16-04-2004, 10:26
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I don't believe it.
It seems from another thread that I am not alone in my dislike of "reality TV"
It has just been announced that ITV are to produce a show called Vote For Me.
They will run a Pop Idol type programme to find an MP.   
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16-04-2004, 10:47
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Re: I don't believe it.
From the title the name "Victor Meldrew" springs to mind.
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16-04-2004, 11:04
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Re: I don't believe it.
could end up interesting... is the program abuot picking a candidate for a aprty, or taking over the election for a small town, or what?
i'm sure if it was picking a new labour candidate for somewhere, president tony would have his thumb in the pie somewhere 
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16-04-2004, 15:26
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Re: I don't believe it.
Article Here
Get your applications in now. 
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16-04-2004, 15:33
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Re: I don't believe it.
Don't they run something similar every 4 or 5 years?
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16-04-2004, 15:51
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Re: I don't believe it.
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Don't they run something similar every 4 or 5 years?
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Yeah, I think it's called an 'election' 
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16-04-2004, 15:51
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Re: I don't believe it.
Seems a bit better than the usual tosh though. Would be interesting to see who people actually voted for..
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16-04-2004, 16:09
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Re: I don't believe it.
What the hell have Martha Lane Fox, the founder of Lastminute.com, and Chris Martin, of the rock band Coldplay got to do with Politics.
This is going to be pure crap, and thank God could kill off reality TV. Just for God sakes, don't vote for William Hague when he appears on it 
Damn, thats the 2nd time i've thought of that damned man in 1 week. ahhhhh
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16-04-2004, 16:19
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Re: I don't believe it.
The election scene has never been the same since Bill Boakes passed away. I remember the guy well. A TRUE character. Maybe ALL prospective candidates should be made to spend a week in the target constituency with their wheelbarrow/ hand megaphone.
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17-04-2004, 17:46
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Re: I don't believe it.
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Yeah, I think it's called an 'election' |
Yeah, but no-one bothers with that any more do they? After all, if you left the house to go and vote you might miss something happening in the Big Brother House.
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30-04-2004, 10:05
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Re: I don't believe it.
Whilst I did start this thread in "Entertainment" I think a move to "Current Affairs" may be a good idea. We could then use the thread to post any items of news that stretch the bounds of credibilty such as this snippet from todays paper.
'A venture that hopes to sell trees containing human DNA to create a living memorial to someone after they die has been awarded start-up funding of £35,000 by the National Endowment for Science, Technology & the Arts,
Or this
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30-04-2004, 11:21
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Re: I don't believe it.
This whole MP thing is quite odd.. however, people may actually vote! Television can be a very powerful, and very dangerous thing, but it would be interesting if it inspired at least a few people to be more interested in politics.
In the USA, many bands at the moment are touring to encourage people to register to vote, and tehn to actually vote as well! Many people are terrified of another four years with Bushy at the helm...
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/...for_votes.html
That's the positive side of it, but to be honest I think the whole thing sounds like a total farce!
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