Bamboozle (2)
Revision as of 11:14, 3 December 2005
Synopsis
Subtitled The Secret TV Game Show, three contestants try to generate as much media exposure for themselves as possible with a series of hoaxes. With "hilarious" "consequences".
It's not all that funny, which is a bit of a handicap for a show that's meant to fall loosely under the "comedy" heading, but some of the stunts are quite clever and it's interesting (and a little bit scary) to see how easily some sections of the media can be duped.
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Since the whole idea of the show is to generate masses of publicity, here's a few examples of where the plans worked:
Times of India reports on Caroline Polledri's doggy dating website
BBC News on a pseudonymous Ms Polledri's "Supper With The Stars" scam
The Telegraph on Emma Fitch's "tattoo" of Kelly Holmes
An item on This Morning about "Lion Therapy" gets some reaction
