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...More reality. Overlooked in all the TV industry's celebration of its past year was the fact that the top-rated entertainment programs of the season - Joe Millionaire and American Idol - were reality shows. If Joe Millionaire had been a scripted series, Evan Marriott would have been handing Bill Cosby his lifetime achievement award. Oh, sure, the Emmys threw reality a few bones. There are now a couple categories for reality: The Amazing Race got the best-deserved award (and perhaps most-needed, considering it hasn't yet been picked up for another season) for best reality competition. And celebrities...
...film Velvet Goldmine, the ex-wife of a '70s glam rocker declares "how essential dreaming is to the character of the rock star." In 2003 the dream seems more easily realized than ever. Today fame feels within almost anyone's reach, thanks to TV talent shows like American Idol and new digital recording technologies, which allow the humblest garage band to own a home music studio...
...earning $130 million at retail in 2002, with $175 million projected for this year. And over the past few months, it seems every celebrity with a face and a following has announced a new fashion line. Eminem, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Nelly, Jay-Z and Mexican pop idol Thalia Sodi all have theirs. Beyonce Knowles, Gwen Stefani and 50 Cent are each coming out with a label. Lenny Kravitz reportedly really wants one. And this winter Pamela Anderson broke the news that she would launch a label, capitalizing on the riot of publicity surrounding her animated series, Stripperella...
TWILIGHT OF THE IDOL...
...where did it all go wrong? A few weeks ago supersize American Idol champ RUBEN STUDDARD was living large. The man had his own teddy bear! But soon runner-up Clay Aiken's single started outpacing Studdard's on the charts, and now the portly pop star is getting into it with 205 Flava, makers of his signature shirts. Studdard sued the company for using his image to sell clothes, but 205 (it's the area code for Birmingham, Ala., Studdard's hometown) promptly dialed it up a notch, claiming that it paid Studdard to wear its clothes...