by philipchevron Tue Mar 27, 2007 5:26 pm
dj_evol_eno wrote:Behan wrote:Ireland has cool Reality shows (Celebrity Jigs N Reels?) as compared to American reality shows which I think suck. I mean, come on...The Apprentice?
Sorry for just seeing this thread, but it seems the US and the UK have traded reality shows quite a bit in the past. I'm not a fan of any of these "reality" based shows peronsally, but the US does have a version of this show.
They are entirely interchangeable and the traffic goes both ways.
American Idol began as
Pop Idol in the UK. There is no such thing as a cool reality show, though the dance ones do have a certain car-crash appeal. That said, I recently saw one edition of what looked like a hugely entertaining series in the UK where, instead of seeking the new Celine Dion or Michael Ball, the search was for Speciality Acts - jugglers, contortionists, trick cyclists, talented dogs, musical saw orchestras - Vaudeville, in other words. It was like welcoming back an old friend. What was it called, anyone know?
On the red carpet on the way into The Point to receive the Meteor Award last year, I was cornered by the enthusiastic, camera-wielding team of a show called
You're A Star, the Irish
Pop Idol or whatever, and asked to address their camera directly. "Mr Chevron, have you any words of encouragement for our contestants?" they demanded. In this situation, I felt qualified only to respond with my true feelings which, by coincidence, were the first words out of my mouth. "Yes! Get out of the business now. Leave it to the professionals. Like me."
[quote="dj_evol_eno"][quote="Behan"]Ireland has cool Reality shows (Celebrity Jigs N Reels?) as compared to American reality shows which I think suck. I mean, come on...The Apprentice?[/quote]
Sorry for just seeing this thread, but it seems the US and the UK have traded reality shows quite a bit in the past. I'm not a fan of any of these "reality" based shows peronsally, but the US does have a version of this show.[/quote]
They are entirely interchangeable and the traffic goes both ways. [i]American Idol[/i] began as [i]Pop Idol[/i] in the UK. There is no such thing as a cool reality show, though the dance ones do have a certain car-crash appeal. That said, I recently saw one edition of what looked like a hugely entertaining series in the UK where, instead of seeking the new Celine Dion or Michael Ball, the search was for Speciality Acts - jugglers, contortionists, trick cyclists, talented dogs, musical saw orchestras - Vaudeville, in other words. It was like welcoming back an old friend. What was it called, anyone know?
On the red carpet on the way into The Point to receive the Meteor Award last year, I was cornered by the enthusiastic, camera-wielding team of a show called [i]You're A Star[/i], the Irish [i]Pop Idol[/i] or whatever, and asked to address their camera directly. "Mr Chevron, have you any words of encouragement for our contestants?" they demanded. In this situation, I felt qualified only to respond with my true feelings which, by coincidence, were the first words out of my mouth. "Yes! Get out of the business now. Leave it to the professionals. Like me."
