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April 23, 2004
MySpace: The Show
Posted by Stowe Boyd
Social networking is definitely going mainstream. I see in Variety that a reality show is being developed based on people meeting through social networking service MySpace. [Note: the article led me to sign up for MySpace, and I will review it soon. At first glance, very impressive.]
Ben Fritz
[from
Variety.com - Reality dating skein in dot-com Pipeline]
Reality producer Pipeline Entertainment is working with social networking Web site MySpace to develop its second reality series based on a successful dot-com.
Pipeline already produces syndie strip "Classmates," distributed by Twentieth Television and based on the Web site Classmates.com. Prexy Matthew Papish is co-creator of the syndie reality show "Blind Date."
New skein, which is being shopped to distributors and networks, will feature real-life meetings of participants on MySpace, which like the better-known Friendster connects people through common acquaintances and common interests. Depending on studio needs, show may feature more lighthearted fare for daytime or sexier content for latenight and could run daily or weekly.
In the increasingly chilly environment for sexy material in entertainment, don't be surprised if the reality of SNA-channeled dating is watered down, or at least pixelated.
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1. Stowe on April 26, 2004 10:50 AM writes...
Where are the trackbacks?
Permalink to Comment2. john brummitt on August 11, 2004 05:15 PM writes...
i think that would be fun ...but hard to pull off...as long as its not on some lame channel....people will watch..sell it to mtv.
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