Reality TV may be absurd, but is it absurd ENOUGH?

[flewellyn]

So, a friend of mine is writing a television script, and wanted some examples of absurdly unbelievable reality TV shows for characters to mention in passing. Naturally, I relish a challenge to be silly such as this. She had already set the tone with "Celebrity Food Fight".

Here is what I came up with...

• "Two chefs compete to bake the best cake...only the winner will have the bomb strapped to his or her leg defused! That's right, it's another exciting episode of 'Cake or Death!'"


• "Two teams compete to decorate a semi truck and trailer in the most outlandish way possible, then drive it across country and see who gets the most bizarre looks, in 'What the Truck?'"


• "A bunch of self-absorbed, egotistical idiots live together in a house...while every week, one of them mysteriously disappears due to ideological thoughtcrime! That's right, it's 'Big Brother: Orwell Edition!'"

Other ideas include "Hurling Bricks At The Stars", "Slaughterhouse Danceoff", and "Extreme Makeover: Septic Tank Edition".

Got any of your own? Comments welcome!


Edit: Another idea I had: "HE is a banking executive whose bad decisions cost thousands of people millions of dollars! THEY are the thousands of people! Watch as they compete not just for money, but for vengeance, in 'Who Wants To Beat Up A Millionaire?'"

Comments

[flewellyn.livejournal.com]

-America's Next Top Breasts

Pretty sure that one already exists in the form of "America's Next Top Model".

-The Great American Wife-Swap!

DEFINITELY sure that one exists already. "Wife Swap".

[pixxelpuss.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the satire was a little too close to reality on the first one. The second one... I knew it existed, but I meant to imply more of a 70s swinger-vibe to it. Oops.