reality blurred + archives + December 4 to December 10, 2011

week of December 4, 2011

HBO, Sports Illustrated show wants stories about how sports moments impacted your life
HBO is partnering with Sports Illustrated to produce a documentary series called Sport in America that will explore major moments in sports and how they...

Trump again threatening to run for president, which would end The Apprentice
The Apprentice star Donald Trump is moderating a Dec. 27 debate between some Republican candidates for president--Ron Paul and Jon Huntsman have opted to not...
Winter 2012 reality TV debut schedule
The year is coming to a close, as are fall series such as Survivor and The X Factor, so it's time to see what new...
Iron Chef America is fake, in case you didn't know
This season of Next Iron Chef has improved thanks to its cast of Food Network stars and well-known TV chefs, who are fantastic contestants especially...

Steve Jones's weird hosting can be blamed on "producers screaming in [his] ear"
The X Factor host Steve Jones says that his barking hosting and weird demeanor is to blame on producers who feed him directions via an...
Bravo goes too far with Taylor's breakdown on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills began with a disturbingly unbalanced premiere episode that was somber for a few seconds while acknowledging Russell Armstrong's suicide,...

Conservative Republicans like more reality TV than liberals, and the shows are surprising
Conservative Republicans like reality TV shows more than liberal Democrats, according to new research, but the shows that Republicans watch range from the preditable (History's...
Mythbusters cannonball accidentally goes through house, hits car
A cannonball fired by the Mythbusters went through a house, across a road, and into a car, but the accident injured no one. A 5.5...
Bachelor producers sue Reality Steve
The Bachelor spoiler Steve Carbone, aka Reality Steve, has been sued by NZK Productions and Alternative Television, Inc., who want an injunction and damages of...
E! plans to be less "trashy," but first: four more Kardashian shows
The NBC Universal executive who transformed USA Network and SyFy will now make over the E! network, but first, she wants up to four more...

Reality Steve's legal position: he hasn't received information from contestants recently
Faced with a lawsuit from the producers of The Bachelor, "Reality" Steve Carbone's lawyer has responded by saying Steve did not receive information from contestants...
Survivor's alliance sticks with loyalty, integrity, and a crazy person they can easily beat
Survivor South Pacific took another step toward its apparently inevitable conclusion tonight, detouring so several contestants could make an ad for Sprint with their family...
Angelea's disqualification remains unexplained, but CW admits Top Model finale was reshot
America's Next Top Model's 17th and first all-star cycle concluded last night with controversy, as a final-three model Angelea Preston, who apparently initially won, was...
Jeff Probst marries Russell, Lisa Ann
Survivor host Jeff Probst has gotten married to someone named Russell, but it is not, thankfully, Russell Hantz, even though Probst's love for the man...
Michelle Duggar's latest pregnancy ends in miscarriage
The pregnancy that would have produced the 19 Kids and Counting stars' 20th child has ended in a miscarriage. TLC released a statement from Jim...
Mythbusters apologize, say cannonball episode will never air
The episode of Mythbusters being filmed when a cannonball accidentally went through a house and into a car will never air, according to Adam Savage...

Rachel's X Factor elimination: the tears should be Nicole's for being a failed judge
Rachel Crow was eliminated from The X Factor last night, because she received the fewest number of viewer votes. Her exit may be sad for...

Amazing Race's Nancy Hoyt has died
Nancy Hoyt, who formed part of the first parent-child team on The Amazing Race's first season with her daughter Emily, has died. She was 56....
Lowe's pulls ads from TLC's All-American Muslim
Here's another reason to shop at Home Depot: Big-box hardware store Lowe's decided to pull its advertising from TLC's All-American Muslim because of unspecified complaints...