reality blurred + archives + March 14 to March 20, 2010

week of March 14, 2010

Chad Ochocinco will date on VH1
Despite casting two actual murderers as potential soulmates for its talent, VH1 is moving forward with its string of dating series, enlisting Cincinnati Bengals player...

Jeff and Jordan spared elimination by U-Turn
Amazing Race 16, what is going on with you? In France, your teams had a pretty spectacular canvas upon which to perform challenges, but you...
Celebrity Apprentice returns strong with Cyndi Lauper facing off against Donald Trump
Oh, how good it is to have The Celebrity Apprentice back. Sunday nights just aren't the same with Donald Trump's irrational decision-making and insight into...
Mike Tyson will race pigeons in new Animal Planet series Taking on Tyson
Next year, Animal Planet will air Taking on Tyson, an unscripted series about pigeon racing that stars Mike Tyson, because he "has a deep passion...
The Situation inadvertently reveals why season two of Jersey Shore will probably suck
The second season of Jersey Shore starts production in Miami Beach sometime in the next few weeks, but already it's becoming obvious that season two...
Spencer Pratt leaves The Hills to defend USA against "threats," or he was forced out for threatening producer
Spencer Pratt has left the sixth season of The Hills in the middle of production, but it may not be for the absurd reason he...

Bachelors have sex with an average of three women, but Bob Guiney has the record with 5.5
On the 20/20 special "Inside the Bachelor: Stories Behind the Rose" last night, Mike Fleiss revealed that Bob Guiney had more sex than any other...
Jules Kirby says her bigoted High Society remarks were "scripted," but interview video suggests otherwise
Last week, The CW debuted High Society, a docudrama following Tinsley Mortimer and other New York socialites including Jules Kirby and Paul Johnson Calderon. Despite...
Paige Miles has laryngitis and "no voice"
The American Idol 9 top 12 start the finals tonight as they all perform during the two hour episode, but one finalist, Paige Miles, might...
Paula Abdul may host, judge new Star Search, which would mean not judging X Factor
Paula Abdul may host and judge ABC's reboot of Star Search, but that may keep her off of The X Factor, which hasn't itself been...

Siobhan goes from dull to Snooki "stand out" while Ryan Seacrest annoys Simon, Ellen
Introducing the music of the Rolling Stones, Ryan Seacrest started American Idol last night by saying, "They are truly the greatest rock and roll band...
Top Chef's Marcel Vigneron developing a reality show for SyFy
Top Chef 2 contestant Marcel Vigneron, the subject of the show's lowest moment ever and its ugly aftermath, is developing a reality series with SyFy....
Regular Apprentice will return to NBC with a flimsy connection to the recession
The non-celebrity Apprentice will return to NBC for a seventh season, the network just announced. Just under a year ago, NBC posted and removed a...

Game show contestants electrocuted others on France's Game of Death; it was really a social experiment
A French game show asked contestants to electrocute fellow contestants when they answered questions incorrectly, and they did so as the audience chanted and demanded...
Lacey Brown out of Idol as judges' save returns, Seacrest spoils results for west coast
After three separate guest performances and a lot of extended chatter--but no group number!--American Idol 9 lost its first finalist: Lacey Brown. That was as...
Paula Abdul won't do Star Search after ABC offers less than Idol's $5 million a year offer
Paula Abdul won't host or judge ABC's new Star Search after all, so she's still free to judge The X Factor. Paula and ABC couldn't...
Lowest 18-49 American Idol ratings ever for first top-12 elimination show
While American Idol remains atop the heap of TV shows in terms of ratings, it seems like some people realize that this season is kinda...
Kitchen Nightmares renewed; someone wrote "Gordon is shit" graffiti near Ramsay's house
Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, the dumbed-down US version of his great UK series Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, has been renewed for a third season by Fox....

Discovery and BBC's Life debuts Sunday with spectacular HD footage of "challenges of life"
Sunday, the Discovery Channel will debut the first two hours of Life, an 11-part documentary series that was produced with the BBC, which aired it...
Survivor preview again gives away too much, but is it dubbed over, too?
A new promo airing for Wednesday's episode of Survivor again reveals more than it should, and while it's not quite as much of a spoiler...
Next week: Kirstie Alley, Jamie Oliver, Virgin flight attendants, and new Dancing stars
Here are last week's must-read stories, and a list of notable shows airing next week. The Past This was a weird week in reality TV...
Fight leads to Real World cast member illness after using peed on, toilet-scrubbed toothbrush
Police are investigating after a cast member on The Real World 24, which is now in production in New Orleans, had to get medical attention...