Set your DVRs: Twitter to develop reality TV series

If scientists got the correlation models together, I wonder if they would find a blisteringly harmonious relationship between those who loathe reality TV and those who loathe Twitter.

Critics of the microblogging service declare that, like reality TV, tweets are just mindless ego-fodder being released on the masses by the second.

Well, now the two ego-fodder receptacles appear to be coming together for the further enlightenment of the world.

Variety reported Monday rather up-to-the-minute news of Brillstein Entertainment, a powerful artist management company, and Reveille Productions, the folks who used to be owned by NBC Entertainment's co-chairman, Ben Silverman, and have produced rather likable TV in "The Office" and "Ugly Betty."

These two significant players are about to make a reality series in cooperation with Twitter.

The creative possibilities for Twitter will surely never be over capacity.

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Perhaps you yourself have had a gestating idea for a reality TV series featuring Twitter and will feel miffed that someone has gotten there first.

All I can tell you is that according to the plans for the as-yet unnamed opus, the concept consists of "putting ordinary people on the trail of celebrities in a revolutionary competitive format."

Will real people compete to see who's the finest twittering paparazzi? Will they have to decipher cryptic tweets sent by Shaq and Demi Moore with clues to buried treasure? Who can possibly know?

All that is clear is that Variety quoted Brillstein's Jon Liebman as saying: "We've found a compelling way to bring the immediacy of Twitter to life on TV."

Strangely, the words 'Ashton' and 'Kutcher' have not immediately been associated with this project.

But it seems that soon "Dancing with the Stars" and "American Idol" may find a rival in realitweet TV.

[4score20]

"putting ordinary people on the trail of celebrities in a revolutionary competitive format."

Sounds like a winner. Nothing could possibly go wrong there. Nope, nothing. Celebrities have always loved being hunted by "professional" paparazzi so you know they're gonna love this.

[karpenterskids]

This is by far the lamest idea EVER.

[OyezOyez]

Indeed!

Twitter needs to get their core service working properly before they start trying to cash in the brand name for any quick buck.

Please sign my petition here if you agree:
http://bit.ly/notwittershow

Thanks!

[Frimbooze]

Twitter has Jumped the shark.

[lordmorgul]

This certainly qualifies as diworseification.

[flashkaz]

This is hilarious! I had a slightly better idea, but it would have been a twit-play =) I think I'm auditioning for this tomorrow. Wish me luck!

[dcase99]

what a twit of an idea

[javonyc]

LAME

[assman]

I already hate it.

[jaydubbula]

The Ellen Show is already doing this - sort of.

[Webdonuts-dot-com]

Here is a better Twitter reality show idea. Take a cartoonist who no one knows (like me). Send the cameras with him to work where co-workers will think the show is about them because they are unaware of his alter-ego. Use Twitter to rocket the popularity of the site and watch this fledgling cartoonist escape the 9-5 shackles. Okay self serving, yes, but I had to throw it out there in case Jack Dorsey still surfs the Net.

[CathyCarswell]

i think it is great in that this will allow the common person to express themselves with whatever creative interests and then use the internet to attract its target market.