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Mark Burnett, producer of Survivor, The Apprentice, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader, like all of the VMAs, and special guest on the one episode of the Paul Resier Show, so pretty much all of the best TV things you can think of, has signed on to join Chris Wyatt, whoever that is, in creating the “nation’s first social TV network.” Called “Youtoo.” Oh, perfect. That sounds perfect. From Deadline:
Youtoo will start by putting 500 people on TV each day via videos called Fame Spots that can be uploaded via smartphone, tablet or PC. Such interactive programming includes Say Yes & Marry Me, which will offer viewers the opportunity to propose marriage on-air. Burnett is producing 250 short programs to establish the identity of the network.
OH, PERFECT. Heaven knows we were all already sold at “social TV network” because social network + TV network is too smart of a word mashup to NOT work, but “Fame Spots” and interactive programming such as Say Yes & Marry Me? Oooohh my goodness. If there’s one thing the world clearly needs more of it’s the opportunity to watch strangers propose marriage to each other, we all LOVE that, and the opportunity to allow Mark Burnnett to make lots of money on people making fools of themselves on TV, so I really can’t get behind this idea enough. Can I have it on all the channels? (The article goes on to say that the network’s lineup will also include The X Files, Batman, and the Green Hornet. Hahah. What? Really just plain “what” first of all, and then second of all, aren’t there like a million iterations of Batman and the Green Hornet? WHICH ONES ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT I NEED TO KNOW.) Anyway, Say Yes & Marry Me is the only example given of one of these viewer generated TV shows. WHAT CAN THE OTHER 249 BE?
- Trampol–oops! (Trampoline accidents.)
- Hey That’s Not Yours! (Animals eating pizza.)
- So, What Do You Think? (People are given the opportunity to talk about what they think.)
- Anger Face (People are angry about things, with specific attention paid to their faces.)
- Gotcha!(Pranks.)
- Grrrrotcha! (Animal pranks.)
- Goooooooootcha! (Sports pranks.)
- There Are How Many Of You? (People who record themselves singing all the parts to different songs.)
- In Memoriam (People who died after uploading their videos or people who died while filming their videos.)
- Cutting Loose & Getting Down (Solo dancing.)
- Have Beef? (People have the opportunity to threaten other people.)
- UFO Vids (Video evidence of UFOs.)
- Your Voice Is Their Voice (People sound like other people.)
- Uh-Oh!! (People saying things they’ll probably regret.)
- How Old…Are You? (Hot girls of indeterminate ages doing whatever.)
- But Where Are The Instruments? (A capella versions of things.)
- SILLY CAT! (Cats being silly.)
- I Have A Complaint! (Product complaints.)
- Maddison Hour (Maddison puts on makeup for an hour.)
- Robots (Robots.)
- Oldies (Old people.)
- Oh Baby! (Babies.)
I just have one question — WHO DO I MAKE THE CHECK OUT TO OH RIGHT MARK BURNETT OK WELL FOR HOW MUCH IT DOESN’T EVEN MATTER I NEED THIS, BAD, JUST TELL ME HOW MUCH AND I WILL WRITE YOU A CHECK RIGHT NOW.
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Evaporation (People hanging up wet clothes and waiting for them to dry.)
I can’t wait for “Sir, Put That Away:” The talk show that ostensibly is supposed to take questions from the audience via webcam, but is mostly guys flashing their junk.
I thought they got rid of chat roulette.
FELLOW TORONTONIANS OF A CERTAIN AGE:
Are y’all ready to turn this is a Speaker’s Corner-themed comment thread or what?
What’s that? You say no and to never speak of it again? Oh, okay. Fine. Sorry.
Speaker’s Corner always seemed so glamourous to me when I was a kid, stuck all the way out on the prairie! It would be on Much, and I never knew quite how it worked but it was just so cool and big-city and grownup. Looking back, it was extremely bizarre and boring.
Um, I still do and always will love Speakers Corner! It is still very glamourous.
I was on Speaker`s Corner once – I made a request for Weird Al to play Barnes and Barnes’ Fishheads. AND HE DID IT.
#StoryBlueRibbonAwardWinner
TORONTONIANS OF A CERTAIN AGE. Wasn’t Eh Romano on that?
