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weaklink75

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ABC Family to "Spell" things out...
« on: May 23, 2013, 12:56:24 PM »

They\'ve ordered \"Spellmageddon\" starting in July- a combination of a Spelling Bee and ABC\'s Wipeout...


 


http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/abc-family-orders-spelling-bee-537295


 


 



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« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2013, 01:10:42 PM »

That. Sounds. Awful.


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« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2013, 02:02:16 PM »
Not sure what\'s worse; the glaring error on a factual fact, or the chosen argot of the writer.

It sounds like this is what you\'d get if Wipeout had quiz questions. While I won\'t sharpen my pitchfork, it doesn\'t sound like something where I\'d set the Tivo to grab it.
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« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2013, 02:31:15 PM »

Reminds me a bit of that show Distraction that aired on Comedy Central years ago. Not really something I\'d get my hopes up over.


 


But then I see a link on the sidebar, ABC Family Orders Reality Series \'Dancing,\' Docusoap \'Vineyard\'


 


Docusoap? This is what we\'re calling shows now?


 


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« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2013, 02:34:52 PM »
Docusoap? This is what we\'re calling shows now?

 


Gameusopery.


 


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« Reply #5 on: May 23, 2013, 02:52:22 PM »
Reminds me a bit of that show Distraction that aired on Comedy Central years ago. Not really something I\'d get my hopes up over.

Distraction lost a whole lot of its charm in coming over from England. Naked Geriatric Leapfrog was nowhere to be seen, and only in England would you hear words to strike fear in the hearts of contestants: \"Bring on the shitting pigeons.\" Only in England would you see winners trying to save their prize money from being singed in a toaster, or a contestant gamely using a kid\'s shovel to rescue 50p coins from a cement mixer.


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« Reply #6 on: May 23, 2013, 03:52:44 PM »
the glaring error on a factual fact

Is it too much to hope for that this might refer to something other than \"NBC\'s upcoming Million Dollar Mind Game?\"

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« Reply #7 on: May 23, 2013, 04:32:13 PM »

If this was on the main ABC network, I\'d have an issue- but it\'s on ABC Family, so it\'s fine (and probably a perfect show for their target audiences).


 


 


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« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2013, 04:54:25 PM »
the glaring error on a factual fact



Is it too much to hope for that this might refer to something other than \"NBC\'s upcoming Million Dollar Mind Game?\"

That would be news if it came back.  Hopefully with an American host.

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« Reply #9 on: May 23, 2013, 07:39:44 PM »
\'Docusoap\' was the term for non-game reality television in the UK about fifteen years ago (see also \'fly-on-the-wall\' documentary) before Big Brother/Survivor et al. It\'s not a term I\'ve heard used for years, but it\'s not new either.

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« Reply #10 on: May 23, 2013, 07:47:14 PM »
\'Docusoap\' was the term for non-game reality television in the UK about fifteen years ago (see also \'fly-on-the-wall\' documentary) before Big Brother/Survivor et al. It\'s not a term I\'ve heard used for years, but it\'s not new either.

Fair enough...I don\'t expect the writers to know that, but fair enough. :-)

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« Reply #11 on: May 24, 2013, 10:19:19 AM »
But then I see a link on the sidebar, ABC Family Orders Reality Series \'Dancing,\' Docusoap \'Vineyard\'

 


Docusoap? This is what we\'re calling shows now?


 


It\'s more intellectually honest than \"reality TV\".

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