[78-L] Wife Swap TV program is looking for collectors

[Andrea Walsh]

No fair.  I want to turn the tables on their game, AND take all that
participant cashola.  Poop.

Dejected,
Andrea

On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com> wrote:

> From: Jeff Sultanof <jeffsultanof at gmail.com>
> > What would happen if one of the wives sold off the collection
> > of the other during the week they are away?
> > TV just continues to get worse and worse. Jeff Sultanof
>
> That's the whole idea.  All of these "reality" shows thrive on
> personality conflict.  They purposefully put people together who would
> hate each other, and the original description that was posted here
> actually states that.  While because of gender discrimination laws they
> didn't specify that it would be the husband who had to be the collector
> -- and notice that Andrea was the one who immediately replied -- it is
> obvious they wanted a male collector who will be paired with an
> obsessive compulsive neat freak so that she can plot against him.  It
> would not work to have a collector woman paired with a male obsessive
> compulsive neat freak because the man would be seen as MEAN.  It is OK
> for these TV shows to portray a woman as a bitch, but a man who is mean
> would be seen as criminally abusive.  There is also the possibility that
> they will find a male collector with a wife who is the obsessive
> compulsive neat freak who has been kept under control by the collector
> husband and will be liberated by a casper milktoast male who won't stop
> her.  But a man throwing out his wife's collection would be abusive
> while a woman throwing out the mans collection will be seen as powerful
> or bitchy, both permissable on TV.
>
> So Andrea, I don't think you have a chance of being picked for the show.
>  A woman can't be the victim, only a man can.
>
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>
>
>
> Andrea Walsh <petquality1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Yeah but til I find out where to apply, none of us are
> >> watching anything! :)
>
> Roger Wade <rwade1947 at comcast.net> wrote:
> >>> Andrea, that would "Must Watch" TV.
>
> Andrea Walsh wrote:
> >>>> Heck, I'd do it! What is the address to reply?
>
> Gary Herzenstiel <gherzens at comcast.net>wrote:
> >>>>> I just got this e-mail and thought of the group. I don't
> >>>>> have any rugrats, just circular, breakable things. If
> >>>>> you're interested please let me know.  Thanks. Gary
>
>  --------------------------------------
> >>>>>> ABC’S WIFE SWAP CASTING FAMILIES OF COLLECTORS FOR PRIMETIME!
> >>>>>> Wife Swap is currently casting for our fifth season and we are
> >>>>>> looking for families who are collectors! If you think you have
> >>>>>> the best collection around, then I want to hear from you!
> >>>>>> The premise of Wife Swap is simple: for seven days, two wives
> >>>>>> from two different families with very different values exchange
> >>>>>> husbands, children and lives (but not bedrooms) to discover
> >>>>>> what it's like to live a different family's life. It's an
> >>>>>> interesting social experiment and a great way to see your
> >>>>>> family in a whole new light. It is shot as a documentary
> >>>>>> series, so NO scripts and no set. It's just a small camera
> >>>>>> crew that is documenting your life. Families that appear
> >>>>>> on the show will receive a generous financial honorarium.
> >>>>>> Here at 'Wife Swap' we look for a two-parent home with at least
> >>>>>> one child between the ages of 7 and 17 living at home full time.
> >>>>>> Thank you!
>
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