reality blurred + archives + June 5 to June 11, 2011

week of June 5, 2011

Cheryl Cole officially out of X Factor; Simon Cowell takes "full responsibility"
Fox and the producers of The X Factor confirmed today what we've known for a while: Cheryl Cole has been fired as a judge, Nicole...
Bentley Williams quits Bachelorette: "I'm going to make Ashley cry. I hope my hair looks okay."
Bentley Williams exited The Bachelorette last night, and thanks to brilliant editing, came off as the biggest jerk asshole the show has ever had. Just...
Real World returning to San Diego for its 26th season
The Real World's 26th season will be filmed in San Diego, a city that has previously hosted the MTV reality show. That would follow a...
Celebrity Rehab's fifth-season cast announced
Celebrity Rehab's fifth season cast has been confirmed by VH1, and besides the previously revealed cast members, the group includes Stephen Adler, the Guns 'n...

Maria Ho wins $500K at World Series of Poker, setting a record
Amazing Race 15 team member Maria Ho won $540,020 at the World Series of Poker's No Limit Hold 'Em tournament, winning more money than any...
Chris Harrison: producers didn't tell Ashley because it'd "affect her journey" (and wreck their show)
After Monday night's shocking! most amazing ever! exit from The Bachelorette, when Bentley lied to Ashley about why he was leaving and callously talked behind...
Like Idol's judges, The Voice's coaches need to learn how to give pant-shitting critiques
The Voice aired its first live performance episode last night, and after losing a lot of its momentum on the duel/battle rounds, it came back...

20/20's access offers very little insight or new information about reality TV
Reality Rules: When TV Gets Real, a "special edition" of ABC News' 20/20 that aired last night, was the predictable mix of clips and information...
Cast of Bachelor Pad 2 includes both Jake and Vienna, others
Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi, who last met on television to break up in an angry confrontation facilitated by Chris Harrison, and now the two...
Out in America: "a more realistic portrait of LGBT life than almost anything seen on TV before"
Last night, PBS stations debuted a documentary, Out in America, in which gay Americans tell their stories. As the trailer below immediately makes clear--watch it!--the...

SYTYCD names its top 20, adds online voting; challenge me in a fantasy SYTYCD game
So You Think You Can Dance named its top 20 tonight in an outstanding episode that highlighted its talent, alternating the judges' decisions with genre-based...