reality blurred + archives + June 19 to June 25, 2011

week of June 19, 2011

American Idol 11 audition cities announced
The seven cities American Idol 11 will visit to find contestants have been announced, and they are St. Louis, Portland, San Diego, Pittsburgh, Charleston, Denver,...
Survivor's Ethan Zohn, Jenna Morasca on Amazing Race 19
Survivor winners and couple Ethan Zohn and Jenna Morasca are among the teams racing on The Amazing Race 19, which started production yesterday. This is...

Reality star Ryan Dunn killed in car crash
Jackass star Ryan Dunn, who also appeared on MTV reality series such as Viva La Bam and G4's new series Proving Ground, died early this...

Ryan Seacrest, Andy Cohen identified as possible Regis Philbin successors
Two people best known for their connections to reality TV are said to be on the short list of candidates to replace Regis Philbin when...

Abram gets probation, fine for smearing his feces in jail cell
Road Rules and Challenge cast member Abram Boise was sentenced to probation and a fine for an incident that ended with him writing his name...
Trump gets $65 million a year, report says; NBC calls that "grossly inaccurate"
Donald Trump will make $65 million a year over the next two years for his work on The Celebrity Apprentice, which is only part of...
Fox's MasterChef faked crowd shot
An image of a crowd lined up to audition for Fox's MasterChef, the Gordon Ramsay-hosted competition between amateur chefs, shows that groups of people were...
MasterChef producers apologize; EW makes excuses
Producers of Fox's MasterChef have apologized for the faked crowd shot. A statement from Reveille Productions sent to Entertainment Weekly said, "We have reviewed the...

Two-hour version of An American Family, edited by original filmmakers, will air on PBS
An American Family has been turned into a fictional film for HBO and has been rebroadcast on a few PBS stations, but now viewers nationwide...
Cameron Diaz will follow Jake Gyllenhaal and appear on Man vs. Wild
Discovery announced yesterday that Jake Gyllenhaal will appear on Man vs. Wild when the show returns in July, and the show's host, Bear Grylls, said...

Cars 2 includes a cameo from a Deadliest Catch boat, captain
One of Deadliest Catch's boats and captains have a cameo appearance in Disney/Pixar's Cars 2, the animated film that opens in theaters today. The character...
Judges finally eliminate dancers, but their choices are as lame as Gatorade's nutrition ad
So You Think You Can Dance's judges managed to make a decision last night, sending home four dancers: Wadi Jones, Iveta Lukosiute, Missy Morelli, and...
Parvati Shallow will travel Around the World for Free, disses Big Brother
Survivor Micronesia winner and Survivor Heroes vs. Villains runner-up Parvati Shallow will travel around the world on CBS' web series Around the World for Free,...
Expedition Impossible vs The Amazing Race: a scorecard
There were two possibilities for ABC's Expedition Impossible, the Mark Burnett-produced adventure race which debuted last night on ABC. The first was that it'd be...
MTV has "no plans to recast" Jersey Shore, but the show has to end sometime (right?)
Reports that MTV planned to find a new cast for its hit series Jersey Shore have been denied by MTV, which says it is content...