reality blurred + archives + August 28 to September 3, 2011

week of August 28, 2011

Sick Big Brother fans threaten Shelly and her family with death, rape; express their hatred
Some extraordinarily stupid and horrible people are threatening Big Brother 13 houseguest Shelly Moore and her family, at least in part because Shelly's vote sent...
Police Women of Broward County may have been paid to "manufacture arrests," producers paid suspects
A Broward County, Fla., judge is reviewing contracts for four Broward Sheriff's Office deputies because officials want to know if they received payments to arrest...
Nancy Grace, David Arquette, Ron Artest, Chaz Bono among surprisingly impressive Dancing with the Stars cast
Dancing with the Stars announced its cast during a fake press conference tonight following Bachelor Pad, and the show basically has the high-profile cast that...

Hoop Dreams is Current's top documentary to see before you die
Current's countdown of 50 Documentaries to See Before You Die ends tonight, and it will name Hoop Dreams as its number-one pick. The film is...
Hoarders ends its season with hope (mostly)
Hoarders ended its fourth season last night with its second episode this season that revisited hoarders featured on the show last season. For a show...
Injured Iraqi orphan wows X Factor judges, but was previously rejected as a contestant
Emmanuel Kelly, an Iraqi orphan whose limbs were damaged by chemical warfare, wowed Australia's X Factor's judges with his performance last night, but he was,...
Rupert Boneham may run for governor of Indiana as a libertarian
Rupert Boneham, who's appeared on Survivor three times and is instantly recognizable thanks to his bushy beard and tie-dyed shirt, may run for governor of...

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills will include suicide prevention PSAs, a special intro
Bravo announced this morning that the Sept. 5 premiere of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills will stand, and the season will include PSAs about...
Amazing Race cast announced along with a new game element, the hazard
The cast of The Amazing Race 19 was announced this morning, and it includes, as we've known since June, Survivor winners Ethan Zohn and Jenna...

Judges criticize America's Got Talent's response after act catches fire
The sixth season of America's Got Talent has its top 10, and we're incredibly close to having a final round that does not include any...
Kevin Smith's comics shop will be the subject of an AMC reality series
AMC has ordered a reality TV series called Secret Stash that is set at director Kevin Smith's comic shop and will debut early next year....
The unfortunate but important response to Chaz Bono's casting on Dancing with the Stars
Since Chaz Bono was announced as one of the cast members on Dancing with the Stars 13, there's been a lot of freaking out. That's...

Extreme Makeover will build seven homes in tornado-damaged Joplin
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition will go to Joplin, Mo., to rebuild seven of the more than 7,000 homes destroyed by the May tornado. (If you...
What it takes to win Big Brother, and what Shelly did wrong (hint: it's not lying)
I've been watching Big Brother with a bit more of a distance this week. Perhaps that's because last week's crazy live show was followed by...