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apple Platinum Member Offline BA Member Posts: 686 Location: the moon Joined: 02. Aug 2003 Gender:	reliving 1950s-styles skooldaze - uk perspective. 03. Aug 2003 at 07:48	Print Post
	those in usa/canada will have to purchase super-strong aerials if they want to pick up new series (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)[color=Purple][/color]


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josephk Platinum Member Offline Posts: 3,981 Location: Canada Joined: 01. Apr 2002	Re: reliving 1950s-styles skooldaze - uk perspecti Reply #1 - 03. Aug 2003 at 08:05	Print Post
	It's really interesting to see the difference between the reality shows in Europe/UK and the ones we get in US/Canada. I'm speaking from a Canadian perspective so I don't actually know how big reality TV is over there or if they get as many silly shows as we do. But looking at shows like this and a few others I've heard about, there seems to be a trend overseas for reality shows that at least try to have some sort of educational or sociological value. Over here, it's all about watching people do stupid things for money - like eating bugs and guts and maggots - or backstabbing each other, usually (again) for money. The two extremes seem to meet somewhere in between, with shows like "Loft Story" in France, which is apparently very similar to the American and Canadian Loft reality shows that consist of putting a bunch of people together in a loft and see what happens. I'm not a big fan of any of the reality shows I've seen, bit I'd like to see a few of the ones I heard of from overseas. This is certainly one of them. Thanks for mentioning it, aaaa.


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apple Platinum Member Offline BA Member Posts: 686 Location: the moon Joined: 02. Aug 2003 Gender:	Re: reliving 1950s-styles skooldaze - uk perspecti Reply #2 - 03. Aug 2003 at 11:36	Print Post
	does PBS extend its reach into canada? i think quite a few brit series (like the edwardian house or boys alone) have been bought by PBS - or screened by BBC World. i imagine uk skooldaze will arrive stateside soon. maybe a canadian broadcaster will buy it too. also, like the loft - it's a generic format which other countries might eventually copy. we've plenty of our own (+ imported) cruddy, reality tv shows but i'm disinclined to watch 'em - life's too short.


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apple Platinum Member Offline BA Member Posts: 686 Location: the moon Joined: 02. Aug 2003 Gender:	Re: reliving 1950s-styles skooldaze - uk perspecti Reply #3 - 10. Aug 2003 at 08:42	Print Post
	here are some more interesting reality tv shows turning up soon on uk's channel 4 : (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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apple Platinum Member Offline BA Member Posts: 686 Location: the moon Joined: 02. Aug 2003 Gender:	Re: reliving 1950s-styles skooldaze - uk perspecti Reply #4 - 21. Aug 2003 at 05:15	Print Post
	here's another entertaining reality show being screened on uk tv. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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cal-Q-L8 Platinum Member Offline Admin Posts: 8,002 Location: Australia Joined: 30. Oct 2001 Gender:	Re: reliving 1950s-styles skooldaze - uk perspecti Reply #5 - 21. Aug 2003 at 10:28	Print Post
	I hope the deluge of reality shows in the last couple of years is just a fad... I did like the 1940's House and the American version called Frontier House, but everything else I've seen labled 'reality' has been totally boring. The 'reality' genre has to be one of the greatest misnomers in TV history.


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