• Endemol sued for chicken deaths in French reality show

  June 28, 2004
  AFP reports that the French subsidiary of the reality-TV powerhouse Endemol was sued by a French animal-supply organization over the deaths of 16 chickens and the injury to a pony during the filming of a top-rated French reality show

• Reality TV "pioneer" bride Darva Conger returns as GSN's 'Vegas Weddings Unveiled' host

  June 23, 2004
  Does anyone need more proof that reality TV stars will do anything to extend their 15 minutes of fame?

• Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg admits to being huge reality TV fan

  June 16, 2004
  First Michelle Pfeiffer, then Steven Spielberg ... looks like reality TV may have a foothold in Hollywood that extends beyond the Osbourne household and The Surreal Life.

• The WB loads up on reality shows -- and Mark Burnett scripted programming -- for 2004-05 season

  June 2, 2004
  A new name can now be added to the list of prolific yet successful producers of TV shows, joining such celebrities as Jerry Bruckheimer and Dick Wolf: that of reality television superproducer Mark Burnett (Survivor, The Apprentice).

• Fox cancels 'Seriously, Dude, I'm Gay' reality special

  May 29, 2004
  Is it just us, or are Fox's cancellation announcements more interesting than its upcoming schedule (save for The Casino)?

• FOX to air two-hour 'Seriously, Dude, I'm Gay' reality special on June 7

  May 17, 2004
  No, it's not the return of the network's pulled Playing It Straight series that many reality viewers have been waiting for, but it's close. FOX has announced that it has partnered with the folks behind last winter's smash hit My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance fake wedding series to create a new practical joke reality special titled Seriously, Dude, I'm Gay.

• Endemol's 'Star Academie' rules Canada CDs, as Stephanie Lapointe wins season 2

  April 21, 2004
  Once again, the Francophones and the Anglophones are headed in different directions on the Canadian music charts -- and it's all based on which reality-TV music program predominates.

• Britney Spears planning her own reality show

  April 14, 2004
  Given the reality television success of lesser pop singers like Jessica Simpson, it was probably only a matter of time -- according to reports, Britney Spears, the queen of the pop princesses herself, is in talks with various networks about starring in her own reality series.

• Ewan McGregor to star in round-the-world motorcycle ride show for Bravo

  March 8, 2004
  Bravo has announced that actors and friends Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman will star in and co-produce Long Way Round, a new reality series chronicling the duo's four-month long transcontinental motorcycle journey. The six-episode series will air later this year.

• Pan-Arab 'Big Brother' production stopped due to Islamist protests in Bahrain

  March 1, 2004
  One week was all the longer that "Western lifestyles" and Islamist values could co-exist in the progressive Arab country of Bahrain. "Western lifestyles" as reflected in the worldwide reality-TV phenomenon Big Brother, that is.

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