MySpace: A Place for TV
MySpace, Fox and the Producers Guild of America are teaming up in order to discover the newest television talent. Called 'The Story Teller Challenge,' it will allow users to post five to seven minute TV 'pilots' to a specific MySpace page, starting from September 4.
MySpace members will then be able to vote on the videos, with the six highest ranking being sent through to the next round. Hollywood will make the final decision, with two winners chosen. Each will be awarded $25 000 and a possible TV show deal with Fox.
I can certainly see why this concept has come into being - MySpace has long touted itself as the place to discover unknown musical talent. Add this to the immense popularity of video-sharing sites such as YouTube, and you have a recipe for a virtual reality show.
However, it is hard to know in which direction these videos will go. The fact that Fox have only committed to a 'possible TV show deal' indicates that they have little faith in both the creators of the videos and those that will vote for them. I can't blame them - MySpace has become a haven for spam; some even argue that the site itself is Spam 2.0.
In a contest with such a far reach, there will undoubtedly be some good entries. The real question is whether the good will be buried by the sheer volume of the bad and the ugly. One can only envision the countless submissions involving the video equivalent of Nigerian scams, the personification of cute animals, and soft-core porn. And while its not outside of the realm of possibility that Fox will combine all three of these into some unspeakable horror, I for one will not be watching.
MySpace members will then be able to vote on the videos, with the six highest ranking being sent through to the next round. Hollywood will make the final decision, with two winners chosen. Each will be awarded $25 000 and a possible TV show deal with Fox.
I can certainly see why this concept has come into being - MySpace has long touted itself as the place to discover unknown musical talent. Add this to the immense popularity of video-sharing sites such as YouTube, and you have a recipe for a virtual reality show.
However, it is hard to know in which direction these videos will go. The fact that Fox have only committed to a 'possible TV show deal' indicates that they have little faith in both the creators of the videos and those that will vote for them. I can't blame them - MySpace has become a haven for spam; some even argue that the site itself is Spam 2.0.
In a contest with such a far reach, there will undoubtedly be some good entries. The real question is whether the good will be buried by the sheer volume of the bad and the ugly. One can only envision the countless submissions involving the video equivalent of Nigerian scams, the personification of cute animals, and soft-core porn. And while its not outside of the realm of possibility that Fox will combine all three of these into some unspeakable horror, I for one will not be watching.
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An ex Orbler friend is on there and I read her blog entries but you can't comment unless you're a member.
So...why is it spam haven?
It's also quite common for MySpace profiles to be hacked, and for spam messages and bulletins to be posted, seemingly by you.
Oh, the joys of MySpace...