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October 18, 2010
Belchers Wanted for America’s Got Talent
I got an email asking for my help to recruit gastric superstars for season 6 of America’s Got Talent on NBC.
I got the following email:
Hey Pat,
I’m a producer on the NBC television show, America’s Got Talent.
I’m looking for unusual new talent to come on the show this year and would love to get a champion belcher.
I wondered if you might be able to pass my contact details to any great belchers you are in contact with. I’ve attached a flyer below with our casting information.
Feel free to give me a call on 818 748 1208 if you’d like to discuss any of this.Thanks so much!
Ciuin Doherty
Producer
America’s Got Talent
818 748 1208
You can download the flyer here.
April 20, 2007
Beer Goggles As a Math Formula
“Beer Goggles” is the effect of drinking alcohol in a smoky bar and the unattractive women suddenly appearing more attractive. Thanks to British Scientists (called ‘boffins” there), this phenomena now has a proven mathematical formula. It is this:
KEY TO FORMULA
An = number of units of alcohol consumed
S = smokiness of the room (graded from 0-10, where 0 clear air; 10 extremely smoky)
L = luminance of ‘person of interest’ (candelas per square metre; typically 1 pitch black; 150 as seen in normal room lighting)
Vo = Snellen visual acuity (6/6 normal; 6/12 just meets driving standard)
d = distance from ‘person of interest’ (metres; 0.5 to 3 metres)
From the BBC here:
Scientists believe they have worked out a formula to calculate how “beer goggles” affect a drinker’s vision. The drink-fuelled phenomenon is said to transform supposedly “ugly” people into beauties – until the morning after.
Researchers at Manchester University say while beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder, the amount of alcohol consumed is not the only factor.
Additional factors include the level of light in the pub or club, the drinker’s own eyesight and the room’s smokiness.
The distance between two people is also a factor.
The formula can work out a final score, ranging from less than one – where there is no beer goggle effect – to more than 100. Non-appealing people become suddenly attractive between 51 and 100. At more than 100, someone not considered attractive looks like a super model.
January 27, 2006
Divorce and Heartbreak on Spike TV!
Spike TV is expanding its lineup of reality fight shows by introducing a new gameshow based on real couples splitting up and divorcing! Get ready for Divorce and Heartbreak, hosted by Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson.
Nick and Jessica provide scathing and catty remarks toward not only each other, but also the contestants on Divorce and Heartbreak, where regular couples, experiencing divorce, compete with each other for the prizes of their own personal belongings that are up for grabs as the couple splits forever! The game consists of three preliminary rounds, and one final grand prize round.
The game opens up with a five-minute documentary that introduces each contestant, and includes the date of marriage, the length of marriage, the number of children, and edited footage of family movies. Re-enactments of alleged wrongdoings are shown, including cheating, abuse or gambling.
Round One is the Irreconcilable Differences round. In round one, each contestant bids groups of items valued at under 200 dollars each, up to a 5000 dollar maximum. These items include electronic equipment, the bottom tier of family furnishings, personal mementos and jewelry. Each contestant then recounts horrifying stories of mistreatment during the marriage, including such topics as cheating, drinking, compulsive gambling, constant nagging, or inability to hold down a job. The audience then gets to vote based on the testimony to determine who had suffered most from the marriage emotionally, and that person is awarded all prizes in that round.
Round Two is the How well you know your former spouse round. In this round, each contestant bids, one at a time, the larger value items priced at under 4000 dollars each. These items include washers/dryers, the best family furnishings, expensive jewelry, entertainment systems, etc. The hosts ask each contestant personal questions that the former spouse should know based upon their marriage. If the contestant loses his bid, the other contestant gets the prizes.
Round Three is the Big Ticket Item Round. In this round, all expensive items are put up as a bid. These items include the cars, boats, RV s, personal watercraft, the house, and even alimony. The hosts ask each contestant why they deserve each item based upon their failure to keep a marriage together, and each contestant pleads their case. The audience then votes who should get each item, but the audience decision must have at least a 20% margin, or else the decision is made by a guest Family Circuit Court Judge.
Round Four determines who gets custody of the children. In the final round, each contestant can offer to return a portion or all of their winnings in a bid to trade for custody of the children. If no bargain is made, the contestants in-laws and friends make a plea to the audience to state their cases why each contestant should be awarded custody. The audience then decides, but the margin must be greater than 20% or the guest Family Circuit Court Judge makes the determination.
All decisions are final as signed by a contract by each contestant prior to the show.
Some excitement to watch for includes fistfights between rival in-laws and friends of the former couple, and the snappy jibes Jessica and Nick hurl at each other.
January 26, 2006
Let’s Play Celebrity Rehab!
This new “Celeb-reality” gameshow on VH-1 is Hosted by former singing sensation and recovering addict, Whitney Houston.
Whitney Houston hosts this fast-paced, edgy trivia game which pits addicted celebrities against common junkie contestants for a chance to get rehabilitated at one of the leading clinics in the country. The game consists of three rounds with increasing point totals, and the winner at the end of round three receives six months of drug rehabilitation.
The game opens with a 5 minute black and white, grainy footage of the trials and problems each contestant has faced while battling their addictions. Whitney Houston then introduces each contestant, and chats about possible film projects for the celebrity. She asks each how long they have been an addict and gets to hear stories about the craziest thing each of them did while stoned or high. During the competition, when a competitor gets a question wrong, Houston will often tease the contestant by asking, What, have you been smoking?, or Are you on Crack?!
Trivia categories will include movie or entertainment trivia, drug trivia, states and capitals, and potluck or general trivia.
Between each round, the contestants are offered the opportunity to redeem a portion of their score for various quantities of heroin, marijuana or crack cocaine.
Excitement ensues in season one with numerable celebrity walk-ons and testimonials from former addicts, along with a surprise arrest of the Hostess for failure to follow guidelines set out by her parole officer.
January 26, 2006
Who Wants to Date Your Stalker?
Americans can’t get their fill of tasteless reality-based game shows! Coming soon, to FOX, will be a gameshow from the producers of Joe Millionaire and Fear Factor!
O.J. Simpson makes his return to television as the controversial host of Who Wants to Date Your Stalker?
This show opens with videotaped expressions of love by folks infatuated with men, women, celebrities, or singers, along with statements of what they would do if they could have a date with the object of their affection. Video footage of the victims are provided by undercover detectives or by the stalkers themselves. The stalkers then perform various stunts, such as eating all of their own hair in a milkshake, severing small fingers or ears, or piercing body parts with hot pins. When the stunt is successfully completed, the stalkers get the opportunity to make their pleas for a date with their victims.
The victims in these cases are tricked into flying to the city of the studio under various pretenses, such as a job interview, contest prize, or audition for a film or TV show. The victims are then brought out onto stage before a live audience where their stalkers beg them for a date and show their victims the excruciating pain they would put themselves through to earn such a date.
If the victims say no, then O.J. attempts to persuade the victims to comply by luring them into the date with offers of cash, prizes, and even armed security guards if desired. The stalking victims can even request additional proofs of affection from the stalker by spinning the huge prove-it wheel that contain various and nefarious and often humiliating stunts that the stalker must perform upon request.
An exciting moment to look for is when O.J. tells one despondent loser stalker, You know what you have to do now, right? and then winks and slashes at his neck as if he were holding a knife. Just joking folks, send your letters to FOX, ha, ha.