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Reality Blurred is your go-to resource for everything related to reality TV and unscripted entertainment. Whether you’re into dramatic reality shows, competitive games, or insightful documentary series, we have you covered. Our site features original articles and journalism focusing on unscripted content, including interviews with the creators behind these shows. You'll also find reviews and critiques to assist you in choosing what to watch or skip, along with in-depth analysis of significant news in the world of reality television.

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How much true crime is on Sidney Lumet’s c.v.?

6 days ago | realityblurred.com | Sarah D. Bunting

A couple weeks back, my esteemed colleague Kevin Smokler (pre-order his book!) and I got to talking about Sidney Lumet: our favorite films of his, how he’s great with actors and crap at pacing, and whether, as Kevin put it, “shit ever works out in his movies?”I looked it up before responding, and: shit really kind of doesn’t ever work out in a Lumet joint, but the number of times that’s because it’s a real-life corruption case made me realize, hey, I should BET-CRP Lumet.
Amazing Race’s Jonathan explains his ‘extreme reactions’: he has autism

1 week ago | realityblurred.com | Andy Dehnart

The Amazing Race 37’s Jonathan Towns has become this season’s villain, primarily for the way he’s been treating his partner and wife, Ana. I’ve written about his behavior in many recaps, like the way he callously didn’t support Ana during a task, or demanded she “stop whining” and “stop crying.”In an episode of the couple’s video series, The Road Less Traveled, Jonathan begins by addressing that.
Three recommendations, a two-week break – reality blurred

1 week ago | realityblurred.com | Andy Dehnart

Andy Dehnart's Reality Blurred Three recommendations, a two-week break 00:00 / :50 Apple Podcasts PocketCasts RSS Spotify YouTube Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | RSS | Spotify | YouTube This week: A super-brief episode with three fast recommendations because I cannot actually talk, so apologies for having to listen to 50 seconds of this. (Congrats to the virus I caught; you win this one!) I’ll be back with a new episode in a week or two. Recommendations Got to Get Out, Hulu My...
Can The Floor contestants do internet research?

1 week ago | realityblurred.com | Andy Dehnart

In today’s Ask Andy, I answer a question about the great Fox game show The Floor: Can players research their category and the one on the internet? The answer is below, along with some behind-the-scenes of the production. By the way, season three—which began after the Super Bowl—has just two episodes left, and its future after has not yet been made public; Fox ordered seasons two and three together.
Captain Jason cuts out Below Deck’s infection but denies us catharsis

1 week ago | realityblurred.com | Andy Dehnart

We left Below Deck Down Under as Johnny was doing the Bea Arthur fist-bite from The Golden Girls’ opening credits and covering the camera in his room, perhaps so we wouldn’t see what was about to happen to Wihan. But Captain Jason decided to do something this season and showed up, took the cover off the camera, and took Johnny out of the room, and thus Johnny didn’t have a chance to fist-bump Wihan’s face. Instead, Johnny went to a hotel.
Hulu’s Got To Get Out delivers more comedy and chaos than strategy

1 week ago | realityblurred.com | Andy Dehnart

I did not approach new competition Got to Get Out with a lot of excitement or goodwill, with Spencer Pratt’s image looming large on Hulu’s art for the show, and the show pretending only half the cast are reality TV stars. There are quite a few more—Jill from Outlast, Steven/Gino from Big Brother Canada 10, Rob from Squid Game: The Challenge, TV host Steve who covered reality TV for People.
How Million Dollar Secret ended, and why I hope there’s more – reality blurred

1 week ago | realityblurred.com | Andy Dehnart

We had to wait until March, but 2025 finally delivered a terrific new reality TV competition: Netflix’s Million Dollar Secret. Okay, it’s not entirely new. As people have pointed out, the format borrowed heavily from ITV’s The Fortune Hotel, and both shows owe a lot to The Traitors, too. By the end, though, Million Dollar Secret established its own game, and its players—especially its winner—did an impressive job of navigating the unknowns of a new format.
Top Chef’s best decision in years: chefs working in Toronto restaurants

1 week ago | realityblurred.com | Andy Dehnart

Top Chef: Destination Canada is still not doing much with its location, besides introducing us to Gail’s family, which was a delight. Despite that, and despite a double-elimination, episode five, “Line Cook for a Day,” was a fantastic episode, mostly for what replaced the Quickfire challenge: staging in a restaurant, which allowed the chefs to learn and cook.
Read-Handed: Doggie dupes and dead du Ponts

1 week ago | realityblurred.com | Sarah D. Bunting

Read-Handed is our occasional feature updating you on true-crime books, listens, research etc. that we’re in the middle of right now. We hope you’ll add YOUR recent reads — whether you dug the book or DNF’d it partway through — and what you’re looking forward to, too. what’s up at Exhibit B. BooksThe shop’s current featured author is John Glatt, whose work we’ve covered in the past; those books are 20% off. So-called “plus-ones” — books I have more than one copy of — are also 20% off.
Why Prue Leith doesn’t have her own Hollywood Handshake

1 week ago | realityblurred.com | Andy Dehnart

Prue Leith’s 10th season of judging bakers in a tent arrives today: The Great American Baking Show season seven, the third to premiere on The Roku Channel. Those seasons, not including specials, are eight seasons of The Great British Bake-Off and two seasons of The Great American Baking Show.