He Thinks He’s People! (pets doing human-like things)
The person behind the Puppy Bowl tried to make an all-puppy channel. I propose that we turn that network into this. Or the thread. Either way… Puppies!!
“You know all of those people who put all of that effort into coming up with original ideas, writing scripts, pitching them to networks, casting, filming, marketing, and distributing their shows, and then pray to whatever higher power they believe in that they’ll be rewarded with a full season? Fuck ‘em, we’ve got shots to the nuts!”
-Mark Burnett
Vacation (People registering for unemployment benefits.)
Didn’t you JUST tell us that Anger Face is retiring at the end of this Sunday’s 60 Minutes?
Andy Rooney Can’t Find The Mayonaise
Angry Video Responses From 14-Year-Olds to Other 14-Year-Olds’ Angry Video Responses: A 14-Part Mini-Series
Poorly Encoded MadTV Sketches
Worst. Episode. Ever.: a panel show of angry nerds talking about how the last episode of Community/The Office/Mad men/Breaking Bad/Boardwalk Empire was the worst episode ever. Then another panel of nerds rants about how the last episode of “Worst. Episode. Ever.” was the worst episode ever and so on and so forth until all of the worlds nerds are caught in a rant prison of their own design.
you want to televise internet comment boards?
More Sand (More sand)
yesssssssssssssssssss
Gradorable (Gross videos, adorable videos, and the intersection thereof) (I’m pooping) (Boogers)
Say Yes and Bury Me
Videogurogram Instructional program on difficult-to-pronounce words first seen on Videogum
Have Beefs? (people farting)
Million Dollar Chatroulette (it’s just chatroulette, and then Mark Burnett makes one million dollars)
i was thinking about this yesterday while coming across “Storage Wars” on tv last night and then during its commercials there was a promo for “Monster In-Laws” which is basically just obnoxious families airing their dirty laundry on cable..
Can’t we have some sort of standard for what ends up making it to tv? my suggestion: using the David Letterman method and taking a second to ask, “is this anything?”
Or a rule that nothing on TV can be less interesting/funny than The Late Show. I think that sets the bar low enough to be realistic, but excludes the very worst crap.
And guarantees Jay Leno would never get on the air again.
So you know how “Pawn Stars” is made up of the old guy, his son, and his grandson? I saw a commercial the other day for some totally unrelated program (swamp related? i don’t care) and the cast appeared to be literally the same three guys. But it was not them. What the hell, television? Original ideas! Come up with fucking A FEW of them for once!
Ball To The Balls (self explanatory)
Ouch My Balls
Battleship: The Movie: The TV Show
Battleship: The Movie: The TV Show: The Game: The TV Game Show: Home Edition (just people playing battleship, at home.)
I thought Goooooooootcha! was going to be Canadian pranks.
I thought Dan for Mayor was already a Canadian prank.
Give Birdie her own channel, and I will support this project 100%. That’s my price, Mark Burnett and your wife Roma Downey. Take it or leave it.
this would be such a great way for an unknown, but especially ambitious young writer to get their breakthrough opportunity. Just off the top of my head, imagine a show that follows a girl named…named…Oh! Tookie De La Creme, who gets invited to attend an elite modeling school called…modelplace..no…modellingarea…Oh! Modelland. It is the most exclusive school in the entire world (no duh), and the school that creates the most amazing supermodels called..hotchix..no…intoxanorexia..no…Oh! Intoxibellas.
…Oh that exists?
“Does this like it’s gone bad to you?” People asking other people to smell the left overs.
Creepy Pleas to Marry Celebrities
“Hey!” – thisismynightmare
Stupid Penguin Videos
Wow! That was a really stupid penguin video.
Self-confident Susan (People being patently terrible and untalented at doing literally exactly the thing they have recorded themselves doing, i.e., singing, skateboarding, bar tricks)
You laugh, but my stock in YouFace just tanked. STATUS: Weirdzies
Subscribe! (Just the parts from every video where the maker tells you to subscribe.)
I’m the Juggernaut, Bitch!: Children’s shows from the ’90s overdubbed with gritty, urban dialogue.
Iron Mic: Unbelievably low-production rap battles between high schoolers.
Fake and Gay: Contestants must determine whether videos are “fake,” “gay,” or both. Bonus points are given to those who are able to make such determinations “FIRST!”