Watching Paint Dry, the new Reality TV show - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

CSflim · 05-28-2004, 02:59 PM

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...t&section=news

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Watching Paint Dry Is Latest Reality TV Gimmick

Some critics say the endless stream of hugely popular reality television shows are as dull as watching paint dry.

Well, now they can test the theory with a live, eight-week round-the-clock Webcast of just that.

Billed as the "ultimate reality TV show," British pay-channel UKTV Style promises a wall, some brushes and different types of paint in its program "Watching Paint Dry."

"Every other reality show is full of boring drips, so we thought that we would go one step further," said Nick Thorogood, UKTV head of lifestyle.

"We guarantee that Watching Paint Dry will be at least as interesting as the other reality shows."

The tongue-in-cheek Internet program is being launched on Friday, the same day the most famous fly on the wall show of them all, "Big Brother," takes to the air again in Britain.

Most such shows rely on viewers voting out the human contestants, be they the Big Brother wannabes or the famous names of jungle show "I'm a Celebrity Get me Out of Here"

But people watching paint drying on www.uktvstyle.co.uk will be able to vote for their favorite wall-covering, such as gloss, satin or matt, with the least favorite being voted out each week before the nation's choice is revealed.

Muahahahha! That's pretty damn hilarious. Right up there with Big Udder.

/me Hates Reality TV shows.

MexicanOnABike · 05-28-2004, 04:00 PM

FUCKING RIGHT! i might actualy watch this! sounds great! i wonder who's gonna win!?

Ace_O_Spades · 05-28-2004, 04:05 PM

Im partial to deep green matte personally... thats what im going to root for

Fremen · 05-28-2004, 04:46 PM

Uh-oh, looks like someone beat Derwood to the punch.

http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthr...threadid=55423

Derwood · 05-29-2004, 09:05 AM

Yeah dammit! Where is my cut?

Charlatan · 06-02-2004, 07:06 AM

I know Nick and he's a funny guy.

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MexicanOnABike Location: up north	FUCKING RIGHT! i might actualy watch this! sounds great! i wonder who's gonna win!? __________________ - Movie Reviews - Ratings-

05-28-2004, 04:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ace_O_Spades The Death Card Location: EH!?!?	Im partial to deep green matte personally... thats what im going to root for __________________ Feh.

05-28-2004, 04:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
Fremen With a mustache, the cool factor would be too much Location: left side of my couch, East Texas	Uh-oh, looks like someone beat Derwood to the punch. http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthr...threadid=55423 __________________ Google

05-29-2004, 09:05 AM	#5 (permalink)
Derwood Who You Crappin? Location: Everywhere and Nowhere	Yeah dammit! Where is my cut? __________________ "You can't shoot a country until it becomes a democracy." - Willravel

06-02-2004, 07:06 AM	#6 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	I know Nick and he's a funny guy. __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke