reality blurred > 2009 > archives for June 2009

  • A month of comments: from insightful reflections to poop metaphors

  • VH1 announces even more insane dating shows; other series follow aircraft repo man, bad drivers, Pepa and Chilli

  • Cowell reportedly offered $108 to $144 million to stay on Idol, but critic calls that “impossible”

  • Idol’s Michael Jackson night repeat comes in fourth place, behind Bachelorette, Law & Order repeat

  • Melissa Rycroft confirms engagement to Tye Strickland

  • CBS’ There Goes the Neighborhood encloses families behind 20-foot wall; hosted by Idol’s Matt Rogers

  • Billy Mays died from heart disease; Pitchmen marathon, Mays tribute air Wednesday

  • Gene Simmons says Adam Lambert “killed his career” by coming out

  • Big Brother 11’s house revealed: a green theme with a swimming pool room

  • SYTYCD working on all-Michael Jackson tribute with Paula Abdul choreographing a dance

  • Len Goodman had surgery for prostate cancer discovered during Dancing with the Stars 8

  • Huber wins Groomer Has It 2 after super-ironic Samantha Harris appearance

  • Pitchmen’s Billy Mays died Sunday morning

  • Big Brother feeds from Real will now allow rewind, monitoring of multiple live feeds

  • Big Brother 11’s divided house borrows from Netherlands’ version’s “The Battle”

  • Danielle reveals “disgraceful” act Caroline accused her of during N.J. reunion

  • Fox’s Virtuality follows astronauts being filmed for a reality show

  • American Idol 8’s Michael Jackson performance episode will be rebroadcast Monday

  • Farrah Fawcett documentary will re-air on NBC Friday, Oxygen Saturday following her death from cancer today

  • Danielle Staub may run for Congress as a Republican, blocks sex tape release

  • Lou Diamond Phillips wins I’m a Celebrity 2, less shocking than co-host saying, “we’ll see you next year”

  • Big Brother 11 news and rumors: two tribes and two houses? cliques? a $0 prize?

  • Real World Cancun debuts as Washington bars ban, welcome Real World DC’s drunks

  • Damian Fahey: hosting I’m a Celebrity is “incredible”

  • Stripping She’s Got the Look model Laurie says God told her to take off her clothes

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