Friday, September 5th, 2008
reality blurred + the reality TV news digest
Kelly Czarnecki, the 22-year-old jean salesperson and student from Chicago, was recruited for Survivor Gabon via her MySpace page, and even more unsurprisingly but still shockingly, revealed that “my page was private so they only saw my picture.” Yes, casting producers contacted ...
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Saturday, August 30th, 2008
New 'Survivor' Cast Includes Boston Lawyer
The cast of the new season of Survivor has been announced, and it looks like Boston reality TV fans have got another local to root for. Dan Kay, a 32-year-old Boston lawyer born and raised in Walpole is among the show's 18 contestants. To be ...
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
'Survivor' Alum Hunter Ellis to Host CW Series 'In Harm's Way' -Oscar Dahl, BuddyTV Senior Writer
Not all former reality TV show contestants who seek to capitalize on their elusive fame fail. Though most end up fading into oblivion, some succeed. Hunter Ellis is one of those people. A former Survivor ...
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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Is Anybody Watching? :: Mediacheck :: thetyee.ca By Vanessa Richmond
[caption id="attachment_202" align="alignright" width="151" caption="Audience numbers in freefall? How an apprentice has trumped the Olympic master."][/caption]The trouble with achieving something is that someone invariably beats you at your own game. That's the case with the Olympics, but the race isn't to the ...
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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
reality blurred + Survivor Micronesia made $96.5 million for CBS, compared to $166.6 million for All-Stars
Between its two all-star seasons, Survivor lost about $70 million in value for CBS, and the 16th season, fans versus favorites, was the third-lowest season in terms of advertising revenue.
Those numbers come in a story ...
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Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
For CBS, Reality Bites - Forbes.com Lacey Rose
After early success in the reality realm with unscripted series like Survivor, CBS' latest offerings include failures like Kid Nation and Great American Dog. Now Ghen Maynard, the network's executive vice president for alternative programming, is taking the fall.
Maynard, who will segue into ...
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Thursday, August 7th, 2008
Former Model Search winner became a finalist on Survivor | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Life/Travel: FDLuxe By JASON SHEELER
In 2003, SMU grad Blake Towsley was spotted at a Pat Green concert by a Kim Dawson Agency model booker. In the five years since, he's ...
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
ABC News: Keepin' It Real: Reality TV Boot Camp By GIGI STONE and MELIA PATRIA
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In a large studio space in midtown Manhattan, men and women of all ages actually line up to be individually insulted. In front of a raucous crowd, they are booed ...
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
Learn How to Become a "Star" at Reality TV School By KIMBERLY POTTS
Do you dream of designing frocks on Project Runway? Finding romance on Flavor of Love? Or bunking in the Big Brother house? Now there's a school to learn how to land a gig on reality TV. At the ...
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
Get Real, Reality-Show Professor Says, Just Get Real -- Courant.com
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If you have aspirations of being in a reality round of TV shows like "Survivor," "Amazing Race" or "Big Brother," you may want to turn to former Wethersfield resident Robert Galinsky.
The 1983 Wethersfield High School grad ...
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