reality blurred + archives + February 13 to February 19, 2011

week of February 13, 2011

Why celebrity Survivor is a great idea
During a conference call with reporters last week, Survivor executive producer Mark Burnett answered a question about a possible celebrity Survivor by saying he'd consider...
Lindsay Lohan won't be an X Factor judge
A ridiculous rumor surfaced over the weekend that perpetual trainwreck Lindsay Lohan would be judging the Fox version of The X Factor this fall, but...
Next Food Network Star now filming, Courteney Cox appeared as a guest judge
The seventh season of Next Food Network Star is currently in production, and a report says that Courteney Cox has appeared as a guest judge,...
Roseanne Barr will farm macadamia nuts in Hawaii on a new reality show
Roseanne Barr will run a macadamia nut farm in Hawaii for a new Lifetime reality series. This is the weirdest reality show description since we...

Lauren Conrad says other networks want her MTV-rejected reality show
MTV rejected Lauren Conrad's new reality show, but the former The Hills star says it may end up on another network--which might be more likely...
Sharon Osbourne, Megan Hauserman fight lawsuit settled out of court
Sharon Osbourne and Megan Hauserman have settled their lawsuits against one another out of court nearly two years after they fought on the Rock of...
Jeff Probst launches a new web site with Survivor recap videos, charity appeals, more
Jeff Probst has launched a new web site, JeffProbst.com, that's heavy on Survivor content, but also looks beyond the series he's most famous for hosting....
Paula Abdul "devastated" Live to Dance (CBS' lowest-rated show) is cancelled
Paula Abdul's Live to Dance ended with very low ratings last week--it was CBS' lowest-rated show of the week--but Paula is reportedly shocked to learn...
Kristin Cavallari says "almost all" of The Hills was scripted; is "pissed off"
Now that The Hills has been over for a while, one of its stars feels free to say what everyone already knew: "Almost all of...
Survivor behind-the-scenes: building Tribal Council, constructing the first challenge
One of the things that's easy to forget or take for granted is how much detail and attention goes into everything you see on Survivor....

Flavor Flav wants to go back to high school for a reality show, of course
Flavor Flav wants to go back to high school to get his diploma--for a reality TV show, of course. In Clinton, Iowa, WQAD reports that...
American Idol faces Survivor; Fox moved Idol because CBS moved Survivor to Wednesdays
For years, there was talk that Fox would move American Idol to Thursday nights for its entire season, where it could have faced off against...
Probst discusses 7-day celebrity Survivor, solicits contestant ideas
Jeff Probst appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night, and floated the idea of a week-long celebrity edition of Survivor, and it sounded...
Camille Grammer quit Real Housewives during filming but returned due to "obligation"
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Camille Grammer says she quit the production for a few weeks but returned out of obligation, presumably contractual,...
Russell Hantz says it's "100% false" that he leaked Survivor spoilers
Russell Hantz has again denied being the person who leaked Survivor Samoa and Survivor Heroes vs. Villains spoilers to Jim Early, aka missyae, saying my...

HBO releases teaser trailer for Cinema Verite, the movie about An American Family
In April, HBO will debut Cinema Verite, a scripted film about the creation of the first unscripted, narrative documentary series: An American Family. It stars...
Japan suspends whaling because of Sea Shepherd
The upcoming season of Whale Wars will chronicle Sea Shepherd's most successful campaign yet, as Japan's government has suspended whaling in the Southern Ocean, where...
Survivor episode one: explosive tribal council, crazy secret agent in pink briefs, idol play. Who needs Russell?
Russell who? Nicaragua what? Survivor Redemption Island ended its first episode with such a crazy Tribal Council that it obliterated the memory of last season...
Survivor has its lowest-rated episode ever against Idol, which had 2x the viewers
The showdown between American Idol and Survivor seems to have impacted both series negatively, though the Fox singing competition easily beat the CBS reality competition...

Jeff Probst sang Eminem's "Lose Yourself" for Survivor cast, and other off-camera stuff
There was so much in episode one of Survivor Redemption Island that it is absolutely worth a second viewing, and a lot of it was...

Behind-the-scenes footage of Muppets annoying Padma: awesome
One of the many highlights of reality television this last week was the Muppets guest judging the quickfire challenge on Top Chef All Stars, and...
Russell Hantz's e-mail messages to Jim Early published
Russell Hantz has firmly denied leaking information about his first two seasons of Survivor, but now the person he leaked to has sold e.mail message...