Samantha Harris suggests she may return to host Dancing with the Stars again
We haven't even begun to experience the magic that will be a full season of Dancing with the Stars without co-host Samantha Harris, and she's...
Bravo announces series renewals and new shows, some baffling, some obvious
Bravo has announced a number of renewals and series orders, including some scripted series, and also said it will add 20 percent more programming this...

Corey Haim was dating Daisy de la Hoya
Rock of Love and Daisy of Love star Daisy De la Hoya was dating '80s film actor and The Two Coreys star Corey Haim prior...
American Idol's semi-finals end as men improve and Kara devolves into Paula
Let's pause for a moment and appreciate American Idol's two performance episodes this week: no clip packages, no time overruns, and a lot of weirdness....
Jersey Shore house for rent: $1,800 a night
If you'd like to swim in the same hot tub waters that Snooki and The Situation made out in, you can, for just $1,800 a...
Hossin' is a chowin' for new Shear Genius host Camila Alves
Shear Genius has always been the least interesting of Bravo's line-up of talented people competition series--hair cuts just aren't that interesting to watch--so changes were...
Tim Urban changed "Hallelujah" lyrics to say "I know that there's a God above"
Tim Urban may make it through to the American Idol 9 top 12, perhaps because his singing improved significantly so much that he got a...

Lilly Scott, Alex Lambert, Katelyn Epperly, Todrick Hall out of a weak top 12
American Idol 9 has its top 12, and "top" might not be the best word to use. From the big shocker at the end when...
Survivor's Heroes keep lame James and keep being lame
In the space of one episode on Survivor Heroes vs. Villains, the Heroes have gone from an amazing blindside to yet another amazingly dumb decision....
Top Chef 7 will be filmed in Washington, DC
Top Chef will be filmed in Washington, DC, but has yet to start production. The seventh season "is set to be taped in Washington this...
Next week: Celebrity Apprentice returns along with a bunch of new series debuts
Catch up on what you missed last week, and find out what to look forward to next week: The Past Last week began with the...