reality blurred + archives + January 16 to January 22, 2011

week of January 16, 2011

Brad Womack interview: "I think we're all sick of hearing" about growth and change
Three years after appearing on The Bachelor, Brad Womack was re-cast to redeem himself, and if you haven't heard, he is a changed man. And...

Survivor Chase's song on reunion "opened some pretty big doors" in country music
During the Survivor Nicaragua finale in December, Jeff Probst asked runner-up Chase Rice to perform a song, and that exposure has helped Chase, who's now...
Real L Word will return, focusing on Whitney; male prostitute series coming to Showtime, too
Showtime's reality series The Real L Word will return for a second season this summer, but will become "more premium, more exclusive" as it focuses...
O-Town reuniting but without Ashley Parker Angel
The original Making the Band group, O-Town, which was named after Orlando, Fla., and formed on the very first network reality TV competition series back...
What happened to Shay Sorrells' Biggest Loser Subway marathon challenge?
The Biggest Loser season eight contestant Shay Sorrells appeared on the finale of the ninth season to cash in on an offer from Subway to...
Alex Lambert says he's sleeping on the streets but rep insists he's "not homeless"
American Idol 9 semi-finalist Alex Lambert, who joined the cast of If I Can Dream after being eliminated before the finals, said he's homeless and...

Biggest Loser reveals trainers Brett and Cara as Dan and Don gain weight
The Biggest Loser finally revealed the identities of its mystery trainers last night, Cara and Brett, who were not a mystery at all, especially because...
Taxidermy business that freeze-dries dead pets being filmed for a new Animal Planet show
Animal Planet's focus on people-centered reality TV continues with a show that's currently being filmed in Arkansas and focuses on a taxidermy business that freeze-dries...
Amazing Race teams and their "unfinished business" (i.e. they didn't win) announced
The teams for The Amazing Race Unfinished Business have been announced, and unsurprisingly, they do not include many of the teams who were in the...

What are we going to call the new American Idol judges? Steven? Jennifer?
There's a problem with American Idol 10's new judges, and not just that one of them makes sexual comments about teenagers. What are we going...
American Idol 10: same show, same lies, just now with hitting on 16-year-olds
Six months after the drama over its judges erupted, American Idol 10 debuted, and we got our first look at the revamped series and new...
Survivor winner Fabio arrested for warrant, skateboarding under the influence
Survivor Nicaragua winner and homoerotic film star Fabio, aka Jud Birza, has been arrested for skateboarding while under the influence of something, and was jailed...
American Idol drops 18 percent but has more viewers than every other network combined
American Idol lost 18 percent of its young viewers compared to last year's debut, the first measurement about how viewers feel about the show now...

Brad Womack calls his arrests for forging a driver's license, public intoxication "missteps"
Brad Womack, aka Stephen Bradley Womack, aka Stephen Bradley Pickelsimer (the name of his stepfather) said that his teenage arrests were "missteps" that "have been...
Big Brother winner Adam Jasinski gets four years in prison, says, "I'm sick ... I'm a mess"
Big Brother 9 winner Adam Jasinski has been sentenced to four years in prison for drug trafficking and tax evasion. He faced up to 15...

An Idiot Abroad: Stephen Merchant, Ricky Gervais send Karl Pilkington around the world
A UK reality series debuting on the Science Channel tonight sends The Office and Extras creators Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's radio producer, podcasting partner,...