reality blurred + archives + July 31 to August 6, 2011

week of July 31, 2011

Monkee's Davy Jones rejected Dancing with the Stars' offer
Dancing with the Stars' effort to recruit more high-profile celebrities for its 13th season this fall hit a roadblock, when high-profile, A-lister and The Monkees...

Production on Rob Mariano's new reality series shut down when he lost his hat
Survivor Redemption Island winner Rob Mariano filmed his new History Channel series Around the World in 80 Ways for 10 weeks starting right after the...
Adam Lambert changes his story, now says Idol wouldn't let him talk about being gay
Next Sunday, American Idol 8 runner-up Adam Lambert will be featured on VH1's Behind the Music. In that special, he will discuss, according to VH1's...
Big Brother wakes up, dissolves twist, shows promise as power shifts
The Big Brother 13 duos twist came to an end on Thursday, right as the house finally woke up and started doing something entertaining, dramatic,...
The Voice changes timeslots, will debut post-Super Bowl
For its second season, The Voice will move into a new timeslot after it debuts following the Super Bowl, NBC announced this morning. The show...
Spencer and Heidi come clean about their fake lives
Repulsive reality TV famewhores Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag have confessed the details and consequences of their fame-seeking fake lives, and especially if you don't...
50 Documentaries To See Before You Die countdown starts tonight
Documentary feature films are the smarter, older cousin of reality TV, and there are many, many amazing documentaries that tell true, often important stories in...

Ashley's Bachelorette ends, and as Ben said, "I guess that's it"
The Bachelorette ended with a proposal and an acceptance as Ashley Hebert picked JP, despite her sister's advice, and let him propose as she stood...
The Real World cast contract published
The cast contract for MTV's seminal reality show The Real World has been obtained and published by The Village Voice. It is remarkably similar to...
Glee Project's second season being planned, with possible changes
The Glee Project is the summer's best new reality competition series, and its stars and producer faced TV critics this morning, and had good news:...

Big Brother's Mike Malin sued, accused of hiring male sex partners with embezzled money
Mike "Boogie" Malin, winner of Big Brother 7, star of the VH1 flop Famous Food, and former owner of a genital wart, is suing a...
Reviews of summer food competitions: Rocco's Dinner Party, Extreme Chef, Chopped, more
Food competitions have multiplied across network and cable channels, and summer seems to be the time when they proliferate. While we wait for the return...
CBS' reality plans: looking for a talent competition, air summer reality earlier
CBS entertainment president Nina Tassler faced TV critics this morning in L.A., and during a session that mostly involved her avoiding questions and feigning ignorance...

Jersey Shore's cast, creator say nothing was staged, but season four will ignore their fame
MTV's hit reality show Jersey Shore returns for its fourth season tonight, and the cast heads off to Italy to do its part to damage...
CBS.com spoils next Big Brother twist
Big Brother 13's latest twist, to be unveiled during Thursday evening's show, was spoiled when a poll accidentally went live on CBS.com after Wednesday's episode....
Top Model all-star cast announced
The cast of the 17th season of America's Next Top Model, the first all-star cast in the history of the show, has been announced, and...
Former Big Brother producer sues agent, claiming he was encouraged to leave the show
A former executive producer on Big Brother's 10th and 11th seasons has sued his former agency and agent for more than $10 million in damages,...
Big Brother producers discuss Brenchel, Jeff's homophobia, twists, changing the game
At an event for TV critics Wednesday night, I talked with Big Brother executive producers Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan about this season, from its...
Paul McCartney watches reality singing competitions, calls them "fascinating"
The Beatles' Paul McCartney said Thursday that shows such as such as The Voice and American Idol are "cool" and "fascinating," and says he watches...

Project Runway's all-star season will have different judges, host, and is now filming
Project Runway All-Stars, the all-star season of the show that now airs on Lifetime, won't share the same judges or host with the regular series....
Brendon leaves, freeing us from Brenchel, unless the twist brings him back
The nauseating couple known as Brenchel was split up on Big Brother last night, though there is hope their dysfunctional love can continue on television....
Record-breaking debut for Jersey Shore's fourth season: 8.8 million viewers
Jersey Shore's popularity remains stronger than ever, as last night's debut of the MTV reality series' fourth season broke records, drawing 8.8 million viewers. MTV...