A New Era for Reality TV and Australia
Australians love reality TV and have embraced shows based on singing, dancing, survival, travel and just sitting around a house doing nothing. But what happens to the winners at the end of the show? The answer is, not much. Apart from appearances in nightclubs and shopping centres and a few photos in the women’s or men’s magazines they fade away into obscurity.
As committed viewers of reality TV, we dedicate a lot of our time to carefully selecting a worthy winner. Clearly, we need a reality TV show where the winner actually gets to do something afterwards. So if we had the ultimate reality TV show that encompasses all the elements of our favourite shows, what could the winner do at the end? What could be a better prize than the top job in Australia – our president?
After the fun and excitement of the constitutional convention in February 1998 and the referendum in November 1999, the fires of the republican debate have died down and we need to reignite them. We all know that most of Australia supports republicanism. Ignore the results of the referendum where only 45% of Australians voted yes. That was due to the influence of the evil monarchists who divided the republican vote by proposing the ‘Bipartisan Appointment Model’ where the politicians get to choose the president. Why should they get all the fun? We want to choose our own president and we don’t want a boring political campaign and dull election. We want to be entertained and informed before we make our choice. So step aside Queen Lizzie, we, the television viewers of Australia, are going to choose our own president – reality style!
Here’s how it will work. In the ultimate reality TV show, an amalgamation of our favourite shows, contestants will vie for the right to be president of Australia. Contestants will live together in a house in Queensland where their ability to live under the constant glare of TV cameras will be tested and we will learn about every aspect of their personal hygiene. Contestants will be taken to a secret location where they will have a chance to show off their survival skills. They will be tested on their ability to overcome the obstacles of public life, kissing babies, eating unpalatable food, cutting ribbons and standing around at boring official functions for hours on end. An important presidential role is that of performing in front of large crowds and audiences of screaming teenagers will be assembled for a weekly performance where the contestants will have the opportunity to deliver entertaining speeches and evade questions from journalists. After these performances, the contestants will be in for an evening of dancing where their dress sense and ability to remain upright on the dance floor will be on show.
As with most reality TV shows, we will vote for our favourite contestants using text messages. There will be no silly restrictions like only allowing viewers to vote once and the electoral office will not be allowed to fine those who don’t vote. This will be a true popularity contest. The Australian people will be allowed, and encouraged, to vote as many times as they want to.
i believe that this show is going to be a hitt.. do u have any information on when it may being boardcast??
or any further information on the show ??
chanelle Mouritz, November 30, 2005 2:15
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