reality blurred + archives + October 2 to October 8, 2011

week of October 2, 2011

Star of Logo's A-List demands apology for being called D-list, leaves hilarious voicemail
Austin Armacost, one of the cast members of Logo's The A-List: New York, left a hilarious voice mail message for a TV critic to demand...

After the introduction of the deus ex sign twist, I'm breaking up with The Amazing Race
Some relationships are hard to end. You've been friends for, say, 10 years, and during that time, things change. Some of it's so similar and...
Project Runway adds a half-hour chat show to follow its episodes
Lifetime is expanding Project Runway again, this time by adding a half-hour chat show that will follow each 90-minute episode starting this Thursday. Called "After...

Ken Burns needs to shut up about reality TV and start making it instead
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has slammed reality television, which is too bad since he understands its appeal and could use his considerable talent to make...
Japan will resume whaling with "increased" "protection," likely leading to more Whale Wars
Last season of Whale Wars looked like it would be the last of the Animal Planet show because Sea Shepherd's campaign against Japanese whalers in...
Ethan and Jenna reveal behind-the-scenes details about their Amazing Race elimination
In post-elimination interviews yesterday, Ethan Zohn and Jenna Morasca discussed details of The Amazing Race leg that eliminated them and one other team--and the manipulative...

Eliminated Amazing Race team defends the sign twist
Ethan Zohn and Jenna Morasca weren't thrilled about The Amazing Race's stupid sign twist, which makes sense because they were eliminated at least in part...
Survivor One World: men vs. women on one beach for the show's 24th season
The 24th season of Survivor will be called Survivor: One World, and its twist will feature tribes of men versus women who are separate but...
Top Chef producers sue Texas to prevent release of details about the state's product placement
Magical Elves, the creators and producers of Top Chef, have sued the Texas attorney general to prevent the release of information in documents from the...

Coach's coaching gets Brandon through a breakdown
Well, it's official: On Survivor South Pacific, Brandon Hantz is now in Kelly Bensimon territory, starting with his creepy stare through smoke while sitting at...

The CW pulls the stupidity known as H8R, but Top Model stays where it is
After four episodes, The CW has ended the life of H8R, perhaps the fall's most ill-conceived reality show, although sometime in the future, it may...
Boot camp further solidifies X Factor as American Idol: Melodrama Edition, but there may be hope
After a few weeks of The X Factor, I am still in disbelief about how similar to American Idol it is. There's not even the...