papillon
09-08-2003, 07:01 AM
... I'm auditioning to go on Without Prejudice this week. :)
Even if I make the show, though, I still fully expect to be voted off in round one on the grounds of being a yank. "Listen to that accent! No money for her!"
But if I'm lucky I'll last long enough to plug my game! :)
(Explanation for non-UK'ers who ignored the subject heading - It's a weird little game show where they have a panel of random people and a group of contestants and one big money prize... the panel decides which contestant deserves it, based on the information they receive about the contestants. Each round they get another piece of info - your education, your job, whatever - and have to vote one person out of the pool. Because they want the show to be interesting, of course, they ask the contestants' opinions on all sorts of controversial social issues - immigration and gay rights being the most common last season - and the panel grumbles about how sinful or hypocritical or whatever they are.
It has always annoyed me that coming to the UK seemed to cost me the chance to ever do a game show - I would flunk any UK quiz show I've watched for lack of british pop culture - so when I saw this call for contestants, I had to throw in my hat. :) )
Even if I make the show, though, I still fully expect to be voted off in round one on the grounds of being a yank. "Listen to that accent! No money for her!"
But if I'm lucky I'll last long enough to plug my game! :)
(Explanation for non-UK'ers who ignored the subject heading - It's a weird little game show where they have a panel of random people and a group of contestants and one big money prize... the panel decides which contestant deserves it, based on the information they receive about the contestants. Each round they get another piece of info - your education, your job, whatever - and have to vote one person out of the pool. Because they want the show to be interesting, of course, they ask the contestants' opinions on all sorts of controversial social issues - immigration and gay rights being the most common last season - and the panel grumbles about how sinful or hypocritical or whatever they are.
It has always annoyed me that coming to the UK seemed to cost me the chance to ever do a game show - I would flunk any UK quiz show I've watched for lack of british pop culture - so when I saw this call for contestants, I had to throw in my hat. :) )